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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-11-20
THE GENERAL INSURANCE
COMPANY OF MARYLAND,
Nth q CGnitaE O { Three Hundred

With a Capital o Three Hundred
Ihousand Dollars,
EHAvE opened an Office in Hagers-
Ell town, Washington County. Mary.
land--for the convenience of the neigh
bouring Towns and Country, in Mary
land, Pennsylvania, and Virginia,
Where they will Insure against
Loss BY FIRE;
Also-ON LIVES;
GRANT ANEUITIEs, and
RECEIVE ESpowMESTs.
This Office viii receive Money on De
post, payable ninety days after the same
is demanded land until the payment
thereof, interest at the rate of five pei
cent. per annum, shall be paid, quarterly
JOHN DAVIS, Agent.
November 81, l833.-Iy
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-11-20

The preparations being made for the
dinner TO Earl Grey at Edinburgh are of
regal magnilicence. Bands Of music, la
dies TO lie in the galleries, expensive
tapestries on the walls, &c.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-11-20
Office ofthe Martinsburg Savings Institution /
Inne @ 1874

10y a resolution Of the board of direct
I'd ors Of this institution the following
sies Of Interest have been adopted for the
government of the Treasurer thereof in
-sceiying money on deposite, viz:
For deposites payable
lx months after demand,
certificates may be issued ~" se'a""'
barring an interest at the P'' "'''""''
rste of
For deposites payable
four months after demand,
certificates may be issued -, ee".a"'
barring an interest at the Pc "''''""''
rate Of
For deposites payable
ninety days after demand,
certificates may be issued . Pe' ec''au"'
bearing an interest at the P'' ""'""''
rate Of
By order
ID. BURKHART, Treasurer.
July 10, 2sS4.-tf
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09

they may carry him triumphantly through
But il they do, IN my humble Judgment, It will
be the triumph Of usubordination triumph
OF the military over the civil aulhorlty-a trl-
umph over the powers Of this IIouse--a tr-
umph over the Constitution OF the land-and
most devoutly pray to Heaven that it may not
prove, in ts ultimate effects and conseqnen-
ces, a triumph over the Liberties Of the Peo-
pie"
1t is now iftccn years, since these prophetic
denunciations were made. No one was then
so wild as to suppose that Andrew Jackson
would ever be President Of the United States:
4" His habits were altogether too summary. !"
But what do we now see?- General Jackson,
President Of the United States, claiming and
exercising powers beyond and repugnant to
the Constitution and Laws Of the Country
and crinsing House of Rep resentatives,
supporting him by their votes, in assuming
which, IN the face Of their constituents, they
have not the hardihood to defend.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09
HEAR MR.. CLAY.

During the Seminole War, Gen. Jackson,
without orders, contrary to law, and in direct
violotion Of the Constitution, took possession
of the Spanish Posts in Florida, and commit
ted other acts, for which no parallel or justi-
fication can be found in the history Of our
country. In January, 1919, a discussion took
place in the House of Representatives, dur
ing which Mr.. Clay, as a member from Ken
lucky, made the following remarks -
81 am far from intimating that Gen. Jack
son cherishes any designs inimical to the
liberties of the country. believe his inten-
tions to be pure and patriotic. | thank God
that he would not-but thank him still more
that he could not, if he would, overturn the
liberties of the republic but precedents, if
bad, arc fraught with the most dangerous
consequences. Precedents are habts-and
there is an important difference between the
formation Of habits by an individual and by
GoverDments--he contracts it only after fire.
quent repetition-a single instance fixes the
habit, and determines the direction of govern
ments. Against the alarming doctrine of un-
limited discretion in our military comman-
ders, when applied even to prisoners of war,
i must enter my protest. IL begins upon
them--it will end upon us. hope our hap
by form Of Government is destined to be per-
petual but if it is to be preserved, it must
be by the practice Of virtue, by justice, by
moderation, by inagnanimity, by greatness Of
soul, by keeping a watchful and steady eye
on the Executive,-and above ALL by holding
to a strict accountability, the military branch
of the public force. Remember that Greece
had her Alexander, Rome her Cesar, Eng
and her Cromwell, France her Bonsparte,
!, nd that il VIC would escape the rock on which
hey split, we must avoid their errors.
} :. hope gentlemen will deliberately
uryey tho awful isthmus on which we stand.
rhey may bear down all opposition; they
% vote even the General the public thanks
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09

