Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-08-01

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ian language, and among his scholars was
a young lady Of respectabiiity and fortune.
The literary intercourse existing between
the preceptor and his fair pupil, led to
prepossessions Of more tender nature,
and it is very possible that Perodi read
Petrarch with great effect; in short they
fell 10 love with each other, the grace Of
the mind having paramount influence 10
the estimation of the lady over the defects
Of person, and they agreed to marry pri-
vateIy. The father Of the lady having
some Suspicion that the zeal of the master
was unusually warm, discovered the In
tentions of both, and not being pleased with
the alliance, he found means 10 induce
Perodi to leave the United States, and, as
he thought, for ever. After an absence
abroad of some months, and expanding his
resources, Perodi returns to Boston, pre-
scnts himself at the honse of bis fair mis-
tress, and is denied admitlance. Poor and
friendless-negIected by former acquain-
ftance, and stunned by her he loved, he
determined to put an end to bis existence
ina manner corresponding with that wild
enthusiasm which distinguishes his coun-
trymen generally. He armed himself, and
as the story goes, he repaired to the house
of his mistress; ascended to the drawing
room, where he found her alone playing
on the piano. His presence, the agitation
of his frame, and vehemence of gesture,
alarmed her excessively, and her shrieks
brought into the room d female relation
the young lady escaped by another door,
and Perodi, embarrassed and bewildered,
fred pistol and wounded the lady, then
stabbing himself 10 several places fell dead
on the carpet. This is the story related
to us. Some of his friends 10 Boston pa
| per, declare that he had no Intention Of
injuring any person but himself.
During very heavy shower on Friday
last, (2lst inst. the quaDlity Of water which
fell was SO great that the sewers under
the Prison Yard, and along the diagonal
section, from Washington square towards
the United States bank, were not adequate
10 discharge the flood the cellars and
kitchens Of more than Fifty houses, were
inundated by the bioauing Gas il is techni-
cally termed) of the mason work--and the
water gushing 10 ten thousand spaa.s
through the walls Of the common sewer.
Three or four years since, a public sewer
from the northwest was directed into this
sewer, which bad been already too small.
The alarm in the neighbourhood from
Prune-street aud Fifth to, WaInut-street,
was naturally very great, torrent so vi
olent, had it lasted two hours longer,
would have undermined seven or eight
houses-the water in Mr.. Desilver's kitch-
en. was three feet deep: and all houses in
q south west directioa as far as the prison,
we're inundased from this sewer. Ia some
places vast masses on stone were removed
BY the force of the torrent, and the noise
Of the gushing torrent through the chasms
il had made, was such as TO alright seve-
raj families, and induce them to abandon
their houses. Philadelphia aurora.
occurred at Ithica on Thursday the 18th
inst.--e The rain (says the American
Journar accompanied by hail, OF irregular
masses Of ice, from the size Of walnut to
that Of pullets egg, descended in tor
rents, amidst violent wind from the west.
Between four aud FIVE thousand lights of
glass were broken in this village: In the
Presby terian meeting honse 245 uthe
new Methodist Chapel, 244; ia the court
house 200 and the residue in the windows
of private dwelling houses and stores.
But, this was by no means the climax OF
desolation. The gardens, so lately gay
and luxuriaBt. smiling 10 bloom and use
full vegetation, ARE completely swept, as
though the scythc of the destroying angel
had passed over them. The fruit was
beaten from the trees; and large fields OF
Iuxuriant wheat and finest corn, upon the
flats surrounding our village, are complete
| " PROSTATE. The loss Of Mr.. Butler a.
lone, who occupies gen. De Wits farm,
will exceed five hundred dollars. We
have heard but from few miles south,
where the storm was not so violent. Ii
extended about mile vest and we hear
of its progress about six miles east, nearly
equal 10 effect, leveIing fences and beat
ing down fields Of grain. The width Of
the tempest appeared not to have exceeded
three-quarters Of mile.
A most barbarous scene was exhibited
in our streets, short time past, and wit
messed by hundreds Of our citizens "A
negro with his hands tied, and fastened ID
the tail Of gig, was dragged along the
Pennsylvania Avenue, like dog, through
the dust and scorching sun, whilst bis
owner, going on smart trot, was lollins
| in the chair at his ease. Can our civil