Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-05-19


now adjourn sine die
ISAAC S. LAUcK, Can,
CHAs JAS. Faulkner, SecrQ
The Superior Court of Law for this conn.
tty, commenced on Monday last, and is still
IN session. We learn that immediately after
the rising of the Court, Judge Parker will
call Special Terra, ier the purpose Of ap
pointing a Clerk
We understand that Mr. Thsmas White.
OF Hampshire. is appointed Clerk of the Su
perlor Court for Morgan ceunty-Mr. C..
Orrick, the old Clerk, declined the offer.
It's stated that MIR. Livingston, the new
Secretary OF State, has entered upon the da
ties OF his Office -
THE TARIFF.
We conmend the following items te
The attention of these who believe tba,
the taiiff,s ,uining the country, by Top
pressing the farmer and mechanic.n
The Boston Pahiot' says-Tbere
we're bssked at City Hall News Room
on Wednesday, the cargoes of eighty
JIrs vessels, eleven being from foreign
P"rts and Seventy four coastwise arrisa ais
were from southern ports with bread
stufis, SC. no small portion OF which
will probably be consumed by manufac-
surers The aggregate OF flour recei,
we'd was i.47i wbuie. i5i bali bis. 40.
Sla bushels corn 29,23o bushels corn,
1850 bushels rye; and I,072 bales
colt n.
Tbe amount Of duties at this por, for.
the qaaiter ending April /, 1881, is es
t'mated at "one miliion OF dollars! -
being an excess over the corresponding
qus,'er Of 1880 Of 100000. The du-
Ties Tor the present month, up to this
day, amount tn about 5000 o0o.
Ia addition 10 lbe absve, we are gra
hhed to state TIA; pie parstions are MA.
kIhg 10 build extensively, and that lie
prospect 10, that mechanics as well az
every ether k'hd Of business, will be an
active and profitable operation.
We learn that the idverpsoi Packet
Csmp an} ~I'l confinue iheis psratious
and that they have ordered The keels OF
i've tfst rate ships to be laid.
The aumber OF arrivals from foreigA
ports up to The 20th inst exceeded thai
Tor the same last year by fif.,-six
EosL Gozene.
The number Of vessels arrived at our
pert within few weeks past. is almost
nprecedeDtea, and custom house Gu
ring TIE whole msnih OF April, has been
crowded from opening till closing: the
clerks have been occupied net onIy do
ring the regular hours, but to keep up
with the great press of business, have
been engaged till near midnight. On
Satu' day last 357 entries were made,
and rs vessels were eleared-being a
greater number than ever was knswn
10 any one day before. When the ac
count for april, of the duties secured,
and the business done, shall be made up,
we believe il Will be found 10 exceed
that Of any previous month in the an
nails oil the custom house.-N. Y Gem
.7dpsftistr.
A recent Providence paper states,
that the freight on the single article o..
of cotton, imported into the port OF
Providence ia one week, amounts 10
ttoenty thousand dollars. The tariff,
the wicked tariff, how il "ruins os,'
commercei"
Home Prosperity While the old
world appears to be oppressed with ty.
ranny, agitations aud sanguinsry wars,
s. her people, like Marius at Carthage,
are contemplating the uins about them,
i. is cheering to every citizen of this
1 free republic, to lock round upon the
general slate of prosperity. which we
enjoy. Our large cities resemble the
same Carthage in the days Of her pros
perity, which we enjoy. Our large CT
ties resemble the same Carthage ir the
days of her prosperity, described by
the poet as presenting all the hustle and
activity 81 a vast Hive. Our commerce
Is active and profitable, eur nsapufsc-
tsrles are fast re de eming their charac
ters, and rising superior TO the losses Of
past yeais Our mechanics fad plenty
of employ ment. and eur farmers end a
ready market for their produce. From
one end Of the country to the other we
hear OF general rejoicinx - tor the retur.
ming prosperity. - Columbian Centin.l
The Right Res. Nathaniel Bower
of the Protestant Episcopal church o.
the Diocess of South Carolina, sailet
on the 9th ult in the ship Lady Re
wena, for Liyerpool--he is ascompani
ed by the Rev Paul Trapier, ead visit
EnglaHd for the ben eft his health, ia
paired by his attention to the duties g
bis Office.