Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-10-23
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gives the following particulars OF 'ae
irieh,ful accident which happenedIn Italy,
by the giving way Of bridge: - let
Ter rom Venice, dated the 9TH ofSeptem.
Der. informs Us taai dreadful event had
taken place on the prece ing day, between
Ballano and Felfe. Two hundsed ilsi.
Ian soldiers were executing some msnGy.
res at that point, under the command q
On Anstflsn officer, who without auy plau-
sible motive, was obstinate ia wishing
them 10 cross bridge, which menaeed to
fall with the slightest shock, and Of which
the local authorities, with ?:aise worthy
caution, had for some time forbidden the
passage.
Il was in vain that several Of the soldiers
represented 10 their officer the danger
thete would be in ma'ching over the
bridge; the Austrian captain reiterated his
orders, which the unhappy men bad the
folly to obey. They marched on the
bridge, and the expected catastrophe i'm.
;nediateIy took place. The bridge totger.
ed, cracked and fell into the stream and
the whole of the two hundred soldiers
persisted 10 the deep and rapid river across
which The bridge had been erected. The
officer who was marching a, the head,
had prudently taken some steps 10 advance,
and succeeded IN reaching the opposite
bank 10 safety.
The South Alabama secular papers con-
tain notices of an extensive revival Of re-
ligion in that section, aud particularly IN
the towns Of Montgomery and Tuscaloosa,
What renders it somewhat peculiar, per-
haps, is, that in Montgomery, one Of tue
most Jealous promoters Of the revival IS
the Rev. Henry w. billiard, recently our
Minister TO Belgium, and now member OF
Congress for that Distici, and that amorg
the subjects of il are his predecessors IN
Congress, James E. Beser, Esq. and the
representative from the adjoining District,
VIM. L. Yancey, Esq.-the latter OF whom,
it will De remembered, fought duel last
winter with Mr.. Cllngman of North Car
DINA.
SENATOR RIvrs AT HAMpDEN SIDNEY.
1T is announced,b by a committee design
ated for that purpose, that,by invitation OF
the trustees q lampden Sdne~ College,
The Hon. VIM. C.. Rives will deliver an
address at The College, commemorative OF
the services and virtues of John tlampden,
on Wednesday the 18th ofNovembernext
atII A. NJ. before the trustees, faculty
and students. The alumni of the College
and the public generally are respectfully
invited to attend.
We regret to learn that JOHN II. PEY.
TON, Esq. OF Augusta, county, has resign
ed his seat ia the Senate Of Virginia, in
consequence OF the infirm state oil his
health. We learn that ALEXANDER Il.
II. STEWART, Esq. is generally spoken Of
as his successor Lynchburg Virg.
SENATORIAL ELECTION. The Cover
nor has issued his proclamation fixing
Thursday the 18th of November, for the
the election Of Senator for this District,
to supply the vacancy occasloned By the
resignation of JoHN H. PEYToN, Esq.
The Marion ReUiew OF TIE 18th uh.
states that Gen. Sam. Houston, in his late
address to the ci.,zeus of tina. county. on
the subject OF "rexas and our relations
with Mexico" asserted that "eVery town
in Texas, whose population amounted TO
500 souls, contains at least 200 loaiers,"
and endorses the charge that "Pexas is
nation of there's and robbers.
A MEAT PREsERvER. An instrument
has been invented IA England called
"Carson's Meat Passover" 1t consists Of
a syringe, having a sharp pointed nipple,
the sides # which are pierced with a num-
Der of holes. The syringe is to be filled
with brine, which It forces out OF the
small holes through the whole body OF
piece OF meat into which the point has
been pressed and the operation of pick
Ing is thus thoroughly performed in
few minutes.
Mr.. Wm. EASILY, of Washington, sug-
ges,s to the Mayor of that city, projects
for improvements connected with the
preservation OF the channel of the river
Potomac, about TIN Eastern Branch, and
the mouth Of the Tiber, and at the city
wharyes.
Lucky CuArs.--It is stated that no less
than six persons connected with the late
Globe Office at Washington have been APP.
pointed TO office under the General Gov
ernmeut. MIR. Martin Johnson, the fore
man, received an appointment last week.
- Georgetotcn .Adcocate
Three hundred three miles was recent
" performed IN England in hours and
30 minutes; 45 miles was performed in
50 minutes, and during a part of the dis
lance mile was accomplished in IS Sec
onds, or at the rate o( IS miles per hour.
A chemical process, it is said, has been
discovered by gentleman IN the South,
by which he will be enabled 10 make
molAsses and sugar perfectly trairspar-
ent.