Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-03-30
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RIcnMorp. MARcH 24,

uCu 1CStCludN. tive pei SObo vi COt
our were tried; -four found guilty, and
one acquitted OfIhe 4, is an old man
upwards OF 60, who is condemn.
ed to be sold as slave under t'ie stat
ute. Ii is probable an application will
be made to the Executive iof their III
reference. --The two cases which
occupied the most attention, were
those OF Landon Garter for receiving
stolen goods knowing them to be sto
len, and of Mendez 1. Cohen for a
violation ofthe Lofty Law. The Ju
ny found l. G. guilty and assessed
opon him n fine OF $500: yesterday,
| the Judge also sentenced hun to two
years imprisonment in the common
Jail Several exceptions were fled to
opinions OF the Court which will not
ne decided before the meeting OF the
General Court. The indictment
gAinst ar Cohen, the Jury found
hun guilty OF uniaa fully procuring one
ticket for w. Harwood and to h.,
order, but did no, find that he bargain
ed, agreed and contracted to sell o.
procure the same As charged in the 81
count: They also find hun guilty OF
unlawiuily acting in the procurement
Of lottery ticket for said Harwood
IS described III the Sd and 4th counts,
except that they do not hnd that he
acted as agent, tttorney or proxy 10
either Harwood or Tor the managers
oi The Lottery The court did not DC
eide, where upon this verdIct & judg
meuls should De rendered Tor o.
galnst the defendant; tut continued the
case Till the next criminal term on 5th
July. -
Tobacco From the extensive de
mand Tor tobacco seed, and from infor
| nation from various parts OF this stat.
and from adjoining states, we are leo
to believe that there viii be an over
whelming quantity OF tobacco raise
tie ensuing season, anu II there is sue
thing as Cutting the market," which
is the only consideration that prevents
our farmers from devotIng their whole
time to its cultivation the product of tn,
present year will do it. 1t is the opn
ion of persons acquainted with the To
bacco market, that an addition, 10 the us
ual quantity may probably affect the
price, but not so much as to rende,
il as unproductive as that OF raising
grain or stock: and that living price
in none, always be had for Fine To
bacco. We have heard of some per-
sons in the Interior of the state who
intended planting from so to 100 acres;
and such is the demand for Tobacco
Seed that it is readily disposed of at the
rate of a dollar per gill--An individual
in this county has sold, within the last
six or eight weeks, seed to to the amout
of nearly three hundred dollars.
81. CiairSuitle, q. Gazette.
On the arrival of Commodore PORTER
in New York a few days ago, a number
of gentlemen proposed giving him a
public dinner as testimonial of their
respect - The Commodore declined &C
cepting the invitation upon the ground
tina, it would cause a delay in the sail
ing of the vessel which was ready TO
depart, and that he was anxious to come
to decision as to his ultimate course,
TO cause her moments delay.
The U. 5. Snip John adams, Captain
Jesse Wilkinson, bound to Guatemala,
dr Popped down to Hampton Roads on
Sunday morning-in all probability sail
ed yesterday. She carries out Colonel
JoHN WILLIAMS, of Tennessee Charge
d'Aaairs from this Government to Qua
tamala, and GUsTAyus ScoTT, ESQ. (of
Fairfax County, Vlrginia) on public
business
Commodore LEWIS WARRINGTON,
commanding the U. States Naval forces
in the West India Seas and the Gulf of
Mexico, Whose flag she bears,) also
goes out in the John Adams. Mr.. Geo.
Mcintosh, jr. goes out as private Sec
Rotary to Col. Williams.
The Whitehall Bargemen, who pre-
scented to General Lafayette, a few
month since, the beautiful Iow-boat
american Star, have received from him
an acknowledgement of the present in
the following letter, dated
LAG cANGE. Jan. %, 1876.
"Gentle men-The .4mer,can Star is
arrived in perfect order, and shall
every day be saluted by me and my
| family with feelings of patriotic bride