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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14

THE CATHOLIC QUESTION min.
ye' gathering strength that the Duke n, " 8
lington has SET himself seriously abo,, We W.
ing some arrangement for quielinp ~. 'G'ti
orous Catholics Of ireland. A Cs,hnI;. w. 10
gyman who has arrived a, Paris from Pss
afirms that he has had frequent con,e,, "o'
with Cardinal who holds high si,u,;".
der His Holiness the Pope, and thar ~.
vailing opinion is,~ that some arran,.
with the See is now on foot. An Euplissh~
tleman Of distinction has lately left Rome !! g
frequent visits 10 the cardinal charged WIN
foreign affairs, and a confidential in,.n.
with the Pope himself. 1t is added ,I,,s '
person in Rome con.ersant with the CAM
Question entertains the least doubt as rn%
intentions fthe DIXIE OF Wellington; eyerr u
dy says that before a .welvemonlh the EosJr 70
and Irish Catholics will enjoy the same n n",a
leges as every Protestant subject. TIL" '
pinion has excited much joy among ii. R.,
ish resid,n:s in Rome, most of Whom y.
Catholics; and many dinners have been DIV.
where the health of the English PremisS, :,
been drunk in the most enthusiastic m,,,.'
Should the matter be brought forward nv H.
Ministry when Parliament assemblies, The n,
of relief will probably be the simple urof,.
Of doing away with the objectionable par,, !
those oalhs which all persons taking oEc, s..
obliged to subscribe to-thus placing III. C,s
olics upon the same footing with other a.
sen,ers from the Established Church, the po,.
in the mean time, by Concordat, relnorpb
ing all claim to the allegiance Of his disc,
in temporal concerns. ~ =, Comm
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14

tended for an entire acquittal, 10 virtue Of art.
ses Of the same code. "What!" exclaimed inc
eloquent advoc ate, lam 10 see my brother ~,
ing murdered at my feet, and am 10 stand ana
coolly calculate the consequences OF sttackihs
his assassin? Am /, in my turn, To nave my
own life assaulted with the wea pons yet reekins
with his blood; and am not justified in what
ever may do by the grand principle OF sell ne-
fence, Joined with that Of natural affection! Am
to be punished for not being able 10 control
transports which nature herself suggests, Tor
an act which nature herself commands"
The learned advocate concluded will, an an
imated appeal 10 the feelings OF his auditors,
whom he conjured to examine from the bottom
Of their own hearts, and to look for The de-
fence Of the accused there rather than from
his mouth. NJ. Vidal de Lingendes, Procu-
reur du RoI, eventually pronounced sentence,
which was, that Gin the article S2s, the law
wisely requiring, in cases Of voluntary homi-
eide, not only that it should be committed IN
self defence, but tina, positive necessity Tor such
defence should exist; that whereas in the pres
ent instance, if the &C cused believed their bro
Their 10 be slain it was the more incumbent on
them TO secure the murderer for legal punish
ment, and no, to assume the sanguinary pliv>
ilege Of private vengeance; and that whereas,
although they were themselves attacked, yet
that, after they had secured and disarmed their
assailani, no further steps we're positively me-
cessary for their defence, while their subse.
quen, conduct excusable perhaps uIder the cir
cums.ances, was yet not jus,ifable by law
The Court, therefore, taking the facts OF the
case into consideration, feeling the necessity
Of REFRESHING disorders, especially when pro-
NOTED by the free use Of spiri'uo"s liquors,
and in SO remote part Of the 9ony on the
one side, and moved by The palliative circum-
stances on the other did adjudge the prisoners
to suffer the mildes punishment prescribed by
the articles 80 and 326, viz. one years impris.
| onmen,."
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14
X6S 1853


