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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11
VOLUME 40.
TO THE PUBLIC.

HNHE amount Of bodily and mental misery ari.
sing from a neglect of small complaints j, in.
calculsble, and it is therefore Of the utmost impor-
lance that a strict attention TO the least and most
trifing bodily infirmities should be bad; for disea.
ses of the body invariably affect the n ind. Moi.
fats Vegetable Life Medicines, in every instance
where they have been thoroughly used, have TRIM
phed ocer disease in almost all its diversified forms.
The sslutary effects Of the Life Medicines have. in
fact, been so universally experienced, that in the
short space of three years, they have become fully
established 5 the most easy, safe and perfect mode
of treatment ever offered to the public.
1t is unnecessary, here, for Mr.. Moffat to reca-
pitulate all the reasons which have induced him to
arrive at this conclusion. Ii is sufficient for him
to say, that the disinterested testimony of his fell
low.citizens who have been induced to use the Life
Medicines Will freely be offered to any one who
may feel disposed TO call at his Office. 367 Broad.
way. He has there on file several thousand let
tiers. voluntarily ~profered by his patients, the re-
ceipt and pefusal of which has given him more plea
sure than all the wealth of the East could confer.
The reader may not perhaps be aware that the
origin OF Mofiat's Life Medicines was the result of
a protracted and painful illaess of their originator.
Mr.. JOHN NoFFAr. When taken i'll, MIR. M. was
a prosperous and aosrishing merchant in the lower
part OF the city and having consulted and employ
ed a number OF our most skillul physicians; he, az
ter months OF suffering, was prevailed upon TO pur-
chase the recipe of the invaluable vegetable prepa-
ration which he now offers to the public.
The effect of the Life Medicines in his own case
was unparalleled in the history of Medical expert
ence; and he Immediately dete led to offer to
the world a Medicine to which he not only owed
his life, but his happiness, The uniform success
whish has since attended their administration in
every instance where a fair trial has been given
them, has been attested by thousands and incontes.
tibly proves their intrinsic merit.
The Life Medicines can be taken with safety by
persons of any age; and the feeble, the inirm, the
nervous, and the delicate, are strengthened by their
operations, because by their prompt and proper ac-
ton upon the secretions of the system, and their
assimilation with and publication ofthe blood. thew
clear the SYSTEM ofsll bad humors, quiet all nervous
irrltability, and invariable produce sound health.
For full particulars relative to the. various disea-
SEES and modes OF treatment will the Life Medicines.
the reader is referred to the Good Samaritan. pub-
dshed grdtuitoasfy by w. B. MoFFAr, 367 Broad
way, In which are also published a selection from
numerous fatieting and congratulatory letters re-
ceived the last few months.
Mofat's Vegetable Life Pills and Phonir BIZ
fers, are sold wholesale and retail by VIM. 3.
MotFAI, 367 Broadway. New York, to whom all
letters must be post paid.
June 81, 1889.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11
TRRESH|NG MACHINES,
}$IWASlB POWERS,
STRAW CARRIERS, AND CLOVER. HULlE2S.

STRAW CARRIERS, AND CLOVER. HUllE2S.
FNHE subscribers have commenced manufactu.
Il ring the above named articles. in the Shop
lately occupied by F. Grieb & Co, in South Po,o-
mac street, Hsgerstown. where they are prepared
90 accommodate the public, at the shortest notice.
and on the most favorable terms. They Aa,ter
themselves that they will be able to furnish the
farmer with MACHINES g. POWERS, which.
tor speedy and clean threshius. with ease TO The
horses, and tor neatness and durability, are equal TO
any that have been offered for sale in this part Of
the country. They deem it unnecessary to give a
description of their Machine and Power. as they
are we'll known TO many farmers in this neighbor-
mood, who purchased them from their Shop in
Cbambersburg. The farmer runs no risk in pur.
chasing, as they insure their Machines, &c,
for such time and on such terms, as to afford him a
full opportunity of fully trying them
During the two last years, they have sold, from
their establishment in Chambersburg, upwards of
40 Machines and Powers, and had none returned.
They, with great confidence, recommend them to
the farmers, and respectfully invite them to call
and Judge for themselves.
Their Shopin Hagerstown is intended to be per-
Tnanent, and at PRESENT. under the direction oftheir
foreman, Mr.. William Hal, who is fully authori.
sed 10 make contracts for the firm.
J. L. BRADY & CO.
Hagerstown, June 10, 1839.-2m
bFarmers who have already purchased Ma
chines, are Informed that Straw Carriers can east.
~ be attached to them. Those DESTROYS of having
TINS Improvement, would do we'll to apply in time.
J L. b. & Co.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11
III D. DhoOON
New York, Feb. 1880"

