Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-06-14
Sr LOWS. Nav 10.

On the morning Of the 18th instant, a re-
spectacle looking young man was found dead
in the yard Of a house in This place, known
by the name f the Gooseborn. He appear-
ed TO have been killed by a stab in the thigh.
inflicted with a knife, fom which wound ho
had bied to death, The act is supposed to
have been committed by a female inhabitant
of the house, who is committed to Jail for
trial About III O'Clock on the same day, a
number Of the citizens, exasperated al tho
occurrence, assembled and tore down tho
house, together with some smaller buildings
connected with il, after which the keeper was
tarrel and feathered. by this time, the mul.
titudc Of people was great, and, having q
barrel Of wh-~ ~, with one head out, a NUM-
Der OF them drank very freely One Or Two
Of their most respectable citizens acted as
general Lynch, gave the war hoop, and pros
ceeded to tear down several houses OF a ST.
milar character with The first, but Of a more
private nature, breaking and destroying the
furniture AS they went along.
The destruction Of property has bern con-
siderable. and would, no doubt, have been
much greater had not a heavy rain commence
ed in the evening, which had the effect of
dispensing the crowd The few respectable
inhabitants that healed the mob in the morn
ing, intended nothing more than 20 dcmolish
tie house, in which the murder bad been
committed --They did not foresee the conse-
quenees Of collecting a drunken and despe-
rate rabbIe.
Three houses were sacked and burnt to
the ground, and about nine others destroyed
| the mob took possession of the fire hooks
| with which stone and brick houses were torn
TO their foundations; and it is said that two
respectable families are left honseless and alb
ieet poverty No doubt, il a finger had been
pointed az the Bank, it would have been
plundered.
Hal StorYns.-Tt was supposed, in consc-
quence Of the recent GOODNESS OF the weather,
there bad been hail storms near us. We
| have an account Of one. The Richmond
| Compiler informs us that one Of the most
%vio'ent bail storms took place on last Thurs
day fortnight, in AlbemarIe, Cumberland,
| &c which has been known for several years.
| The hail storm hogan IN Albemarle, and ex-
tended TO Cumberland county.
Some OF the stones were vefy large. We
have heard them compared TO goose eggs.
Que was so large, that on measuring u SIX
| hours afterwards, il was found TO be ~ inch-
es in circumference The storm has done
! great damage To The wheat. One OF he best
| farmers in Automatic, says he expects only
| enough for seed wheat Another, who cai-
eulatcd upon raising 6000 bushels, now ex-
poets only 5000. When il commenced. its
range was very narrow, bui IT IS said to have
! ultimately widened from ID 10 90 miles.
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The celebrated Irish VI p. Mr. Shiel, mar
ried last wear a wealthy widow lady. Of the
| Catholic persuasIon, and has since then APP
narently abansioned The bar. Her fortune is
said 10 amour; to fJ.0G0 per annnrp, the
whole has been settled on the eloquent gem
ticman. -
Uioiera Potti s.--io fnglard the cholera
! attacked only tbe poor-Ir Paris it extends
is ravages There is no wonder in this. for
in this country the plague Is an arislecsat,
Wilde in France the plague is y se abiican.
-Ffg@o IL L0rdoe.