Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-05-24

lpectabl' bank bills, payable to bearer.
but OF editorial speculations on the
Signs 81 the Times, aud other equally
important matters. These, though We
| ~ good ia their way, were not the
things desired. We dare say the gem
tlemen thought them very cold comfort
after the perls of their expedition; and
exhibited on the discovery, an amazing
clonogation o.. the nether Jaw. They
have not been detected-.N L. States.
HORRIBLE DEPRAyIrY.--Otho
Nhipley of Baltimore county, 9s miles
from the city OF Baltimore, on going to
the spring about weeks since, found
one of his children, three years old,
dead in The spring, the water In which
vas not mote than three or four inches
deep, suspicion resting upon no par
iicular person, IL was supposed to have
been an accident The spring was af-
forwards covered with boards, sufficient
room only beng leitto dip out the wa
ter. About two weeks afterwards, A.
mother child named Jemitna, about D.
years old, wac found dead la the spring.
from which the boards had been remo-
we'd, the face OF the child twas in the wa
Ter, and had upon j, marks OF violence.
Suspicion then attached 10 a black girl,
who had nursed the children, but not
sufficient 10 enable them to extort q
confession from the negro, in conse-
quence OF her eye, which was only tea
wears. MIR Shipley, however, deter
mined upon sending the black girl, to
his fathers, from whenae he had got
her, and mentioned the circumstances
The negro giil had not been at her mas
ter's more than two weeks, before q
black child was found dead, having
been suioea;ed; she afterwards requss-
ted another negro child TO lay her head
upon block, and taking IA axe, said
she would show her how they killed
chickens, tho child became alarmeds
and ran from her. At night she was
discovered in a loom in which some Of
the ladies OF the house usually slept.
and was turned out; Ia about an hour
afterwards, she was discovered, GET
ting ia at the window, and being asked
what she wanted, she said that STE had
come TO tell them that IL was she who
had killed Jemima, (the child OF Nr.
shiplsy, mentioned above, aud on be-
ing questioned, acknowledged that She
bad also killed the negro girl, aud relat-
ed the particulars ofthe murder Of Jemi~
ma, as follows.--
che was with the child in the garden,
and struck her--the child returned the
blow, she the negrol then took hand
full Of sand, and stuffed il into her
mouth, and took her to The spring.
where she immersed her face In the wa
ter, until she supposed she was deadS
she then left Der, and went toward the
house; bit, hearing tho child cry, to
make use Of her o~n words "she went
back snt finished It."
The above narration we have had
from q source that entities il to full
credit, aud we do not remember ever
to have heard Of transaction in which
at 50 early ar age, such shocking de-
gravity has been Displayed Chronicle
CoLtMBus. ONO, MAY s.--Coiumbns
Lateral Canot.--On Monday last, an
interesting celebration took place. in
consequences Of the commencement Of
she FIRST manual operations upon this
part Of the Ohio Canal. The citizens Of
Columbus and its neighb0sbSpsi, to the
number Of eight or ten bandred, assem-
bled al the State House, and att two o.
cloeix formed procession. marshalle6
by Coils. M'Dowell and M'Elvain, and
preceded by General Warner and his
suite, and paris Of Capt. j. M'Elvain's
company Of Dragons, Capt Fooss
company Of Rifemen. Capt A. MEL
vain's company Of kiaemen, Columbus
Artillery, and Che State Officers. ARR
we'd at the ground, J n Swan, Esq, dc.
livered short but pertinent address, sad
at its close Gen. M'Lesne and Mr.N. NJ
Lean proceeded to remove the FIRST earth
from the lateral Canal, which was