Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-12-23

ing that 1T would nave peen mucp petef
for both parties in each case bad he per
suaded his clients to 20 arbitration Of
some two ar three honeSt men. "Piea.e
your hcnor.n reterted The LAWYER, owe
did no. choose 10 trouble honest men
with thsm."
Pun pugIiaic. When Jack Marian,
the pugilis., married Elizabeth Martin,
Of st Giles, an incerYiglble punstsr re-
marked, that il was too bad to knock
his wifs'si out on the vary day Of her
marriage. 49,
II not being legaitn sentence Span
ish Nobieman to punishment for hfa
the Supreme Court at Malaga have
lately sentenced young nobleman, for
murder, to the gaIlies, fer 100 years
and day!-[ This is what is called in
polished parlaace, ''wbipping the ID
around The stump"
EXECUTION John Smith was exc +.
cuted cn the Goth September last. at
Navigate, for the murder Of Long the
policeman. While tia officers were
pinioning his arms, pfevieas to carry
tL33 Tue aNAdt Va iHS Jaw INV
effect, Dir. Sheriff Ward said, "Now
Smith, have you auy thias you wish TO
communicate 10 us?" The culprit shook
his head, but at Length said in Erm
tone, II shall 5000 be ia tho presance Of
Almishty Gou, and be will say, FROM
whence came thou, who sentthee heres
Then shall say, docking the Shsritf)
yeusent ma. THAI God will shake his
head and say then they sent you wrong.
fully"
Fuany .4ssortngsnE. - Msssrs T. s. II.
Rhodes, merchants of AanIius, Ononda
ga county, N. 4, advertise among their
assortment Of goods. the following Gu
rious article: --'Apron strings, ax0l-
trses, breaches buttons baby boots.
cable tows. chicken coops, dandy shirts,
dumping dishes, easy chSrs, edge
tools, feather fans, fax frkins, grind
stones, goose yokss' gun iiints, squash
skimmers, sneezing powders: with an
innamerabls variety of other notions,
which they will sell as cheap as at any
other place south OF kamschatka or west
of ConstsntiR0ple."
fhNS5tub WIVES uth tCH Nv tfS@S'tS 40
merchant considers his wifa as the best
means by which he can make display
Of biz wealth. On holidays, he send her
to ride in a coach. "clethed in scarlst
aud fine iinen"-diamonds aud shawis
TO sdorn Der person; Of the latter Rus
SLAMS are extremely fond. and some
times give the enormous sum of $500
for one In teas ths Business are also
very extravagant "a common price for
the flower found an the tops of the
chests, and it is collected and sold Sc
paratsly. The English use it to favor
csmm Oh teas With; out really all the tea
drank in Russia was delicious. Ills
brought over land from China, anu al.
ways sold fresh, and not, as in this
country, after il has lain fsr two ort three
years in warehouses. Most excellent
unaduiterated tea aIay bA purchased in
St Petersburg fnr ten rubhles pound,
far superior to the best have elsewhere
tasted. Russians drink tea out of tun-
blers at all hours, and in great qusRti-
ties. Six glasses in one portion.
.2ieranesrs Trarels.
Fortune falling. The Philadelphia
Saturday Bulletin complains, that there
is yellow woman somewhere in the
precincts OF that town, who derives a
profit OF from ten to fifteen dollars day
in,telling the fortunes Of those who seek
her for that purpose. I. is also stated
that sbs has as much custom al she can
turn her hands to--not from poor igno'
rant spinsters, millinsr's girls, and SER
want maids, for. the Editor rsmarks:-
I'VE have heard Of some whs have
waited all day until their "turn" should
soms. particularly party of ladies'
they would have themselves pass for
fashionable bellies who, not more than
week since, left their houie imm ediate
IL after eating a very early breakfast,
sought out the soTceEsss in al obscure.
dirty alley, absolutely passed the whole
day-dinnerless asd sgpperless-u until
near ten o'elock, waiting to have their
"fortunss teldE'
Execution q J J Knapp, Friday, |
fhe Sistinst. has been fixed upon for the (
execution OF tins, the last criminal, con !
vieied Of being concerned ia the murder
OF Mi. White, OF Salem.