The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-07-02
For the .dierandria Herald.
.PERICLEAN SOCIETY.

For the .dleraadria Herald.
= PERICLEAN SOCIETY. /
The establishment OF societies for lite
rary purposes must meet with the APP
probation of every ono at all interested in
the mental welfare of the great body OF
the community.
When we take into consideration the
benefits which the younger class of pro.
fessional gentlemen derive from socieues |
ofthis nature we are bound to acknow-
ledge that they cannot but be of essential |
service to persons of whatever profession
they may be. This society was establish |
ed by gentlemen who were already emf.
nent in the rich fields OF liters.urc and
science, and the talents and'powers of elo-
quence which are there displayed would
do honor to any hall. We make bold to
assert this fact, and feel confident that w Q
can be borne Quit In it by the unqualified
appreciation which so many gentlemen
have confessed was due them.
Combining patriotic motives with their
other qualifications they celebrate the
birth day OF our national independence,
and the 22d Of February; and conscious
that on the former day we should also
offer up our prayers to the Divine Au-
thor OF all good for his assistance in es
tablshing our Independence, they have
solicited the attendance of the rev. Elias
Harrison to open the services of the day
with the solemnities usual on such occa.
sions.
1t will be seen by the advertisement
that they move In procession from the
Town Hall TO the court house, where the |
services will be commenced by a prayer
from the rev. Elias Harrison, and the !
Declaration of independence read, and
an Grafton pronounced, by members Of |
,he society.
Ii is confidently expected that the la
dies of the town will attend and witness
this interesting spectacle.
>Lsw relative TO Wc7vsfahcr Postage.
The postmaster general shall REQUIRE
those who receive newspapers by post, TO
pay Arrays the amount of one quarters
postage III advance. Sec. OF. Post Of |
flee laws passed April aOth, 1910.
Gen. p. o. fnstructiens under the d6oue.
Experience has proved how little at
tentive many people are to the payment
of such small debts as arise from trusting
the postages OF newspapers, you are
therefore not TO glue credit. Some post
masters write that they have scarcely COL
lected so per cent. Of the postage on
newspapers. To save, in future, any
trouble or Inconvenience on that account,
il will be proper for you to require the
subscribers who receive papers through
your Office, at the commencement of
every quarter to pay the amount of one
quarters subscription in advance, and
without such payment in advance, NOT to |
deiipe' then, any nevshaters, eDen tho
they tender you the money for them !
singiy.
Mr.. Myers, the inventor of the life pre-.
serving dress, was accidently drowned at |
New Orleans on the Goth ut. in the ca
nal Carondelet.
SALARIES.
Salary of officers at Boston, as fixed BY |
the city council, viz. mayor, $500 dollars |
city clerk, 500 assistant clerk, 100
messenger, 365--assessors, 1000 each
police judges, 1900 each-clerk, 1900
assistant clerk, 60O-city marshal, 600
judge Of the municipal court, $50.
The legislature of Rhode Island at
their last session. passed an act granting
the governor 400 dollars, and the lieut. |
governor 200 doilars,-lhe amount of
their respective salaries the las, year,
also, an act ordering tax of 10000 dol |
lars, TO be assessed and collected before |
the First OF December next.
We learn from Washington, (says the |
franklin Gazette that John M'Lean,esq.
OF Ohio, formerly member of congress,
and atpresent com missioner o! the gen. |
eral land ofiice,has been appointed by the
president 10 tie Office Of postmaster gene.
raj of the United States, vice Return ]. |
Meigs, esq. resigned and tina! George |
Graham, esq. president of the United !
States Branch Bank at Westinghouse to |
succeed Judge M'Lean ss commissioner
of the general land Office. These judici-
Gus appointments, which cannot fail to
give general satisfaction to the country,