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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

REMARKABLE CIRcUMsTAHcE,-David
thompson, an old soldier who fought eigh.
" years ago at the siege of Fort William
Henry, when it surrendered 10 the French
under Mon'calm, died lately at Easton.
IN. H.)at the age Of 100 years. His grand
mother was Mary Haugb,on. who died in
l7oS aged one hundred and five. II is re
lated OF her by the Lowell Courier that al
the sinking ofPort Royal, in Jamaica, by
an earthquake. she cluug 10 the sill of
her house, fioa,ed away on it, and was Ia.
ken OFT by a vessel safe. when all but three
OF the inhabitants OF that i'll fsted town
perished in the ruins. Several years had e.
lapsed after the disaster. when there came
TO the tavern in Dorchester, IN. II
where she served as a waiting woman, a
traveller, whom she instantly recognized
as her husband. He was at sea when their
house was sunk. and had never before re.
ceived tidiDgs of her.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

DEATH OIL Cor. LANE.-Recent adyices
from Florida mention the death of Lieut.,
Col. LANE, of the u. S Army(son of the
Hon Amos Lane, of Illinois, by his own
hand. The act was committed at For,
Drane, whittier he had just arrived after a
difficult march. and was accomplished by
falling upon his sword, the hilt being pla.
ced on the ground for that fatal purpose.
Col. LANE had been advanced by Gen. Jes
up TO the command of the friendly Creeks
and one hundred regulars. With this force,
as we learn from the Globe. he made his
way TO the banks of the Withlacoochie
from Tampa Bay. to cooperate with Gov.
CALL, who approached the river from the
opposite direction. When Col. LANE reach
ed the river he found that Gov. CALL had
refrigerated to Fort Diane. to which place
he had orders to follow. He succeeded in
extricatlng himself from his difficult posi-
ton, and about two hours after his Juno.
lion with Gov. CALL, at Fort Drane, ter.
minated his life as above mentioned There
is no cause assigned, or conjecture hazard
ed. as to the motive which induced the act
baltimore Patriot
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10
BERKELEY

WHIGs TRIUMPHANT THE cleo
ton for Electors of President and Vice
President, which took place on Monday
last, shows that the people of Berkeley
are steadfast in their adherence to tho
cause Of the constitution and laws
that they remain interrupted and "un-
terrified" amid all the evils ofthe times.
They have spoken to those who would
chain them to the car Of the dictated
successor, in a voice that cannot but be
heard, and that will lot fail to be re.
m%embered. A majority of one hundred
and twenty of the voters-ofthe people
OF Berkeley-hasb been obtained against
the %pretensions Of the dictator and his
intended ces and a still greater,
would have been obtained, had all of
the Wing voters attended the polls.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

will keep up a brisk demand in our
market, and sustain such prices as will
prove highly remunerative TO the far.
mer.
At home the prospect is not less en-.
c~ouraging the sugar and cotton crops,
it is believed, will be greater than for
several years past.
We have reaso to be grateful hat
Providence has been so kind in her dis
pensation TO US, and while we regret
that our eastern brethren have not
been as fortunate as ourselves, we arc
happy that we have such an abundance
as will permit US TO supply their wants.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

turkish METHOD OF TREATING HORSES
tom. Porter has sent the account Of a
singular cure wrought by a Turkish farri
err upon one Of The commodore's horses
which was foundered.
THE Turk said" writes the commodore
that the horse must be bled on the inside
OF his diseased leg. He put a nippe, on his
nose TO keep him steady then took up the
left leg. and crossing it over the right, gave
It TO an attendant, he then struck his Ian.
cet into the vein a little above the fe.lock
joint, and took from it about three pounds
Of blood the vein bled very freely. He
now said he bad taken enough; he then
went to the very opposite side Of the leg.
and striking his lancet into a vein above
knee joint a single drop Of blood cxuded,
and both that and the first opened vein in
s'anily ceased bleeding. There may be no
novelty in this but il certainly asfonishes
me TO find that opening two veins in the
limbs stopped both from bleeding; such,
however, is the fact, for | witnessed il. He
desired that the horse should rest the next
day, that be should be rode with great vi.
%oience, until he was in profuse perspiration,
the diseased limb then TO be rubbed with
salt, Ito which ! added a pint of hot bran.
dy,) then rubbed dry, and then walked a.
bout until cool and covered with blankets:
The process TO be repeated next day, which
was done, and alllameness from that time
disappeared; the horse The third day, was
perfectly well.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10
LATE AND FROM r1op,n.