So far the contracts, now in progress, extend.
Il cannot fail to crafty the pubic at large, as
well as the stockholders Of the Che sapeake and
Ohio Canal, 10 know that these contracts, Gov
erine about 43 miles ut the canal, enlarged
from 4s to so feet in breadth, anu from Ave TO
six feet in de pin, ine olive an expenditure, which
is less than the estimate OF the cost Of this work
submitted to Congress On the part Of the U.
Safes Board Of Internal Improvements, by
l3l59O2 dollars, and less than he revised
estimate Of Messrs. Geddes and Roberts, by
Slo7,7e9.
Some small additional expense may be incur
red in the masonry, BY the obligation Of he
company to supply water lime al 40 cents the
bushel; in the event that the water lime already
discovered on the banks of the Potomac may
no, De allowed TO be used; and some cost will
certainly be added 10 the contract price Of the
. 6rs, 81 sections, from the extension OF the
depth OF same Of them from five 10 six ieet,
since the letting in Washington, last August
The average cost OF earth excavation, includ
ing clay and gravel, IN the late Ocober letting
Mt Lessburg, was for fifty c.ons OF Canal, OF
sir feet depth, but 8 l4-loo; while the cost OF
similar labor, at the August leruug, on canal
of only fue feet in depth, and along line OF 50
sections, was $4,000 cents per cubic yard.
The embankment, contracted for a, the first
letting, were to be made of materials no, ex-
eavated from the canal, nor requiring 70 be
transported more than 100 feet, averaged l3
$500 cents the cubic yard; and 10 the October
contracts, on the deeper canal, 94.lo0 cents
only; the average Of both, being less than III
cents the cubic yard.
1t is believed, therefore, that the IS miles OF
canal reaching from the Little Falls 10 within
half a mile Of the Kitoctan Mountain, in, diving
a charge Of la, 900 dollars for lock-, and near
or quite, l2s,ooo for aqueduets and culverts,
will be constructed for less man TAO, 900 dollars
This sum includes The computed cos; Of TWO
dans across the Potomac, and the necessary
waste weirs, head gates, fencing, and bridges
The Monocacy aqueduct, computed in the es
,ima,e Of Messrs. Geddes and Roher S, TO have
its trunk Of wood, and to cost but 90, 900 dol
lars, is here estimated at 10000, and to BE-
made Of stone. 1t will depend OF the DISPOSE
ton OF the Citizens OF Frederick county 10 avail
themselves OF the use Of the Monocacy feeder
as canal, wha, will be its Cost, which is not
here computed. But, regarded as mere feec-
err, ., would not add more than $4,000 dollars
TO the above sum.
After the December contracts, the further
progress &C the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
which has, in It's ascent along the Potomac,
now reached the "debalaole land" must avail,
the sie is,on of the depe oding controversy, in
which il has been, so unexpectedly, involved
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14
We will give Cash

NOR one hundred likely YOUNG NEGROES Of ~
IL sexes, between the ages of and 5year' r. 70
sons WHO wish to sell, would do we'll to give US on
as the negros are wanted Immediately. We will s's
more than any other purchasers that are IN n"i'''
or may hereafter come into market.
Any letters addressed to the subscribers uii't
the Post Office at Alexandra, will be prompt!
tended to. For information, enquire at the 'lss'.'
ers', west end of Duke. street, Alexandra, D. T.
nov II FRANKLIN& ARNFlElD
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14

on the temper and feelings Of neu n.
surprised to find that suicide. are n, sst,
quent in some mouths than in Others ' ~. In
ing 67s2 BY IL. the mean number e. ivy
month should be SOS; bu, in ME i0.. et
months, November, December, Jsou,'.. e''
February, the actual number was enI.h u
while in the fise warm months, between Nv
and September, il as 682. "Nt
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14

On Monoay last, Gen. Harrison, our Minis
ter 10 Colombia, embarked on board, theU. S.
ship Erie, at N. Y. and was 10 sail Immediately
Gen Vervier, special commissioner Of the King
ofthe Netherlands, goes in the same vessel.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14

