Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-04-04
MONDAY, april /, 1888.

John p. Thomson, Esq. formerly
Editor of the Frederick town Herald.
was ON Tuesday the 26th ult. elected
President ofthe Frederick County Bank
20 fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Maj. John Grahame.
In relation to the existence Of the
Cholera at Havana, the New York
Post has the following information:
The brig Topaz, Capt. Granger,
which arrived last evening from Hav.
ana, brings melancholy accounts con-
corning the extent of the Cholera in
that city. We have seen letters under
date of the 10th inst. which give many
distressing particulars. One of these
says "business is completely at a stand
i'll consequence of the panic-goods
lay in the Custom House day after day,
for as nothing is doing, merchants do
not wish to. take them out. All the
goods consigned to me are left in the
Custom House." Capt. Granger in
forms us that within the last four DAYS
before his sailing, the number of deaths
III Havana from Cholera was between
four and five hundred.
The disease is confined principally
TO the blacks, and to the whites of bad
habits or broken constitutions, it how
ever attacked many persons ofcorrcct
lives and robust frames.
n Washington letter writer saws,
the parties are so mixed, that the poll
tlcians will all have to be coHdred and
marked over again before the next
Presidential canvass.
The TURF.-As | have SEEN a chal.
ienge from "Julia," by Bertrand, the
fayorite Of the South, and understand
that a similar challenge has been made
by "Medoc," the favorite son of "E-
clipse," the champion of the North,
each to meet on their respective eour-
SEES, any nag that can be produced, for
the sum of TEN thousand dolars-four
mile heats, and as it is not possible for
me to accommodate both parties, and
not wishing to make an invidious dis
tinction between the two; | therefore
propose, as the best means of atfording
Il general accommodation, to meet tn en-
both in a sweepstake next fall over the
Broad Rock course, with Mary Ran
dolph, by Gohanna; four mile heats;
ten thousand dollars entrance; halffor-
felt; TO close on the first of May next;
and free for any other horse, mare, or
gclding, in the world.
WILLIAM WYNN.
March IA, 1888.
n. b. The above Course is named.
not only because the part owner of the
mare is the proprietor eff the Course,
but because it would be central
ground.
Privileges Of Royaly.-Thc servants
in the Household of the King Of En-
gland are exempted from the payment
of toll. La one of our late London pa
pcrs we find report Of proceedings a.
gainst the lessees of the Hammersmith
turnpike for the recovery of penalty,
under the following circumstances
9ne Of the kings servants, passing
through one of the gates in buggy,
was called upon for the toll; he said
that he was ofthe kings household; but
there was no crown upon the vehicle,
and the driver wore no distinguishing
livery, and the collector observed that
he should not feel satisfied without his
name and address; these were refused,
the servant observing that he would
prefer paying the toll, which was ac-
cordingly done.
On behalf of the trustees, it was ur-
gcd that it certainly was not their in
tenton to demand toll from the kings
servants, but it was to go forth to the
public that an individual had only to
say he was a servant Of his majesty,
when the vehicle did not bear the dis
tinguishing mark, and the party refu.
scd TO give his name, and the collect.
ors were liable to penalty because
they took the toll under such circum
stances, then might the trustees throw
open their gates altogether, inasmucl
as any person might evade toll by sucl
means. Notwithstanding the force anc
Justice of this argument the trustee
were fam to compound the matter by
paying the costs, and refunding til,
toll-N. Y. Standard.
The Cincinnati Commercial Advertiser
cautions all persons against nnrcha sin.