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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-28
Nighest Prize 90 900 Dollars
BRILLIANT SCHEME
1862 Prizes-oo,SSS Blanks.

1862 Prizes-2O,S38 Blanks.
MODE OF DRAWING:
The Numbers will be put into one wheel as usual
and in the other will be put the prizes ADORE the de-
nomination of Five Dolars and the drawing to pro-
gress in the usual manner. The 5000 prize. OF Four
Dollars to be awarded to the tickets, the numbers of
which end with the terminaive figure of either ofthe
Three first Drawn Numbers Of different Examinations
The Five Dollar prizes will be awarded to the Tickets
having the two last figures corresponding with the two
last figures of such number of the neat drawn OF dit.
ferent termination
This mode will permit the whole Lottery to be
completed IN ONE DRAWING, and ticket drawing a
superior prize H not be restricted from drawing an in
ferior one also.
Prizes payable in CASH, sixty days after the draw
ing, subject to deduction of fifteen per cent.
- Tickets and Shares are now ready for delivery,
at SIS, and can be had on application to
j. II. RUNNELLS,
NAV Is Ring-street, alexandria, d. C.
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EOr Rent,

-. Three smaItenements, near the upper end
hh of Prince street.; to one (which is attached
snll low 10 good tenants. Apply to
NJ MILLER < SON.
Who have 1000 bushels Shorts for sale, ON reasona-
HE terms. april
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DRY GOODS,


Consisting in part of the following articles
London superfne blue and black cloths
Do do brown. green and claret do
Do do blue and black cassimeres
Do do grey cashmere for summer coats
yigonia cassmeres tor do do
white and color-d linen drillings
A beautiful assortment of Yestings
Striped and plain jeans
White and colored sateens
Do do striped
Very superior Italian lutestring
Black and colored silks
Battesle, new article for ladies' dresses
Fancy silk handkerchieis
BLACK Italian do
Colored cravats and common hdkfs
Best Spittle6eld and bandanno do
Irish linens and lawns, linen cambrics
Linen cambria handkerchiefs
An elegant assortment of ginghams calicoe
Yellow and blue nankins
Domestic and British bleached cottons
Brown and colored do
T~illed bombazetts
Cambria and furniture dimites
Figured and plain Swiss muslins
Do do British do
Book muslins, plain and figured bobbinett
Plain and jsconet cambria
Bird eyed diaper, Irish do
Relt and plain ribbands, black mode
white sattins, cotton stockings and socks
white and colored thread, buttons and moulds
Scotch aud burlap linens
IN assortment Of Best COTTON YARN,
With many other articles-all of which will be sold
.heap apr -
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-28
For Rent,

large well situated Store, with an excel
lent dry cellar attached to it. 1t is renarka-
Hi DIV well calculated for the Dry Goods bust
l8al ness, and a tenant in that line would re-
give the preference. The rent will be moderate.
-. an GEO COLEMAN.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-28
I.onANun A,ana. Sc. For Sale.


DURsUANT to decree of the Circuit Csu,, VI
the District Of Columbia for the County nl Aie ::
andria pronounced at last April term OF sau oou.
the case Of John Stump and David Rckers, IF
.John T. Newton Francis Adams and Mary ms wne'
IVA, 6 Newton, Henry c. Newton, Jane Ehza New
to-, Thomas w Newton, Albert D. Newtoh' si"a,'
Ann Newton Joseph VI. Newton, ana Aueus.;me -
Newton, IN. undersigned commissioners VIM o'
Tuesday the I4th day stst neat beng tne rs th
in Ion1o,n Court week sell at public aucuon 10 ihe
,aSess,. h,-hest bidder on the premises, all thar
H8 TRACT OF LAND
4VaS !, the county of Loudoun, situate OF pom
>sides of the Leesburg Turnpike koad, De
,we,n ,.oose Creek and Ieesburg, wherein Joseph
Newton lately resided AMI adjoining 10 wmch nc a.
present resides, containing about seven 'nI"us M
acres. The land with its metes ana oOu"eD M
be shown by Mr. Joseph T, Newton II WIZ De u.,u'
ed into lots suit purchasers Terms Oh se -,
land: one fifth of the purchase money to De pau o
AMI the residue in three equal annual mstsiments'
bond and security with a deed OF trust on wv
TO secure the latter payments.
fad on Saturday The 25th .4ugust "erf, az Hoo'',
will5e sold on the premises, that lot OF Srou n
4rM ON the north side of Prince.street, WIN 'ne
ianIimprovements thereon, now IN the occupant
.SJ of David Ricketts, as his dwellings irohI"s q,
fsete inches on Prince-street, and running oaoA
feet inches to 10 feet alley.
Also. that beautiful vacant LOl al the hor.i-
east corner of Prince and st Asaph streets, noh."
80 feet inches on Prnce-street, ana running 10,
with the line of ST. Asaph-street to the aoreSau
feet alIev Terms for those lots made known az uie
time Of sale. HUMPHREY PEAKE, : Comm's
GEORGE WISE,
urThe Leesburg Genius OF Liberty VIII PuoilSi !, ."e
above till sale. lu"e -
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Trust Sale.

