Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-09-20

ara, ;mu ea;u,el, bitten IL the sra. lie gfasped
the reptile again, and thre him 'n'o .ne ~ IL
wthout receiving further injury. excla'mlhg as pc
al -. IT'S al over with me, suppose; anu
as nothing worse can happen. l may as wen &c &c,
cure bim.o His arm was bandaSed, ana '"e
f,esb raund the wound cut out Without aeiay.-
NJ alarming symptoms having appearcd, y wa
sunposed that the usual effects OF such wouhus
would be ayerted. C7iroa.rle 81
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Newspaper Press IN Etg!aai.-On the dem.se
of the late king fsrthe purpose ~ .ivino 10 sn
gle paper the history personal aud po'itica' Oh Ii'
Majesty, the Atlas newspaper issued doup'e
sheet, containing 90 columns 81 ciose'y p.''.'IA
matter. A similar sheet was printed IN Maren'
1929, containing the debates in full on the Caih-
Ollie question For the paper used IN printing e ene
last alone, the Atlas paid to government Aoo
. sterling for stamps. The quantity OF matter
IN single number of this double is equal to that
contained in tie eleven daily papers In Paris
Comparcd with a number Of the Daily Journals
printed one hundred years ago, one column OF
the 96 of the Atlas is more than equal TO the
whole of the paper The London Weekly Review
says:
"We have asccrtained that. Of the Atlas print
were struck of in the space Of few hours; con-
seqnently. each street Offering printed surface
of 40 square it. 500. 900 square it. Of printed sur
facewere produced in that time, capable covering
an area OF about 90 acres. This number OF CO.
pies consisted OF $4,000 leaves measuring 10
inches in enet, OF 64O, 900 pages. or OF $780,
600 columns, OF Of 204. 920. O00 liiies. or 9,4l9,
200, 600 Of words. Assuming. therefore. that an
ordinary octave volume vi 500 pages each OF 81
lines and Of 10 words in each lac. contains l7o-
! 900 words, the presses of the Atlas may be SAID
/ TO have printed III the course OF few hours on
| the day in question, sufficient matter for l4,2oO
octave volumes. If the sixteen leaves OF each
copy be cut out and placed end to end, they
would reach from London to Salisbury; and 1t
each leaf be divided into its respective three
columns, and similarly arranged, the printed SLIP
then formed would be of sufficient length to go
round Mddlcsex, and the seven surrounding
counties"
Oustey Ur.-We understand that second
edition of the proceedings of last year. between
the Staten Islanders and Jerseymen, relative to
the Oyster beds, is now going on again A fleet
of Oyster schooners and soops. armed, accom-
panied by about one hundred skiAs. made their
appearance on the disputed ground on Monday,
for the purpose of despoiling the bed OF Oysters
which had been planted there since they were
scraped by the same individuals last season. As
soon as these movements were discovered; expres.
ses were sent off to the Governor, &evcry cxertion
made to drive away the intruders, who rushed
like torrent from Staten Island, sweeping off
the oysters and clans. The Amboy Artillery
was got in readinenss, and every preparation
made for action, but some Of the enemy landed
on Monday night, and, taking advantage OF the
darkness of the night, stole into the camp while
the sentinels were asleep and spiked the cannon.
When our informant left yesterday afternoon,
the oyster beds were in quiet possession Of the
Staten Islanders. Y. Ga-.
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From TIE Boston Palladium.
Mr.. KINcMAN,--I have just returned from q
journey into New Hampshire. In the town Of
Portsmouth, called upon Lady who was IS
years old last February. and she informed me that
she had. in the last fortnight, put quilt 2a yds.
square into frame, and finished it with her own
hands, and without spectaces. Onmy express
ins great surprise. the quilt was produced, and
appeared as 1T had been made by young fingers.
asked the old lady howishe had lived? She said
she had been very industrious woman. That
during the revolutionary war. she made shirts
for soldiers for Cd piece, while her neighbors,
who could not afford so well as she to be idle, re-
fused the work on account Of the price, She had
been an early riser, and temperate eater. and a
very cheerful woman, though she has lost most Of
her children, and seen much trouble. c. 7.
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In the present temperate times, the following
table may be of some importance to temperate
agents, temperance stores, and temperate drink.
ers. The table is extracted from the transactions
of The Royal Society of London, and shews the
precise proportion of alcohol in different kinds Of
wine. Each of these articles is supposed to be
divided into 100 parts, and the number opposite
each shows the number of parts of alcohol.
Madeira, average % Champagne, IL
Sherry, do. 10 Vim de Grave, IS
TeneriHe 19i Hook, IL
Lisbon, nearly 10 Tokay, ct
Malaga. II Cider,
Claret, average IS Ale, 81
Burgundy, do l4s Porter, d
Sauterne, IA Small Beer, II
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Teru,Onf ELecfio,, The refIrns NJ Tho elec