Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-10-31

city, was tried for tie crime Of rape, committed
some months ago. under most outrageous cireun-
stances, on the body Of white orphan girl OF the
age of about thirteen years. He was pronounced
guilty by the Jury, without leaving the box.
The sentence Of the law will, we presums. be
passed on both criminals 10 the course OF the pre-
sent week.-Bah. finer.
farming accident. -WhiIst divine service
was performing this morning in the Catholic
Chapel 10 Ann street, the report OF loud
cracking in the walls alarmed the congregation.
and threw the whole of them ia . scene OF the
greatest confusion and disnay: number Jumped
out Of the windows, one lady has her leg broken,
and many indivduais are seriously injured BY
the pressure and being trodden under foot.
We have not heard that lives were lost,
though the crowd about the building is 80 great
that we have been unable to ascertain the particu-
lars with any certainty.
A large assure in the external wall is percepti-
bic. We presume the foundation Of the church
has been weakened by digging the cellar Of a
house which is building next door to the church.
N. y Cour.
Child Smothered- One ofour packet masters,
who arrived within few days, states that poor
ignorant Swiss mother, at Havre, placed her SOD,
lad about three years Of age, 10 box which
she brought on board his ship among her baggage
under the false notion that she could in this way
smugsle her child on board. and save paying ito
passage. After bringing the box on board and
secretly opening It, she found to her astonIshment
that the child was dead. Sne appeared to be IN
great distress There was no doubt the child
was smothered by placing il in situation in which
the cir was excluded. IN y Dai. .adv.
The New York Court OF Sessions has heen oe.
cupied for a week past with the trial Of Obadiah
Penniman, a merchant Of Cincinnati, Ohio,
charged with obtaining goods from merchants Of
this city, under false pretences. The Mer-
camille Advertiser gives the following parti.
cuars: :. The charges we're preferred against
the accused by Mr.. John e Morrison, who al.
leged, that from the representations OF Penni.
man, he had trusted him with goods to The amount
Of nearly ten thousand dollars. and that he (Mor.
rison) subsequently, ascer,aineL that the repre-.
sensations Of Penniman a. TO his solvency, &c.
were untrue. In the monta OF January last, up.
ON the testimony OF Nj Morrison, the grand
jury Of the city and county Of New York, found
a bill agains, Penniman, and upon reGuisiton
Of the governor Of this state, upon the governor
of Ohm. the accused was brought to this city
aud put upon his trial. From the distinguished
counsel on both sides, the triai excited much in
terest-and for the last four days aud evenings,
the large Sessions Room has been filled with Ct.
tizens, listening to The display Of legal learning
and eloqucnce which the trial called forth The
cause was summed up BY Messrs. Maxwell and
Staples. for the accused, and bv Messrs. Foote
and Ogd'n. for the people. in very able man.
nrr. At o'clock on "wednesday, his Honor
the Recorder recapi,uIated the evidence, and
stated thu law to the jury. who retired, and al.
ter an absence of few minutes. rendered ver-
dict Of mol gu,Lty."-N Y Mer