The Recorder from Greenfield, Massachusetts • 3

Heights US between Maj William Kerfey and Lieut Pettr Marks officers in the United States' army in which the former was ran thro the body with the fword of tire latter of which wound Maj Kerfey expired on Friday night 4 left We u'nderftand that this unhappy quar- rcl commenced in a convcrfation lefprtlipg tbe trivial eircumftauce of the fsle of a horle (hit in the courfe of tbi eonverferioa the- -major became irritated and (hook bis cane at Lieut Marks who immediately wrefted it from him and threw it the major took 1 1 -op tbe cane and ft tuck Lieut This 1 happened between three and four o'clock in and officers of his The Proccffion then moved id the following order Citizens on Horfeback Officers of Gen Divifibo 1 Committee of Gen Hull and fair 1 Sheriff of Suffolk ThcGovernor Eleft In his Carriage Sdeilmen vbf Bofton in Carris1-' Citizens in Carriages I(l this order the whole proceeded through Cambridge the ftreefs of this tuorn (3 the New State Houfe where the Governor alighted 'and the cavalcade was dilmiCed the afternoon and immediately after fun fet 'A tneprbcelSon palled through Cambridge I Lreuf Marks came up to Maj Kerfey on the tire Univerfity ercf reaJy-to pay refjreft to 1 paraie and demanded of hint inftant faritfec'' fcderalifol -and diftingulffied merit wtijiol ion hr the infulr he hid offered the major replied that he had not infolicO him fafUl (hould give no fitisTiftion Lieut Marks then gave the major ftrclre with his cane upon which caci drew his fword and Liesr1 Marks received a wound pn the head and tn-ftantly ran tbe major thro tbe body id the di- cf lb vital parti now so the The Prefidenf Pro feffors and TbrOfs' Waited 'oS the Governor eleA and the ftddents Jrefented therefelves in two ranks in fraint of the Colleges through whkb the extenflve cavslcxdc psffed while the college-band or tqufieal foci cry placed themfclves bn the MafftcKufctu-ball i ot-his playing Thh PIcsidzut's and other federal marches tbe broccfficml paffed' As foon aj the cfcort came abreaftuf the parfoaage all the bells of the '-town and collcgd commenced Hnging with the raft' caValcade and crowd of citizen afforded one of the proodeft triumphs of fedetalifm that Cambt ulge has evcj not even excepting- the "'illumination oil for that was cosfihed to tire Univerfiiy whereas this was In pailiog Charleftown ftreec the Govfcrnor Elcft ieceivei a Federal falute frooi tire Cliarlc2owii companyTf artillery which was followed by a detachment of Caps GaidnerV company tinder the command cifLt Sioglcton on bilL on the entrance of the ProceSon into a town and reeated by Capt company on the arrival of die Governor Eieft at the State Houfe The honfes in the places by which the proccffion paffed were filled with fpcAators pariiculaily Ladies whofc blooming a nd cheer-fol toCnicnances indicared the pleafure they enjoyed in beholding the'diftirguifiied Ciu- who as Firfthfagiftrateofthe State and XV Friend arid Cuftomers that they have the champion of prder good government and I jn a very genets! affortmeftt of lhi Prntatnf I li rlnt FANCY DJED Ar Milton in this fiate univer-I felly refprAed and regretted James Thomas alias Alderman an Indian in die oath year age lie was the lineal grand ton of the Indian cbif named Alderman who in Auguft 167ft killed JwiogPhillin the noted Indian Carrion YC GOODS FreJIi Simmer Goods John Chandler Brothers ESPECTFULLY inform' thrir Lawi' is their Protestor and Friend 'The bells the DIED oa Tussoat- the' oth Maf Hi HoiorrMOSES GILL Kf I 1 tenant Governor and Comminderji Cliff ih' Commonwealth of Mafacbnfettoi When men have been placed by theif onntrr in ftatianiof honor end ufefolnefiart i ignored from this ftage of mortality (lie pub-Jie ear lifteriTfor a general defcripnoDofibcu i orogrela through life J- ji was boro at Charleftown on the jib day of