Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-10-27
DOct. Mage. (suppesed) Eliza ReiIy-Ridsr's

Doct. MinSe'S (suPp0seo) ELIZA Nehy-Nioer
dress, white jacket and cap.
Mr.. Stevens (supposed) Black Mana-Rlder's
dress red and white jacket aud cap
Gen. Irvine's Busiris-a chestnut without white.
Col. Whites (supposedD Collier,-Rider's
dress, green jacket and red cap.
N. B. In the post sweepstakes the parties have
a right to name any horse at the moment OF start
ing.
Immediately after the above race will come of
a match Race for one thousand dollars. between
Mr.. Stevens's FLY Screamer, from New York,
BY Henry; and Mr.. Moodh's flly Trihe from
Virginia. by Sir Charles-each three years old.
n. b. The frat day went off with universal sa
hsfaction. The utmost order prevailed, not a
single attempt was MAIDS wilfully to violate the
rules of the Club, and not a single occurrence
transpired to offead the most fastidous. The
decorum which prevailed throughout was highly
creditable alike to the city and Club. Not less
than 200 gentlemen dined at the Club House, in
a spirit we'll calculated to suggest the toast that
- on the Central Course all sectional feelings
must be lost"
We mentioned several days ago that two EN-
terprsing citizens of this State, General Gamer
on and Mr.. McCord had entered into contract
for digging a canal in the rear of New Orleans,
Of considerable extent to be completed IN Ger
tain time The New Orleans Argus Of the sixth
instant abiding to this undertaking, says,-Ihe
terms, we believe. are go, 600 dollars, provided
the canal be finished in four months. $3.50, 900,
if finished within five months, and S240, ZOO, II
finished within six months. The contractors, we
are Informed. will commence their work immedi-
ately; to which end, they are daily expected with
fifteen hundred hands,"
General Cameron left this city on Friday last
for New Orleans. taking with him five hundred
laborers. His well known activity and enter
prise are a guarantee that the work will be COM
pleted in the shortest possible time.
philadelphia Inquirer.
Dangerous Serpent has just arrived In
this city, from Alsiers via France, an immense
Rattle Snake. This serpent was IA years in the
menagerie of the Dey of AIglers, and was carried
to France with the other animals when Afgiers
was taken by tie French. Arrangements are
making to exhibit him on Monday; there has been
nothing to compare to hun ever exhibited in this
country before. Experiments have been tried
with him, and every animal put in his way meets
with instant death his bite being so poisonous.
He is we'll secured in strong cage. and will be
exhibited on Monday, at the American Museum,
opposite ST. Pau's Church i'll Broadway.
~. /. Courier.
/ The case of Judge Marshall is one OF the most
extraordinary ever known or heard of in the an
nails Of Surgery. One Of the surgeons present al
the operation has stated to US, that six hundred
formations of gravel, from the size of large peas
down to that of small shot, taken from the vene
rable sufferer. were actually counted; and tina
the whole number probably exceeded a thousand
The case was 80 difficult, that instead of two. OF
three minutes. the operation was necessarily pro
tracted to above twenty. Not sroan escaped
his lips, nor was there percepubIe twinge OF {
muscle The wonder is. that. sahjeet 20 ." Tor
midable complaint. the constitution OF the pa
tent has not long since sunk under 1t, or his IN
teliectuai vigor been impaired-N. T. Com.