Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-07-12

clo ", Woufu hVt 30 Oh tit thS thIfd or fourth
uL.
Just as the regular tossts were gone through
With, a shove OF rain came up, which disper.
,.d some of tae company. who left their toasts
with the ofi1ers of the day. They are given
above, with those which were drank after the
shower subsidized. From the whole we NAV
firm some idea OF the state of public sentiment
here in relation to the presidency. There we're
fifteen toasts for the administration. and eleven
against it. o. the fifteen friends of the admin.
stration, eleveH are voters; OF the eleven oppo.
sd to it. fJe are voters 1t is not intended by
this to CLAIM a corresponding majority IN the
county: fori it Is difficult TO conjecture ca which
SIDE The majority wall be found: but we SIMPLY
mention the fact for what it is worth. Al the o.
Their celebrations the toasts appear TO have been
pretty equally divided
ASSASSINATION of Charles Dickerson.-The fol-
loving account of this atrucious transaction,
which. for the honor of human nature, we
should hope, can find no parallel in the annals
sf daeislng is taken from he Trenton True A
mefican:-
"The affair of honor, in which the general
deliberately shot Charles Dickerson. took place
IN the summer of 1876. The record of that
bloody Transaction. has for years been in our
possession. We heard it also in 1916, at Pitts.
burg, when we were there in company with
DR. J. Rsnsey, OF Charleston, from the mouth
OF an officer OF the United States engineer
corps, then at that station, with all its parti.
eulsrs. He stated, that Charles Diekerson
threw away his fire, that Gen. jackson then
advanced. and presented the pistol to the
mans head, and with an oath. bid him make
concession, or die. Dickerson refused; Jackson
took . his pistol, picked the flint, aud pre-.
sented 1t a second time, with %sIn.ilsr remarks,
and with the like effect; and after repeating
this several times. finally shot The man Odd
on The spot. Several gentlemen in this county,
have heard the same story last winter, with all
the circumstances attending IT,, from two veal.
| Ny. intelligent, and respectable gentlemen,
natives OF New Jersey, who now live in Nash.
lille, and have long lived there"
Inc Richmond Wing, stler quoting the q
boVe, says-Appsiling as this statement is, NC
Dave a circamstance 10 add TO it. which made
our informsnt's blood run cold" when ne heard
u, as wen II mtRh'-----Soon after the duel
JACKSON wrote a letter TO Sam Pryor, a no,ed
GGnses'er, and a crony of the general, then re.
sid 8 IN this state; giving him an account of
st., Ia that letter the HERO expressed himself
to this eHact:-Ir essrpsd my fire. and w5ea \
I'd Shoot you may be assured 1 left the d4mned
rascal z%yetter1ng IN his Glood H-It IS many years
since ouT informant heard the letter read. Bus
the expression, be says, and we can readily
believe II, made an impression upon his mind
which time cannot obiterate while memory en-
dlres.
And yet, strsnge to tell, the supporters of
General Jackson, in their pubic meetings.
Charge MIR. Adams, who aeyer in his life zsos
any 1cdy concerned iH a duel, with counIenanc.
Ig and encouraging the practice and rely
spon shdt as one reason he should not be rec.
lctedt
Zone of the 81 charges against Mr.. Adams,
brought by Mr.. lnghsm's Meeting at Doyles,
town. was that Gle had evinced an utter dis.
regard tor the characbsr ofthe Judiciary Of the
united States, by nominating to the Senate, for
re appoint'nent, a Judge, who had killed IN a
SasI' his colleague on the bench"
fulwar Skipwith, esq. a native of Virginia,
DIT now OF Louisiana. has, through the Rich.
mond Enquirer, called upon Gen. Jackson TO
suostantiate. II he can, the charges made a.
Ss'nst bin, (Mr ) in the Generals letter to
ee postmaster General in 1924, recommend
.ng Candidates for Postmaster at v. Orleans.
1he cha ges regarded the time when N. Or
.eSHs was attacked-wh c MIR. ). was Pres
Gent OF The Louisiana Senate.
'1t' " etN AAEStU0s Oh ~ OFICa1Sa
Ut able advocate on the floor of Congress OF
ue claims Of The officers OF the Revolution, has
Oeen elected an honorary member of the So.
Seti or Cincinnati -
creds Haah-The New Haven Herald of last
luesaAy states that seventeen large Sharks,
n"n seven to ten feet IN length, were taken IN
Sla' naroor, cas- end OF romlnson's bridge, on
s'ond4y morning, az one haul. in a seine for Ia.
aug "hitetish. and were all landed on the
Sn0fe. Twenty five thousand white fish, and a
"Ee quantity OF blue and weakfsh Sucker
NUS were taken at the same haul. II is sup
pused That the net contained at least 100 600
~M'e'hsh, most of which were lost IN conse.
4lence OF The Injury done to the net by this
L'ehly two deaths occurred in Philadelphia
A., ~ me Liberties during the week ending on
D. oy'n uitirao, as appears by the report Of the
board of Health.
tns East Florida Herald Of the Goth inst.
rfuo'ishes the General Result of The late Elec.
ior a delegate to represent that territory
"lue Congress OF the United States.-Whole
1u"oei OF votes, 2353-for Col. Whue 1906:
e Coi. 1adsden, 750- majority for White.
- Tue votes taken shew an increase OF
pccPu'Auon IN the district since the last election,
OF about 1000 souls. -
Drpfh q the american Lakea.-Lake Erie
mas ABOUT thifty five fathoms of water above its
Iwes' oed' though it is not cften more than
i~en'y h'e IN depth. Lake ST. Clair is shall.
wv scarce exceeding four iathoms Lake
HuFoh' michigan and Superior, are in places
nne hundred feet deep, sinking about three
"A'1fed beiow the level OF the ocean.
Aurora.