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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-21
SELECTED POETRY.
THE BROKEN PROMISE.

THE BROKEN fhOAiSE.
knew men kept no promises--or none,
At least, with women-and yet knowing this,
With credulous folly still trusted one,
Whose word seemed SO like truth, that forgot
The lesson had learnt full oft before;
And believed, because be said he'd come,
That he would come-and then, night sf er night,
watch'd the clouds and saw them pass away
From the bright moon, and leave the clear blue sky
As spotess. and serene, and beautiful,
As il no promises were broken e'er
Beneath II. Man iorgets. in busy hours,
What in his idle moments he has said,
Nor thinks how often woman's happiness
Hangs on his fghtest words. 1t is not things
of great importance which affect the heart
Most deeply. Kisses often weave the net
of misery, or Of "blss Of human hfe;"
There's many deep and hidden grief that comes
From sources which admit OF no complaint
From things of which we cannot, dare not, speak;
And yet they seem but tribes, till the chain,
Link after link, is fastened on each thought,
And wound around the heart. They do their work
Ia secrecy and silence but their power
Is far more fatal than the open SHIFTS
of sorrow and misfortune, but they prey
Upon the heart and spirits. till the bloom
of hope is changed to fever's hectic 1ush
They break the charm of youths first, shtestdr
And thus wear out the pleasures of the world,
And sap, at length, the very springs Of life,
But this is woman's fate. 1t is not thus
With proud, aspiring Man. His mind is filled
With high and lofty thoughts-snd love and hope,
And all the warmest feelings of his heart,
Are sacrificed at cold Ambitious shrine;
BE feels that the whole world was made for him.
Nor broken promises, nor hopes destroyed,
Are e'er allowed place on nemory's page.
'ris only woman, in her loneliness,
And in the silent, melancholy hours,
who treasures in her heart the idle word
That has no meaning: and who lives on hope
TIL il has stolen the color from her cheeks,
The brightness from her eyes, who trusts her peace
On the vast ocean of uncertainty;
And, if 'lis wrecked, she learns her lot to bear,
CDR she may learn to die, but not forget,
II is for her to hoard her secret thoughts,
To brood DER broken promises, and sigh
Der disappointed hopes, till she believe
There's lesa Of wiskedness 10 the wide world,
Than in her single heart.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-21

series of letters to the editor of that paper. des
criptive of the places through which he passes
from one of these we make the following extract,
which upon perusal will be found to be highly
amusing, and we have no doubt is truly graphic OF
the scenes it describes.
ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.
ALABAMA, December, 1880.
Dear Sir-I grieve to write you from this State,
sor have found nothing great in it but the char
pes. which are Of the highest character. There
p. however, some fine land in the northern part
of the State and the cotton sold at Mobile is known
all the world over. The country, for hundred
and twenty miles or more, north from the Gulf of
Mexico. is generally sandy, covered with pines,
called by the people Pine moods, or Pine Barrens.
The taverns those interesting places OF resort tor
travellers, are equal to some Of which you have
before heard. The landlords seem to think them
selves privileged to bleed all who fall into their
hands, and they do it, as it they considered the
fact of mans falling into their houses the strcn-
pest evidence of his having gold mine IN his
pocket. have never seen more than three 10
one bed,-wbere the centre man lies as snng as
lone hair in a pound of butter-or more than ff-
teen in one room. Ihave never seen man about
his work with less than one eye, or woman,
was near saving, with less than twelve children.
/ have never heard a man swear faster than he
could sneak, nor seen one beat negro with
stick bigger than my thumb. In addition to which
will ada my belief that the people are hosptable
and obliging like all other people-where they
are. or expect 30 be paid for it Every thing ~
accord1ne % way they have; md all csmplaintss
however reasonable, are Of eesgae SlenCe&ty the
recollection that this IS xsasw Stxte. But there
is, as Southern man would say, q "heap Of diff
terence between travelling in an old state and
travelling in a new one. And here will Illus
trate by story, for the truth Of which all unfor-
tunate travellers will vouch:
A gentleman, no matter who, was travelling,
mo matter where, but in a State which sends some
sfe,ms into the Gulf of Mexico. and stopped at
spch house as overwhelmingly had placed
nv the roadside for the entertainment Of waytar-
ers. After discharging his bill he expressed to
the lady his astonishment that she should live in
a house which he thought so uncomfortable. Bless
YOU sir, said the dame, every thing can't be done
IN a minute: this isa new State. True. Madam,
was the reply: but will you allow me to ask how
long you have kept this houses Why, about thir-
ty years!
A stage load Of passengers, of whom your cor
resnondent was one, Was accidentally detained
at Montgomery during the annual races The
town was crowded with people, and curiosities,
but the most remarkable Of both was stout Geor-
siau and his companions, negro and young
white man. He was of the class usually deDom-
mated, believe in Georgia as well As IN the
neighborinS stssss, Crackers. When flrst obserr-
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-21

