Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-21


IT, 10 ,ui5or does not examine as mlnutely %
MO cnuld have wished, the question no" iaf y. me
hs,lth IF cities is affected. by the practice Oh Ou
INC the dead within their limits. IL Pe'""P'
;mnossible TO ascertain the truth, but asa Po'os
bic cause of disease, burial grounds ouent 80
tainly to be kept far from crowded l.op''at
TSe following extract deserves pefusa' Nv
less for its suggestions, than its elegance anu ''"
derness:
..Rut il our object be to preserve the deau ia
distinct graves, and perpetuate me''eu'o
of them in manner more agreeable 10 our pr
scnt nrac,ice of buryng should think IL wou'u
he nroiect promising profitable RETURN hc'
nermanent revenue to the city, tor our hui.of
nal authorities to purchase tract OF lanu' '!ms
bevond the limits Of the city, OF a suiicte"' "'In'
and enclose it with durable barrier o. !on '"'
inc: then, let it be laid out into INDEFINITE nun
her of sections, Of sizes suitable to the dehauuS
the purchasers;-let it be planted WIN "eeI "
perennal verdure. and the whole iite'seeUu a.
riyht angles with graveled walks. Fauits ,h'Sn'
he excavated when ever desired, ana eo'u " Id
miles in fee, subject to very sma' ahlua, VA a.
No martial enclosure should be allowed within tne
houpds of the cemetrv, and the beauty OF the
whole he consulted in preference To individual
canrice. save where that partiality might LEAD 70
the erection of magnificent mausOca. liithcr all
the dead of the CITY should be brought for inter-
msnt. and none suffered 10 be buried elsewhere;
In the centre of this cemctry, circular mou'iu
should be raised from The middle oil wiilch shoui1
snrinp colossal shaft, Inscribed to tic memory Oh
| tho father of his country. while around It's Oaae
p,ioht he gathered lie maisoca Il the lesser great
ones of the state, willie his lowered supremacy
ahove them all. Ii such a receptacle. the ashes
NJ the dead might remain in undisturbed repose'
and tler names live in the eyes OF the latest pos
terity. and ever and anon, be brcathed from the
Inns Of the living that strayed in melancholy mus
inc among the habitations OF the quiet dead
The care of their ton,bs would be perpetual ie-
oacv to their descendants. and the ground they
Silent in be hallowed by the tears OF ages. mat
dread of utter forgetfulness to the living, winch
hangs to human nature in spite of all Its ph'loso-
DIV. would cease; and the assurance that ne
should sleep with his fathers, and 1--we IN the me-
mory of his children, solace the last moments VI
the expiring man, and reconcile him to MS ia'e'
There is no person living who does not sometimes
indulge the anxious question, How snail ne o'e =
and where will they lay him. when he has " siIul-
fed off this mortal COLI" That agoniZed aftcc-
ton which clngs to every vestige OF once low
ed companion. that haunts the silent tomb where
all its fondness lies buried, might wander forth at
the close of day. and in those melancholy aspl'
| rations to which the surcharged heart almost
bursts to give utterance, unannoyed by the DIN oi
J busy city, and witnessed only BY kindred be-
ipys impeiled by the same sorrows. The poetic
and moving spectacle SO often witnessed III France,
of the living strewing flowers over the graves OF
their departed friends, and paying the TRIBUTE Oh
silent tear to their memory, would mere DC us
payed. and the heart that pines in the lonely sick
ness of consuming regret, might be refreshed
and invigorated with the reflections sprlne'ng
: from so pous an Offering"
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Summary Justice. deoentiy
dressed man. at one of our Auction Offices, was
observed to be pocketing handkerchieis from the
samples thrown out. Information was privately
conveyed to one of the firm. who invited the man
to back counting room where, after some expla.
nation, he was informed that he would be handed
over to the police; or if more agreeable, twenty
lashes would he inflicted on the spot The lat.
ter course being preferred, carman was called
in as the executioner. But on further reflection,
! the punishment was mercifully committed to being
kicked out of doors; which having been done by
the carman, the parties withdrew.
Nsw York jour. Of COM.
This was an illegal act, as it was compound.
: ing felony.
= Newspaper 1hief.-WiIlard Curtis was last
week tried at the Police Court, for stealing from
the doors of subscribers, copy of the Traveller,
, and two or three other papers, His excuse was
that he abducted them to give his wife's mother.
? In consideration Of certain circumstances, men,
j, toned by witness. his sentence was light, and
he was sent to the House of Correction for ten
DAYS. Newspaper thieves are more particularly
watched about this time, and they must not eX-
E pect any lenity from the Court hereafter.
| Boston Traveller
-saaY4A>
!, a Lnriand Summer, including also what in
other countriesis called Spring and Autumn, con-
t sists of ffty-six days, as follows:
June IS, Snow melts,
July 1, Snow gone,
9, Fields quite green,
l., Plants at full growth.
o. Plants in full blossom
Aug. 2, Fruits ripe,
10, Plants shed their Seeds,