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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-04-26
AuprroR's Orr1cn, April S. 1897.


Sir: l send you copy Of the act o.
the late General Assembly, imposing
taxes for the support of Government
the present year, emitting only The So.
cond section thereof, which exclusive.
ly relates to the taxes on Law process,
&C., and does not cnno within the
range Of your official duties.
By late act TO amend the Revenue
laws, it is made the duty of the Clerks
of the Circuit Superior Courts 10 fur.
nish the Commissioners annually, with
u list Of all DEGREES of partition and Of
all depises Of real property recorded in
their respective Courts--wiih correct
descriptions ofthe property, as TO guam.
THY and location--so as to enable you
to assess the same according 10 law.
The duty Of furnishing transfers of re.
al property has heretofore only been
required from the Clerks Of the county
and corporation courts.
have discovered want Of unifor-
nifty in the classification of carriages.
The vehicle called barouche is clear
ly four wheeled pleasure carriage,
and ought not to be classed with Jer.
sey wagons and carryals. find al
so, variance in the construction OF
the act passed goth February, 1888,
(see Sess. Acts, page ~ which direct.
ed the commissioners, in the valuation
of" manufacturing or other mills" to
include the value of all machinery and
fixtures attached thereto. Some have
supposed that the terms ofthe act were
restricted to such mills as were EN-.
ployed in the manufacture Of bread
stuffs, but apprehend they are suffi.
GENTLY comprehensive to embrace all
other manufactures, whether Of cotton,
woollen, paper, oil, &C., unless speci.
ally exempted by law.
| beg leave to repeat The request that
your land and property books should
be transmitted to this Office within the
period designated by law.
Very respectfully, yours,
*. JAS. f. HEATH, auditor.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-04-26

MOLLY Downs, OF YARMourH.-
The venerable Mrs. Molly Downs, Of
Yarmouth, (Cape Cod,) has received
under the act OF the last Congress, ma
king provisions for the widows of sol.
diers killed in the Revolutionary war,
pension which will render the short
remnant of her life as comfortable as
freedom from pecuniary necessity can
render it. Mrs. Molly, for so we learn
from the Yarmouth Register she was
called in old times, and new times, and
finally for all times, for she has been
no changelng, was married in the
year TIT to Benjamin Downs. One
month after marriage there was loud
call for soldiers to defend the country.
Benjamin was ofproper age & strength,
and spirit, and the patriotic town of Var
mouth during the whole war in no case
admitted of draught-all were volun-
teers. Benjamin's patriotism swallow.
ed up all other feelings, and love of
self and wife were lost in love of coun.
try and love Of duty, and he enlisted
for three years, and went into the ar
my, where he soon died.
Mrs. Molly has ever since, for six.
ty years, been the widow Molly Downs;
SO long that few of the present genera
ton ever knew that her husband died
in the service of his country. She
mourned as others have mourned, and
often thought Of Benjamin, and for a
time spoke of him; but it were worse
than vain to speak of one known to no
one but herself. Thus she lived-a
wife of thirty days, and widow of
sixty years-her only treasure the
memory of her young husband, the
patriot martyr; and her country, then
poor in all but the valor and patriot.
isms Of her sons, now rich and able to
discharge its debt of gratitude, has pla-
ced on its pension list the name OF the
widow-Molly Downs, of Yarmouth.
boston Transcript.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-04-26
BERxELEY County, CouRr,,
March Term. 1887.

March Term, 1881.
TIME following named persons are sp.
II pointed Commissioners. to superin
tend the ensuing election. to be held for
the county Of Berkeley, viz:
AT THE COURT HOUSE.
Benjamin Comegys. William Gregory
Isaac S Lauck, Peter Gardner, and vii
liam G Burns.
AT GARARDsTowN.
Dougal Campbell, William Maslin, Eb
enezer Coe, William Watson, and Thorn.
as Russell.
At BACK CREEK.
Edward Winning, l.. Hen.haw, Henry
Everhart, Washington Robinson, and ia
cob Myers.
AT HEDGESvILLE.
Barton Campbell, John Tabb, William
Pendleton, Hezekiah Hedges, and John
Hedges.
AT FALLING WATERS.
Archibald Sherer, Silas Harlan, Thorn
as Lemon, John Kisinger, and Daniel b
Morrison.
A Copy.-Teste,
HARRISON WAITE, c. n. O.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-04-26
LIGHT WAGON roH ssxH.

