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Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-11
ALEXANDRIA, ID. Co.
THURSDAY MORNING. JULY II. 1885.

The Boston Daily Advertiser says" Col.
Thayer arrived in this city yesterday from West
Poot; be comes to direct the construction OF
the Notifications for the defence Of this harbor,
involving an expenditure Of rising Sl,soo, 600.
The completion Of these works will add to the
many obligations the country already owe him
for his long and successful direction Of the use
| fal institution, the superiutendence OF which be
has just resigned"
The Steamer David Brown, running between
New York and Charleston, has been compelled
to put into Beaufort. n. c., in consequence Of
having her machinery injured.
The Newbern Spectator Of Friday says: Cap
tain Pennoyer arrived here Yesterday. and char.
tered the Cygnet, Capt. Lee, to convey his pas
sengers to Charleston, for which port she will
sail Immediately. An engineer has gone down
TO repair the David Brown, and i! is believed
she will be ready to proceed in few dsys."-
The accident occurred from the boilers being ic.
regularly heated.
We find the following advertisement in the
New York Courier & Enquirer.
Ifairimony,-A Gentleman Of high respecta.
bity, little above forty five, OF very ronnn,ic
habits, and widower,- without children, resid-
Ing little distance in the cnuntrv,-wishes to
ally hiuself, to Lady, Of undoubted honor. from
the age Of thirty, up to his own. 1t is not 81
much to peculiarly advantages, he looks. as to a
comfortable, aud domestic hume. Should this
meet the eye of "a Lady, possessing reciprocal
feelings, and who will cohdescend to address
line to .'B. c." Post Office New-York, stating
age. situation. &c., aud what rnanaer All answer
may be returned, she may rely upon the creates
secrecy and honor, being observed.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-11

W. NorIcE.-A meeting Of the Plscataway
Union Temperance Society VIII take place on Thurs.
day. The 18Th instant, at which time the Rev messrs
Harrison, lice Mann. and Hutchinson, are expected
to deliver Addresses ON tie SUBJECT Of Temperance
BY order, VA WAND, Sec'y.
i,Q
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-11
BY WILLIAM D. MUTT.
Trustees Sale.

Trustees Sale. !.
AN Thursday next the l1r, inst, at 10 O'clock A.
shall proceed to sell at public auction, on the
premises,
4 LOT OF GROUND,
situated on the north west corner Of Alfred and Queen
streets, running from the corner on Alfred forty feet
and on Green eighty eight feet The shove sale 10
made under the terms of deed OF trust and such IL
tie only will be given Is nov vested in the trustee.
jys-,s WAN. u MUTT. Auet.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-11
Coffee. bacon, &c.

Coffee. bacon, &c.
on Bags Rio. ST Domingo, and Java Coffee
~ 1000 pounds town cured Bacon
II coils Russia and Manila Cordage
barrels Epson Salts
Bed Cords Leading ines, Coil Rope. Lead and Log
Lines English ard American Sewing Twine. Pitch,
Rosin Oakum Oars, Ships ScrApers, Sail Needles.
Pump Tacks. Nails, Paint and Lamp Oil, common Oil,
White and Black Lead. yerdgris, Crome Yellow. Red
Ochre, Lampback. Spirits Of rurPentine. Litharge.
Paint Brushes &C with general assortment of Gro.
ceries. for sale by.
jy6 LINCOLN CHAMBERLAIN.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-11
Rio Coffee.

AO Bags good quality, just 'eceved and for sale by
~ j, cost WA N McVtIGh
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-11
FaicfnX t.anA fnr Sale
Va, will ssIl a TRACT of LAND. in

aSyas will sell TRACT Of LAND. in,
1900 the county Of Fairfax adjoining the isnds Ut
eT> Thomas Hall sud the estate { the late vii
es-2a.sa. liam Fi'zhugh ed. commonly known as
Wards Tract; containing, by estimation,
IA ACRES, more or less.
This land /. avoided into two tenements, on each o.
which there is . small. comfortable
DWELLING HOUSE.
The soil is some hat thIn but easily improved; les
well; is healthy, and abounds with several never fall
ing Springs Of good water
10 person wishing summer residence in the
country, this land might be desirable. Terms liberal,
and made known by application to Mss Catherine
Barker. now in town, OF to
jy 10 -3ta2aw2w GEORGE WHITE.
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-11
T OF BOSTON.
Speru OIL.

