The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-03-18
DOMESTIC


The college at Columbia, S. c. is in a low
state. a committee appointed by the state leg.
lsature to inquire into the causes of its decline.
have reported that it is sowing to the persecution
of Tor BY some religious sects." DR.. Cooper.
the President, ascrlbes il TO the clergy pener-
ally" On the other hand the clergy OF an de-
nominations, believe that the President i an
lntldel or atheist, or at least has no friendship
for christianity; and that it is unsafe 10 Dit
youth under his tuiton.--The grand Jury ~
Franklin county, N. y. have indicted 2 or of
the Judges for not attending court. 81 ~ VI
enable il to proceed to business" AL the Est
term, tie same persons were indicted for the
same offence, and punished BY tine.--A person
in crossing the Allegany river opposite Pitts
bnrgh, Pa. fell into a channel which had been
cut IN the ice. He was seen to fall, but could
not be eXtncated. 1t was not ascertained who
he was.--Ihe number of persons drowned. bv
JattanS INTO the docks in the city of New York
during the last year. is reported at To- Dam
ages by the fresh. The bridge on the Provi-
dence Turnpike at Natick, that on the old road
Commonly called Natick bridge, and BRIDGE IL
Olneyyille, were carried away, and others n ne
vicinity OF Providence, were injured by tia
late fresh. The Providence Journal states tb.t
Easton's dam, in Burrilyle, was also carried
away, which, in its descent, carried AWAY u
bridge On the Douglas Turnpike. Part of tie
dam, sawInill, gristInill, of the Washington Fac
tory, and the bridge, at Coventry, were carried
away. The bridge al the Anthony Factory II
entirely destroyed. The building occuDiei bv
Stephen Taft, as cotton factory, was yerymnch
injured. The Factory at Frozen Point, IN War
wick, principally owned by Stephen Harris. sui:
tered severely. At Norwich, Con. the Metbo-
dist Westinghouse hoated of, and not a vestige Of
it is to be found 10 the vicinity Lanmans large
store, Batteys block makers shop; two lar@e
buildings adjoining the bridge, were removed
from their foundations, and nearly DESTROYED
the new toll bridge, valued at $4,000, paper
mill bridge, and two others, Strong oil mill and
valuable contents, were entirely swept away ".
and one man supposed to be drowned. The
late rains have done much injury at the south
all the small bridges between Kingston and
Trenton are swept away, and the roads arc al
most imPassable.-On the 18th Of Feb. the
snow fell to the depth Of 10 or y inches at Lou
IsVllie, Ken. The severity OF the winter indeed
appears to have been great throughout the south
and wcst.--On the night of Feb. 7, the house
ol Mr. Robert Walkup OF Mecklenburg, N. c,
was consumed by FIRE. Five persons, PRINCIPAL
y young men, Il of them Mrs WIS childrenl
were burnt TO death. Mr.. William Finn.
brother of the late Rev. DR.. Finn OF Charleston.
jumped from window, and broke both his thighs.
"A letter from Marietta, Ohio, Of Jan. Goth.
says, : We could sell corn at 10 cents bushei.
wheat az IS to 30 /; pork for two cents. ard
chickens Tor % cents per dozen. For one davis
labor o. common laborer, could get him III
lbs Of pork, 20 Of -four, two ol cheese, and two
qtS. Of Dalk