Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-11-06
ALEXANDRIA, ID. e
SATURDAY MORNING. EOVEMBER 6, 1890

Says:-h Sehuc man Just IRON ST
Petersburg, informs US that the American M,nis'
ister to the Court of Russia. took his passport on
the lst Of September, preparatory to his return
to the U. States. Whether by the way OF England
or. France, was not determined. The state of HE
health was very un%promising. All was quiet in
St. Petersburg up to the above men toned date.,'
The New York Post has also the following n,r.
agraph on the same subject
"Nr. Raadol9b.-We learn that private To-,
ters have been received from st. Pelcrsburn
which state that air. Randolph has been obliyeI
bv i'll health. to leave st. Petersburg on his 70
turn home, by way of the south of Europe. Til,
state of his health was such as to render il improh.
able that lie would ever reach the L. States.
AseS
Mr.. VAUGHN, the British Minister. has co.,
tributed 300 dollars in all of the funds of III.
Washington Society for the relief of Foreieners
in distress. The donation was muniiccnt. and
characteristic Of The donor.
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The elections are going on in the State o! New
York. and. as far as heard from. the Anti Rerer.
cv ticket comes on bravely-better than we ev.
pected considerably. A few days will enable U;
to give the result.
SSN
Kentucky Conrenfion.-We find. from te
Kentucky papers. that meetings to appoint Dele.
gates to the State Convention in Kentucky. 70
adont measures in reference to the American
! system and Internal Improvement. and to con,i.
der the propriety of nominating a Candidate for
! the Presidency, have been held in nearly all The
Counties of the State. and Delegates have beet
appointed. Where meetings have not yet beer
held, notices calling such are extant.
&Se1
NaraL,-rhe Norfolk Beacon saws: "Ws
understand that the U. s. ship Constitution. at
Boston, and sIoops-of-war Vincennes and P.I.
mouth. at New York, will be fitted out immed.
ately."
The Editor Of the Providence Patriot, a strong
Jackson paper, honestly gives up Ohio to CLu.
and consoles himself by saying that their party
was too strong, and that the loss they have ,u;.
tanned will be beneficial to them. We really
and sincerely feel grateful" he SAYS. " to Miss
Mari Land, and Little Delaware, and Gawky
Ohio, for backing out" We wish our Jackson
friends many more such conatort&
Mr.. BRoUGHAM has brought forward a plan Of
Reform in Parliament. 1t is simply to give re-
representatives. to the four large towns Of Leeds,
Birmingham, Sheffield, and Manchester 10
shorten the period and diminish the expense Of
county elections. by taking the poll on one and
the same day at different places in the county,
and TO assimilate the elective franchise in Scot
land to that of the counties in England.
About one hundred ana forty emsran,s Sailed
from Norfolk on the Goth uIt. for Liberia. in The
ship Carolinian, Captain Rusan. In the sam.
vessel went also, DIR. MechAn, agent of the Colo.
ny, and Rev. Mr.. Skinner, Baptist Missionary,
and his family. The Carolmian left behind 6fr
or sixty colored people, from North Caroins.
who had arrived at Norfolk to embark for Afnca.
but who could not obtain a passage.
Another vessel will be Immediately chartered
by the BOaed OF Managers to carry out those en-.
grants, with some others also waiting a passage,
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Grand Lodge Of the District Of Cohmas-
At the Annual Communication of the Grand
Lodge of the District of Columbia, held at The
Central Masonic Hall, in the City Of Washington
on Tuesday the second day of November int,
the following officers were elected to serve one
year from st. Johns day next. viz:
John N. Moulder. of No. 10, NJ. W. Grand
Phares Th-oop, of No. 8, r.. W. Deputy Grand
Master.
Clement T. Coote, Of No. 1. r. W. Grand
Senior Warden.
Marmaduke Dove, of No. 4, NJ. W. Grand
Junior Warden.
Louis F. Smith, of No. :, r. W. Grand Sec.
retarv.
William Hayman, of No. 5, r. W. Gran
Treasurer.
James Jack, of No. 8, Grand visitcr and Lee.
urer.
Rev. Alexander T. McCormic. Grand Chap.
ain.
Levi Hurdle of No. 9, Grand Senior Deacon.
John Bally, of No 5. Grand Junior Deacon.
benjamin l.. BcaIl, of No. 10. Grand Mar
hal.
John McCauley, of No. G. Grand Sword
carer.
William p. Percy, of No. 6, Grand Pur'u.
liant.
Thomas Shields, of No. /, Grand Steward and
'.yler.
Attest, WM. KERR, Jr. Grand Sec.
Nov. 5, 1880
Bosroy. Nov. :.
RetuTlS.--We conoraiuIate the friend,