A correspondent Of the Boston Courier, who is
now making tour Of the Southern and Western
States, has Tor some weeks past been addressing
series Of letters to the editor of that paper. des
criptive of the places through which he passes
from one of these we make the following extract,
which upon perusal will be found to be highly,
amusing, and we have no doubt Is truly graphic OF
the scenes IL describes.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-21

We are pleased to observe that the Commute.
of Roads and Internal Navigation in the HOga
of Delegates have reported favorably on the pet.
ton of Messrs. Porter, &c. for turnpike rOa.
from Potomac Greek to this place.
fredericksburg Herdl
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-21

The following testimony to the liberal and dis
interested conduct ofan American citizen. is from
the Liverpool Saturdays Advertiser Of the 9th Of
November. It refers, as many of our readers
will doubtless recollect, to the refusal of Mr..
B,rrops Of The city to receivefrom Baron Krud-
ser, the Russiaa minister. any compensation for
the service rcn3ersa 10 that gentleman and bis
suit, in taking them cut Of the corvette Kensiag-
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-01-21

Robbery-An citizens who are DESTROYS OF
preserving their property, should oe on their guard
for either our native rogues have again ventured
forth, or some have found their way here from
abroad.
Last Monday night, two attempts at house and
store breaking were made, one Of which was par
tally successful. Some Williams, Ito use gen.
tie phrase, as we cannot call them honest men,
broke into the warehouse of Messrs. K. Semmes
& Co. on Water Street. and stole therefrom sew
eral boxes of raisins and loaves OF sugar, they
must have been Of the sweet-tooth gentry,) be-
sides CARRYING of all the cash they could lay
their hands on, about Sss, we understand.
On the same night an attempt was made to en-
ter the house Of Joseph Jackson, on Bridge Street
near the Market House. but the rogues made so
much noise that they aroused some Of the neigh
bors, whereupon finding themselves likely to be
caught if they remained much longer at their un-
lawful work, they stopped operations and made off:
Georgetown Cot Gaz;
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-06-29

Government, except the late Secretary of War
), l nave the honor to be, respectfully, your ODE
uieht servant, S. d lEGHAM.
On receiving this letter, the President adj
dressed the following to the gentlemen dcsig-
mated as Gen: Eatons accomplices.
"June 22d, 1881.
Messrs. Col. Campbell, Treasurer Major
Smith, Register; Doctor Randolph, Act.
ing Secretary of War; and Major Lewis, 20
Auditor:
Gentlemen-I have this moment received the
enclosed letter from Mr.. Ingham, dated 2lst
instant, and having Immediately, on it' receipt,
sent to ask an interview with him, find that
he left the city before it reached me. | wish
you to state to me, if you, or either of you,
have had any agency or participation, and 1t
any, TO what extent, in the alleged misconduct
imputed in his letter herewith enclosed.
/ surely have been deceived in your charac-
ters if you are capable of so far forgetting the
responsibilities Of your stations as TO partici-
pate in the reprehensibe conduct charged. To
the serious charges contained in Mr.. Ingham's
letter, which gave me the first information that
have had upon the subject of his difficulties,
wish you to give prompt and explicit an
swer. Respectfully,
ANDREW JAcKSoE."
The Washington Globe, of Thursday, con.
taiTs the replies. Each of the persons thus ad-
dressed petemptorily denies the charge, and as
serts that he cid not combine nor cooperate
with Gen. Eaton in any design or attempt to
attack Mr.. lngham.
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From the american Sentinel.

