Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-08-28


The CorscE.--We are indebted to the
Treasury Department (ssysthe Washing
ton Union) for the following abstract Of
the total amount Of coinage at the mint
and branch minis for the month OF July,
viz:
10 eagles, S55, 600; in half eagles
$I3l 900; in quarter eagles, S5,737 so
total in gold Slsl,737 80.
In half dollars, ST. 900 10 quarter dol
lars, $4,000 in dimes, 1929 900; 10
halfdimes, AZ, 000--total in silver, S264,.
900.
In cents, s3,343 67.
Total value Of coinage Of the month Of
July last, S459.0sl II.
Total number Of pieces Of gold coined,
3i.0l5.
Total number Of pieces of silver, D.
$4,000.
Total number Of cents coined, 334 ,367.
Total number of pieces coined, 2,slO,-
1872
Health OF THE PoPE.-Letters from
Rome state that the health oil his Holiness
the Pope is such as 10 cause very great
alarm. He suffers much from cancer
in the nose, with which he has been for
some time afflicted. The disease has been
latterly somewhat checked, but within the
fast few days has again acquired fresh vir.
ulence. Mauro-Capelli, Gregoire XVI,
appointed cardinal in 1925 was raj
sed to the apostolic chair on Feb. 2, 1881.
lie was born in 1865, and is consequent
iy now nearly 80 years Of age.-PariS
Paper.
BERRyvILLE TURNPrKE.-A vigorous
effort IS now being made by the stockhold-
ers in the Berryville Turnpike Co. 10 ex.
tend their road from Berryvllle, its pre-
sent terminus, to Winchester, where it
will connect the Parkersblrg road, and
thus afford continuous and uninterrupted
line Of Turnpike communication from the
Ohio River to the City of Washington
Winchester Virginian.
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICT. - 1t
will be seen by our correspondence In an
other column that the Wing Convention
has nominated JACOB SNIvELY, ESQ.,, of
Washington County, as the candidate for
the Second District. The best spirit pre-
vailed in the Convention, and the Wings
go into the campaign with that full deter
mination TO do thier duty, which is sure
to command success.-BaH. Amer.
The Richmond Wing says that large
quantities Of wool are brought to thai,
marke; from the counties West of
the Blue Ridge. and the article meets
with ready sale. A house in that city,
made sales one day last week amounting
in value to $1,000, al % cents per pound.
Woolen manufactures are about to com.
mence operations in Virginia on liberal
scale, and the editor of the Wing remarks
that every year will multiply them.
The Hon. HENRY CLAY left Ashland
on Saturday, 10th instant, for the White
Sulphur Springs in Virginia. He is in
fine health.
The rapid and was,eful destruction Of
the buffalo in the western wildernesses
has been often alluded to and lamented by
travellers, and is spoken ofat some length
by Captain Fremont. In the last eight
or ten years ihe number of buffalo robes
received by the several Fur Companies
has been, annually, about 100000. Thou
sands of buffaIoes are also killed every
year, the skins of which are not dressed
by the Indians.
MARyLAND.--The Annapolis Repu6N.
can says, "The finances of the State are
now in much better condition than for
wears before, and from evidences before
us, we believe that through the instrument
tally of our most excellent and worthy
Governor, Maryland will, ere the present
Governors term expires, be placed on as
firm foundation as any other State IN
the Union"