Sper OIL
- Casks Summer strained Sperm OIL just received
- aid Cor sale by Nm. ID. MUTT.
Also,
pipe Imitation Brandy, just received
In S,ore--PUaE Cogn,c Brandy, in pipes and hall
pipes Also HOLLAND Gin (old); 80 cases, dozen,
Madeira Wine. Apply rs above. y9
Hempen Bags.
zoo Hempen Bags bushels each, just received
.VuI and for sac by
jy9 8. MESsRRSMlTH
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-11

,7nothsr black Poney The new brig John
Gilpin. built at Baltimore, left thai port IN Juae
1852, tor Canton and Valparaiso. She arrived
at the latter port ON the 10Th of March. Her
passage from Canton to Valparaiso is said to
have been the shortest ever made. aud as the
shpercargo states bath VOYAGES were performed
at the average rate of one hundred and sixty
eight miles day.-N y Jour Of Com.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-28
,ha, man. He is an Grrant knGp. on my know,

that man He is an Grranf knGrs on my know.
ledge.
TASEY.
Although we lay these honorS on this man
10 case ourselves Of divers slanderous loads,
He shall but bear them as an ass bears gold
To groan and sweat under the business.
Either led or driven as we point the way.
Free-ToM moore.
i do perceive that he is not the man that he
would gladly make show to the world he is.
FLoYp.
---Had the power, would
Pour the sweet milk Of Concord into Hell.
Uproar the universal peace-confound
All unify on earth.
Hut.
A bawbling vessel was he captain Of.
With which such seatehful grappls did he make
With the most noble bottom Other feet,
That every envy and the tongue Of loss.
Cried fame and honor on him.
HOLMES.
You have a nimble witt think il was made of
Atalanta's heels.
PoINpExTER
let me play the lion too: win roar, that
will do any mans heart good TO hear me.
LA FAyETTE.
/ have seen
The dumb men throng to see him. and the blind
To hear him speak: The matrons flung their
Ladies and maids their scarfs and handkerchief,
Upon him as he passed.
DAVIS.
He hath so planted his honors in the eyes, and
his actions in the hearts of the people, that for
their tongues TO be silent and not confess SO much
were kind OF ungrateful injury.
MADISON.
His life was gentle; and the elements
So mixed in him, that nature ght stand up
And say to all the world, "his scds a MAN"
RIrcHIE.
He is winding up the watch Of his Witty and
by il will strike.
Gov. HousroS
am but mad north north west--whcn the wind
is southerly, know a hawk from handsaw.
HAyNE.
All the conspirators, save only he,
Did that they did in envy of great Caesar.
He only, in general honest thought
And common good TO all, made one Of them.
CLAY.
This teas the modest Roman Of them all.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-28

An Adrenfure.--A ludicrous adyen.
ture occurred ON Saturday morning to
a master mason, who was called to
top out chimney in Brattle street.
There being no scuttle to the house he
was scrambhng to the chimney on his
hands and feet, when fancying he was
slipping back and must inevitably fall
to the ground, he made desperate eff
tort and reached the ridge pole; here
ne sat some time, holding ON by his
nails, before he could recover courage
enough TO commence operations. Az.
ter a while, however, he took heart.
raised himself up and caught hold of
the mouth of the chimney, when his
fear returning he sat down, one leg in.
and one outside OF the fue, and his
hands grasping the bricks with good
faith. In spite of every exertion, he
could not recover his self-rossession,
nor shake off pallied fear. To return
the way he ascended was impossible,
and there was but one mode of escape
LETT, to descend the chimney, and down
he went. The fiue was not Of equal
dimensions, and after descent of a.
bout twenty feet, the poor fellow found
his progress suddenly arrested, and
himself wedged into the chimney, with.
out power to move up or down. IA
soon as his prcdicament was known,
other masons were sent for, and he
was cut out, half dead with suffocation
and fright, and the topping out Of tho
chimney was postponed TO the next
fair day.--Boston Transcript.
Singular Properties of the figure o.
Multiply 0 by itself, or by any 9th.
or of the digits, and the figures Of tho
products added together will amount to
9.--The component figures Of the a.
mount of the multipIiers, (viz: 45l
when added together make o.
The amount of the several products
or multipliers Of 0, (viz: 405) when
divided by 0, gives quotient of 10;
and the component figures Of either
the dividend or quotient added together
make 0,
Multiply any row of figures either
by 0, or by any one Of the products
of 0 multiplied by one Of the digits.
as by Is, 81, 80, AS, "a, 90, ~, or
81, and the sum of the figures of tho
product added together will be divida.
BILE by g.
Multiply the nine digits in the fol.
lowing order, l 2 3 A 567s 8, by
nine, or by any one Of the products
of nine mentioned in the last para
graph, and the product will come out
all in one figure, except the place Of
tens, which will be an 0, and that f.
CURE will be the one which multiplied
into Q, supplies the multiplier; that is,
if you select 0 as the multiplier, tho
product will be Except the places ef
tens) Gil ones; If you select ls, all
twos; if 81, all threes, and SO on.
Omit the Q in the multiplicand, and
the 0 will also vanish from the pro-
duct, leaving il all ones, twos. threes.
DC. as the case may be,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-28
THE SAILORS LOVE AFFAIR.

