Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-16

the President has ordered a set OF glass Tor his
table, from Messrs. Blackwell, Page s Bake
well, Of ,his city-thus evincing his desire 10
promote American industry in preference 10
foreign.
The Spring continues TO linger, and the in
dications Of vegetation are few and faint. Some
idea Of the baokwardness Of The SEASON may be
formed from the fact, that on the 18th Of April,
in, the season before the last, the forest trees
were in leaf In the same season, the peach
and cherry blossoms appeared as early as the
Sd Of April, and some Of the earlier shade trees
were in iull leaf before the 10th. Our forests
are yet as brown as in December.
An action was tried in the Cour, Of Common
Pleas Of New York, during the last March term,
in which the plaintiff, private in the United
States Infantry, brought his action against
non C ommis sioned officer, who had struck him
on the back with the fiat OF his sword, Tor an
alleged disobedence OF orders. The parties
were in garrison at Governors island when the
,ransae, ton took place. A nominal verdict was
taken, subjec, TO The OPTION of the Court.
After hearing On argument on The subject, lis
Honor the Judge decided thai the Court had
no cognzance of such Case.
A New Orleans paper Of the 18th ult. says I:
{" Mr.. Robert Owen, commonly called Owen Of
Lanark, left this city on Sunday las, in the
steamer Patriot, on his way TO Cincinnati. The
object Of Mr.. O's visit TO that place is TO dis
cuss the merits of The Christian Religion with
Mr. Campbell, agreeably TO challenge given
twelve months ago by The former, aud accepted
by the latter"
1t is stated in the United States Gazette that
a majority of The City Council Of Philadelphia
have agreed to vote for William Duane, Esq.
as Mayor Of that City. in place of Mr.. Dallas,
who resigns 10 take the office OF u S District
Attorney, TO which he has been appointed by
General Jackson.
A letter has been received in New York from
Governor Forsyth, in which he S ates that thG
parties concerned in the abducuon Of Stephen
son will be vigorously prosecuted, and, II found
guilty, appropriately punished.
Letters received in Charlie ston from Angus
ia state that the amoHnt Of insurance in The
South Carolina Insurance Company, On the
property recently de troyed in hat place, Is
between Z and 8 / 900 in the Hartford Com
nect:cuD Insurance Company. S45 900 aud in
the Augusta and Georgi1 Insurance Companies
about $50 900. We learn from The Augusta
Chronicle, shat place Of shelter has been OF
fered by benevolent ciizen to those who have
been rendered houseless by Jbe Ere.
We record With regret (says The New York
Commercially 'hr death Of Mr. Archibald Ora
Gle, " no expired on Saturday las, in ne seven
fourth wear Of his .gr. He was one OF t9e
old 81 ard wost resPec able merchants in this
metropolis. He was distinguished Tor sound
sense, compre hensive Intelligence OF all the
subjects connected with The profession OF
merchant, liberaliry Of thought and feeling,
Ugh honor, and polished urbanitv He was
for several years member 1T many OF the most
important Of cur commercial institutions and
Dublic charities, and until recently, Vice Pre-
sident OF tn Chamber Of Commerce, the duties
Of which Office he fulfilled with universal salts
fac ion
Mr.. CLAY having. exchanged seat IN his
private carriage at Smithheid, for one in the
nubi,c Stage, TO accelerate ms arrival a, Union
town, Pennsylvania and finding himself incon.
venienty crowded IN thr stage, took seat with
the driver AS he came within a few miles OF
Union, he met sn escort intended Tor him, which
having manifested some surprise II his silua'
lion, he observed, Gent, men, you find me
here an Out but assur, you that Ire ms be-
lind me, are NOT more comfortably situated"
Reporter.
q. a Coop JACKSON MAx-The S'euben Cuun
ty Advocate states thai Joseph Potter, OF that
.r.unty, had twins presented 20 him on the 4th
of March He named one .dndre,o J. and the
o. her Jackson II,
H1cH RENTS The Democratic Press says
hat TWO new stores in Philadelphia, opposite
the Bank of North America, are rented-the
Eastern one 10 Messrs Robb & Winenrencr,
la, Iors, for 81 800 year, and The Western
one 10 Mr. Russell, Halter, for s 500 year.
OLD TINES COME AGAIN.--The brig Albert
arrived al Holmes Hole last week, from Mar |
trnico, having had a passage OF only tfty three
days! Aud the schooner Boston arriv' d al
New York on Wednesday, sirfy days! from
TUX, Island. Those voyages are otteu accom>
olished in twelve or fifteen days.
IoE-The ship Nile. at New York from
Ha,re, on the gath and 26th u'timo, in lat 4s'
so to 4So, long. 40 to So; was surrounded
with noun, aims Of ice, the largest of which was
about five miles long, and six hundred feet hi sh.
The thermometer fell to go in the water, and
go TO 500 in the air.
The MONEY RETURNED. I'VE have great