Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-16
.puENoMENoN-AURoRA's BOW.

At half past s clock on Tuesday evening,
| tn inst. was observed in this city one Of the
most sublime and beautiful appearances ever
witnessed in Philadelphia. A silver bow
stretched from west, north west to east-south-
east, filling the whole arch of the Heavens,
with its base resting on the eastern and ives
tern horizon.
This beautiful arch is what some would
call a lunar bow, but we presume it was pro-
duced by the northern light, or Aurora Bo-
reals shining upon dark cloud to the north,
and which, at the time, must have discharg-
ed some rain.-Thus by the reflection OF
light the bow was produced to an observer
in this place. 1t was visible eight or ten MI
.nutes. lfonfSon .ddO.
The same appearance was visible in Alex
andria, and attracted The notice and admira-
ton O! most OF our citizens. To them the in
teresting explanation, from the Advertiser,
will be very acceptable.
Rye coffee is advertised for sale in PhIla-
delphia at 8 cents per pound. The New
York Daily Advertiser believes it would pay
the manufacturer handsome profit We
know that it is used by several families in
this town, who agree in recommending 1t as
an excellent and cheap beverage. The ioi-
lowing is the recipe -
Put quantity OF rye into warm water, rub
il well through the hands, then rinse it well
in clean cold water, dry it, and then burn
and grind ii in the usual method.
We observe a mistake in the Baltimore
Telegraph, which may spread further IT 1t
be not corrected, respecting the time of the
meeting Of The Congress. It's to meet atthe
constitutional period the first Monday IN De-
cember; and not on the third Monday in No
| vemb.r as stated. NAT. Int.
The statement we copied from a New
York paper, that, previous to the departure
of Mr.. Fenwick, " the Grant Counci! OF
CASTLE had assembled, and decided net to
ratiy the Treaty with America, and a cou-
rier was Immediately dispatched to the Spa
nish ambassador IN London" is calculated,
we understand tc produce an erroneous IN
preston, though certainly not intehded -
The time for the ratification of The Treaty ex-
pired without its ratification. The Grand
Council had assembled, not to deliberate
probably on the subject of the Treaty, but
on other matters. Nothing had transp'red
respecting lis resolves except that " cou-
Ter was imm. diately dispatched to the Spa
Dish Ambassador in London l6ad.
The question about Don Luis de Onis's
disgrace, so long in suspense, is settled ny
the arrival of Mr. Fenwick. Nj. de On,s
was at Madrid and was in high favor WIN
~ government Ibid.
! An article in one of our late French papers
st,,es that the number of suicides which
have been committed or attempted, during
the first six months OF the present year, at
! Paris and its environs, have been greatly ex-
,gs.r,,ed by some of the journals. On ex'
animation it appears that of 1873 suicides aud
a,,emr,s at suicides, during the last SIX
months, 1877 have been committed oy men,
and GO by women. 1O9 of this number were
married persons, and 81 single. IL were
committed on accoun: of love; 20 on &C
count of disease, disgust with life, phrenzy'
and domestic troubles % through oao con-
doct. gambling and lotteries Al on account
Of misery, poverty and misfortune 10 busi-
ness 6 through the fear OF reproach and pu,
nishment So for unknown motives o'ai
100. OF which i46 were effected.
- IN. Y. E. Post.
Mr. George Brown, Of Chester District, IN