Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-02-05
From the Norfolk Herald.

iSuiaEs Nc uhFe DOT Deafu.-SNo az lns.
From the Norfolk Herald.
Tbs path chaiked out The Rich
mono Enquirer says-"Gan. JAcKseN
will look to these great tests in rsking
MS appointments. Are you honsstf
Are you sapablei Are you faithful to
the Constitution Are you friend of
Reform, and ,eiii gov ssaiousiy prossofs
IL wi'hin Tie sphere Of ysnr iaausasss''
VERY good. Write that down in
your memorandum book for future re-
farenee.i
An arful squirting al .Moasrehy.
The following is literal extract Of a
letter from the Dey of Alsiers to Mr..
Madison, of the cath April, 1915.
"To bis Majesty, the Emperor Of A.
merica, its adjacent and dependent
Provinces and coasts, and wherever hi.
Government may extend, our noble
friend, the support Of the Kings of the
nation of Jesus, the pillar Of all Chris
tian Sovereigns, the most glorious a.
mong the Princes, elected amongst many
Lords and Mobiles, the happy,t the great,
the amiable, James .Medissn, Emperor
Of America, (may his reign be happy
and glorious, aad his life long and pros
perous.) wishing bin long possession of
the seal of his blessed throne. and long
life and health, Amen! Hoping that
your health is in good state. inform
you that mine is excellent. thanks TO
the Supreme Being, constantly address
ing my humble prayers to the Almighty
for your felicity"
We copy the following asecdote from
the Boston Evening Bulletin:
"fhe Attorney General. now nearly
eighty years of age, and said to be
more competen. 10 the discharge Of the
arduovs duties of his highly honorable
station than almost any practitioner at
the bar, on account of his great learn
Ing and experience, as we'll as remsrk
able retention Of mental power, was
managing case in behalf Of the Com
mesweaitb, in Middlesex county, where
a man was indicted for gouging out the
eyes of girl because shs had made
oath that he was the father Of her lille si
innate child. Her brother, an intsll;
seHt lad of nine years Of age, was on
the stand, as a Government witness;
and bis relation Of the facts which he
saw, produced an electrical effect on
the whole audience. The girl was also
present. in total blindness; and every
circumstance attending the investiga.
lion of this horrible barbarity, was high
ly exciting The boy stated the prelim-
mary circumstances, and than said:--
81 was cutting bean poles round the
barn, and my sister was milking; |
heard her scream, and then | ran with
a pale in my hand, and as came up.
saw that be had pulled her over back
wards; then he looked over his shout
ders TO see who was coming. aud | struck
him with the pole, and broke bis Jaw
"Why did yeu not repeat the blowir
exclaimed the Attorney General, CARR.
ed away with the tremendous interest
why die you not repeat the blow. and
knock bis ID brains outin "Mr At.
torney," said the Judge, "you vel
know that profanity in Court is high
offence, punishable with imprisop M nt
but, in consequence ofthe uaususl ex
element Of the case, il will, in this 10,
stance, be overlooked"-Naf Int.
Tater pswsr at Rsehsatsr, NsW- York
A writsrin the Rochester Telegraph
speaking Of the water power at tina
place. describes it as capable Of opera
ting ia -four mills Of four runs Of ston.
each, or the Same number of cettsn fac
tories. each Of 1000 spinalss, or SAC, 00'
spindlss, and as the action of what i
called a twenty hsrse power steam en-
CINE isjust equal 20 the impulse givsl
by 1000 cubic feet Of water falling in
minute through space Of 10 feet, thi
unocoupisd power is equal to $40 sue
engines, and the annual expense 9
maintaining the power Of each angin
being estimated in England at 1000
sterling money, our surplus water pow
er (supposing the annual expense Q
! supplying such engine here to be ID