LIGHT RKApISe-Tbe English newspapers,
and ouis copying from them, have from time
20 time circulated various bon n1ots of the Irish
Judge Lord Norbury. The gerry last, however,
tina, we have seen, is undoubtedly the very best.
1t will be borne in mind, that Mr.. Dawson, at a
compar atively recent celebration at Derry, made
a speech which looked very much like favoriRg
Catholic emancipation-alter having for years
been violently opposed to it: To this speech,
Nj Dawson being a subordinate member OF the
British Government, member OF Parliament,
and MOI cover, brother ih-law OF Mr.. Feel,
who is Cabinet Minister-much importance
was attached by the Irish, aud consequently,
much speculation was ahoat as 10 the motives
tina. could have Influenced Mr.. Dawson in this
uOte subtfo. Promising thus much, we give
Lord Novbury's last. IN Y finer.
II seems that Mr.. Dawson hiss some proper
~ in Dublin, on which fish market has been
held from time Imme mortal Not long ago, he
Caused il all 10 be fitted up with convenient and
snowy stalls. But the Nereids Of Dublin being
Catholics, none Of them would support the
spec uistiop of one they considered an o. anSe-
man, az d not one Of the iine new stalls were let
In one week, however, after the speech at Der
| ~, not one remained inlet. Upon this being
told 10 Lord Norbury, he answered, "Aye, l
thought tina, speech was all from SCI fish mo.
tives."
The following list of suicides in Paris will be
interesting particularly to the ceiibafoires of the
fontine, as the preparation Of suicides among
persons living single is ten times as great as
among those who are married, and the greatest
number among persons aged from IS 10 As
years Of age.
SUICIDES IN PARIS. NJ. Farlct, a doctor Of
medicine, has prepared from the official records
of the police, curious memoir on the suicides
in Paris, from 1894 to 1924. In these 80 years
the whole NUMBER of attempted suicides, disco
vered by the police, was 67s2, Of which 1870
were effected. This amounts to 223 per an.
mum on an average, but the number has been
increasing; IN the ten years ending in 1903, it
was 10Y per annum; and in the ten years end
ing 1928, it was 1874. Of the 67s2 persons who
attempted suicide, only 1895, or about one
fourth, were living in the state OF Legitimate
marriage; and when we consider how small
comparatively the number of the unmarried is
al those periods of life at which the act Is gene
rally committed, it may inferred that the
proportion Of suicides among persons living sir
gle is ten TINES as great as among those who
are married. This affords hint 10 "celiba>
taires" In the ten years ending 1928, the whole
number was 334o; and Of these i, is surprising
to find that lsl were under fifteen years Of age;
AID 40 between fifteen and twenty! But the
age at which suicide is most common Is be-
tween SIS and IS, the number for that period
being 1870, or TWO thirds Of the whole. The
modes of destruction resorted 10 lin the whole
thirtv vears0 were g folluws.-
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14
IFrom the National Inteligencer.]
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.
This enterprise is advancing with steady

steps.
twenty Eve miles and third, distributed
into 6fty sections, have been recently added 10
abe thirty five let in August, so as to make 81
sections, or about 40 miles and 8, under con-
tract; including "a culver,s. two aqueducls, one
of three and the other Of ten arches, and twenty
three locks, Of 1876 feet lift. The canal is. SO
far, sixty feet wide, with the exception OF few
difficult passes, where it is reduced TO ffty
feet, and is six feet deep throughout It's whole
extent. It's locks are one hundred by fifteen
feet in the clear.
On the 9Th Of December, there will be added
10 the line already under contract, the enlarge
ment of the old canal at the Little Falls, to
breadth Of eighty feet, designed to be grand
feeder; its extension for 7-S miles, TO the
proposed basin at the mouth Of Rock Creek;
two dams, across the Potomac River, one al
The Littie Falls and one below Seneca, and a
feeder six miles up the Monocacy. The abu,
ment Of the Alex ,ndria aqueduct, and tour
locks and several bridges, under the streets OF
Georgetown, will be embraced in The Deem
Der contracts.
The quantities and values Of the work con-
tracted for, down to the close Of the late letting,
are comprehended under the following heads
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14
Sealed Proposals

