Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-01-03

Gen. VIM. Mccoy from the Augusta, and
Robert Allen, ESQ. from the Shenandoah DIS
trict, have both declined re election TO
Congress. =. .;
Important Foreign News have been re-
ceived by an arrival from Havere at New
York BY an article from Trieste, Oct 81,
it was stated that the Americ lrigate Con
steIlation, was LOST in a storm at Rhodes. and
that all on board except the captain and SIX
seamen persisted. Later advices, however,
we are happy 10. state. have been received
in which the account is coBtradicted- as be-
ing entirely untrue. BY this same arrival,
we have accounts of the capture cfthe Duch
ess de Berri, this is an incident of almost 70
mantic interest; and will attract attention.
Embargo on the vessel, OF Holland in France
and England-Official Documents relative TO
Holland and Belgium. 1t. great probabii-
ity of general wars.in Europe,and which ev
cry one must feel more or less concerned
in the prospect Of and that iris will occur
now very shortly, seems to be the o,ioion Of
most of the British and French newspapers.
England and France, firmly united, will be
able to set a host of enemies at defiance;
while, on the other hand, we look for an OBJ
stinate resistance on the part OF l!oliandj
Who will be backed by other powers. Our
limits to-day will not allow of our giving
more than birds eye view OF the news by
An ARRAY took place in Morgan county,
on Saturday last, in which man, John
Hurst. Of Jefferson county, was killed The
circumstances attending the same, as related
to us, were these: man by the name Of
McGee, residing in Jefferson county, married
a daughter OF MIR. w .Thornburg. Of Nor
gan county-they lived together sometime,
had one child; but in consequence OF the
brutal treatment received from her husband,
Mrs. MCGEE was compelled 10 leave him,
taking with her the child. McGee hired two
men Hurst and man by the name Of
Brown) to go with him TO the father OF his
wife. where She was, for the purpose OF res
cuing and bringing away the chlld-they
proceeded to the, dwelling Of Thornburs
in the night and endeavored to enter the
house forcibly, but were unable. Early
on Saturday morning they entered the house
Of Thornbuvg, after he had gone. out, and
commenced dragging the women ont of bed.
rhe wife of MCGEE s. her mother,) used con.
siderable violence to them; their screams
brought MIR. Thornburg 10 their relief, at the
door he encountered one of the men, but he
succeeded in getting into the house, got his
gun and shot Hurst, who died very shortly
after, and succeeded, with the assistance Of
the females, to secure the other two, MCGEE
and Brown, and they are now IN Morgan
county iail. We learn that the inquest held
over the body of Hurst. acquitted Mr. Thorn
burg. -
From the Correspondent of the Baltimore
Caz. under date OF Washington, Dec. 10Th,
1882, we are sorry to learn, that letters had
been received in town, from Pittsburg, stating
that MIR. Justice Baldwin of the Supreme
Court had become insane. and was confined
in a hospital"
The more married men You have. the few
er crimes there Will be. Examine the fright
full columns of your criminal calendars; you
will there find hundred youths executed to
one father Of family. Marriage renders
men more yirtuous and more wise. The IA
. ther Of a family is not willing to blush before
his chlldren.-He is afraid TO make shame
their inheritance.