Ny Dear O.: | have seen, sur.
veyed, and communed with the whole /!
and awed and bewildered, as if enchant-
ed before the revealment of a mystery,
| attempt to write. You asked me in
your last for some detailed, veritable &C.
count OF the falls, and | should be glad to
crafty you but how shall ! essay to
paint a scene that so utterly battles all
conception and renders worse than fruit
less every attempt at description? In
FIVE minutes after my arrival on the eve.
ming Of the 9Th, | descended the winding
path from the Pavilion" on the Cana
dian side, and for the first time in my life
saw this unequalled cascade, from " Table
Rock !" the whole indescribable scene, in
bold outline, bursting on my view at once.
| had heard and read much, and imagined
more, of what was before me. | was
perfectly familiar with the olten-told, the
far-travelled story Of what | saw, but the
overpowering reality on which | was ga.
zing, motionless as the rocks on which
stood, deprived me ofrecollection, annihi.
lated all curiosity (: and with emotions
of sublimity, TIL now u%n(elt, and all un-
earthly, the involuntary exclamation, es.
capped me, "God Of grandeur !! Vhat a
scene 7"
But the majesty of the sight, and the
interest of the moment, how depict them
The huge amplitude of water, tumbling
in foam above, and dashing on, arched
and pillared as it glides, until it reaches
the precipice of the shute, and then, in
one vast column, bounding, with madden
ing roar and rush, into the depths beneath
presents a spectacle so unulterably appa-
lung that language falters /; words are no
longer signs, and despair giving you any
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11

The Miners journal calls Victoria
Miss Guelph. If she should hear him,
wouldn't there be boxing Of ears1-Cin-
cfnnaH Sun.
And if she did, wouldn't we smack her
lipsl Our folks consider a slap as a
challenge. and we would exact the penal
~ from any Queen in the world-that is,
If she be pretty.-Miners' Jour.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11

Quick SILVER MINE.-We learn that
several gentlemen Of this borough have
discovered a mine Of Quick Silver, on the
north side of the Blue Mountain. We
have seen some ofthe Quick Silver which
was obtained from a spring running from
the rock, which is pronounced by judges
to be OF an excellent quality.-PottsriHe
Jour.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11

The Ohio Register commenting upon
the occurrence of n boat being run
down by another, thinks il /" a great pity
that Lake Erie is not wide enough to ad.
init oil boats passing each other.n
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11

EoUIvoCAL CHARITy.-A London pa.
per Of l76l contains the following no.
tIce
"The ladies Of distinction at The west.
end of the town have determined to be-
stow on the poor all their earnings at
cards during the hollidays.n
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11

AFFLIcTIoN.-As the snow-drop comes
amid snow and sleet, appearing as the he
raid Of the rose, so Religion comes amid
the blight Of affection, 10 remind us Of q
perpetual summer, where the bright sun
never retires behind a WINERY cloud.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11

STOPPING A LEAK.-The best thing
for stopping a lenk in a cask is whiting
beaten up with common yellow soap (; if
this mixture be well rubbed into the leak,
II will be found to stop it after every
thing else has failed. -Farmers' Cab net.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11
M ! . l. /. i. n N Y
SKETCH OF THE GREAT CATARACT BY
THE REV. MR.. BASCOM.