January io the year 174? lie mu bred to thebufioefs of a merchant and early life went into that line io Bolton trom childhood he war noticed for the morality ani inteZTirr ot hia manners and conduit and for hi UdefetigaMe induttiy YtruK whiehgene rjuly fpcaking is a con-itant attendant upon fobriety prudence and inJaSrjr rewarded in an ample and plentiful 'manner the perfe iterance ot Mr GiiiL1q hia vouth he was' married to the amiable and -accomplilhed Min Priwfe' tie daughter and only child 6f the RevMrFrivr'ot Bofton in whpfe right he held' while ihe lived' and 'afterwards in his own a large landed Slate in the bounty of Worcefler Agriculture artead-' ed him as his conftant friend and his virtue i and exertions made the wildernefiTto bloffom like the role! 1 After the deceafe of-his frd cocfort be was married to Mife Boyljlone' who died two years fince' v'-V ''7 When the controverfy -between Great -i Britain and America became ferioui and it was Seen that a refort to arms would' be probable confequcnce MrGill came forward with his property and caft it liberally iotofthe lap' of hia fortuneHi perfon and property were laid at the foot of the alter of liberty ready for the facrifice if Lis country needed thctav a v- pvy In the year 1 77 hewai defied into the council under the charter of! 169a by which fifteen counfellori were to a(l as Governor This was done in purluance to the reeommen- dation of the American Congrefs-J'Uader this authority troops were railed Ships provided Digiftrarc and judges' appointed- and com twlfllaneia iffued to defend the country Mr GUI continued in thecouncilundcr this form government defied annually by the Gen eral Court untilthc new constitution was formed' ia 1 7 So' From that time-to the year 1705 'he was continued one of theExe cutire Council 1 In that year he' was defied Lieut Governor and continued -by annual eleftions from that time in the fame office If patriotifm has a claim to gratitude from the nation the memory of Gtil will be cm- halmed v'- ff iadaftry prudence integrity and real goodneftof heart can demand irefpefl front i the public hi tomb will be aiorced The Fnneral Solemnities were on Saturday hljt performed witlfhaark the higheft ie-SpeEL -v ORDER nf PROCESSION Fnneral ESbort I Officers of the Militia' with fide atoll Jofticesmf the Peace Judges! of Probate hdunicipal Court and Common-Plcai Attorney GeneraL Judges of- die -Supreme Judicial Court Members of the Hoafc of Rcprefentatires I' -'Members of tlve Senate j- Sheriff of Suffiolk with bi wnd ZQM Gen Members of the Secretary Adjt GeneraL Hon CounciL- Teafury 3 PALL BEARERS: Hon Mryr pd Rev Dr Howard the government was-'te-efcorted to ther State Houfe' and adjourned to the aftcrnoorfr I jiFTERNOOtf 'j The committee of Reprcfen-tatx ves reported 'Tbatdouble TUtuims had been inaue by the town of 2anoicb and chat the member therefrom be difqualified to voce in until' it were decided who were the legal Reprefentarives Accepted On inotron of Mr Rbflell the thank's of the LegiOarure were voted to the Rev Mr Kean for the Sermon delivered by him and a copy requefted J' t- The two Houles then adembled in Convention to fupply the vacancies in the Senate -The followingil fefult 1 Ml -tint j- Vacancy Candidates Hon Jonathan Maynard and Jofiah Bartletr ETquires' The whale number of votes was zi8 of which Mr Bartlett had 43 and was chofen Pljnnnlb--Tvia vacSnciesr Candidates Hon Ifaad Thompfon snd Beza Hayward Kilborn Whitman and' Jofiab Smith Whole number of --vote 1 1 Mr Thompfon had 17 a'nd Hori Mr Hit ward' 167 and were chofen jj Kilboru Whitman Efq' the third Ptdtral CaudidaUo it a mtmhtrif the' Hoafti -1- One vacancy Candidates Rich-ardFozwell Cutts and John Woodman Kiqtr Whole liiimber of votes i Mr Cutts had Ijl and was One vacancy Candidates Hon'Solompn Freeman Efq and John DiU lingham Eiq Whole number of votes 190 Mr