Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-06-25

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the Hon. ANDREW STEVENSON, late
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives, to GEoacE WArrERsroN, ESQ. late
removedl Librarian to Congress, which
has lately fallen into our hands.
III take pleasure in bearing testimony
Yin your favor, for the last eight years.
II can say with great proprieiy that I
have found you vigiIsnt, obliging, and
certainly very capable sheuld re.
"gret 10 lose so good an officer. and
zone who has conducted himself la a
manner to please US alt"
The President, we are led to be
lieve, has declined to institute spe
cIal mission 10 France, for the adjust
meni of our clalms upon that govern.
MN! The Richmond Enquirer, doubt
less by authority, informs US, thai, Gin.
structions are at this moment 10 prepa
ration Tor Mr. Rives THE new Minister
to FEance which are as falI and con
elusive as any that can I've made out
'cr special minister, touching all the
points connected with the claims upon
France. - Frcdonian
AppGlhns I'm one week ia The cit,
OF New York. SEVENTY TWO
DRUNKARDS were hroogh, 90.
as cuiprrs, to the Police Oihce.-5.
II nsU Destroyer Fhe nryriads Of
pigeons which have lately visited this
country upper part Of New York; are
almost as destructive to the iarmer's
prospects as the swarms of locusls in
ancient days to the III. fated husband
men OF Egypt They seem 10 make
clean work where they alight upon the
corn fields, aud formers in this and the
neighboring towns are said TO have s, 8.
~, and 10 acres of the young corn pull
ed up by these misch ievous birds -
Muittudes are shot and taken ip nets:
but farmer in Fairfield has adopted
new way to "cone Paddy over" them:
be soaks bis corn in whiskey. and scat
ters II about the fields the pigeons soon
become intoxicated. and are thus
caught easily by the hand: A solution
OF Rrsnic is reported to have been some
times used-but this is an impr oper and
dangerous experiment -L,iils Falls
Friend.
There are now about 1000 persons
IN the aims house. Seven hundred Of
tbs number, have, j, is believed, been.
reduced TO pauperism by intemperance !.
Toe residue are Iuratics. idiots, blind,
manned, sickly and Supernatural per.
sons Phila GaS
Recipe The Kennebeck Journal,
Augusta, states, that fortunately for
The world, the proper use of N 4
ram has been discovered al last, and
that is 10 kill lice upon calves!
10 show what progress the cansc
OF temperance has made, the Newbu-
ryport Herald relates that ut public
sale lately, which was attended by a
large company, many Of whom were
grocers, the auclioneer could not ee, a
ngle bid for hid. OF w l rum, and
passed il over!!
Lawyers - We observe in the Ke,
West Register OF the Oh April, that
the schr Mobile had cleared at that
place for st Marks, with a cargo Of
5ive fa,oyeIsi
Dr.. Richard Field, senior editor Of
the Petersburg IDtelligencer. died on
The 23d uIt He was a member oflhe
three electoral colleges which assisted
10 elevate MIR. Jefferson and Mr.. Mad
ison to the presidency. land was on
the Adams electoral ticket at the last
presidential ele ton
Locusis.-The generally received
notion, that locusts come every scuen
gears, seems to be a correct one, a.
Tar as our recollection serves US. II
IS seven years since they visited as, in
any considerable numbers; and our
ears are now almost ceasely saIuied
with their grating music; the trees are
covered with them; they remind us Of
Egypps ''plagues. ~ Salisbury ". C.
CGr0HRidn.
In the constitution Of the Freder-
cksburg. Va. Temperance Society,
there Is an article by which the mem
bers pledge themselves not to vote for
any man TO bold any office of honor or
profit, who is known to he Incorporate
or W ho endsayors tn influence. tha xn