NV v;rtue of a deed of trust executed to the W91
IL her. by Charles S. Carter, dated the .2oth April
1a,s and duly recorded in the Clerks Office OF Fau-
ouier county court on the 9th day Of june 1879 i0r
n. rnrnose OF securing to Thomas warland, OF the
tne rsps,on .nd commonwealth of Massachusetts,,
certain sum Of money in the said deed mentioned:
shallproceed to sell by public auction on Monaay nc
ish day of ns, 1897, the premises to the hghes,
bidder for cash, the Tract OF Land IN the sa'a
mentioned being part Of tract of land lying IN tne
county Of Fauouer called and known by the name OF
Saint HIN,
LII ~ o3 100 noles. be the same more OF less.
ano - FRANCIS w. BROOKE,
may 21-ts
rThe above sale is post
poneed until the eighteenth Of July next F. W. b.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-28
Runnells Office, May Is, 1927.

% I 48 40 9 So Sc 81 6
were the drawn numbers in the Rhode Island Lottery
for the benefit of the fourth Baptist Society," LIST Glass;
Runnels again has the pleasure to inform his custom
ers that one ticket with three drawn numbers on IT,
as well as several with two, were sold at his ONCE. lie
now presents another splendid scheme, soon to be
drawn, viz:
For the promotion Of Science g. Literature.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
1,s Excellency Joseph Kent, Governor of the State
President, &c oDcfo.
Roger B. fancy, Esq Hon. Ezekiel F. Cham
hers. Hon Stevenson Archer, Hon. Thomas b.
Dorsey, Hon. John G Herbert, Hon James
Thomas, Hon. John Nelson, Hon. William u.
Marriott, Hon. Reverdy Johnson, James w.
McCulloch, Esq. Col. John E. Howard, Kew:
George Roberts, Rev. P. X. Henshaw, Natl
Williams, Esq. Solomon Etting, Esq William
Prick, Esq. Isaac McKim, Esq. DR.. James
Steuart, DR.. j. B Semmes, DR.. Dennis Claude,
DR.. Henry Wilkins.
j. L. COHEN,Jr 4. BROTHERS, Contractors
NunneNs's Office, I
ALEXANDRIA,, May IS, 1865
nTUnder the authority of the Act of the General
Assembly, fDec session, 1880 we herewith present
to the public, the First Class of the
Maryland Literature Lottery.
The whole to be drawn day, in the CityofBal
timore, and under the superintendent OF the Com
missioners appointed by the Governor and Council.
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Spring and Summer Goods.
ROBERT BARRY,

HAS just received and offers for sale at the mostre
duced prices, well selected assortment of Bri
fish, French, German, Irish, Scotch and Domestic
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For Rent,

For NeMt,
- Atwo story frame house on Prince, near the
10 intersection of Henry street. 10 good tenant
the rent will be low. Applyto COM
9 mo vi. MILLH" " oOI.'
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Line of Stages from Alexandria to
StauntOn. Va. via Winchester.
Z NV |
June 8

