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

/ THE STEAMBOAT SwALLow.-The
Grand Jury Of The U. s. Court, IS was
anticipated have found true bill sganst
William burnett. pilo, Of the steamboat
Swallow, charging upon his carelessness
and negligence the death ofthe many per-
sons who were drowned in that disaster.
Mr.. Burnett has not yet been brought 10
Court, though be VIII probably surrender
himself; but IN consequence of the publ
cation in many Of the papers on Saturday
of the finding Of the bill, he has had am.
pie time to elude arrest should be desire
to DO SO. The publication Of such things.
before arrest is made, is manilestly im.
proper.
FRAcus. is stated that Or. Tyler,
of Frederick, has again been compelled TO
defend himself from an attack made upon
him by Ex-Governor Francis Thomas
He made ''pass" at the doctors nose,
which was successfully resisted with the
la.ter's cane.
/ Brazil. by an arrival at Philadelphia
from Brazil on Monday morning, news is
brought that our difficulty with that Gov
eminent has been amicaby adjusted, by
our Minister, MIR. Wise.
/ READING RAILRoAD.-On Saturday last
there We're taken down on the Reading
Railway SIS cars, carrying 3455 tons OF
coal. This is the largest amour, ever
transported on one day.
ACQUITTED AT Lasr.--The Jury in
the case Of James Mclean, indicted for
the murder Of Major Floyd, at st. Louis.
brought in verdict on Saturday night,
Of mot guilty." Mclean has been in
jail about three years, and was convicted
on The first trial.
An INNOCENT MAN Hume. This ST.
Louis American oil the 10th inst, says:
News was received in this city last eve.
ming, Of the death Of that notorious indi.
vidual, Buffalo Bill, some where in Ar
kansas Before he died, he made comics.
sion in relation TO the murder of Major
Floyd, in August, ls42. He said that
Johnson who was hung in June, '43 was
innocent, and that himself and M'Lean
(who was acquitted in our Criminal Court
last week. were the principal actors 10
the tragic scene assisted by others"
VENERABLE.--Mr. Richie, who is
about 10 assume the duties of official editor
at Washington, is said to be seventy
years old. He has edited the Richmond
Enquirer for forty.one years.
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN Mexico.
Loss Of lfe.--The New Orleans Bee
learns from Vera Cruz paper that on
the 18th inst. the city of Mexico was vis-
tied by terrible earthquake attended by
great destruction of property END loss OF
life.
A HEAVY DAy.-itis estimated that at
least million of dollars were paid in
bank to-day, ia this city. Having had
occasion to visit several of the banks, we
learned that there would be few or no
protests, and these confined almost entire
~ TO some small collection notes. Our
commercial community was never in bet.
ter coudition.-Bah. Pat. May 3.
The SEVENTEEN YEAR LocUsTs.
Gideon b. Smith, Esq, OF this city, says
that the seventeen year locusts will appear
this year in the northern part OF South
Carolina, and part Of North Carolina,
bordering upon that Slate--say in Spar
tanburg district, South Carolina, and
Rutherford county, North Carolina. -
Bah. Clipper.
ACCIDENTAL workman engaged in
repairs upon the Potomac Railroad Bridge,
below this place, whose name we did not
learn, lost his life one day last week, by
falling from the bridge, a considerable
height, with his breast across piece OF
| timber.
STILL ANoTHER.-A most shocking
accident occurred near Mt. Savage, So
vera weeks since. The particulars has
/ lily gathered, are these: A young girl
twelve or thirteen years ofage, the daugh-
ter of widow lady by the name Of Will
hams, was riding out on horseback, nd
when out Of reach of assistance, the sad
die turned causing the horse TO become
frightened ana TO run with great speed
10 the turning of the saddle the CIR! was
unable to extrcate her foot from the stir
rup, and was dragged beneath The animal
doubtless considerable distance through
the woods, as when found, she was totally
destitute of clothing and in such a mutt.
lated state, that her mother could scarce.
ly recognize her. Cumberland Civilian.
DIVISION OF THE M. Z. CHURCH.
The vote in the annual conferences of the
Methodist Episcopal Church to rescind
the restrictive rule, SO that the property
OF the Church may be divided, is lost
some Of the Southern papers say that d.
vision will take place nevertheless and
on the other hand il is currently reported
that some Of the delegates 10 the Louis.
vile convention have expressed the in
tention Of voting liz favor of pos;poning
the question until the next General Con.
ference. N. Y. Com. Ado.
PEACE AND HARMoNy.--Ths Rich.
mond Palladium says that the Old School
Presbylerans Of Crawfordsville. Ind. have
proposed to the New School Presbyteriaas
10 meet in union, as no doctrinal differ