Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-02-15

BosTON, February 10.

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brought into Court for trial, but the Judge having
received information that his wife's case had sud-
denly taken an unfavOrable turn, and that it was
not probable she would long survive the wounds
she lately received from her husband, he was re-
manded. We have not heard any thing about
the appearance of the prisoner; nor whether a
crowd followed him from the courthouse to the
goal!
TNeatre.-The amount of premium paid yes
terday for nalf of the box tickets, at auction, was
two hundred and thirty-four dollars. tits believ-
ed the Manager might have sold two hundred and
fifty or three hundred boxes, during the forenoon,
if he had had so large a number at his disposal
1t was amusing to see the crowd in attendance at
the box-ofice, at IL o'clock, and to witness their
e~xertions to obtain tickets. 1t may be well to
state that the present theatrical excitement ex-
tends to all classes of society. Persons who have
not seen the inside Of a theatre for twenty or thIr-
ty years,-in many Instances christians OF the
straightest seets,-are eager to witness the
.'march of intellect" in the person of little Burke.
Some time last week, "a family IN this city, re-
ceived notice that a present from a daughter re-
cently married and settled in Charleston, ). Z.
was onboard a packet which had just arrived
1t was procured from the vessel and appeared to
be a pretty stout box. On opening it they were
almost petfIueu At unuiHS IL SoutdihSuu IofPoes
which at first they thought that of their daughter.
On inouiry, it was ascertained that two boxes
were onboard, both of which were marked IL.
and thus the mistake occurred. The corpse is
believed to have been sent hither for burial, To
some afflicted family.
A very serious accident occurred at the Navy
Yard, Charlestown, Yesterday afternoon, be-
tween one and three O'Clock. A number of work
men were emplo we'd in excavatins a well at the
head of the dry dock. and while thus occupied a
quantity orsand which composed the second stra-
tum of the earth was started out by the FROST
leaving a sScradle hole" as it is termed, between
the upper and third stratum. This, however,
was considered sufficiently strong to bear the
weight of the men, that passed from one side OF
the well to the other, on large timbers bedded
at each end, in the earth. But here human WIS
dom was inefficient. Mr.. John Graham an over
seer of the gang of diggers was standing on these
cross timbers. while the people below were exca-
waiting, when the earth above the cradle hole
gave way, with a tremendous force, carrying
with it the timbers, and precipitating Graham
into the well, where he was found buried up tn
his head. After three foufths of an hour passed
i'm unremitting e~xertionS he was extrlcated, badly
bruised. lie was found in an upright posture,
beside a large post, which undoubtedly warded
off the tremendous mass of frozen earth which
crushed the unfortunate being below him, Pat
rick Mellen, the person on whom Graham Tell;
who was entirely covered and taken out dead
A man by the lame of Skidmore was seriously
injured; so much so that it is feared he will mo-
recover. Two other persons were slightly bruis
ed, but were able to leave the yard without aid
No blame, we understand. can be attached t.
any person. 1t was a sudden and awful dlspen
Sa ton.
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: SHAwNEErowN, (Ill. Jan. %.