Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-23

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FRIDAY, MARCH go, 1921.
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The Legislature OF Kentucky has passed
law granting widows. who are not worth lou
dollars. loo acres Of land each.
The republicans of Connecticut have a.
gain nominated Oliver Wolcott. for COVER
nor, and Jonathan Ingersoll. for lieutenant
governor Of that state, to be supported at
the ensuing elect on.
Nev Poa-OGes-A Post-Office has been
recently established at Berry's Ferry, Free
derrick County. (yirginia.) W. P. MAssIE,
ESQ. is Postmaster.
The town of Baton-Rouge contains 1l25
inhshitants-the Parish 48l5; exclusive OF
the troops.
Forty vessels arrived at New-YOrk, on
Thursday last from foreign ports and'places
in the United States.
Woodstock, ". .Marchl3.
The Treasurer OF Foreign Missions has
recently received, in an anonymous letter.
one thousand dollIrs. to be applied TO those
objects of the Board which are most in need
Of pecuniary aid.
The Ist Society of Harrington, Con, have
raised, as permanent fund tor the support
OF the gospel ministry in that place, more
than 10, 900 dollars the present winter-the
interest of which is only to be applied. The
town Of Ash6eld has raised $500 dollars
for similar object
A letter from Washinton says that, after
the ceremony Of Inauguration was over
- Mr.. Clay, the late Spe aker Of the House
oil Repres entatives, went TO those gentlemen
comprising the foreign legations, who were
iIstandiag together and facetiously observ-
ed. gentlemen OF The Holy Alliance, you
have had to-day good republican squeeze.
and can, for once, say that you have tel,
the PO~er of ths People"
The Island of Nantucket is famous for It's
numerous sheep. 1t is said, that out OF
90, 900 sheep, the late severe weather killed
about 500.
Eight vessels, principally ships of the lar
ges, size, are now building on the Merr'-
mack.
The Duchess Of Norfolk recently deceas-
ed in England. has left large family estates,
which, she having no near relation, descends
10 three persons, vino inherit the property
as the heirs to a person who was born near
three hundred years ago.
Baltimore, March 81.
The u. s. brig En'erprize. commanded
by l.. Kearney, esq. has in irons several
mutineers, taken from on board our mer
chant ships in different ports Of the West-ln-
iies. She will proceed from Charleston, S.
G. to Boston, where they will all be tried,
and some, no doubt, executed. Fed. Rep.
The Improvement Bill has passed The Sc
nate of this State. 81 to 9. 1t is said il ap.
propriates more than D.900,00O, besides
guarantee To pay 6 per cent. interest per an
nun on ID 45o, 900, tor 90 years, as an en-
enlargement to new subscribers to the stock
OF the Schuylkill and Susuuehanna Canal
Company, making grand total for the con-
structOn and improvement of Roads and
Canals, equal TO D. ESQ, 900.
fPha. Union.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
wv. Taylor, OF Saratoga, Herman Camp,
ocTompkns Jonathan R Richmond, ofCayu
ga, Albert H. Tracy, OF Niagara, Ezra C..
Cross, Essex, and Nathaniel Allen, OF Onta-
rio, have teen nominated as candidates for
the neat congress Ehenezer Douglass. Esq
the present member OF assembly rom Essex,
has again been nominated for the same Of.
hce. Nv. 7. SfdtesmGn.
Boston March IL.
We understand that fifteen hundred dol
lars damages were yesterday awarded in
case Of coiored man iewetO who was
barbarously whipped about two years since
on one of our forts. Ii will be recollected