WILL be received by the subscriber until ihe ~
w instant, for supplying the troops s'A'Inru
Fort Washington, Maryland, with Fresh Bee l -,
year, commencing on the LIST Of December e. g.
ending on the 30th November, 1929. The DselT
piled to be fthe first quality, and to be ders'I
Fort Washington on such days o: the week, n% o.. :.
G. WEBS,
Lieut.. and Assist. Comm su'
Washington, Nov. I'd, 1923.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14

The srubbing Of 81 sections, Slo,os7
Excavation of all kinds Of soil,
earth, rock, sc l,SS2,olS cubic
Yards, at - cents per cubic yard, 2l9,76S
Embaakmeni, under all circum-
stances, esS,el6 cubic yards. at
II 7a-ioo, 1928
Stone walling, both vertical and
slope, under all circumstances,
ilS,72o perches. at SIS s4> 100, 63,sl4
Pudding, 1850 cubic yards, at
IS cents the cubic yard, 662
- culyerts, al abou, So IS cents
The perch Of IS solid feet, 47,269
% locks, Of 1875 feet lift, aversg-
ing 1896 81 cents per foot lift, l47,S6o
An aqueduct of arches, Of so
fee, span ach, across Seneca Creek, 5000
An aqueduct Of 10 arches, of6fty
feet span each, across Monocacy,
the cost contingent, but expected
not to exceed 10000
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14
New Fall Goods. .

New Fall Goods.
JAMES * WILLIAM SCOTT,
Have received general and extensive supply"
Staple and Fancy Fall Coos, r
omprsing thevarious articles suitsble tor the ~s
which they are enabled to sell At reduced P, WI
wholesale or retail, having bought them in hes
and Philadelphia chiefly At auction sales f9r e'
The attention of their customers, town ana eou1
and the public generally, is respectfully ln,n s",,.
They have also received package OF long an'
scarlet and white
Merino ShaWls,
which thew will sell CHEAP. oct l5-dotW>
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-11-14

ioo"iuS al VIC uOutD, duu OTdnulSnlnE
The fatal Ratchet At them, rushed on him at
once, and wrenrbing the weapon from his grasp
threw him on the ground Al this moment
they perceived their brother, apparently ifeless;
their Indignation rose to fury, and they at once
bestowed thousand kicks and blows on the
head and breast Of his supposed murderer,
whom they only quilted a, length 10 embrace
and weep over him whom they believed to be a
corpse. BY the arrival of servants with lights,
and the cares OF the family, it was at length as
certained that though severely wounded, life in
the elder brother was not extinct. He, as well
as Quereau were removed to their several beds,
where the latter expired the same night Of the
injuries he had received, but no. before he had
admitted that he deserved his fate, and had be-
come reconciled 70 those from whom he met his
death. He was buried the following morning,
without os,en.a,ion, (sans pompe) in the ceme-
terry Of SynamarI. This is the body which has
been exhumed; the two brothers, who did not
disguise the facts, were arrested and brought to
trial. The first question mooted was, whether
the accused, being confessedly perpetrators Of
voluntary homicide, should be condemned as
murderers, or whether their case should come
under art 32l of the penal code, which gives a
discretionary power to the court of inhicting
Imprisonment for no, less than one, and not ex-
ceeding five years. The cour, decided in their
favor. when their counsel, NJ. Gibelin, 10
speech which produced grea, sensation, con.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-10

