Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-07-31

The preteusions Of the former are sustained b.
the National Banner; those Of the latter BY tn
Republican The principal objection urged agains
,he reelection of Mr. Grundy is founded on hi
Senatorial course in relation to the question o
Notification, which, is alleged, has been gross
Iv Misunderstanding indicated that doctrin
n the celebrated debate on F0ot's resolution
while he as boldly denounced it last winter, u
the discussion Of the Force Bill. No one VIII
will take the trouble Of reading the arguments o
Mr.. Grundy on those two occasions can zen.
that he has been thus inconsistent; but we tnln'
he should not be so severely taken to task 10
this Inconsistency BY those who approve OF Uen
hcksOn's course on the same subject; Decaus
when Foot's resolution was discussed, 1t Is no
denied that the President himself unwariy CAV
couutenance TO that doctrine, not percevins, VI
suppose, its ruinous character, or foreseeing I'M
Ienoths 10 which its advocates IN the South de
stoned to push it. When Gen. J. saw that
must lead, If not checked, tn civil war and dis
union, he very periodically retracted his forme
approval, and came out in uneIuisocai opPo
si,ion to it. Mr.. Grundy may, for aught WI
know. to the contrary, have been induced Il
make similar recantation by the same high mo
tive; and If he was, he IL certainly no more wor
,hy of reprobation than Gen Jackson himself -
However, we must confess that we have not tn
must unlimited confidence in the sincerity ant
independence of Mr.. Grundy. 1t 10 to be re
gretted that the selection is narrowed down T
two individuals, the choice Of Meth er OF whom
can add any thing to the moral influence OF thei
cons,ituents.-Lynch6ug In
Temperance Erpsriment.-It will be seen
that Mr. Hsskett, the pedestrian, who is nov
accomplishing the travelling Of two thousand
miles iu seventy successive days, living, 10 tn
meantime, upon bread and water-wil delive
a Lecture upon Temperance in eating aud drink
ing, this evening, at the Hall Of the City Hotel
Several heavy bets-in which, however, he is ii
no WAYS interested-have been made upon tn
result Of his experiment-our conviction Q
which is, that he is to gain, rather than lose
flesh, by his exercise and diet. He was, a
first, somewhat lame, BY reason Of his feet havin:
become swo!en-but is now free and elastic, an,
in excellent health. He is little behind the time
in the reguIaF ratio-but several circumstances
Which will not hereafter be operative, have in
duced the delay. Mr.. Haskell is planter o
South Carolina, highly respectable gentleman
WHO has underta the experiment for the pur
pose of testing valuable objects.
TProridence Gazette.
Newspaper Thieves. Yesterday morrIng on
of the carriers Of the United States Gazette de
tected man stealing paper just deposited to
a subscriber. Deterring all other business, tn
carrier seized the offender by the collar, ant
dragged him before magistrate, where, on hi
oath the thief was committed to prison, to avail
trial at the Mayors Court.
We deem il proper to remark, that though tn
cost OF single newspaper, less than three cents
may be thought too inconsiderablc for such pro
ceedins, yet not day passes without some TWEEN
" or thirty depredations Of this kind upon on
property. The subscriber who does not get hi
paper, has the inconvenience VI waiting som
time, and then Of sending to the office, where
NAV be that others who have been similarly rob
bed, have, by earlier application, exhausted III
lot Of spare numbers; and then, IT a man canno
get his paper regularly, he does not wish to con
tinue his subscription. The loss. therefore be
comes considerable. In the present instance
the carrier felt bound to act as prosecutor; he hat
been frequently admonished Of failures in the vi
cinitv Of the old post office, where he could re
member that he had faithfully discharged his du
ty. and he was determined at once to free his cha
racter, and, it possible. to prevent further CON
plants Phil. U. s. Gas.
Remarkable Circumstance The followin
may be relied on as fact, and persons are nov
in this borough who were present when the &C
currence took place. There is no doubt but tina
during the prevalence of the Cholera, number
we're inferred prematurely.
Albert L. Whelden left Easton on the 9th Q
June, 1882, and arrived on the line Of the Che
sapeake & Ohio Canal, near Shepherdstown, Ma
ryland, on the Sd of July. On the 18th Of Au
gust, at 3 o'clock, p. NJ. he was attacked by tn
Cholera, which was then raging in that neighbor
hood, and which in almost every case proved fatal
Wheiden sent for physician who attended. ant
prescribed the usual remedies. At 6 O'clock b
was pronounced in the collapsed stage of the dis
ease, and at was to all appearance dead A
O'Clock he was placed by few friends in col
fin, and taken in a light wagon to the place o
interment, about half mile distant. When ar
rived at the grave gruaning was heard proceed
ing from the coffin, and on opening it, poor Wheel
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