Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-21

God OF Israel, and the. God ofIsrael Is his strength,
and will be his everlasting portion.
A correspondent Of the Boston Courier gives
from the official Report an abstract OF the ex-
penditures of the City of New York:
The expenses of that city for the last year
amounted to Sl,Oss, 900. The city debt amounts
to 774,5 5 Among the items OF expense, we
notice the Observation-Disclosures Brldewell,
and Penitentiary, l25, 600; cleansing OF streets,
rs, 976; Coroner's ~inquests, 1858; expenses OF
lighting streets, 4e, SSl; officers for conveying
prisoners to Bridewell. 1925; Officers services
for executing the Sunday laws, l.SO6; PUBIC
! Schools, 1896; opening and widening streets,
aoe, SOL; Fire Department, 2S,462; paving and
repairing streets. lO.975; City Watch, S6,o92;
Extra Police Duty Of ..larshals and Watchmen'
for preserving the peace during the night OF De
cember, 81 1880, l,l94. The most singular afu-
cles of expense is the following:"Fo refreshments
for The Common Council and its Committees, al
the City Hull, l,499!"
AIMING the receipts into the City Treasury,
are for Lottery Office Licenses, 1000 dollars;
for Taverns and Excise Licenses, 0 1850; Tor
penalties for violations Of the Burial and other
CITY Laws, 5,6l0; from communication Tor alien
passengers, I4,9O1, for sales of Manure 1905;
amount received from taxes, 4S7.8Sl.
It appears by the report, that there are IN the
City of New York S,oS8 persons licensed to sell
spirits. In Boston the NUMBER is about 900. In
New York there are $50 Watchmen; in Boston
70. Notwithstanding that New York is three
times the size of Boston, yet the expense Tor
public schools is doubly greater in the latter city
than in the former. In lighting the streets OIL
New York, last year, there were $3.50 Cartons
of oil used. besides gas, the supply. OF when 'ot
a99 lamps cost 1897. This is at the average o'
only about "a 70 for gas, per lamp.
The Cincinnati Gazette Of the 18th instant fur
nishes the annexed particulars Of another fatal
case of ~hydrophobia, in the vicinity of that town
A Mr.. Street, a man about sixty years of age,
residing near Montgomery, in this county, was
bitten a short time ago, by a dog supposed to be
rabid, under the following circumstances. Oh.
serving in his hog pen a dog biting his hogs. Mr..
Street ran to the relief of the hogs; when the dog
Immediately flew at Mr.. S. and bit him in seve.
raj places. At this j%uncturc, the owner of the dog
arrived in pursuit Of the animal, alleging that the
strange conduct of the dog induced a belief that
he was mad. On the ninth day after this affair,
one of the hogs died perfectly rabid. On the
twenty seventh day Mr.. Street felt quite unwelI
and retired to bed. On the following morning
he arose, but his indispOsition had in no way abat.
ed. On putting his hands into a bowl of water
for the purpose of washing them, he suddenly
started back two or three PAGES, and fell In convul'
siOns TO the floor. In a short time he revived and ap
peared much better. He then conversed freely
upon his situation, aud observed to his nelghbors
that he was sure he was seized with hydrOphobia,
and must inevitably die. He consented that expe-
riments with water should be made upon him.
In no instance did the sight of the water much at.
feet him, but the touch invariably threw hin into
spasms. The spasms soon became more frequent
and violent, and on the succeeding day, Thurs
day. the 9Th inst. he died in the most horrible
commissions, foaming at the mouth and biting at
every thing with great fury.
This melancholy case affords anothe, awful
warning to our citizens to take special care of
their dogs and avoid all contact with them.
Mad Dog!-We understand, that in the course
of two or three days, a slut appeared between one
or two miles,below the City in the neighbourhood
Of the Tree Hill Course, and that she ran towards
the out skirts of the City. She seemed desperately
mad-and is said to have bit about 90 dogs
some of whom have been since put to death. We
have not heard what became Of the Gitch-nor
whether any other case of hydrophobia has broke
out.-Richmond Compiler.
a.. .I Nav YORK, July l8.
Destructive Fne-Loss Of Liues-A little be-
fore one o'clock this morning, the extensive Floor
Cloth Mandatory in EldrIdge-street, near Riv-
ington, was discovered to be on fire, and in a few
minutes the whole was in one sheet of flame.
which illuminated the whole city. The factory
4 xyac If yyaod and ,pac Surr0undpu nv frame huIIH-
ings, all of which were soon on fire, & SO rapid was
its progress that. before the inhabitants, on the OPP
posite side Of Eldridge street could collect their
children, the houses were on fire, and they were
obliged to fly from the premises without any cloth
ing. Not SO fortunate were some Of those who
resided next the factory; and to the loss of pro.
perty. we have now to add that of three lives,