HNHE undersigned have on hand a new
n light WAGON, suitable for one or
two horses. which they will dispose of on
reasonable terms for cash, paper, or coun.
try produce. WILCOX g. JOB,
March -, lsS7.-tf
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1837-04-26

rent or annual value on every Ii.
cense for selling goods, wares, msr.
chandize, and other articles of foreign
or domestic growth, production or ma
nufacture, or both or either at the
same place, 10 a wholesale merchant
sixty dollars, and to retail merchant
twenty dollars; OF every licence to
vendue master, sixty dollars; on every
license 10 broker, sixty dollars on
every license TO sell foreign lottery
tickets, and lottery tickets in lotteries
authorized by the laws of this Com
monweal,h, FIVE hundred dollars; on
every license TO sell lottery tickets in
such lotteries only as are authorized
by the laws of this Commonwealth.
sixty dollars; on every license to a
hawker or pedlar to sell or barter
goods, wares, merchandise, aud other
articles Of foreign or domestic growth,
production, or manufacture, Except
the article of clocks,) in each county
or corporation where he or she shall
sell or barter any ofthe aforesaid arti.
cies, twenty. five dollars; on every Ii.
cense to hawker or pedar dealing in
Tin and pewter only, in each county or
corporation where he or she shall trade
ten dollars; on every license to a
hawker or pedlar dealing either Who'll.
ly or partly in clocks, in every county
or corporation where he or she shall
trade, one hundred dollars on every
license to an exhibitor of "a public show
thirty dollars, in each county or cor.
poraiion where the same shall be exhi.
bited.
$. Be it further enacted, That all
clocks which shall be offered for sale
by hawker or pedlar shall be deemed
to have been manufactured without the
limits Of this Commonwealth, and be
liable to taxation, unless the Commits.
sioner of the Revenue or other reven.
ne officer, within whose district such
clocks shall be offered for sale, shall
be fully satisfied that the same were
bona fde of the manufacture Of thi:
State.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

IMPORTANT DECISION. case of some
importance to travellers as tried in the
Court of Common Pleas, Boston, on
Tuesday. 1t was an action for DANA
ges brought by William Lowther, Jr.
against Benjamin Wrighton, stage dri-
yer, for an assault, Plaintiff took an in
side seat in the coach at Providence. On
arriving at Pawtucket, the defendent re-
quested him to take an outside seat to ac-
commodate some ladies who wished a
passage. He first declined, but being told
that the ladies must take the outside if he
refused, he got out, Of the coach, took his
valise, and said he would go no farther.
The driver then demanded twenty five
cents fare, which Lowther refused to pay
and Writhton then seized him by the
collar, and threw him against the wheels
ofthe coach and took the valise from him.
The valise contained money and other
valuable property. and Lowther, rather
than part with it got upon the top of the
coach and came to Boston, and brought
this action for damages.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

"A FAcr.-A stage passenger took
breakfast the other morning at tavern
between this place and Boston, and ham
ded the landlord a five dollar note of the
u. s. Bank, which he took, after eyeing
the rag very closely, and handed the
gentleman back four dollars in bills and
afifty cent piece the traveller took stage
again, and had proceeded ten or twelve
miles, when the landlord came mp on
horseback, with the u. S. note in his
5hand--"Taint good un--ther's dis
count Of ten per cent" We'll how much
shall give youl' said the traveller. -Four
dollars fifty, replied the inconsiderate
landlords "a goodJackson man by the way.
Four and a halfl Agreed hand me the
bill.' He then handed the landlord the
same four dollars and half he had that
morning taken from him, and pocketing
his U. S. Bank bill. he proceeded on his
journey. He thus got his breakfast gra-
lis, without breaking FIVE dollar note
that commands a premium in many pla.
ces, and is at par every where.-Clare-
mont Eagle.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

