Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-24

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o,,iraia.-At large meetingof Nation
RsDnbIicans in Dauphin county, Pa the Hon.
IhO Srrseant & Gen. Abner l.acock' were re-
nmsrded as the two Delegates, from the state
~, I,,ye, 10 the National Convention, to be held
, Baltimore in December.
4 western paper says-"The boiler OF the
,.,ubo,t Union was burst ON the 2Sth uit. On
massage from New Orleans to Louisville, near
New Madrid, and three persons killed"
gODoin.,nsni blythe Prssident.-AsIAH SHARPE,
f PENNSYLVANIA, to be Marshal OF the United
,,,s, FIR the Eastern District Of Pennsylvania,
Vic. George B. Porter, resigned.
The Mobile Patriot speaks in very favorable
form, Of the Coal found in the vicinity OF Ius-
,,,oos, Alabama. II is said to be equal to any
cha, Ia, ever reached the United States from Lii
yerUOOl. and i. found in the greatest abundance.
At Wheeling, on Wednesday last, the OHIO
~. feet above low water mark. At Pittseurg,
On Friday, the river was four feet above low Wa
-,r Steamboats, continued to arrive and depart.
At National Republican meeting held IN
Orange, Essex county. n. J. on the s0th ult sA-
sust L. SourstRD was nominated us candl-
date Tor the Vice Presidency.
Mr. MuAsubsgh has declined the honor Of a
nomination for the Vice Presidency.
Gen, Porter has accepted the appointment Of
Governor Of Michigan.
The Newburyport Herald states, that the amount
Of claims in that town and vicinity, supposed to
be included in the late adjustment with France.
is about S77s,64O. On Denmark, they amount
ed to 1865, 200; Or more than the whole amount
slowed.
Bulwer's new novel will soon be issued from
the press. II is framed from the story Of Eu-
gene Aram.
Files Of Mexican papers TO the 18th ult. inclu.
'lve, have been received by the editors Of the n.
York Commercial Advertiser. An Off !li COM
municaton Of the first section of the Secretary
ship Of State for the Department of the Inferior,
states that the rains had fallen without Interrupt
On.in that quarter. from the 4th, raising the le-
vel Of the water in the canal several Yards, but
dong no material injury, A female child, faiI
and healthy, had been born in the mines Of Ca
.orce, and was three months old, which had two
leads. While one mouth was at the breast. the
other sucked its hand. The latter went to sleeI
list. But the two heads cried or were quiet 81
unanimously. The official convocation of tn,
extraordinary sessions Of Congress, for the frs
OIL August. is published in the Government pa
Der Of the 18th.
ihet0l'owing passage occurs in letter from
Washington. published in the N. Y. Journal O
Commerce: ut is not necessary to report the par
oInIars OF great reform, which now admits tn
return Of Major Donelson and his lady to our SO
.kC' They are expected in all this month";
inere Is too much joy and rejoicing among the re
~inends OF Gen. Jackson on this delightful &C
eANoa, to allow it to be marred even by recur
renee TO the persons who Stipulated the regrette
anu now welcomed absehtees."
i0e Boston Patriot sayS--"Dr. King, of Mort
AROMA philosopher Of considerable repute
"iO mas 'ectured IN this city for some time past
MAINTAINS anew theory respee,ing lightniug rods
'a''hey should not be smooth, but rough IN
i'sssd' that each small point may detach aus pol
"' OF electric fluid. Ii is said that the rod upo
VI" s'a'e House is altered in this manner.
ASOop was lowed to New York on Tues6a
" load Of peaches from Shrewsbury river
's whole cargo WAS soon d;snosad oF a. 90