Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-14

were frightened by the thunder. and ne pore no
marks Of violence except slight mark on tne
chest and little bruise on the temple, WINCH
however, might have proceeded from the violence
with which he was thrown down. The boy VINO
was with the other team was much tr'gateheu'
but he, as well as the man, escaped without III
jury.-Berkshire Chronicle.
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The &orm.-On Friday and Saturday. tne
rain continued to pour down at intervals, IN TINS
vicinity. in torrents; and from the accounts that
have reached us of the damage done Ill the neigh
borhood of the Schuylkll, 1t may be apprehend,,
ed that many bridges have been swept away, ana
much injury done to the canals, to say nothing OF
the grain which has not yet been gathered m
We heard on Saturday, that several arks had
been sunk. and one or two dead bodies had been
seen floating over the falls at Paramount.
Penn. Eng.
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Hardihood and Desperation. -tlley, the per-
son convicted of Burglary in breaking open the
store OF Mr. Martin. was sentenced on Satur-
day to ten years in the State Prison at hard la
Dor. When asked what he had to say why sen.
tence should not be pronounced. he protested
most solemnlv, calling God to witness, that he
was innocent, and even after sentence, declared
that he should 90 to prison an innocent man un'
Justly condemned He had said that he was
convicted on circumstantial evidence alone, but
the recorder reminded him that he mad confessed
his guilt to fellow prisoner, even to the place
where he had secreted the watches he had taken,
and the watches had been found by that informa-
ton.
He was put into the cage at the Session Room
the window of which, thoagh grated with oars
having spear points running nearly to the cell
ing. he managed to pass through by squeezing
himself over the top, having first Invested him
self f his coat Having attained tie outside he
jumped down 90 feet (the room being on the Cd
foor) and although he broke bone of the wrist,
succeeded in running to the pale fence on Cham
Der street This he was in the act OF scaling, when
one of the officers seized him-by sudden move
mebt he broke away, and met and lodged sever
al other officers and the first officer second time.
At length making for the door near which he had
alighted, he was seized and secured. On be-.
ing taken to the cage again, that terror of evil
doors, Jacob Hays. put the darbes on him, BY
way of splints for his wrists.-N T. Stand
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Extraordinary Occurrence. Hampstead,
a respectable citizen of this place, an acqualnt
ance of ours has been blind for ten ears past,
as scarcely to discern the difference between day
and night Being Of an industrious habit, it was
his practice to be led into the field to assist in
hoeing his corn and potatoes. A few weeks
since, while at work, he placed, as usual, his
staff in the centre of hill of corn, as a guide!
when STOPPING with quick motion, the top of
the staff struck his eyebrow violent blow and
glanced over the eye. producing severe pain.
Immediately an intense light broke in upon the
organ of sight. of every color of the bow, a new
Us zfat tn hIc
Wow. aud no immediately hastsnsd home a.
lone, bearing the joyful tidings to his astonIshed
family. His eye has not been inflamed, and he
continues able to read large type, and to dis
tinguish objects at the distance of mile, with
a vision nearly equal to perfect sight.
N. London Gar.
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Sheep Speculation. were panied to wit
ness two days since, the progress through our vii
lage, of fine drove Of sheep, consisting, as we
were told, Of more than 800, on their way to the
lake-pained, not that our enterprising farmers
have been able to realize a good price for their
stock, but BY the apprehension that not only they,
but the country at large, will be made to rue the
day when they were taken in by an organized
system of foreign speculation. 1t was stated by
one Of the gentlemen who had charge Of the sheep,
that they expected to have ten or fifteen thousand
collected on their arrival there-but their final
destination could not be ascertained. tits the be-
lief of many, that they will be taken to Canada,
and there slaughtered for the purpose Of destroy
Ing the prosperity of our domestic manufactures,
and enforcing a repeal of the protecting duties
which Congress in their wisdom have seen fit to
impose. It's possible, that they are to be taken
to the east TO supply the deficiency occasioned
by the destruction of their kind. year or two
since; but the evasive answers of the drivers who
were respectfully inquired Of, gave no cause to
hope that such will be the fact.-Ohio Star.
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We regret to state that truly heart-rending
accident occurred TO the family Of Mr.. George
Nelson. Of this city, on Saturday evening. Mr..
n. his wife, three children and nurse were on
their way to the Bay shore, In small schooner
or sloop, and when off the Bodkin Point the ves-
sci was struck by flaw of wind which sudden
ly capsized her. BY great eAertions he succeed
ed in saving his wife, but the three children and
nurse were drowned. The bodies were brought
to the city yesterday evening for interment.
Bait. finer.
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The Explosion at he Mayor's.-Justice Cole |