WAsHINGToN, JUne 20, 1881.
Considerable excitement has been produced
IN this city to-day by an occurrence which
VIII attempt briefly TO relate, and upon the au-
thentlcIty of which you may depend.
Gen. Eaton having taken umbrage at an ar
tlclc published in the United States Telegraph,
under date of the 18th inst, in which it is stat
ed, that the families of the secretaries Of the
treasury and navy, and the attorney general,
had refused to visit Mrs. Eaton, called upon
Mr.. Ingham to see whether he would sanction
or disaVow that article. Mr.. lngham unAquivo.
cally refused to disavow the fact, that his fami-
ly had refused to visit Mrs. Eaton. Upon the
receipt of this answer, Gen. Eaton demanded
satisfaction, which was peremptoriy refused.
subsequently threats and menaces of person.
al violence were made through DIR. Randolph.
On this day these threats were attempted to
DO carried into execution. About / o'clock
Eaton, acting secretary of war, and Others took
their stations, armed for battle, in the Office of
the treasury of the United States, on the lower
floor of the treasury building, and by which Mr.
lngham usually passed to his office. where they
remained, alternately changing their stations
between that and two other rooms on the same
floor occupied by the Register and another
brothSr-n-law of Eatons for upwards of tive
hours. They afterwards took their stations in
the grocery store situated in the street between
the lodgings of Mr.. Ingham and the Treasury
Department. During this time, Mr.. Ingham
was calling upon his friends in the city TO take
leave of them, preparatory to his departure from
hence on Wednesday next. On his return to
his lodgings. he was informed by his friends of
the concerted plans of these desperadoes He
took the necessary precautions to defend him
self in case of an attack on his way to the De-
partment, where he went accompanied by few
of his friends, and attended to his usual duties
These desperadoes, seeing that Mr. l. was pre-
pared, did not attempt an attack, and after he
entered the building, were seen skulkng away.
Eaton and his partsanG have since been lurking
about the streets, doubtless awaiting an oppor.
tunity to commit violence upon Mr. l., but [
trust they will be foilsd. Comment on such
transactions is scarcely necessary.
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-06-29

VERY MUCH ALIKE. A countryman, we pre-
sumo OF Irish descent, called the other day TO
see the Siamese Twins, and after examining
them some time very attentively, declared that
they looked " amazingly alike, especially the
right hand one ~ Y, Constellation
The Richmond Enquirer says that there
were verbal accounts that Mr.. Randolph had
not lett London and ST. Petersburgh that his
health had not improved, and that there was
some reason 10 fear that the state of his health
would not permit him to return to Russia.
Mr. Writ has consented to be run as candi.
date for seateip Congress having been. nom.
mated by large number of the citizens of Bal
timore
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-06-29
Celebration at Ward.