Mns. RoYALL. Tn.s >en.r.u.e lady, &C
u"m.uatud D. Nrj,r Nnan. Tie Mis ""!;e.
s.c. ,r he coun'ry, haa recently taken The
editorial fraternity under her protection, and
thus speaks Of them, in her last pahllcation:
81 have more ihnn once observed, that ed
i.o-s are the most feeling men ~ our c"inry;
ana upnn several acco, MS, the most deserving;
aud what i. rqr,llv true the worst rewarded. .
~ proportion 10 iher deserts. An ed'or Is
alAays ~, home; he is al Ways IN ms O'ire; he
is alwa,s unengagrd lie listens with ai'cn'i"n;
he he ,rs with patience; he Is quick at d sccrn-
irg; he is p'irnt Of wrongs; grai,''i i"r 1t
vors; he exposes thc pres"inp'u"'is, ANA ad'"'
q ,,es mer.,: a f,r to wee; u TREAD to virtue q;
a, rncu, tu opp,css ON, aud The never failing
friend Of The irlued They t",l at The oar,
n uht and d,v, 10 improve, instruct, and im'i1'
~ ,ntmd Ii IT were ~; FIR 'hom. the world
woul revert bici to birb ,rSm, The watch
tnw.rs "i nur Liberties, they are the lie ana
s,nl, aud SHOWS. rs well rs til" glory, oi or
counfry. However thcj may d.ile' ~ y ''hics,
they agree in all these; aud yet nany ot 60
,n"n do noi make ih-ir bread. Ilo" ungraie-
| fi!,"
Oar modes'y, will no; permit us to 'hin';
even f,r one short lnomcn', that Mrs. Royal
/, had ourselves in her minds eye, when she
wrote The article VIC cory, nor VIII we he So
uni,s,. as not TO award her praises TO HIM IL
whom they are dee. TIey are in'cndad to
! Our worth; co'cmporiry. the senior gen'lcm,i
Of .hc TItro', who by the way. u great u
,,r,. With Mrs. Royal, and has Of Gu receive
No, k;rd attentions and notices.
B, tho way, John Neal has got himself 'ni'
n difficulty. by declaring lady Royal TO be
man in d -gnrsc, and &c will long lament tn
d ,wning OF that day, on ,2l'eI he made his as
seri.on. H. .h,ill have kn'"n' 'ha' sue
no, 10 .,e ,rilied with. aud hat when chfagc
she is pari':c, Anazon, and l.Se a"''''e -
dNclt in B,bylon, in diys of old, '''"s j" wiz
offend her, with the seven walls of her ven
gcsDc,.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-10

CARELESS DaIvING We mast take Inc
liberty TO pr",cs, az g,inst the practice OF dfv-
ing carc!cs-ly and ihroIs'y, stage 'o'chrs
through our streets, aud VIC hone and trust
,l,a, ,'o.c whose d,iy !, is TO enforce Tho 'i"s'
will attend to their dry, and PIT an end I" an
evil, which has too long "vs'cd. a it" days
since, n Lady and her child, were both knock
ed down by chaisc, and nothing but mar
velous in'crpo,,ion Of the f,'c., s,vei the II
from d.s,rrnlion. Ii, sh'ul Mt be thus
wan,only and io,lisIy jco?,rl;Icd. m'rclf I"
crafty the pleasure of modern race OF J"-
hu's.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-10