The subscriber respectfully
informs the public that, hav.
become the proprietor of the
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tuesday, FEB. 81.
The resolves for appointing Commissioners.
&C. on the subject Of Railway to the Hud-
son river, were called up and amended.
Mr.. Calhoun, of 8. from the committee ON
the bill to confirm an act Of Vermont. for inn
proving the navigation ID the VALLEY of the
Connecticut river, reported that the same
ought to pass with certain amendments.
Wednesday, Feb. %.
Inc day was mostly spent in discussing the
Charlestown Free Bridge bill. The question
on motion OF Mr.. Sprague, to sirike out the
Jlrsf section, was decided in the negative
For 1t, Sc; against it, liz.
the following bills passed to be enacted.
Vz;- The bill to authorise towns in the coun-
~ OF Franklin to associate together to build
an Alms-House for the support of their poor !:
In addition to an act giving further remedies
IN equity; in addition to an act entitled an
act to incorporate the Berkshire Medical In
stitution.
Thursday, March /.
Inc Free Bridge bill was ,assed to third
reading, and referred to M.ssrs. Wtipnle Of
On. Nation of Lenox, and Sorague offs,
The bills, relative to prosecutions for lShel
and SANDER; for uniting the towns of Dpbton
and wellington; to divide til, South Parish
~ AndoVer; passed 10 be enactel.
me additional DILL concerning Highways,
was again discussed.
Friday, .Harch 2.
The bill extending the powers and duties
oil the Court of Sessions, and directing the
method of laying out Highways, was commit
ted to Messrs. Pickering, Thayer Of u. Max
well, fhayer of B. and Nation.
The Hampshire and Hampden Canal hill
underwent several amendments, and was COM
united TO be taken into new draft.
Saturday, March 3.
A billto incorporate the Ministerial Fund
IN the Fifth Parish in Gloucester; to increase
ana provide for the appointment of Engine.
men; bill, 10 addition to an act, to incorpo-
rate the Boston and Springfield Manufsctur-
ing Company; Toll-Gates, Amherst Congre-
gationai Union Society Fund; 10 incorporate
the Ministers, Wardens, Vestry and Prcprie-
tors of st. Johns Church 10 Sutten: an add
tionai act concerning the House otIneustry in
Boston; and the Methodist Episcopal Church
bill; were all passed to be enacted.
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celve for his services the same recon-
Pense, as is now allowed to the clerks
OF the Court of Sessions. il likewise
authorizes said Commissioner to receive
and act upon proposals for defrsying the
whole, or any part of the expenses,
which may be incurred in laying out and
constructing any roads applied for. 1t
requires petitioners of alteration or con-
struction of highways to give a public
notice to all persons interested, in some
newspaper printed in the County, or one
adjoining the same, and to give bonds to
the County Treasurer, in such manner
as the Commissioners may direct: for
the payment of all expenses incurred.
in case said Commissioners shall decide
against their application. And contrac.
tors are 10 give similar bonds for the
faithful performance of their contracts.
And all bonds, taken under this act, are
TO be deposited in the office of the
County Treasurer. When question of
damages is tried before the Court of
Sessions, the County A,tornies are re-
CURED TO appear before the jury, and
attend to il. The majority of the Com
missioners is declared competent to act
in all cases, and all expenses incurred,
either for the services of the Commits
sloners, their clerk, or the County At!or-
mes OF tor constructing highways, are
to he paid out of the County Treasury.
The pay of each Commissioner is to be
three dollars day, and one dollar for
every ten miles travel. The County
Ailornies are 10 receive the same com.
Pensation for services and travel, while
employed in attending the Court of SEES.
sions We are informed that there is a
strong disposition in the Legislature TO
effect repeal or some material altera-
ton In the law Of last year, relating to
Commissioners Of Highways.
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@tate Ae9lslatutx
SENATE.

