Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-01-20
IN COUNCIL...JANuAnr Il, 1926.

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IN COUNCIL. .JANUARr II, 1926.
A communication from the Mayor enclosing
letter from the acting chairman of the Com
mittee of the District Of Columbia, on the sub
iect of Territorial Government for the Dis
trict, was received, whereupon,
Resolved unanimously, That John G. Vowel,
Robert l. Taylor, Edmund l. Lee, Mordeca al
Miller, Hugh Smith, and VIM. F. Thornton,
Esqrs, be appointed to wait on the Committee
of the District of Columbia, on the goth inst.
to express the most decided dissent on the part
of the Common Council, in behalf Of the People
of Alexandria, to the establishment Of Terri
torial Government for the District Of Columbia.
A petition from the Second Ward on the
subject of Sunday markets, was presented by
Mr. Jameson, and upon motion to refer the
same to Committee, with leave to report by
bill or otherwise, the yeas and nays being call
ed by Mr. Vaudeville, were as follow:
YEAs-Messrs. Johnson, Jameson, Grubb,
Williams. Veitch, Vowel.
.NAHS-hSSSISs -oiN"oii, INV,
Vaudeville, Butcher, Feitch-lost.
EXTRACT, IP. THOMPSON, C.
A letter received in this city, dated Trieste,
Nov. 5th, 1925, states that the large Turkish
feet had been seen off Gambia; but it was sup
posed TOO late in the season for any operations
on the place to which they were destined.
Phiiad Freemans Journal
7, 10 ascertained that NATHAN SANFORD is E.
lected a Senator of the United States from the
State of Newly ork, TO fiji the vacancy occasion
ed bv the expiration of the term for which Mr.
K1xG was elected. Mr.. SANFORD will take his
seat Immediately, and the time for which he
will have 10 serve, will be FIVE years from the 4th
day Of March next VA. h4iel'
Extract TO The Editor, dated annapolis, Jan. IL.
You will learn with establishment that Mr..
L,oyd is no longer Senator Of the y. States
He has sent in letter Of resignation OF his seat,
to the Legislature, on account OF his continued
indisposition. boH. f".
Er.la.. to re Editors Of The Baltimore Patriot, dated
.4,.aayois, Jga ga bill 10 give to single
Justices of the Peace throughout the state, Ju-
risdiction to the amount of 100 dollars, passed
to-day after much discussion.
Extract of letter from the postmaster at Pittsburgh,
dated January Is.
1--WE had fire this morning about O'Clock,
which burnt down r. Stewards large stable and
several frame dwellings. Much less damage
was done than might have been expected from
the space occupied BY the hire.
Cgnal.-We learn from the Boston Palladi-
nm. that the land has been purchased and the
line staked, for a canal from Neponset Bay TO
Roxbury Bay
"lf6lintopn, Penn jar. I4-The Juniata,
which had remained, during the summer and
fa,h unusually low, has at length risen several
feet. and if the present mild weather continues
fewdavs longer, an opportunity will be al
corted to our citizens of sending TO market any
produce or lumber they may wish"
The steam boats which left New-York on
Saturday with passengers for Albany, encoun-
tered so much floating ice that they were una.
BILE 10 proceed above Poughkeepsie.
There was heavy fall Of snow at Quebec on
the Sd inst, and on the 5th the thermometer
fell 10 degrees below zero.
| From, the Neuc- York Gazette, Dec. II.
| A bold but unsuccessful attempt to deprive
Young man ofhis money, was detected yester-
terday morning. The facts OF the case, as they
were related to us from an authentic source, are
these: A young man from the country: named
Samuel Furnalc, called al the Bank Of Ameri
ca. one day last week: and deposited, for safe
keeping, the sum of one hundred and hity dol
liars. for which, as is usual, he took certificate
On Saturday evening, as he was crossing the
Park, a man came up and entered into CONVEX
sation with him; and almost Immediately after
second person came behind and trlpped, him
mn. when thew robbed him OF pocket-book