SurcIDH AND MuRDnR.-The Indiana
published al Charleston, Ind. states that
an individual named Cole, formerly resi-
dent Of that county, succeeded in obtain
ing promise from young girl, whose
parents live near. New Lexington, in that
state. 70 elope with him. They .procee-
ded on their way 10 Vernon, where he
became very much intoxicated, and seat
ing himself beside his victim on a log by
the way side he deliberately drew a knife
from his bosom and plunged it into her
breast. With one scream, that brought
the neighbors to the spot, she expired.
The murderer Instantly fled.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

FROM New Observation-Disclosures
Townsend, Esq, has been recognized as
Texian consul, for the port of New Or
leans.
One hundred thousand dollars in spe-
Gle arrived atNew Orleans, from Mex
leo, on Saturday the 2lst inst. The
amount of specie received on Saturday
and Sunday and Tuesday, was $2O4,-
49s, exclusive of ingots of silver, the
weight of which was not ascertained.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

Mn. WEDsTER.--The reception of Mr..
Webster at the West is gratifying proof
that exalted tlaents and patriotism arc
appreciated and honored. His whole
journey has been triumphal procession.
The citizens Of Kentucky received him
with more than their proverbial frank
and friendly hospitality; and we also
learn that the citizens of Nashville have
invited him to take that place in his route.
Should he do so, he will probably not
leave the Hermitage unvisited.-Ib.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

a
- THxAs.--A late number Of the Texas
Telegraph contains the following items,
which we have not seen published -
The Telegraph, in commenting on the
large sums invested in the public works,
banks. state credit, and institutions of
the United States, by Great Britain, re.
marks, that it wishes that only the twen-
tieth of the amount was invested in Tex
as, as that republic would be enabled to
release Zacatecas and California from
Mexican misrule, and leave the United
States to calculate the expense Of annex
alton. Texas, aware Of the justice Of
her cause, will take the advice Of one Of
her patriotic martys-" Go AHEAD"
Emigrants are now entitled to $40
acres ofland, if single men, and 1880 ii
married. With such inducements all
who value their interests should avail
themselves oft.
Provisions Of all kinds were high, and
so were rents. Flour on the Cd inst,
was selling at $l5 20 per barrel, su-
gar, coffee, and tea, at about two or
three times the price in New Orleans /;
corn two dollars per bushel, the price Of
board ranges from 25 to IS dollars a
month mechanics obtain from TO 8
dollars per day; rooms from 20 to 80
feet square rent at 40 and so dollars per
month; common pine boards at 500 a
$50 per thousand; town lots at $500 a
5000 and upwards; in short every thing
is exceedingly high.
The Hon. Ira Ingram, has resigned
his seat in the legislature.
The Telegraph contains the vindica-
tion of Harden Edwards, repelling the
charge Of having cmbezzeled the public
monies of the REPUBLICANS defence is
able, and we think it sufficient to exon
crate him from so serious an accusation.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

A CKER g. KANADY-Have Just re-
IA ceived at the new store, in the Hotel
Buildings, a large and well selected assortment
ofgoods, direct from the city of New York ;
comprising fine, superine, and common broad
cloths, cassimers, satinetts, great variety of
summer cloths, and Buffalo cloths. French
muslins, calicoes, ginghams silks merinos, bonn
bazines, cambrics, null and book muslns, lace,
edgings. ladies cravats, elastic aprons, silk
oil cloth aprons, variety of dress and pocket
handkerchiefs, stocks, merino shawls, merino
edgings, brown and bleached shirtings, wad-
dings and battings.
A general assortment of family groceries
comprising tea, coffee, pepper, spice, cloves,
nutmegs .muscavado and lump sugars, ,molasses
Goldfish, soap, rice, ginger, raisins, chewing
and smoking tobacco and lamp oil.
/ Also very extensive assortment of hats.
a superior article of brush and silk hats, of
New York manufacture also hats of any
quality and price, manufactured by them ex-
pressly for this market, and for sale whole
sale and retail.
Also general assortment of ready made
clothing, for summer wear--and few pieces
Of carpeting.
!. o. Respectfully soliciting share of pub
iic patronage. they hope to give general sat
Msunes city, June 10, 1887. lotf
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

