Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-05-06
News OF t!hc day.

The Tallahassee Sentoei ancou0ees the
death o. the i5th ult., 1t his residence ia JEFF
fefson county. Florida. Of Pnnce CaAaIxs
LOuD NAeoLEOE AcnflkE MusAr, .sthe son
Of Joachim and Caroline Bcnaparte Murss,
/ King and Queen Of Naples--the former The
celebrated Marshal Of Nspoleoo, the mirror Of
chIvalry and vaIor, the latter sister Of the i'm
mortal Emperor. After the expulsion Of ~.
family from Italy. Prince MusAr resided ~
Austria until 1921. when he removed 10 his
country, and subsequently, selected pisrr ~
residence in Florida, where he has since spen,
the most Of his days in all the quiet and rrtire.
ment Of 4 country gentleman" He Was 5u-
ried at Tallahassee ON the l7rh ult. with Ma
sonic honors. Sic transit. ee.-.Nas. Int.
Nor,cs TO QuIr--Importnni to oil Laud-
holdeys.-The New York Express says ,ha,
the following important notice is published 10
the world BY the National Reformers in pa
per called Young America"
rNo monopoly Of land should be recogniz
ed tina, bears date after ls45 Sufficient no.
tice was given prior to the termination Of that
year, that the people claimed their own; who.
soever has monopolized, knowing Of tina,
claim, Is the worst kind Of thief, and should
be so regarded No National Reformcr should
each Of bis children; and all who have more
should sell out as soon as possible, orwha,ev-
er they can &c, without taking mortgage"
A SrscuLAR CowHipIsc ArTAIs--G. J.
Adams "a Mormon preacher and play ACTOR =
cowhided an editor 10 Boston, in consequence
Of some remarks which he made upon him in
the columns of his paper; but whether the re-
marks were made on his preaching or his act
ing, is not sta,ed. Some twenty or thirty
blows were given, after which the parson stat
ed to the audience that the editsr had assaulted
his character--''that he was going 10 play an
engagement at the Providence Theatre on
Saturday, and return 10 Boston, please God,
in time to preach the gospel on Sunday"
Burlington Beach. a few days since, by Mr..
I. Bulge. Its wings measured seven feet
nine inches from UP to tip from the point Of
its bill to the tail il measured four feet ten in
ches--,he bill itself TO the opening Of the
mouth was fourteen inches--the perpendicu.
lar height Of the bird was two feet eight in
iches THIS is the first bird Of the kind we have
ever heard OF being shot in North America.
The white Pelican is native OF Africa, and
the Pelicans Of America, according 10 to Buf.
1
have flown long way from his native shores
before he made ms final descent upon our
beach. OrnithologIs,s represent these birds
a. being exceedingly indoIen, and voracious.
They never leave their resting place except
10 be very seldom. Their fights are confined
TO the coasts OF over the shallow water where
small fish are TO be found in large quantities.
/ 4. A.. br~>
ID Canada is a mystery which we cannot pre-.
tend TO unravel.-Hannlton Canada Speeto-
tor.
The Grand Jury of Accomac county. Va,
has presented the New York Christian Advo
cate, the organ of the Northern branch Of the
Methods. Episcopal Church. as an incendina
ry publication.
| MURDER AT HARrEns. FERaY.- A white
man, named Fowler, shot Ben Ware. at Har
pers Ferry, on Saturday last, killing him in
stantIy. Fowler has, as yet. eluded the vigi-
lance Of the officer, Of the law. A black man
named Moore Robinson, charged with being
an accessory in the murder. has been lodged
in our Jail, and will take his trial before an
Examining Court on Friday next--Va. Free
Press. .aprit23.
The London Examiner" saws that at the
late sale the Library OF John Wilkes. ESQ.,,
in London, the "Bibha Sacra Latina," being
the first edition Of the Holy scriptures. in three
volumes. without name Of printer, place or
date. but attributable the press Of of Gut
tenberg, al Mentz, between the years 1850
and l455, "was knocked down for 600 to
Messrs. Wiley & Putnam, the American
Booksellers, its destination being the american
Museum al Wadimgtm.." The Athenaum
says the book Is in TWO volumes, and that the
first offer was 200 guineas. A copy Of the
same book was sold al the Duke Of Suss~x's
Library, few years back, for 100 guineas
IMPROVEMENT TO THE MAGNETIC TILE.
sRApH--Col II. w. Cleveland. who has been
connected with the line Of Magnetic Telegraphs
since their FIRST establishment as an assistant,
has, we learn by recent discovery, overcome
the difficulty Heretofore labored under Of
crossing water courses, by peculiarly insu-
lated wire which is passed in a leaden pipe
under waller One OF these wires, or improve
! r,ents, has recently been placed under the
dra w.bridge at Gunpowdrr rver, and has
been in successful operation for several days.
THE WouspEp.-Gen. Taylor. in consid-
Grafton of the galaniry exhibited by the first
and second Illinois regiments. has assigned TO
the wounded the largest aGd most spacious
house in Sal,illo with every necessary atten-
dance. There is large garden and prone
made attached to it, and fountain OF pure
water in front. In was confidently believed
that not one would die, as the attendance ant
comforts they were receiving were equal 10
those Of our best hospitals.
The UxirEp STATES AND HASovEa:-ln
the "Union" OF Saturday night is published
Proclamation of the President Of the United
States announcing the ratification Of COM
mercial convention between the United States
and Hanover. which was concluded on the
10Th day of June, 1876, between A. d. Mann,
on the part Of the United States, and Baron de
Falcke, on the part Of Hanover, and the ra''-
ica,ions whereof were exchanged at Hanover
on the 9Th Of last month.
A SErsiBLE MAs.-Col. Jefferson Davis,
of the Mississippi regiment, and son in.law
of General Tay ior, seems to be sensible Of the
Improperly and awkwardness Of the position
he would Be placed in by a party nomination.
while fighting the battles Of his county
Having been named for the office OF Covernor
Of Mississippi, he writes the Mlssissppians,
.rhat he will not be candidate, or permit his
name 10 be connected with politics in any man
ner, so long as he holds . MILITARY appoint
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