The Piper "a Scotchman by birh)
has been iue the United States about
twelve months, during which time he
has given upwards Of seven thousand
dollars Of his earnings to charitable insti-
tutons, for benevolent purposes. lie
has already two large books filled with
receipts, showing to whom and for what
objects his donations have been bestow-
ed. His tour is altogether n singular
one. lie seldom goes by any other
appellation than the -" Wandering Piper"
lis very gentlemanly and agreeable
and perfectly understands himself. lie
likes the people of this country, gene
rally, he observes, very well-has no
fault to find with hem,-but there has
been few individuals, however, chiefly
Of two classes, he informs us, (Which we
will not namo,) that have endeavored to
take the advantage Of him, and their
names he has reg istered in book Of OBJ
servations, which he exposes on all pro-
per occasions. He is indeed wandering
about from place to place, doing more
real good, perhaps, than any other indi-
vidual that has ever come among US, and
VIC consider it the most consummate
meanness to take The advantage of u man
whose designs seem to be in so small a
degree swayed by selfshness. Whatev-
er his objects are in travelling in this
strange way through the country, he
will at all events have the high and envi-
able satisfaction in rejecting when he
arrives at the end Of his peregrinations,
that he has relieved the wants and dis
lresses of many INDECENT members Of the
human family, who will long revcrborate
with grateful hearts, the praises Of the
laundering Piper"
He left town yesterday for Boston.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09
From the N. Y. Com. Advertiser.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.

The choice Of Judges Of elections, cores
ponding to our inspectors, took place in Phil
adelpha on Friday. Thirteen out of fifteen
wards were carried by the Wings, although
there is reason to apprehend that in the first
and third districts, the Tories have succeed
ed in choosing Electors favorable to DR.. Su-
therland and Gen. ASH as members of Cons
gress. That foul play was resorted to by the
Tories Is evident from the fact that in one of
the wards they counted in the street 4I5 votes
tor Judges, but when soon afterwards they
came to vote for Inspectors whore the illegal
votes could be detected, they polled only one
hundred and eighty-two votes !! So in an
other ward which the tories carried by small
majorty--thcy counted in the street FIVE
HUNDRED AND sIxTEEN VOTES, and yet at the
Polls mustered less Than four hundred.
In Locust Ward, young man by the name
of William Perry, was inhumanly stabbed in
the thigh with knife or dagger, which result
in his death. In the opinion of the physician,
the wound was made by two edged instru-
ment. The villain who perpetratod the act,
has not been discovered. Mr.. Perry was IA
young, amiablc, and respectable man, and
will be much regretted by all who knew him.
The election of Mcssrs. Harper and lnger-
soil, the Wing candidates from the city and
county of Philadelphia, is placed beyond rea-
sonablc doubt.
The following summary Of results is from
the Philadelphia Gazette:
In Southwark, the Jackson Ticket carried
by large majority. The election, we un-
derstand, will be contested, as many facts
calculated to prove that injustice was done to
the Wing voters, are in possession of our
friends. In the Northern Liberties the Wings
have carried three wards, and our opponents
three. The Seventh Ward will be contested.
In kensington, Ash has majority. In Spring
Garden each party has carried two wards
Blockley and Kingscssing, Oxford, Low Dub
lin, and Germantown have gone for the
Wings by large majorities.
From the country our returns 90 to prove
that intrigue, corruption and fraud have Civ
en- the enemies of Constitutional liberty a
temporary advantage-but of which, there is
no question that we shall give different and
more satisfactory account on the lith.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09
from Il l.ondon Paper.


