Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-09-05

their reputation, to receive no wheat Of a less
weight than e0lbs. per bushel, but in consequence
Iof the almost universal ightness Of wheat Of the
late crops, had reduced their standard to 5slbs.
for this season. Publicity is given to the expla-
nation in order that country millers may not be
deemed less liberal than their city brethren, in
requiring the usual weight of 6Olbs per bushel.
We stated the fact few weeks ago that
the standard weight for merchantable
4 Wheat this season has been fixed by the
City Mills at So lbs. the busheI Some
persons have understood us as saving the
City Millers would receive 5S lbs. as a
bushel. Not so: so lbs. are required as
usual. But wheat which will weigh only
50 lbs. TO the measured bushel. will be
received as merceantable wheat, 60 pounds
of't being required as bushel-R. Wing
hentueky ELection.-We had sup
posed that the friends of Ex- Minister
L. T. MOORE had knocked under since
his defeat at the late Congressional e.
lection, but it appears, by the annexed
article from the Lexington Intelligent
Ger, that the sherffs, not content with
the choice of the people, have taken
the matter into their own hands. IL
the facts alleged below be true, (and
we cannot doubt them,) Mr.. Moore
will hardly dare encounter the scom
and contempt which must inevitably
fall upon him, if he shall so far coun.
tenance the dishonesty ofcorrupted of.
fcers, as to accept a seat in Congress
under such circumstances.
From the Lexington Intelligenccr, Aug. %.
Most Disgraceful.-We learn by a
gentleman from Harrodsburg, that,
Notwithstanding Mr.. LETcHER was e.
lected from the fifth Congressional Dis
trict, by clear and undisputed maio-
rity of go votes over his opponent, Mr..
Moore, the Sheriffs of the District met
on Wednesday last to compare the
polls, and three of them "a majority
have certified to the election Of Mr..
MOORE. This is strange news, and
would be incredible, had we not receiv-
ed it from the most respectable source.
The circumstances as they have been
related to us, are as follows: The She
riffs met at Harrodsburg on Monday,
but did not come to any decision. They
assembled again on Tuesday, and or
ganized, with the same result. On
Wednesday, they again met, and the
method of concentrating the most dis
graceful design ofreturnlng Mr.. MOORE,
notwithstanding his acknowledged de-
feat, having been, no doubt, previously
fixed upon, the Sheriff of Lincoln coun-
ty, which gave Mr.. LETcnER amaiority
of 149 votes, REFUSED TO EXHI.
BIT THE POLL BOOK OF THE
| COUNTY, without which Mr.. LEIGH
Err was in minority, which refusal
being accepted by the Sheriffs of An
derson, Jessamine, and the Deputy She
riff of Mercer, as pretext for return
ing Mr.. MOORE, they accordingly GER
titled to his electiont
From the same.
1t appears to be certain, that Mr..
Halves has been reelected to Congress,
and that his success is q triumph of
principle, honorable alike to himself
and the voters of his District. He was
opposed by Philip Thompson, ESQ.,, a
popular and talented man, who, though
of the National Republican party, de-
clared himself in opposition to the T.
nited States Bank, and Mr.. Clay's Land
Bill. Mr.. Halves, on the contrary, al
though heretofore Jacksonian, declar-
ed that he considered the Land Bill
wise and judicious measure, and the
rechartering of the United States Bank
essential TO the safety of the public
funds, and the preservation of sound
currency. Or these grounds, the vo.
ters selected their representative, re-
CARELESS of former party divisions, and
the result shows their greater devotion
to principles and measures than to par
ty names and party men. We rejoice
that Mr.. Thompson has been defeated,
if we have been correctly informed as
to his time serving course.
Consumption.-This distressingcom-
plant, which carries off so many of
our valuable young men annually, it is
stated, in a we'll attested case, in late
number of the New England Farmer,
has been cured by very simple reme-
| y, viz. the inhaling of the gaseous per-
fumae Of the Chloride Of Lime.
The person whose case is here refer
red to, is 25 years old, had been much
reduced by the disease, his lungs being
badly liberated, and he daily became
worse, so that his physicians gave him