Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-02-21
BALTIMORE. Feb :,

Destructive Fire.-The large ara
CANT four story brick building oSMr G
CLARK, on. the N. w. corner of Bal,;~
and Calvert streets, was nea rlv des,.a.'
by fire yesterday morning betwooyye y
and o'clock. About 10 the nrov;o en
vening, one Of the chimneys took fire.
burned for short time with much ~
ience'-The firemen repaired n the snsl
with their accustomed promptness. arl|
after remaining some time. ra,;sas
suPposing the fire to have been extinnn;sr
ed. II appears, however, that SOM
the cinders had fallen on the roof. Will
took fire, and, being famed by a stroup|
wind, was discovered about Q O'Clock
pidly burning. The three upper sto,;o.
were occupied by Peal's Museum ~,
Gallery of Paintings; and in the unnaa
most, near the root, was the valuable roJ
lection of anatomical preparations belon"
ing to Doctor Mackenzie, which waSn
wholly destroyed. The first, or eronnd
story was occupied by Messers. Jobn
Clark, 1.-THE owner) lottery and excbanna
broker; Leonard Jones & Co., hatters.
William Birch, upholsterer; J. B. Pres
ton, comb and fancy store; Mrs. Popln
(recently from New York, confectioper
and by the Phoenix stage office-tbes.
have received no injury.
The Cherokee Phoenix of the 10th nj,
says:-We are informed from an authen'
tic source that the Hon. Secretary If
War has invited a delegation of Chero.
KEGS to attend at Washington City.
Courtesy Of Enemies.--In the memoir,
of Gen. Macomb, lately published. an
incident is related, to show the spirit Of
courtesy and mutual forbearance, which
after the battle of Plattsburg, prevailed
between the American and British off.
cers:-
ga servant ola British Adiutant desert
ted to our side, with his masters horse.
clothes, and money. On being brought
to Head Quarters, and examined, he con.
fessed that all the articles were stolen
General Macomb Immediately ordered
off Lieutenant Riley to restore them.-
Wilhelm the act delivering the property
at the British camp, an American deser
ter arrived, with Gen. Macomb' s charger
fresh from his stables. The charger be.
ing recognized by Lieutenant Riley, was
promptly given up the British being pleas.
ed with an opportunity, so singularly pre-.
sented, of reciprocating the courteous lib.
crafty to themselves.
''To Virtue its Mead. In the Balti.
more City Council resolution was offer,
ed, and is now under consideration, pro.
viding for the erection of monument to
the memory of Mary Frances and Mary
George, Sisters of Charity, who fell vic.
TINS to their benevolent exertions in aid
ofthe sick, during the prevalence of the
cholera.
Marriage Ceremony Ertraordinary.--
On Monday last woman without arms
was married at Bury-the ring being pla.
ced by the bridegroom upon one ofth
BRIDES toes. This indeed is taking a wife
in toe-toe, f." for better, for worse"
Captain Rock Discopered.-The out,
RACES from which sprung Captain Rock
originated, it is known on the property O
Lord Courtney now Earl of Devon IL
Limerick. Mr.. Matthew Darlington
Crown solicitor for Munster, in his test
mony before the Select Committee on thu
state of Ireland, thus detects the ''real'
Captain Rock.-'The Captain Rock o
Ireland was tenant or resident on tn
estate; his name was Dillane. We tool
him as an approver, and it tended mucl
to the peace ofthe country: he is now il
America. That was the origin ofthe Rock
ties. Irish Paper.
WASHINGTON AND PUNCTUALITY.
When General Washington assigned t
meet Congress at noon, he never failed t