Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-17

DISTINGUISHED as the able and fearless chamPitn
of the neoDlc. in the Common Council OF this
civ for the (irmness he has displayed III breast
;nc himself AGAINST the dictators Of the swamp
and Tammany Hall. This nomination., without
regard 10 the minor question OF masonry or anu
mssonrv. wa consider as highly iGdicious. and we,
have no doubt it will prove highly acceptable
The Officers Of thS Utica Convention were:-
Judge Price, Of Monroe County, President;
stukeley Ellsworth, of 0tscgn County, ana
Samuel 81. John. Of New York, Vice Presidents;
Robert c. Nicholas. ST 0ntaro, and David u. !
Spencer, Of TompaiGs, CO. Secretaries.
.Ncu York C0aMcrciGt.
-ossEClc9es-
Tia. Richie on Rhchied We had imagln-
ed that the Inconsistency Of the Enquirer was
unique in its extravagarce-that -. none but hini-
self could be his parallel" But some revela-
tons in the Charleston Gazette, BID fair to dc,
prive him of the pre-ep inence he has enjoyed
since 1925. In that city there Is MIR: Henry
I. Pinckney. Editor Of the Charleston Mercury,
flaming Jacksonite, and the high Priest OF nni'
| LITIGATION. This parsonage was menocr OF AS
semblv in '23, and Of the caucus which IN the
winter of that wear, brausht forward Mr.. Cal
houn for President. In the caucus, he thus de-
livered hnse!f.-Richmond Uhig.
"Mr. Chairman: am astoniShed that any
one should have appeared here tonight TO mar
our proceedings, when II IS well known. 'he o.
;ect oi the meeting was TO recommend JoHN u.
lCALHoux for the Presidency But when we are
insuted with the nomination OF the most FER
Feet TYRANr uPoN EARTH, the man VINO SETS
ALL LAW AT DEFIANCE, who Is stained win VICES
uf the DEEPEST DYE, on whose WILL ALONE
is his RULE OF CONDUCT whose life has been dis.
| h.
PRIVATE RIGHT. my astonishlIent can scarcely
he eynressed Ihad rather see the arch intrigUei
CR,wroRp, the plodding, systematic Yankee
Ap,ms, or the unprinciplcd CLAY, nay any CHI,
zen, however high Oh ho@eses low, '"ai'f 'r rive
otNe q" vote upon my motion and settle the
{ question at once"
f Mr.. Richie must surrender the Knife to Mr..
5 Pinckney.
-ensae1se
Dublin Poiice.-An innocent and Interesting
looking S'rl, about II years of age. calling her.
self Catfarlnc White, was brought before Sir
Garret Neville, under the following most extra.
ordinary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Young Girl was
wandering up and down in the neiahbourhood of
EXchcIrcr street on Tuesday night, between nine
and ten O'Clock, and as she seemed a STRANGER.
the Waterman accosted her, in the course of
which she gave the following romantic account of
IherseIf:-fIer father sic represented to be- a Ia.
jbourer, who worked in the garden of Mr.. Burn.
bury, Of MoyIe. near Tulow; young lad named
John Dwyer. in the neighborhood of where she
lived. was paying his addresses to her. and her
family, IN consequence of this. used to be con.
stantly annoying her. and joking with her on the
SUBJECT OF her admirable swain. She endured
ali their jokes and contumelics for some time pa.
tiently; but on Sunday fortnight, she conceived
! q Inp nth .tp
INTO her head to burn the cabin where her family
| lived.
On this evening" after parting with her lover.
and while all the family, her father, mother. bro.
ther and two sisters were in the house, she rot +,
coal OF IRE and placed it in the hatch. The fire
soon COMMUNICATIVE the iniammabe materials !
oy which 1t was surrounded. and in few minutes
the root was enveoped in flames The younq
lncendiary remained in a field. short distance !
from the cabin, until she saw her object accom-. |
Pllshed, and then fled towards the CITY. Il an !
pears she got few shillings from some person. |
which enabled her to prosecute her tourney. On |
Monday night she sept at Mas. set out for the |
CITY early next morning, and arrived here on Tues.
DAY night. When Sir Garrett asked her what was
her Intention IN setting fire to the house she said
10 burn all the family for having thwa!ted her
she smiled at the magistrate aud all around her
most arsiessly, while she said so This romantic
story Is most incredible. but the manner of tho
g'rl seems SO candid, that it can scarcely he |,
doubted and she seems quite collected and rcr-
fec'Iy IN her senses. On being asked. she said
she would be lad 10 return home, If she were
sure T, her trends would not be angry with her
Inc "o,,hy magistrate ordered every care to be
taken of her until he ascerrained the truth of her
statement. and ordered letters 10 be written 70 1;
lulow on the subject. Dublin Packet /
~aa7sas- .
sem fact: illustrative Of lie tardinsss mih ,cIieh
mankind adopt Improvements.
caaat j.; hocks were invented in 1881 by ensi- b
ieers OF VIterbe, in ltaly. They were nearly
'"ndred gears getting fairly into use in France, .
ma about one hundred and yffly in crossing the
British Channel. C
At this time it was made felony in seyers. Eu. Il
oPean States to RE in cheeI cGrriages. y
me Aean Engine was invented, or rather the fp1
WTlnclpie OF 1t discovered, BY the Marquis of 10
v Orcester, as early a. I66O Ea,v rnJ.-..J Al