Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-29
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oONCIHoI LtUCOlus VI NldSSdCUuStItS, lids DIP
pointed Thursday, December Cd, as day of
public Thanksgiving throughout that State.
Several vendors of lottery tickets from other
States, were each fined 800 and costs in Port
land. (Maine) recently.
In the thunder storm, night of the 18th inst.
two cows and horse, belonging to MIR. Elijah
Maker, were killed in Duxbury, Mass.
Mrs. Royall, by the late reports, was at Erie,
in Pennsylvania.
The Lewistown pa. Eagle says the water was
let into the canal about 26 miles above that place,
on Tuesday last.
1t is said that Mushultubba, the Indian can
didate for Congress, among the Choctaws, has
lost his election.
There are many persons. who, both in CONVEX
sation and writing, are in the practice of using
very large words to convey very small IDEAS
Such persons are like man who seizes upon a
sledge hammer to kill fly.
Baron A. de Lederer, our Austrian consul ge-
neral. has published notice, that any slave, the
moment he sets his feet upon the soil of Austria.
is free-his government having decreed that eve
ry man has Unborn rights, and is entitled to civil
liberty.
The following short and pithy dialogue actual
toon paw tC" udyS StuCts UttWceH d WVIunf
and enlightened elector of the borough of South
wark and his friend Mr.. Also. Mr.. L,you
have turned out Calverts" eyes. Sir" snuffed
Mr.. L.-Mr A: "But wy did you vote agin
him?"-Mr. L.: ''Why cos he wooted for the
Beer Bill."-Mr. A. ooh lawks, you're amin
formed. he wooted exactly the reverse. MIR
l.. I" Well, | don't know; but he done summit,
and so we injected him."
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side ct Wilmington, mass of rock weighing
one hundred ond eighty tons, was thrown off at
single blast.
AT a town meeting in Providence on Tuesday
last, resolution was passed 263 to 222, directing
the town treasurer TO pay to each victualler who
had taken retail license, twenty dollars, and TO
each retailer of ardent spirits by the glass, six dol
lars; such sums having been assessed by the town
council, under the law of the state, over and above
the AMOUNT $50 heretofore required and paid.
Lord Aylemer, the new Governor General of
Canada, with his lady and suite, arrived at Que
bee on the 18th inst. in the yacht Herald, from
Cowes. Sir James Kempt was to embark IN the
same vessel for England.
Proposals have been been issued for the publ
cation of paper at Portsmouth, N. ii. with three
titles. one of which is to be 1.-The Factory Girls
Advocate. - 1t should have added-1mker's
Journal and Uasherwoman's Gazette.
A merchant in this city who failed about a year
since, but whose creditors, by extinguishing all
legal demands, enabled him to resume business,
has lately enclosed to one firm check for 1896
% cents, one fourth the amount due, and one
half OF what the debtor intends to pay.
Boston Patriot.
The state of Tennessee is entirely free from
debt. and has large sum of money in her Treasu-
ny unexpended and unappropriated except for
the ordinary expenses of government. In addi-
ton to which the state has loaned to her own
citizens upwards Of nine hundred thousand dol
lars, in small sums, to solvent and industrious
men who are cultivating the soil of the country,
thereby improving their own fortunes and con-
trbuting to the General welfare.
1t is stated insthee Christian Herald, that had
not the fire in the Ware-room of Mr.. Carriers
printing establishments in Boston, been shut out
BY two iron doors, from the adjoining room in