LATE ANT IMPORTANT FRO FLORIDA.
by an extra from the 81. Augustine Her
AID received last night We learn that the
governor had passed the SGwannee near
Old Town with twelve hundred volunteer
lennesseeans and one hundred and TWEEN
ty live ~FIorldians, all mounted. On their
quite to Fort Dfane seven Indians were
killed and several ofthe spies 10 advance
shot oy The unerring rifles of the voIun.
teers. -Four more were killed AT Withla
coochee thirteen Indians were killed WIN
did not fire a shot; and several of their wo
men and children taken prisoners. About
three miles from the Negro Town, three
hundred Tennesseeans pressed on too far
and returned with three killed and seven
wounded by our unseen foe. Major Cor
don was wounded in the breast by a spep,
ball; and his company could not pass a riy
er IN consequence of the high state Of The
water The object Of the expedition. a
junction with Col. Lane, was carried into
eject the enemy's strong hold had been
discovered, and would soon be attacked
Their powder is nearly exhausted. and there
IS "a large peace party among them. On
The 18th The advanced guard attacked and
routed a strong party of Indians, and took
Twelve female prisoners.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

LooK OFT FOR CoUNTERFETTs.-
Two individuals calling themselves r..
>. Condan or James Scaggs, and Rich.
ard Heath, who had been arrested up.
on two separate charges of passing
counterfeit money, were tried before
an examining court in this place, on
Monday last, and remanded to prison
for further trial at the mex Superior
Court.
The notes passed, together with
those taken from the bed in which one
OF the individuals was sleeping when
arrested, amounting in ali to about
Sl240,) are 20's on the Bank of Vir.
ginia, payable at Charleston, and SIS
on the Farmers Bank, payable at
~Lynchburg. They were travelling in
company, and represent, as we under.
stand, that they had been engaged in
taking a drove of horses to market.
and at the time of their arrest. were
returning to their place of residence in
Cabell county. Considerable public
interest was manifested at their trial.
but as their cases have not been finally
disposed of, it would be improper at
this time to detail any further particu.
lars of the testimony against Them
Fancasiie Dem.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

expect anything but constant and :;
creasing fluctuation and uncerta;,,v
the money concerns of the countrv
business must diminish, and public con.
fdence decrease difficulty, upon de.
Guilty will continue to accumulate.
and for WHAT for public good. Or
national benefit No; for no,b;nn
save to minister to the corrup, des;ra.
and unchastened aspirations Of nol;,;o.i
~Partisans, and to aid in its efsor,s
faction, that is resolutely ben, unou
clutching within its grasp, eyerv tb;nn
connected with the administration -
government, that will yield strength r.
a party, or profit and reward 10 i.
members. How strangely does spch
conduct contrast with the ~inaupu,.l
declarations of President Jackson a.
the pure and public spirited administrs.
tons Of his predecessors
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

ERRATuM.-In the proceedings ofthe
public meeting, held at Falling Waters,
on the 30th ult., to express its opinion
as to the division ofthe county, as pub
lished last week, it was stated that the
meeting was held at the Falling Water
Church. We are requested to state,
that the meeting was not held in the
church, but in the Mill of Alexander
Stephen, esq.
The mistake was inadvertently made
by the gentleman who communicated
a copy ofthe proceedings.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

One of the most satisfactory signs of
the doubtfulness Of Mr.. Van Buren's
election, that we have seen, is n calcu.
Iation in a late number of the Rich.
mond Enquirer, which elects him bv
but a single electoral vote. If so zeal.
u and partial a friend as Mr.. Ritchio
can elect his favorite by but a single
vote, on paper. his chance of succeed.
ing must be gloomy indeed Wash.
,ngtorinn.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

