Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-07

eioouent observation OF Mr.. Pau'dihg' ca" '"a'
object be more readily advanced, than u,rouS"
the medium oil the drama
Soufhgorfhs Oeomeier.--The tenor OF com. /,
municatiou on the subject Of the high price OF oh
and the frauds practised by certain dealers mas
induced US to mention Ouce more, "oouth""'"
Oleometer,o IAN instrument which Is. BY The law
of New York, the established test OF the purify
of OILY and to ask whether it is practically known
here. or can be purchased at any OF our shops
1t is said to be perfect test, and in common USE
not only by dealers. but by houss.keepers IN ma
nv of the principal cities OF New York. II u Is
such a capital thing in the latitude at tie - Em-
pire State" we see no reason why why 1t should
not be in the latitude of the " Bay State"
Perhaps. as we catch nearly all the whales,
and boil out and strain and purify all the oil, 1t
would not be amiss If we put the latter to the
test before it passed into the possession OF the
cunning Workers. We try it by fire--why not
tru il by the Oieometer? -Boston Transcript.
Resolution appointing Committee respecting
the Auueduct across the River for the Alexan-
dria Canal.
RESOLVED by the Board of aldermen and Board
OF Common Council Of The Corporation 81 George.
fowa. That Messrs. kurtz and Mrkenney, OF
the Board If Aldermen, and Messrs. Jewell and
! Dunlop, of the Board Of Common Council, be,
and they are. hereby appointed COMMITTEE To
confer with Messrs. Turnbul and Fairfax, To-
biographical Engineers, on the subject OF their
communication to the Mayor in relation to the
| Aoueduct for the Aiexandria Canal across the
Potomac. Approved, 81 Nov. 1889.
Georgetown Columbian.
Police Court-The Transcript states that Seth
Summer was, on complaint Of Col. Amory, Chief
Engineer, sentenced to pay the costs OF Court,
and give bonds in the sum of ESQ to keep the
peace. for raising false alarm by crying 'Fire!''
IN Washington street Oh Tuesday evening.
! Boston Courier
/ Sudden DEATH Mr.. John S. Larkin, Cashier
of the Commercial Bank, whilst standing at his
desk, Yesterday about half past o'clock, Tell
and instantly expired. His death Is supposed to
have been occasioned by disease OF the heart.
Ibid.
We mentioned but Yesterday the recent death
of Mr. CHARLES S BIBB, son of GEORGE NJ
Blpp, Senator Of Kentucky; and we have no"
TO state that letter was received yesterday IN
the CITY. from Maysville, announcing the DEATH
Of the father, also, Of Cholera.-Nat. Im
) BLr1moRE. Nov. 5-This day at II O'Clock
the Electors assembled at the CRY Hall, ant
elected Jesse Hunt, Esq. Mayor OF Baltimore
for the ensuing two years
w N ns yesterday morning. after
!. long illness. At the meeting of the Court thi:
morning. respectful tribute was paid to his
memory.
Danby's Opening of the Sirih Seal, now ex.
hibltng at the Adelph rooms. South Fifth street.
attracts deservedIy great attention from the adj
mirets Of the fine arts. At the first view, the
special is somewhat disappointed at fndng the
anticipate, from the admirable engraving by
Phillips, but this feeling is quickly removed by
a glance at the mastery composition and magni-
fcent coloring Of the piece. On the subject, we
could not have imagined work Of SO much uni.
ty, or one that would convey the passages it is
intended to illustrate. with so much fidelity TO the
text We behold the heavens departing as
scroll, when it is rolled together, and the noun.
tains moving from their places, topping down
and overwhelming the people of the earth. The
| stars are shooting from their spheres, and the
moon, like ball of blood, with dull and fever.
ed glare, is sinking in the midst of a coming
| chaos. In the foreground, the group of figures
IS peculiarly striking, and tells the stur, in the
wlid anu picturesque attitudes ct It's components.
The slave stands erect-his letters are burst
his hands are raised to heaven, and he alone re-
juices in the hour. A king lies at his feet. with
the crown and sceptre in the dust-ths mailed
warrior is prostrate--female fs0res are seeking
refuge from those who quail as children-some
are leaping into chasm, flying from doubt 10
certainty. In the middle distsnce, magnificent
city has become reeins run, filled with thou
sands of horror stricken Observation-Disclosures
and horsemen rushing to the fiery gulf.
The management of The lights. entirely dis.
tnct in tone,is sufficient to stamp the artist The
red fire iii the centre bursts from the bowels of
the earth. illuminating the scene, and returning
in bright reflection from the sky The cold and
pale lightning on the night OF the picture, affords
vivid contrast Its forked fury skaters the
crasgy hills. and casts in its course sirkly light
upon the foreground. "HE uho stitch upon
the THRONE" is persouifsd by the pure white
of small cross. that heightens the horror of the
ruin below, by the calmness of circumstance with
which the painter has contrived to invest il.
OF this. the London Times aptIy remarks. that