Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-11-12

by.Mrs. HaScy, anu oe.uP's" ~ " :
Sn ye5' two-story frame building. owned oy
NJ Vandewatcr, occupied by Timothy and Ben
oamin Ward and Jacob acknowledgements.
M o.. A two.storv frame building. owned
and occupied by Elias Noe, destroyed.
Nos. % and 81. St. Mary's Church, destroy
M. a. A two.story, we'll finished brick build,
inn nwned Inv Mr.. Wood, occupied by Ann ana
sarah Kennedy and William Stebbens. All de-
stroyed except the walls; no insurance.
No. s5-A two-story brick building owneu W
Ira CLARK. occupied by Ira Clark, Na'haniei Z.
Adams. and Sarah Clark-much injured III ''e
On UiNt street.-The plaster factory Of
Messrs. Mount s. Robleys, slightly injured
| Two or three stables were burnt down.
The Methodist Episcopal Church took ire' pa :
was extinsuished before any serious a""''s' was
DONE
The entire loss sustained IS estimated at up
wards of 800, COCOON, AdU.
The following curious article is from the Lon
| don Morning Herald.
| "The cause Of the change OF the Cabinet OF the
United States appears to be little understood !"
England. 1t is, in fact. neither more nor 'e:s
than this-General Jackson wishes to De again
elected President, and as he found that one OF the
members of his Ministry was about to be noinina.
ted as a candidate for that Office, he dismissed
him, on the ground that he had promised, Prev'
Gus to his appointment to Office, not to oppose the
reelection of the General. The President has
dismissed the other Ministers, because, TO use his
own remarkable language, he felt 1T to be 'ndis'
pensabIe to re-organise his Cabinet, proper-that
il had come in harmonIuusly, and as unit; and
az mart was about to leave him, reorganization
was necessary to guard against misrepresenfa-
tion.'
elf such Nonsense as this were to be used by
KING of England, people would unhesltatlns-
" pronounce him mad; but we suppose 1t must
be considered as excellent good sense. coming
from the pen of the President of the American
RepubIics. twill be observed that the Genera'
finds no fault with the members OF The CaOinet ~
public servants; on the contrary. he has acknow-
lodged that they were all very efficient and eS'
cellent officers.
1t is not therefore, account OF the interests oi
the State that they were dismissed, but IN oruer
to ensure his own reelection TO the tresideat
Chair. In short, it IS clear that, with General
Jackson, his own paltry ambition IS every thing
the nation over whom he rules, nothing. Sure
ly the Americ cans will not re-elect man who can
thus act contrary to every principle OF republican
ism and free election!"
| A few wears ago, when Handel's llegrO ii
Pensero, was performed at Birmingham, the pas
sage most admired was
| Such notes as warbled to the string
Drew iron te0radown Pluto's
The great manufacturers and m, Mes Of the
place were inconceivably delighted slh the idea,
because, they said, they had never heard Of any
thing in iron before, that could not be made at
Birmingham.
The power of Imagination. honest HI
bernian being observed with piece OF bread In
each hand, one of which was smaller than the 9TH
err, and from each Of which he alternately cut a
bit, was asked what was his meaning for such
an unnecessary proceeding? "Faith,' said he,
81 have heard SO much Of the powers of imagi-
nation, that am trying to believe this little biz
to be mate, while the large piece remains as bread;
but for the soul Of the can't bring my mind to
distinguish the difference.
P,u,ctualiiy in Tradesn,en. Dictator OF
paraguay (Francia) employed carpenter to mount
two small carronades, and ordered him to fix as
near as possible, the time it would take him to
complete the job. The tradesman stated that he
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at farthest. This period having elapsed and the
carriages not being forthcoming, he was summon
ed before the Dictator to account for the delay
His excuses on the score of mIscalculatIon were
allowed, and longer time granted him; but
second and third Disappointment having taken
place. without any satisfactory cause being as.
signed, Franca was so enraged, that he ordered
the unfortunate carpenter to be shot, as an exam
pie to all lying and indoIeut tradesmen.
En,phasis.-The different meaning that may
be given to emphasis, is shown in Lord Edward
Fitzgerald's apology to the Irish House OF Com,
mons In moment Of great excitement, Lord
Edward said. Sir, dc think that the Lord
Lieutenant and the majority Of this House are the
worst subjects the King has."-This was follow
ed by loud cries Of .. to the bar" and stake
down his Words and three hours were spent in
Intellectual attempts to induce him to apologize.
At last he is reported to have said. with some hu-
NOR" AIN accused Of having declared that ]
think the Lord Lieutenant and the majority OF
this House the worst subjects the King has:-"I