Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-11-02

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Virginia, was held last week, at which
the Hon. Burwell Bassett, the Rector
presided At this meeting new profess
sors were elected, and the duties of the
respective chairs were organized. The
following is published as a list Of the
Professors, and the duties they ara res
pectively to discharge:
ReuerenG WiUia,s Fl Wilmer, Presi-
dent, and Professor of Moral Philoso-
phy.-Teaches Moral Philosophy, f.
thirs. Rhetoric, Bellies Letters, Philo-
sophy of Grammar and Logic. Salary
,Si,loo, with house, garden and SER
wants to cultivate it, and wood.
Thomas K. Drew, Professor of Politi-
cal Law.-Teaches Natural and Nation
al Law. Political Economy, Politics,
History, and the Philosophy Of the Hu-
man Mind. Salary, $i,iOe.
Ferdinand S. Campbell, Professor of
Mathematics Teaches the FIRST 6, and
the 18th and 18th Books of Euchds's FL
ements, Plain and Spherical Trigoaomo-
try, Comic Sections, Algebra, the Or
geographic, Stereographic, and Ono
monicai Projection Of the Spheres, the
Elements OF Fluxions, Geography, As
tronomy, and the Prsctcal Branches of
surveying, Navigation, Construction of
Maps and Charts, Dialing, Fortified.
tons, Cunnery, Perspective and Arcbi-
lecture Salary, $500.
Patrick H. Rodgers, Professor of
Chemistry and Natural Philosophy
Teache. Mechanics, Hydroststics, and
Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Acoustics op.
tics, Magnetism, Electricity, Galvan-
ism, Chemistry, Natural History, and
the Elements of Botany.-salary.$i,ioo.
James Ssmpis, Professor of law and
Police.-Sslry zoe, dollars
Quincy Brosums, Professor Of the Aa.
cient Languages. Salary 600 dollars;
and an A assistant at csc dollars.
Each Professor has fee of $40 from
each pupil who attends his class.
The Professors deliver Lectures three
times in each week, from the last Mon
day in October to the last day Of June.
of boarding, lodging,
candles, washing and fuel, can bc OBJ
tanned at 1870 per course; and if the stu-
dent attend Professors, his whole ex-
pense cannot exceed $50, including or
books, $500; for the course.
We understand that Mr.. Wilmer will
most probably accept his appointment;
and that Mr.. Drew has accepted and
been installed.-Enq.
Singular .Mawiags.--Last week,
Mr.. James Maddox, OF Lee1S, gas mar
ried at Prestbury Church to Miss Har-
riet Smith. The bridegroom calls hin-
self 4s years of age; the public voice
proclaims him to be 81. The bride, who
is sister TO his first wife, is a fne-look-
ing woman Of 10. The ensmoursd
bridegroom, who gees upon cratches, is
81 inches in height; he has two children
low living by his former wife; the ell
dest daughter is an elegant girl, at least
S feet tall. The party were conveyed TO
church in a cart, and Mr. Maddox, by
reason Of his dwarfish stature was ac-
with a seat on his lady's
lap--POttery Mercury.
A Singular There is now living
in the town Of Chilmark, Martha's Vine.
yard, a woman by the name of Lucy
Allen, who went to bed at the age of l6,
slightly iudisposed, and has remained in
ii to the present time, being period OF
80 years. Her friends, at FIRST, were
apprehensive of the approach of fever
and sent for a physician. But as it pro-
we'd she had nothing more than cold.-
The doctor gave her a little medicine,
and advised her to keep her bed that
day. She did so; and moreover de-
clared she would never raise from it a.
gain. One or two of the succeeding
days, however she was prevailed on to
set up for short time; but never after
wards. She appears highly offended il
the thing is even proposed. Notwith.
standing this, she evidently enjoys COED
health and the exercise of mental fac
ulties. Whenever she wishes her bed
made, she transfers herself TO another
standing near, without assistance. Who
else can say they have lain a-bed 50
years without rising-.NaaiucEet Eng.
The Salem "Tocsin," in the State Of
Indiana, asserts that Gen. Evans, ito
gether with several otEer OF the princi.
pal men, who had joined MIR. Owen''
community system, had de serted the