Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-10
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The late Presiden, Of the New-I Haven Eagle
Bank, whose Imprisonment we noticed few
weeks since, has been liberated, after having
made satisfactory arrangements with the Bank
Agents.
Letters Of recent date, says the National
Gazette, from Hayti, contain very unfavorable
accounts Of the condition of affairs, both com.
mercia, and political, in that island. The go
vernment is said to have resolved upon meas
sures which must have pernicious effect on
the interests Of trade. These statements, how.
ever, are 10 be taken with some grains of allow
ance.
MoReAN UP THE MIssouRI.-Tbis man Of
ubiqui,y (savs the New York Journal of Cons
merce) has just been discovered and Identified
by hunter, one Of his old acquain,ances, 200
or 500 miles up the Missouri-so says the Nash.
vile Wing. He has married the daughter OF
old king Grgagaga, (of tribe of the same
ent, we believe. He passes by the name oil
Hemencchleo, or the White Warrior.
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Philadelphia, being Oh visi; TO an old friend
in this place, a public dinner was given 10 him
on Monday last, by the citizens Of Lexington,
as testimony Of his patriotic exertions in
behalf Of the american System" and those great
National interests connected with the prosper
ity Of the agricultural and labourlng classes.
Richard Higgins, Esq acted as President,
and Mr. Robert Frazer as Vice President.
Kentucky Reporter.
The Boston Commercial Gazette, Of Wed>
nesday, states tina, The flags Of very consider
able number Of the vessels in Boston were
hoisted at half.nast, on the Is; inst. sin token
of the diSappIobalion Of their owners ana
freiehters for the detesable Tariff. !" We re-
mark in the Trenton True American the intel
ligence that the same measure was adopted IN
one or more of our ports by British vessels, on
the same account; and the editor OF the Ameri-
can reprehenIs this presumption in just strain
IF resentment. 1t may be permitted 10 American
owners and freighters to siguify their dlsplea-
sure with any law Of our government; bot
foreigners should abstain, within our territory,
from any such public manifestation.
we understand, says the New York Mercan-
tile Advertiser, The Corporation of this city
have recently purchased Blarkwel's Island, al
the price Of $50 500, as site for new Prni-
icnllary. The Island con aims above 100 acres
of land, and great quantity Of building stone
Tnis location for u prison is considered Judi
c,ou,. The old State Prison a, Greenwich
W hich was pure based by the corp aiion, will
he used as Pc ni,en,;ary. until the contempla-
ted new one al Bfackwei's Island is erected.
President Bolivar has prohibited the use oil
Jeremy Benlham's treatises on civil aud penal
legislation in the universities of Colombia, con-
sidering them dangerous for youth.
The extensive factory for forming Hat boz
DIES, owned ny MIR John ID Lounsburv, near
the town of Norwalk Connecticut, was destroy
ed by FIRE on Sunday evening last, with all ITS
cooten,s. The loss to the enterprising propri>
etor i, estimated a, near $4,000, $1,000 OF which
was insured al The Protection Office in Hart
ford No. far from $4,000 worth of wool, own
ed by individual, in New York and Phjadel-
phia, was also consumed--the amount Of in
surance on which, if any, is not at present
known. The fire b. oke ou' in The lower part
of the building, in a room where fire is ne.er
used, and no reasonable superstition can 'be
formed as TO the manner in which IL originated.
The London Sun, says the New York Jour-
nal of Commerce., con aiming the deba'es at
full length on the Catholic question, was dis
tributed in Dublin in less than 81 hours alter
the vote was taken-full "a hours earlier than
il could have been by the regular modes OF con-
vcvance. This paper, though not the largest,
| is certainly the best newspaper in the world.
1t is conducted in the most extraordinary spi>
ri, Of enterprise, and the selection OF important
news. and he disposal Off, is done in the most
judicious manner possible.
From the New York Daily Advertiser.
| The Cd number Of the I4th volume OF The
"JOURNAL OF SCIENCE" printed al New
Haven, Con. under h- superintendent Of Pro-
lessor Sillman, has just been published Its
contents are various, and as far as We are able
to form an opinion from cursory view, are
able and interesting.
| This work is an honour TO our connlry1 and
has done more 10 elevate its Character in some
important respects, than any, and perhaps all
other original scientific publications that have
i r. A. ,arIc