Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-03-09
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date for reelection 10 the House OF Repre-
sentatives Of the Twen,y-6r>t Congress, from
the Congressional Distric, composed OF Prince
Georges aud Anne Arundel countess ana inc
city Of Annapolis, in the State Of Maryland.
The oroprietors of the Western Museum in
Cincinnati, Ohio, have completed a rePresen>
ta,ion Of 'the Realms Below" IN such a s'yle
of horrid poetry, that i, freezes the blood oil the
beholder. 1t is a representation, In hgures' as
large as life, Of Pandamonium and its inhabi'-
ants. Pluto, a gigantic figure, sits in the midst
Of his subjects. who are represented as e"aur'
ing the torments of the wicked, and deformed
BY the crimes and vices which plunged ihem
into the punishment they endure. Strange mo-
tons are seen by a dark glimmering light and
strange unearthly sounds are heard that startle
the frmest minds. 1t is said to be impossible
to look upon this scene without the most So
lemn impression.
We understand, says the Richmond Com
piIer, tina, the Small Pox has made its appear
ance in the neighborhood OF the BACK He'h
Coal Pits. E1er,ions are making 10 obtain
some of the vaccine matter, for the purpose OF
vaccipaliug the hands.
We understand, says the Richmond Compi'
Ter, the whea, 10 certain portions OF the Stale Is
no, as much Injured by the severity OF the wiO-
ter as was expected. Its roots have been much
less exposed by the freezing and The spewing
up of the earth, than was apprehended. In
many parts Of the State the wheat is said to
look well; and though a little uiPped by the
cold, it promises a good harvest.
1t is stated in the New York Post, that there
are now 10000 children in that city, between
the ages Of and IS years, who attend no school
whatever.
Six hundred men in the lower part Of Mid
dlesex county, Conn. have pledged themselves
10 abstain from ardent spirit as a drink or re-
freshment. Three hundred ard Sky females
have also given in their names, on The side of
entire abstinence.
A late French paper informs US, that there
are in Marseiiles twenty establishments for re-
filming sugar, which are the larges, in France,
excepting those Of Paris. Some Of them are
able 10 produce five or six thousand killo-
grammes Of refined sugar in a year; and all OF
them together refine one quarter Of the brown
SUGARS sold TO the reisers Of the kingdom, al
In60gh the whole numoer OF tner ro'ao'tSH-
men,s, large and small, is one hundred and six
ty.seven.
The Kentucky Reporter, in speaking Of the
las, number Of Mr.. Flint's Western Review,
says-"This periodical is becoming entirely a
review, and from the known literary character
of its conductor, we think it cannot be other
than a useful, as we'll as highly interesting pub
LEGATION. The number before US, is certainly
peculiarly so, though we cannot say that we a.
gree in all things, with the sentiments Of the
Editor, but we like the free flow Of liberal cha
ri,y which characteristics his writings. He
thinks and writes independently, and seems
willing that Others should do the same, even
though they should not entirely coincide with
him in sentiment"
Three Of The gang Of four counterfeiters ar
rested in Lexington, Ky last fall, have been
found guilty and sentenced 10 the Penitentlary,
each for four years.
On the 25th ultimo, the small Portinanteau,
which contains the way mail between Charles
ton and Purysburg, was cut from behind the
sulkey between the Post Office in this city and
the Lines on Charleston Neck. We know not
wha, amount of money the mail contained, but
have learned that one letter covered three huns
dred dollars, in Charleston Bank Notes.
The Charleston Courier Of the 9Th ult. gives
US the following account OF an unfortunate &C
ciden,:-An open canal boat started yesterday
morning from this city for Columbia, with a
cargo Of 100 sacks Of salt on board. The wind,
which blew violently from the westward The
principal par, Of the day, drove her ashore in
the marsh, opposite Gadsden's wharf, where she
now lies. The sea in the harbor was seen from
the city to break over her, and a boat with
l-l -nLl~ o-l -.L@r NO. zant IN her as