Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-29

cost more than would have been ueco,...
make up the wages of man compe,sr, a.!
station. After this representation. the Emu
was dismissed from that boat, and was ' saI
quently taken on board of the Marshall =, 'aos
ced wages, and a competent Engineer d;s.i. ,ec.
to make room for him. Under these f,c,. 9.
circumstances, it seems to US that hicbIr 'At
law should be passed by the Legislature PEA Pea,
biting the running of any boat; unless tbe E r.
neer employed shall be pronounced opsI;Ga Eng
the station by competent Board Of sc;"'I "a
and practical men, who thoroughly nndar cIaa I;
the subject themselves, and then only ara s'Ia
most rigid examination. C'
- Since the foregoing was in tyne u.,
been told that the Engineer of the N,r,Lav nave
was dismissed to make room for Mr.. yoI,n. 'As
formerly the Engineer of the Oliver Pn.n'"jA
the boiler of which exploded. SOM ,brsa o"Nc-
since, near the mouth of Connecticut riiysr al
White was discharged from that boat. fam i w.
before the accident, as we are informed bS "u1''
he would not make more s,eam-and tb e'' .s
reason was urged against him, on his rpcs,, A ~
charge from the Marshall. U.s.
-ASe-
Steam Boat .fcciden.-We learn Tia, fl.
cident. which lately happened to the ,., ,J q.
Huntress, occurred on Sunday. the 9Th ir S'%
about fourteen miles above Smi,hIand. INV
had to put to shore to leave passenger. ,nJ,'.
was not taken to let sufficient quantity Of .'
escape to secure the safety Of the engaIe ,,J
the boat put of from the shore. the eyno;',
took place. Three persons were hiled--or..,
gineer, one of the firemen, and the cook r.,
other hands on the boat jumped overheard, n:
very badly scalded. No other serious iriurys,
tained.-Ciacinnai Gazette.
-Ee9ey9~-
.4trocious deprarity.-We have hardly s,,.
known an instance Of more hardened yllai11v s,.
was perpetrated on Saturday night last, BIZ .ar.
nefarious beings more worthy the name Of fr|.
than men. Some time in the night these wre,I
es. either through wanton mischief or denr,,.,
malignity, tore up and removed part of The f.r
of the Macon Bridge-leaying dreadful cb,,r
of five Or six feet in width, immediately o,crrb,
swiftest and deepest part of the river The a.
ormity of the crime may be imagined, when rr
known that the bridge, connecting the two p,t.
of the town, is travelled at all hours of the NH,
that it is o,era deep, wide and rapid stiean
some fifty feet from the water, and that al
from it would be inevitable destruction. Wheb
er the plan was laid for the special murder Of 1.
particular individual, or through general hatred
of mankind, is not known; neither is it known
how far the invention NAV have succeeded. But
it Is known that two idividuals at least. who
crossed the bridge before light next morning.
came. near falling through. One who had ap.
preached the chasm without any suspicion. and
did not discover the hole until his foot was hall
way beyond the plank. and was about putting
down the other foot, suddenly saw his danger. and
saved himself by falling backwards on the bridge.
Another gentleman was even farther advanced.
and was only saved from going through BY ma.
king sudden effort and springing clean acm"
Two or three persons have been taken up on ~.
picion of the crime. and bound over to the next
court for trial.-!Nacon. &c., Telegraph.