Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-06-16
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4 Theological Seminary Of tho Gsrman Re-
ltoyaed Chsrck We we're highly grat6ed
by seeing the other day q letter from q libc-
lrsl gentleman in Maryland, enclosing a do
,nation Of Fifty Dollars. for the support Of
poor students 10 this Institution, which is To-
Gated ia this place. We are happy to learn
that charter has just been obtained for il,
and in addition TO the Professorship already
founded, another is in contemplation. II has
Twenty students. Of whom FIVE are INDECENT.
The number is increasing, for which reason
it has become necessary to build lecture
and library room.
| This institution addresses itself particular
/ " TO the members Of the Reformed Church
for support, and il is dsty which thay owe
to themselves, their children, their church.
and their God, to sustain il II Is now fairly
started: it has an excellent building, beauti.
fully situated; a good library. and pious
land efficient Professor; and when the pasto-
Iral wants of that shnfch are considered, wa
cannot suppose that there is d single member
who thinks Of il. that will not consider
himself az personally called up0n for con-
tributon to sustain il and we recollect
their general wealth, can We believe, that
this call viii not be sheerfully and amply re-
sponded to 80 York Pal Republiean,
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Suicide and Jealousy. - On Thursday Of last
week, man was seen walking, just before
might, upon the edge cf tho rock on the Falls
lof the Genesee, in the lower part Of the VIII
lage Of Rochester. After laying off part
|of his clothing, be s.ddealy disappeared. It
proved to be John e. Brooks, who, having
little domestic enjoyment. took this unaatu-
lral method OF obtaining i divorce. What
Erendess the case peculiar. is, that the destroy
ler OF his family peace, 1.-THE Rochester Obser-
yer informs us,) keeps The depository, and
distributes as agent, those tracts which en-
anate from this city, teaching that marriage
vows are unnatural restraints upon the best
feelings Of the heart; and that fidelity 10 the
marriage covenant arises from weakness OF
jintsllect, and superstitious fear! The mon-
strous doctrines Of Miss Wrights school ara
here Swallowed forth in living character.
York Irkig.
Melancholy Occurrence On Tuesdayiast.
SirAs FucErr, aged about nine years, whilst
bathing in the Rappahannock, opposite tho
Town, not being able to swim, and getting
beyond his depth, was drowned Efforts
n were Immediately made to recover the body.
in which man, named JoHn HoLLArp par
lticulariy distinguished himself. He had boon
THUS engaged for some time, and after rest
ling awhile. entered the water, and, al il
supposed. was taken with cfamp and sunk.
! Had the slightest suspicion been excited that
he was drowning, lie might have been saved.
as he was not TAI from the shore, on which
were manv people, and men in canoe. drag
lying for the boy, were very near him. Fred,
leyieksb,ng ARENA
j The u States VS. IhomGs Fsllebroson. n.
This was another Of those suits against pro
scribed individuals. whom the Government
I first deprived Of Office, and then prosecuted
to deprive of their honest earnings 10 the
lpublic service Mr.. Fillebrown was Clerk
in the Navy Department, and Secretary Of
the Navy Hospital Fund For his services
Idisbursing agent Of that Fund, the Commits
sioners allowed him a compensation Of one
lper cent Under this allowance he had re-
lceived $4,000, and claimed balance OF
$3.50 due him at the time of bis dismissal
from Office. Inste ad Of paying his claim. the
Government instituted suit against him for
| the recovery Of the 30 ,OO6 which he had re-
Iceiyed. and the case came on for trial before
the Circuit Court Of this District on Thurs
day last. After full hearing Of the eyid-
dence and plsadings, the Jury retired be-
tween two and three o'clock, and on the
opening Of the Court yesterday morning.
rendered verdict for the defendant to the
full amount Of his claim, asfollows:
The Jury impannclled 10 the case Of tho
u. States against Thomas Fillebrown, Jr.
| find, upon examining the accounts filed, that
the u. States ale indebted to the said File
brown IN the sum is430.n--.Nas. Int.
General Jackso~--A Positive Prox;sev--
Henry Banks, Of Kentucky, formerly one Of
General Jacksons warmest and most active
friends, and Who. pending the last election,
wrote some very able papers in his support,
has recently published statement, wherin
he says that Gen Jackson, at a certain public
house in Frankfort, while a candidate Tor the
Presidency, made TO him "A Positive premise
that, if he should he elected, he would not
|hold, or atismpt to hold. tho Office more than
four years" Mr. b. concludes by saying,
tbat.as Gen. Jackson has violated his premise
to me, consider il my duty to oppose his
reelection IN the most prompt and pablo
manner ALI. Daily lido.
The newspapers havelately put to death
two worthy gentlemen who made censidera-
bic figure in the last Congress Col CsocK-
EFT, OF Tennessee, and Mr. CHr.ror, of Zen
lucky. At the latest accents we have Of
them, they were beth well enough to be snga-
rcd IN I'D, Il