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

Ane Urano Lodge OF he State OF
New York held its annual nesting last
week, and had not adjourned on Tues
day evening. We understand (says the
Com. Adv that the Lodge, with great
unanimity, made grant Of money from
the Treasury, to re purchase the Gin
ton Vases, which were sold at Auction
last week, and present the same to the
family. This muni6cent act was done
as testimony of respect for their late
Grand Master The Albany Daily
Advertiser, mentioning the fact that
those vases had been restored to the
family Of Governor Clinton, by the
Grand Lodge, adds:
I'VE are informed that Mr.. Blanch.
ard was offered tiVo ihousand dollars for
them, by person who wished to send
them to London. But Mr.. B. magnani.
mously refused, and thereby saved the
country from disgrace twill be recel.
lected that the price be paid for them,
was 5000"
The Secretary Of Pennsylvania has
advertised for loan of SO, 900 900,
for The rail roads and canals of that
State, on 5 per cent. stock; the interest
TO be paid semi.annualIy, at the Treas.
ury Of the Slate, or the Bank of Penn.
syisania, al the option of the hold
er, and the principal at any time after
Dec. /, 1853, at the option of the
State. The sum Of $500 900 will be
required on the l0tho OF July next, and
monthly instalments of $4,000, on
the first of each month from Septem
Der to February next.
Judge King has decided, in the
Quarter Sessions, that the English
rule, that man may correct his wife,
is not law in Pennsylvania.
The Supreme Court, some time ago,
made similar decision, as TO the pun
ishment of scold by ducking.
Speaking of the Poor Laws, the Duke
OF Wellington says that ''if work is not
furnished and food given to able bodied
persons, they will Immediately fall sick"
In illustration of this position, we will
repeat an anecdote communicated TO us
many Years ago by country gentleman
and magistrate. A stout, healthy fellow
applied to the Board for support.-They
refused, saying, "Why, you are strong,
hale man, and can work; we will not
keep you in idleness." Appli can't
You wunt!" NO, we won't" Ap-
plicant-"You'd better" mo, we shall
not" Applicant emphaticallly) -"You
wunt--then (slapping his thigh blow
me if doantfall sick.-Sunday Paper.
| a large Steam Boat and a long Riper.
Our passage up the Mississippi forms an
epoch in the history of navigation. II
was an enterprise of the boldest and
most extraordinary nature, probably
unparalleled Neverbefore did steam
boat ascend river tVeniy- t,oo Momaad
miles above its mouth The vessel which
conveyed US was the Virginia, OF one
hundred and eighteen feet long, and
twenty two wide, drawing six feet water,
ouu VI tU0 MouSuH1 tSHS UuTIHSH
Beihomi's Pilgrimage in Amsrica.
Extraordinary Crania In the
cabinet of natural history at Marselles,
there is preserved the cranium of a
man. named Borghini, of very extra
ordinary dimensions He died at the
age of fifty, and was not quite four
feet high. His head measured three
feet round the sides, and one foot from
the summitto the base. The intellect
ual faculties of this individual were not
in proportion to the quantity Of brain
which nature had bestowed upon him,
for tradition has yet kept up the pro
verb Of Gas great fool as Borghini"
When he arrived at the age of man
hood, he was obliged to support his un
wieldy head by means OF cushions
placed upon each shoulder. A Moor
resided some years at Tunis, whose
head was Of most unusual size. His
nose was four inches long, and his
mouth so capacious, that he could put
into it a middle sized mellon. This
man was an idiot. Lon. Med. Gag
DIED.
On Friday morning last, Mr.. Jacob R0uk. Of