Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-10-18

IN 5,g..i,s5 knare--afc iSrous!itoh, one Of
the magistrates at the Worshp-street poIlce'oi-
flee. London, recently mentioned in court the toll
loving ingenious trick communicated to him BY
= friend on his road to the offiee:--"hile eros
sing CheapsiJe on Saturday last his TREND gave
the sweeper penny, who suddenly turning round,
said. . God bless your honor, you have made
mistake; look here, you have given me so'e'
resn.,, Struck with the sweeper's honesty. his
friend presented him with half-a-cro"n as re-
ward. The sovereign proved to be couH'eyea'
Sin oyiar Occurrence We have lately heard
an account Of q transaction which happened
lew DAVIS since near Casweil c. II. which is
without n precedent. Mrs. Priscilla Hooper,
the wife of Woodley Hooper. OF Casweti county,
in fiji Of mental arrangement, cat out Par' oi
her tongue with razor. She assigned as rea,
son for this unnatural act. that her tongue had
been great deal of trouble to her, ana sne was
determined that it should trouble her no longer.
She is in fair way Of Observation-Disclosures nee.
| THEY are getting to be famous for mains IN
| North Carolina.
Extract Of letter received by gentleman IN
Portsmouth, (Va.) from another in Southampton
County, who lives within miles OF the late
bloody scene.
..Neeroes in this county are kept under a
very rigid discipline, and fear our jail Will never
clear again. Capt Nat, so called has not as yet
been taken 1t is said he is still in the neigh
!aurhood and occasionly visits his home. Parties
are constantly in search of him. day and night
The reward offered for his apprehension amounts
to a large sum, and would be an OBJECT with ma
my"
Domestic Manufacturers. At recent exibl'
ton of domestic manufactures in Philadelphia.
among number of articles deserving considera-
ton was one which should claim particular atten-
ton, as being likely to superscde, in great
measure the India nankin, now extensively i'm
ported-we allude to the American rankin men
toned in the following extract from Phllade-
mia paper We have examined the cotton OF
which this article is manufactured, as well as a
: niece of the naukin Itself The latter Is OF an
excel ent texture, strong and we'll calculated Tor
service. and will no doubt come into general use.
Bali. Chronicle.
but perhaps the most interesting part OF the
exhibition, is that of the American nankins made
iby Mr. COllet, of Patterson. New Jersey, from
cotton grown by the Hon. John Forsyth, OF Geor-
ola. This variety of cotton is believed to be at
present exclusively raised by the above mention
ed gentleman, on his estate, near Sparta, Georgia.
1t requires no dying. the cotton yields oil itself,
natura! and permanent nankln ycslo" colour
We have seen no announcement in this coun-
try Of the arrival of MademoiseIe de Jick. in
England. Her elephantinc highness arrived sale
sometime since. The trip, on the whole, says
the London Herald, has been a successful one
The same paper says" On the proprietor (Mr'
Huget.) going into the place where this huge AMI
nal was deposited, he was much Disconnected to
find himself entirely forgotten by her; but IN the
course of a few minutes, she fixed her eyes on
him, and after standing entirely motioniess for a
considerable time, uttered the most extraordIna.
~ sounds, Iashed her trunk about, and enfoldIng
her former master in it, raised him from the ground,
broke down part of the bars by which she was
surrounded, and by variety of manocuvres evinc-
ed the most extravagant joy; nor did Mr. Huget
appear less pleased; he rewarded his large favor
lite with pound of loaf sugar, and SAID he felt
quite delighted to think that GalIot had not en-
tifely weaned her affections from her former keep
err"
PHILOSOPHICAL AND CHEMICAL
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