81 was young man then. had
just returned from cruise, with plenty
of prize money, and went on shore to
have spree. 1t was at public
house little out of Portsmouth, that
first saw Sal. Such craft, sirl Could
you but have seen her! Such top lights!
such cat-heads! She wasn't wall sided:
she had beautiful falling in above the
bends, with such clean run fore and
aft, that she looked for all the world
like regular clipper. There wasn't
rope yarn out of place. Her yards
were so square, and her rigging so
neatly ratified down, that, Lord love
you the fgure-head of the Queen
Charlotte was nothing TO her. Well,
sir, | told her ! loved her, and she
swore to be true to me. Howsomever,
Sal had got a father who wanted to
top the officer, and, because he kept a
grog shop, said his daughter should
never marry common sailor; she
should have nobody under petty Of.
ficer. Now, sir, | was only rated an
A. B.--what was to dol Sal said
had better go to sea again, and ! might
be promoted, and then she'd have me.
Well, sir, | agreed to this: and at part
ing she threw her graphing iron round
my neck, and wiping her eyes SO that
| felt little queer, and thought my
eye-pumps would go to work. But |
put a gold watch into her hand, which
comforted her little; and then clap
ping my helm hard astarboard, gave
broad sheer off, and went aboard.
We were out this cruise for eighteen
months, and had the luck to get rated
captain of the mantop. So now l
thought it was all right, and got leave
from the first lieutenant to go to Ports
mouth to get spliced to Sal, for we were
at Sheerness, going to refit. As | had
plenty of money, | determined to make
as short passage as | could, and took
a berth aboard shore going craft
called the Duncan. We were all rea-
dy to start, the anchor was apeak, and
only waited for it to strike eight bells;
just as | was upon the hind wheel of
the coach, flor | had taken care to
| have berth in the after part of the
ship,) the clock struck. "ls all right"
said the coachman. Calls right, said
II. Away went the coach, and threw
me fiat on my back in the middle OF
the road. e. my eyesF' said 1;
"who would have thought that the
thing would have turned roundl' at
which all hands burst into a laugh
The coachman hacked his main-top-
sail, mounted aloh, and after six and
thirty hours run, we landed safe at
Portsmouth.
Well, sir, the first thing did was
to steer for SAILS. Just before came
TO the house, what should see but Sal
rugged out to the very mines, with the
gold watch gave her hanging at her
side! She was as merry as cricket,
and was taken in tow by shore going
fellow, with his long toggery on; and
in their wake were three more pair. |
didn't know what to make of 1t, but
gave chase, and was soon along side.
"Sal, my love-" said !, ''here | am,
lust returned from a cruise; am rated
captain of the main-top, so now wei
| get spliced as soon as possible" ''Fel'
| low said she--yes, sir, | recollect the
| very words-"fellow," said she, 81
\ don't know you" | was taken slap
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-28

