Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-08-16

ture TO be Influenced BY such nominations, wLich
are assumed to proceed from personal friendship
(Riehn'ond Whig.
EXACTLY. The Richmond Junto, against which
the Wing and ourselves used to decIaim, nav.
managed this business for many years much in
their own way. Public opinion was disregarded
Temporal mutantur, however, and under the
new constitution that we would say much
in its favor-and new state Of public feeling
we are in hopes that the Legislature in the cleo
too Of Governor will hereafter regard the viii
of the people.
The Mechanics and Working Men Of the b..
rough of PottsviIle, Pa, have held meetu,
and refused to purchase any imported article 4,
q substitute for what is manufactured anon,
themselves, They aIlege that they will deal o.
" with those who deal with them, and denars
that they will purchase nothing from any store
keeper who offers for sale 10 the borough import.
ed articles, to the prejudice Of the Pr0dued0ls
of American Industry.
Few persons no. acquainted with the de'aiI.
OF iron. making, have any idea OF the a'nOun.d
fuel which is consumed in the process. A gea
tleman who has two furnaces and forge in New
Jersey. states that his annual consumption Of u.
81 is about sirfeas thousand cords. Twsn,
thousand acres Of wood land, such as is lob
found In the iron regions Of New Jersey, is deem
ed hardly sufficient to ensure permanent sup
ply of fseI for a single furnace. The number
furnaces in New Jersey is twelve.
The illustrious Gro w. Dixon, is adra.
tsed 10 the Martin.burg, iVa.) Republican, AZ
an impostor. 1t seems that he inserted an al
vertisement in that paper as grand ventriIOqur
and national vocalist, and proposed to give lts
citizens display Of his powers, in the charaets
of Jim Crow Clare de Kitchen &c. but tod
good care not to come, and thereby fraudulent!
de prived the publisher Of the pay for the ID
vertsement, and the citizens Of his perform,oa
That, however, was probably no great loss
James Boorman. Esquire, Of New York, Ia
made a most generous and welcome gilt to th
New York Institution for the Blind. Mr.. Bm
man has executed an Inden.ure of Lease Tor ts |
years at the nominal rent Of pepper corn |
annum, of the buildings and ground formerly ca
ed Abingdon Place, q short distance beyond
paved part Of the city. and between the E'stfI
and Ninth Avenues. The main building on Il
premises is q large substantial two story hous
100 by 81 feet, situated on rising ground Os
looking the Hudson river. There are also ''
stone kitchens apart from the main building, 'H
a we'll Of good water nea. the house. The groundi
now in good order, under cultivation as a gardr
and contains little over two acres. This bl
important giftt the institution. 1t secures
home for the Blind, and gives a permanent!
the establishment BY removing all doubts Of
success, as in addition to the above cOnces's
Mr.. Boorman has given the Institution The n.l
to purchase the premises any time dunOsn ,
lease for specified amount, which is considers
as less than the present value, and for whIeh"i
he would not sell to any individual.
Among the deaths recorded 10 the late LOndi
papers, we find that Of Hnnc, second daughter
Sir Walter Scott, who died 10 London 90 the q
June. The immediate cause Of her death ''
brain fever-athough she is said never to SN
entirely rallied after her fathers death II