HE DANvILLE AFFRAY.-Messrs.
James M. Smith, and Marcellus Bell.
having made their appearance, on
Thursday last, the grand Jury of Pitt.
syivan'a county refused to bring in true
bills against them, on the charge Of as.
saulhng Mr.. Terry, and shooting Mr..
White with intention to kill, in the af.
fray that took place in DanviIIe on the
Goth ofAugusl last, notice Of which has
appeared in the public papers. The
consequence is their release from anv
further prosecution.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

thenceforth irresponsible Executive
lie will practically restore the most
odious features Of the Seditior Law
without the forInalities Of a Compress.
ional enactment. He will have broken
down the only obstruction that now ex.
lists to Presidential misruIe-for the i'm.
parchment of a President, with the no.
wei in his hands Of swaying the action
OF Congress by the immense and daily
accumulatIng patronage at his disposal,
50 far from being efficient in restrain
ing his official action within defined
constitutional limits, is justly laughed
at as an impossible event. EIe viii, in
one word, have placed the president a.
boye the constitution, and converted
that instrument into a useless parch.
ment, which had better be at once con
signed TO the flames, than to be care
fully enrolled in the public archives,
as a perpetual monument Of the banled
exertions of our forefathers 10 secure
the Liberties Of their p~osterity by paper
deiences.-Lynchburg Trgintan.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

MISUNDERSTANDING was want.
ed to seal the fate Of Van Burenism !,
Maryland it was aptly furnished by the
" rule or ruin" I" nineteen" Van Bu.
rem and his party are routed "Hor,e
foot, and dragoons." We learn from
a gentleman just from Baltimore tina,
Harrison's majority in the State is a.
bout 5000. We have received no re-.
turns, except from Baltimore civ and
Washington county, two strong holds
OF Van Burenism. In the two there
was an aggregate majority of more
than 1000 at the September election
Tor Van Buren,. At the October elec.
ton it was reduced 20 less than 900.
And in November to 10, and 10 tho,
is on the other side.
Harrison, Van Buren,.
baltimore City, 1894 5742
Washington co., 1853 1888
1887 1915
BY the same gentleman we learn
that as far as the vote of Pennsylvania
was heard from in Baltimore Van Bu~
rem had lost more than 1000 of his ma.
Jority in October. The remainder of
his October majority wont make a
breakfast for the Western Wings.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS toad
eater in the legislature of Arkansas,
has introduced a resolution, ~instructing
the Senators of that new State to sig
nalize their devotion to the reignine
MobocrGi, by voting for Mr.. Benton's
Infamous ~Expunging Resolutions. We
presume the new Senators hardly nee
ded any instructions, being prepared,
without them, to obey any orders that
may be given by their master. But it
is well that they should procure such
instructions, if possible, to which they
may appeal IN after times as a shield
from public scorn, when, the sober
judgment of the nation restored, the
people shall wonder at the madness
that induced them to trample their con.
stltution in the dust, as an emoIlient to
the wounded sensibilities of n d~espotic
President. We had hoped, however.
that the fate of the Virginia Expung.
ing Instructions, resulting, as they did
IN a contemplate abortion, would have
deferred other Commonwealth from
from placing themselves in the same
dIsgraceiul attitude. Although as was
well observed in the second Address OF
the Central Committee, those instruc.
tons were Enthusiastically precise and mi
mute, the labor of some half. dozen
grannlss, who threw the State into con-
vuIslon by their clamorous call for sius.
tlce to the Hero yet they remain un-
eXecuted-willuIly unexecuted bv the
special pIenipotentiary whom they no.
nored with the high dignity ofmutilator
OF the Senate's journals, and ~desecrator
OF The constitution. Their ambassador
1t IS true, has made a speech-but aE.
forwards annihilated; as he and his ar
guments were, by the mastery reply OF
Mr. Leigh, he permitted the whole sub
ject to sleep the sleep of death-just as
it would have done. had the instructions
never been given-had Mr.. Tyler ne.
yer resigned-and had Mr.. Rives re-
NAMED at his seat in Albemarle, in
stead of posting to Washington as the
eXecutoner Of the weighty mandates
OF me most ignorant and mischievous
BODY Of demagogues and c~harlatans
tnat ever convened in the walls of the
virginia Capitol. Perhaps, at the next
session. however, the Virginia Senator
aided by his new colleague. who will
take the place Of Mr.. Leigh, and back.
ed by the fresh B~entonian ~recru;ts fror
Arkansas, will proceed to obey these
instructions. And according to the an.
proved doctrines Of the times, he will
have achieved "glory enough" bv
prostrating the freedom ofspeech in the
halls Of the Senate, at the feet Of a
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

