Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-09-26

ken glass bottle, very pointed and jagged,
which was taken out of the stomach oil an
alligator, recently caught near. that place.
The points and edges Of the glass were
worn quite smooth, while the polish Of the
outer surface had entirely. disappeared.
Present TO DANIEL Webster.--Ihe Gin
ton Line Boat Poland, Capt. Weed. has
on board splendid black walnut dining
table, made at Buffalo. and to be present
ed by the mechanics OF that city. TO the
Hon Daniel Webster II IS an approprI.
ate and merited tribute from the mechan
les of a rising city, to "a distinguished
Statesman. TO whose eloqnence, wisdom
and patriotism, they are so deeply indebt
ed for the manifold blessings which we all
enjoy.
Extract Of letter from Dayton, dated
SEPTEMBER, 10.
CHARLES r. GREEN, Esq Clerk Of the
Court Of Montgomery County. was kiel
this day by man by the name of Thomp
son, who gave him blow with club,
which he survived only four hours His
loss will be severely felt by the communl
ty at large Cincinnati Com. .AdU
NAPOLEON, I'M August %. Horrid Butch
ery.-.Two men were mortally wounded
Oil Thursday, the Cad instant one mile
and halt north of Napoleon, on the
state road leading to Indianapolis. A
man named Basel was indicted for pur.
jury, and a writ handed TO the officer TO
apprehend him. The officer summoned
three citizens of the neIghborhood TO assist
in taking said Basel, taken, he request
ed TO be permitted TO go into bis son
in laws house, to make some arrange
ments and then he would go with them
When he got into the house, he immedl
atey seized his gun md butcher knife.
and gave battle. Daniel Booker, stout,
able bodied man, laid hole OF the gun aud
scuflle ensued, when Basel let loose
the gun and made at jacob Hudson and
stabbed him in the breast, the point the
knife ranging dowpwards, giving deep
wound, supposed to be four inches deep;
| then turning round, gave Booker mortal
wound immedia ely under the shout
der blade, the orrilice supposed to be
three inches in length.-Then leaving
him, put at the third man, who gave him
blow on the head which broke his club,
and retreated. Basel then took 10 the
woods, and has not been taken. The
negbbors have rallied TO the amount Of
thirty or forty, and are now on the search
Of him. Booker cannot survive but a
few hours; Hudson may. with proper at
,enIion recover. The citizens have sub
scribed handsome reward for the appre.
hension of Basel You will confer ia.
vor on the public by giving this an inser-
| ton.
Basel is man Of swarthy complex
ion, of a small size about 5 feet or s in
chcs high. about SOY, ars OF age. with scar
over one of his eyes, rather down look.
Ii is repor ed he left Kentucky for killing
a man there.-hdiana Palladium.
a Handsome Present We have lust
had the qualification Of examining a large
and most splendid MAP OF VIRGINIA.
which has recently been presented to the
CulIege. by the Legislature of that State,
as a testimony OF regard for having edu
Gated considerable number of Virgin
las most distinguished sons. 1t is on a
large scale, elegantly coored, vanished
and mounted. The engrayngs is in Tan
ner's best style, for which he is so Justly
celebrated The present is one of which
the College of New Jersey may well be
proud
| While on this subject we are led 10 re
mark, that if the different States would a.
dept the plan of presenting to the differ
ent prominent Colleges, each, a Map Of
their own respective State, they would
| greatly facilitate the circulation Of an &C
curate Geographical information, and by
that means (pefhaps more than by any C.
ther) have that kind of Information gen
orally disseminated, which we consider
OF great importance TO every State in The
Union.-.dmerican System, Princeton.
A SQUABBLEi-Our readers have
been already informed that Judge Letch-
er had been ell c'ed 10 Congress IN the 5th
district OF this State, over his opponent,
Ihos. p. Moore. But it now seems that
Mr. L., TO obtain his seat, must do some
thing more than get a majority Of the vo
tiers OF his district. Such old fashioned
republican customs weigh not feather
with Tom the Franker "-.Noleis roLens,
Tom" is determined to be great man,
and if the people won't make him so,
he will try some other means. The fol
lowing letter will explain our meaning,
whilst. at the same time it exhibits one OF
The most fagcions outrages ever commit.
ted upon the rights of the people. 1t was
written by gentleman Of responsibility
to friend in this place. and dated
"HarOdsbrg, .4ag. 2lst.
Z | IN Ine
agement and intrigue has prevented a Ger
IIhcate being given by the sherlfis of this
district to Letcher. They broke up with
out doing any thing. Lincoln, which
gave l49 majority for Letcher, was repre-
sented by one Hooker, as deputy sheriff.
"a warm friend of Moore's-a he
absolutely refused 10 have his poll count
cd. Acting under orders, doubtless, he