GEoaE LEACH. The following is an cx-
tract of the Recorder OF the city Of New
York, delyctcd in passing sentence on an in
f,nols and abandoned wretch, named Gaorgc
Leach, who was convicted few weeks SIN, c,
OF keeping house of III f,,nc. They are So
voro, eloa alen;, ist and pr"rcr:
a m q or ire md vicoG or life In The
fill en,,,n.nt ot he ,lih an intellect, citizen
OF Il community where virtue and morality are
esteemed AMI re yarJaJ, a solder who IS SAID
ip har: served line country III u military capaci y
4 profession III which high sense "t honor
: distinguishes Il the highcs., and in decree, a'
least, r!sptus the ,ncancst -, Ms mcmbcis; u
! N .c.,an g. IN ,s,or Of an ionorablc calling, vIi
the ability and mean, Of gurlnG an honest
! lyin. the acknp NlcJ .eI father q! snvcri,
yolny chl Iren, is we hIyc been informed bs
! his counsel: the natural protector u: u fe
| ,nl two daughters, corrupted most probably
! by his prrnl'ioiis adsi ca ntn ~ thiS chvia
bic siu,tion, united 10 the community ~ all
these mpor,i an, and honorable relations, ,io
| Iiics the ties and dcgradrs tie honor of biz
nature, and 'he dignity ot h,s sex, io bsconi,
the keeper Of a common biwdy house Of The
lnwc.i aud v,lcst character, 10 p,ndrr To the
vices and grossost p,ss,ons Of all, Who could
be en'icyd fron the public sirro's, l'v ng No
only b. the voluntary pr"''iiaion Of his oSn
i ,ug tiers, in which his wife (who. am pie rs
cd 10 l,s,r, is MI their mo'hcr) if she did no
p,,ic p,,c, aidcdi but conspirng with ihoH
ab ,ndoned loniles moan'y to plnndcr The de
ludcI and unsnspect'ny victims at female arii
fre aud mp,siure from whom the wages o
prosiut on were earned, if not ~ his uc ua
prcsenc", there ~ reason To bel evt , by hI
immediate romm md.
THIS recital presents such mass &c gull;
such nm accumulation Of ,rime. in winch W,
in the 10 vest and most dcspicablo form pros
tituiion Of female virtue felony, and on refer
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-10

Gj-Tho nngon'enau!y attack made upon
The Seam Picket Ch,ncellor Livingston, by
HE Boston Traveller, of last Tuesday, is TO us
Tho gentlemen who conduct that paper, we
should not have expected 10 see their
columns occupied by such malicious fa'schoods
and williAl missiaicmenis. The statements S
made by the editor OF that paper, in regard to
the Chancellor, are totally destitute Of truth.
and do moi deserve tie least credit. We shall
publish reply AT length in our next.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-10

EpIroRs IN BosToN Nathan Hale, ed
tor of The Boston Daily Advert ser, is mem
bcr Of The Senate OF that State Ben amn
Russell, editor of the CentIncl D'v'a L..
cniI : of the Journal; Joseph 7. buckingham
Of tho Cou'ie and Edmund Wright, Jr. OF 'tc
Patriot, were, on Thursday last. elected mem
brrs Of the House of Rcp'' 'scn'ancs. We
like this much Editors ought to be re "ardcd,
and according TO our ideas, the Boston pcol Ic
cons altod their own interest by clcct.ng them
o Office.
Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-10

k-eLAScuoIy. We kn"v MAJ, that We
.co, read more Il sircssing re"i"' g! 20
,,,eic...,iuc.s, to which iiail mortality is eS-
posel, Than The following, which VIC copy ho"'
the New. Oelcans II,lcyon:
"OA Sturdy the 5ih ult. the Coroner was
called 10 see the bod, Of II white woman.
found dead ~ a G,i-br,t "A '"ui half III ie be-
,w ,oan. The deceased was ahont 20 yeais
of ape, and very comcly. Inc only persons III
,h, bo,t. besides this unfortunate female, weic
her h,,sb md and lr,le child. The man MAS
sick in his bed and The only account he c""'h
| y,yc of his w.c's death, was that hc heafo
her fan the n.hi ',rin'c, since wh'ch lime all
! ms calls had remained unanswered. y mos
/ Distressing scene mc the eyes o. The person
! who first vls!'cd the bot. a. the poor ""i'n'
! l,y dead on ,lc rough p!'nAs, her 'n''nt wn'
seen en,!ca,nrlng - draw us "oi'c' no"i:sh
/ men, no y one ol the inan'mit" breasts We
, learn wIh pleasure thai the chiId MAS s''hsc
! o,,,.,.,ly taken h"nc hv "a charitable person II
| ~, mel r,bo, hond, and nnrs: prov jcd tor II
The sck father goes 10 the Hospital