A TRAVELLING PAUPER.-The 9TH
or day an old man, Of rather decent
appearance, presented himself at the
Commissioners Office, as a candidate
for admission TO the aims house. His
countenance struck Col. Mann as one
not altogether unknown to him, and so
ne stated to the applicant. "Seen me
before. dye say 2" said the old man
why to be sure you have. We're no
strangers, | assure you; or at least
we ought'nt to be, for I've been in
your almshouse this many a year.
But you see, about fifteen months ago
| got a little tired Of my old home, and
took a notion to travel a bit, and went
Oft to Boston, and got into the aims.
house there. 1t was pretty good, and
| made myself tolerably comfortable
and c%ontented, though the overseers
didn't mean | should; and at last, to
get rid ofme, they offered to pay my
passage to Norfolk, Virginia. Well,
| went and got into the poor house
there /; but ! made a precious poor bar
gain of it, | tell you.-Hogs fat and
hommony, and hommony and hogs fat,
was all the variety ofthat concern; so
you may be sure | didn't stay long, but
made my way to Richmond. There |
found the poor house fare a little bet.
ter than at Norfolk, but no touch at all
to what ! vas used to SO tarrying
there long vas out of the question:
The next place | stopped at was Bal
tlmore, and | must say for Baltimore
that its poor house accommodations are
not to be sneered ut, and | should have
made out right well there, hadn't it
been that the company was entirely
too promiscuous for a New York anti.
niger man. | got along with it aslong
as | could stand il, but hat wasn't a
great while and so l packed off, and
here | am again, Colonel, ready for my
old quarters. There's no place like
home,' Colonel. Let them travel that
will, but Bellevue is as good a resting
place as | want" And at Bellevue
the old man made up his bed the same
night, and in the morning was found
lying in it with a %countenance perfect.
~ placid and serene-in death.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

SOUTH CAROLINA The returns bave
not all been received, but sufficient is
known TO render it certain that the follow
ing gentleman have been elected to Con
gress:
Hugh S. Legare. in place of Henry l..
Pinekney.
Waddy Thompson. re elected.
Francis W. Plckens, re elected.
John K. Griffin, re. elected.
William X. Clowney, in place of James
Rogers
Franklin Fl. Elmore, in place of James
II. Hammond.
II. Is. Smith. in place ofW. j. Gravson
John P. Richardson in place of r. b.
Campbell.
John Campbell re. elected.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

The effects of the Treasury Circular
are beginning TO be seen. Specie has almos,
entirely disappeared from circulation: and
as Tor gold, but precious little of it has ey
er sl'stened in this part of the country. al.
though we were promised floods of ii two
or three years since.-rhe jacksonville
Patriot says: In this place you cannot now
OBTAIN specie for a five dollar bill' The
paper circulation is becoming daily more
appreciated, and general resort must be
had, by our merchants and business men
generally, to a system Of shaving. They
w'l be doing injustice to themselves, should
they continue TO sell their goods at fair pri
ces-recelve uncurrent and deprecated
paper at par in payment-and then pass il
over to the broker at a discount of three
hVe, and ten per cent, for gold and silver.
or such meney as will be received at the
desk Of the bank.-St. Louis Republican,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION

