Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-04-14
From fhe pLiIadelUkio CLyem;c1


A forged check for twelve hundred dollars.
with tbo name Of MIR. Samuel Comlev. was
presented yesterday, by black man, nj the
United States Bank. Being questioned, hA
said that he had been directed to draw tho
money by young man who was waiting out
side Lie pointed out his employer, who was
arrested without difficulty.
.Wiseries Of q rich man Who 10 dogged
in the streets and knocked Down at midnight
The rich man. Whose house is broken inte
at midnight The rish mans. Who has his
pockets cut out, and bis GOAT spoiled in
crowd? The rich man. Who is in doubt
whether the people are laughing At him in
their sleeves when they are satisg his dinner?
The rich uaR. Who adds to his trouble by
every story which he adds to bis houscp The
rich Inan-for the higher he asccnds the col
who suffers? The rich stakeholder and de-
poster War blows his horn. and who trem-
blesp Death approaches and who fears to
look him in the face? Why, the rich man--.
and yet all the world envies the rich De-
pend upon il. the length of your face will al.
ways be propertioned 10 the length Of your
purse. II you live IN two stsry house, ba
thankful. and not cosef the loftier mansion Of
your neighbor. You but disboner Yourself,
and insult your destiny, by frsttinr and re-
pining -Eoston Courier.
The pittsburg Mercury says, the report of
H. appointment OF Mr. iRwIs to the Judge
ship, lately held by the Hon. WILLIAM WIL-
IsrSs. is altogether uaiounded, and extols tho
claims Of JAMES Ross, Esq. for that stationI
-Pe'Hsysranis Eaqpirsr.
Burglary and prompt detection On FRI
day night last, most daring burglary was
committed iu a house ut the csrner Of Fen
Church and Marine Streets, occupied by Mr..
David Gull, as a grocery The robber en-
tered by removing the weather. boarding in
front, and breaking down the lathing and
plastering within; he then went up stairs in
to the room where Mr.. and Mrs. Cui were
sleeping, and took from thence a small box,
containing number Of valuable papers, somo
jewellery, and about so dollars in money; he
also opened trunk Of clothing and took out
the contents. With this booty, and few
triiling articles from the shop, he made off,
leaving behind him, hswever, his shees w hieh
happily led 70 bis detection; from their be.
ing stained with blood, aud having hogs
bair adhering to them, the suspicion immedi-
ately occurred, that the vcarer must have
seen employed in the occupancy Of Q BUTCH
er. and MIR. Guy, with some Others of the po-
lice, soon succeeded in apprehendiaa him
He is a blackfellsw belonging to MIR. Williams
Hays, butcher, through whose assistance the.
police succeeded in recovering the whole OF
the property stolen, except SEA cents in mo-
ney. The suprit is in Jail and will be tried
10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Herald, april 1.
The ban has game forth Amos Kendall 80
Co. have Discontinued their subscription to
,lsa Telegraph. Ahem!-- Telegraph
The different ages of men are thus happt-
ly deliaeated, by some cid writer.
at ten. q chi.d.
, AT twenty, wild.
At thirty, strong, If ever.
At loItv sise.
...ty, rich.
.. Atsixiy, coed or rsycr.
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