FROM the htlcket0Ockef.
SKETCH OF THE GREAT CATARACT BY
THE REV. Mr.. BASCOM.
The following picture of Niagara is
from the pen Of an eloquent divine, with
whose high reputation our readers are
not unacquainted. To those who have
seen the falls, it will recommend i,selffor
It's vivid truth and to those who have
not, we commend the writer's introducto.
ry note TO the editor:
"My Dear Sir: In complying with
your request to furnish you with the fol-
lowing letter, for publication in the Knick.
erbocker Magazine, | must claim the pro.
lection of one ofthe mos; indulgent canons
OF criticism, that which suggests that eve.
ry production, claiming to be a mere re.
v~elation of personal impression and pri.
vate feeling, should be judged of mainly
in view of the minds peculiar state in gi-
wing it birth. The annexed sketch, ex.
cept the last paragraph, was written on
an angle Of Table Rock" at the in.
stance, and for the exclusive qualification
off friend, and without any, the most
remote reference to publication, then or
subsequently. 1t was produced under the
influence Of high wrought feeling, and
does little more than reveal the hearts
mythology, in presence Of one of the most
fearful manifestations OF the power and
grandeur of physical nature. If the feel
ing which gave birth to the fragment you
have asked for publication be responded
to by the reader, | have nothing to re-
greet, and nothing farther to hope for.
Very truly and sincerely,
Fl. b. BASCOM.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11

DECIDEDLY MAo.-A northern editor
says he expects to get all that his subscri.
bers owe him
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11
SECOND SUPPLY

OF NE AND CHEAP GOODS.
1--WE subscriber respectfully begs leave to in
Il form his friends and the public. generally,
that he has just received at his Store, in Shepherds
town his second supply of
NEW g 0EIlNAP GOOiDSo
direct from the city of Philadelphia, which compri-
SEES nearly every article called for in thi. section of
country, TO which he invites the attention of all per.
persons who are in search of new, cheap, and fash
ionable Goods, TO call at the Store of the subscri.
Der who is determined to sell cheap Goods, for
CASH, or TO Paactuai persons. Call and examine.
JOHN T. COOKUS.
Shepherdstown, June 10, I639.-tf
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DoMEsrlc MnpIcIsE,--The casters on
a dinner table are said, by a late London
work, to be a kind ofmcdicine chest, con-
tanning drugs o fgreat virtues. 1. Salt.
This is a decided cathartic in doses of
half an ounce. II is, also, a vermifuge.
in large doses. Criminals in Hollnnda
were formerly sentenced to. live without
salt, and became terribly afflicted with
worms. Q. Vinegar. This is refriger-
ent, and applied externally, is moderately
stlmulant. If an overdose Of soda has
been taken, or Of any other alkaIi, il is a
certain nntiJote. 3. Mustard. Mustard
eme,ic is SAID 10 be infalIible in the cholc.
ra a mustard p%oul,ice is almost equal 10
a blister plaster. 4. Olive Oil. This.
say the dispensaries, is "demulccnt,-
relaxent and laxative" Ii is an antidote
against acrid p%oisons, and seems to be OBJ.
noxious TO worms-killing them, it is sup
posed, by stopping up their breathing.
holes. g.. Pepper. This relieves diar-
rhGa, and the relaxed sore throat. Pep
perrin, aichoIoid extract from the pepper,
has cured the ague in the hands of DR..
Nell and others.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11

<'hno'-lh he subscribers are now receiving a
~ splendid assortment of colored silks Of aver
eolor' quality, and kind. Also Q pieces Ma,,ioni
pest black. do, to which we invite the attention of
the Ladies. A. ROBINSON g. |n Vi
June 10. 1889.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-07-11
NUMBER 20.

stow their 0 On foreigners, instead
OF their own fallow-citizens. We have
no nobility in tins country-we have no
eniailed property; every dollar that a
man possesses, has either been earned by
himself or his immediate ancestor, for
wealth does not descend here for two
generations; and yet, the Government.
IN It's political course, has been constant.
~ driving this class Of men from our
countryside result Of which is, to de-
prlye our W citizens OF employment.
and the country of the benefit Of capital.
The Government paper, the Globe, has
taken The lead in this prescription. II il
perfectly certain, that men Of integrity
and capacity are TO be found in every
class OF society, whether rich or poor
and 1t is the most unwise, as well as the
most unjust, thing in tho world, to create
hostility to men-because TO the forego.
ing qualifications they add that OF prop
pefty. Ia different course was pursued.
mon OF wealth would be found expending
their means for liberal purposes in erec-
ting colleges, in aiding charities, in orna-
mentinJ the towns and cities in which
they have been reared in calling forth
the talent and taste Of the ~artizan, and in
enlarged expenditures for public purposes.
A poor Industrious man now may very
fairly expect that a few years will chanpe
his condition, and he may be worth enough
TO live comfortably. According to the
present policy Of our rulers, the moment
he arrives at that desirable cminence, he
IS selected as an object Of prosecutions
Just at the time when he has means. in
clinaiion, and leisure to serve the country.
he is repudiated as being unfit for public
employment. 1t is n remarkable fact
that those who are most clamorous against
what they call the rich, are amassing
immense wealth, in some instances, bv
plunderlng the national treasury, and co.
vering their retreat into retirement by
falsely stimulating the passions ofthe poor.
The poor, therefore, so far from joining
II this clamor, ought to be aware Of the
objects sought to be awakened by those
who raise the hue and cry 1t is simply
TO keep them in power, at the expense
and loss of The very body of men whom
they play upon. We may ask the bull
der, The mason, the carpenter, The black.
smlth-and all other trades and occupa-
tons, whether j. is not their interest 10
retain at home those men who are able to
build houses and ships-to improve the
face OF the country, rather than 10 fur
nlsh to the mechanic or London, Paris.
Florence or Rome, the means OF employ.
ment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-09-12
State of south aro!ina.
ABBEFILLE DISTRICT.
IN TIE COMMON PLEAS.

