Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-12-06

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Of the Society have amounted, within
the last month, to nearly 5000 dollars
more than was ever before received in
the same length Of time, and afTordmg
gratifying evidence of the growing pop
ularity and increasing encouragement
Of this great and Interesting scheme
NetU York Election The entire
returns OF the late election in the State
Of New York are published in the Al
bany and City papers. They differ
very widely 10 their estimate OF the re.
lative strength of Presidential Parties
among the members elect. The Ma.
tioDai Advocate gives The counties and
the delegates, in detail, and makes,
from the best information it can obtain,
the following hypothesis of their poll
tical complexion:
In favor of Mr.. Adams, IS
In favor OF Gen. Jackson, 46
Doubtful, 27
The Advocate premises this state.
ment with the remark. thai ii is "dif.
ficult to give perfect list hen the
elections in the several counties have so
generally been conducted withou. re.
ference 10 that question When the
Jacksonian Editors disagree among
themselves as to the result in several
counties. and many of the members re-
fuse to commit themselves OH thu sub.
ject of the Presidency, it is impossible
to say which party will have the ma
Jority in the House of Assembly The
Jackson candidates for the Senate, adds
lhe Advocate, have succeeded in six
districts, IN r:1ost cases for want of or
ganizstion on the part OF the friends of
the Administration. Inthe fourth and
eight districts the Administration an.
didates have succeeded by erwl.nm.
ing majorities"
In regard to illegal votes given al
the election in the city, the Advocate Of
Thursday last says, "The keeper of
tavern and boarding house in Spring
street has called upon Us and left his
name, with the name Of an elector, and
pledges himself to prove that the said
elector voted the Jackson ticket three
times at the last election in this city,"
"Since writing the above, a gentle.
man has called and left the name ola
boy Of seventeen, who voted the Jack.
son ticket, and also oftwo men who
reside at the corner--, who
voted during the election in five differ
ent wards"
Chimney Saoeeping Fntra- On
monday night of last week an attempt
was made to enter the store oil Messrs.
Alexander Muirhead and CO. in a
mode somewhat novel: and the result
of which will probably discourage the
ingenious inventor oft from repeat
ing the experiment, or recommending
il to general use. Al all events, the
az fist like most new projectors, has
met with nothing but ingratitude from
his contemporaries, whatever justice
may be done to his memory by future
house breakers A negro fellow nam.
ed John, DESTROYS of looking over Mr.
Muirhead's assortment at bis leisure,
took il into his head to 60 down the
chimney for that purpose. On the
night in question. and wiiha view to
expedition i. seems, or from some 9TH.
er cause, not precisely explained, he
went down by the run, but unforiu.
nately for him. an unforeseen cir.
cumstance arrested him in the "full
tide" Of the experiment. The chin.
ney was found not quite capacious
enough. and John became, amidst O
combination of brick and light wood
SCOT, living exemplifcation OF the
third power in mechanics, when ID
proves too feeble for resistance; be
stuck like a wedge in o pepperedge
log, with bis fee, above the fireplace,
and there he would have remained IN
extricated under .be Pine forte ee
due' till he died, unless the chimney
had been pulled down, for all other at.
tempts at habeas corpus were iound
unavailing The chimney however
was demolished, and John transferred
from the four walls OF DIR. MS chm.
ney to the guard house. A court OF
magistrates attended to his case the
next day, and a more dismal figure
than John cut can hardly be imagined.
He came into court iu Pyroiigenious
suit og clothinc aitOpelDer as black as