Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-22
DOMESTIC.

gates referred 10 a select committr,whose report
NAV be anticipated in few Gays. by agreeing
TO consider them, the HOUSE OF Delegates mas
reduced itself to the alternatives, either OF dls>
seniine from the Georgia and ). Carolina con.
s,ruc,ion Of the Tariff, or asserting to II, or OF
waving decision by an indefinite postpone
ment of the report after i, shall have been
made. Time, money and difficulty, would all
have been saved, by the adoption OF Mr.. Gains
motion 10 Law them on the table, in the hrst IN
stance.
BAD AFFAIR.-Mss Judith Toughenough;
respectable made lady, in the town OF lew
kesbury, on Tuesday morning, IN climbing TO
shelf 10 the cellar closet, 70 r the purpose OF
examining the condition o. her favorite plant,
the Bachelors Button, and 10 ascertain whe-
Their it had survived the recent frosts, unfortu-
na,ely made false step, and was 2reeipi'a'ea,
head foremost. into barrel Of soft soap, which
had been carele s9iy left uncovered. Her long alb
sence caused some alarm, and the family on
searching for her, found her feet and ancIes
proruding from the barrel, while not paru-
Gle Of her body could be seen. Her situation
was truly peculiar. She was drawn forth, and
i'm few minutes discovered symp'om OF life,
by hurting DO, lid at the head OF poor Susan,
The cook, for leaving the barrel uncovered
Bost. Da;. Adv.
RENcoNrRE.-AN New York stage, last ev-
ening, abou, o'clock, JUS, after crossing Arch
in Second ,tc eet, the swingle-tree broke, the
horses did not a,empt 10 run, but the more
certainly to bring them up the driver drew
them up suddenly, the consequence was, that
he horses 60, on the pavement. A s'orekeep-
or hearing noise in the street, went TO the
window 10 ascertain what was the matter; just
as he had put his face against pane ot glass
on the inside, one Of The horses rather roughly
dashed hi STAGE against the pane on the outside;
the horses head being the hardest he Haltened
the nose on the inside, and dashed the owner
OF it, all bloody back into The store crying out
Murder. in very clear ard loud voice. The
horse we understand, is more severely injured
Than the man. The pecuniary damage is not
understood TO exceed ten dollars
Phil Dem. Press.
ARKANSAS, Dec. 9.
EMIeRAT1oN-A letter 10 the editor, from
Criltenden county, Of a recent cate, says that
The emigration to the Territory, ty the way OF
the Military road, is greater, by four fold, this
season, than in any former one. The press Of
Wagons is so great al the ferry al Memphis,
that macy OF them are compelled TO wait sever
al days, before they can cross over. Our ad-
vices from other parts OF the Territory, speak
Of the great number Of emigrants who are dai-
ly pouring in. The country acquired from the
Cherokees, BY the late treaty, excites general
attention, and great numbers are daily hocking
10 it, and the beautiful & fertile country north
ives, Of IT, on the head waters Of the Illinois
where some very hcurishirg settlements are al
ready formed.
A letter from Washington, says, 81 learn
Co.
choly sflicuon of tho President elect, has
induced Mrs. Adams 10 suspend music * dam
cling in the drawing room"
Poar or New Y,RK.-We are indebted to
the poli,enrss Of jor Toward, ofthe revenue
department., for the following statement Of ar
rivals during the year 1923, viz:
pril LOG, May 1873, June 1872, July 49, Augusr
i'll, September 1875, October 100, November
96 December 7o-makng total Of 1871
Of which $40 were ships, % barks, 644 briggs,
ke,ches, 264 schooners, and sloops, (excln'
sive Of The coas ing 'radt)-lllo OF which
were American, SO English; Is Hayden, IA
French, IL Danish, 10 Swedish, 6 Bremen,
Hamburg, 2 Sicilian, and Dutch, Russian,
Portuguese. and Brazilian, each one-mahing
l,277-having brought le,o23 passengers, OF
whom It, 1872 arrived between the LIST OF May
and lst Of November inclusive, principally
from Great Britain and France.
The amount of postage incurred at any place
is a good indication Of the extent OF its trade.
1t appears, from statement made by the Posts
master General, ,ha, for the year ending March
81, 1923, the mere amount Of postage which ac-
crued in N"w-York. was S252.s75 SO; Penn
sylvsnia, Sl37;729 SO; Massachusetts,, Slol,>
SS5 50; Virginia, 1906 "a; Maryland, S6l,-
o22 n.
DARIEN BANX.-On Tuesday the 29th ult.
says the Mile dgevie Statesman, punctual a.
gain 10 its engagement, the Darien Bank re-
deeme ed from the Treasurer of ,he State, Sc
venIy five thousand dollars OF ITS bills.
BY letter from New-York We learn that
Miss Frances Wright has delivered five lee
lures on Knowedge-lha, her audience ave
ragged 1000 every nigh; some hundreds OF
them being females. She is TO lecture there on
Sunday evening next, by request, in the hall OF
The UniVersallst congregation. She is Expect
ed in Philadelphia to lecture in frw days.
A FIRE occurred in Charleston, S. &. on the
morning Of lhr 7th inst by which bakery,
some -four and furniture were destroyed. This