Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-07-14
LEXINGTON, (Ky) July 2.
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INDIAN HOSTILITIESn!

| INDIAN HOSTILITIESli!
The following is extracted from letter
written by DAVID CAssEL, of Jacksonville,
| (!il) to MIR. MICHAEL CoUGH, of this place
| 1t will appear from it that the Indian distur-
Dances are likely to result in something more
| serious than has been anticipated The wri-
ter of the letter is a gentleman of high re-
spectability, and the information it contains
may be relied upon as correct Rock River
| is situated 100 miles above Jacksonville.
[Lerington Observer
JACKSONVILLE, Ill) June 90.
yesterday an express passed through this
place from General Gaines, who had gone
on in advance against the hostile Indians on
Rock River, with 500 regular troops, stating
| that he had been DEFEATED with the loss
Of THREE HUNDRED OF HIS MEN,
and HIMSELF WOUNDED. Our Gov
erner has gone on with 1900 mounted volup-
teers. & has sent back for 5000 more from this
State, Indiana and Missouri We fear there
will be much loss Of time and lives
81 The great southern mail reached the
Post Office in this city on Friday morning.
very wet No newspapers south of Peters
burg, Va The following endorsement an.
peared on the Petersburg Post Bill:
| "Ihe stage, in attempting TO cross MOTTO.
way river, was washed some distance down
the river: all the papers are lost No Raj
eish or Brunswick mail"-.Nat. Lateligencsr.
! BY the arrival of the James Cropper, at
New York, on Saturday evening from Bis
tol, the editors Of the New York papers have
received Bristol papers to the Slst NAV, con-
tanning London dates to the 3Oth inclusive.
/ The intelligence contained in the papers is
interesting; but the most important is the
! account of succession Of victories achieved
] by the gallant Poles over the Russians.
! Singular Ctrcumstance--We have been
Informed that an examination took place in
this city, under the following extraordinary
circumstance
| woman from a distant part Of the coun-
try came to this city, appeared before an
Alderman. and deposed that the apparition
of her husband, droyer, who had mysteri-
cusly disappeared some three or four years
since, had Of late INCREASINGLY haunted her.
In one of his visits he informed her that he
had been cruelty murdered, and directed her
to apply to person living in this city, whom
he described, for further information, SO that
the facts of the murder might be brought to
ligf1 1t appears that the apparition desert
bed one OF our high constabes as the person
to whom she must apply; although no names
were mentioned neither had she ever seen
hlm-but the description was so strongly
imprinted on her mind, that she confidently
made the application.
While the woman was relating this and
other parts Of this singular story, some sus-
piclous circumstances connected with GER
tam house in Shipper street, flashed on the
mind OF the officer, he Immediately procured
Warrent, had the inmates arrested, and ex-
ahmed, and committed to prison. An ex-
preston used by an apprentice Of the man
residing IN Shipper street, when receiving
flogging from his master, some time since,
was, we believe, heard by the high consta-
bic, and brought to his memory by the wo-
mans story, although at the time it attract
ed but little notice.-The expression was,
"you will murder me as you did the poor
drover."
| When the parties were arrested, il is said
the woman exclaimed, 'dont take me, had
no hand IN the murder!"
The case will of course undergo a regular
legal investigation Philadelphia Post.
Increase Of Manufacture Of Iron IN Pitts
btTgh AT meeting OF the citizens of Pitts
hurgh, held at the court house on the 2Sth of
December 1916, Mr.. Forward in behalf of
the Committee appointed at previous meet
ing, made report, from which the follow
ing is extracted
Sin Pittsburgh and its immediate vicinity,
there is an annual consumption of pig iron to
the amount of one thousand eight hundred
tons, which gives employment to about $50
hands.-The value produced is estimated at
| 225, 900 dollars per annum. Ofwrought iron,
there is annually worked up above two thou
sand tons, furnishing according to the best
estimate, in the power OF the committee,
produce Of one million, three hundred thou
| sand dollars"
We are assured that the consumption of
iron 10 and about Pittsburgh now exceeds
eighteen thousand tons, and still rapidly in
creases.
fire broke out in the City of New York
on Saturday morning last, which destroyed
all the buildings except one in the block
houndedby Amity, Green, Mercer and Fourth
streets.
The public offices were closed in Wash
ington, on Friday last, as a mark of respect
to the memory Of MIR. MoERoE.