Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-10-22

in the garnet Of a house occu-
pied by Ash and Mason as book store on
near Fourth. It was extin-
guished, after some damage had been done to
the roof.
BY letter from Natchez, Of the 21st Sept.
we learn that that city was then more unheal-
thy than it had been all the summer, and
three to one more of the inhabitants were
sick.
ZoruII, Poem, BY an American lady, is
announced as in the press, and shortly to be
published in Boston, where it is highly CON-
mended.
Joseph WATSON, esq. was on Tuesday last
reelected Mayor of Philadelphia by an al
most unanimous vote.
The Albany IN. W Cattle show and fair
took place last week, when considerable va
riety of productions of domestic manufacture,
besides animals, was exhibited. About $3.50
was distributed in premiums at this fair, which
is under the patronage Of society OF which
the Hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer, is President.
The BRUSSELS Oracle states that the manu-
f,cture of steam engines has been carried to a
great degree of perfection in the Netherlands,
and that cotton factory at Curehem near
Brussels, is put in motion by machine of 10
or IL horse power, of superior construction,
built by Mr.. Waseige at Iiege.
Such is the increased demand for steam en-
gines in Great Britain, for steam boats and ma.
nufacturing establishments, that all the most
approved mechanics have made contracts tor
as many engines as they are able to supply for
several months to come.
A company has been formed for erecting
rail way in Portland, for the purpose ofrepair-
ing vessels, and a convenient site already FUR
chased, where the necessary works will be in
forwardness as soon as the season will permit.
Our Consul at Alvarado, Mr.. Taylor, has
promulgated a Recommendation to the cap
tsins of the vessels of the United States arriv-
ing a. Alvarado, to deliver their letters to the
Post Office, as required by law.
Genj. p. Smith was, on Tuesday last elect
ed Cashier of the Commercial Bank OF Penn
sylvania, in the place of Joseph Williams, re-
signed.
The Envoy from Tunis who recently arrived
at Paris, was conveyed home in French fri
gate.
The report that Stephen Girard, Esq had
appropriated 500, 600 to building in Phlla-
delphia, has been contradicted.
On the night of the 4th inst. Ralph Leck-
wood of New York, was attacked near Mount
Pleasant, Westchester Co. by some VILLAIN,
who attempted to trip him up, and then threw
a stone which Knocked him down. The cr'es
of Mir. l.. induced the wretch to retreat, but
he has since been apprehended.
The steamboat United States, on her way
from New Haven, about three O'Clock, on
Wednesday morning, in the thick weather.
s,rucx on the Execution Rocks, near Sands'
Point, but floated off in about four hours,
without any material injury. The passengers
came on by the sloop Flash,
II is said that there is now living in Charles
ton, s. C. a Mrs. Minshell, aged los years; she
has good eye-sight, walks without staff, and
attends public worship generally every Sun
day. Her rational faculties are equally unlm-
paired with those of her body.
Proposals will be received at the treasury
department until the 2lst of November next,
for the loan ten millions four hundred thous-
and dollars, in pursuance OF an act OF con-
gress, passed at the last session, authorissng
loan of twelve millions.
The practice of smoking tobacco has be-
come so fashionable in England, that, at the
races of certain yeomanry corps lately, one
of the members of celebrated troop actually
rode race smoking segar! He lost the race,
but boosted he had kept his segar alive!
The population Of the States OF the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg, on the first OF january
last, amounted to 292, l55 individuals. The
number of deaths, in 1924, was 5,o45, by
which it appears that the mortality has de-
creased in the proportion Of one in l7o per-
sons. This is principally attributed to vacci-
nation, the beneficial effects of which are felt
more and more every day. In 1924, the num-
Der of ersons inoculated WAS II, l55, though
only 1882 children were born in that year,
and consequently the operation must have
been performed on some who had been neg
lccted in preceding years.
A patent has just been taken ont for new
method of making shot. The improvement
consists in mixing small proportion Of qu'eh'
silrer with the lead, by which means the shot
is rendered harder and heavier, and diyested
of the arsenic. which was one of the chief OBJ