Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-02-09
Mr. william Freaner, e.n..abls. Las

WE taoSos wv soey - NJ" SetcI
lodged IN our Jail Their names az
they have givsb them, are Porter and
Wilson, but the resi name al one IS be-
heved TO be Hobbs or Dugie. TIE O.
thsr cslIshinseii WiilIan " IisoH. They
had lately escaped from the Washington
Psniteulrary. rbe robbery Was CON-
mittsa ~ mics west Of H.gers town,
near Lickrsg creek. The trunk belong,
ed 10 Wisten K,ng. OF Arkansas. Fire
hundred and sity Eve dollars In cash.
were recovered aud nsariy ali "a KS
clothing VITA property purchased alter
the rsDbery 10 the smsut # about $500.
JOHN HsIskeil, Esq OF Vino sester,.
ne learn afforded svsrJ facility IN Lay-
ing tie robbers delivered 10 Mr. EIes.
ner.-Torch Light
SENATE OF VIRGINIA. In consequence
OF The Temporary Ill health of the hon
WIN. q. Holt, Speaker oil the Senate,
General Dsde, has been elected epeak.
er pre-. ten. Of that body.
A convention Of thefm IN bers of the Ale
ALBANIA Legislature was held previous to
adlournmsnt, 10 senators and IS repre.
sentatlyes present Resolutions we're
passed recemasnsing Andrew ia, kssn
ief reelection. ans nouinasing Philip r.
Barbour Tor Vice President A ticker
for electors was nominated, and SIX del.
egates appointed to attend the Balti.
nore convention 10 May next.
Select Committee OF the House Of
Representatives OF one member from
each Of the States Of the Union. for
the purpose of making arrange NJ nts
fnr ceie brstins The Centennial Birth
Day Of GEORGE WASHINGTON:
Messrs ILsmas OF louisiana; An.
ders"n, of Name; Hubbard at New
Hampshire; Adams. Of Massachuss
sets, Bsrges Of r. Island; II .aaing-
ton, "i ConnectlcuE Hunt. OF Yer.
mont; Canbreleng of N. York: Lewis
Condict, OF N. jersey; siuhl.nbog.
Of Pennsylvania, Miliigan, Of Delaware
Howard of Maryland; McCo,. Of Vir.
GINA, Hall, of N Carolina: Drav,.n
OF South Carolina; Thompson, al Geor.
ga Wickliiis, OF Kentucky; Bell. es
Tennessee; Vance, Of Ohio: Boon. Of
Indiana, P'ummar, of Mississippi; Dun
can, oil ililEnis; Clay, Of Alabama, aud
Ashley, OF Missouri
INTERNAL ImPRoysMsSr.-Ye ster.
day the SUBJECT Of so much imso,tanrs-
'ne Censra' Improvement through Viz
sInla, was called up in the House Of
Delegates, and MIR Mcdowell. Char.
man OF the Committee Of Internal I'm.
rrovement, addressed the House in
most aoie speech, in vindicatian ,ftha
'ranscendaat advantages of the im--
ptsvenen' and the principle ct loan.
Ills peroration in which alludne tn
the possible refusal of the anDsuneed
.ne OIL The General Asse mbIy t. effect
inns Improvement, he announced the
pfeoap'c consequences was the most
potent piece OF eloquenc, by univer-
.si consent ever listened to in hat
rouse. No astempt was made "a "A.
p'V YET the loan feature was voted down
oy majority OF ten, rendering i, man.
nest the LAST HsPE Of CONSTITUTING .b;.
great work by state means. has vanish
ed No other alternative tberefore !.
lett, butte about Mr.. Cabellss nronos;.
hon' which for our own part. we n,e.
feI on principle. to give up the matter
altogether We believe there is a
s'rong probability that III at proposition
VIII sacceed-Rich. Wing
AZ: Duei took place on the osd pIt At Eors
NJ near Columbus (Georeia) between
oeA Soweli Voolfolk and Mai. J r c.
! winch the former was shot tbroush .Is
near' at the first FIRE, and the latter se,,,,si~
1'nnoush not dangerously, IN the ahdoroen
!, l ne parties fought at the same ri ,cs ,,ha,a
AZ a. w 9odson was recently killed. Both in
1,V'onals were residents of Columbus "a
ben Voolfolk has been the State Ssna,,r r"
for several years "
= '1''other duel took place on the 2stb nIt !,
georgia, between Mr. Grsr and Mr. E.,a
'oIh OF South Carolina, in which The l,.tss
vas shot through the heart ..The seen. orc.
ruiy meanetoiy." says one of the snectators
rs mr. taIr. who was killed. had thrsa hro
hers and other relations on the ground ~ '
.7aoiher "Coid Friiay"-Yesterdav u,u
lg az O'Clock. the thermometer, At ~. 80
uiiis' on the mill dam, stood Al IS deg,sa-
s'oW zero; at the same time, at RoS hurv
70 thermometer stood at 10 below. n !.
' sa f'ains, rs; at Waterfown. 10. at
naf.es.owa, IL at Salem. IA The her
n LII 4.