Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-10-22

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The funeral of Mr.. Basore viii be preach
Cd Of the late residence of the deceased. on
saturday the I4th Of November, at IL o..
clock.
Erfrzet of a letter to the Editor from his friend
= N Richmond, dotcd October I6, 1879.
l.sThe Legislative Committee have Just de-
.;5ed. Is toll, in favor of basing the re-
..-esentation in the House of Delegates on
S,ts population, and upon the representa-
son in the Senate they were equally divided:
,I;s however, is by no means decisive. |
ao,r think il probable we shall succeed on this
;,.oortant question. The Legislative Com
,oatse have also decided, by the casting vote
~ no Chairman, in favor of retaining the
C,,ntv Courts as Constitutional Courts, and
mounting the Magistrates and Judges as at
,,a.ent II is very uncertain what the fate of
h,se propes;tions will be In the Convention. y
The returns for the election of Gov. of
Pennsylvania. so far as received, give ma
i4,itg for Mr.. Wolff, over his competitor, Mr.
Ritner. There is scarcely a doubt Of the
eIcelion of Wolff.
h Georgia, as far as heard, Mr. Gilnor is
ahead Of Mr.. Crawford, for Governor.
Late Letters from Natchez, in the state OF
sr,sissipui, give frightfm accounts Of the
qrkncss m that city, and the newspapers all
nit that the Yellow Fever is raging there
One Letter, of September Ia, says-ssThc
yellow Fever is in this place: every body
has run otto Washington, all the merchants,
.eitZens, Sc The drays are running day
aapJ night. Five deaths have occurred since
yesterday morning. The sickness is very a.
"hminr. The physicians have had meet
eng. and reported il the Yellow Fever"
The project for the purchase of Texas by
abe United States continues TO be discussed In
file public prints. A writer in the Boston
Patriot, in a serious essay, suggests the ex-
pediency of making the purchase of the Bri-
t,h Possessions in North America proceed
pzi passu with that of Texas. Was it not
Alexander who wept because there were no
other worlds for him TO conquer? The Pro
ridence Patriot has communication, recon-
mpnd;ng an exchange of the country lying
West of the Stoney Mountains, for Upper
Canada and the District OF Montreal. No
bad project either, but we doubtwhether Col
BESfoN will, to speakin parliamentary phrase,
accept of this amendment as modification
Of his propositlon.-UNdt. Int,
FATaL DuEL A dnei took place on Friday
morning last, the 9th inst. about 10 o'clock, on
the line between Fayette and Scott, between
CHARLES WIcKLIFFE ard CGoucg JANIS rRor-
rEa, Editor Of the Kentucky Gazette. The
parlies tough, with pistols at eight feet Distance
The pistol of Mr.. WickiitFe tlsshed aud the
ball Of Mr.. Trotter's did not take effect the first
FIRE. The pistols were again loaded and The
parties exchanged another FIRE, add MIR Wick
n. IA. han rfi Il 81
sbIomen aud only survived il between two
and three hours. Mr.. Trotier escaped unhut.
It is sad that Wick lie took offence at some
remarks made by the Editor Of the Gazette and
gave he challenge. These are all the particu
lars We have heard concerning this unfortunate
Hir - mere Chron
A writer in the r. 5 Gazette, contends
hat the Siamese boys are hanbRg.--
He says they were ait,ficiaily united -
it should 80 tuln out fof which we see
lot the least probability i; will be the
reatest humbug ever played off upon
ar people. not excepting the Morgan
Hair.
The late President adams is aboutto
rect a white marble monument to the
memory of his parents. II is TO be sur
mounted With bust Of his father, and
placed within the new meeting house at
Quincy.
The Providence Subaltern states that
Miss Wight is about to proceed to the
island rf st. Domingo, and will take
with her to that island number of ne
gro slaves. which she has purchased for
the purpose of manumitting
Miss Wright is SO wild in all her
ehemes, that we hardly know whether
us safe TO praise any OF theml
An Ohio paper states that on the 2eth
otAugust, there were born in the vicin.
itg of Xenia, twin girls, attached to each
other like the Siapese boys, One of
The children bad two thumbs. on one
hand. They only lived about two days.
The Hon. John Boyle, formerly Chief
Justice of Kentacky, has accepted the
appointment of Professor of law IN
transylvania University His Lectures
vii commence on the first Monday IN
December, and continue until the en-
~rog April. -
NxrcHEz, Aug. 1.
pretty young widow of nineteen years OF
age. and comely young man of %, strangers
. % each other, had been committed to prison
| l.f separate ofcnces. They were brought to
a'c bar for trial, when, for the first time they
SH7 each other. Both were convicted, and
zen sentence was pronounced, our swan
Aed, that during their trials they had agreed
| that solitary confinement mi9ht he amelIOrat-