Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-06-21

The following is reported in the n yot.
pers as the proceedings OF the Common Conn.,
on one subject connected with the appro,cb;"-'
18th of July. They have a curious way If So;Hs
things in New York.
Alderman Messerole offered a resoluti,, 8.
the appointment of L Committee for celphra.;U"
the fourth of July. Alderman Palmer as.."
a resolution that the keepers Of booths .ron'g
the Park. &c. be forbidden on ihat day. to .aI
ardent spirits. The First Marshal applied e.
PERMISSION TO appoint the booths on that iay. WIKI
out profits. Aid. Messeroie's reso!. lion w..
adopted. Aid. Palmer supported his ~resOlu,sass
at length. The practice of using strcng Jri,r
was fast going out of fashion, and he hoped ~
sort might BE- had to good water. Aid. Srr,an'
approved the resolution. He doubted vbs,ta.
the Board had the power to authorize person ;,
sell liquors without license. Aid. Strooo Wv
in favor of the old custom. He thought we vsra
fast falling OF in our feelings for the day c(Ir5.,
pendence. The amount of drinking would m.
BE- diminished, and it could make but little dc
ference whether 1t was taken i'll a booth. or A Lr,
, Aid. Seaman said he should be in favor Of 4.
project. Il the mover had carried it to the fmr
| tain mead. The common council usually had g,
dinner on that day, and invited their friends. bc
had heard of the i'll effects of Champaign. apdG
Brgun1y, although the latter had been ECON
mendcd by rery high authority. If the pent,~.
drink from the Common Council dinner. h.
would be in its favor. Aid. Palmer said h.,
believed the proposition was made to defeat The
resolution; still he was in favor Of the amend.
ment, and would be glad TO have it passed.
Mr.. Roosevelt moved such amendments. and
was willing persons in authority should set a
good example to their fellow citizens. Aid
Strong contended that not one atom less Of rum
would be taken on that day; he vas in favor O,
giving a little latitude: he had not forgotten he
| glorious war of independence. aud he did NO.
think that any evil would arise in celebrating The
day in the usual manner. AID. BrysOn offered
a resolution that nothing but cider and spruce Jsr
be drank at the dinner or in the booths. On
motion of Aid. Stephens the subject was laid On
the table"
Tie following curious story Of murderer j.
told in the Nottingham Review:
"Some time ago a man was hanged at Calcutta,
who was a good swimmer and could remain a long
while under water. Awaiting himself Of his abl-
ly to slide himself into the place enclosed witt.
pallisadocs. where Indian ladies 90 to battle, he
used to seize one, without being seen by the 9th,
crs, and drown her, and then rob her of the jewels
which these ladies never lay aside, even when
they are bathing. The other ladies, seeing one Of
their friends disappear suddenly, believed that
she was carried away by some crocodile. Al
last it happened that "a young lady, who was at.
tackled BY this robber, succeeded in escaping
from his horrible attempt; & to the great surprise
of every body, she told them that she had been
attacked. not bv a crocodile. but by a man. A
search was made for the ruHian, and on being
taken, he avowed he had followed that trade tot
seven years PAST.