THNHE approaching Anniversary of the De-
IL clara:Ion ofAmerican Independence will be
celebrated at Ward, by public exercises. An
Grafton is expected to be pronounced on the oc.
casIon, by DASIEL HENsHAw, Esq. The pro-
cessioE viii form at Col. Cary's Hetel at II
o'clock, A. NJ, where Tickets map be obtained
Gentlemen friendly to the cause of Anti-ma-
sonry IN the neighboring towns are invited to
attend: Suitable accommodations will be pro.
Vided TOR the ladies': The neighboring Clergy
are respectfully invited to attended gratis.
BY order Of the Committee of Arrangements
IS. DANIEL GREEN, Chairman.
Ward. Iuhe pc. 1A31
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S. D. INGHAM, ESQ.
From the Telegraph Of Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, 2lst June, 1881.
The President Of the United States
SIR: Before leave the city, it seems to be
due to the Government that should perform
painful duty, imposed upon me by the events
of the last forty.eight hours. II is not neces.
sary for me now TO detail the circumstances
which have convinced me of the existence of
vindctive personal hostility.to me among some
of the officers of the Government near your
person, and supposed to be in your special con.
hdence, which has been particularly developed
within the last two weeks, and has finally dis
played Itself in an attempt TO way lay mo on my
way to the Office yesterday, as | have reason TO
believe, for the purpose of assassination If you
have not already been appraised of these move
ments, you mug perhaps be surprised to learn
that the persons concerned in them are the late
Secretary OF War and the Acting Secretary of
War: and that the Second Auditor of the
Treasury, Register of the Treasury, and the
Treasurer Of the United States, were in their
company f; and that the Treasurers and Reg
listers rooms, in the lower part of the building
of the Treasury Department. and also a rroce.
ny store between my lodgings md the office,
were alternately occupied as their rendezvous
while lying in wait; the former affording the
best opportunity for observing my approach.
Apprlsed of these movements aon nv return
from taking leave of some of my friends, found
mysel! Obliged to arm. and accompanied by my
son and some other friends, ! repaired to the
office, to finish the business of the day, after
which returned to my lodgings in the same
company. 1t is proper to slate, that the prin-
cipa persons who had been thus employed for
several hours etired from the Department soon
after entered my room, and that received no
molestaton from them either at my ingress or
egress, But, having recruited an additional
force in the evening, they paraded until a late
hour on the streets near my lodgings, heavily
armed, threatening an assault on the dwelling
! reside in.
do not present these facts to your notice FOR
the purpose Of invoking your protection. So
far asan individual may rely on his own per.
sonal efforts, am willing to meet this peril
and against an assault by numbers, have found
an ampl assurance of protection in the gener.
Gus tender of personal service from the citizens
OF Washington. But they are communicated
to you as the Chief Magistrate Of the United
States, and most especially of the District of Co.
: lambda, whose duties in maintaining good order
among its inhabitants, and protecting tho Off
GERS Of the government in the discharge OF
thor duties, cannot be unknown to ysu.
have only TO add that, so far as am in.
formed, all the persons engaged in giving coun a.
teHaneo to this business, are officers Of the
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Mn. EATON TO Mr.. INGHAM.

sULII Il.
Sir: Your note of this morning is received.
1t provesto me that you are quite brave enough
to do mean action, but too great coward to
repair it. Your contempt | heed not; your
pity despse. 1t is such contemplate fellows
as yourself that have set forth rumors of their
own creation, and taken them as a ground of
imputaton against me. If that be good cause,
then should you have pity of yourself, for your
wife has not escaped them, and you must know
it. But no morei here our correspondence
closes Nothing more will be received short
of an acceptance of my demand of Saturday,
and nothing more be said TO me until face to
face we meet. 1t is not in my nature to brook
your insults, nor will they be submitted to.
j. H. EA TON
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SABBATH SCHOOL and TEMPERANCE
MEETING

An Address will be delivered before the Ash
6urnhani Sabbath School Society, by the Rev.
GEORGE PERKINS, on MONDAY, July 4th, at 10
ham.
Also, at the same place, at . O'Clock, in the af-
ternoon of the same day, an Address will be de-.
livered before the AshburrtGm temperance Soei-
ely, by the Hon. JOSEPH G. KENDALL Of Leon.
inster. Per order Of Ashburnham Temperance
Society SAMUEL Woops, Seery.
Ashburnham, June %,
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REPLY.
WAsHINGTog, 20th JAR

WAsHlNGToN, 2Oth June, 1881.
Sir-Your note of Saturday, purporting. to
be demand of satisfaction for injury done to
you, was received on that day company pre-
vented me from sending an immediate answer
Yesterday morning your brother-in-law, DR..
Randolph, intruded himself into my room, with
threat of personal violence. perfectly UNI
derstand the part you are made to play in TIE
farce now acting before the American people.
am not TO be minated by threats, or pFovok.
cd by abuse to any act inconsistent with the
pity and contempt which your condition and
conduct inspire.
Yours, sir, respectfully, s. D. ,1SeaSk
JOHN II EATON. ESQ.
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MIR. EATON TO Mr.. INGaAM.

IOII JUHb, IO0I'
Sir-I have received your letter of to-day,
and regret to find that frank and candid en-
quiry brought before you, an answer impudent
and insolent is returned. To injury unprovok.
ed, you are pleased to add insult. What is the
remedy? 1t is TO indulge the expectation that,
though man may be mean enough to SANDER,
or base enough to encourage it, he yet may
have bravery sufficient to repair the wrong.
In that spirit demand of you satisfaction fer
the wrong and injury you done me.
Your answer must determine whether you
are so far entitled to the name and character OF
. gentleman as to be able TO act like one.
Very respectfully, J. H. EATON.
SAMUEL D. INGHAM, ESQ,
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DIE D :

