Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-21

by the editor Of the New York Daily
Advertiser, is announced in that paper
as being now in press, and to be pub.
lished early in December.
Gold.-The Western Herald states
that, in Habersham district, a piece of
ore was found weighing one hundred
and ninety-nine dwts., two thirds of
which was gold. This mine promises
to be among the richest in the gold re.
gion.
Internal Improrement.-Nor,h Ca.
rollna is up and doing. Measures are
IN progress for assembling an Internal
improvement Convention at Raleigh.
the capital of the State, on the 25th
of the present month, to suggest and
deliberate upon the means of promo.
ting public improvements and facilita.
ting the communications between va.
rious points Of the State. The growth
of this spirit-the spread of the cause
in a favorable omen for the South.
The whole amount of subscriptions
obtained thus far in New York, to the
Colonization Society's fund, by re.
cent resolution, exceeds $4,000.
Rumors ofrather an unpleasant ma.
ture, have reached this city respecting
the condition, of the money market in
Philadelphia. The local banks find
it difficult TO pay the balance due the
Bank of the United States. And even
one of the new favorites Of ''the Co
Observation-Disclosures il has
been constituted one of the keepers of
the public treasure, found it inconve-
nient to pay its debts day or two
since, and the government itself was
obliged to step forward to its relief.
The circumstances were these: The
Girard Bank owed the U. S. Bank
a balance of two hundred thou.
sand dollars, for which payment was
requested. The Girard Bank prayed
for delay, but the U. S. Bank thought
the debt had been long enough due,
and declined the request. In this di.
lemma, not being able to meet its en-
gagements, the local Bank had re-
course to a draft from the Treasury
Department, of 100000 dollars; which
it seems had been prepared and pro-
cured for the emergency,--of course
leaving a balance in its own favor of
three hundred thousand dollars-which
the Mother Bank paid. The fact here
to be noted is this: By an illegal re-
moval of the deposites, "the govern
ment" already finds itself compelled
to resort to anoth sr illegal act to sus.
tain the credit of its new deposite
banks. So that the public money is
now "being" used-not for the legiti-
mate purposes of the government--not
in payment Of appropriations by Con-
gress--but to enable the favorlte local
Banks to meet their engagements
Congress will have ga searching opera
ton" to perform. Y. Com.
Yankee Mgenuity-Some weeks ago
we spoke Of Yankee corn. grinder
lately invented which increased the
corn in quantity as well as in nutritire
power-a statement which aroused the
criticism and amusement of our friends,
among whom was the editor of the
Transcript-but it is true nevertheless
as many witnesses are ready to vouch.
Now we have another Yankee inven-
ton to speak of, We saw on Satur-
day at a chaise mandatory in this
town, piece Of board, or rather
a slice of bass rood, which was sawed
off by a saw lately invented by Mr..
Job White, an ingenious mechanic in
fast,-which machine, as we are
Informed, is so constructed as to saw
circularly, or in other language nnroHs
a log in one piece as piece of cloth
The saw works horizontally--and the
board is rolled off on a cylinder. 1t:
chief utility, we suppose to be in the
ability to make wide board out of g
small log. The Pannels, &c. are thus
sold much cheaper. The boards, we
presume, can be of any thickness.
Portland ADJ.
Somebody, we believe Figaro, gave
us this-it is not bad, and we insert i
among our "pearls: "A shrewd nut
meg vender, remarkable for taking q
hint, being asked why he gave up visit
ing buxom, good looking girl in the
neighborhood, replied, he was kicked
out of doors the last time he went tc
see her, and that was hint enough .fo'
HIM
From the Philadelphia Commercial Herald.
RELIGION AID CoURTEsY-We have
always ranked William Penn among