Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-07


| And then, the Committee adjourned.
Test: THOS. p. COLEMAN,
Chairman.
Berkley Springs. understand tuat the
Commissioners Of the town of Bath, (Berkley
Springs in Morgan county, Virginia, have estah-
lished reading room and public Library in the
| town; and that there will be daily mail to the
place during the summer season; which cannot
but add greatly TO its natural attractions.
ANS~
Resignaiion.-T GAINESVILLE Republican of
Saturday last, states that Gen. SAMUEL HERRIcK
has resigned the office of United States Attor-
ney for the district of Ohio. For step so un-
common among the admirers of jackson and Re-
FORM singular cause is assigned. Gen. HER.
RICK, it is said, has recently Joined the Baptist
Church in GAINESVILLE; and having. as he thought,
discovered that the discharge Of his official and
professional duties was incompatible with the
higher obligation he owed TO his creator, he has
felt himself bound to sacrifice the former to the
latter. The reasonableness of this conclusion, so
far at least as respects his late office, will not, we
presume. be questioned BY the religious part Of
the community; as it can hardly be expected that
any man, who en(ertains even decent respect
whatever under the present Administration OF
the general government. We mus, however, be
permitted to express our regret that the cnnscien-
tOus scruples Of the District Attorney should not
have arisen six months sooner: rs hp would in that
case have saved the Senate the trouble of first re-
ectins his nomination. then reconsideringi It, and
ultimately giving 1t tardy and reluctant apprO-
yal.-hiaiur y. II. SwAYAg, Of C0shocton. is
spoken of as the successor of the late incumbcn'.
Ohio StGte J0Hnai.
1892
TIE Rmak R2bjery.-Vhe directors of the
Branch Bank, after further investigation, have
discovered that Fuller is defalcator to the
amount OF S17, 500. over and above the sum Of
$4,000 which he took with him from The Bank
ON Monday. There can now be no doubt that
he had been for several years pursuing his depre-
datOns, as we suggested on "Wednesday. The
fraud WAS discovered on examination of the re-
turns of bonds. sent for collection from the GUS
tom-honse. Boston Courier.
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II is with no ordinary feelings Of regret that
we annouace the death Of NICHOLAS +. BEcK,
Adlutant General of this state. There are prob
ably few in this cold and hcartlcss world who are
endowed with a more generous and kindly spirit
than animated his bosom. The pure virtue of his
characteristic perfectly aimabIe temperament, and
that inde6nable charm OF conversation which
always attends the mems c9pscia rc"ii. endcared
hun in private life to large circle OF friends. In
public. his pleasing manners aud his uniform ur-
banlv rendered him one of the most popular of
our state officers. He was warm personal
friend IF Governor Clinton and enjoyed in a hi.h
degree his confidence and regard
Gen. Beck was so invariably mild and unassu-
mingin his private department. that his fine tai
ents we're known only to a few. And the many
are not aware that the efforts Of his pen were
Characterised by fine and discriminating taste as
well as by strong reasoning and sound sense.
In word we know no one to whom we could
better apply the lines of our own Halleck.
None knew him but to love him,
Nor named him but to praise
.al5ny Daily ,4dr. JMy2 ..
-dNse>
Bearing of .4pple Trees horticuturist in
Bohemian has a beautiful plantation of the best
sort of apple trees, which have neither sprung
from seeds nor grating. His plan is to take
shoots from the choicest sorts, insert them into a
potato. and plunge both into the ground, leaving
but an inch two of the shoot above the surface.
The potato nOurishes the shoot whilst it pushes
out roots, and the shoot gradually springs up and
becomes beautiful tree, bearing the best of
iruit, without requiring to be grated.
Lancaster Journal
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An'iq"ity of Bafhing.-lf the custom of bath
INC be not coeval with the world. its origin NAV
at least be dated from very early epoch. The
means which it furnished of publication and in
Nyora'ion seem to have been first adopted by the
inhabitants of Middle Asia, placed as they were
under sultry cline.
The People of the first ages immersed them
selves most frequently in rivers or in the sea and
accordingly we are told Of the daughter of Pha-
roah bathingin the Nile, of Nauscaa and her
companions, as also, Asenor. bathing in river.
and of the Amazons refreshing themselves in the
Ihermodon. The Greeks plunge their tender
offspring into the cold torrents, and Moschus
and Theocritus make Europa battle in the Anau-
ius and the Spartan girls in the Euro;as. Domes
TIC baths; sugsestedby the wants or conveniences
OF HE. were not unknown at very early periods.
Dlomed and Ulysses are represented as making
use OF such alter they had washed in the sea-
AndrOmaChe prepared warm water for Hector