Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-03-24
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Steamboats, now run between Canton and Pc
kin. Canton paper contains an advertise
ment Of the steamer KIM ia. to leave on the toll
lowing dav. s.She carries cows. surgeon,
band of music. and has rooms elegantly fitted up
for cards and opium smoking"
An application for new theatre at Whampoa,
has been refused. for the reason that there are
already five theatres in that city, which are quite
enough for its population, which does not exceed
$4,000.
.Another Cauiion-A man named Jacob SrlIars,
residing near ScheIlsburg. Bedford County,Pa. re-
ceived a dangerous, if not fatal, wound, through
he carelessness of his son, few days since
The latter was amusing himself by swapping per-
cussion APPS on gun supposed not to be charged.
but which proved t" be otherwise, and lodged
ball IN the breast OF his father.
Economy The differences among the Har-
monles have been amIcablv adjusted. Articles
Of compromise were signed on the 9th inst. by
which it Is agreed that the Society shall pay TO
the Srceders Slo5, OOO-(deductiu 800 dollars
due the Society b, Court Leon and his family
Of hls sum. one,hlrd Is t" be paid in hand, and
tn. remaining wo.'hirds at six and twelve
nonths The Count and family to move oft IN
six weeks and the dissen'ers within months.
Gam6Hag The love Of "a ubling drvelopes
itself H. every 80 iety: the savage and the high
hrfd man OF fashion equally own the rapture OF
its excitement, and find 1t thu only pleasure
which does no, pail BY repetition. No matter
how mean the object may be, on which the game
ser rests hi, cnance. II acquires at One dighl-
" and a-aaSor bins interest that renders bun IN
sen SI,ir 20 every other charm eifhe OF nature or
art The s,".ies If pulling straws from stack,
chalking boards, racing maggots and raindt"ps
on ne window, a." familiar to most OF our read
ers; but Fumer. who has Just returned from
tour SAYS thar in certain section of the country.
which snail be name'ess, the favorite gambling
amusement is kicking shins for pInt.! The an.
ma of sporting can produce nothins to exceed
this. -Pensyicmia'.
II Mip Salirat:d-A striking instance of the
volatility. p uetratlng power and nervousness OF
mcrcurial vapor. WAS afforded, in 1910, on board
the + lump, man Of war. This ves,el had taken
Oh ,ard so IONS Of quicksilver, combined in lea
ther ba.. of 80 pound, each, which had been
picked up On rh- shore Of CadiL. from the wra KS
of two Spanish ships The bags were slowed in
the bread room, after hold, and store rooms
Being saturated with salt water, IN about fort
mig It they all decaved and burst In collecting
the quicksilver to save it in casks. much OF It
found its way into the uiapproacha0ie rrcesses OF
the ship, and some was secreted bv the men,
who amused themselves with II IN various ways.
AT this period so much bilge water had collected
in the ship that the stencil was lntolrrable. ana
the carpenters mate vas nearly suhocated Oy
the eff1uvla while sounding the we'll. The effect
of the gas evolved from bllse waterls manifested
by its changing TO black any metallic substance:
In this instance, however, metals Oh every KIM
were coated with quicksilver; and general T.
lection of the mouth took place among the men
and officers 10 severe degree of sal''a'ion I'D up
/ wards Of go lnen. 1t was, IN consequence, ne
ces,arv TO take the Triumph into dock. remove
all her stores. clean her hold thoroughly, and
ds!odge one f We, lowest pianks in order TO make
an up ming for the escape OF the mercury oe'ore
she could b. restored 10 ,eNIceable state.
GBuf,n's Natural History.
Remarkable Phenomena. If we hold narrow
slip of paper vertically, about foot from the eye,
and fix b,th ewes upon an object at some dis
lance beyond it, then if we allow the light OF the
sun or candle to act strongly upon the rigAt eye
without affecting The left, which may be easily pro-
tected from is Influence, the lett hand strip "f
the paper will he seen OF bright green
color and the right hand OF red colour. u
the piece of paper is Sufficiently broad to make the
the TWO q, erlap each nther, the overlapping parts
will be perfectly white and free from color, which
proves that the red and green are what is called
complimentary When equally luminous. or can
dies are held near each eve, the two strips OF paper
will b. white. IT, when the candle is held near
the right eve, and the strips OF paper are seen
red and green, then. on bringing the candle sud
denly to the left eve, the eft hand image OF the
paper will gradualy change to green, and the
RIG hit hand image to red-Brewster's OPTICS,
The following agreeable anecdore is told in the
Court Journal of Louis Philippe:-One Of his
stewards had clerk, who neglected his duties
to write poetry, and when on the point OF being
dismissed, the circumstance was mentioned to
Louis Philippe He saw the offender, and ad
dressed him thus Young man, have heard