Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-06-14

NoRroLE. June Moses Myers ga
has been appointed Collector ofthe c.,
toms for this District, ia the loom !,
Gen. B. ". Pryor, deceased.
Vim. B. Lamb, esq was, on MONDAY
last, elected sergant Of this Borough. :,
fill the vacancy caused by the death Or
Samuel Moseley, esq.
A correspondence is going on in tbs
Charleston papers between two anon
nous writer's. One charges the o,h.,
with being given "to eat raw horse uhip,,
(Surely it ought TO have been r..
ParsnPs|) The other replies that \.
is not fond of Typographical aIterea.
tons" Ibis is the first time we ever
heard horse Whipping called by such H.
tie BY and by, We shall read soma
such sentence as the following;
Typographical error. Alb. ye.,srd,v
horse-whipped G. ID. by mis,aks.n-j.
PropOs de 6ottesj an Elk Editor of phl,.
dslphia walked, day or two since. into
the office of an Editor in ssss, and cav.
him a most terrible shaking. As the
sufferer is an Alderman as well as a,
Editor, it would be well to ask whe,bsr
the shaking was meant for him Editor.
ally or Adermanicaily. If the Latte,
we have nothing to protest against, but
1t the shaking was meant to be ihhicted
on the Editorial character OF the shokss
we feel called on TO put reto on ali
such violent 0gitaiiOss of our nrofeS.
sional brethren.-.N Y. Enquirer.
Troubles in Canada BY the follow
ing paragraph, from the Canadian Spec.
tator 1t would appear that the disputes
inthat province have assumed a serious
as pect:-
Unpleasant Intsihgence.-We are sor.
ry TO observe it announced in the OFF,
clal GazetTe of the 10th inst that the
agtators have SO abused the ignorance
OF the people as to produce a re,olu-
tonary movement, and that sedious
meetings have been held that ought to
be dispersed by public force. God helm
US! we fear this will be bloody sum-
mer.
The Hon. Henry M. Breckenridge.
Judge of the United States Superior
Court of West Florida, arrived at Pens
sacola, with his lady. on Sunday, 9th
MAY.
Precious Metal.-A late number of
the Bulletin UnUersal notices a cons
muncation of NJ DE Humboldt to thu
Academy of Sciences, in which. it is
mentioned that the mines of platinia re-
Gently discovered 10 the Ourai Noun
tains, are so rich that the article has in
consequence fallen two thirds in value.
The gold and platina produced BY Oural
mines in 1924, amounted to IS, 500. 900
francs, while that produced by all the
rest of Europe, Chill, and Colombia,
amounted only to $500 francs.-The
Oural mines now produce as much gold
as those of Brazil did when they were
most productive. The increased quail,
ty OF platina is of great interest in the
arts The same work mentions, that
mass of pure gold bad been found in the
environs of Miaeski, weighing twenty
FIVE pounds.
From the Rochester Daily Telegraph
an eIdmple 80 Post Matters
One of the miseri- Of prioung is
found in the TOO common neglect Of
poslmasters 20 apprise US that papers
remain dead in the offices, as they
are strictly required to do by the post
master general. The plan adopted by
Mr.. Beach, is so different from that
generally pursued towards printers,
that we take the liberty of publishing
his letter, bv way of acknowledging
the receipt of its Enclosure.
"3o The Editors Of the Rochester Telegraph:
Gentle men - Mr. Hawks, who
subscribed for your paper, has left this
place; but as | have had the perusal
of them, send you the amount of sub
scription up TO this date. Please send
me receipt with the next paper.
Yours respectfully,
SETH BEACH.
Windham, Greene county, Nay &c.
WolueS We learn from the VIII.
Jamestown Mass. Advocate, that Sc.