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

along the street, about6 o'clock IN the
evening, received the contents OF two
loaded guns IN his body. On the sec
ond fire he fell. and was taken into
the first house, and expired IN few
hours after A coroner'S inquest was
held over the body, whose verdict was
as foIlews:-"We, the Jurors, duly
sworn to examine the body of William
Allison M'Rea, now lying dead be
fore US, and report The cause Of his
death, do say, that, on careful exsmI
| nation, find that he had received eight
wounds in his right arm, eight wounds
in his right groin, hip, and thigh, six ~
the left groin, hip, and thigh, and that,
in our opinion, they were the cause oil
his death, and, from the evidence be
fore US, we are fully satisfied that the
aforesaid wounds were inflicted by
Charles f. Hawkins, with a double
barrel wiling piece, loaded with buck
shot" Capt. Hawkins Immediately
! surrendered himself up to the Mar
shall, aud remained IN his custody unth
! Yesterday, when he was taken on
| board the Revenue Gutter Marion,
| and delivered to the authorities at S..
Augustine.
1t is no less true than it is subject
of regret, that missions to london,
Paris and St. Petersburg, startle men
who have not immense fortunes. Ou,-
| salaries are so low, that few of our
citizens worthy of holding these sta
lions can afford to accept them The
allowance to our Ministers. should he
graduated by the Court 10 which they
| are attached, and The three first cabi
| nets, being the most expensive, should
have All extra allowance. With the
most rigid view to economy, Congress,
under General Washington, settled the
salary OF 50 600 per annum, al q peri
cd wien we had about four millions of
Inhabitants and the revenue was nearly
seven millions of dollars annually
Whethes the increase of population
viii! not Justify an increased allowance
to london, Paris, and ST.. Petersburg,
sheald he a subject for future legisla
tion--N Z. Enquirer Circum.
stances alter cases. Nat intel
A correspondents Of the Charleston
Courier. writing from ;his city. onder
date of June I. 1899, gives the follow.
Jog character OF one Of The gentlemen
recently dismissed from Clerkship in
The Office of the Fourth Auditor
"Mr BELT was formerly residen;
of Cincinnati, and, | believe, filed The
situation of Mayor of that city when
Gen. Lafayette visited the West -
Compelled by circumstances, reflect
ing 10 moral stain epon his character,
TO leave; Cincinnati, he accepted an 10
vilation from the late Postmaster &c
neral TO come 20 Washington and re
ceive an Office in The General Post OF
flee. subsequently, be succeeded in
effec.ing an exchange. uh'eh brought
him into the Office of the Fourth Aud
itor, where his salary was little more
adequate to the wants OF his family
He never interfered in politics, bot was
universally esteemed for his amiabIe
qualltics and tranquil course Of life; and
it was expected that TIE Interest felt
and exhibited for his prosperity by
Judge M'Lean would have prevented
.he proscriptive system from reaching
rim. The hope was vain. He is
doomedss swell tbs list Of victims of
policy, such as never has been wit
uessed iu Gus country, and which is
daily carrying misery and insolvency
In'o the most respectable portion our
population
Il Wof-The Bafnstable Mass.
Gazette states that The animal (sup
posed 10 be a wolf, which. during The
las. eighteen months, "has destroyed
something like thousand sheep, be.
sides many deer & foxes, in the town
of Sandwich" was killed on Tuesday,
after having been pnrsued for many
miles by a party which sat out for that
purpose The towns OF Sandwich
and Falmouth had each offered one
hundred dollars for the destruction of
this wolf.
From the Belfonte (Ps.) Patriot, June A.
n Rogue - On "Wednesday week
very genteel young man arrived at
this place in the stage. from Harris
burg. Soon after his arrival, he called
on The posttp.Star ord told him that