Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-16
ITEMS.
40 Asv the very age and body fhs Tins

IT, mn, WAS made 20 commit roboery on eoara
TIN, brig Albert, Cspt.DATToN, lying a, Noose'
veir stree, wharf. The mare, Mr.: CHASE, who
sic o., i'm the cabin, was awaked by the "oise
OF money falling 10 the floor from the pocket
| oG his pantaloons. which thief had got hold
Of. Springing from his birth, The 'hief at.
l,emp,rd to escape, but in his hurry stumbled
in me gangwav, and was seized and held by
| Mr.. Chase, until one Of his arms became weak
| in consequence Of several cuts made by tue
william with knife, the blood from the wounds
lowing SO as almost 10 cover The passage, and
deck The thief then made desperate strug-
gle, and succeeded in e1 rica'ing himself from
the grasp If the male, but was again seized ny
the latter as he WAS OF the pon, Ofescaplng O.
yer the railing, and held until assis, auce was
obtained from sno,her vessel lying near, when
the fellow was secured end delivered int" III"
charge Of The police officers. a, the Policr
Office, hr called his name John Andrews, but
was there recognized to be Alexander Roy,
,oung man bur an old ohcnde'.
ANOTHER INDIAN DnANa.-The grea, sue
cess " hich Neiamord, re celred has, as might
have been anticipated, drawn other candidates
into this new g. Id Of theatrical competition
4 piece drama,ispd by gen eman OF New
Yo,k from Cuoper's novel OF the Wepi 81
JPfsb, Ton. " ishis 10 r, hearsal IN The Patk thea
ire. The traits pee uliar to the Indian and pu.
ri,ao character drawn by mastery hand and
are said 10 have lost none Of their spirit in their
new dress. Na,ra Noiiah is iae name OF the
mr. W drama
The Wheeling Gazette states tha, efforts are
making 10 cause branch OF The y. y. Bank
10 be established there. The same paper urges
the necessity of building bridge over the
Ohio river.
The English papers say that one Of the ef>
feels cf ihs construction Il Rail Roads in that
cuuntry, will be 10 dispense with the use OF q
million horsrs-and thereby save food which
would supply three milo" Of men,!
HARDlHooD one Of he criminal courts
q, London, a lad Of four'e cen, convicted Of 'hef
for the third time within year, was sentenced
20 seven years transportation. lie called out
to he Judge. addressed him by an Jude cent
epi,he,-" Then shalt be jas' OF age; and |
hope you will sti; up there ill come back"
The COURT re-conside ed he sentence, and or
deied him to be transported for Lille.
| The first confederation with knave is 10
help himself; the second, how 10 do II with
an appearance Of helping you DionyAius, the
,yrsnt, stripped the s'a'ut Of Jupi'rr OF robe
| Of massy gold, aud substituted q cloak ct wool,
aging, gold is TOO cold in winter-it behoves
US 10 take care Of Jup err.
| Among the ancien, Roman Ma'rons and
Virgins, the use of wine was unknown, and
the woman was taxed with immudesty whose
breath sm.lled OF the grape. Pliny says that
/ Cato was Of opinion that the custom OF kissing
frs, between Kinsmsn snd Kinswomep, that
they might know whether heir wives, daugh-
tiers, or nieces had tasted wine.
! Dr. Seeker, in charge % his clergy, found
.rea, faul, with the scany allowance cften paid
to cura,es The Rev. Mr. Pauer AFTER the
charge, came up 10 the metropolitan, who be
| gan with the usual question, you are ST., i
apprehend, Citrate Of Viii s,aole?" 81 am so,
returned he, 4" nd have received the paluy
sum Of thirty pounds PEI annam, Tor doing Ihe
du,y Of living which brings IN full three hun
dred brsd,s-" I'D N, enlarge Mr.. Psuer,"
interrupted the Archbishop No, bu hope
YOUR grace GILL; rejoined he Citrate.
WARaEx Bu,poE The Bns on Patriot says
tina, ",.e amoun, IF toll taker at he Warren
Bridge, viii va, opened Dec 2sIh, 1873. for
one vear, ending Dec. e6 1929, was upward
of Sal ooo!" l. is stated tina, he whole cos
OF This bridge was short Vt 10000 dollars. e..
There has been brought 10 Phil .delphia, from
! Paris, a new musical Instrument recently m
| ven ed in Swi,zr, land, aud ca led Harmunica.
l, is delightfully."- sweet and exact, and may b,
played with ease, and carried in he pocket
| The price is three dollars aut half.
Some young ladies' in private box of the
Park tbeaIe, Nsw York were annoying lhos,
who wenl to hear. by loud talking, when some
one from the PIT called OUT shu, up, there! y
| All ewes WIRE turned on them, general hiss
ensusd, and the offenders oheyed.
Tasso being ,o'd that he had fair oppcrtu.
nifty Of aking advantage OF d very bitter enemy;
Il wish no, 10 plumber him.. said nc. 'uu, there
are Kings wish TO l4ke away from him: not
his honor, his wealth, or his li!e-but his i'll
will
| BALTIMORE The past pleasant weather was
employed by many Of the Batimoreans in max
iLg excursions upon the Railroad. Four
riages were kept in cors,an, motion, by the
Company, in carrying passengere from Pratt
Stree TO The Carrollton Viaduc,, and many Ia
dies and strangers, as well as CT liz, ms, took al
vantage OF the opportunity to crafty their Gu
riosi,y with ride. The carriages contain a.
bout thirty passengers each; and only nine cents
was demanded for q seat.
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