Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-12-02

TO hell, so that he could punish Chairman,
1t was alledsed BY Wheaty that his ob;ec,
to send Chapman to the Penitentary and ,S Sss
get him divorced from his daughter, as tina, u" @ea
furnish legal cause for divorce. Whca,lv"",
lodged also that Chapman's character was b.I al
but this did not at all appear on the trial from an
other source. Chapman is handsome yer,":
looking man, and belongs to respectable famI'.
in Virginias The trial occupied a whole day n:
This state of facts Defendants counsel pror.,,,
to submit the case to the jury without arrumen,
This was declined by the counsel for the S,,,s
and Mr.. Starr addressed the Jury The Def
ants counsel then submitted the case The J"r.
retired. and in five. minutes brought in verdi.
of mol Guilty.
ase5ena-
.Sion,eee Soup.-Quin, in his old are. cvo..
one knows. became il gourmand, and anon, 81
or things. invented 4 composition, which he c,u
ed his "Siamese soup" pretending that il, il
gradients we're principally from the East
The peculiarly Of its flavor became the topir If
the dav. Ine .srage" at Bath WAS Mr.. Gum,
: SCUM. but as he would not part with his recimo
this state uf notice was highly ncon, enicn,: eve.
~ rerson of ,astc was endeavcrins 10 dine v;t,
: Ilm; every dinner he was at. an apology Vac
made for the atscnce ii the :. Sia,rese sonn"
; itiS 1c'bdic UlcHH>. Suiu was iolCPu 10 put Of
| with promises: the males received respectful
! bat manly denial. conspiracy was according.
| " projected by dozen Ton rirmS Of Bail.
against hi peace and comfort. AZ home. he vas
| Gooi. with ANONYMOUS lctters-abroad bc,e,
with applications under every form. The po,
session Of this secret was made a canker to all
his cniovments. NJ length he discovered the de-
sim. and determined Oh revenge. ColIec,inc
the names of the principal conlcdcrates. he invil'
cd them 30 dinner, promising 10 give them the re.
cipe before they dcralted--au invitation. as mv
reader vii! suppose. which WAS ioyfuliy accepted
Quin then gave pair of lis old boos 10 the house
maid To scUur and soak, and when sufficiently
seasoned, TO chop up INFO fine particles like mlnc
ed meat. On the appointed dav, he took these
particles. and pouring them into a copper pot
with SAGE. onions, spice, ham and other nsrcdi
cnts. composed mixture of about two gaon.
which was served up at his table as his Siame,.
soup" The company were in transports at is
flavor: but Quin pleading cold. did not tasreit
pleasan evening was spent, and when the hoqr
of departure arrived, each person pulled GU, hi,
tablets to write down the recipe Qun HOW pre-
tended he had forget making the promise; but
his guests were nor to be put cil.. and cosin. The
door. they told him in plain terms that neither
he nor they should quit the room ill lis pledge
had been redeemed. Qnin stammered and
evatled. and kept them from the point as lon. as
possible: but when their patience was bearing
down all bounds, his reluctance gave wa,-.
:. Well then. gentlemen" said he. "in the first
place. take an old pair of boots "What,
an old pair Of boots - The Older the better;'
-(thev all stared at each other -'cut Oft ihei,
tops and solcs. and soak them iu tub Of waters"
-(they hcsitated -" chop them into fine part
oles. and pour them INTO pot with two gallons
and half of water; Why, d--n it, Qun,' y
they simultaneously EXCLAIMED, "you don't mean
to say that the soup we've been drinking waS
made Of old boots?" 81 do gentlemen. he rel
piled. .by Cd! my cook will assure you shA
chopped them ups
They required no such attestation; his cool and
mhcxibe expression was sufficient; in an Instant
horror and despair were depicted on each countet
nance, in the full conviction they were indl i'd
uaIly poisoned.-Quin. observing this. begged
them not to be alarmed. as he could contemplated
no dangerous results from their dinner; but il
!. they thought it would sit uneasy on their stOI
machs. there was an apOthecary's shop IN hs
next street. The hint was taken: an idea Of peri
sonal safety subdued the rising throbs Of indIgN
nation. Selling their hats away flew the whole
beyy down stairs. and along the street TO the
place advised. where ipecacuanha and other pro-
vocatives were speedily procured, and the Isl
nmese soup" land all it, conconi'ants) were
speedily dissorsed.
-1aSSSaae
A facetous person by the name Of Aev. had
his first child christened Something. this waI
Something .ieto. When his second child Wy
born, it was chrstcned Nothing, this was "
Ting Nc~,
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From The B0LifmOTc .FDIrric0l.
MEssRs EprroRs.-I should like to be (:
Termed through the medium of your papcr.wYn-
er the Beladonna, used so successfully o'fa'c
years. in various towns and cities Of Germany as
an an,idotc to Scarlet fever, has been tria b.
any of the professional gentlemen OF our o"i
city in the epidemic now prevalent. The gHf
effects of this remedy. administered az preSe'f
Gfire against Scariatina. are attested BY snc'l ~
msrous and respectable authorities on the c10l
nent of Europe. that should deem 1t well "
thy the attention of the Faculty in our county
Professor IIauiland of Berlin, remarks on ~
subject. 1.-The preventative power OF Be'iM''t
against Scarlet fever il now SD well e,abN'"N