Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-09-17
News of tho DAY.

A patent has recently been taken out for an
augsr that bores square hole. Ii is said tc
work admirably, and will entirely supersedc
the use Of the mallet and chisel in that work.
No less than 800 dogs have been killed in
the city Of New York this summer. Sausa-
ges are consequently dog cheap.
There is a law in Holland which obliges
the government to bring up at lis own charge,
the seventh child Of every family, in which
there are already SIX living.
EArov. THE PEpEsrRIAN-This old man
completed his task on Wednesday, fwalking
1000 miles in 1000 consecutive hours. HI is
a wonderful walker. He walked in 1918 q
quarter Of mile in quarter Of an hour sue
ccssively for six weeks 1915, 100 miles, a,
mile an hour; 1916. 100 miles, beginning
each mile within 20 Ainutes after each hour
1876, 1898 half miles in 1893 consecutive hall
hours; 1917, 1000 miles in AZ days: 1912,
81 miles daily for 20 successive days.
Every MAN HIS OWN LAwYER.--'Fhe New
York Reform Convention decided on Monday,
bv a vote of 90 to II, that any male citizen
of whatever color, of good moral character
and requisite qualifications Of learning nndGbd
tn. shall be admitted 10 practice IN all the
courts Of that State.
PRESBYTERIAN MuNIFICENoE.-lmmense
bequests have been made in England, Ireland
and Scotland 10 the Presbyterian Church.
The late Mrs. MAGE Of Dublin, left SIS, OOC
for a College, 81 900 for foreign missions
and s22, 220 for home missions, IN Ireland.
The new Constitution which was submit
ted 10 tie vote Of the people in Missouri, has
been rejected by decisive majority.
The farms of Belgium are said rarely to
exceed five acres and yet by the excellence
Of their culture, they support family comior-
tably.
On the 18th, the Declaration ofTndependence
was read in a certain town in Louisiana AT
ter the names Of the slgners had been repeated,
a Frenchman arose, and Indignantly asked
why the name of LAFAYETTE was not there,
and made motion that it should be added
forthlcih!
CAPlTAL IN THE CcPPER BusNEss.-The
number Of mining companies engaged IN the
copper mining business in actual operation IS
about 90, and the nominal capital IS over Sl5,-
100000 Boston seems TO have entered the
most extensively INTO the'buslness.
The Baltimore Patriot states that many far
mers are already sowing Wheat in Kent coun-
V, Md.
SoUrH WESTERN RoAp.-The Abingdon
Vireinian states that this road will be con
tracted for during this season as far as New
River.
RELIEF TO THOSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING -
An aged lady correspondent has kindly favor
ed us with the subjoined important mode Of
afording relief 10 persons who may be struck
by lightning. 1t is as follows: ''When any
one Is struck by lightning, the first thing APP
piled should be cold vinegar--hathiug the per-
Son well throughout. Should the patient
complain Of pans in the arm or any other
limb. let bleeding be resorted to, and give a
dose of Giatbcr Salts--which is more cooling
should that not give ease, let dose, ofcalomel
ba given. and the salts repeated Even tho
Inc person appear dead, bathing and bleeding
sho,ild be resoried to, and if they afford no re-
liaf no human efforts will This know Of
INV own knowledge and experience in my I'M
mediate family-and, in all human probasillly'
/ should have lost valuable servant had these
remedies not been tested"