Dillingham had it and- was cholen Luualnt Hancotkt vacancy Candidates" lion Nathiniel Dummer and Henry Dearborn Whole number of votes -Mr Dummer (tbe Federal Candid -uc had if 8 and was chofen- The Convention then feparated t- 1 Tharfiaji MJ 29 The Rev' Dr Thatcher was nnanimoully chofen Chaplain of the Senate The Committee appoinied to hpunt the votes for Governor' reported the wbolenumber Io' be 39059 that 19530 made a choice and abac tbe V' Hon CALEB STRONG Efquire had iQ'6to and is chofen by the people His late Honor MOSES GILL -Efq had 14-991 oat of 3380 voces for Lt Governor A joint Committee compofed of the Hon John Jones-Daniel Davis' Ebenezer Hunt Efquires Artema Ward jun John Williams' John Taylor and'jofeph Ruffell was chofen to wait on the Hon Mr Strong and to inform him that he is chofen Governor of the Commonwealth and that the Leglfla-ture will be- ready to attend to his qualification to the1' office when convenient to him 'The Committee appointed to wait on the -Governor tied reported that he would wait upon the Legiflature in 'the Rcprefchttie ChtAibtr tomorrow at 1 3 to be qualified 4 The Rev Thomas Baldwin of Bofton was Chofen Chaplin of the houfe having 91 of 175 votes '-v-' COUNSELLORS The two houfes aOembledin Convention for tbe choice of CounfeUon The whole number of votes was aofl of which 104 made a choice The following gentlemen were chofen v-' i 1 -Hon THOMAS DAWES Hon JOHN HASTINGS 266 Hon ELEAZER BROOKS 1 20 OLIVER WENDELL 'o4 'Hon STEPHEN CHOATE 2qi Hon ELISHA MAYtt 202 Hon EL1JA BRIGHAM l0r Hen STEP LONGFELLOW nr Hqn JOHN TREADWELL ji6 GOOD a i Wtich arc now open and ready for fate their arittj-hiart in CoLam ALSO An AflTorcment of Drugs Medicine Cotraino Map 30 1800 Oliver Cooley HAS THIS DAY RECEIVED OPENED AND READY FOR SALE rang a joyous peel flags were every where hoiftea not a brow wore tbe aC pefl of envy or every citizeu' appearing pteafed with the refieflion that Confuu and may he 'drawn in triumphal cars yet they are drawn by ilavet vaffals and dependents wbereai this was thh free-will homage of independent citizens paid to patriotifor talents "and virtue -Hi Excellency the Governor was accompanied in his Carriage by chief Jdftice Dana J''' OFFICIAL STATEMENT" OVortS fr GoVksmox f'MassaCHv-' sitts 'i8oo Counties MrSuodg Mr Gerry Others 44- 11 3 64 iiC 41 340 4 43 It Norfolk Suffolk Effez Midilefex Worcefler Hamplhire Berktbire Briftol Plymouth Barn liable 7f3 146 580 142 21X0 4:192 3 785 73 309 1770 1626 444 39f 2063 f9 57 toit 873 5 A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF I a Vr fr i i Dukes County Sc Nantucket Spring Goods OF THE NUTESr FASHIONS A good fujiply of Weft India Goods WHICH WILL BE SOLJ) CHEAP Thofc who ire indebted to th' fubferiber afe feqnefted to make immediate payment or otherwife coft will rnfue COOLEY Beruardjlon Jnni td 180c '7f 6c 1 628 48S 34 101 969 1 York Cumberland Lincoln Hancock Waffxington Keccbeck 127 49 45 49 6 28 744 3 £09 35' 169 19630 HART LEAVITT 17019 2410 I HAS this day received a sup PLY" OF FRESH GOODS WHICH HE WILL SELL VERY LOW FOR READY PAY OR ON V-i SHORT CREDIT From our Envoy! at Farit ham that ibry bad hem chfttted for fev era I dajo voilb the CommlJfonm appointed to treat naitb them but on account of tbt indifpojitita of Mr Moaaav the bunntft bud bteu fufptud- td for a frna dayt It nuut the gtntrul opxn torn on France that am amicable fettlement of all difference would tale place At Icajl but fayt a French goutlemau -b HoiE Mi 6 Hon Mr PlilJif W-sty- Relation '-r Members of CongreSs iif' Bofion- United States Judges' and Diltiid Attorney Other Civil Officers of the United State -Foreign Confuli' refidenr Corporation TtofeSfott and In' firuflors of Harvard Univerfit -Miaifters of the Gofpel- 1 Seleflmen pf Boftoir Corporation a In' Rofton according to Seniority Citizens' and Strangers YhfyPrtcfJfiiM mnved at