JUNE.-We have had week ofclear,
warm, glorious weather, such as could
not fail to light up the face of Nature,
and warm the heart even of (planted po-
tato.) May with her chill sunshine, fros-
ty nights, and abominable' North casters
has at length taken her unlamented de-
parture; and Earth now gives promise
Of an ample though late harvest. Vege-
tation has not been so backward ON the
first Of June for many years, but month
of such weather will remove all cause
Of apprehension. There must be great
crops this year-if not cities must starve
and the country remain bankrupt. The
Banks and the merchants can do nothing
but bear the manufactures and work.
shops but little more; the meadows and
fields must do all this year. When the
granaries begin to discount freely and
reasonably, we can breathe again, and
venture to look into the future.
N. Yorker.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17
A MAN HANGED BY MIsrAKE.-Th

A MAN HANGED BY MIsrAKE.-The
New Hampshire Statesman saws, on
Friday the 5th inst. the neighbors Of Sam
uel Carr, of Antrim, N. H. were called
by an, alarm of distress to his house,
Two of them, very respectable gentle
men entered the house and found Carr
beating his wife with chair which he
had nearly shattered 10 atoms upon her
person. They Immediately secured the
lawless monster, tied his hands, and in or
der to secure him inthe house until the
proper authority could take him into Gus
tody they fastened rope round his neck
and secured it to some immovable object
and went in pursuit Of the municipal Of
fcers of the town. Carr was left alone
in room, where they found him on their
return a corpse! He had fallen down in
such a manner, being drunk. as to pro-
duce strangulation. Noblame is attach
ed to his ncighbors by those acquainted
with the circumstances.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17
CHARLorrsvrILE, Va. May 2Oth.-

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. May 20th.-
More hidden treasures found.-We un-
derstand that Mr.. Burrus Munday
while engaged in removing heap ot
stones on the land of John Douglass
Esq. in the northern part Of this coun-
ty a few days since, discovered the re-
mains Of a wooden box, containing four
hundred and torty-nine doubloons,--
amounting to near 800 dollars. The
fortunate finder is Mr.. Douglass's over
seer, an industrious worthy man, who
vii! no doubt make proper use Of the
money.-Aduocatc.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

CouNTERrErrs.- One dollar bills on the
Bank Of Cleveland, altered TO 2O,are now
in circulation. One was shown us on
Thursday. 1t has the figures 90, in a
large die, impressed in seven places, and
is very clumsily done. Il is payable to
Lewis Cass. Signed N. c.. Baid,oin
Prest. and A Seymour Cashier. The
Cleveland Bank never issued any $50
bills. Massilon Gax.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17
MuRpER IN BRooKLyN.-On Monda,

MURDER IN BRooKLYN..-O Monday
night, an lrishment (whose name we
could not lear1 about SO years of age,
who keeps small rum shantee at the
corner Of Atlantic and Smith streets,
murdered his wife, by stabbing her in
several places with large knife, while
under the influence of liquor. He has
not as yet been arrested.-Express.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

From FLoRIDA.--By advices at Cahrle-
ston from Black Creek, it appears that
the Chief Cohadjo came into fork Mellon
the Eth and stated that the whole body
ofindians would proceed to Tampa the
2lst inst, to reach which would require
six days.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

The new locomotive Railway perfor-
med the trip fromEast Brunswick to Ra-
hway, 10 miles on the N. ]. railroad, on
Tuesday in 81 minutes mile in 2 min.
6 sec.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

ExTENsIoN OF MIssoURI.-The Penn
sylyania Inquirer Of Wednesday, says I:
The President of the United States has
issued proclamation, that the Legisla-
ture of Missouri has consented to the
terms Of extinguishing the Indian title
to the territory between her western
boundary and the Missouri river, that
therefore according to the act of Con-
gress Of June, 1886, the jurisdiction and
the bounds of the State is extended
westward to said river--the title of the
lands being reserved to the United
States.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

HE splendid steam packet MON
- ROE, Carr. ]. T. HoMANs, will
leave Buffalo for Chicago, Sault 81. Ma
ne, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and inter-
mediate ports on Wednesday, June 21.
The Monroe has accommodations un-
surpassed by any boat on the Lakes for
ESQ Cabin passengers, all taking their
meals a. the same time. For further in
formation apply on board, or to
FoRsyTH & HAZARD. Maumee City.
TREAT & CARTER, Buffalo.
MEAD, KELLoaG & Co., Detroit.
Maumee, June II, 1887.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

