Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-10-17
Nav YORK, October /

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Nav YORK, October /.
The British Queen is once more upon the seas,
homeward bound, and directing her course for Old
England. Her departure has created almost the
same excitement and public interest which attend
ed her arrival. The steamer brought over u rich
cargo, but she returns laden with a freight hardly
less valuable. The remittances, we are told, will
amount IN specie TO almost seven hundred thousand
dollars, and to as much motc in stocks and bills of
credit. The passengers will number so or TO-
The freight and passage money will, therefore re-
turn a rich harvest to the owners. or these $780,
600 IN specie, not u large portion is from the hunks.
Indeed, herdeparture has givenrelicf. The amount
taken by her IN specie is now known, and that
panic is over. Stocks, as a consequence, are on
the rise, and there is general advance in the mar.
ket.
Nav YoRK, October ..
A new Locofoco paper, called "The Refolmef,"
has made its appearance. The editor is THERON
RuDp, late editor OF the New Era. The New Era
is becoming aristocratic among the L%ocofoeos -
"Strike lower" " dive deeper" F." find BOTTOM
are the watchwords. The Locofocos Of Cripple
gate think even the custon-house and post-ofice
are OF the aristocracy! The collector of The port
here disPleases them. There is an outcry because
be does not pay salaries in gold and silver.
There has been, so states the Commercial Adj
vertiser, another batch of removals from Office in
the custom-houss, upon the infamous principle
that the ~incumbents would not subscribe a per cen
tsge of their salaries toward the Tammany election
fund" Tho collector was waited apon, it is added,
by a committee, and their removal required which
mandate was obeyed! have not as yet learned the
names of the persons so removed.
The surveyor of this port, Ely moore, is on q
political tour. He has been perambulatjng ans
spouting upon Long Island. The last wa heard
from him is up the river at Newburgh. Ia the mear
time his pay goes on as usual. This, we are told
is all right. The party here praise his activity anc
energy. N. one thinks Of removing him, and, it i
presumed, that if his 4" activity" and "enetgy" con
tinue, he may, in the end be collector Of ths port.
The Africans who were in prison nj New Haven
have been takan there again from Hartford.
The postage on the letters in The British Qucei
amounted to 50 800.
Hon. ABBOT LANRENcE has accepted the Whii
nomination for Congress in Boston.
NEW YoRK, October 3.
Among the new " movements, doings, and 80 on,
in the city, is an effort TO induce a colored popula
ton to 60 to Trinidad. The promise is, TO pa,
them for their labor, and to give them oil the civ
and political rights Of Euglishmen. An agent @
the Colony is in the city, who has already secure
one hundred emigrants, who will be carried OF
free from expense to themselves.
The Wings and Locolocos are making prepare
,ions for the campaigns X busy and exciting mont
is before On in anticipation OF the New York Noyeu
Der baule, which will interest the Wings Of ii
Union.
FOUR Destructive FIRES.
NEw YORK, October 6.
There have been four destructive fires in Ne
York wiIhin the last twenty hours! This city,