Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-05-08

es'onisned 70 near mat the paper Of the
Bank Of P,isburg is selling at a distance
from the city, al discount of 25 per cent.
We should &c smused at the greenness Of
those who suffer this shave, could We take
pleasure in the iniaiuaiion OF our fellow
men. We suppose the alarm originated
from the fact that the Bank building was
burned. No other loss was sustained by
the Bank, and It . sbundantly able 10 re.
deem every dollar Of her paper three times
over. No sounder institution exists in the
country. Pitts. Ga=.
CnEsAPEaKE AND OHIo CANAL. The
stockholders Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal had a meeting, in Frederick, on
Thursday last, for the purpose Of taking
into consideration the law OF the last ses.
sion, which was accepted as we learn, by
decisive vote. There was large mum.
Der OF strangers in the town on the occa-
sion. --Frederiok Herald, Hay 3.
/ NEwsPAPFRs.--The Madisonian is to
take the name Of UNITED STATES JouRN-
AL. Every body is anxious 10 wash him.
self Of tho defleme ut Of Tylsrism. even
of its remembrance. The Constellation,
organ OF the Calhoun wing Of "the De.
mocracy" at Washington. broadly init
mates that il will struggle for the Print.
ing OF Congress with tho Executive Or.
gan. We predict that 1t will no. be
candidate before either house.-N. Y.
/ Tribune
/ THI PRERIDENTiAL MANSION a. Wash
ington is open Tor vlsiters on Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday evenings, at
eight o'clock.
WESTERN LANDS. Green Bsv
Republican says il is sulhonzed to state
that in all probability the lands on the
west side of Fox river. recently surveyed
by the direction Of the General Lsnd OF
fee, viii be brought INTO marke, in July
or August next. These lands embrace
some OF the finest timhered lots in the
Territory; the soil is excellent, the water
privileges abundant, and the whole is con,
ttiguous to a market.
Mn CLAv.-The Kentucky Yeomau
says, Mr.. Clay has recently received rich
presents from his friends. His debt 10
John ]. Astor OF $40, 900, and TO the Lex.
ington, Ky. Bank, of $4,000 have been
paid 3or him.
THE Posr MASTER GENERAL has order.
ed the Offices of the ten travelling agents
of the department and five deputies, to be
abolished, and by this movement alone
some $4,000 will be saved. He seems
TO have all contracts made with reference
to the safely and speed of,ransportation Of
the mails, and not to the mode, whether
by tour.horse coaches or on horseback.
This is an admirable feature in his reform,
The saving will be immense, and as ths
new post-ofi'ice bill goes into operation
soon, the a,mos, economy in expenditures
will theH be rendered necessary. Thish
carrying on, the spirit Of the Posl.offic.
Law as Gar as it goes.-N. Y. Egpress
A SNAKE SLAUGaTHR.-A few week.
ago. Mr.. Jacob Fox and bog killed lhir
teen black snakes, in summer house, OF
the land Of Me-. Daniel Laucks. IN Rus.
combmanor township. The most Of them
measured from S to 6 feet in length
Last spring, twelve these reptiles were
killed in the same place.--iSunbury Amer.
ican.
CoNTRAcTs.-l, is said that contracts
have been made to cree, upwards Of 100
brick buildings in Pilisburg besides Hotels.
Great spirit and enterprise has been man.
Tested 10 repair their recent losses.
The Rev. Joseph Proctor, for thirty six
years preacher Of the Gospel in Ken,uc.
ky died in December last, and was buried
Nth military honors! He had been a
noted Indian fighter in early tines.
PLAGUE IN INDIA. letter to gen.
tleman in this city, dated Hoogly. Dec.
%, 1914, states that the plague WINS ma,
king fearful ravages al Caubool, where it
had never appeared before, and fears wero
entertained OF its spreading through Ben.
gal.
MAPLE FOR ENGLAND. Two boat
loads of curled and brdseye maple have
been recently landed in Troy from the
West, to be shipped to England where
this wood is IN great request for cabinet
makers.
MARRYING EARLY.-We see by the
Knoxville papers that on the 9Th inst,
in that City, was welded by the Rev.
John c. Dunly, Mr.. Frederick Pulse,
aged lO2, to Miss Dorcas Mannon, aged
"a, all of Jefferson County, Tennessee.
The number OF French emigrants into
this country is said, by worry good author.
ity, to be greater than from any other Eu.
ropean country, Germany and Ireland
alone excepted. Louisiana is said TO
have from $4,000 TO 100000; Missouri
10000; Michigan 10000; New York So
900; and the other States $4,000 This
does not include the great number who
came TO this country from Canada, during
the recent rebellion. Bangor Courier.
AeRIcuLTURAL.-The editors Of the
New York Tribune announce the pros.
pectus off new and valuable Agricultu-
raj publication under the title of "The
Farmers Library and Monthly Journal
Of Agriculture" the editorial manage
ment Of which is conhded 10 John S. |