Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-29
New YoRK, July

New YoRn, July s6
Sta55ing.--An attempt to kill was made H..
morning Ly 4 colored man named Green. who Or
entering lis house IN Duane street, fund apob
er colored man named Brown. with bis vile. and
Immediately attacked bim with his cane. Brown
a stronger fellow, took II away from him. and !,
conflict ensued. Green then took knife from
the mantel piece, and inflicted several blows on
Brown, several OH the back Of his neck, when
the blade broke. Brown made his escape in d..
hab.ie Green has been committed.
The Poionac. --This ship rides proudly UPON
the waters Of the Hudson: midway Of the river
west Of the battery, She is on her way to he
Pacific Ocean, to relieve one Of the national shin,
the term of whose cruise is about to expire; aud
for ecOnumys sake, as the administration D,
pers have informed US, SIZE has been dispatcEsi
hither TO take Mr.. Van Buren, as Mniys,
to Great Britain-which island is supposedh BY
the Executive. to lie exactly III the track from
NorfnII. to Cape Horn. The Potomac Las crew
Of five hundred men, al told. 1t was supposed
that the new minister would be ready to embark
on the lst August; but we now learn that he ha,
Just gone to the Springs and will be DELAYED some
ten days longer. BY that period he will so have
arranged the political affairs Of the state, as TON.
enabled to leave il a few months in safety. We
say "a feU monthS"-- presuming, Q! course
that after the recent disclosures, the Senate MI
not pause week in rejecting his appointment
lightning -Bctwecu & and 7 O'Clock HI;
mornlng, our city was visited with thupde.
storm. accompanied with vivid lightning; dur.
Ing which the ram came down in torrents. About
! k,IE 81, 81, Il A.,
| ling house Of Mr.. Ezekiel Yomans, No. &c NJ.
Dougal street. entering at the gable end. and
tearing off the weather boards in its passage to an
upper bed room. The p'aistering in this room va;
torn of around the bed for the space Of ten es,
notwithstanding winch two young ladies who wsr,
in bed, escaped without injury. 1t then descent.
ed to the kitchen. and there demolished larg,
quantity of crockery, which was broken into smal
pieces; the fluid then passed out of window,
and in its progress tore away ;he casing Of III.
window. Three persons were in the kitchen
all Of woom providentlaly escaped without III
jury.
Coi,fn,bia College. commencement Of
this time .honorcd institution. which now -four
lshes in all the vigor Of youth, will take place o.
| Tuesday next We learn that the class which
Is 10 take me III 81 degree III the arts, Is e one
and that the exercises will be worthy Of the est,
bilshed reputation of the College. At half pa.
5 O'Clock. On Monday afternoon, the Hon. Ed
ward p. Livingston, Lieutenant Governor Of iii,
State, an aIlmnus whom his alma ,naifr delights
70 honor. while she herself derives reflected b.
nor frouI the tigniIes and distinctions Of her sOn
--and whom we also delight to honor, in resart
to every thing but his politics. The GRAFTON sill
be pronounced in the chapel of the college.
Correcfion-Our account of the incident
Jersey City. ia Yesterdays paper, was not esa:t.
ly correct. The ARRAY happened on Satud,r
evening. when Capt. Y. having assaied Dr.. 0
twice, and overtaking him the third time, seized
him by the back of his neck, and grasped ~!
struck him, as he was running up stairs intot. !
street, when the Doctor took out his penknst
aohed behind lin and gave the Captain p7
prlcks with the smallest blade. on which the Cap
tain loosed his hold, and the Doctor escapedf ur
his pursuit. On being arrested on the complain
of the Captain, the Doctor was examined yes
terday, by the proper authority and discharged
The injury Of the Captain was triaing.