Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-04-26

in the Poughkeepsie, N. Y Journal
"Week before last drove of cattle
was driven to Mr.. Harris Bakers in
FishSlll-while there, an OK belonging
tn the drove sickened add lied Me
Baxter assisted in SHINING it, in the
curse OF which he cut his finger,
slightly shortly after, Mr.. h. was "a
Ken sick, and died, with every appear
auce OF having been poisoned. In the
course OF his illness he was seen bv
two respectable medical men. who
bad 40 doubt oi his illness being occa.
stoned Nv poison being imhlbed into
hts system from the OK, through the
wound on his finger. IL is stated in
confirmation of.hls opinion, ihatas ma
ny as dozru hogs which ate of the
ox's carcase oil died shortly AFTER"
The following is a copy of a letter
from ColonepBy, ofthe engineers. TO
gentleman in New York, dated
MONTREAL, the l6th ult
Il feel indebted 10y your communi.
cation of the 9th insl relative to Ani
Ulcers, and request you will inform all
applicants that l can offer constant
work for four years, winter and sum
mer, to stone cutters and miners; and
that 10 such as have The means Of
building house, 80 fee, square, can
give village lot, 66 feet front by 1893
deep; and 10 keep down the imposi
ton OF the neighboring stores, the
workmen may take pork, flour. run,
gunpoWder and tools out Of the kings
magazines, by paying the price they
cost government. THE miuers l di
vide into small parties, and pay Them
by the cube yard, according TO the ma
ture ofthe rock, which is III most parts
grey limestone. The rnasons are paid
by the superficial foot, and conceive
there is sufficient work on the Rideau
Canal to employ at leas, 1000 miners,
and tho same number of stoue cutters.
as have so locks to execute in four
years. shall also require great
number of laborcrs and excavators.
but fear l cannot give them employ
tuent during The winter.
AS the work is already commenced
at Nepean point. near HulI, on the
Ottawa, men may obtain immediate
work OIL their arrival there"
Criminal Court IN Boston The
Boston Patriot of l4th SAYS, Benjamin
Hastings was tried on Thursday last
for an assault on his wife, from whom
he had been Divorced, with intent 10
kill. He was acquitted OF havipg any
Intention To kill, hut was sentenced to
three years imprisonment, and put uu
der bonds OF $4,000 to keep the peace
for one year after the expiration Of his
sentence Thomas Ballou was sen
fenced to three years hard labor, and
10 days solitary confinement, for adul
tery.
Extract of letter from respectable
resident in the Cherokee naiion-"In
this quarter very little news offers, ex
cept what The public papers furnish
you, in regard TO the Georgia Glamour
respecting Indian lands, Sc. The
Indians are progressing and porsuing
The arts OF ilization. regardless of
the passing events around them, having
full confidence in the General Gov
ernment aifordiBg the protection due
them by treaties. The Cherokees have
it in view to establish a press for the
purpose of circulating general intelh
gence among their people. 1t may
probably be new to you to hear that a
real Cherokee has invented an alphabet
containing Sc characters, containing all
The sounds IN their tongue; each char
acter represents syllable, and SO sasi
ly acquired by the Indians, that they
correspond with each other with as
much facility as the whites do"
A late Nassau paper contains the iol
lowing-"ln looking over our files of
Colonial Papers, we find by The 81.
Vincent Gazette, that Sir Charles
Brisbane, the Governor Of that Island,
has upon late occasion, exercised the
discretionary power vested 10 him by
bis instructions, relative to the adms
sion ofthc American vessels in these
Ports, after the time prescribed in his
Majesty's Order III council (interdict
ing the intercourse between the Colo.
nies aud the u. S after the LIST Decem
Der last,) by admitting to an entry an