Recipe for Croup.-Dr. Goldman has
recommended the following as GER
tain, as well as a simple remedy for
common and often fatal disease among
children. He says, whenever they
are threatened with an attack OF Group,
direct a plaster covered with dry
Scotchsnuff, varying in size according
to the age of the patient, to be applied
directly across the thorax, and retained
there till all the symptoms disappear.
the remedy is found to be always eff
|fectual when applied in the first and
second stages of the malady." The
plaster is made by greasing pieco of
linen, and covering it with Snuff.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-28

fob-and he couldn't find his specta
Cles, he, Major, have you seer
my spectacles7 No says |, Gineral
haint-where do you keep 'em, say.
II Why, says he, | used always tc
keep 'em in this side breast pocket
but | have been so pestered lately,
must have chang'd pedestrians bad
says |, Gineral, especially, says |,
when one wants any thing in hurry.
Now, says |, | only keep one pocket,
and | got that notion, says /, from
Squire Biddle, for he keeps eny, NEST
every thing in one pocket, and he can
tell In mint pretty much all about
eny thing. The Gineral kept all the
vile feelin and turnin his pockets in
side out, but no spectacles. By the
eternal, says he, Major, reckon them
are spectacles are somewhere in one
OF these pockets, and I'll find 'em, says
he, if have to take my shirt off, and at
IT he went, and he off coat and Jacket,
and / don't know what all, and /, all
the while shakin 'em to find the specta.
cles: by and by see hole in his pan.
falcons pocket.-"I'm on the track
now, says |, Gineral here's q hole;"
and sure enuf, when he came to take
off his boots, there was his best gold
rim specs, and all broke to finders
and if we hadn't been looking for 'em.
and if hadn't seen that are hole, YOU
never would say they ever had been
specs, for they were all jam'd to MOTH
IN. There was curious notion then
jest come into my head, and stood
stock still, holdin the Ginerals panta-
looms in one hand and his right boot
upside-down in tother, and there lay
the specs on the floor Tor what was
left on em); and the Gineral stood look
in at me, with eny most nothing on
him, and the Message and the Treasury
counts and my slate lay on the table
there worn't word said for more than
10 minits--an awful time to stand so.
So to rights the Gineral he spoke,
and, says he, Major what are you
thinkin on--why, says |, Gineral, /
was thinkin, says |, if you had kept
your spectacles in your side breast
pocket, they would be on your nose
now; and but, says /, that amt the
worst ont, Pm afeard, says |, Gineral
we've got too many pockets for our
money, and when we want it we shall
all have to come to our shirts and
boots before we find it.
The Gineral got as hornity as all
nature at this, and says he, "Major,
| wish now you-was only Calhoun, or
Biddle, or Clay, or M'Duffy, or Don
Pedro, or Black Hawk, or any one
but Major Downing--for | feel as if |
should like to give some one thrash
ing" Why, says !, Gineral, you amt
mad, nor nothing be you, for | am
too? says l.; and ev'ry time look at
the accounts, says !, feel as if l
would like to git hold of some one
and so we stomped about spell, cussin
and discussin most things, till we got
cool agin-but it was a considerable
of storm, / tell you. Your friend,
]. DOWNING, Major,
Downingville Militia, ID Brigade.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-28
GENERAL ORDER.

All Midshipmen, whether passed or
not, who have seen sea service, and
arc not on special duty or furlough,
will, after their leaves Of absence ex-
pire, consider it their duty in future,
to repair to the Navy Yard near Nor
folk, New York or Boston, as may be
most convenient, and there atterd tho
naval school and perform such servi-
ces as may be required Of them, under
the superintendent Of the Command
er of the Yard.
The Commander Of each Yard viii
furnish those, who report under this
order, suitable accommodations in tho
Receiving Ships or Vessels, in ordinary
and suitable opportunities for professi-
onal instruction, and employment in
conformity with the general regula-
tons prescribed by this Department.
AS the present measure is intended to
be highly beneficial to the Midship-
men, he will not, beyond the usual pay
and rations, make any allowance tor
the execution of 1t.
LEVI WOODBURY..
Macy Department, 18th Nor, 1888,
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-28

A Bad Memory.-A village peda-
gogue in despair with a stupid boy,
pointed at the letter A, and asked him
if he knew it. eyes, SIR" swell, what
is it!'' 81 knows him very well by
sight, sir, but rot me if | can remem-
Der his name"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-28