q EWIS RODGERS. who is in the cusi6.
-E-l dv nl the Sheriff OF lhhovllIc District. bv
virtue of mcsnc process nj the spar;.ie suits Of
John Mt lulock. aud Of ilIli.r. Ripe, X %
having filed his petition w;tn Il >cii"duIc rll
Olth of his whole c<tIt'. real :lrd pnr< a ~ II
the purpuSc ofoblaiIling til" hcnrlii of the Acts
the General Assembly. rnnlmomIy called The
lnsOlvent Debtors \ct,-
Public NurIcc is Hereby given. that the pc
,ition Of the said Lewis i;odacrs will he heard
and considered in iii" Court Of Eon,,inn p caS.
irr Ahh:r;Il" Di~.fic L: tbbcvi Eourl House
on "Wednesday the sixteenth da, of Oco ohcr
next; or sIlrlI other day thereafter as the Courr
may order. during the lcrm. commencing at the
said place. on tiir second Monday of Oc,obr r
next; aud all the creditors of The said Lewis
Rodgers. are hereby Sumuoncd. personally ur
BY attorney. TO appear then and there in the
sail Court, to shcw cause if any thcv can. WHY
the bcacfit of the net aforesaid shoull no, be
granted 10 The said Lewis Rod gers upon his
cxccutinE the ASST gmn"nl required bv the acts
aforesaid. JNO.F LGVINGSTON C cp.
e,jsE jriy I: 70 e'ofs; Is:o. Rsr all IS no s1
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-09-12
PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Columbia, :. & July :. lS:l.

NN7ilEREAS. information has been re"civ.
w ed at this Department. that William
lluckS. late OF st. Stephens Parish was mur.
derct bv two fugitive S!avcS named Henry
and Phillis. on the Nth dar olJumr ln-i in the
Parish ol' 81. Johns Berkeley. while convcyin.
said iirgIt!v"s IotjIc Work House in Charleston.
NOW KNOW. YE. that TO the end Justice
may be done. and that III" perpetrators of this
atrociuuS murder na be brought 10 legal Trial
and .."ndien punishment. lido hereby oiicra re-
ward of THREE HUNDRED and FIFTY
DOLLARS for their apprehension and deIrve.
rv into some Jail OftElis State. or :wo Hundred
Dollars for the apprehension Henry aIonc and
his delivery into some Jail. or one hundred and
fifty Dollars for the apprehension and delivery
ofPhs alone into some Jail Of the Sta,e.
The desert lion:nt said slaves hv the wines
Sos before the Iurv Of InqurstiS is lo'Iows -
lIcary is described As ratllera Iigi, coored hack
of middle height. stout in his frame about 80
ycmS nia.c, II remarkably thick ucck and one
Of ms small toes turning on: PIi!Iis is ofcom-
mon size. off, dark complexion. about thirty
Years nfagc or perhaps more. NVhcr aprre
lended by said IIucls they Reported their
names .d declared thai they had come from
beyond Savannah III Il Steam Bon; TO Charles
ion. ana that the belonged to Il person na,ncd
Wells or Folch. Henry Is believed 10 ba the
same slave vino WIS advertised us :raviny run
away tio:a William Hickman on the 30th of
May last while conveying him from Cha, lesion
10 Florida. The de>. riplion of the two is so
similar that the identity is hiehIy probable He
is described in the advertisement. as low in
statue has 4 remarkable 'i"ck. when walking
from or up TO one has Il trick oflurning his head
on one side. boiIl of his saI toes standing ont
from his fet and as having been raised il Beau
fort District. near Brn"ktonS Ford AID at one
time belonging TO Jesse J. Clifton in that ,lcg-
borhool
Given under my hand, and The seal Of the
State, at Columbia. the 9TH clav "f July. in
the year of OF Lord one tiIonSlnd eight
hundred and thirty nine. and in the sixty.
tonrth year of til" dependence of lhr
United States of America
PATRICK NOBLE
By the Governor
W. LABoRDE, Secretary o(Slatc.
July. IS 81
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-09-12

