Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-03-03
News Of the Week,

A New BANK. THE Bill establ,shinO
Bank OF $500, 900 capital, ut Scots.
vile, has passed the House of Delegates
II recognizes two principles new to on,
code IN the Banking system LIST. Thai
each man should be bound in his private
fortune, and should actually pledge res
estate TO the amount oil his stock 9
That the Legislature should at all time,
have the power ofmodifying or repeating
the charter. Two-ffths of the capita
(S75, OO0l mus, DO actually paid down be-.
lore the bank can go into operation
The bill adopts also as part OF the chat
ter the provisions Of the General Banking
Law Of 1887.
TEMPERANCE IN THE WEsT. --Ths
Nashville Wing Of the 9Th Instant, coz
graduates its readers on the increasing
interest that is being taken in Tennessee
in the cause Of temperance, and the grest
Improvement visible in morals consequen,I
upon such a course. After noticing the
Baltimore missionaries in manner high
ly complimentary, 1t IS stated that th
number of persons who have signed The
pledge west OF the Ohio River, is up
wards OF thirty thousand, and that il d
not improbable that il will be doubled hI
the course of the present year.
TnE TEMPERANCE CAUSE Ten thou,
sand Plsdges.-The Cincinnati Chronicls|
saws: That Mr.. Porter has returned d
that city from tour through Missouri, "
linois and indiana, during which ne bal
obtained about tep thousand signatures n
the total abstinence pledge. Ia Highland
county, Ohio, 600 persons have taken
the pledge.
SOUTHWESTERN RoAp.-The fate Of
this important Improvement is not yet set
lied by the Legislature. II was up agaa
for consideration yesterday; but the dis
cuss on Hew off al tangent upon the Dis
lribulion Act. We feel sincerely anxious
tor its fate-it is most important scheme
in our opinion, and il will be tie salvation
OF the James River and kanawha In
provemeni, If it be CARR, through. The
completion o! this Southwestern Road
would give the james River Canal the
carrying trade for half of the State o
Tenns ssee, in addition TO the whole o
that Of Southwestern Virginia. |, would
at once cause rapid rise al once in tht
canal stock. Diminished as are thu
States resources, this work ought to Ot
executed lit should be constructed at al
hazards. We repeat, we feel nm intens'
anxiety about the fate OF the bill for thi
road. 1t is the bill Of all others tina
should pass Rich. Compiler.
FREsnET IN THE WEsr.-Tho lat
rams swelied The Muskingum and The Obi
at Marietta, TO very high stage. Sun
day evening, says The Gazette, severB
Of he principal streets in that city wen
submerged, and Tears were entertained O
"a perfect food" Duringih night, thu
waters began 10 subside, " and the tw,
rivers are now flowing along MS quietly 81
any well behaved mill streams in tn,
land" No damage was sustained by th,
public works at Marietta Gncinnat
Gazette.
+ WILLIS ASTON, OR BLooD NO BLoop
We learn from gentleman who wa,
himself informed by a gentleman recent
ly from Macon, Georgia, that Willis AL
ston, accounts Of whose bloody murder a
Bfazoria, Texas, have gone the rounds o
the papers, was alive and well at tha
town, between three and four weeks ago
We trust that DR.. Stewart, who wo,
rif,ed shot. gunned and bowie knitted b,
Aston, is likewise in good health. 81
Augustine Neps.
FLOOD AT NAsHyILLE.-The lowe
parts of our city were literally submerged
IN water for three or four days in las
week. The unusually high waters Of tn
Cumberland overtlowed lis banks, AM
drove IA number Of residents into the sec
ond stories of their dwellings,. The wa.
tiers, however, have SO far receded at III,
time Of this present writing as to resum,
their natural channel. We aIe told iha
this rise is not so high as that which oc
Cured about thirty years ago, BY
fifteen f et.-NashriHe Union.
CART. ScHENLEY's MARRrAeE.-As
there seems to be some doubts existing as
10 the person who performed the marringC
ceremony between Captain Schenley and
Miss Croshan, it may be proper for us 10
repeat that the ceremony was performed
by Justice Merritt, Of the police. Mr..
Merritt alleges, as we have before stated,
that he had at the time no suspicious OF
any thing improperly. Y. Express.
The London Herald mentions a cur.
rent report that the British Government
has resolved to establish a line of steam
communication between the Pacific coas,
of South America and New Zealand and
the Australian colonies. 1t is added, that
the authorities OF Panama have invited an
English engineer TO survey line of rail-
road across the lsthmus, aud are most de.
srous that the line should be executed by
an English company, to which they arc
prepared to grant extensive privileges.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.-On Thursday
morning, the New York city authorizes
received information of murder having
been committed in Boston, and the dead
body Of the person forwarded 10 that city
by Harnden's express. The trunk that
contained it was taken to the dead house,
and opened in the presence OF the Coro-
ner when was disclose to view the body
of very beautiful female, carefully COW
n IL