Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-15

E. it Is a diSgraceiui TACT, out nevertheless IL
:. the fact, that men of all parties ask who wrote
IN, Presidents Message. Hint to your readers
that lIr. Hamilton, of NeV York. has been here
for some months past, that he is the confidential
Friend of the President and of the Secretary Of
Safe. and that he is a pretty good lawyer
and thereby hangs 4 tale -
Extract ola letter to the Editor of the Alexan-
dria Gazette, dated
" WINCHESTER, Dec. 9.
:. Our town is again thrown into alarm by the
.rpr,rance of the Small Pox. Several persons
ave taken the disease. hear that it is spread
;nr in i,oudoun and the valley country. Why
!. not vaccination always resorted to-"
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Aswe expected, the country papers are giving
m the Presidents Message in despair. Never
theess. it will be more read than any document
which has issued from the press for number OF
wears.
The Winchester Republican mentions that SIS
dollars per acre $50 including the wheat sown,
was offered for the late NJ. Bakers farm, at the
Stone Bridge, Frederick County, on the s5th
nit. Ii contains $50 acres, with good improve
ments. The executor declined taking that sum,
bn i, said to be willing to take about 40 dollars.
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the price offered for it will give idea of the
value OF The best limestone land in the county.
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DIR. HNLsrEAD, Of New York, has published a
hunk revealing his secret of treating the DySpep-
s;a Whether his secret Is the most approved
ar not. W. cannot say, rs we believe there are
others who Iay claim to the only intailib!e way of
curing this disease.
q. The principle OF the new mode of treatment
consists in removing this debility of the stomach,
and resting its action by communicating To it a
mechanical impulse lrom without. by this means
also, the outer muscles are at the same time re-
Taxed in such manner as to admit Ut the Tree
ac,ioa Of the stomach. The mode OF dong this is
very mcthodically and distinctly described in
the work. kaeading, in which the process has
been supposed by some TO consist, does not BY
any means describe it,"
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A Virginia Correspondent urges us to recon-
mend the plan adopted hy the Magistrates in
some Counties, of dividing themselves into clas-
ses for the purpose Of holding Courts. lie says
The advantages arising from this system are nu-
merous. aud would obviate many of the objec
tons made to County Courts, ut present or
ganiIed.
The Commissioner of the General Land eince
cali, Tor ten additional Clerks in his Office. As
these are the DAYS for Reform and Retrenchment,
no matter how reasonable his request may be,
we presume it will not be granted.
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A letter from Washington to the Editor ct the
Philadelphia Inquirer, mentions that the Pre>i-
d,nt has nominated for the consideration OF the
Senate. Geo. Winchester, OF Maryland, Ste
phen SIMPSON, Of Peunsylva and mercan
tile gentleman of New York, Mr.. Hoyt1
Commissioners for the AL justlnent OF the claims
provided for under the Danish treaty.
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The Cincinnati American of the 9th instant
states that the OHIO river was IN tue boating or
der, and business very active.
The steamboat Crusader, it is stated in the
same paper, struck snag between ST. Louis and
the mouth of the Ohio. aud was lost The At
lantic also struck snas. and was much injured.
The steamboat Hat chic. a new boat built az
Pittsburg for the Hatche river, III West ienne--
see, on her passage down the Ohio. ran foul OF
the Erie. and injured her materially. No per-
sonal injury was sustained By the passengers Or
crew of either boat
Harrisburg, Pa. December M - Yester-
day the Senate nominated for United safes Sc
najur the following gentlemen. VIZ. James Bu-
Chlnau, Samuet VI kean. w HiGtW h'Sict'N VI
w ,,h,ag,on county. William q. Hawkins. Rich
ari Joulter, Thomas Irwin, James S. Stevenson,
H. Denny. and {. j. lngcrsoll.
To-day the Hruse Of Representatives nomi-
mated e. ]. Ingersol, Joseph B, Anthony, WIN.
Wilkins. J. :. Stevenson. w. G.. Hawkins.
Thomas Irwin, WIN. Ramsa IL. Denny, George
NJ. Dallas, VIM. M'Creery, and Richard Cou-
ter
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Chief Justice MARSHALL. DIR. JoHN BRocKEN-
RRousH, aud JosEPH G. CABELL. Esq of Vir-
GINA. have been elected members of the Society
Of Universal Statistics, of Paris.
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The Presidents Message was put in type, in
some of the offices Of the New York papers, by
thirty four men and boys. in the short space of
ninety five Minutes.
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Commodore Cre,ghfon's fria.-The trial of
Commodore Creighton, for alleged tyranny and
misconduct of various kinds. while IN command
of the Cvane and of the HUDSON, will take place.