tbt bturaptaintti ttm ltei dwelliag hone tf tbt Jeeeaed Scbitl ftntt ibnttfb faxgacre Comma wrti Hollit reel Main dnvnt and a through CinrtJfreet andTnmont fi- to tbi plait of iniemuat 1 Majon Cmnniugbain and Blanchard fuper- luteaded the forrgdng arrangements of MaJjacbufettSi rll rFridajt Maj Agreeably to affignment the two Houfes a Sc mb led imConvtuon'and at twelve o'clock the Hon CALEB STRONG Efq introduced by the Sheriff ot Suftlk and accompanied by the Hon Council came into tbe Repre-fentativet Haft and took' the'-oaths and tufai-feribed to the declarations required -hy the Conftitutioti previous to his exerciftog "the offibe of Governor! Ilis Excellency then retired when the Hon Meffrs Dawes Hading Brooks Wendell Choate May and Brigham were fcverally qualified as Counlcl lots for the year enfuing A joint committee having waired on the Governor to (acquaint him the Legiflature Was ready to receive anycommunicstmn from him His Excellency fooA after informed the Houfes by Mr- Avery the Secretary- that on Tuefday next at! twelve o'clock he would meet the Legiflature and make the nfual communication 1 i The Hon Mr Treadwell has declined ac" cepting a-feat in the -The lion! Mr Longfellow has not arrived in town jio? 'r' Said LiatItt wilhes to purchase a flout oung HORSE fuiuble for a Cbaife Gaxtsrrnto June 5 1800 John Williams jun T7K7JLL fet out for Newtork on the i6th inftant of which all conbem ed are to take notice -June 7161800 THE Proptietors for building ra" BRIDGE aCTofs CouarBltut River between the towns of Greenfield and Montague will meet at Cat-vin Mu in Greenfield on Wednefoay tbe nth day of June near at 4 GREENFIELD June 7 -3 i Yreatiet of friendbip and union have been for mod between Ruffin and widen and Raf-fa and Portmral by which they mutually fuarauted edco dtbert fafetyt and -engage to eep up their endeavor to rrjlort tbe peace of -1-- In OBobe lajl tbe Britt A luTaJbip Trim comale ma at engaged by a French privntcet ffiip in tbe Eajl India fea and while iajbed got her tbe Tf incomale blew up and fit butter I at which time and place a edtbe privuteeri that- -fim Junli Thirty I Plan of the oropofed Bridge andsnutimitc daefdaj Map AGREEABLY to vthe Conftimtioc the 5 year affirm Nw State Houfc on BuSi- neth' llie paths of office were adminifte'red Hon Thomas OasTi President of the Executive Coonci or- the Hon SamJ Eftl Present ahd Mr Ed- man ai CJerk The Houfe deftd Hon' Edwan! Robbins Efq as fn Henry 1 'V railed to report on Of lotto for Governor and of the fev-' of Rcprefentari vei ZA'tejen d'clocki the HoaL Council- Sen-' pf-Reprefentariycs an only of the two erewt yvert picked up by prize to tNrpfivaleet i Csrdiial GrogortaBarnaba Chiaromonri the PerfonagCidcftcd Pope 'He was boro Auguft rtib 174s The rer Dr' Coke one of tbe-Biftiops Of tbe methodiff 'Epifcopal Churchy has arrived at Philadelphia from Europe: sni will make a tour of tne United States' He is the fucceflbr of the indefatigable Wcfiey of fimi lar powers 2nd habits ot life yyi-yyiAnf JlOMJGt Of: RESPECT -Ycfteiday Was a proud dsy ro the body of citizens who wirneffed the -homage of rcfpefl paid io the venerable Republican who has been resiled by the people of Maffachu- fetts from hia retirement to the Chair of thef Firft Magiflracy citizens of Bofton' sraamntedythat rhe Honourable CALEB STRONG Efo the Goyerupr deft was in Cambridgc and propoled the- town ycfterdayforeBoonyat anr early hour aflemb led 'in large nemhers on horfeback and in car- of tbe probable capence of ereAing the feme will be exhibited All thofc who are difpof- ed to encourage th building of faid" Bridge and to he intcrcfted therein are iuvired to attend 1 LEAVITT GILBERT' ClAay ttjtl 1 800 GAME Uito thc inclofure' of the Subfcriber on tbe tad inft a ted CQW owner is irqucfied to pay chirges-' prove prepertv and lake ber away JFRRE LY( 1 Cel ruin May 29 'lloo.