Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-03-14


that there was heavy snow storm on Monday,
TO the eastward of that place-snow having fall
on to the depth of foot and halt.
The Annapolis Republican states that the bill
relating to free negroes and mulattOes, reported
hy the joint committee, occupied the House Of
Delegates until nine o'clock on Friday night, at
~hich hour it passed-ayes So, nays 23. tap
prOprates 100000.
John B, Morris. Esq. was elected on Saturday
member of the Senate Of Maryland, to fill the
vacancy occasioned BY the death Of Dr. fancy.
The selection Is most judicious one, and can
not fail to give very general satisfaction.
We observe this paragraph in the New Orleans
Mercantile o. the 22d ut.:
The Council met last evening, by special
invitation from the Mayor The subject submit
ted to the discussion of the Council, was the con.
sideratlOn of the bequest Of The late Stephen Gil
rand Judge Henry Brey. who at present is the
occupant Of the plantation bequeathed TO the
Council, wished to give some information. The
subject was debated with closed doors, and a
committee appointed TO examine into the real
state of matters"
By the schooner Cadmus at Baltimore, in As
days from Rio de Janeiro, the editors of the Anne
Tcan are indebted to commercial friend for the
following extract of letter. dated
RIO DE J.NElRo, esd Jan. 1852.
sour stock of -four may be estimated at 23.-
600 bills. of which small portion only IS of good
quality. This, with the limited supplies that
have of late arrived from the U. States, has caus-
ed trifling re-ac tiOn in the article. Baltimore
good NAV be quoted at III 500 12l per biol.
Richmond al u l5l. Should the supplies of
Flour continue moderate for short time to come
we may hope for gradual Improvement il prices,
and on his its prospects are solely dependent.
Coffee 1880; choice parcels are held at high
or rates. Exports Of Coffee last year, 44S. 249
bags. of which 10000 bags were for the U.
States. The increase of last year over the ex-
ports was 56.464 bags; the quality of late has
improved, owing to the increased industry OF the
planters.
"Exchange a9sd per 1000 RS. Spanish dol
lars lI760 each.'
Maine. The papers of this state continue to
talk about the secret session of their Legislature
One of them says
Several days of last week, both branches of
the Legislature were engaged in secret session.
A. the injunction OF secresy has not been remov-
cd, IT is not kn0wn what was the subject deiibe-
rated, but it Is generally supp sed that the North
Eastern boundary was IN question. Yankees, it
Is suown, are famous at guessing. and on this
subject they are not backward about exercising
iha, faculty. Ii is guessed, that the national ad-
m'orsVrauon are willing to accept as the bOunda-
ry. the points designated by the Arbiter. and that
our Legislature have been called upon to agree
tor lus guessed that as an inducement to our
State to recede from the stand she had taken and
agree To the award, the United States will make
her pecunlary indemnity. 1t is farther guess
ID, that the members of both branches are much
dI"deI IN opinion upon the proposition; but that
majority OF both branches are willing to sell
9w' Some have guessed that the majority in the
House IN favor of the measure, is eleven, and no
more. How large sum We are to receive as an
Indemnity has not, to our knowledge. been guess
ed, None of the foregoing guessses are our own,
out 1t we were called upon to say how many dol
lars we ought 10 be allowed tor the territory, we
should set the sum as high as fire millions.
Sad-"lh editor of the Daily Journal at Au-
sasta has been summoned before a committee of
me House OF Representatives OH account Of the
publication IN his paper giving some of the pro.
ctedlnss OF the secret session. The editor stat
"a when he published the communication, that he
received II through the post office and that he was
hot acquainted with the hand writing. We have
PuoH'hed the article under the head Of . The cat
na't out OF the bag" Whether the committee
nas traced the communication to its origin is not
stated We shall probably have something more
On the subject soon."
Il eecret Session.-rhe Boston Advocate Of
thursday last, says
ihe novelty Of a secret session of both Hous
5 OF the Massachusetts Legislature. oeears 4
Yesterday. A gentleman who has
vet OF the General Court fcr
Sibrh.--