Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-11-10
GENERAL SUMMARY.

On the Cd inst. a man who was engaged in
digging a well at Batisttown in New jersey,
had his hand blown off by the unexpected
ignition of powder in rock, which he wa:
preparing for explosion.
Corfu was to be opened on the 1st of Sep,
TENDER, as free port for ships of all nations,
without regard to their Gags or to the nature
of their cargoes.
The private bets upon the late match race
at New-York, are estimated at from 500, 600
to 100000. The southern gentlemen have
declared, it is said, that they have received
back all their former losses, with interest.
Seven thousand tracts of land in the state Of
Illinois, are advertised to be sold in the town
of Vandalia, on the first Monday in January
next, for tares, These lands are all military
bounty lands, granted to the soldiers of the
late war.
The natives of Ire land, resident in New
York, have voted, at a general meeting, an
address to the people OF Ireland on their po-
iitical and religious situation, and to have a
collection for the Catholic Fund. They have
also voted an address to the inhabitants Of
South America, in behalf of the Irish Catho-
lies
The New-York American states that the
British Packets lying in the North River, the
time of the Canal celebration, saluted the a.
quatic procession, and manned their bulwarks
to cheer the boats as they passed. Good save
the King" was played in return, by one of the
bands on board the flotilla.
Georgia Sugar.-we have just seen, says
the Savannah Georgian of the 9th ult. a
sample Of sugar, from Montgomery county, in
this state, which appears to be of fine quail
ity as the best New.Orleans sugar We I'M
ders,and that it is cultivated on the pine land,
principally, however, for domestic consump-
ton.
Ne,c- York CGaoi During the month of
October, twenty-five thousand nine hundred
and thirty-six dollars were received by the
Collector at Albany, on account Of toll on
eight hundred boats that departed from that
city, laden with four thousand three hundred
and nineteen tons ofmerchandize.
JAMES D'WoLr, Member of the United
States Senate, from Rhode Island, has re-
signed his seat in that body. The Legisla-
ture ofthe State, isnow in sessions so that sue
ccssor will doubtless be chosen before the
meeting of Congress.
There are now seven vacancies in the Sc
nate, viz: one from each Of the states OF
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut,
New York, Virginia, Tennessee and Missis-
sippi,
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, of Kentucky, lately
deceased, provided in her will for the eman-
cipation uf all her slaves, about 40 in numper,
and left $50, 900 to the College at Danville.
On Monday evening, Daniel Stone of OAK.
ham, in Worcester county, Mass. while in a
state of intoxication, shot at and mortafy
wounded his own son, who soon EXPIRED
The criminal, after the preparation of this
offence, fed, and has not yet been apprehend-
ed. He is an old man aged about 90.
On Tuesday, the ist Oct. number OF gen.
tlemen from Stratford and Milford, Conn. }
proceeded in boats to the mouth of the Ousa-
tonic River for the purpose Of shooting spe-
cies of ducks called Cots; the sport COM
men.cd at day break and ceased at noon;
when the whole party returned with one thou
sand and Sereaty-three.