Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-11-15
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| as received, by which II will be seen that the
Jackson majority in this city is about $500.
This number is not larger than was expected
BY those most acquainted with the city, The
result Throughout the state, cannot be known
for some days. ALI our first returns win be
from the heaviest Jackson counties. The
great Western, commonly called the infected
district, viii come in last Both parties feel
confident Of the result. Kings county has
given 52S majority for the jackson ticket, a
less number than was claimed by their party.
.Nelc Jtiseg-Salem county, $40 majority
for the Anti jackson ticket; Cumberland, 40
majority Townships heard from in
Gloucester. Clay ticket 373 ahead. Burling-
ton county--ten townships heard from gave
$50 majority, same Townships at October G
lection, gave 925. Those remaining TO be
heard from, will swell the Clay majority to
1850 or 1900, little over the October cleo
| tion.
Maine. Returns from es towns, including
Portland, give 5S45 votes for the Jackson
Ticket, and 6S04 for the Anti Jackson.
Ne,c Hampshire Returns from 40 towns,
for the jackson ticket, and 5l40 for the Anti
jackson. Two other towns give CTS for Jack
son, and sos for the Opposition.
Connecticut THE Middle.owD Gazette
contains returns from 81 towns, which give
S46S votes Tor The Clay ticket, 5279 for Jack
son, and 1878 for Writ.
"A desperate attempt TO murder The Tailor of
the Washington City Prison teas made, on
Wednesday last, By prisoner IN confinement.
Upon The Jailor's opening the door of his cell,
he sprung out, stabbed lin, and nude MANY
ef'rts Il cut his throat ,Uith an old knife. For
tuuateiy The ri'tiaa was cverpoteered aud SC
cured.--Alex. Gaz.
The German Prince Muskad observes In
his travels: 1--WE are greatly indebted to tie
distinguished American, Washington Irving.
for his Life Of Columbus II is a beautiful
tribute to the great navigator, brought from
the land which he gave to the civilized world.
and which appears destined TO be the last
station traversed by Tie cycle Of human per
festbility."
SUICIDE. The Bradford PA Settler.
OF the 10th, inst says, man tY the name
of William Ru,s.N, was arrested for ,t-al-
ing a horse, and lodged in the Jail of that
county, on Tuesday evening previous In
the morning it was found that he had hang
ed, himse r by using bis handkerchief as a
cord, and fast ning one end of it 10 the
gr at in his phi 'on Vi dow. He was resi-.
of GIaGDrd county
PUNISHMENT FOR RAISING FALSE ALARMS
The Boston Irinscfipt states that Seth sum
mer was. on complaint Of Col Amory,
chef engineer, sentenced TO pay the costs OF
court. aud give bonds in the sum Of $50 To
keep the peace. for raising false alarm by
crying Fire in Washington street, on
Tuesday evening.
The Stone Bridse.-TheT FIRST KEY stone OF
the massy arch under our Office window is
now closed in, cemente,l by Clay deemed
alike proof against iime and weather. Two
thousand years hereafter we cannot know but
all this may have crumbled away; but, the
memory will not then have persisted of that
| nol'ier CLAY now embracing the great key
stone that is, AS we trust. preparing for the
stay and salvation of that more magnificent
arch--a Ma rION'S UNION, ami LlBER-
TVS LAST HOME-Hart' Juer.
TIE Fqy.-Great complaint is made OF the
ravAges OF the fly, IN the. early sowp wheat
OF this fil and, what we have never herd of
before, any intelligent Farmers say that
they find them in great numbers destroying
the early sown rye.
Extraordinary productson.-Mr. John RI.
Tyfee OF this place, has raised this year.
bushel OF Potatoes weighing 48 pounds, from
two planted4ast Spring lynch. Vlrg.
The first Sno,0! On Thu slay last. we
were visited by heavy fall of Snow, the
first of this season. The temperature was
mild, and heavy rain had previously fallen;
onsequently the fakes dissolved as fast as
III fen. Had the air been few degrees
cooler, and the earth dry, we might have
had tolerable sleigbing The mountains a.
round us have been clothed in their winter
garb for two or three days.-Lynchbmg "a
ag.John s. Barbour, ESQ. In an address
TO his constituents, declines Q re- election to-
Congress. He has represented the Culpep-
er district for the Fast ten years.-L3id,
Mammoth Pumpkn,s-G neso kind One
Of our ingenious countrymen from the east !,
a year or two since, purchased mammoth
pumpkin Of farmer IN Pennsylvania, weigh
ing near 900 lbs, put it into his wagon of
"all sorts of notion and drove to field
| few miles off, containing great number
of coEhmon pumpkins. Here he cut hole.
| in the mammoth, took out the seeds, and
| filed the whole cavity with common pump
kin seeds from the field. At the next village
| he was seen retailing these mammoth seeds