Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-12-26

:, the Senate on Friday the bill TO alter the
p.;dce and Draw over the Potomac river, In the
n;..r;c, of Columbia. was read the second time;
and on motion BY Mr.. Chambers, ordered to lie
on the table.
II the House, MIR. Washington, from the Com
.,,,,se for the District Of Columbia, reported
pa, n revive and amend an act entitled - An
act to incorporate company for making certain
.n-ooike road in the County Of Washington, in
=. district Of Columbia;" which bill was twice
..,d and committed Tor tomorrow.
This bill authorizes the Chesapeake and OHIO
c.n,l Comyany to construct turnpike road on
,be border of the Canal from Georgetown to the
Little Falls Bridge
Ius,ice to the Editor of the Richmond Enqui-
., demands of US to state that he has taken up
,sa paragraph which we copied some days ago.
,,Op the United States Telegraph, concerning
,,l;,icaI movements in Virginia. in very seri-
o,.. and peremptory sort of a manner. In refer
.,,a 10 remark of the National Intelligencer-
q. NAV not be all of it true'-he says, No,
.i,.. nor is there a syllable of it true"
Scbr lillian IeH-Ihis vessel was lost OIL
hsr WAY from New York to PHILADELPHIA in the
latter par. Of last October. Her hull was seen
aO,tips off Barnegat shortly after the loss. There
were On board Of her several boxes containing
valuable anatomical preparations in wax, obtain
OF from Europe, and intended for the Lectures
IN the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia,
>, ooe Of the professors in which, they belonged.
ina letter lately received he says that. tie boxes
neing very strong and buoyant, faint hopes are
entertained that they may vet be found.
In addition to the explanation furnished by MIR.
M,Rcgn, the National Intelligencer of Saturday
contains the following:
A correspondent of the Alexandria Gazette
mas fallen into an error, which we have pleasure
m correcting. He blames the delay which has
,ken Mace at this session in presenting the Me-
,noral of the Alexandria Canal Company, ask
inc for aid from Congress towards their undertake
ing The imputed delay has not taken place -
The Memorial was presented on the 14th inst.
asue 6nG upon examining the Journal, by MIR.
Mercer. TWAS not announced in the newspa-
uers. because no petitions presented IN the House
Of REPRESENTATIVES have so tar Deen noticed, out
,uch "a have given rise To remarks. The number
Of petirions presented every day is great, that
ia, impossible to journalize them from one day
10 another"
Woir,s. These animals are said to be nncom-
monty numerous the present season. on the Green
Mountains, and we understand that they have
found sumptuous living among the fiue focks OF
sheep that range the pastures Of Stratton, Wards
borough and other towns in their vicinity. On
the IS ult. the sportsmen Of marlborough got
in pursuit Of FIVE OF them, one of which was kill
ed and the others fed. One Of the wolves swan
the river. and was killed in uinsdale on Monday
last.by Vermont marksman.
The following paragraph is from the address
pronounced at the recent commencement at the
Nashville University, by President Lindsey.
..Since have adyerted to the subject Of po-
htc,. as one of expressing interest to my coun-
trymen, il NAV not be ill-timed to caution you
against that precncious and inordinate desire at
Ter public offices, which is so prevalent among our
,hev Completed hasty noviuate at school or col
legc, and lounged in a law Office some six months
nr year, of and on, when they manifest most
confident capacity and over-weening easerness
to assume the responsibilities, and to wear the
houors of Office Now It strikes me. that this is
somewhat premature: and that it does not SAVIOUR
much OF talent, or modesty. or patriotism. Whe-
Their they will acquire skill by practice, as our
sclf.made physicians do, after killing dozen or
two OF their patients by way Of experiment, |
pretend not to decide"
Disgracefid Sesne.-A very extensive auction
sale Of cabinet furniture was advertised to take
place yesterday at % Broad.st. The advertise
mcnt seems to have been the signal for calling to-
sether great number of idle and ignorant jour
newman cabinet makers, with the purpose Of ill.,
terrup,ing the proceedings by noise and uproar,
il mt BY more violent conduct We are inform