Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-05-25

1875 UroSS amount of duties on
merchandise, $3.50 II; gross amount
IF duties Oh tonnage and light money,
90 AZ! nett amount of hospital fund, so
as; gross revenue, 400 OIL; payment for
expenses Of collection, 764 50
In 1s24-Gross amount of duties on
merchandise, l4,los; gross amount of
duties on tonnage and light money.
1909 02; nett amount of hospital fund.
IS SO gross revenue, 15,70S 50; pay
ments for debentures issued, 1906 a.:
expenses of collection, 2,oI2 90; nett
revenue, $50 OF. No account for 1925
received.
A Friendly Hint-The following is
copied from the Vermont Gazette print
ed at Bennington:
"Notice! 1t is the request Of the sub 4
scriber, that his friends and cousins
should suspend their visits for two years,
HIRAM HULL.''
.New Work in Preparation. The au-
thor of the Spy, Last of the Mohicans,
&c. is preparing another treat for his
countrymen, to be called The Prairie.
.Natady in Horses-A gentleman in
Memphis. Shelby Co. Tennessee, in a
letter to a friend in Richmond, says, "a
strange misfortune has happened TO the
horses Of this county. Since yesterday
have lost four horses, and my last two
I expect will die in a few hours. Some.
thing like 40 horses have died within
two miles Of me in the last twenty -four
hours. Supposed to be occasioned by
the Buffalo Gnat, small fly which con-
tinues about three DAYS. They get into
| the nostrils, ears and sheath of the hnrses
| and produces an inhamstion which takes
| off the horse in few hours"
n Young Rogae-The sum Of
81 600, which had been taken from
letter deposited in the New York post
flee on the Oath ut. addressed TO the
Cashier Of the New England Bank at
Boston, has been recovered The theft
has been fixed upon lad Of Ia years
| Of age, employed as an assistant nv one
ofthe letter carriers ofthe n. Y office
Mr. Owens establishment at New
Harmony has received library and
philosophical apparatus worth 10000
dollars The New Harmony Gazette
of the 23d ult says: The town row
presents a scene Of active and steady
industry; each is husily engaged inthe
occupation he has chosen for his en-
ployment
itls storied Of French governor, who
unders TODD no law. and was by his post
obliged to hear & determine causes, that
he did II bs the decision of the dice: for
having iudiciouslv heard both sides he
threw main hetuixt the plaintiff and
defendant; and to which ever the dice
gave it, he decided it; and with that sue
cess, that his justice gained great repu-
tation.
1t is very fashionable TO publish anus.
ing supers crirtlons OF letters: the fol-
lowing was addressed to General Clark,
when he was governor OF Missouri Ter
ritory. By an Fnglishtravellirtg preacher:
ITO His Madiests William Clark. So-
vereign and Governor Of the Territory
of Massury in the United states Of A.
merica, st Lewis This with care and
speed, Favored by the male"
Sugar The Eas, Florida Herald
informs Us that "large companies are
forming for the purpose Of buying MP
all the lands in that territory capable of
producing the Sugar Cane. W HEB II is
thought. in the hands OF eniernrize.
will he more valuable 10 the T. tied
States thar the rich mines of South
America. A gentleman al Toncko
has planted 45 acres Of Sugar Cane,
and contemplates m king so hogsheads
o. sugar mex fl'
Conjugo' 4fection,-A gentleman
in Alexandra has received a letter frrm
friend in King George County. Virgi-
MA, bearing date Cd inst from which he
makes the following extract
'Our neighbour Mr. Fin orson. hung
himself on Frdsv last. with his handker-
chief He attempted il several times
before hut was ALWAYS prevented. His
wJe was looking at him when he did il,
and would not permit her negro won an
to cut him down, although the negro
wished to do so.
Spanish Ladies The dress of the
Spanish lady is remarkably elegant; and
generally adorns avery perfect shape.
Black is the universal color. and the
4 robe is most tastPly worked s. vandy ked.
A mantilla. or veil Of black silk OF lace,
and sometimes of " hite lace. is thrown
over the head. and leaving the face un-