A Joker.-A TOPPING Yankee, who is
proverbial for getting his living by his
wit, dropped in at Knights hotel, in
this borough, few days since, when
the following dialogue passed between
the host and his profitable customer
"Captain Knight, guess I'll take
small glass ofthat good old rye ofyourn.
I've got another raal good joke to tell
ye."
"My dear sir" replied the landlord,
81 love good joke, Lut my butcher
won't take jokes in payment for beef;
nor will my grocer accept jokes in ex-
change for whiskey, ] find it high
time to block your game.
"Well," said the Yankee, finding
the old game blocked in good earnest,
Gas you've been pretty clever all along
III jist tell ye the joke, whether | git
any thing fort or not; but it's one that
| never told you afore, and it shall cost
you treat any how"
"No it WON'T" said the landlord;-
"your jokes have cost me too much
already; but as you have promised it,,
III listen to it"
"There," said the Yankee, trium-
phantly placing three cents on the
counter, ''there's the chink for glass
O. whiskey. Did | ever play that trick
on you afore?"
eNo, indeed, that's a new one" said
the Captain, as he handed down the
bottle.
The joker very deliberately helped
himself to a bumper with one hand,
while, with the other, he reoonveyed
the pennies to his pocket, exclaiming
as he walked from the bar, 81 told you
| my Joke should cost you treat.
liverpool Pa Mer.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1833-11-28

6TIt is with great regret we state.
that MiAgin Forge, between this place
and Chambersburg, the property Of
Col. James ID. Paxton and T. Stevens,
Esq, Of this county, was destroyed by
fire on the morning of Wednesday last.
The fire was discovered about two or
three O'Clock, but had then progressed
so far as to defy all attempts to check
the flame, All the apparatus, with the
exception of one water wheel, was de-
stroyed. The immediate loss IS esti-
mated at $4,000, exclusive OF the loss
occasioned by the delay OF erectng
new building, &c.--Adams ( Pa. Sen.
A letter dated on board the U. s.
shin Potomac, at Coquimbo, June %.
states that eight mild cases Of the small
nox had occurred on board that vessel,
The residue of the officers and crew
had been vaccinated. The whale ship
Corinthian had lost two by small poxs
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-04
CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr.. Smith 10.
troduced bill to aid the Mayor and Corpora,iou
of Baltimore, in the preservation al the Harbor
of that city, which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Kane in.
toduccd bill prescribing the mode by which
patents for lands shalt be signed and executed,
which was read twice and committed. Mr. Tip.
ton, from the Committee on the Public Lands,
reported bill To antho. iZe the President OF the
United States to cause the line dividing the States
of Indiana and Illinois, to be traced, aud dura.
by marked. aud to close the lines OF the surveys
of the public lands On the State line, which was
read the first. and ordered to be read second
time. MI Holmes introduced bill extending
the ranking privilege to the members oil Con.
gress, in the recess, which was read twice and
committed. Mr.. King introduced bill amend.
atOry of the act for the better organization OF the
District Courts of the United States. in the state
Of Alabama, which was read twice and commit
ted Mr.. King also introduced bill confirming
certain land claims IN the District OF ". Ste.
phens, in Alabama. which was read twice and
committed. Several private bills were present.
ed, read, snJ committed TO the Standing CON.
mittees The resolution offered By Mr.. Sprague
instructing the Committee on the Post Office to
report bill reducing the rates If postage, and
the amendment proposed by Mr.. Grundy, in.
structing said Committee to inquire into the e..
pediency of such reduction, was taken up The
| original resolution was supported by Messrs Ew.
ing, Frelinghuysen, Poindexter and Sprague
and opposed by Messrs. Kane, Buckner, Grun.
dy, Ribb and Miller. when the question was TAX,
en- and the amendment adopted-Yeas 90. NAYS
10. Mr.. Foot moved further amendment, di.
rec,ing the Committee TO enquire into the pro.
priety of equalizing the rates of postage. which
was agreed to. Mr.. Holmes moved All addition.
al amendment. instructing the COMMITTEE to co.
quir- into the expediency of aboIishns the post.
aye on newspapers, which was adopted The
resolution. as amended, was then agreed TO- The
Senate then adjourned.
In the House of Representatives, the debate
upon the resolution heretofore offered by Mr.. +.
Everett for enquiring into the cxpediency Of re.
ducing the rates Of postage. was further con,inu.
ed by Messrs. 4 Everett, Hoffman, aud Cam.
breeng, when, at the expiration Of the hour al.
Iottrd TO morning business. the House went into
Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Uniun, after the special orders Of Tie day had
been postponed till to-day. Mr. Verplanck had
in rhp first instance moved to postpone the sps,
cia orders ill next week, in order to take up The
| tariff bill. which was nesatived, yeas "a, NAYS
IS They were then postponed till to-day and
several appropriation bills were carried throush
The Committee, and the House adjourned.