Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-01-19

Esq. having proposed to deposit the funds Of
| the said Bank, for safe keeping, as fast as re-
ceived. In the several other Banks Of Phils.
| deiphia, asking for the same an interest of 4
| per cent. for whatever time the inouey may
remain in deposit. Some satisfactory ar.
rangemsnt Of this kind will doubtless be
uiade.-~Fha Inquirer
Maryland Penitsntiary. According to the
| report Of the Board of Directors OF the Ma.
! ryland PeHiientiafy, made receDtly to the
| Governor, which sets forth the concerns OF
| that institution for the year ending on the
| 5Oth OF November last, il appears that there
was nett gain during that period OF 50 ,sss
06; or including payments on account Of
loans OF s0235 a..
RICHMOND Jan IS n Is said. that The
Committee on Cooured Population have de
| terniined 10 recommend an annual appropri
alton OF 100000 towards the removal of
the free people Of color More was moved.
but il failed. We hail this measure with
great satisfaction -En9uirer.
LfTcHFIELp. tCtl Dec so
I'm Ung,aet Conscience. the last
winter, a gentleman Of this village received
letter from New York, 10 disguised hand,
and with fictitious signature, covering the
sum Of fifty dollar, which the writer said had
been wrsngfully obtained from him some
years since. The writer then said that, il.
the above should be acknowledged H New
York paper, he would Ia the course or the
ensuing week remit like amount And last
week. sure enough, another enclosure Of if
III dollars came safely TO hand The gentle
man who received the money cannot fix his
mind upon any one, who could have written
nor in the course Of business has be ever
missed any amount Of money, or other pro-
perry equal to the amount enclosed.
I'VE shouldn't think hard of the trick, il
few Of our subscriber. "a,eay off yapder."
should enclose what they knew to be cur duel
Unfortunate Raleigh Private letters yes
terday received from Raleigh, in North Ca
roina, bring information Of most destruc-
tive fire. by which nearly half Of the town has
been destroyed, and with it large amount
Of merchandise of all descriptions About 4
O'Clock on Saturday morning the fire broke
out on the cas-: side of Fayetteville street.
and it spread with consuming rage. destroy
ing the whole of that square, and the square
north Of it, as far as Mr. John Stuaris house
1t is a remarkable Circumstance that, some
years ago, FIRE which broke out on the
same building lot as this Ere did, CONSUMED
property on precisely the same groand,
and was arrested at this same house Of MIR.
Stuart Since then the whole had been re
| bulk in handsome manner and was occ1-
| pied principally by stores. One individual
has lost goods to the value of 10000 dollars;
others have probably lost as much, il net
more.
| The Raleigh Register of friday last gives
! us the particulars oil the great Fire which oc-
CURED IN that city on Saturday morning the
| 7th instant The number of building DIES
troyed. including out houses was about sixty
| and the aggregate amount of loss by the
| fire is computed at from eighty to hun
dred thousand dollars. The people of Fay.
| etteville (the nearest town ofany size prompt
" forwarded s75 doors, the proceeds Of 9
! collection for the relief of the Sufferers al
| Raleigh; upon which the Register aptly re.
1 marks as follows:
"This il indeed most creditable to the phil
anthropy of that place, when their own dcs
iitute situation is borne IN mind. The
prompitude displayed by the people Of Fay
etteville, in their endeayors to alleviate the
distress of others is the surest evidence that
the generous bounty showered upon them
was worthiIy bestowed and is gratefully re-
membered."
The President Iof the United States.l ha.
occasionally suffered much from the wounc
in bis arm Recently, tho ball fractured
the bone: and remained in the muscle. pro
q duced great irritation, affected sympathetic
alh muscles of bis sholder and back. Da,
before yesterday, be bad the bullet extract
. ed, and it gave him immediate relief. Ut
Harris, an eminent Surgeon of Philadelphia
happened casnally 10 the city. and the Presl
dent availed himself OF the skill Of the gentle
| man, to get rid Of his troublesome enemy
Globe. -
Important-Ihe Correspondent q the Pefn
sulraaia Inquirer at Washington, apprises III
Editors, that the evening before, Ds.t Gree
gave a party at s0hieh 400 ,cere present, an
| that on that evening, Coz Cass ,cpuld gice
party Important Intelligence to The s1orth
2 Dutch and Quakers Of Pennsylvania.
Cheap Marrying and Uum@1ying BY
! new law of Tennessee, the fee Tor marryin
i a counIe is reduced to so cents This IS do
2 cheap A bill was before the Legislature
5 the sam, State to enable females to get vi
married without costs This is accemmods
Winchester Republican.
: Alta Convention held at Harrisburg,
d Pennsylvania. to nominate Candidate ie
&c Governor in opposition TO Governor VOL
;, The nresent Governor of that State, jon
Arperw SHuLzE was nominated with gre
.:,,,;,v A, electoral ticket was al: