Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-05
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SATURDAY MORNING, MAY S, 1897.

Engineer, has oecn appointcu, undeT .hc ACt
Of Congress, of Sd March, 1927, entitled can
Act for the gradual improvement of the Navy
Of the United States" to examine Thoroughly
he several Navy Yards Of the United States,
and report plans for their improvement and for
the preservation Of the public property therein.
The three frs, named gentlemen have proceed
"a TO the Norfolk Yard and Mr.. Baldwin is eI-
necte1 10 Join them in few days.
Chief Justice Tilghman, Of Pennsylvania,
died a, g O'Clock on Sunday night, in Philadel-
mia. The Philadelphia Bar have resolved to
20 into mourning for sixty days. The deceas-
"a was President Of the American Philosophi-
cal Society, and public discourse, in his COM
memoration,i is to be pronounced by member
10 be appointed for that purpose. The funeral,
which was numerously attended, took place on
Wednesday morning.
MIR. Noah, Of the New-York Enquirer, gives
the following extract Of letter from Maracai-
DO, dated March 18th. 1t is, perhaps, genu-
inc extract, but il may be well to inform the
reader that MIR. Noah is said to be one OF the
mos, expert and ingenious letter manufacturers
in all America:
"The condition Of this country is miserable.
Gin this department., they have not got the
means to defray the current expenses OF the
next month. The troops must be paid daily
in money, and, unless they receive their ra-
.tlons they will rob. The citizens are uneasy;
",hey do not understand the policy OF Bolivar,
and it has been said openly that he intends to
"be King! He has resigned the Presidency,
but we do not know yet that the resignation
has been accepted at the capital"
The Albany Daily Advertiser of Tuesday,
SAYS, that ballot for President of the United
States was taken on board the canal boat Ste
phen Van Rensselaer,, one day last week, on her
way from Utica to Schenectady. The result
was as follows: For ]. Q. Adams, 10; for An
drew Jackson, IT,.
Norfolk, May 2.-Yesteiday, about noon, one
of the most sudden and severe storms oil wind
and rain from NN.W. swep, over our town,
that we remember TO have witnessed for many
river was agi,ated to degree very unusual, and
we understand that some snow fell during the
paroxvsm Of the tempest We have not vet
learned of any damage by food or field, but an
ticipate some bad tidiAgs from the coast.
A passenger in a vessel from James River,
states that the violence of the gale in the river
was great, and tina, considerable snow fell dur
ing its continuance.
The weather has been foR many days, and
continues at the temperature Of fall, and fires
are not only peasan, but essential TO any degree
of comfort. Beacon.
A society has been proposed in Boston, and
has a prospect Of success, to be entitled the
sTypographical Association, or Society for the
promotion of Literature and The Fine Arts
The design is TO obtain charter for the Socie-
", with a capital Of 100000 dollars, in shares
Of 100 dollars each. Its objects are 10 be the
purchase ofthe copy rights ofextensive original
works from American authors, in order to en-
courage men Of talents TO devote their time 10
the pursuits Of literature-to reprint, in hand
some manner, all the standard English works
Ito have an extensive establishment, at which
all the works of the association shall be per-
formed, and all this work TO be disposed Of to
booksellers only, so that the society will in no
way interfere with the trade Other objects
Of The plan are to engage ard encourage Anne
rican Artists, in preparing the embellishments
Of the works 10 be printed-to ensure the ut
most correctness in the publications Of the So
ciety, and TO reduce the price of standard Anne
rican and foreign works to moderate rate
1t is remarked that person DESTROYS OF form
ing library in this country, at the present mo-
ment, must in most instances, purchase, al high
prices, English editions OF some OF the best
works in the language, because the American
editions are both slovenly, and, in many lnstan-
ees, incorrect. Thus foreign labor and skill re-
eeive that reward which might have been dis
pensed at home, yielding at once support to la
Dor, and encouragement to improvement. The
Typographical Society have in view to obvi-
ate this condition Of things-and every friend
Of American literature must wish success to
the design. Nat Lnfel.
The friends Of the administration in Penn
svlvania, finding their strength rapidly devel
oping itself have taken courage and confidence,
and begin to shew themselves. They discover,
to their surprise, that many whom they had
r.,Lod ,,;,h The adyoca tes of the Mifturu Chief.