Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-28

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p.oL< for he Stock in the Baltimore
60 Rail Road Company were o.
On Tuesday in Baltimore, and between
IL ,nree thousand shares were taken that
The Chronicle says that-Ihere is no
-, -, ,ha, considerable surplus will be subs
r-a a. there are many persons who hold
So .,ox;.s, and intent taking stock, that will
as ,aos their subscriptions ill towards the
.r,s. Of TIE books.
-. pikin's Civil History CT the United
Government is to be published in the
1.-THE ensuing summer. The work will
lin History of the Government under
..ssp, Constitution, down 10 the close oil
r,n Wa,hington's administration.
7ts Sneaker Of the House has wisely resol'
! ,orrscind the order, which he arbitrarily
IA, few DAYS ago, compelling the auditors
IL, Caller, Of the House 10 sill uncovered
r.. House Of Representatives, it will be
,..D las again agreed TO meet at II o'clock,
An The change in the hour Of meeting is
I, ,,ke place next week.
4 weekly paper, entitled the Bachelors
I.uu,,l ;s abou, to be issued at Boston, devot-
d exclusively TO the Interests Of this class OF
oor ,i,izen, II will doubtless Be well support
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The Providence Patriot says: "There is no
,o,, Of il, size, on earth, containing so much
wealth, cnterpriz", industry, comfort, and mo-
rairy os Rhode Island
letter from ST. Jago, Cuba, dated Febrs-
u,2!a, publishsG'in me New York. Statesman,
GAYS. 81, is apprehended that by reason OF a
r,no c,nrinued drought there viii be an entire
fiIlr- Of our craps Of ground provisions; and,
consequently, demand for bread SUITS may
b, sxncctcd in Nav or June mkt, such us corn,
hams. peas. rice, sc The excessive duty plac-
>, The value Of -four beyond The planters
mems The cofte crop IS coming forward
S.i,kDy, and owing to an active demand and the
sh.rlaess Of the cop, prices are well supports
3D."
Tn. Philadelphia Aurora says it is reported,
lhl, tie Governor Of the island Of Cuba has
recently been robbed OF about 1000 doubloons,
and all his wearing apparel, by his head SER
,4,l, vhs has made his escape from the island.
Mr. Hoffman Of New York, has been rather
u1u, kily in his speeches this session. Our
radr rs will recoIlect his famous argument on
he Navy appropriation Bill, and his late har-
-aBgue on the Tariff Bill, will doubtless from
pressn, appfarance,) become no less famous.
Acorrrspocdcnt Of the New York National
advocate, in speaking Of The Honorable gen.
trmaR saws:
idnrI Hoffman has been trying his hand
a; ne h,ucs and algebra to-day. in a speech
81 iOur hoarS against the tariff, when he IN
tended TO have it understood in favour OF the
hrf. In all this time he has laboured him
SIT Just about ir,o the middle os his speech,
and then gave wav, as the phrase is, for mo-
non to rise--meening, a motion 10 adjourn
Thus both himself and the House, having be
tome thoroughly exhausted Of matter, strength
'oimembCrs, through the fatigue of his speak
rc, have Obtained respite, ill Monday next
s'ltays and Saturdays being devoted 10 private
and Sundays to the sacred business Of the
House. Mr.. Hoffman expended an hour or
n2Ie IN making Out his census of sheep,which
re succeeded in magniiying to twenty-five
n'hons seven hundred uhir,y-six thousand
ih'ee hundred twenty lone and a half. Having
'A'n very minute processes you will per-
eve, (Inasmuch as il went 10 sheep and the
'1i d sheep and having come sc near the
S9S number assumed by his colleague,
Nus'', II went strongly in confirmation Of
''' estimate. He dwell much upon the tes-
"Nnnr i~ken bv the committee, and insisted
'pOa he necessity Of using what it had COS,
" ma'h time and money In taking; and then
!" snow YOU what use he made Of i,,) though
y 'Ne witnesses testified that the presen, mar
~ P'lce OF native wool was twenty or twen,y>
cents The pound, he inferred that large
tlIu' lies oil It could be purchased at six or
Su' cents the pound, and by the same alge-
. I process, he came to the sofa and obvious
s-n'aSon, that the bill as reported was better
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