Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-12-14

fhs Elsction.--Th. Albany Aryu. OF
Saturday saws, that Governor Clinton
has s59s majority, and General Pitcher
has 1870 majority for Lieut. Gavernor.
There has been between three and four
thousand more votes taken at this cleo.
ton than at the election 10 1884,
Ereeuiion--The sentence of the laws
was lately executed at Lonox, Mass. on
M Indian, Samuel p. Charles, for the
murder of Joel Freeman.
IL is not little curious to observe.
how fond people are of shocking sigh,s.
On that day our village was almost de.
serted. Crowds passed through /, from
other towns on their way 70 the Acaida.
ma, the place OF blond. Many wens the
night before, to be there betiines in the
notwithstanding, perhaps, that the
sheriff would steal march upon them
by executing the Indian previous to the
appointed hour, and thus deprive them
Of the pleasure OF witnessinga spectacle
so horribly delightful Berk. finer.
Virginia Bank Stocks appear to have
risen in the market very considerably.
The stock of the Virginia Bank is quo-
ted, in Richmond, at par, and that Of
the Farmers Bank OF Virginia al &c for
100. -
Faici acriienf.--0n Monday evening
week. as Mr.. +. II. COMO wasdriyins
from the city OF New York to Jsmacia,
in company with Mr.. e. Wenman, owing
to the darkness Of the ght he drove OF
the road, by which means the gig was
upset, and they were thrown on pile oil
stones. Mr.. Wenman hal his face cut,
and was considerably bruised, but Mr..
Contoit was 50 much injured that he ex
pred on Sunday.
Prompt Pay-There is gentleman
in this city, says the Boston Courier,
who regularly asks for his bills few days
before the expiration Of each quarter of
the year and as regularly pays them -
This is highly creditabie 10 the patron
| OF the Courier alluded to, but our sub
scription book furnishes still stronger
| instance of punctuality. When the Re
gister was established in this Place, in
1890, gentleman residing in Chatham
County, became subscriber to it, aud
during the long period which has clap
sed 10 the present time, he has never
been Indebted to as for longer term
| of subscription than six mon,hsi hay
ing always paid up at the expiration Of
that time, what difference il would
| make 10 the income OF Newspaper, II
its patrons were all as punc,ual as these
gentlemenl- Bali. Chronicle.
Punishment for Peywy.--We have
read the proceedings on the trial of
John Brewer for perjury. BY the laws
of Missouri il appears that the punish
ment for perjury is to be graduated by
that which is due to the partic ular
crime from which the peiiufed person
has attempted to discharge the accused.
CHS is assuredly a very curious law, and
is based upon some principle so utterly
new. In Brewers case the facts were
these: One Soye was tried Cor the mur-
der of Reddit, and was found guilty of
mansiaugater only. Brewer was wit
ness for Soye and perjured himself
When convicted of perjury the court
sentenced him to death, thus affixing to
his comparatively minor offence
heavier punishment than was due to the
greater offence Of Soye. Brewers coun-
sci pressed this point very strongly, but
the court overruled it on the ground of
an express statute, which declares that
the punishment for perjury shall be the
same as that for the crime which the
perjurer has discharged, or attempted TO
discharge, the party on trial, and not
The crime Of ,otieh the party on trial mag
Be concirted. had attempted by
his false swearing to discharge Soye
from the crime OF murder, the punish
ment Of which Is death, and the court
accordingly sentenced Brewer to be ex-
ucuted. -
.Miami Indians by the Treaty with |
the Miami Indians, the u. States are to |
furnish wagon and FIVE yoke OF oxen
each, to nine persons; and wagon and |
ons yoke Of oxen for the band living at |
the forks Of the Wabash; and also to |
cause to be built, house not exceeding
the value of $500, for each OF nine in
divrduals.--And also to furnish 400 head !
of cattle from 4 to years old, 400 head
of hogs, and cause to be annually de-
livered TO them 1000 lbs. of iron, 1000
lbs. of steel, and 1000 lbs. Of tobacco
And to provide five laborers to work
three months in the year for the small
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