Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-08-24
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posse commilatUs oil cltlzenS, proceeded ves'l
terday to the Baltimore and OHIO Rail Road,
and ARE SEED Robert Armstrong, John Mcclure,
and Franci, Falion. three Of 'hr persons chaig-
ed with beng conoerntd in The late riots on hat
road. 4 fourth person, witness, was also
brought in, who, together with those named.
were committed to prison by Baltimore Coun-
~ Court.
james Mcmahon, and Jas. Skinner. were
committed on the 18th, being two more OF the
ringleaders engaged in the assault and battery
upon Mr.. Elliott, one Of tine contractors, and
in The demolition of his house. AS he affair
is now in fair way to undergo judicial inves'
'igalion, we deem it improper /" saw any thing
further The subject, lest il might Tend to
imp air the chances Of The individuals implicit
ed, Of obtaining fair and impartial trial
Bali Chyoa
The Rev. Dr.. MEADE. elected Assis ant
Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church j"
Virgnia. was consccrated Yesterday morning
in ST. Jsmes's Churc h. Phii0. Sent. Thursday.
AsEDwARp LIVINGSTON, Esq is now at Wash
;ngton, and is Known 10 be- defaulter to gov
eminent to motc than hundred thousand DOL
lars, does he no, stand in danger Of being pro-
ceeded against by the officers ofGovernment?
Bells Uondon) Weekly Messenger, Of the
5th July, states that the general character OF
whea, crops was "good and promising" The
new vintage Of France bears the same charac.
ter.
New York, Aug. ia gentleman who was
odjudged to Quarantine on Staten Island having
come up o the city wnhout permission, was on
Saturday a:resed by the Health Officers, and
remanded 10 the Island. The fine for this Of
fence is one thousand dollars
Mutiny.- Warrants were yesterday issued
by he Police, in he absence Of the dis rist
Judge, agains, the following seamen, for hav
ing cnda, ored 10 create a revolt on board the
ship Antioch, which arrived in this port on
Sunday from Havre: Charles Wilson John
Murric, Peer Deltmore, and William Pope.
The .fidavi, Of Capt. Solomon Rich, on which
the warrants were 81 anred, is very strong, and
Sonuucr of these men in very he-
STEALING NEwspApERs.--Th The fellow who stole |
the files Of the Mercantile Advertiser, sdrertis-
ed in this paper few days since, was sentenced
on Friday to the Psnitent'ary for one year N.
York Nero. Adv
Mn. CANNINe.-In stric,ness, we were incor,
rect in speaking Of Mr. Canning as an Irish
man. On looking at Debrett's Peerage of .s2s,
we fad that the father Of Mr.. Gaming was an
Irishman; he was, II appears, sen, 10 london,
and bee anne student Of the Inner Temp and
it is presumabIe tina; he married there. The
Emily resided and In,ermarried in ireland
from the commenc cment Of the nth century
down 10 l775.
A BAD BARGAIN.-A man named Stebbins,
advertlses IN the Sprinfeld Republican, thai.
where's Sarah, his wife, has eloped from his
bed and board Tor the second time within three
years; he cautions all the world, in the usual
maj hath a, - |
declares that he "should be unwilling to swa,
her FOR t,co more just like her." This has
,quinling towards Moslemism.
ATTEMPT AT SHAvrNG.-Three foreigners be
ing hard pushed, carried three cases with mat.
ting, as ii containing French goods, on board
he schooner Diana, kound to Philadel2his, and
representing the contents 10 be worth $500, so
iicitrd the cap,ain TO make them the small loan
Of $50. The captain not being exactly York
shire, bu. being up 10 trap, hesitaled and bv
some means had The cases opened. One con-
tai"ed square blocks of pine wood, and the 9th.
-r pine shavngs well pn' up. The jokers find
ing il mo go" made off NeD. York Pape,.
a GREAT DRINxER.-The list of celebrated
men, whose names live in history, con, aims tina,
81 an Hamburger merchant, who resided in
London, twenty.three years, and who drank 1
during the said term, THIRTY hve thousand cir
hundred and eight bottles, beirs ffu nine n,nes
IF Port wine! Yet, according to the modern
iehnllion OF Temperance, this 6i5o would no, G
low be classed among the Incorporate. t
a carrIcature has been published by T. NJ, /
4ean IA, St. Marrin's-court Leices,er. ,ouare ,
london, cn'iled "Readipg The Times" Il re. !;
'resent' his Majesty lie king sitting in an arm :!
hair, with the Msrchioness Of Al, his II
igh', and the Duks of Wellington opposite. r
With small table between them. The DUKE n
whose likeness is extremely we'll hi, of. holds !;
newspaper !" his left baud; whilst his right :.
naoies num- oy means oil an ye-glass, to read u
ne Small characters Of The crowded co,unn. a
ms Grace's posture seems somewha, une,.r. :;
is knees are drawn up. and make an ACME an
ne with the upper part Of his legs. around
'hich his blue frock is close gathered. his al
oes only touch the ground, and his abjs ir
ROME denotes Intense attention to the s,h;.., =.