Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-20

barbar0us murder pcrpttfated. within mile oe
The tnwn. on the body of Mr. Siokclv Knox. ar
inufftnsiye old man. The body was found a Il,
tie III the road. No trace, had been discovered
Of the murderer.
Charles Laurel. native oi France, wassccen.
Is killed a, the mine of Mr.. Jusoot. in ,,lecAlen
burg county. n. G.. on the Esd ait by the tnb
breaking from the chains and idin. ,'isarccof
so fee. struck him Oh The head.
We learn from the Wi.cssset Maine ransr
that Msssrs. jonathan Chapman. Samuel lids.
don and William 'rea.ue were drowned ncar
Damariscoita Mills, b. the filling Of i boat. frOr,
the violence Of the wind and sea Josiah Nv.
rick. Esa. was in the boat with the two FIRST nam,
ct, but saved hi, life by divesting himself Of .is
clothes and swimming ashore. distance Of half
mile Mr. league lest hi, life BY his eyertiops
to save his friends. Hearing OF their distress. he.
with Mr. Ira liopking. procured beat, and in
the dark and HEIGHT Of the gale, went TO their As
sistance The boat cvrrSct. and Mr.. Hopkins
saved li- life by cineing t" l. and WAS driven
ashore. The two first peisoi hayeielt large iami
lies Of helpless children, and the Inst widowed
mother. entirely dependent on iiicm for support
The Montreal papers inl,r,,, US sih,, for few
nishts previous tothe 9TH inst. they had been ,s
lied with sharp clear frost The thermometer had
sunk to within J., ,egrcesaoi zero. but iIat very
little ice lad formed in ihe river. The steam.
BEATS that run or tie 81. Lawrence had gone into
winter Gu a,icrs. with the exception # those Tia;
Ply "a ar,a!ic aad l.ousieiI. The Canal was
closed
The Albany Argus :av> hat il is rumorcd
that Rrnach a! he Bark II the tinted State is
to be locatet! in lha; city.
A hank of silk. produced bv single worm.
waS lately ree!cd in The presence ot several .rn
t!emen IN Bolton. which aas 56j wards in lcn,th
and. Oh being weighed. was found TO be the lex.
ture of 1900 hanks in the Id. 4 single 10. Of
this silk would reach ~ miles The worm vas
cniy seven days in spinning the hank. con>e-
GpentIy produced a; the rate Of 80 yards PER d.
eu.-.fnicricna Farmer.
A mechanic in Marblehcad. made ard .old =
magnet in this city. which sgr,,Ir,cd - lbs when
first charged. and lis attractive power Vas more
than twelve times lis weight. G.. lbs The sane
person states that be has discn' cred dat magnet
! ism is "a subtle fluid. continually in notion
irpm north 20 south. desrrbr. e .Tcdt circle ol
the car,h."-- B0$iOn Patriot.
We learn from Capt. Seymour Of ;he Steamboat
New PhiladeI phia. which arrived tins forenoon
from Albany. that he passed through large bodies
Of floating ice lnr several miles after he left the
dock, aud that the Canal Basin az Albany was
nearly frozen over. 1t is highly probable that the
late few DAYS Of cold weather have very much
mpcdcd the navigation, if not entirely closed
both the Erie and Champlain Canals for ,hc sea
son.-N T. Ersniog Post.
The water was let into the Lonis, lille and Port
land Canal, at the upper end. Oh W Wednesday last.
and in broad current, soon traverscd the entire
length of it.-LOuisrWe F6cus.
We learn that Commodore Baindrislge is 20 be
President Of the Court Martial for the trial of
Commodore Creighton. and that it is probable o.
thcr officers besides Commodore Creighton will
be brought before .-Georgef0Wn Cot GU.
Florida Sugm.-Accounts from the planta
tons at Tallahassee. and the ueighboiug coun-
ties. we learn from the Floridan, are uniformly
favorable. One planter, Mir. Preston. las made
II hogsheads from II acres. being the mos!
Indifferent part of the crop. He is of: the opinion
thai the remainder of his field will average two
hogslNds per acre.
MackerfL The catch Of the past season has
been uncommony great. One dealer il the ar.
ticle informs US that he packed 5000 barrels lac.
year, and this year 8000-Boa. PM
Special Election The special election in the
county of Montgomery, OHIO, 10 fill the vacancy
in the House Of Representative ocoasioEed b.
the demise of the late Gen. W illam H. Smith,
which took place on the 9th instant. terminated
in favor Of Henry Stoddar. Esq. one # the AMI
Jackson candidates, who took his seat on Thurs
day last.
Ship Railing on HE Dehnrore. The Pnla-
delphla Sentinel, on the authority of person long
connected with the SHIPPING business, mentions
singular fact. that there is nor at present craft
above the size Of boat, building at any Of the
ship yards on the Delaware. with the exception Of
a small vessel on the stocks at Oglby's in sclth-
walk.
Looking Np.-We perceive by the papers. tha.
on Wednesday, 100 was offered for United states
Bank Bark stock and $50 asked Iaose "io
purchased at l25 will make by their speculation.
Us. Ga;tIe.
United States Bank Stock has almos recover
ed from the Presidential decline. a, err Brg-
kers' Board Yesterday Sl2H vas ultrc,, ret ,larc
and $3.50 a,ked-N. T. .In,fricaa. Dcc. Is
BeRs.-Bcll, were first brought into use b, &.
Paainus, Bishop o.! Nola. in the CampanIa OF
Rome; hence bell was called saints: hence too