Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-07-07
From The Derry Journal.

~ Al VIE - -
Of DrumIoghen, in the parish laugh
boyne, distant about 6 miles from this
| City, went into his cow-house al night
to see his cattle, and observing a strange
cat Wing in the litter, he touched her
with his foot to drive her away, when
she sprang at him and caught him by
the hand. On being shaken off she at
IA ked a heifer with great fury, tearing
/ he back and face in a p,teous manner,
s. sWGir,was en%deavouring 10 r~eleave
her, the ravid animal attacked himself a
second time, and bit his thumb entirely
through; so o%bstinateIy did she retain
her hold that he could not get extricated
till he killed her. Mr.. McGir I'M
fortunately thought no more ofthe mat
ter, but continued to follow bis bush
ness as usual, till Wednesday, the 9TH
inst. when, returning from the market
of this City, in company with his son,
he became quite outrageous towards a
man with whom the latter happened TO
have a slight alteration, insonuch that
it was no easy matter to restrain him
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his resentment. On reaching home he
asked his wife for a drink, but it was
with difficulty that he swallowed a%,little
OF 1t, and becoming greatly agitated he
dashed it upon the floor, observing that
she wanted to choke him.-The day
following be was visited by a medical
Gentleman. and copiorsly bled, when
be becam, composed and despatched a
messenger for his Clergyman, the Rev.
MIR. Cunningham, of St. Johnstown, to
whom, on hi, arrival, the Inflated man
said, "Sir, | have always lived religious
" and wish to die so; may therefore
beg you to engage in prayer" His
wish being complied with, he proposed
that a psalm should be sung, the lines
OF which he attempted to give out him
self; but he was obliged to desist at the
second verse, and request his brother
ln-law, to whom he handed the book,
10 finish the exercise, saying that he
would listen. After singing, he express
ed a wish to have prayer resumed, and
he said to the Rev. Gentleman that he
himself would pray first, and that he
would expect him to pray afterwards,
when he addressed the Throne of Grace
in SO fervent and affecting a manner
that there was not a dry eye present.
The Clergyman next prayed. M'Gir
then took a farewell Of his family, his
minister and all present, and soon after
became greatly conyulsed, fosming at
the mouth, and warned those who were
about him to keep off him or he wonld
tear them to pieces. During the par
oxysm it required four men TO hold him
down in the bed. FIFE continued in ex-
pressihle agony until nine O'Clock that
night, when throwing himself back on
his pillow, he expressed the fullest con-
hdence In the atonlng merits of jesus,
to whom he said he would be glad with
his dying breath TO direct poor sinners
like himself for pardon and salvation
and instantly expired. The heifer died
also, with every symptom of Hydropho-
bia.
Through a friend who has conver,ed
with an intelligent gentleman just from
Richmond, we have acquired ONE
what clearer view Of the late swindIing
transactions .ys company of sharpers
at thai place Itappearsthat those wor-
thy gentle men have been manufactur-
lug negotiable notes, drafts. SC. and pun
chasing with them n and avery thing
that could be converted into money.
Br0sn, for instance, drew on Henninc
at short dates; Henning accepted. and
! Hendree went to the North with these
drafts, bought large amount of goods,
and Immediately surned them into cash,
Similar transactions were made in
Richmond, though on a smaller scale;
still, however 10 a large amount in the
aggregate. As o o as a suspicion was
excited, Aliens Agent and others, on
whom they had imposed, arrested Hem
dree and kept him in Jail three or four
days, at the end ofwhich time a compro-
mise ensued, by which he was liberated
and allowed to abscond. There inten
ton to defraud seems to admit of no
doubt; Notwithstanding which, we fear
it will not be difficult so punish them.
They have e~videatly svindied the peo-
pie by buying their goods with an inten-
ton Of never paying for them; but it
may be sufficient to prove this-no case
of forgery is mentioEed.-.iler. Gss.
General Ldfdystte,-We have the au-
thorlty of a gentleman of this county,
who has Just returned from a Northern
tour, and who met gen. Lafayette in
his travels, for saying, that it is the in