Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-09-19
Etents of Afms.

Nuiiiyihg PaPets, nave taken ground openly A.:
dediy and iuily Tor the Administration, and are -:
IDENTITY prepared to support the reelection oes
Van Buren,, If bis course on the Currency ona..:
shali continue to meet their appreciation. I'm
number OF the Mercury meets this point fuHv sNs
argues that there can be no inconsisiencv ~
porting the men who accord with Carolina 4 seP-
eiple. So, between Van Buren, and Clsy. Il ~
seem to be no longer doubtful that the rn,,ra r ~
boun Influence will be eNerted in behalf Of ~ =
mer. The only condition precedent appears ~
that the Specie Sub Treasury scheme shat a. ! Z
y adhered to-a policy which is expected :
der tie South independent of the North, and ~.D1
y increase the direct trade of the former viii ~
rope. We infer that the Sab-Treasury NnIg;saa
viii not support the scheme at ali If The Snec;a -
action is abandoned.
The Mercury classes the Members Of The
Congress from that State as We co.. 10 Q ~
observe that most Administrator journals cla;,a J J
to l, taking Mr.. Campbell. who was supported a,S
opposed on the ground Of his hostility To ,La e.,
Treasury, &c, and elected over a Sub reaspr. -.
BY large vote. The classification O tbe No.
IS doubtless made on good authority IN. York.
Hos. JAMES X. Polk, Governor cleo, &C
nessee, IS pressingly invited to parIake of a pas.
Dinner at McDayid's Spring, North Alalss-
in honor OF his triumph. A meeting at Hun,ss;ba'
has deputed lion. William Smith and . So
Committee to proceed TO the Hen nitage and ins;,s,
on tn personal attendance of General Jarkson
Governor Bagby Of Alabama is to be called - :.
side, and it is intended TO make this The orsa,.s.
political festival ever held in that region. III
North Alabamians have abundant reason 10 re;o;as
over the election of Polk, aside from the olygiaoe
political one, in the piles of money they have uo.
on il of their Tennessee Wing neighbors-to wbi.h
the Wing press adds that they have further q r;sb.
to claim the victory, as their votes thrown in ,be
Southern Counties of Tennessee have hel,ed :
produce it.-New Yorker.
VERMONT observation-disclosures from ism TON.
give Jenison, Wing, for Governor 1922 vote.
and Smile, Locofoco l6 ,420. The remaining ,o,n,
will add TO tensions majority, and probably swell
II TO 5000. The Senate will be composed of 10
Wings, and l2 Loco Focos and in the House a.
cording to The Nontpeliar correspondent Of the R..
ION Atlas, the Wing majority will not be less than
-. vermont, as usual, has made a clean sween
,he wing vote has fallen off in aggregate, but We
believe there is no gain in the numerical streno,s
OF the administration Franklin county in the !
thern part OF the state, where the Wings lost a
member OF Congress on account of the CANADIAN
question, has been completely redeemed, and if NJ,
John Smith, the member elect, were now a randi.
date, be would be easily beaten. This is the oplv
part OF the state where there was a warm comics,
Bat. Chronicle.
PERSECUTION IN M~ApAGAscAa-Tbe Oueen If
madagascar has been for about four years engaged
In a violent persecution Of the natives who had ON.
Traced the Christian religion. Six refugees le,elv
arrived IN London from that island. In 1885 the
English missionaries had collected 5000 of the Ia
tive children into srbouls, and two churches had
been erected and were well flied. The missiopa.
ries have been obliged to abandon the island. and
some OF their converts have suffered dcatlL-Su.
0~eSter's Neo Reporter.
TuF Dnr.rnr Cna, -, -.
Potatoes enough have been raised in Maine. The
present season, TO supply The whole United States,
ana the crops generally are Of The most promising
description.
Prices OF GRAIN IN THE WEsr.-The Wheel.
Ing Times OF a late date informsu us that the remark.
ably fine crops are already affecting the prices Of
grain very much. Some sales of wheat have taken
place al % cents per bushel; corn so cents; and
oats % cents; all TO be delivered in a short time.
Flour Is down to 81 per barrel, and will be cheap.
er.
IEEEsYLyANIA ToLLs.-The aggregate toll on
The Pennsylvania Safe improvements amounted in
the year 1887, to 1915 $40 ID. In 1888. the toll,
amounted to $99l ,242 AZ. From present appear.
ances it is thought that the tolls on these works
VII amount, the present yea, to upwards Of ST.
zoe, eco.
A new invention has been made by Mr.. Josiah
White, of PHILADELPHIA und put in operation. for
trial, on the Canal at this place, for the purpose Of
towing Boats by water power. The constructions
SIMPLE and works well, and should it be found 10
answer as good q purpose for a longer distance |
(and we have no doubt ii willy as it does for The
half mile under the experiment, its advantages will
be inealculable.- Mauch Chank Courier.
The Earl of Clarendon, late Ambassador to Ma
drid, is spoken of as the successor Of Sir John Col.
bnrpp in tho ol,:.,...: H. r. IL ~ ---a
ment Of Canada.
Mr.. n. +. TRIsT, u. S. Consul at Havana
now on trial before the high court of Public 0pw I
ion on serious charges Of tyranny and cruelty to
American seamen in that port, abuse of power, ne |
glect OF duty, abetlng the Slave Trade, &C., &C. J
The sea-captains of this and other Commercial G.
ties are the prosecutors. AS vet, we have head
tut one side of the story; if this is not refuied, it |
seems evident that the Presiden, must remove hin.
-New Yorker. Z
NILEs's WEEKLY REGISTER is offered for cal.
Its subscription, books, printing establishment
&c. 1t is a valuable concern, and said to be profit
able. VIM. Ogden Niles, the present Editor, Of
ters his services to any Wing establishment in tia.
capacity.
LYMAN RATHEUN.-The Buff ilo Advertiser and
journal OF the 10Th instant, says: " Letters were
received IN this town this morning announcing The
ueutu VI Lyman oatuDun, the brother OF Benjamin
Rathbun. He died in Texas, on the lst Of August
last"
YELLOW FEVER IN THE MrssIssIpPI SrEAMBoArS
- he Wheeling Times, ofthe 9Th instant says, that
TINS dreadful disease had made its way into the
steamboats, on the Mississippi. The Marmion and
tuslleer, which arrived recently at the mouth ofthc
Ohio, had fifteen deaths on board by the yellow h'
yer, the former four, the latter eleven. They wers
all buried at the mouth.
How TO STOP A NEwsPAPER.-Call at the Office
and fork up arrearages and order it stopped Ike
man and not to refuse to take il out Of the post
office and sneak away like a puppy.
A majority of the Court of Inquiry that inve'u.