Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-07-17

House Of Representatives, 10 deliver an eulogium
ON the character Of Lafayette at the opening Of
the next session Of Congress.
Fourth Of July at Richmond. THE public
guard and the volunteer corps turned out and
performed their evolu,ious. The volunteers
dined at Buchanan Spring, delightful retreat
about mile from the city. Benjamin Watkins
Leigh, our able Senator, dined with them, and
on being toasted, made brief speech, and gave
the following toast.
By b. W. Leigh. The tree of Liberty
Planted by our fathers, and watered by their
blood; we will not suffer il TO be bIighted by cor.
ruption or uprooted by violence.
The National Intelligencer Of the 10Th inst.
states, that the President of the United States
had left Washington for the Hermitage, where
he intends remaining until the month of October.
The Cabinet, after The various changes which
il has undergone, is composed as follows:
John Forsyth, Secretary ofState; Levi Wood
bury, Secretary of the Treasury; Lewis Cas-,
Secretary of War; Mahlon Dickerson, Secretary
Of the Navy; William T. Barry, P. NJ. General;
Benjamin +. Butler, Attorney General.
"Of wih has head: SO much for Buckingham"
Considerable disturbance was caused in Boston
and Whereabouts, not long since, by small piece
OF homage to the powers that be, on the part of
Captain Elliott Of the navy. He had caused
wooden likeness Of General jackson to be pre-
pared, with the intention Of placing il on the
bows off the trusty old fri2ate Constitution. The
people of Boston and Chariestown, thinking
that General jackson had, by his acts, proved
himself totally unfit to preside ov the fate
and fortunes of the Constitution, show d some
symptoms of determination TO Intercept the ef-
hsy on its way TO the navy yard. But il appears
that II arrived safely, and was placed upon the
frigafe, where II was reserved for q few weeks,
to meet the fate described below;
The Figure Head.-There was considerable
excitement IN the city yesterday, in consequence
of the decapitation ofthe figure of General jack
son, recently placed as iigure-h head on the fri
gate Constitution. Il appears that during the
night Of "Wednesday, the head OF this wooden
Image was sawed OF by some person or persons
unknown. IL Is rather mysterious affair. The
Constitution hes at The Navy Yard, between
two seventy tours. and il is understood, that
guard, or watch, is continually kept on board.
Ii seems impossible that the deed could have
been executed without discovery, notwithstaad-
ing that the night was dark and rainy. The
he ad, which has thus been severed from ts trunk,
it is said, was at least twenty five feet above the
surface OF the water II is the opinion of several
intelligent men who examined the premises yes
terdsy, that the perpetrators must have gone TO
their work through the Navy Yard.
1t was reported last evening that Commodore
Elliot had offered one thousand dollars for the
discovery OF the person o~persons who commit
ted the deed Boston Cour.
The Poles.-The Boston Transcript says that
contributions were taken on Sunday the 29th
ult, at Doct Channing's church in that city, and
that $s2,432 were collected. Among this sum
was check in the following words:
''Pay to Count Pulaski, my commander at the
battle of Brandywine. his brethren or bearer,
one hundred dollars. HENRY PURKErT."
Col. Purkctt, who took this method Of evinc-
ing his sympathy for the countrymen of his old
commander, was a sergeant in Pulaski's troop.
He is now eighty years Of age.
A good one.-The best joke we have heard
for some time is embraced IN the following toast
gwen AZ inc wing SciepIdtioh ~ LeesDu 3
(Loudon CO. } on the Goth of June. Mr.. Robin
son is known among his contemporaries at the bar
by the familiar nick name Of Jack
BY Guest Mr.. Speaker Stevenson: May
his place. in the house Of representatives. be FL
led as quickly the citizens Of his late distric,
can say Jack Robinson.
A fire broke out in druggists store in the CT
ty of New York, the night of the first Of July
by which the lives of two individuals were lost
after the flames had been mainly subdued. They
remained with others in the lower part of thu
building, for the purpose Of keeping the fire un
der, and were crushed by the falling in Of thu
roof and part of the walls. Two or three othe
persons were seriously injured.
Sudden Death. Tuesday last
/ Mr.. David Spielman, of Hagerstown
| went out to assist his father in. law il
his harvest field. In the evening h,
mounted his horse and started for home
distance of little more than half
| mile. Shortly afterwards, he wa
found on the road, dead, having, it
supposed, fallen from his horse in
state of exhaustion, in consequence G
the extreme heat, or from drinking
cold water. Mr.. S. was an indusiri
Gus, worthy young man; and has left
wife and two children to deplore hi
loss.-Torch Light.
Appropriate honors to the memory
Lafayette have been paid at Richmond
Raleigh At Richmond. Chief JustiC
Marshall walked in procession as one
the pail bearers. At Raleigh, after pr,
cession, the Governor Of the State ID.
Swain. ESQ., delivered an eloquent eul
GUM upon the character Of our lamentt
friend.-Bait. Am.