Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-04-23

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Steam Beat on Firs.-On y
last the steam boat ralua ~
Dickey, frem Pittsburgh to Ls,s
DO when about eighteen mile,
this city, was discovered to be q,
The FIRE bad been Communicates
cargo slowed immediately ina.
boilers, end must have been bu,n;'
considerable time. Upon opsna.
patches. il was perceived that ~.
had spread to such an extent az "a
little hope of saving either the b.,
cargo, by any ether means than
ting her. The batch having been
ed the boat was run ashore, and ,er,
in two places, and in a sho,t lin,
progress of the FIRE was retarded,y
water was allowed 10 run in y
reached the top Of the guards, and
pleiely extinguished the fire. The
ties were then stopped, and the
pumped out. She then got under
and arrived at this port the next >,
ing after the accident A great "a,
the cargo was materially damaged
the loss cannot be estimated with
certainty.
The barn of Mr. Snyder, Of r.
son township. Berks county, was 81,
by lightning On the evening of toe
inst. and was, with a quantity Of
farming tools. and six or seven COW,
tirely destroyed - Harrisburg Int
Decrease Of Slaves IN South Cc,o
1t appears from tie Reports Of
Comptroller Of S Carolina, tina,
number OF slaves in that State decrI
ed in one year, froto 1924 to 1926 n
ty tioo thousand screen hundred and lpl
ty-ssyeD; and in the next year, one HI
, sand one hundred and fsenty- nine !
tai decrease in two years, ss,s56; \
ing more than one eighth Of the v5l
! number, {260,asa) in 1874 All ,is
attributed, by Mr.. Seabrook, Of 8 C1
the Tariff of 1894 Journal Of Com
albany, April s.-A respectable q
zen Yesterday took from the side Of
child, an infant about q year old
needle Of an inch and five eighths
length, slightly corroded. The ci
had been for several DAYS preyic
restless. and evidently inpain; bot
cause was not known, until by accid
the needle which was obtruded oh
half an inch, punetured the finger 81
mother whilst passing her hand o
the body Of the child. The course
the needle, for four or Eve inches. +,
traced in the side Of the child. in VII
il is believed to have been about
weeks. -
The Is!1nd of Malta - You knt
that ihe relic Of the brave and chiy
rous Crusaders, the Knights Of
John, after bring driven from II
sine 10 Rhodes, and then to mis-
ard, made their gallant stand sgsl
the iufideis heye--snd assure you
started. and thrill of pleasure mi,
with a sensation OF awe came over \
rs ! catered The armory Of the Kuigl
Ii is still in pei feet order, and on
tering The bali, you star. 10 find yC
self surl ounded by steel clad fgu
with helmet and breast plate, o
greaves and shield, and LARGE I
sword! There they stand, jusi as
stood when living, with their srmt
polished bright, the vizor down,
spear projecting, or the mailed b.
on the ponderous sword; all lear
forwsrd and seeming ready TO sis
and punish the in RIDER ontheir soiiiu
Seldom have l passed an hour
pleassntly-yei sadly pleasant, as
this armory. Here is 10 fiction, 70
is the identical armor worn by lh'
gallant spirits, " no shore in battle he
or tourney gay; and were ready tor
life itself, for Iady's love, or hont
call. l hucklcd Oh tbe ponderous hrei
plate osone, put on the heavy hein
glstcd around me the sreavss and q
bands, md !if'ed the long sharp po
ed sword; hu' frli ike pigmr bal
ling the armos Of a giant; and |
them off quickly, ashamed OF my o
weakness--ard " it'll a ~eonsclousn
that l was 'rifling with what should
respected, sud that | had almost tt
goll'y OF perseverance - Dr. Hoite.
A Female Husblnd - The Lond
papers contain an account OF cure
discovery made on examining the %
OF labourer, named James Allen "
was killed whilst working as a SD