Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-05-25

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.Askelon! A stray number Of your paper han.
pened. the other day, to slip through the hands
Of the attaches at the palace, and reached the
throne itself An editorial article, rather MN.
gent, was read. The immaculate was rou.ed
and he burst forth in the following sublime o.,
clamaiion: The damned young rascal deserrs,
to haze both his ears ctipt IF close 10 his head!r"
rive consider ourselves very fortunate 10 have
escaped so lightly. In times gone BY. it woui
have been blow ten ball through the damned
rascal"
Truly it is dreadful thing to excite the ;re os
the immaculate But If health and s,rcn,,'
| permit, we will not clip of, but make hr, csr.
Jingle with some truths. more grating than those
which recently reused his anger His pous,
shall not shield him from the sliuss and arrows
which truth and good cause can hurl with I'M.
erring aim. We are glad that we have proved
that his conscience is not yet scared as with
hot iron-hs malice we desplse.-Ep. G.z.
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The Telegraph thinks Z" it NAV not vet be oo
late to save the Administration. There. f.,
you
Its currently reported that the Hon. Rlcp.
ARD RusH is 10 be brought out as a candidate for
Governor of Pennsylvania.
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A correspondent of the New York Daily Adj.
vertiser states, for the information of the public
that the real name of E. Smith. alias Jones. tDs
City Bank Robber. is James iioneyman, who b.
profession, is a kid-dyer. He resided in Lon
dom, on the southeast side of Tower street. in
BarOn's buildings, between Westminster Bridge
Road and Blackfriar's Road; also in the Strand
near Old Round Court.
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We are glad to learn, says the GeorsetOWa
Columbian, that large parties are daily formed
to take excursions on the Canal to the Great
Falls and Seneca, and SO far as We have heard
all return delighted with the Canal and scenery.
We do not know how it can be otherwise, viii
any who have taste to admire the beauties Of
nature or the works Of arts.
The packet boat now starts al 7 o'clock from
the Foundry, which is very short distance above
Georgetown. In the course OF the ensuing
month, it is expected that the water will be let 10
as far as the Market House. The most diffcuI.
part through the town yet to be finished, is the
stone bridge at High Street, where there is great
quantity Of rock to be blasted. The abutmen.s
of the bridge on both ends are built. and The
| frame work for the arch to rest upon, is raised
the whole is progressing with as much rapidlv
as can be- expected.
The WiIIiamsport Banner Of Saturday states
that the Potomac has risen several feet in con-
sequence Of the heavy rain on Thursday A
large quantity of Flour and Wbkkey, deposited
| at that place during several weeks, and still on
the increase, will now find its way TO Market il
a sufficient number Of boats can be COMMANDED
for the purpose.
Gov BRANCH has consented to be candidate
for Congress, and will in all probability be elect.
ed. In his letter, accepting the nomination, h.
says
"My official connection with the present al
ministratOn has been dissolved, under CIRQUE
stances painful to me; yet rest assured that
considerations shall induce me TO change myE
litical course, or throw me into collision with b.
friends with whom have hitherto most hearth
co-operated."
The avowal that g no consideration viii IS
duce him to change his political course, &c
may be construed different ways. AS we ar
always thought Of Mr.. Branch, SO, however y
now think; and as far as he is personally ca
cerned, 1t does not make much difference VIII
he may do. The best thought he ever took. vi
when he thought proper to accept the Presldsh
advice, and rat it out of the Navy Department
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Bishop England during the last monthhas b's
visiting the various towns in the interior Of Gea
gia for the purpose oil afording'" an Opporuh'
to snch of the Roman Catholics of the vicinity
may feel disposed, of performing such other
sential duties as the time may permit, and o.
sultlng with them as to the practicabiIly Oh ue
having more frequent opportunities in future
Wherever he has gone the citizens have lr"1
bly, through committee requested him toFa,
and rendered The use Of their churebes l%'
purpose, Which generally have been lOv"
small to accommodate those who attended
Bishop was at Columbus on the 2d inst. We
at the request Of the Catholics Of the Pna
formed an Ecclesiastical District OF the coa'E
Muscogee, under the name Of the District o.
Apostles Philip and James. On the last ere
at Columbus his discourse was nearly three "
long, during which time the Church was lhV'.
the entrances Choaked s. the windows suf''
ed.
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