In Oxford, June 81, ARENAS Billiard, son of Ira
Barton, Esq , aged years.
In Sterling, May l9, Mr.. Timothy Wilson, ag. SO.
In Brookfeld, Mr.. Daniel Walker, by suicide
induced by inteInperance.
In Spencer, May 2, Eleanor D., daughter of Eli
ish and Elizabeth Kittridge, aged years.
In Blackstone, Miss Lydia Salisbury, aged I9.
In Washington, Comm Mr.. Jehiel Baldwin,
aged one hundred and t,ro gears
In Boston, June &c, DR.. Robert E. Hemenwsy,
formerly of Shrewsbury, aged So.
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FOURTH OF JULY.

FOURTH OF JULY.
Those citizens of the town of Worcester and vi
cinity, who are disposed to unite in the celebra-
ton of the Anniversary of American independence,
are informed that the procession will move from
tie house of JONES EsrABRooK, precisely at 80
minutes past 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, to the South Meet
ing House, in the following order -
Military Escort
Band of Music from Leicester.
Committee of Arrangements.
President of the Day
Vice Presidents.
Orator.
Chaplain.
Reader of Declaration of Independence.
His Excellency the Governor and Suite
Selectmen.
Assessors
Town Clerk and Treasurer.
School Committee.
Highway Surveyors.
Citizens
The Worcester Harmonic Society have kindly
offered to aid in the interest of the OCCASION by
furnishing some pieces of music in the Meeting
tionse
Tickets at 81 may be, obtained at the inn Of
Jones Estabrook.
JOHN w. LINCOLN, Marshal
BY order of the Committee of Arrangements
Worcester, June 90.
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Worcester. IS. Probate Office, June 90, 1881,
To the Wido1o and Heirs of JoTHAM Sroyg, late
of Hubbardston, in said COUNTY, deceased and 70
all others concerned in tte Estate of said deceased
GREETING.
VOU are hereby cited to appear iii, you
h see 6t) at the Court ct Probate to be holden
at Worcester, in said County, on the 6rst Tues.
day in August next, at ten Of the clock. before
noon, to show cause why the Instrument which
purports to be the last Will aud Testament Of
said deceased, should not be approved; and you
will be heard thereon.
e6' EATd'I PAINE, j. Prob
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| never do, even were. it necessary, to secure
their favorable opinion. Much as that is
coveted by us, we could not aspire to it, if
the conditions were that we should attempt
to practice deception upon them; that we
should clothe falsehood, in intent and eff
feet, in words which might be literally true
But, thanks 10 the good sense and intelli-
gsnce of the community, no such thing is
necessary. Honesty in this, as in every
thing else, is the best policy, and will sus-
tain its possessor when all the tricks of the
man of cunning and expediency entirely
fail him.
live should fad nothing of any conse-
quence to employ ourselves about, we may,
in another article, notice some of the nu-
merous Misrepresentation of our language,
with which the article in the Plebeian
abounds.
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TEMPERANCE NOTICE

The next Monthly Meeting Of the Worcester
North District Temperance association will be
holden IN Fltchburg, on the second Wednesday in
July next at the Second Parish Meeting House.
Delegates will meet at / O'Clock, p. M, and the
public exercises will commence at 2 o'clock, P.
M, precisely. Per order.
June %. G. B. PARKER, Asst. Secry.
%, Rev. Mr.. Chickering Of Bolton, ia expected
to. deliver an Address.
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Worcester, SIS. Probate Office, June %, 1881.
To The Vido1u Creditors, and Heirs of HENRY
PUTNANf, tote Of Western, in said County, de.
ceased, and to all others concerned in the Esiae of
said deceased, .,,. .-.. GnEETING.
WOU are hereby cited to appear (if you
a see ft} at the Court of Probate to be holden
at Worcester. in said County. on the first Tues
day in August next, at one of the clock, after
noon, to show cause why the Accounts of the Ad-
ministration of said Estate, and the Administra.
tors claim as a creditor of said Estate, should
not be allowed, and the balance Of Estate, after
,leducting the charges to be paid in full, decreed
to the creditors, whose claims have been allowed
and you will be heard thereon.
26* NATH'L. PAINE T. Prob