The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-08-26
a grand Tnquisitor appreciated.
DOMESTIC.

Valuable Lot.--A LOT of ground in the Civ Of
NewYork, the era of which is about 25 bv 90
feet was lately sold for S20,50O! This must be
the highest price ever paid for the same space of
ground. 1t is at the enormous rate Of one mill
ION and hundred and eighty name thousand doL-
lars per acre.
Intemperarsce suppressed The efficient and
excellent Board of Aldermen in the City Of
Boston, have taken away all the licenses Of re-
tailers in that part Of the town called the hill
and have required that the only retailer remain,
ing should be man of good moral character.
The annual Commencement of Wateryille
College was celebrated on Wednesday last. AT
O'Clock, p NJ. a procession was formed at the
College Chapel, and proceeded to the meeting
house under the escort Of Capt. Bolkcom's Com
pany Of Light Infantry; where the following
exercises were performed:
l. Inauguration Of Rev. DR.. CHAPLIN. as Pro-
fassor of Divinity.
@ Salutatery Addresses in Latin, and an Eno-
lish Grafton Progress of the Arts.
ELIJAH Foster.
3. An Grafton; The Importance Of Compass
sion in the Ministers Of Christ.
SAMUEL EVERETT,
Theological Studentl
a. An Grafton; The Importance Of Popular
Debates.
Henry PAINE
5. An Oration The study of Mineraogv.
ELIJAH L. HAMLIN, A. B.
6. The Degree of A. B. was conferred on
Hadly Proctor, Elijah Foster and Henry Paine.
Alumni, and the Degree of A. M. was conferred
on Elijah l.. HamIin, A. b. Alumnus Of Brown
University followed BY Baccalaureate address
ses from the PRESIDENT.
z. An Grafton Triumph Of Religion and
knowledge, and Valedictory Addresses
HADLEY Proctor,
These exercises were interspersed with vocal
and instrumental music, and all washighly graf
flying TO very numerous and respectable audi
ence.
His Excellency Gov. PARIS, and several
other officers Of the State, together with many
literary and professional gentlemen, honored
the occasion with their presence.
AT a meeting Of the Corporation, in the fore
noon of the same day, Gov. PARIS was elected
a member of the Board. EPHRAIM TRrpp. A
B. was chosen Tutor; & a committee was ap-
pointed TO elect another, who have since made
choice of ELIJAH FOSTER, A. B.
HENRY PAINE has been elected Preceptor Of
the Gramma. school which is connected with
the College. Nat Int. Of .Aug. Il.
50. Louis, (yUissouri,) July Bly, letter
received in town from one of Gen. Ashlev's ex-
name of Mike Fink, well known in this quarter
as a great marksman with the rifle. and is the
same who some time since, in this place, shot off
a Negroes heel, to enable him, as be said, to wear
a 'genteel boot was engaged in his favorite
amusement Of shooting tin cup from off the
head Of another man, when aiming too low. or
from some other cause, shot bis companion IN
his forehead and killed him. Another man Of
the expedition (whose name we have not heardl
demonstrated against Fink's conduct, to which
he Fink replied that he would kill him like
WISE upon which the other drew pistol. and
shot Fink dead upon the spot-Repubiical.
A nalnifcent act We are gratifed to learn
that Mr.. Canning late minister to the United
States, previous to his sailing for England on Sat-
urday last, handed to Mr. Golden, ffty dollars
as donation to the Apprentices Lbrary-and
fifty dollars for the Mercantile Library in tb;s
city, with request that the benefaction should
not be mentioned until after his departure.
N. Z. Statesman.
The Vace Presidency.-A western paper has
recommended Col Richard NJ. johnson of Ken
lucky, as suitable person for the Office Of vice
President of the United States.