Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-12-15

ilemoers oi the Convention
r. y Since the above was put in type we
have received the Bsltin5fe Gazette contain
ing the following
m BALTIMORE. Dec 10, 1881
be National Republican Convection. now
assembled ~ this city. is composed Of hishl,
respectable individuals from great lasio.it,
OIL the states ~ the Union A moIo,ng paper
states That about one hundied aud thirty
Deiegaues were prescott YESTERDAY The
severity oil the weather. no doubi. has pre-
vented The arrival of many OF The Delegates
% the DAY apPoiaied ios the meeting oi the
Convention.
The following gentlemen were appointed
President.
Gov. JAMES BARBOUR, of Virginia.
ptce Presidents.
Gov IRmDLE. OF Ohio
Gov. Kent. Of Maryland
Geo + u PoaTnR, of New York.
Judge TEMPLE At Vermont.
Secretaries.
BAeos, Of Ohio
TiLLEScHAsT. Of Rhode Island
The lion CHAuLEs CARaorr.. Of Carroll
ton, Gav. llovAsp, Gov Tagsils TX Gov
SpRIGG, aud the Hoo JoNArnAv ROBERTS,
lot Pennsylvania, were respectfully Invited 10
take seats in the Bar
HENRY CLAY received the unanimous
vote OF tie Convention as caadidaie Tor The
presidcue, OF he Leiied States
JOHN SAEGEAN'f Of PENNSYLVANIA, re
ceived the vote Of the Convention as the can
didate for the Vice Presidency.
The clerks of The Cotlrts in The lower part
Of Virginia ATE about 10 hold Conventions.
relative to their fees, SC. This is truly the
age of GonyeBtions.
The climate Of The south has been fatal the
past iall 70 two trgiria1S Of the highest 50
cial merit, well known in this place .Abrau
j CahelI. son OF Judge VIA II Caaei, died
near Tallahassee in October, and WA. Mor
ton, formerly Of Orange--a man the nearest
withont rcproseh 10 any man whom il was
our happiness 10 know - RiehBtoad jthiy.
One OF The most -iosts!ar celebrations OF
the last coronation was that Of Mr. Ilisiooe,
surgeon, OF Con 1leton @ho had "a lea party
OF sirig women, moihe,s q c'git hundred a,(d
ih6 IT, nae chitfreil itgeite Of lie da4.cs Il
lone having given hitth TO fte0 hiG.d,ed md
tteo Of The i,niohe,ll .lne OF tben WAS the
mother uf Miify-one ektldrea!n-Staiiordsh
: Eng) Mercury.
| Frozen 10 Death A middle aged man was
found frozen to death in Mead Alley, near
The corner OF Front S. rect. 10 Southwark
on Sunday n;gIlt-it is supposed he Lad
goi intoNjrated, and WAS unable to reach lis
home. the night being intensely cold, and
snow storm raging al the tune. Phil Se'd.
IvFANTcipE - a case came before
che court held at tsagefsIo"u Nd on
lthe ist inst which attracts some atten-
Itioa A negro woman named Betsey.
Ia slave, was indicated ior .he murder
| of her ia FAINT child. u appeared in evi-
Idence eopcinsiyeiy, that III May last
a child was found in a we'll in Hagers
town. with a string tied lightly ropnd
It's neck and marks oi violeLce ca tie
heed; and tat i had been bore alive
The latter iact was est3 blisted BY scieu
ltj6c tests, the lungs tlos,ing ~ water
/ The other evidence against the Prison
or was presumptiye. The jury retired
for about fitsep minutes aud re:grad
with verdict OF GUILTY She wsssen'
fenced ia be banged at such tiUe and
place as The Go,einor may direct.
Beefsteaks are said To b ave been in
yeptedby ..ucius piaucus, a noble Ro.
a. an, rond emned by trojan. Tor some Of
Hence. 10 act as one of the mesial sac
rifeers to Jupiter The fragments OF
the yietia beng laid upon tie IRE. the
unfortunate senator well compelled to
turn then. In The process, one of the
slices slipped Of The Goals. aud was
caught BY Plaucus in its fall |! burn
ed his fingers, and be instirc'iyeiY thrust
then into his n ouih; in that moment he
made the grand discovery ibst the taste
Iof slice thus carhopadosd Was inde
tGnitely bayond all the old, snddened
COOKERY # Rome. Turning the Whole
ceremony into matter ri appetite, be
swallow every slice = deluded Ira
ian, defrauded Jupiter, and invented
the beef steak.
/ Honor 10 Lucius Plaucus: whele
hecaiomb of oxen ought TO ne sserii'
ICED aad Co, ked into beetsteaks to bis
memory.