Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-08-22

the nation, and settle upon calm aud RAJ
tional government.-Merc. AdU.
Installation. Tuesday the 9th
inst. the Rev. Symmes C. Henry was H.
stalled to the pastoral charge Of the Pres.
byterian Congregation 10 Cranbury, By
the Presbytery of New-Brunswick.
| Jersey Bank.--At late meeting Of the
Directors of the Jersey Bank, Joseph
Lyon, Esq. was appointed President, in
the place Of J. p. Durand. Esq. resigned.
Compendatle Resolution. We under
stand that the Lyeurgou Society Of Yale
! College, at their session on Wednesday,
voted to adopt uniform dress, OF Aueri-
can manufactures. This society comprises
all The classes Of the coming collegiate
year. Official notice of the color and
form Of the dress, il is expected, will soon
be given 10 the public, for the benefit of
such persons az intend to become members
of the institution. Mem auen Reg.
Mail Robbery.-T'he maiIffom Vernon
TO Darien, Geo.. was robbed on the
morning Of the I4lh uit. by the carrier,
who is said TO be boy Of twelve years
Eof sgel
Mineral Spring "A new mineral spring
has just been discovered at Williamsville,
Orange township, 10 this county, on the
land of Mr.. John Williams. Ii is situated
at the foot of the first Newark Mountaio.
two miles north Of the Orange meeting
house, half a mile from the plantation OF
Amos Harrison, Esq. and a mile from the
residence Of DR.. John Condit. The water
has not yet been thoronghly Analysed;
but from the experiments which have been
made there is the best reason 10 believe
that it is more strongly impregnated with
mineral substance. than those Of Scloo-
ley's Mountain. Ne,uark Cent.
ErfraordindTy.-S Davenport, ESQ.
of Mendon, Mass did cut from one lot
containing four acres, nineteen tons good
English hay-four tons and three quarters
of Ton TO the acre. We are assured by
correspondent that The above may be
Yelled on as accurate. Boston paper.
| laa!sgnn AT the last session OF the
Legislature, law was passed, directing
that any person travellers exceptedl
wearing any dirk, pistol, sword ia cane,
or any other unlawful weapon. concealed,
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and, 90 conviction thereof by preseniment
or indictment, shall he fined in any sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars, for the
use Of the country seminaries.-T Times.
+
Money not north lawf,nl interest. Some
thousands of dollars are advertised OF, loan.
| at an annual interest Of five per cent
From this il appears, that business ia cen.
eral will hardly justify the prudent trader
10 paying six per cent. for money. The
circumstance. together with the rise Of
stocks, is evidence of the little profit now
to be derived from commercial pursuits.
Boston Patriot.
| Mississippi Steam Boats.-The &eam-
boat Fayette, Mills, passed Natciiez OIL
the 18th July for the falls Of Ohio, with
1870 tons cargo, aud IS passengers. Fifty
miles above N. Orleans, passed the steam
boat Ohio aground. bound up, DO pros.
pect of getting off--detained SO hours in
taking out her freight. On the | 18th came
up with the steamboat Etna, sunk she
bad run against suag and went TO the
bottom immediately; every pound of her
cargo lost, except about 80 tons Of barrels
that floated out; which, with her passen,
gers, we're received on board the Fayette.
Il DISTRESSING TIMES.
Il A family in this neighborhood, who fol
years past have been in the habit of cuI
I tiyating a few acres of land, to raise corn
but who never raised as much as would
supply them with bread Que half the year
4 are this year distressed beyond measure
| in consequence of the bountifal interposi
ton of Providence, in affording them Of
the same land, what will supply them will
bread throughout the year, and have
few barrels to spare--and reader, wha
do you imagine to be the reason? VIII,
truly, because their extra crop the,
dreadfuIly apprehended, will not brin.
them more than two dollars barrel.
/ Petersburg paper.
MARRIED,
I In this town, on Saturday evening the eth inst
n by the Rev. James Wilcox, Mr.. TURNER FRAzEl
to Miss MARTHA MREKRR