Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-04-02
ALEXANDRIA, ID. C..
81 iURDAY MORNING. April 3, 1891.

the Stockholders is desirable.
1872
A letter dated St. Perres, Martinique, 9th ult.
to commercial house IN town, says:
- The U. S. schr. Shark is here on cruise to
westward, all well.
There are thirty Or forty negroes to be exc
cuted this week. We still have accounts Of some
distressing fires on the sugar estates, and much
fear there must be good deal of boodshed be-
fore the insurrection is entirely qaelied."
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At the recent Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, held in Washington, the fol-
lowing appointments of Preachers were made for
the Potomac District:
JOHN DAVIS, P E.
Alexandria, ID. C.-Norval Wilson.
Foundry, Washington City.-James NJ. Han
son, George Hit.
Georgetown-John L. Amiss.
Fairfax-John A. IIenning.
Leesburg-Samuel Clarke.
Loudoun--T. |. Dorsey, H. Lipscomb, N. b.
Mills. Supernumerary.
Stafford-Jacob Doup, J. A. Collins.
Fredericksburg-H. S. Kepler.
Lancaster-Richard Bond. G G. Brook.
WeStmoreland-Samuel Kepler.
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The Editor Of the National Gazette whose H.
terary acumen is unquestloned states broadly of
Bulwer's new poem, The Siamese Twins, as fol-
lows:
" Having looked into the saiirital poem, the
Slamese Twins, BY the author of Pelham, we can
aver that it is, on the whole. wretched prOduc-
ton. The greater part OF II is trash, of which
the sensible reader must fee, ashamed, whatever
NAV be the sentiments OF the writer at any time"
From the partial extracts we have seen, we
should have Judged otherwise
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The Pennsylvania Inquirer says-We knom,
from undOubted authority, that tie President
has expressed wish that the present Secretary
of the Treasury, Mr.. Samuel ID Ingl.am, should
retire from the cabinet, and thus relieve the Pre-
sident of an unpleasant duty which he vii! Ill
ritnateIv De compelled to exercise in efecting Mr..
lnsham's removal from that statiOn.(!D
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1.-The Bravo is said to be the title Of Coop
er's next novel.
They have had, says the US. Gazette, straw.
berries in Boston, and new potatoes in Portland
The sun must be warming our northern friends
BY the way of Symmes' outlet. To believe in
these eccentric productions, VIC mast first believe
IN conceltric spheres.
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The Vice President has arrived at his residence
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Jacob Small has resigned the office of Mayor
of the City of Baltimore. His successor is not
yet announced.
Danish Claims. We state (says the U. S.
Telegraph for the information of those of our
feIlow-citizens who may be interested, that the
Commissioners for the adjustment of the claims
on Denmark. for spoliations committed on Ame-
rlcan commerce, commenced their sit,iugs on Fri
day, the first instant. at the spacious building on
Capitol Hill, known by the name Of the old Ca.
pitol.
Claims on Fiance.-'lhc Boston Patriot states,
on the authority of letters from Paris Of recent
date, that there is reason TO believe that the Com
mission appointed by the King of France to exa-
mine into American claims on France. will re-
port favorably to their allowance, and that an ear
" treaty arrangement for their liquidation may
be with some confidence anticipated, should the
present Ministry continue in office.
-GAsN
Secret Sessions.-,fhe following is from the
Portland (Maine) Courier of Saturday last: * 1t
will be seen by the proceedings CT the Leglsla-
lature. that both Houses held secret session. -
The subject under discussion is presumed to be
connected with the Northern Boundary ques-
ton. 1t is understood an express arrived from
Washington. yesterday, with dispatches for the
Governor. which, it is not improbable, contained
the official dispatches OF the King OF the Neither
lands. What steps are taken IN regard to the
subject by our Legislature OF course cannot be
known, till the injunction of secrecy is remov-
ed"
The Tide TuneA-The brig Delight, at Phil
adeiphla, from Canton, brought out 1924, 900 in
specie. A letter states that half million has