Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-12-04
whole No. 1903


bot Nicholas will scarcely consent To-
the ignominy aud iniamy OF third a.
bandonment, and Il is certain that
France aud England will not relin-
quish the object Of establishing Greek
independence. As the Porte. there
fore, is not sufficiently humbIed to rs-
slgn lis dominion over its Greek vas-
sails, and as the other powers are re-
solved to prevent this dominion from
beng again exercised, we see no pros
pectofa speedy ief mination of the war
Shocking Occurrence Tho Little
Fslls Peoples Friend contsins an az,
count ola mos. drcadful case ofthe tax.
ing OF the lille OF an infant. by boy Of
only FIVE ycsys ofage.
About dusk, on the evening of the
l7th ult. Sdrah, colored woman.
and wife OF JACK. alias John Yer
niuih, set out with the wife Of Mv.
John Lepper. (who resides in The liz.
tie cleared valley above Browns dis
tlllery, aquarter oil. mile from the
turnpike passing through that v,Ilage,)
10 ge OF an errant across The river
They teti The house IN care of Mr.. I.ep-
per's children, boy of nearly FIVE,
aud girl OF three years old, her in.
FAM being laid in,he cradle ,aDd Sarah's
"a girl OF sixteen months old) in the
ted--his mother having charged tba
boy, Amos, not TO NEEDLE with Sarah's
child. Returning in an hour after, Ga
rah observed the boy and girl getting
upon the bed, and aoingto look after
her child, Amos told her black man
had fome and killed il. She immcdi-
asely ran out TO seek her infant, and
found il lying dead. and awfnlly mang.
led, about twenty feet from thu door.
lis head was deeply gashed and bruis.
ed, apparently wilh several blows OF
an axe, the lefs leg was chopped OH
close 10 the foot, aud wounds were
seen spon the other foot, and various
parts of the bodyl
The alarm soon spread, and crowd
OF people gathered Ut the house, bul no
Intelligence could be Obtained that
night concerning the probable pcrpe-
traitor OF The hsrrid deed, but from the
story oil the boy, Wig: lhst "a drunken
black mau, dressed in liah. coloured
clothes. killed Safzh's child, aud cot
IFS leg OFT" Next morning, however.
his sister, Irene, being asked, on wax
ing, who killed the baby, answered.
that 'sii cried while mamma was gone.
and Amos carried j, out, and killed il
with the axe" The boy soon after 40.
knowlcdgcd 10 the same elect.
sNurder.--On Friday evening, between
. and o'clock, Michael M'Grayin, who
with his wife occupied an upper room
in the house oi Michael M'Euire, in
Pine alley, below Cedar street, assault
ted and beat his wife most unmanly in
consequences of some quarrel The Of.
forts of Mcguire to restrain M'Grsvin's
passion being Intellectual, he went for q
'coustsble, on his return the poor woman
was found reclining on tbs bed with her
hair tied in knot around ths bed post.
The room was streaming with blood, O.
cafter's whip was on the floor, with
which her taco and body had bsen lace
rated all over in most shocking man
ner. and Der throat cut, but whether
with SOME instrument other than the
whip is moi sscsrtained. She was, when
discovered, exhausted and spesch.sss.
and died about midnight. M'Gravin was
apptehsnded in the room. and cam.
mttea to prison by Justice Thompson.
The woman waa buried yesterday in 81.
Joseph's buryiDg grouDd, [Philadslphia,l
amidst great concourse of persons.---
She is represented as a young woman OF
mild and iuofensivs behaviour, about IS
years of age. M'Gravin few years
older, and Of temper the reverse Of his
unfortunate wife Dem. Prsss.
The Jury in the case of the CONNER
wealth against M'Gasvin, for killing his
wife, rendered their yirdict yesterday
afteruoon- Guilty Of murder IN the q
cogd degree Nat. Gas.
Our neat Gouernor.-Thc spinioa
is gaining groond thAs Gov. Giles in
tends declining re election. The signs