| LONG SUSPENDED ANIMATION REsTORED.--
On Monday, the 9TH instant, while some boys
were bathing in Linlithgow Ioch, at a part
where the water dccpens upwards of fifty
feet in the space OF yard or two, one of them
in attempting to swim, got into deep water
and went down. His companions immediate
ly ran of to give the alarm; Il considerable
time elapsed before the body was got out
when it appeared US ifthe vital spark had hcd,
the body having been half an hour in the wa
ter. The following means were used to re-
store animation: Without losing one hloment
the body was placed by some gentlemen on
a sloping bank, the head being nearly eigh
teen inches higher than the feet. and in tins
position one of the gentlemen instantly put
his hand on the boys mouth, having the 9th
or on the abdomen, and applying his mouth 10
the nose, commenced blowing with all hiI
might, allowing the water To escape betwlXt
every blast, which came in great quantities
from both nose and mouth, being forced ont
by the injected air, and a slight pressure ON
the abdomen with the other hand; this opera
ton being continued for 10 or L. minutes -
with continual rubbing Of the legs, arms, ab-
domen and chest draught of air appeared
to be inhaled, and in little time restoration
slowly and teebly commenced; warm water
and ilannels were now got ami applied TO his
feet and body, which appeared to give cxcru-
ciating pain, the muscles of the feet becom-
ing much distorted, followed by the vomiting
OF considerable quantities of water, wrthing
and crying hyslcricaly fully an hour and Il
half elapsed before the boy recovered the use
of his eyes, which were fixed during the pro-
cess of rcsuscitation. Great praise Is due 10
the two men who, ut the risk of their lives,
brought the body ont of the water, all three
having gone down several times before reach
ing the shore. The boy is recovering slow
ly.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09
BRIGHTON MARKET.-OCT q
tRepot,d for the Daily Ady,r,i.., and ra,.,-,

AZ Market 2si0 Cattle, (say $40 Beeyes and
i9oo o'ores,l 265O sheep and 224O swine.
PRrcEs Beef Caite.-A few snle, oc Tho ,0.,
cn,'Ic were made on Saturday at a price which
'u"y corresponded with last week. Sales 10 J,v
We're rather dull and probably shade lower. va
quote prime at rs "a 5; good 4 a 4 so: (which
l375. ' WI" "' 30
s!ores--Dull ycarlings S5 s; two year old @ 9
IA; three yoar old IA S22. W" 70
Barrelling Cattle-A few were ,ake, H., A..
oarre'ler, but not enough to establ,h prices. wv
Cows x Calves-23 &c "a 32 and s:,G
u. nheeP--A lot Of ordinary at 25a / 80; mid.
ding at 90 so I75 1872 and 60, "u c'..
S275. u" 90 and
sw'ne-A large proportion at make, ve,s .o,a
vH-one lot half barrows at 4 I-s; ..y.r,i ,,,,s
&C. tso"ie Of which were more Than h,ITha,1o" os a.
one lot at 81, and one at 81, one 10, of ola Son,
hai Dnrrows at 3 5-s; one snall To-, sovvs a, oie
ana lot OF barrows at ~; at retail . a "A r.,
sows, and al % for barrows, plice var, mo a1
cofd'ng TO size aud quality
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09

From the N. Y. Commercial advertiser OF Thursday.
To THE PUBLIC.--I had intended, by the
advice Of several judicious friends, not to have
noticed any Of the statements of the lmpostor
Matthias, or the wild rumors growing out of
the delusion have been under in reference
TO him; but as the statements made by him in
his examination before the Police yesterday,
as published in the morning papers, are cal
culated to injure me seriously, think it best
to deny those statements the object of them
with Matthias being, no doubt, to crush me if
possible. have no objection that Matthias,
or any one else, should state the achote truth
in reference to any transaction of mine, but
that which is totally untrue, ] must protest
against, and when necessary,-meet and re-
flute.
Matthias stated in his examination yester-
day, that on one occasion he received from
me $4,000; this is true, as far it goes-but the
whole truth is this-that early in the present
year, sold property, for which the party
paid Inc about three o'Clock-too late to be
deposited in the Bank that afternoon. was
going to Hartford that afternoon in the steam
boat, and fearing to take Il in my pocket
left it in his charge for safe keeping until my
return, which was in about forty-eight hours;
30 that he did in fact receiue $4,000 from me,
and kept it until returned, when | received
it again from him.
The statement about a mortgage Of $4,000
either on my place at Sing Sing, or any other
property to secure that sum to that estate Of
Mrs. Folger, is totally untrue. No such mort
gage was ever given.
As it regards Mr.. Picrson having directed
that deed of Third street property should
be given, is entirely new to me-and he is
not living to state what he did say to Matthi-
as. know nothing about it, but do not
think he ever directed it, for the simple rea-
son that when he is said to have done it,
was largely in advance to him in joint specu-
lations, and he knew that felt no disposition
to be any moro so. All ask of my friends
is to be cautious in receiving the statements
Of this deceitful creature and leave me to
manage all my concerns with him. 10 all
who are interested can exhibit perfectly
clear statement of my concerns, and satisfy
them that have and shall act uprightly with
all men. BENZ. II. FOLGER.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09

making dash from behind bush, in an IN
stant hattened the head Of this dangerous
monster, with one blow of his club and al
though the body still undulatcd, like the
less, not being able to seize with its mouth
They Immediately hauled him up to the
branch of tree, and, as our cooks IN Europe
serve an eel, they skinned him, whilst the
poor animal was writing IN the agonies OF
pain. This snake was called the Libare, ana
measured 10 feet and a half in length.
+ Colonel 81. Glars Residence in tie W.hmt'es.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09
TIE WANDERING PIppR.-Tbis mys

