Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-02
ALEXANDRIA, Cd. c.
THURSDAY MORNING. AUG sT .. 1882

selves for as far as repeated exhortations to The
town authorities, as we'll az our citizens in their
private capacities, to adopt measures for thorough.
iy cleansing and purifying the town, can 90 to.
wards preserving and continuing the present ex.
cellent health which we enjoy. Tie time, We
think, has arrived for decisive and energetic
measures. We hope 10 one will object to the
trihlng expense which may be incurred in adopt
Jog all further necessary means that may be
thought advisable to secure that blessing which
we, at present, 50 highly prize.
The Cholera is now known to exist in cities to
the North and South Of US, with which We have
constant communication. Vessels Of all kinds,
from these places. should be examined, to pre-.
vent persons actually sick Of the disease, if there
should be any such, from being landed in Our
midst.
There are houses in the Northern suburbs Of
the town, and in other parts, which should be
examined, and their worthless, miserable inmates
removed, at least for season, and provided with
better situations. These receptacles of vice should
be broken up.
Something should be done with the tipping
shops frequented, especially on Sundays, by ne
eroes and the lowest order Of whites, and where
the most villainous liquors are vended at price
which puts drunkenness in the reach of the poor.
est. With regard to these t~o last observations
some excellent remarks were copied from The
New York Gazette, in yesterdays paper, and
we're generally approved Of, we believe, by our
citizens.
Increased attention should be given to the ven.
tilation OF rooms, the cleansing Of cutters, sinks
&c. SC. Diet and clothing should be properly
attended to by all families, and children especial
ly should be kept from the use Of unripe fruit Of
all kinds, plenty Of which can be easily procured
at this season of the year. Much now depends
upon the attention Of prudent heads Of families,
by whom the advice Of our excellent physician.
in all these matters will be taken and properly
observed. We need hardly here recommend the
use o! the Chlorides OF Lime and Soda.
The carts employed to remove the dirt from
town should appear daily in every alley, and
the proprietors of yards running back to the
alleys should unite in keeping them perfectly
clean. and sprinkled with lime.
We rely, too. upon the continued exertions d
our excellent Board Of Health, who should not
be 9 wearied in we'll doing" They should see
constantly to the state of the cellars, Sc. in their
different wards. and apply the necessary remedy
where remedy is wanting.
We have thrown out these hints from q sense
Of duty, and an earnest desire to see our town
kept as it now is-free from disease. We know
Of no place which has more reason to hope Tor
exemption from the malady which is affecting
other portions Of our land, than this With
cordial, general union Of all. in the proper mea
sures to preserve the public health, we feel con.
fident, even should the Cholera reach us, il might
be dlsarmed Of many Of its terrors. To secure
this cordial and general cooperation. and to
rouse to activity, is our object and one which we
hope we shall obtain.
The author Of the Address Of the Staunton
Convention to the People Of Virginia, will be sui
ficientIy compIimented when he knows that his
production is universally acknowledged by all
parties to be one of the best written political pa
pers which has appeared since the contest be-
tween General Jackson and Mr.. Clay II IS un'
derstood to be from the pen Of Mr. X. II. ToLER
Of Lynchburg.
We noticed,.a few days since, the riot "h''A
occurred in the Cincinnati Theatre, in con'e
quence Of Houston's (uf famous memory belf;
invited to attend by the Managers. To-day We
give iull account Of the disturbance. Opposed
IS we are to all such turbulent and unlawful pro-
eeedings, we cannot but regard the conduct "
the Manasersas highly Objectionable, and insult
ing to the community upon whose patronage the!
were living. Instead of honoring Houston. We
consider it to be the duty Of every man to repro
bate and denounce his conduct. Perhaps We
shall next have public dinner to Heard.
The Globe excuses Amos Kendall for writing
electioneering letters and circulars to obtain SUD
E.. Al - L.