Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-10

enabIe the committees OF all habituai druhAaoe
TO obtain simi,ar orders, and by this MEANS ~
prevent all tavernkeepers and others from Sell
ing liquor to them
The Lynchburg Virginian says:-s' we iearn
from gentleman who left Charlotte Cour'-nouse |
nm Monday afternoon last, that Johh na"u"'P"
Withdrew from the canvass on the morning VI
the election. The cause was not stated So Tar
AS we have heard, but we presume was OWING
to his i'll health I'VE farther learn tnat Gap',
J,hn n. Richardson was reelected to the House
of Delegates, though, when our informant lett
the court house, the state Of the polls had not
been ascertained.
Bank Committee at Philadelphia.-We are
informed from source entitled TO credit, mat
the Committee now sitting at Philadelphia are
1corkiag men. Having provided themselves with
a room at the Hotel, they devote their whole tme'
except what is required for meals, &c. to the OBJ
jeet Of their mission. They decline all invita-,
tons, both public and private, to dine out ant
prosecute their labors with the utmost zeal. >o-
thing, it is said has escaped them In the progress
of the results of their researches, or the p'ooa'
BILE time when they will close ~. r. Dd'' '1"o'
The result Of the Connecticut cleo ton is known.
John 8. Peters is reelected Governor, and ihau'
deus Belts. Lieutenant Governw. Inc Anu
masous supported the Hon. Calvin whey LOT
Governor. and cave him respectable vote ihe
National Republicans have elected majority Of
both Houses. An United States Senator Will be
chosen BY the Legislature in May, to supply the
vacancy occasoned by the expiration OF the OH
cial term of Samuel A. Foot, Esq.
| The Acting Governor Of Michigan, who is
quite promising Jackson boy. has been bound
over to keep the peace, for an assault committed
upon printer.
The editor of the Boston Morning Post, who
since his elevation to legislative dignity. is always
looking out for means and modes to do the pub
lie good service, recommends, most eHec tuai
mode to suppress riot and dispense mob. ito
send into the midst OF the cOnvocaiion two Or
three persons empowered TO take up a collect ton.
We have known such mode most efec'uai IN
tpreuenting large meeting.
.4dreriisements.-Th Albany Daily Adver-
user says the twelve daily papers published IN
New York, contain more advertisements than alt
the newspapers of England aud Ireland.
| ,erti,ements which in England cost 8 Il tor
an insertion. cost in America about 81.
An annual advertisement. which cost $50 in
the United States. would he subject to charge
m Ens land of 900 dollars.
(The consequence IS that editors OF paper
grow rich in England and starve in America.)
II appears that there are now IN the Navy, 40
ICaptains. 81 Masters Commandant, 200 Lieu
tenants. "A Surgeons. 81 Assistant do, AZ Fur
Isprs, 9 ChapIalns, IS Passed M'dshPmen. and
$40 Midshipmen. Vessels IN commission. ir'-
oates. IL Shops of war, and schOOners. To-
tai vessels in the Navy. ships of the line and
nearly finished, 10 frigares and nearly finished.
IS sloopS of war, and schoOners. Besides these,
the timber has been procured. or Is procuring,
for ships of the line, frisates, and sooPs OF
war.
We understand, says the n. e. Galaxy, that
fine horse was killed yesterday in singular
manner. In passing up Franklin street, being
! near the side walk, his foot slipped upon the
pavement. and he was thrown down in such a
manner that his head struck the ourb-stone.-
The blow killed him instantly, without causing
aoy struggling. andwithout his showing any signs
of even momentary suffering.
An accident very similar to the above, says
the Boston Commercial, occurred in Bowdoin
Square OIL FRIDAY morning A horse stumbled,
struck his head against the pavement, and died
instantly.
An accident like the above occurred in this
city, few years since. gentleman had pur-
chased pair of horses, valued at about $1,000,
and while lads were riding them to his stable one
Of them became rather FESTIVE in Arch street, the
rider drew TOO strongly on the curb. the horse
reared, fell over, and striking his head against
the pavement, was almost instantly killed
Phil u. S. Gaz
WILLIAMSBURG, April 7, lss2.-We learn
that corps Of Engineers of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Company have been, for the last two or
three weeks, engaged on the line of this work be-
tween Harper's Ferry and the mouth Of Marsh
Run, in making the necessary locations, pievi.
ous to the publication Of proposals for putting
this part of the line under contract The Marsh
Run separates the Willlamsport from the Sharps.
burg election district. The locations will, we
presume. be continued to this place, before the
proposals will be issued, 50 that the whole line
be weeu Harper's Ferry and Wiliiamsport will
be put under contract at once, and that in the
course of one or two months hence Banner.
The following note was handed to US yester-
day. and we cannot forbear giving it publicity.
II is highly gratifying to receive the appreciation
Of so respectable and intelligent a citizen as the
writer, and to find our editorial comments ON the