The WANDERING PipER.-This mys-
terious gentleman arrived in this town on
Saturday last, and took lodgings at the
Newport Hotel. On Monday and Tues
day evenings he performed on the Scot
tish and Irish Bagpipes to very respect
able audiences at the Court-IIouse -
From the proceeds Of his performances
on those evenings, he made handsome
donation to the Dorcas Society Of this
place, for providing clothing for the
Poor.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09

ney or property from Folger, and if so, what
amount of money or description of property,
he answered: In my general character of
preacher, declare To all men, that will not
accept any thing from them rs Of their own
property; but If they have any property in
their possession which they believe to be
Gods property, then they are at liberty to
give to me whatever they please Of that pro-
perty, and this is the only way in which re-
ceive donations from any person whatever.
On being questioned if he recollected hav-
ing received from Folger, or any OF his fani-
ly, sums of money in gold, and If so, to what
amount, and in what description OF coin, he
replied: Mr. Folger and Mr.. Pierson repeat
edly declared to me, that they believed was
fully qualified to establish Gods kingdom up
on earth, and in conjunction with them |
erected the establishment on Zion Hill, for
which purpose they furnished money from
time to time. AS the father, | had control
over the funds, and in the progress OF the cs-
tablshment various moned transactions took
place between us, in which we mutually nc
commodatcd each other. Mr.. Folger on Sc
veral occasions furnished me with sums Of
money in exchange for bank notes Of his
own. have no particular recollection of the
five twenty dollar bills mentioned in Folger's
aHdavlt, ana Delleve IL 10 Dc mistake OF MS
] once received bank notes from him to the
amount of $27 co, and at various times other
sums, which / cannot remember. The gen.
eral fund for the establishment at Mount III
oil, and for the house No. 8, Third street,
wherein Mr.. Folger resides, amounted to ten
thousand dollars, including a mortgage on
that house to secure TO Mrs. Folger about
five thousand dollars, her separate estate
This sum is exclusive of about n thousand
dollars, expended in furnishing these two es-
tablishments, the bill for which Mr.. Folger
has in his possession. After Mount Zion had
been established, and after the transfer of the
property to me as the father, some difficulty
arose, and bill in chancery was filed against
me, and was required to give security for
ten thousand dollars, but to avoid further
trouble, re-conveyed the property. The
house and lot in Third Street were to have
been conveyed to me in the same manner,
and Mr.. Pierson had actually given orders for
the conveyance to be made out, but he died
before it could be executed. ! have nothing
further to say at present. Whereupon the
magistrate committed him for trial.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09
SUPREME COURT.

The trial Of Harris closed OH Saturday
morning last, and the case given to the jury,
who retired to their room where they remain
ed until Sunday morning, when they came in
to Court and declared they had not agreed on
verdict, and it was not probable they ever
would agree. The jury was then dismissed,
and the prisoner remanded to his cell, to take
another trial at the next term in March next.
The jury, we understand, were equally divid-
cd. Tho Court adjourned to the third Monday
of October next Provid. Herald IF yester-
day.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09

most Immediately practical. If the Irish pco-
pie exert themselves as they ought to do,
tithes will speedily be extinguished by law.
This is the point on which we ought all to
combinc--the constitutional extinction of
tithes. And for my part. will cooperate
with every "Liberal Club" which concurs in
that alone. feel strongly that we have this
game completely in our hands, and that ifthe
tthcs were once extinguished, the moral ef-
feet of victory over the Orange faction
would be to destroy their power forever.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09

The New York Gazette says-"If we did
not know the fact, we would not assert it, that
Cobbctts Life Of Gen. Jackson has been
stereotyped in this city, and about 5000 CO.
pies, at cents piece, are in the course of
publication, by the friends of the General,
with the vain hope of aiding the Tory cause
in the approaching elections.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09

