Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-02-27
ALEXANDRIA, Cd. CO.
rgoysspsY MORNING FEBRuaRy27. 1883


II ,ro.eedipos in another column. that the
p.r,,us Collection Bill was taken up IN the
uouse Of Representatives on Monday. 1t will
In h, seen. that the Bill reported BY Mr. v Err
veg a, an early period Of the Session, for the
adjustment of the Tariff. and which has occupied
much of the time Of the House, has been la'd
a.;ys and Nh. GAYS Bill, from the Senate, ia
tcrun in its stead. The latter Bill was. on
Monday, after debate, ordtrsdto third reddag,
Yeas lO5, Nays Il.
W, see i, announced in the New York papers,
,hat arrangements have been made BY the rost
Master General for establishing mail Tor toe
conveyance Of exchange papers between wash
iuatou and New York.
By this arrangement, 1t Is intended 'hat all
,,rcrs mailed at Washington before IL O'Clock,
5 N shall be delivered in New York within "a
bour. intermediate places on this great route,
will Of course, come in for their share OF inteili
o,nce; and thus all the papers will be placed
upon an equal footing.
The Montreal Vindica,or OF the 18th instant
... ,hsrs have been but two deaths from choe
=, in that ctv since the letter of the Health Com
u;,.ioper TO the Governor, aud 1t is hoped that
the tutai disappearance Of the disease Is now at
hand "
Letters from Buenos Ayres OF the 28th No.
,,r,ber mention that General Carlos Alvear has
h,.u named Envoy Extraordinary to the United
States. He was to leave that place for this coun-
,ry within a few DAYS, By way Of Rio de Janeiro.
hi, stated in the New York Commercial Adj
yprrlser. tia, before the vote on the Enforcement
Bill wa, taken, in the United States Senate, those
who were e,teemrd NuIi6ers, with the excep-
ton of Mr.. Tyler, of Virginia, left their seats.
Upwards Of 10000 emisran's embarked al LII
verpool the last year. $500 Of whom proceeded
directly to the United States.
Natural Hstory-Lurury among the BIRDS
The notion Of the Indian lox,a lighting up its
nest With gluw-wom, has usually been consi-
dcred a popular fable; but the conductors OF the
Library Of Entertaining Knowledge" state that
an inIorman, Of theirs, gentleman long resident
IN India. tried various experiments on the sub.
iect. aud ALWAYS found, when he took away the
gow-worm Out Of nest, that il was replaced
by the birds wih another, which was not used
forfood, but was stock on the side Of the nest
with CLAY, for lamp.
The project of running line Of steam coach
es between Salem and Boston, is likely to b. car
RED into effect. The act of incorporation men
lions Henry A. Breed, John Rayner, Robert
Ras;on. Jr. and Richard NJ Beton, as proprie-
tors The capital Is not TO exceed $4,000.
\ native Of Massachusetts, Mr. Augustus Lee
land, has been employed by the Governor OF We
iez, to repair the road hum Bngota to the river
Caara, which will open communication to ma
visabIe water, frum a rich aud fertile country.
Ga account Of the increase of students at the
Princeton N. j. University, there is new
College about to be erected, the ole one being
too small Tor their accommodation.
We notice in the Quebec papers the death Of
the Right Rev. Bernard Claude Panet, Roman
Catholic Bshcp Of Quebec.
Cape dsIsrds Islands. The New York Com
merenI Advertiser observes that - it ought TO
OekrO"n TO the public, that in the midst Of their
suntrmss at the Cape de Verbs. they did not
forget the propensity Of man for money getting.
Letters from the Captain OF one of The charity
'APs despatched from this port, state that not
Only were the custom house fees exacted to the
u''sfmost tar'hing, but the Captain was obliged
" pay good round price for Tightening, &C.;
while The American Consul exac,ed every shil-
Ing for his own fees''
letter from Lieut.. Com. Mcintosh, of the
united States schooner Porpoise.. to The Navy
department, dated at the Cape de Verbs on the
Sd ult SAYS: