Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-01-18
tWL ole No. 1860.


county, was wounded = few days since
in conflict with his BROTHER in-law. Mr..
A. +. keeble, aud died in a short time.
The nature Of the controversy we ara
unable to state, nor do we know who
was the aggressor. The snattar will. NO
doubt, be made the subject Of judicial
investigation. The parties, we urder-
stand. we're by themselves at the t;ms.
and itmay be difficult to ascertain the
particulars. They can probably Be.
learned onsy from proceeding and Sab
@quent circumstances end from the
statement of the survivor himself.
dccideat.- On Thursday week Eve
Indian women of the Caughnawsga.
tribe OF Indisos, who reside near Mon.
treal, were drowned in the ST. Law
renee. They embarked at Lachine in.
canoe, to JOIN their friends on the
opposite shore, md il il presumed
the current was too strong to allow
them to paddle across, and they were
driven over the falls and persisted. ~
the canoe was found bottom up at the
loot OF the Lachine rapids.
Melancholy Occu,rence.--Welear,a
that house IN Grafton, Vermont, oc.
cupisd by DIR. Stone, took fire on
Sunday evening, the 9th nl.. aud was
entirely consumed, together with four
children, the eldest about ten years of
age. The father and mother were abb
sentata conference meeting when the
hre took place. and only returned in
TIME to behold the blazing ruins consu.
ming the bodies Of their offspring.
A building used as 1 aatines factory
~ the city Of Hudson, was entirely
consumed by fire, together with tha
looms and other machinery, on Mon
day weeklast. Insurance to the au1ouna
OF $4,000 existed upon the building
and its contents.
From Che Baltimore Gassfte, Jan. On
A letter from a friend, dated Knox-
vile, tTeno) 9th December, says:--
we have bad here severe conhagra-
ton. There were two persons ccnsu-
med in the house burnt, in consequences
OF the rapid spre aiding Of the flames.
which it IL supposed prevented their %.
cape. -
From The Norfolk Herald Jan. 6
.Hafor'une Of The brig Magoun, Of
Boston. - The brig Magoua, Josiah
Field, master, Of and from Boston for.
Baltimore, got on the South breakers
ofHog Island, installing that for Smilhu
Island on the night OF the aad Dec.
where she remained until the next night
when seeingno prospect Of getting off
without Tightening, which Captain f.
refused 10 do, Mr.. Younger, innate, J and
s Of the crew took the long boat and
went ashore, the Captain, cook, and Z.
black man preferring to remain on
board to running the risk Of losing their
lives by,atte mptng to get TO shore. The
next morning the brig was off, and the
wind being fresh from the Northward
and Westward she was no doubt driven
to the Gulpt, and may probably hare
lost her rudder. but was perfectly tight
when Mr.. Y. left her. Mr. Younger and
four Of the aboys men left HOG Island
on Friday and arrived here the SANE
night. Mr. \. states that he counted S
vessels ashore on Hog and Smiths ISL
ands when be left, but knows nothing
concerning either of them. The Ma
goun had in cargo of 500 whole and
100 half bbls. mackerel. on owners ac-
count; and S bids. and 30 bbls rum.
SO packages sail cloth, 30 case. domes.
tic goods, 30 boxes shelled and 10 sacks
almonds. 70 boxes straw bonnets. and
a few boxes shoes aad lemons. oa
freight.
Loss Of ossssl aud lices.-- Cant H,ck-
man of the schnr, Emily Jane. at this
port, states, that two topmast schnr,
went ashore NJ Sunday night last. !
little TO the n Of Smiths Island. where
she remained yesterday morning. After
leaving Cape Charles, Capt. n. spoke
a whale boat Belonging to the sarns
place with himself, returning from the
stranded vessel, bat passing quick could
only understand that they had boarded
her, and that fhs persons ,rsre all fro~en
10 death. Capt n. could learn nothing
further. [ib
Good--Ws have tor some DAYS mast
experienced the most severe spell Of
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