Tuesday, Feb. 81.
Resolves passed on the several petitions If
the selectmen of Millbury; of Aaron Twfts
and others; and of Heman Stebbins.
The further consideration of the hill % a..
tabllsh the Massachusetts, Seminary Of prac,;.
cal Arts and Sciences, was referred TO tbe 6r.,
session ofthe next General Court.
Wednesday, Feb. %.
a Message was received from the Cover.
nor, transmitting report Of the Commission
ers appointed on The part Of this Common
wealth, pursuant to a resolve passed on the
gath February, 1925, for ascertainin1 the
boundary line between Massachusetts and
New.HamPshire, together with the documents
and plans returned by the Commissioner
with their Report.
The bill providing for the taxing of Agents Of
Foreign Insurance Companies transscting bn.
slness withio this Commonwealth, passed 10 be
engrossed.
Mr. Waite, from the COMMITTEES on Banlrs
reported that II is inexpedient TO eraut any
charters until the Legislature have acted nm.
on the report of the special committee ON The
general banking system OF the Common wealth
Ihursday, .Mcreh !.
The Senate voted to recede from their a.
mendment TO the resolve on the petition of the
bunker-Hil Monument Association. and pass.
cd the resolve in concurrence with the House.
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etfectually promote the object and best inter-
ests thereof; the said Trustees conforming to
the will Of any donor or donors, in the appli-
cation of any estate received, which may be
given. devised or bequeathed for any particu-
lar object connected with the said Seminary
SEc. 6. Be Il further enacted, That the
Legislature Of this Commonwealth may here
after increase or diminish the number of said
Trustees, and may grant any further powers,
or alter, limit, annul or restrain any Of the
powers vested by this act in said Corporation,
as IN Their wisdom shall be deemed best for
the interests Of the said Seminary and the
Legislature in convention of both Houses, may
at any time, for good cause, remove any Ttus-
tee appointed by them, and forthwith appoint
another person in manner aforementioned to
all such vacancy.
SEC. q. Be IL farther enacted, That
his Excellency, the Governor, with the ad-
vice OF Council. he and he is hereby author
lied and requested to draw his warrant upon
the Treasury for the sum Of twenty thousand
dollars, to be paid to SAID Trustees for the pur
pose ofestablishingand endowing The said Sem
mary, and enabling them to carry into effect the
provisions Of this act. Provided horeper, that
said sum shall not be drawn from the Treasu-
ry and paid to said Trustees uUtil they shall
first have obtained, by subscriptions and do
nations, the sum of ten thousand dollars to aid
IN the establishment and endowment Of said
Seminary.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That his
Excellency the Governor. for the time being,
be authorized to fix the time aud place Of the
hrst meeting of the said Trustees, and to noti-
~ each OF them thereof in writing.
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Aatto,lal Ae9tslature.
Nineteenth Congress. Second Session
IN SENATE.

Friday, Feb %.
The Senate were principally engaged in
discussing the bill regulating the intercourse
between the British Colonies and the United
States. The question on Mr. Smiths amend
ment, providing that no higher duties Of i'm /.
port or tonnage after the 3lst Of December
shall be imposed upon articles imported in
British vessels, from the free ports of the Brit
lsh Colonies, than upon the same articles i'm
ported in vessels of the United States, being
still pending. Several minor amendments
were made on motion of MIR. Holmes.
Saturday, Feb. q.
Inc Senate resumed the consideration of
the bill to regulate the intercourse between
the United States and the Colonies of Great-
Britain. Alter considerable debate the cues.
ton was divided on Mr.. Smiths motion. and
hrst taken on striking out, and agreed to-
Before the question was taken .on INSERTING
Mr.. Smiths amendment the Senate adiourn.
ed.
An unsuccessful attempt was made tc call
Up the Woollens Bill. i
~. I'm Monday, FEB. 26.
me nili making appropriations for the sup.
port OF the Government during the wear 1907
was, as amended, ordered to a third read,o9
III. Tuesday, Feb 81.
The Senate again refused TO take uD the
"0ollens bill, Yeas, 20 Nays, IS.
The Colonial Trade Bill was again discuss.
ed, the amendment offered by Mr.. Smith of NJ.
still pending.
Wednesday, Feb. %.
The Colonial Trade bill was taken up and
Iurther discussed, and amended. The sew
erai appropriation bills received from the 9TH
er House were passed. The Woolens bill
came uP,in course, as a special order, and,
on o. motion OF Mr.. Hayne to lay it on the table.
mere was tae; ayes 90, noes 20, when the
CHAIR gave the casting vote in the Affirmative
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Friday, FEB. %.
Two appropriation bills were ordered 10 he
engrossed for third reading.
Saturday, Feb. "a.
Inc bill for the repair and preservation of
the Cumberland Road underwent consdera.
Die discussion. $4,000 was inserted for the
present repair of the road; and the bill was
ofaeFeo TO be ensrossed for third reading.
Monday, Feb. %.
The Cumberland Road bill was passed bv
vote OF liz to 62. Mr.. Tomlinson. Chair
man OF the Committee on Commerce, opened
tne discussion on the bill to regulate the
trade with the British colonies.
Tuesday, Feb. 81.
Inc House was employed the whole of the
aay' and until late hour at night. upon the
ohl regulating commercial intercourse be.
tween the United States and the British Colo
NAL possessions.
M - Wednesday, Feb %.
Inc House resumed the consideration ot
tne Colonial Trade bill, which was termjn,t.
ed oy motion of Mr.. Tomlinson, 10 Law Il on
Inc table, in consequence of the bill or tn
sunJect being receiVe from The :
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-03-07

