Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-05-18

and fhe duties assigned to each; The numhes
OF agents; where and how employed; the
compensation Of Contractors, and generally
the entire arrangement of the Department.
and whether further and what legal piovis
SONS be necessary to secure the proper adj
ministrati0n Of its affairs; with power 10 send
for persons and papers"
Ihis amendment has moi yet been acted
upon, but will be probably the first thing in
order after the case OF Genl Houston Is dis.
posed Of.
West PoiN-The following is a list of he
persons who have been invited by the Sc.
cretary of War, to attend as a Board of yisi-
tiers az the examination Of the cadets at
West Point, which is to take place on the
first Monday 10 June:-GeneIal w I'll. Har-
rison, Ohio; Jno Ii. Eaton, Esq, Tennessee;
Jesse Wharton, Esq, Tennessee; DIR J.
Moorman, Virginia; ], Camack, ESQ ,Geor.
sia; Rev. j. NJ. Noel, Kentucky; II l. Els
worth Esq, Connecticut; VIM Hunter, Esq.
Rhode Island; Rev. William Fisk. Connec-
ticut; Fl. Peterkin, Esq Pennsylvania; Csp-
tain 2 Frity, Pennsylvania; Gov. B PIERCE
New Hampshire; DR.. WI Macneyen, New
York; f Shredder. Esq, North Carolinas
A. g. Harrison, Esq Missouri; General ! no
mas LJlbdus NldSodCuuot+lS3 SOhoHNi " .
Dromgoold, Virginia; Major General Alex
.ander Macomb, United States Army; Major
Henry Whiting, United States Army, Dr.
Samuel b Smith, United States Army.
Melaahhoty .4ccident-We regret to state
that a promising lad, the son of Mr.. PeteE
Mantz, was drowned by falling into Town
Greek, on Wednesday last, near Mr.. MINI
r@d BRnfs water wheel, in which his body
was discovered much bruised and with g
oumber.of bones broken.
1t has been calculated that every professe6
snuff taser in forty years. devotes two to
snuff taking, and two to the blowing OF his
nose. Il nice calculation.
The New York Journal of Commerce OF
Friday, says-"Ihe effect OF the Report on
the u. s. Bank Stock was bat slight, 200
shares beng sold yesterday at 1919. which
Is oaiy i 70 ! a cent lower than on the pre-
vious day
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Friday. saws
-"Uuited State Bark stock advanced ,es-
terday fifty cents a share This we learn
froya a broker opposed to the bank. So
much for the report"
Inquest - Singular Death - On .SaturdaG
Gfternoooa an explosion took place in a house
occupied by a married couple. ot tie name of
Pats, h0Hag "a he oioin,ty Of Sheffield Moor.
Upon the neightors entering the house, they
found The unfortunate inmate PROSTATE on the
floor. The acoman uas badly bruised. the has
band had Il knee fractured, aud The catf of ons
Of his legs nearly torn 1T, md an intant, their
child, about Iaoetue months Of age, most dread
5sdly scalded utter the alarm had sutsided,
tie aooman stated that she remembered haoing
some houys before put into The orea a stone Lott
tie, containing about Il alton Of liquor, uh,eh
she fCYHd WoIad not scork IL the cellar This
she rerg dlscreetly AID carefully corksd up, g.
thought no more about, tatil bg the natural &c.
sion Of the fire, 1t exploded aoith greet v~,olence
b~reaking' the cast irog 0pea 10 pieces. and caus-
ing the{4j1Utes described IN ohondag The in
tent dict IN consequence Of the accident, and
az inquest ,sas held or the piee ofthe bodu, at
the Brasen Hotel The Jurv returned a per-
diet that the dtceased met her death accideata[-
Ay. aud expressed a solsh thatathe public might
be,oarned Of the -csrtGin consequences Of put
tang closed Uessels coptainisag ana liquid tohas-
seer into hot oVens -Snoftieid independent.