Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-12-18

imefnai Improvement" which dis
closes TIE following Information, de.
rived from the proceedings of the
North Carolina Board of Public
Works, which closed its session on
Saturday week 1t will be read with
much satisfaction:
BY the late annual Report of the
Roanoke Company, we are glad to
learn that they have improved The
Staunton as far as Salem, West of the
Blue Ridge, distance OF two hun.
ored & forty tour miles from Weldon
az the foot of the Great Falls Of Roam
oKe; that The Dismal Swamp Canal
IS nearly completed, and that, when
tn's important link in the chain OF in.
ternal communication with the sea-
board is effested, the extent of the ma
v'gatlon will be -four hundred and
.hisiy miles. The Directory congra,u
late the Stockholders on the prospect
OF soon receiving handsome profit on
Their stock, and the community with an
easy, cheap. and expeditions lranspor.
taiion of their produce to market A
line OF steam boats is contemplated
from Norfolk to Weldon. which is ex.
pected 10 60 into operation this Win
ter. The subscription of this Slate
Tor two hundred aud fifty shares OF adj
dl,ional Stock in the Roanoke Com.
paDy, has been made and accepted
which has put TO res. question, which
has produced, for several years, some
unpleasant conflicts of opinion between
The proprietors of Stock in this Slate
and those Of Virginia"
North Caroline On Monday
last, JoHN OWEN was elected Gov
ernor of the State of North Carolina,
to succeed Governor IREDELL, who.
the reader will bear in mind, has been
chosen as Senator of the u States,
Oice, n MACON, resigned The e
lection exhibited remarkably close
contest between Mr.. OWEN and RI
CHARD DoBBs SPRIaHr, formerly
Representative in Congress- who was
supported in opposition TO him. On
the last ballot, the vote stood as fol
lows: OWEN 90, SPaIsnT 90: Scat
tering Q.
GeorgiG.-A Letter from Mil!ed
geville, where the Legislature is now
sitting, to The Editor oil the Savannah
Republican, supposedto be from re
liable source, says, that. as regards the
Tariff question, the writer knoaos what
course. will be pursued. That course,
the writer says, will be, first, "a pro
"test OF the Tariff States against the
measure, aud memorial to the Anti
tariff States, advising. the prosccu
"tion of all constitutional means, so as,
Shy union aud concert of action, TO OBJ
"taiD its repeal" and, secondly, "a re
"monstrance to the Senate of the u.
estates"
The Wheeling Gsgeue contains the
particulars Of the recent FIRE, which, il
appears, took place on Wednesday the
Sd instant about six O'Clock. on the
bank of the river, near the lower eud of
the upper town, in the livery stable Of
Messrs. Graham and Fisher, or 10 the
stable OF Charles ID. Knox adjoining, it
is not known certainly which. There
| was a strong southwest wind at that
time, every thing was dry. the flames
spread with appalling rapidly, and il
appeared as II very large part of the
town would inevitably be destroys ed
The following is list Of the houses
consumed:
The Stables just mentioned : lin that
| Of Messrs. Graham and Fisher, fourteen
horses were burnt to dea:h.)
| The dwelling house and Chair Facto.
ry Of Mr. Jonas Thatcher-several bull
dings-and new store.room unoccu-
pied.
The dwelling house, store and ware
house of Mr.. John Forsyth.
The Tailor Shop of Messrs. Brandon
and Carr, and dwelling house back of
| it. occupied by Mr. I. Moore.
The Chair Factory of Mr.. Vim Cum
nineham-several buildings.
The Cabinet ware house, Grocery,
and dwelling house Of Mr.. R Davis.
| Mr.. Buffers Shoe maker Shop.
| The Drugstore OF Messrs. Clemens
s. Ray, and dwelling house of DR.. j.
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