Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-09-22
NO 80

1 General Cass, the Secretary Of War. arri-
wed in this city, on Tuesday evening, and
proceeded. this morning. II New York. on
hts way to Michigan, for his family. who will
return with him to Washington. Gas.
| Mr.. Woodbury.. Secretary Of the Navy.
and family. accompanied nv Col Gamble,ss
the Navy, arrived IN Philadelphia on Tues.
day evening. and have taken lodgings at
Wells Congress Hall
| From Cadsx.-Wc learn from Cant Bosa
worth OF the Alfred, arrived at the port Of
New York on Monday, from Cadiz, that the
King OF Spain had issued Decree suspend
ing professionally his former one, which or.
dered that Cadz should become free port,
and that IN consequence, great rajeicings
took place in that city.
Snicide.--George Campbell, OF Ogdensburec
n u, aged about % years, Young man az !
respectable connexions. put an end to his sx-
istence. on "Wednesday last. by taking o.
plum. The diseased had fer two OF three
years past fallen into habits Of intemperance.
and had during that time been in the frequent
use of opium as a stimulus II 10 said that
mission of the dreadful act which terminus.
ted his life.
Standards for The Polcs-Twc sur,srh
standards destined for the Poles. have beAn
completed at Boston. They were exhibited
at tanean Hall on Saturday. and grand
ceremony was 10 be performed on Msndav.
IN the order Of which all the state and c.fr
dignitaries, Senators aud Representatives in
Congress. officers civil and military in the
United States service, local militia. Sc,
were TO parade.
| The Mobile Register Of the 3ist Auruse
states that It had ralncd there almost inces-s
sanity for the preceding three weeks. The
Alabama rive,, at Montgomery, had rssn
twelve feet The cotten creps. particuIarl0
on the rivers, are SAID to have suffered mate.
rally, and the rot had shown itselfto an in.
furious extent The ceuntry between Mobile
and Pascagoula fthe mail route TO Nav Orr
leans was completely inundated.
Forger CAUGHT The Macon f(,eo.1 RI
gister states that g. NJ Ringiand, who had
sone weeks since absconded from Augusta.
under the charge of having committed fon-
ceres to large amount, had been pursued
and oyertaken at New Orleans, and had
reached Macon on his fetarn, in charge 81
r an officer of the law.
II gives us much pleasure TO announce thu
arrival IN our town, on Tuesday last, of Can't
Graham and Its M'kay and French. Of the
U. , engineer corps, sent by the war de-.
paftment TO survey the route Of the VIM
chester and Potomac rail road. They set ouA
4 yesterday morning, with the president ana
directors oil the company, and several Of our
lcitlzens, ON regular reconnaissance Of the
route This will occupy about week: after
r which, the surveys viii be made with an
convenient dispatch The road will, il is bes
i lieved, be located in October. The Parkerss
burg road, il is understood, will also he locsa
ted an the same month.-Ipm Rep. Sep 1.
u As we feared, the late ireshet at the South.
begins to produce sickness A letter from
, Augusta. dated 7th instant, states that. since
the rise IN the Savannah river, 1.-THE sickness
: is truly alarning-lonr hundred cases ON
one side OF the riyer--eight deaths last night
every person who can Is leaving the place.
+ We hope that we may not hear even worse
news from South Carolina, Georgia, ana
Louisiana, before many days.
The Doylestownl Pa Democrat saws: "AE
no period, II is said, fer the last seven years.
4 ms 30 MUCH siCkHess been known In our vile
llage--almost every family has one or two.
and an serieinstances four or FIVE, ofits menu
bers confined 10 their beds, of parcbinr
burning fever As yet, but few deaths have
occurred, though there are many severe ca.
SEES. The sickness appears to be chiefly con-
fined to this neighborhoodn
A correct list of the persons murdered in
Southampton has been published. They a.,
mount to 55 2 negroes have been condemn.
ed to death and it is probable that about
twelve more will receive the same punisfv.
ment.
! A letter from Washington, received in
Richmond, states, that on Commodore Eli
otis describing to the sident of the II. s.
the courage and filiai devotion, which youna
Blunt displayed in defence Of bis father az
Southampton against an attack of the bandits
ii, the President forthwith ordered a Mid
shipman's warrant to be made out for the
youh-and it is said he is 10 be placed an.
der Commodore Elliott.
| Vermont Etection.--T The general election.
for state officers took place in Vermont ON
Tuesday last The contest is three sided.
| National Republican, Anti Masonic. and
Jackson" As in Massachusetts,, a maiori-
| ty of the whole number of votes polIed. is
necessary to choice. For Governor. there
has probably been no choice nv the ,eanle