Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-02-05
Tussaloess, tAlsb., Jan. 10

Guseotoesoi tdiab.t Jan. 10
Resolutions have passed the Seuat.
and are now before the House of Rsn
resentatives, proposing to the citizen,
OF this State, at the Eext general slss'
ton, a change to the Constitution oftbs
State OF Alabama, so as 10 have bienn;. |
al, instead Of annual sessions o! the Le.
gislature; alss to limit the tenure by
which the several Judges Of this Stat.
hold their Offices to SIX years, instssd Of |
the present tenure.
.Apprshsnded Famine in Ne. SouiL
Waiss.-Letters from Sydney, Of the
aist June, state that the failure Of ths
harvest had been productive Of much
distress to the sellers, and that this had
been increased by the recent arrival.
The precautionary measures adopted
by the Governor, and Dy individuals.
created an alarm, which caused an al.
vance of SO per cent in the price Of
-four. Wheat was los bushel Trade
was dreadfully dull, and money scarce,
and much alarm was felt lest the lower
classes should not long remain tranquil
The Right Road to Independence
The Georgian ssys-"We like the dis.
position towards internal Improvement
which is manaest;ng itself in North Car.
olina, and think that our own S,ata
would not dsmean its character by fol.
lowing its wake. One of its papers in
form us, that George w Je6ries, Esq.
OF Caswell county, has been authorized
to purchase number of Merino sheep
at the North, for the use of the several
agricultural societies ef the State, and
| a resolution was adopted for procuring
one thousand vine roots from Loubats
| vineyard on Long Island, and supply
ssthe eggs of the silk worm"
Elsie Whipple, whose husband was
shot in Albany two or three years since
BY Strang her paramour. and who
came near being hung with him, was
recently married in New Brunswiek.
N. j. to Mr.. Nathaniel Freeman They
were once schoo! mates In that place.
Bait. Rep.
A duel has been fought at Savannah,
originating in an aiffont that arese at a
balm consequence ola dispute between
two young ladies fer the upper place
in country dance. The affair was
terminated by one of the parties being
shot through the heart.
Every man is in danger Of beeou,isg
a drunkard, who is 10 the habit Of drink
ing ardent spirits on any OF the following
occasions:
When be is warm .. When he ID
cold 5. When he is wet. 4. When he il
dry 5. When he is dull 6. When he is
lively. 7. When he travels. s. When be
is al home. 9. When he is in company 10.
When be is alene. II, When he is at
| work. IL When he is idle. Is. Before
| meals "a After meals. is. When he
gets up 10 When be goes to bed. II.
On holidays 49, On public occasions.
10 On any day-or, 30 On any coca.
sion.
The Circieville solve Branch" Of
January "a, says, tits currently report.
ed that the Senate Of the United State.
have rejected the nomination of the
Hon. W Creighton, jr as Judge OF tho
District Court.
| FIJI of Fight The Governor Of 8.
Carslina has appointed Ten Aids de-
Camp, with the rank OF Lieut. Colonies
A meeting has beer held al Ciscinna-
ii, and memorial framed and put into
circulation, praying Congress that the
conte mpIated branch of the National
Road, from GAINESVILLE to Nashville, may
be located through Columbus, Cincinna.
ii and Frankfort.
.NemspopeYs.-if the intellectual 50.
periorIty ef a country is indicated By
the number of its public Journals, the
United States of America is tha most
intellectual country in the world. For
q population of eleven millions and q
half, il provdes $50 journals, being in
the proportion of one journal TO every
1880 individuals. England with =
population of twenty three millions,
ass journals, making the proportion as
one to 4s,5oo Bot there are many
gradstions of the scale between BOTH
Saxonv has "a journals and her nnnu