Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-08-01

keep drug shops adjoining each other IN
Bfoadway.-One day, Doct. Liodo sent
TO Doct Chaubert for cents worth OF
aqnafortis, which he refused, and IN do
ing 50 spake words Of high dlsdain to thu
messenger. Upon this, Doct Lindo weot
himself. An animated colioq1y took
place, and blows were exchanged. For
tuDateiy, the recountre resulted ~ n
thing mere serious than a burn on Doct
Liudo's cheek occasioned either by light
ed segar, or the touch of the Flre Kings
finger Both appealed TO the violated
laws. Gross indictments were found; Anu
both cases were tired at once, tach
charged the other with giving the frs,
blow The jury found them both guilty
" Y. Courier.
affecting Occurrence. A man named
Georse w. Berry, was drowned recently
at MaysyIlle, Ky J under circumstances
oil more than ordinary interest. He was
engaged IN hauling timber from a wharf
when he perceived his son fall FROM a RAFT
INTO the river. Seeing his boy likely to
drown, the father, moved by those pater
nal feelings which do honor TO human ma
ture, rushed into the river to rescue his
child, without being able to swim. Thu
result was, that the father persisted, Will
the son was saved by the assistance OF
anotner individual. A large, and in some
respects helpless family are lett to mourn
their loss -
A letter signed +. A X purporting to
be written TO friend in England, giving
an account Of the reception of the presl
dent OF the United States in New York,
Is gong the rounds Of he newspapers;
and has been. BY some editors, attributed
to Miss Francis Anu kembe We think
there Is, in the composition of the letter
Itself, sufficient evidence 10 show that this
distinguished young lady could not have
written IT; bat we are further informed
from source IL which We fully conlide,
that not only is she not the author of the
letter no qu' sIoD, but that she was not ia
the city when the President arrived here.
we consider 1t, therefore, no more THAI
an act OF justice to Miss Kemble, to state
what we have heard. and fully believe.
namely, that the letter IN question is un
justly attributed 10 her-.N. Y .ner.
Bro!herty LOve.-Don Miguel lately
visited his army at Oporto, and at one
Tune, IN riding along the lines was visible
to his dear brother, Don Pedro-the two
worthless, accounts states. simultaneous ly
cooked their respective telescopes 20 their
eyes and viewed each other, 'like two
strange cats IN garrett On Pedro's
putting down his glass, he remarked to
Dir john Milley Doj le--I see no altera
lion IN the scamp? and we have heard from
Head Quarters that. by "a curious coin
cidence,' so closely did their faternal
knowledge and feelings assimilate. that
Mig, on finishing his examination of his
brothers mug. exclaimed, sHe has the
same schemIng vagabond countenance he
always had.-Engtish paper
The notorious Mrs. TroIlope ha. turn
ed author IN good earnest, and having sat
Isfied the world by her Domestic Man
oers OF the Americans" that she had con
siderable inventive talents, she has since
directed her attention wholly 10 novel
writing The London Athenaum of the
2oth oil May, contains a notice of a new
book from the pen Of that re doubtable
lady just about to issue from the press,
under the title OF "the Aboess, a Ro
nance" Mrs rrollope in this work
aoandons American ground, and selects
i,aiy as the scene OF her fable. This
story from the extracts given. does not
seem to possess the sprightIiness of style,
or the graphic power of her first work of
ticton, the Domestic Manners.
Great 1T. Bernard.-The Hospice of
st. Bernard occupies the most elevated
practical pass of the Alps. A brotherhood
Oh MONKS has iobg been established there,
whose hospitality and benevolence have
won the praise and gratitude of every ira
weller. Hitherto. the only supply Of fuel
which has been brought TO this region Of
eternal snow, has been painfully trans
ported by mules from a considerable dis
lance below. From an interesting article
"a the New York American it appears
mat IN the year 1880. a traveller from that
;lty, who took refuge from a storm in thus
mansion, discovered an inferior species of
anthracite among the mineral productions
d an adjoining height. and caused CRATE
o De erected for the purpose of using il,
'ot, however, with great success. on
ms return he transmitted plans and mo.
ieis, and was enabled by the hberality off
lew to whom the story was told, TO for
Fard one oil DIR Motifs stoves to the Hos |
'ice' Letters have since been received
its arrival, and stating that il
las been put into operation with entire
uccess' The gratitude of the brother
1000 to their American friends il express
ID In very animated terms.