dom, if ever, do good bnt tend to inure the
stamina of the constitution.
Itis cleansing and purifying to the system,
acts in perfect harmony with the known laws
of life. and Is undoubtedly one Of the most valua-
bic articles ever offered for public trial and in
spectiou.
For convenience, this medicine is formed into
3 grain pills. The white pills are catharic. al
feratire diaphorctic. and diuretic. The yellow
pills are tonic Simuiant, and diaphcretic.
Asa family medicine, onr which may be re-
sorted to with sgteiy. and relied OIL with Ger.
tainty, in the first stages of disease in almost
any fnrln, it exceeds all former discoveries IN
n"dcine, either from the vegetable or mineral
kingdoms.
They are put mp in packages Of 135 grams, or
III Pills. at 80 cents, or 100 pills al 81.
The above Medicine just received and for
sale a the Edgrtield Medicine Store.
July II, ls:9 If %
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-09-12
PRDCE.AEs.ST'aO.N. P
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
COLUMBIA. SoUTH CAEuLlyA.
Jane 9th. lS39.

by his Ercellency Patrick NOZZLE, Esq
Gorcrnor and Commnndcr-m- ChrC 1,
and "rrr the State Of South Cur0iina
MW HERAS. information has been rcrrivct
Wv at the Department, hat on lbc 2!ih %
May. last,bctweeli Ilc hours of II and, 'cork
p VI. Two negro children. Harry and Sarv
the property Of Stiles Rivers. were stolen from
his Splautaion on the Horse Shor. ST. BarlIo
umews Parish Colleon District. South Carp!i.
lii. by some person unknown.
Nnw KNOW yE. That 10 the end, Justice NAV
be done and thai the pcrrctralor of this offence
may be hrough 10 Legal trial. and condsn pam
iS!Ilncnt; do hereby oll;'r Il reward of 'rwn
Hundred Dollars for his apprehension and con
ricrion III any Court of this Sta;c.
Said negro children are described as ahou,
seven years ofagc. likely and well grown
They ar capable oftcIliug the names of their
parents. and probably the name of the pIanta-
lion, May Bank larry parents are Prince
and Fanny. and Sary' parents are Scipiu and
Diana.
Given Under my hand and the seal Of the
State al Columbia. the 2llh day of June.
in the year Of our Lord one tEousarl
eight hundred and llirlvnine and in the
sixty third year OF the Independence oirhc
Unii"d States Of \mcrird
PATRICK NOBLE, Governor.
BY the Governor.
NJ. iAEnEnE, Secretary Of State.
,IuIv r Do
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-09-12
South Carolina Copper,
SHEET IRON & TTN WARE
sHEN1eaEfGc2GFy.

E WOULD respectfully inform the Mcr.
chants and Pian.erS of this State. and all
who may please 10 give me u call. that lave
located at Hamburg. S. c., with view to Il
perma cnt residence; ard engaged in the
manufacture of Copper. shee, Iron: and Tin
Ware-which | will furnish by IihOicsale O,
RetnH, ofthc hest quality, at the io,rcst rates.
Having experienced Northern Workncn
and being ii practical mechanic lnvsefI can m
tend % RoofTng. Gancrin9 and Sponting; ana
all other Jobs Of crcry description in my business
,rhich shall be ,rcH done. and on short notice.
All orders will he thankfully received anc
promptly attcndrdlo.
A superior assortment of Japanncd Ware
Also, Stamp'd Plates. all sizes. just received.
\. II. CHURCH.
Hamburg, March, 2S. 1850. IFS