Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-11-08

Co.e of Kidaapping.-Yesterday a
S,,5 vas offered tor sale to Mr. Ar@te'd'
fo'" ,,bo. from various circumstances,
~' something wrong, caused the "oman
y3'"'7 Mod. After an examination be-
Do M,ror, which resulted most unfavorably
,., she was fully committed. The
|s f,,I : about twelve or thirteen years OF
=. ,b,t her father and mother are free,
:o,r the New Market on Green street,
that her fathers name is Dick Will
i''"9' l., he drives a cart. Editors of pa
.h,,r,ty nav further The ends OF justice,
,.,,ins attention to this case. For very OBJ
M detailed account Of the circum-
.,s need non BE- given.
r. ;,,rary Convention in New York closed
"a, on Saturday. The business done was
nm nv the President in his farewell
ysecn.
-. Mathews. directed to be presented to the
.., Co.ncil, for the use of the room In which
.,,,s 90, held. Votes of thanks were also
L 10 the President, Vice Presidents aud
.Gs,. No further business being present
u. Matthew'S adyerted to the harmony that
n.r,gj,d the ConyentiJn-the Importance ot
a. o%i,cts that had been the subject OF ieiibera-
,,J as it had been opened By imploring the
u.,os Of Heaven, he hoped IT would be closed
Ike manner BY prayer for the influence of d.
Providence IN guiding their proceedings to
ngOrable issue.
n. psss,pEyr rose, as he said, to return his
Il, the members Uf the Convention, not on
,n, their kind partially in placing him IN the
i,, Int for the further honor they had done
aa by the vote they had just passed. lie had
20. iithsr uDon an invitation from the commit
40 arrangements of the last year. IL So hap
,yorj that he was unacQualnted with the proceed
nm at the last Convention, and knew very lutte
,Isb,t wa, to be brought iOrwad at the present.
Rat b. should do injustice to his feelings were
b. M, IA saw that he had seen and heard things
,nnog the meeting, which had made the present
an. Of the happlest weeks of his life. He had
hoard thing, Which he ought To have known, hut
If which he vas totally ignorant. Other things
bsb had heard. which he knew partially before but
which hal nevertheless impaired additional H.
;orm.nor. On the first day of the Convention IA
communication vas read, OF a most interesting
character. on the state Of learning IN Colombia
country with which We are connected by the
most imD,rtant relations, Of daily increasing III
tere,t. The subject of establishing a College at
Athens had been Introduced. carrying back WIS
dom to the fountains OF inspiration. and a report
proposing to make the Bible a classic in our lite
r.ry institutions thus uniting lonla's streams
ujh SIioa,' fuunt that flowed fast by the Oracles
VGni. On another occasion he had learned the
coalition aud prospects Of an Institution at West
PaIut. which, although upon a very different foun-
diJjun from thiS, was yet of an interesting cha
rtter. A new practical system of education had
been Submitted, which was spoken of in terms OF
he highest admiration; aud this morning a Re
pErAad been read on the establishment OF Pro-
Ir>sorshlps Of History in our Universities, which
~ itrUed Oi hIIh Importance. The Convention
lad also agreed 10 found a Literary Institution OF
= permanent nature, to unite men ot literature
ana science in this State with those of like cha
E-er IN every part of the Union. These things
must be gratifying 70 all who feel an interest IN
he welfare Of the human race. AMI are c%atcu!at-
cd 10 la>p,re their most S~anguiue hopes "a to the
future condition of m;u. Under these cream
Stances, we NAV we.l return our thanks-to hel-
ven Tor the past and solicit ITS blessings for the
lglure.
An Inappropriate and e p~resSivc prayer was then
hlde by the Rev. DIR. Yates. and then the Con-
'entOn adjourned sine die.
hH recommended in the New York Courier.
"', Convention 6e immediately called IN that
oty 70 regulate the fashions of LADIES' dresses.
"">t' 1t naIIeged, now change every fortnight,
. NE great detrlment Of the purses of married
men and the fathers of ..young, handsome and
Accomplished daughters. The latest fashions
'oa the other side Of the water, il is said. will
'''e RUIN of one half the country-everS arri-
N''rOn France Or England apprises US of some
alteration in the cut and dimensions Of ladies'
ireSscs.
We understand, says the Philadelphia Gazette
" thursday, that Mr.. Shsimire, the young man
Who was Yesterday convicted in the U. S. Court
"r passing counterfeit money, committed suicide