Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-08-02

Law We world be obliged to our friends in the
adjoining counties, if they would transmit US ear.
" information Of the state OF the polls in thei,
respective counties.
The District is again full Of rumors relative to
a :. belligerent operation between MIR. Berrien
and Mr.. Eaten. We have heard various stories,
but shall not repeat any Of them. Meanwhile,
the cause Of the whole affair |, removed as far
Oft as Philadelphia.
The New York Courier mentions the particu.
lars of an outrage, the perpetratOr OF which lives
in the wrong century. lie should have been born
in the days Of the Salem trials for witchcraft.-
The Courier states the case, thus:-
1t appears that Mrs. Foster left this city on
Saturday afternoon the 9th instant, in the steam.
boat Victory, on visit to her father Dr. Sweet Of
Lebanon, Connecticut. After boisterous passage
she arrived at East Haddam on Sunday morning,
sick and exhausted from sea-sickness; but imme.
dlately took the stage connected with the steam.
boat ine, tog go to her fathers, about twenty miles
distant. When within short distance Of her ia.
came out of the injecting house. 10 Lebanon, stop.
ned the stage and arrested Mrs. F. for violating
the laws Of the state by travelling on the Sabbath!
Mrs. F. begged that she might be permitted to send
to her father, toapprise him of her situation which
was inhumanIy refused, and she placed in the Gus.
tody Of "Constable Billy WORTHLESS, and not DER.
most within sight Of the church, until after sun.
down, and then on a pledge to pay the fine impo,
sed on the following day."
1t appears from the following remarks in the
London Albion of the 18th uIt. that the English
public are as little satisfied with the treaty lately
made for opening the Vest India ports, as some
of our own countrymen:
1--WE observe, in the New York papers, that
cargoes Of Grain and Flour had already reached
there from Lake Erie, having come through the
IRELAND Canal, on the Canadian side, into Lake
Ontario, and thence by the great Western Canal
to Albany. Thus 1t seems that the passage can
be made much earlier in the season than was an.
ticipated. Iii greatly to be lamented that Mi.
nisters should be so unacquainted with the local..
ties of Canada, otherwise they surely could ne.
yer have passed the late acts for reducing the pro.
lection Of the inter Colonial Trade between the
North American Provinces and the West Indies.
A continued exclusion of the United States from
direct intercourse with the West Indies for one
year longer would have made the trade our own
-Quebec, and not New York, would haze been
the market for the productions Of the Weston
States, as well as of the British side Of Lake
Erie. The facilities of bringing down produce
from thence by the IRELAND Canal, and improv.
oil finn # ha ia
Quebec the cheapest market, and have given the
internal charges, commission, and home freehts
to our own subjects. Were the extent ofthe in.
port Of corn and flour from the u States withiBht
last 4 months calculated, 1t would show most 4:
tonishing national advantage given up for there
teal Innovations
The same paper remarks: sIt was remarked
by Mr.. Gould, at the late public meeting Of ship
owners, that the tonnage Of Great Britain haddr !
creased 100000 tons in few years. notwih
standing the astonishing increase of the popui
tiun of the empire; and that in an equal proper
ton was the tonnage Of the United Staes incre,;
ing-tho tonnage Of the United States amount.
ing to 1865, 000-a most wonderful and RAPID e
approach to our OWL"
One of our English papers gives these H.
surance Offices frequently are pestered by CLAIM
ants for trifling losses:
Claims are frequently made for the accidenh
tumb!ing of clothes into the fire; and it was ud
long since claim was made for the value Of The
dress of little girl who was burnt to DEATH Al
elderly gentleman, who was insured ia the Eagle q
Fire Insurance Office, few years ago, produced
his hat, with small hole burned in it, at the Of
fee, and said he considered himself enhsdt
the sum of 99s,, the price it originally cost bin
Why, said the actuary, you have worn To-
several years, and it is worth little or nothing
TO me, said the insurer, it was of great value
for esteemed it as an old friend, and would ne
yer have parted with it while it covered my hesd
But how, said the actuary, did you burn the ho'
in 1t! Any one may burn hole in an old hate
get new one.
did it by accident, cried the claimant; VI
reading the account Of victory in newsPaPst
and knew nothing Of the matter until foundn!
head on fire. The establishment asked bin shs
ther he thought guinea would not be recon-
pense under the circumstances, and he consents
to take 1t. Upon another occasion lady demaM
ed the value Of quantity Of beautiful curlssh