Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-06-22

meeting of the society; at which meeting, tssen.
ty members of the Society shall constitute
quorum.
! The following gentlemen were elected Mana
gers, viz: Thomas Vowel, Jonathan Shillaher,
A. C. Cazenove, John S. Miller, Joshua Harper,
John Harper, Dr. Humphrey Peake, James En-
twisle, Rev. M. Lippet, Rev. Isaac Robins, VIM.
Lapphier, Rev. VIM H. Wilmer, d. d.
JOHN DOUGLASS, sec'y.
| The Editor of New-York Commercial Adj
vertiser assigns, as will be SEEM very satisfac-
tory reason for writing the following medley.
We -epublish it under similar circumstances:
The Leading Artice.-Alas! we have nothing
Of which TO make one this evening. Iii cloudy
and gloomy, and it not only rains but 1t pours
OF course we are all very much reJoced that the
parched earth is TO be once refreshed-that the
dropping plant is 10 revive, the whitening flow
cr expand, the scar meadow recoverits verdure,
and the dark forest fresher green. But every
body knows thus, and why should we write a
bout it. 1t is very good day to sentimental
| ize-much such a one as that on which Wash
ington Irving ote his delightful story about
the country tavern, the dripping poultry, and
| the Stout Gentleman. But sentimental writing
is out Of fashion. Even boarding school Miss
es are above it, and talk like learned professors
upon the speculative misunderstanding the
promotions Of 4 skull with lar greater flaency
than they could those Of pudding, But"
inquiries the reader, "no tales OF blood from
Greece-nothing from Mexico or South Anne
rica?" No, nothing: Missolonghl, at the last
advices, remained in the hands OF its heroic de-
Tenders, who appear to be animated with the
spirits OF their sires who Tell at Marathon,
Leuctra and Thermopyla. Paez keeps every
thing quiet at Caracas, and the news from
Mexico is hardly worth extracting--much less
the trouble of writing over. And as Tor the
| Locusts, since it is found that they diet upon
dew drops instead of vegetables, and have
ceased venting their curses upon "Phnraoh'-
porDably not knowing that Peale has the num-
| my of one Of the family so near them-the pub
lie is disarmcd Of its terrors, and we OF all mo-
| tive to write paragraph which they would
never read. Shall we then write Of our mar
kets? We belivc not: A paragraph will not
give vegetation half so great an impulse as the
descending rain, or make the COWS yield their
nutrimert without grassland we have no
doubt that the gardeners Will bring US vege-
tables as soon as they have time to grow, and the
dairy woman butter when the grass once more
becomes rank s. green. In regard 20 politics, we
have vowed not to think Of them until after the
coming Jubilee--and the Marine Court has tor
the present paralyzed our right hand by an IN
dictmenl. In'short, we have nothing Tor "A lead
ING article * mus, therefore wind off this para
graph by birds eye view Of the mail articles
Of the morning, Uidekicit: In the case OF Root,
vs.. the Editors of the American, eight very
respectable witnesses swore positively that the
General was drunk in the Senate on the mem
orable 5th of August, 1924; and ten swore that
he was not, three Of whom belong to the I'M
mortal seventeen. But ii seems that the edi-
tors published that they, themselves, In their
own proper persons Sa,D him drunk; and mas
much as they did not prove that they did so &C
tually see him with their own eyes, the Judge
charged against them, and the jury rendered
verdict as stated on Saturday. The cause will
be appealed The New Advocate OF this morn
ing has opened its batteries upon the old, and
if we correctly opine, there will be furious
conflict between the two Dromios. The edi-
tor of the old Advocate is muscle to the bone
A completely formed and hard-sheled egg
within an egg, has been laid at Marietta; but
whether by hen, a goose, crocodile, or Tor
,oise. the paper does not inform US. The wa
tiers of the Ohio are rising slowly, but navlga-
ton is much impeded. The Bostonians are
making preparations to give MIR. Lloyd pub
lie dinner, as testimony Of the respect which
they entertain for his private worth and public
services, We are concerned to state, that on
Saturday afternoon, Mr. Coleman, while riding
with sister of Mrs. c. in a gig, was upset
near Vauxhall Garden, in Broadway, and con-
siderably injured. The horse started to run,
and came in contact with wagon, by which
the gig was demolished. The head OF Mr.. {.
was much bruised, but no bones were fractured
The lady was not much hurt, Mr.. c. we are
happy to state, though unable to help himself
in the least, is considered to be doing we'll
Nichols, who was indicted in Newcastle, DEL
for robbing the mail between Philadelphia and
Baltimore, has been brought from Boston TO
the former city by Mr. Bache, postmaster
Friday, the 9th inst. was set apart by the NUM-
cipal authorities Of Wilmington, N. {. as day
of public fasting, humiliation, and prayer, to
avert the threatening evils Of the drought.-A
School Teacher named Hiel Stevens, cut his
throat in a most shocking manner, early on
Wednesday, the 9TH inst. in the bar-room OF
Thos. Rose, of Orville, Onondaga county. ne
died almost instantly. He was incorporate In
his habits, and subject to occasional hts OF &C.
rangement On Sunday morning, the 18th In
slant, lad named Jacob Wright, was drowned
while bathing in the river at Genesee, New,
York MIR. Thomas Atwood, left his place OF
residence, in Camillus, Onondaga county, some
l..t tha IN