Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-14

would not give nor even 60, it 1t was 10 mem en-
party of common pleasure. nesiee 80. .' vesrs
are MANY Youngsters, thirteen or loul'e.I sou.I
old. excited to buy and give 10 hlsse' ~ ,onaad
are with themselves. These are mum aPP. -
for their politeness and lberality, Da. IT. .lu
buked for their forwardness nor Dia'nI, =, 'o' " a
prodigality; and the consequence wiz " Isi of
taste. on the other. for any thing but s,chty g~
ldptry.
The above sentiments are not expressed IN VIC"
of any sectaran feelings, as many are; neither ILL.,
deed could they be: for any thing can say I'e
nv denomination may be more or less guilty: pu'
solely with an intention to bring the subject oe-
fore the religious world. oBohn' IN'
Sam Patch omdone-By an Owe nave
been lately informed. by respectable farmer OF
this town. of wonderful leap taken by an OK
belonging to neighbor of his short time since,
to the truth of which many intelligent witnesses
are ready to vouch 1t appears that the animal sa
was feeding on the edge of Preclpice, ABOUT oo
feet in height, when, either by contest with ano-
ther. or a faur pa,tr. he was thrown from the
summit. and landed at the bottom, amid pro-
miscuous pile of rocks, with but little INJURY
Soon after this :. flight sublime" his oxship was
discovered qnietly feeding below, apparently well
satisfied with one attempt at Ironauuc eNcur-
sion: and probably. did he live in the days OF
Esop. he could say to all inquiries as Pat did on
a similar occasion-s.it's asv enough flying, sure.
but och! and it's hard lighting The OK, we
understand. was under the yoke, soon after its
leap. and performs as we'll ever to the satsfac-
ton of its owner.-Stoningfon 1eL
-asse91ah-
Family Discipline.-At the last Court of Ge-
neral Session in Oneida county, \. Y. citizen,
named Orrin Kent. was tried on an indictment
for assault and battery. His wife, the prosecu-
trix. had lived in his family, during the life OF
his former consort. and, after the death of the
latter, continued to do so, until she became
her successor. She had agreed TO marry MIR.
Gilbert on Sunday, but, says the report, "she
was overpersuaded BY Mr. Kent. and married
him on the preceding Thursday" Ungrateful
as it would seem. the union had not been solem-
nized for more than two or three weeks when
Kent began to chastise his wife-sometmes by
boxing her ears and buffeting her, and at others,
with stick. He threatened to cut the children 8
throats with razor. and used other means OF IN
timidating her, and putting her in bodily fear.
Such was her own testimony. On the part OF
the defence, it was proved that she had stated
her grievances at different times with material
variations; and that she had not been altogether
lovely in her conduct towards her lord: or IN the
words of the report, that she had "asgravatcd''
him. 1t was also proved that he used little
stick, and not big one, to tity these impro-
prietes in her demeanor The defendants coun-
sci PRAYED the Court to charge the jury, that III
law, he had right to fog his wife in rational
manner, and to an extent proportionate to her I'M
propretes, in order to compel obedience, and
bring her mind to a right state. The Court dit
fered in opinion. The learned BractOn laid down
the law as stated by the defendants counsel,
very long while ago. But "the learned Brac-
tom" said the District Attorney, ''was dragged
thro' horsepond for his decision" The majo-
rity of the members of the Court either thinking
Bracton an obsolete authority, or with the fear of
the deep cutters forming most capacious horse
ponds, on the Deerfeld side of the Mohawk, be-
fore their eyes, ruled that man bad no right to
whip his wife for any cause whatever. The de-
PENDANT was found guilty, and fined eight dollars,
sx5e3esea-
The Emperor of Russia has Just decrccd the
establishment of magazines in the cities of War
saw and Wolclowiek. where farmers and land
owners may deposit corn land other agricultural
produce. as a security for advances made to them
BY the Bank of Poland. This bank is also author
lied to issue notes of 5. 10. so, 100, 500 and l.
600 horines, each of which are to be received as
cash in all payments to government.