Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-10-13
FOR THE II. OF DELEGATES.

Hartford, 9 o
Cecil 2 2
Queen Anne, 4
Kent, q
Talbot, d O
Worcester, d O
Dorchester, o
Caroline, O
Somerset,
Total, 50 81
Senate, l5-None for Jackson.
MD MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
We now give a correct list OF the Menas
bers Of Congress from this State.
Last Congress hert Congress.
Michael G. Sprig, Francis Thomas,
Geo G Uashingtoa, Geo G. Washington,
Benedict l. .Semmes, Benedict l. Sennes,
Clement Dorsey, Danl Of 50. r Jeaves
Benz G. Howard, b G. Howard.
Elias Brown. j. T. H. Worthingtonx
George #. Mitchell, Geo e Mitchell,
Richard Spencer, John Leeds Kerr,
| Ephraim X Wilson, John S Spence
Those in italics are National Repubicank
! The above secures the vote 10 the Nation-
| "a! Republican party in Congress, should the
election of the next President devolye upon
that body.
Baltimore Convention General WALTER
SMITH, and WILLIAM 5 NICHOLS, Esq, Of
! Georgetown. ID c. were elected Delegates
| to represent the National Republicans Of that
town in the General Convention to be held
in December, at meeting Of the Standing
COMMITTEE on the LIST Instant.
The new penitentiary at Nashville has
I,rn i,,,ik r l. Al Hf.1.
thousand dollars, and convcts have be en- re-
ceived in it since the Isl of January. Tho
proceeds of the labor Of the convicts do not
yet deiray the expense Of The p.isep, but the
cost TO the state Of imprsoning convicts, is
much less than uuder the old criminal code5
Indian .9fdirs The Tuscaloosa Intellir
seneer says tnat &c S Gains, of Demopols.
has been appointed special Agent OF the
War Department, to supeiintend the coIlec-
tion of the etuigrating Choctaws, and their
removal and subsistence as far as the west
bank OF the Mississippi river; from whence
Capt Clarke, Of the United States Army.
Hho has in readiness number Of wagons
ami teams for the purpose, will convey them
to their new country west of the Territory Of
Arkansas. The Government. it is said, has
offered bounty in money of ten dollars per
may prefer to go in then own wav, without
further aid from the Gov eminent, than fer
riages and provisions when passing depots.
payable after their arriving in their new
country II is believed that most oil those
who possess the means of removing them.
selves, will embrace the otfer.p
The last Miiledgeville Journal contains q
correspondence between Governor Gilmep
and MIR. Cass, the Secretary of war, from
which it appears, that the President has an
pointed Mr.. Curry, as u. S Agent, for o.
penns an enrolment register for such Chera-
KEGS within the chartered limits Of Georgia,
as may be disposed TO eugrate be, ond the
Mississippi. The measure is TO be pressed
with as much alacrity as possible.
Fatal .4ccident.-Mr Samuel Hornish, Of
the borough Of Washington, Pa lost his life,
a lew days since. IN the following manner.
lie was 10 the shop of a cunsmith in the
nelghborhood, the workmen Of which bad
gone to dlnner. In their absence some per-
son placed loaded sifie in tie corner of the
shop. On their return, an apprentice, boy
OF 10 or Ia years of age, lifted the gun and
iail u across his aim, for the purpose Of ex-
aiming the lock, when ii accidentally dis
charged The ball entered the breast Of
Mr. siornish who had just entered the door,
ana passed out al the shoulder blade cutting
an artery IN ITS progress. Mr.. Hornish, a.
ware II the mortality Of the wonnd oxcaim-
90, Il am deaf man. and turned lound
stepped out of the door, where he krelt and
prayed, until, from The loss Of blood, heck
p1red, alter about the space OF fifteen min.
uies, adding another 10 the already long list
81 awful warnings against the careless haod-
ling OF fire arms.
The Geoyeia .Mis,ionwies-Th Macon
Telegraph gives the names of the Mission
alics 10 the Cherokee nation lately sentence
ed to four years imprisonment 10 the pen1-
Tertiary. They ATE J J. Trott. Ezra Butler
and ;. Wont, sler. Seven other "ht's
.hen were at the same time sentenced TO lhe
same punishment for the sane offence.
We understand that Mr. Ingham arrived
IN this ely on Monday, aud has taken l"ds
loss at tonSrcss Hall : Phil paper