Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-06-19

Emigration - Mr. Niles observes
foreigners, in great numbers are arri
wing in the United Slates-especial
ly al New York, and by way of Que
bee and Montreal. Some are Eng
llsh and Scotch, bot the chief part are
Irish and Swiss The Irish are valu !
able as labourers Wherever roads or
canals are making. they are found in
large numbers. The Swiss are more
generally regular farmers, mechanics
or manufacturers. The pressure ofthe
lmes in Europe is becoming more
and more onorous Ireland especially
Is IN state of suffering; a sufficiency
If food Of the coarsest kind being diff
cult to obtain. We have plenty, and
tnongh we seem to want proiita bic em
ployment far our own labor lust now
ne canaot fan of bidding welcome 10
our afflicted fellow men. We have
ROOM enough for them They will
generally locate themselves IN middle
| nd western states We shall proba
bly, receive from % 10 $4,000 foreign
ers in the pre.ent year-60OO Swiss
are expected-and many Eughsh will
probably com ont, as II is known what
shall be the OPERATION of the new
Tariff law
Spms OF The Sur - The disk Of the
sun exhibits to the telescope, at pres
ent, ap unusual number OF spots. On
Wednesday last, we were able to en-
umcIate eleven, one OF which, lille
north of the centre, was very large
and surrounded by an extensive pc
numbra. solar spots are not often
more than thirty degrees distant from
the SUMS equator; bat one OF those
visible on Wednesday, was near the
southern limb Since that time, this
spot has disappeared, and several of
,h,. others have separated into clusters
of small spots. Many OF our readers
will recoliect The similar appearances
that were exhibited on the solar disk
in 1916 They are sometimes of enor
nous size, occupying space OF 50 ,OO6
miles in diameter, and are occasional
ly so mut1ble as to exhibit to the eye
of the astronomer. the appearance of
exploding into fragments while he is
gazing at them. - Connecticut Journal
TIE Seven Churches Of Asia Or
the seven Christian Churches of the
Apocalypes, founded in Asia by The
apostles, hardly Vestage remains.
Smyrna, Ephesus, Pergamos, Sardis,
rhy atlra. LaodIcea, and Philadelphia,
Gee Revelation, chap ii, and III,)
/ with all their power and magniicence,
have fallen into utter decay; except
II that the first mentioned city remains "a
port Of commercial consequence. BIT
Ephesus is a mere heap ofruins; Per
gamos has population OF / 500 Greeks,
among i3 600 Turks; Sdrdis, once
the splendid capital of LYDIA, is few
mud huts; Thyatira. now Ak hissar, J
has only one miserable Greek church,
Leodicea, nov EsKihisser. is Tor
ksh village near masses and scattered
fragments of ancient architecture and
sculptures, and Philadelphia, (now
Ala Sher,) has been shaken into dust
by wars and earthquakes.
A Dutchman and his wife travelling
togetntr, the, sat down by the road
uch fatigued-the wife sighed, 81
" sh | was IN heaven!" The husband
replied, 81 wish was at the tavern"
oh You old rogue says she, you
always wish to- be at the best place.
Anecdote Of Henry VII - Henry
VIII, after the death of Jane Seymour,
ND some difficulty 10 get another wife.
His first offer was to the Duchess DO
wager of Milan bot her answer is sald
10 have been, THAT she had but ont
head; if she had two, one should have
been at his service"