Synonymous Sounds and Dissimi!Gr Sig
nifcations.--The excellent and laconIc
duunIug letter, tee point of which turn
ed upon the opposite Specifications of the
word ObIige. brings to our recollection a
similar play upon another word. A per-
son, who was IN constant fear of the
baliffs having abscoRded, one Of his &C
qualntances was asked what was the rea.
son of his absence; to which he replied,
Why, Sir, apprshend he was Gppre-
-ltsnsive Of being opprehsnded
Kaleidoscope.
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AdVlces have been received from
smyrna to the Isl of December, and
from Constantinople to the 18th. Tue
Greeks, who had made an excursion in
to Att'ca, have returned TO Salamis,
where the Palicari have piundered the
unhappy tugirives. Fabvier has retired
to Methans with 500 men. The whole
country suffers by famine, and the Sc
raskler has also raised the seige of A.
thens, and fallen back to Salma, TO get
provisions, of which he was destitute at
Athens. But these movements have
been effected very peaceably, and for
the present the siege is raised.
The Captain Pacha arrived at the
Dardanellss on the Goth of November,
where his fleet has since been laid uo
Tor The winter. On the 9th of Nov.
The Grand Vizier went on board the feet.
accompanied by several instructors of
The troops of the line. He visited eve
~ ship and viewed the troops. The
Captain Pacha then gave orders that no.
body should leave the fleet, and no one
have access to it. On the following
day, many of the marine soldiers were
arrested and executed. On the 9th. the
Captain Pacha landed with all the troops
IN the port of the capital, and the fleet
was Immediately dismantled.
Advices from Smyrna, received at
Constan'lnople, state that the Egyptian
Heel sailed from Ale xandria on the 18th
OF November. 1t consisted of seventy
eight sail, among which were six fire.
ships and eight steamboats,. 1t had no
troops on board, but a great supply of
military stores Of all kinds, and one and
a half million of piastres for Ibrahim
Pacha. Ii arrived at Navarro on the Attn
Dec. and was visited by lbrahim Pacha.
conspiracy, having for its object to
give up Colonel Fabvier, and the for
elgn officers, has failed, as well as some
other operations. -Redschld Pacha has
also sustained considerable loss.
The Greek Deputies had assembled
IN the island of Paros they have now
gone to Egina, where they commence
their labours.
Under the date of Napoli di Romania,
Oct. 3, We find horrible account of
the murder of a Greek Monk. by Ibra-
him Pacha, while on his incursion TO
Calvrita, together with a number of
Christians assisting him in his religious
ceremonies. He was taken at the mo-
ment of performing mass, on the day of
the elevation of the cross.
The Allgemeine Zeitung 10 the 9Th
inst. arrived yesterday. 1t contains in
'ellIgence from Constantinople TO the
10th uli. The feet of the Captain Pa
cha was laid mp for the winter on the
9th ult. The Grand Vizier had pre-.
viously visited every ship, and of course
his visit had been followed bv numerous
executions, the constant attendants in
his train. Redshid Pacha has raised the
siege of Athens.
Lord Cochrane left Geneva for Italv
on the 22d of December.
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Fridnu. .Mnrrh ?.

EIFuuys suuTtU e
The Resolve respecting Deaf and Dumb
persons was accepted.
The bill to provide for the Instruction OF
Youth, and for repeating sundry other acts on
the same subject, was taken up and discussed.
Saturday, March 3.
Mr.. Sears, from the Committee on Eduoa-
ton, to whom was referred the Petition Of the
Trustees of tbs Female Classical School in
Brook6eld, reported, that the further consid-
GRAFTON of the same be referred to the next
General Court.
The bill to provide for the Instruction Of
Youth was taken up, and, after discussion,
passed to be engrossed.