Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-27
ALEXANDRIA, ID. {.
7UESDgY MORNING. JULY Y, 1859.

.7lera.,lria Cnnl-By the proceedings ana
act of Council published in yesterdays Gazette
our readers, bot! town and country, will De-,
ceive. with pleasure, that our Lateral Canal i,
:. thing done;" that is, it is tli,lg resolved IN
non: and once to he resoiceL. j. to tc in Gi,F.
no more" The private subscriptions have been
uncommonly general, and many Of them Ejsrcl,
and the Council. BY al unaU;f,ous vote. hay.
subscribed. out Of the general fund. Eve hundred
shares To the stock of the Company. 0ae.b.lf
Of the stock being thus subscribed. according 70
the term, of the charter, the Company can be o..
oaniZed; and accordingly the Commissioner:
have gwen notice to the Stoc kho!dcis TO Nee,
either iii person or ny proxy, Oh the i7th Of A..
gust next, 10 elect a President aud six Directors
We trust that this meeting: as we'll as the subse
ouent ones, will be large, and that the people
Will take al active part IN 1t. Never was there
q measure adopted more unanimously than the
one Of which we are now speaking, and 10 ensure
rs success and conpIeron, harmony and uno,
should mark is progress. We see no reasca
at present why instant and active pgeparatoa:
should not De made 70 commence the work tyr;,.
wi;h--we are sure that the sooner The better
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The Trenton Emporium states that the Mon,
Canal will be navya5le from the DeIawa-e
10 New York the present seas0i--t!.c finance. q
the Company being now IA such a statea. ei,..ss
its completion.
The en- ineers cf Inc Delaware and Ranar
Canal have been engaged for two or three week,
in ranring the level Of The feeder. which the,
have completed. and are about - proceed Oh 70
the Rattan River, as fast as practicable. tn.
Canal Company have entered into the business
with zeal, and no doubt remains cf II: e&Iy CUE.
! completion.
The Ohio Canal is now open from CIc2yehr:
to Newark, distance Of one hundred ard seven.
ty miles.
The ship Elizabeth Jane, Ca ~ Nash. bound
on a sealing voyage OF eighteen months 10 Two
wears continuance, now ready to SAIL from Me-
York for the South sea. has crew shipped upon
the condition that no spirItuous liquor, shall u
on board. One man addicted to intcmperance
ha. enlisted, that he may put himself oul Of tie
reach Of temptation. The owners have futll...
! ed provisions of an extra quality.
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The Aurora states that d convict in the Slh
Prison lately cut off his hand 10 avoid work
Another drank blood to spi, ii out and get aDina
in the hospital. How much pains lazy iola>2A:.
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Tile We0iher. The Thermometer stood Oh
Saturday. at o3&'-and on Monday at gc'-esc.
day the atmosphere was elastic, and fine scalt
erlv breeze in circulation.
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Cotton P0ggng.-Some Cotton Basgins, made (
of cotton AT Providence, is spoken Of with m9a +
appreciation in the Ficksburgh paper in Mis,iip s
pi, and the editor remarks. that IT it should BE- &
used as substitute for hempen baggins il wo4:
consume one fortieth part of all the cotton glow,
in the U. s. and for that portion Of his GRIPPE
nv planter will have sure and never failing mar
ket.
From Carthdgena-A passenger in theb
Onslow, at New York from Port-au-prnce ID
forms the editors Of the Journal Of CONNECT
that the British brig Helen McGrcgor had ar. b
we'd at Port-au-Prince on the 2jth June from ca 4
thagena. The Captain of the H. MeG. stata
that he had conveis ation with Boll,afs saddle
camp; that Bolivar was then in Carhagena. a.t
was positively TO sail OH the 9Th inst in the BIZ "a
ish packet for Jamaica, under passport in- q
General paez. Every thing remained e.E
when the Helen McGrcgor left.
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From Scay--Captain Harris, Of tleeFt5
Oak, at New York, from Palermo. states f'1 4;
on the 18th, 18th and 10th May. there were s.
multaneous eruptions from Mount EGa and W.
cano Island, and the most violent hurrIcaner ~ ~
had been experienced for 90 y'ars. The me-
smoke, cinders and ashes, which poured fft
from their craters, Afforded the most sublime 'H
magnificent spectacle. Most of the iniabI4h' !.
left the city under the apprehension that It".. !.
be swallowed up by an earthquake. A nunf
of large buildings were blown down, and i've M
est trees and vineyards materially dama:eJ .
No American or English vessels in port
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From Gibraifor.-1he brig Ocean. whtnrf
rived on Thursday, brought Gibraltar paper
the 10th uIt. 1t appears that the fleet sPoS"
in the ship news sent up from that yesse! 80
wing passed Gibraltar, consisted of a steam p
and few vessels from Atlantic ports ne
lowing extrac, contains the horrible inteiiE.
Of the murder OF two French crews. Nha
the Turkish soldierv of AIgie:s expect b-' "a
termination, should the expedition b. ,ncct'''
az Y Com. Of Saturday,
N.,r. Iuna o-The following instance