Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-10-01

has mo- doubt been wrought to some purpose
. by this Epic English officer.
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I PHILADELPHIA, Sept I6.-ErteHslce
RgjJau, and quick apprehension Of the
! Thief A gentleman from North Carolina
arrived ut Baltimore on Friday evening,
Iiu the stage from Washington, and had his
trunk containing $4,000 in gold bullion,
I and about Sll00 IN bank notes, put into
/ the entry ofthe hotel, from whence it was
| almost immediately stolen, carried a few
| squares, the hasp priced off, and the top cut.
/ The bank notes were extracted, but the
/ thief thinking no doubt, the gold was brass
| left it, and decamped.
/ A person soon after passed and took the
[ trunk to the hotel where the owner was
found. Exeruons were made in Balt-
more. 10 discover the thief but without
/ success, and the Philadelphia police were
informed Of the circumstance on Monday
|morning-High Constable Garrigues and
constable Wilson, started IN pursuit, and
/ very soon discovered a gentleman cutting
thigh capors, and displaying large sums, of
money, riding about town buying trunks,
/ razors, sword canes, pistols, rings, gold
watch. &c. &c.-TheY arrested him, and
/ ON examination, this afternoon, at the police
office, S720 were found uponhim, besides
divers trinkets, purchased from Messrs.
. Thibault 81 Brothers. Most of the money
/ had been exchanged at Mr. Boyd's, but a
part was identified by the owner. He had
paid la driver $3.50 for an afternoons work,
besides making him a present Ola valuable
ring. Circumstances being against him,
+ his elegant clothes were stripped off, and
/ his old ones put on, which Prodigiously
changed his appearance, leaving nothing
/ but the common taggery Of q cart-driver
While the operation of changing was go
ling on. he was observed endeavoring to
plter from his new clothes into he old ones,
. but did not succeed. The grand Jury hav-
inc been discharged, he Is committed for
1 q hearing at the next Mayors Court Great
credit Is due TO the officers who arrested
| the rogue on Monday; he calls himself
/ John HamItm.-.4W0ra.
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A machine has been invented by Mr..
Robcr, E. Hobart, ofAIontgomery county,
/ Pa. by which a ton weight Of horse shoes
may be made lie a day.
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/ A correspondent ofthe Kentuckian has
communicated several interesting tables,
shelving the actual number of votes IN
! each county of the State, the number OF
votes given in each at the late election, &
/ the maiorities in each for the ? candidates
/ for Governor.
/ The whole number of voters IN the State
estimated from official returns, Is S6,22l.
The whole number of votes given at the
late election for Governor, was 77,I7I.
/ Less than the whole number Of voters,
1886.
/ General Netcalfe had maiorities in 43
I counties and Mr.. Barry had majorltles 80
counties;
Ia thC t3 Administration counties mere
|are IL, ll2 voters; of these only a, 4S9
yoted-6,022 voters in those counties ne
elected TO vote.
In the thirty nine Jackson, counties only
I 5000 voters neglected to vote torGoyernOr.
Ia seventeen Jackson counties the num-
+ Der Of votes given Is only seventeen less
Than tie fall strength of those counties.
I'm - Administration counties 2,lO1
voters neglected to vote for Governor.
And I'm D Administration counties, 5,274
voters neglected to vote.
( I'm some of the Jackson counties more
votes were returned than belong to these
coupdes-as Adair, Campbell, Franklin,
I Jefferson. In the latter county the differ
/ ence is Isl.
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