Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-13
Karula,I Crops.-The Frederick Herald of

ring the present week. finished cutting their grain,
A more abundant crop, or one OF liner quality,
has rarely if ever crowned the labors of our agr-
cultural friends. 4 gentleman OF observation
and intelligence, who has taken some pains to In
form himself on the subject, estimates the pre-
sent crop of wheat in Frederick county at mil
lion and hal ofbushels, which will yield upwards
Of 100000 barrels of flour.
The Cumberland Civilian Of Friday last also
speaks in gratifying terms OF the quantity and
quality Of the crop in Allegheny county.
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Ergot, in wheat, is very unusual. Ii has APP
peared, however, during the present season, In
Columbia Pcnnsy lvania.
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The " 7ravsi!iag Cabinet. 1.-The Hon JoHN
BRANCH, Secretary of the Navy, arrived here
early yesterday morning, iii the Steamboat POca-
hontas, from Baltimore, and proceeded to his for
mer residence in Halifax county, North Carolina.
Nod9& Beacon, Juy9.
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4 lesson of Good .Nallaers The regulations
of the steamboats, OH the Mississippi forbid gen
tlemen from entering the Ladies' cabin. On his
voyage up the Mississippi river, Captain Basil
Hall. having accompanied his wife into the La
dies cabin, was appraised of the regulation, and
requested toretire. To this hint, although sense
of decorum ought to have suffced without any
hiatt the captain paid no attention, and continu
ed to repeat his visits to the ladies' cabin
At the request of the husbands of the other la
dies, the Captain of the steamboat at length III
terfered, and cooiv, but positively 0rderea Capt.
Hall not to 90 into the ladies' cabin. intimahng
at the same time that the order must and should
be obeyed. Captain Hall probably thought it
necessary to show that a pos' Captain in the
British Navy did not take orders from back
woods captain of seambeoat; and accordingly
repeated his visit to the ladies' cabin. As it was
late at night, nothing farther was then dome
At sunrise the next morning., Captain Hall appear
ed on deck. and was summoned BY the Captain
OF the steambost to get his baggage ready to go
on shore The steamboat yas then somewhere
between the mouth of the Red River and the
Chickasaw bluffs: with a very pleasant canebrake
on each bank: aud from t,0) 10 fee hundred miles
rem a3lV Sc Tiemeat Under these circumstances.
gong o. shore. is no Joke. Captain Hall could
scarcely believe the iDtimarion serious: soon heard
the orders gwen 70 one Of the hands, to bring
forward the Ens,i,h gendeman's trunks, as hed
WAS Going 10 BE- iett when the boat stopped to
wood \ kenuckian Immediately stepped
olt from the engne-room very little over SIN feet
three inches high, OF a complexion considerably
ljgatcr than sole leather and with pair of fists
closely resembling, in al their properties. the
vice a, which he had been working: and moved
along about seven feet at a stride. las he was
obliged to mnce his steps, among the bales and
CASKS on The deck towards the pile IT Capt.
Halls trunks. Not a word was said, but in
Two seconds, half a truck load of baggage was an
The Kentue Hian', shoulders, and ready for Capt.
lill 10 De isf al the next wood yard: where IS
,here were nohoSpi,als, schools. nor navy Yards
10 visit, the captain would not be pestered with
naylng sights and shows crammed down his
throat" Notwithstanding this, Capt. Hall
strangely enough was rather unpIeasanhy al
fected with the appearance u things. lie tried
to argue coax, and whectIe, bat all 10 no effect.
He di{ not happen, on this occasion, to talk loud
nor blaster. which was fortunate for him: and At
the lastmnme1t. on the n'ercessiOn Of the hus-
bands Of the Lades. on whose retirement Capt.
Hall had intruded. the captain of the steamboat
on condition that Captain HAIL should
learn better manners for the fUtUre.-BoSt C0Ur.