DUTTER.-I viii pay CAsH. and the
Id highest price, for any quantity of good
fresh butter, delivered at my Grocery.
r.. HASTINGS.
Miami City, June l2, 1887. 1ltf
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

GALvANIsM derived its name from the
philosopher, who published it to the
world. In Galvani's study there was
table. upon which lay some frogs, that
were prepared for broth for his wife,
who was unwell. Near these was an
electrical machine. A student casually
touched. with silver probe, the crural
nerve Of one of them, which occasioned
convulsions on the part of the animal.
Galvani was absent at the time but the
prying curiosity of his wife, who was
present, did not allow it to escape her
observation. When the philosopher re-
turned, she informed him of the strange
occurrence, and attributed it to the in
fuence of the machine. From these
hints, he proceeded to investigate cau-
ses, and soon detected the erroneous
supposition of his wife but established
the science of Galvanic electricity.
This instance of the utility of female
inquisitiveness, and of the immense inn
portance of simple discovery to cul-
tivated mind, occurred in the year 1850,
at Bologna in Italy.--Esser Banner.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

Mr.. Scott, celebrated clergyman in
London, is about to migrate with col
aony to Wisconsin. Mr.. Scott is of the
New-Jerusalem church, and will visit
this country for the avowed purpose of
promulgating the doctrines Of that
church among us. He is represented to
be man of great eloquence, learning
and piety.--Baltimose Sun.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

few members who have already come
in, who Do not, from their position, view
the whole ground in the same aspect as
it aifikes others who have directly OBJ
SERVED the financial operations Of the
country in their present untoward course,
or who are connected with trade; but
there are very few, if any, who do not
admit that to drive the banks to paying
specie, or to wind up their concerns,
would be perfectly suicidal, g. disastrous
tolthe varied interests of the whole COM
mnnity."--Newark Daily Advertiser.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-06-17

Lucas o COUNTY, % , S. Court of Com. Pleas.
James ". Knaggs,)
vs.. In Chancery.
William Caark.
The defendant is hereby notified that on the
Goth day of April, A. d, 1887, the complainant
filed his bill in said Court against said defen-
dant, setting forth that on the 9th day Of July,
A. d. 1885, the said defendant representing
himself seized in fee simple of a certain tract
of land lying and being in said county of Lu-
cas-, and described as the east half of the tract
confirmed to Whitmore Knaggs, the said tract
described as follows, in the patent of the Uni
ted States to the said Whitmore: viz, begin
ming at post standing on the border of the
Miami of Lake Erie, between this tract and a
tract confirmed to Samuel Ewing, N 35, w.
3l5 chains and 80 links to post--thence N
55 deg. E l6 chains and so links to post
the 8 w corner of the tract confirmed to VIM.
Brown--thence 8 35 deg. L BIT chains to a
post standing on the border of Miami River,
aforesaid thence along the border of said River,
up stream SO deg. W 8 chains and Al links
thence 8 65 deg. 30' w 10 chains g. Sc links to
the place of beginning containing six hundred
acres, land being indebted to said complain
ant in the sum of $4,000 due one year from the
4th day of July, 1885, for the security and
payment Of said sum of money, when it become
due, made and delivered his deed Of mortgage
of said described land, on the said 9tll,day of
July aforesaid, and delivered the same to the
complainant.
The prayer of the bills that an account may
be taken of the principal and interest due on
said mortgage; and that the said mortgaged
premises may be sold, and the proceeds applied
to the satisfaction of said principal and inter
est, and for further general and special relief.
And the said William Clark is further notified
that unless he appears and pleads, answers or
demurs to said bill, within sixty days after the
next term of said Court, the said James w.
Knaggs will, at the next term thereafter, ap-
ply to said Court to take the matter sof said
bill as confessed, and to decree thereon ac-
cordingly.
MAY g. YOUNG, Solicitor for
Complainant.
Dated Goth April. 1887. O tf