Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-24

{-upgu eurOBteu aau ~ y toa1t W sSs ndiA Az an
moment for the Island A leader has bee
chosen; and we fancy the public viii be in
4 csined to compliment the ''fllibuters' on :hei
choice, when we add that he he Is one Of th
! most distinguished officers of the Mexica
war" .s8 s!s5
y ,5fsysr TEXAS IMPROVING. ssxa sf
1a' The Texas correspondent Of the New Yorl
Times estimates that upwards Of two hundre'
thousand emigants have settled in I'exa
within the past year. Railroads and Common
School Education are the two prominent top
les Of conversation. The next Legislature
lit is thought, will appoint commission Il
mature scheme for the State. to embrace
the whole course Of complete education
from the lowest primary school to one or mor'
State Universities. it-s 2a non s''
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4 Esy- The heat, last week, made terrible
havoc among the exposed aud nuacclimatet
emigrant laborers Of the city of New York
The New York Times publishes a list of tut
hundred and tsreaty persons who died from
the heat from Tuesday to Sunday ofweek be
fore last, Of which Ninety occurred 90 Satur
day alone. This the Tribune says, surpassc
the yellow fever and cholera, 10 the measur,
of fatality among those attacked 81 ss4sY
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asg%The New York Journal Of Commerce
says that the existence Of yellow fever at tb,
quarantine in that city, and the fact that al
the cases were convalescent, afford another
illustration Of well-known fact, viz! tha,
said disease cannot thrive in pure atmos-
phcrc, A similar Illustration occurred re-
centlyiat Philadelphia gep y ssHeAl 9ai
H1sF- The Board Of Directors of the Prov
idence and Worcester Railroad were in SEES
sion during tho 9th instant, investigating the
causes of the late collision. A vote was pas
sed to continue the double track to Lonsdale
and also to station flag man at the curve
until double track is constructed. The
master of transportation and cngneman and
conductor Ct the down train were all prompt
ly discharged asbogs b aiaias II 1911
BeE~lt seems. says the Edinburgh Re-
Wow, be established in America, that gen
eral education increases the efficiency of a
nation, promotes temperance, aids religion,
and CHECKS paupcrism; while all concede that
il diniinishes crime. sp'iNc q 'a-1a
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BSg@A Bostonian has invented a "cbrono-
metrical lock-, which fixed to o door. cannot
be opened before the time determined on be-
forehand. It7operates by clock work. and
the absence Of a keyhole prceladss all at
teppts to pick it. ..,,...g !, .;,s,,.a.i,,, /
noe oi1ELLowa FEVER AT NArcIIEz. bbf
dNatcliez, Miss, Aug 20 Il The yellow re-
yer has been raging here for several days
Ills supposcd'to have been brought Ill YES
sells from New Orleans. r. Upto the present
tlnc9over 200 have died since the epidemic
broke out gaisg si9i9J 1eie9 dal1 70 a"ai
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Esss@So far there have been ! AZ democrats,
90 wings, and 3 abolitionists elected to the
next Congress, Maryland, Georgia, Missis-.
sippi, and Louisiara, entitled to % membcrs,
have yet to hold elections. ,s r I'LL 4 If
70 RaysThe Frederick Examiner states that a
cooper in that city made -four barrel recent
~ in the space Of minutes, which was con-
sidered quick work, whereupon Mr.. Harrison
knight, another cooper, undertook fora wager
to make barrel in less time, and succeeded
in completing it in rs minutes.
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Z Berthe NilliamsportTime says that the
water has been drawn of the canal on the
two levels below Williamsport, to remove sew
eral bars formed by washing of the banks,
from the heavy rains on Monday night and
that it will require several days to remove
H:5@Ihe Goroners Inquest in the case Of
the late railroad slaughter near Fall River
have returned a verdict against Frederick
Putnam the conductor Of the excursion train,
who has been arrested and held to bail in the
sum Of $4,000. ol al' isl at aaaat4 tlao
ILLEGAL VOTING.
The Grand ,Jurv ut Javinoton KantnoL,,
have indicted thirteen persons for illegal vo
ting and three for perjury at the late Con-
gressional election in the Ashland district.
BsJ~Workmen are again engaged in re
moval of the flooring on the suspension bridge
at Wheeling. The amount Of travel on thi:
structure has agrecably disappointed all who
ever specialized as to its extent.
Aid for New Orleans.
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