4AS4
We find the following news from
the keystone State IL an extra from
the Williamsport Bonner dated Nov.
7 1886.
The following glorious news was re-
celved last evening, by a gentleman
from Chambersburg direct, and may
be relied upon as substantially correct.
The Key Stone State will give Harri-
son, the Hero of Tippecanoe, a major.
ity of at least twenty thousand.
Dauphin CO., Van Buren, majority
at the October election, 225 majority
for Harrison in November $50; Wing
gain, e75.
Somerset CO., Harrison majority i'm
October, S7e; in November, 1900;
gain, 62S.
Franklin CO., Van Buren, majority in
October, 81 !; Harrison majority in No.
vember, 440 gain, sol.
Philadelphia City, Harrison majority
In October, 2243 in November, 2706;
gain 465.
Adams CO., Harrison majority in
October, 81 /; in November, 400 gain
800.
Chester co., Harrison majority in
October, 100; in November, 500;
gain, $50.
Lancaster CO., Harrison majority in
October, ll79; in November, 2O74;
gain, s95.
Bedford co., 6 districts heard from,
harrison majority, AGA.
Cumberland CO., Van Buren, major
lty in October, 1874 in November,
200; V. B. gain, rs.
York CO., Van Buren, majority in
October 952; in November 700; Wing
gain 253.
yuniatta, majority for Harrison, 200.
Lebanon, in part, do. $50
City of Pittsburgh, do. $50.
Fayette 5 districts, do. $50.
Majority for Harrison, as far as
heard from. $3.50.
Since the above was in type we have
received the following additional re-
turns, by Wednesdays mail.
Harrison. Van Buren,.
Junlatta, mai. I29
Miflin, 4 dis. 81
Bedford, 700
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

CLARKE.-We learn that Clarke CO.
has given a majority for Van Buren,
of 80.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10
following is the result

Ofthe $50 votes given for the Wing
Ticket, 81 were for Harrison, 7, for
Judge White, and two for Harrison
or White" About so of the Van Blu.
rem votes were cast for Johnson as
Vice President.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-10

JEFFERsoN.-We have not the re.
turns of votes from Jefferson, but learn
that the Wing majority is l31.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-03-21
STOP THE wIyEEr.

y. STOLEN from my stable, near Camp
N2A. bell Courthouse, ON the night Of the l2lh
in>l., dark bay roam M>Rr, little below the
middle SIC, haNing Il 81 SIX or eight inches in
LENGTH on the Icli side across the ribs (occasoncd
by cut about the point reached by the saddle
skirt; seal over one OF her eyes made hv cut
tiny oil wait 3; no star in the forehead She is
in good order, Ia. long man and TIL, carries
her head low, and both trotS and PAGES. aud is
good deal rubbed on the sides with the saddle.
will give reward of ten dollars for the return
OF the Mare and twenty dollars for the apprchen-
sion oithe Felon.-lntormdto by letter from any
che WHO has Sren Mare answering this de,criI,-
ton, will be gladly received.
DANIEL MARR
Feb -
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-03-21
POLITICAL.
a thought suggested by tho New xear.

By CAMPBELL.
The more We live. more brief appear
Our hfe's succeeding stages;
A day to childhood seems year,
And years like passing ages
The Gladstone current of our youth,
Ere passion YET disorders,
Steals ling ring, like river smooth
Along il. grassy borders
Bxt. as the care-worn cheek grows wan,
And sorrows shafts fls thicker,
Ye stars that measure life to man
Why seem sour courses quicker
When iovs have lost their bloom aud breath.
And life itself IS sapid.
Why, as we reach the Falls OF Death,
Feel We It's tide more rapid
II ma, be s,ranee--yet "ho would change
Times course tosloserspeedine
When one BY one our friends have soue
And left our bosoms bleeding
Heaven gives our years OF fading strength
ludemnifsing feetness;
And those II youth, a seeming length
Proportioned 10 their sweetness
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-03-21
.'sOsasicsar 'a'OEsSGsl.
March / |

e This celebrated Racer and gctter
az ~ Of Racers will stand this season.
lsp' i',., ,I E at my stable ., al Hal
serve Mares, 1T slNy dollars the season, payable al
It's cxplrttion winch Will be ON the 18th Of July urNt
one hundred dollars 10 insure, payable the
Mare Is known 10 be IN ioal. parted with one dol
lar, cash IL the groom. Large and extensive pastu-
rage GRATIS, and nucs Will be fed, if required At -
cents day. No responsibility for accidents or es-
capeS, but eFelv plaeautIou taken to prevent them.
MONSIEUR TONSNN HAS made himself So
well known by hls unliyallcd achievements ON tire
1uri, and the particular distinction of his Colts or
running well. beautiful appearance, fine action, aud
selling high 10 render further notice unncce essay
Those vic drsfr 10 see detailed account of his
pedigree aud performances are referred 10 the Ame-
,rran Farmer volume oh, page 800 and also 10 the
Inft Register and Sporting Magazine, tor January
1881. NM W. HURT
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