MATTHIAS THE IMrosrER.-We have
given in this days paper, commencing
on our first page, full account from the
New " ork papers, Of the wicked career
Of this blasphemous imposter We agree
with the Salem Observer, that "there is
not parallel for it in the annals Of our
age and country. That men, who had
any claim to common sense and sanity,
could be so deluded, duped and gulled,
in this enlightened age, by an imposter
Of such rank, absurd and blasphemous
pretensions Of n vile imposter, almost
surpasses belief 1t proves, as thou
sand cases have before it, that many
minds arc lamentably inclined to the
idea Of new lights, new revelations, and
mysticism, in matters Of religion, ,-leav-
ing the plain and simple doctrines of the
religion Of our Savior;-that superstition,
on this point, often finds the weak side
Of human character"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09

CHARMING A SNAKE.-In the morning of
the Sd Of December, we awoke early, when
was much surprised by my friend, 1T. Baillie,
who called out, "A snake snake! look at
the snake :" We all started at him, lying
in his hammock, and to our astonislncnt. be-
held monstrous serpent twisted round the
rope which supported his hammock, with its
head at some distance above my friends, dart
ing out its forkcd tongue, and examining him
as he lay stretched below. "Lie still, "cred
the fiscal, "hc won't hurt you )" and calling
in two or three of the natives, he pointed 4
out to them One Of these men advancing
towards it, caught its eye with his own: The
animal now appeared to move its whole BODY
with fear or pleasure. The native stepped
backwards, without turning the sight of his
eye from the fierce orbit Of his enemy; and
as he kept backing, the snake, with his head
steadily advancing, gradually uncoilcd his
body from the rope, round which it was twin
ed. AT length its whole body, trailing on the
ground, moved slowly along after this colour
cd man-cye fixed upon cyc--unti a youth.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09

Important .Ncdicai Discouny.--Two phys.
clans at Gottngcn, have. it is declared. late.
iy discovered that the oxyhydrat of iron. IL an
iniallible antldote against arsencal poison.-
As the oxyhydrat of iron is perfectly innocu-
Gus, this discovery is peculiarly interesting.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09
NEWPORT,


Tom TRicKs.-Thcre is in this town
a political outcast who is employed by
the tory party to do up some Of their dir
W jobs-such for instance, among others,
as reporting about streets, in shops, Gel
lars, sc. that Mr.. A. and MIR. b. sc.
&C., whig members Of the Legislature,
will, to his certain knowledge, vote for
the tory candidate for Senator at the
meeting Of the Assembly on the last
Monday in this month. The only oh
ject this miscreant can have by asserting
such palpable falsehoods, is to create
suspicious among their political friends,
Of the integrity Of the members thus ca
Illuminated. Now it is a fact perfectly
well known to every intelligent person
in this State at all acquainted with its
politics, that there is at this time deci-
ded whig majority in the Legislature,
and as sure as the Legislature shall
meet in Grand committee at the coming
session, just SO surely will there be O.
lected to the United States Senate,
true and genuine whig.
The tool of the Tory party referred
to in the preceding paragraph, who is
known to be the particular friend Of Gov.
Francis-and at whose bidding, His Ex-
cellency last August, roved himself across
lhe Bay from Prudence to Portsmouth,
on an electioneering scoUT,-this tool,
we say, publicly declares that his friend,
His Excellency John Brown Francis,
will be elected Senator to Congress
and that therefore Elisha r. Potter, and
VIM. Sprague, Jr. are entirely out Of the
question as candidates for that Office
Now we are very curious to know what
old Tecumseh will say to all this Be
that Us it may, howevcr,-as little us we
care about the gentleman last referred
to, we cannot but say in justice TO him,
that he is not dealt by with any sort of
fairness or generosity by this spaniel Of
his, whom he had purchased for his own
use as far back as i824-the time we well
rccolloct, as well as the price which was
paid for the thing But these little mat
ters give us no concern, for we rely up
on the truth ofthe old adage-that when
a certain description of folks fall out, ho-
nest men obtain their rights.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-09

CoNNEcTIcUT ELEcTIoN.--Thc election IN
Connecticut, to supply three vacancies in the
present Congress from that State, took place
on Monday. A few scattering returns have
been received, but not sufficient to enable us
to form any opinion as to the result.