Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-11-04

destined for the European merchants A. A.
dria, and ordered it to be sent n ii. ~
stores, Notwithstanding the responsiveness ~ a
several ConsuIs. The shops of the mo0s, ),
ksrs were also closed, with orders m, >, V"
them on pain Of death. f'
The amount received for the sale If I'LL
during the continuance Of the last Fair Of III. Am
rican Institute. at New York, were over 90 ~
being 5000 more than received at ,nv G..
Fair. The number Of tickets sold war. ~
10000; and, when it IS reco!Iected tina, I,d;..,
members Of the Institute were admitted ....
it lie supposed that more than 1000 u,rs.,. "
sted the exhibition Of articles.
A Florida paper shows from statement, NJ ..
yearly productions and exports Of that ,s,,,,.
that great increase has taken place in tho NM! NJ
tity of cotton raised. From two port, in M
die Florida. st. Marks and Magnolia. in 1895
sirtyJour bales were shipped. In the yea, G.r
the LIST Of July. 1882, TO the lst Of July, 49,,
nine thousand sir hundred and sereuty fir, h,I
were shipped from the same ports.
The SsGD,en's Church The Rev n, r.
lor and his F." weather. beaten shlrmatrsn -!
exceedingly gra,ied. last SUNDAY, with ,O,s sS,
sent in BY the gallant Commodore now c"n
manding at Charleston. 1t was bap,,sm,I r,''
made Of the timber Of "0Id IronsjdpSn
silver vessel OF the same description wa. ,,,'
o. esen e ! by Boston gentleman "a yery eIe,,,,
" 6n,sned article. Mr.. Tailor, after nal.
some appropriate and touching remarks on Nnn
donations, observed emphatically, ths, the .,;'
Tors should always have their choice in the v.so,
either vase. The hint was elected, and ,hre, a,
four little fellows in swadding clothes were nm
duced in a twinkling-to be chrlstenel on N.
spot We suspect there is no doubt which ol
the two vessels the sailors will consider Constr.
tutional. -BoSton .7drocafe.
Niagara Whirlpool This whirlpool, which
is several miles below the Falls at Niagara, il,
large deep basin, about the size Of Primrose Hill
at the back Of Chalk Farm, in which the aa,sr
Of the mighty ST. Lawrence reyoIye in one p,r
petual whirl caused by their being obstructed ),
all angle Of the steep and dresry banks which
overhang this dreadful place. Mr.. Wallace, the
had a son, fine youth. who one d.y
went down to the whirlpool, and the curren, prov.
ing too strong for him, he was carried into til.
whirl. His poor distracted mother sat on he
gloomy bank for hours and days, and beheld III.
body Of her own darling carried round in e
Gle by the water, sometimes disappearing for,
time and then coming up and revolving upon th.
surface Of bis watery grave, and thus continuing
for several days, no human aid being availabl.
even to obtain his remains. After five or sl
days bodies which get into this dismal cauldrur
are carried down the river. II is usual for per.
sous rafting timber from places between Tire Falls
and Whirlpool, 10 get of the raft before they CON.
to the basin, FIRST placing the raft in such posi-
ton as may best enable il to float down The
stream without being carried into the whrI
On one occasion however, one Of the raftsmen
refused to leave the raft-hs was not afraid oil
would 90 safe; entreaty was unavailing, ard The
raft With the unfortunate headstrong man upon
it, made its way downwards, and was soon drawn
within the fatal circle, around which for three
days and three nights it continued to revOlve, al
the efforts Of a thousand anxious spectators pro-
wing unavailing. The continual and sickrnins
motion he underwent, robbed the poor sufferer
Of all power to eat-sleep he could not-a dread
ful death was before his eyes. SO much The more
terrible, that it was protracted night after nightn
such place. At last a man found, who vente'
red into the whirl as far he could, with the hopes
Of life, strong rope being tied round bis ulddI',
one end Of which was. on shore. lie carried
line to throw to the raft-suceeeded; the asohF
zed sufferer fastened il to the raft, aud in this w'
he was drawn on shore and bis life preserved
Mackensie's Sketches ofthe United States
.Abyssinia. Letters have been received IA
from DR.. Ripple. traveller in Ao'
sinia, under date Of GOndar, February IA
They state that otter perlous journey, he went
rom Massuah, on the Abyssinia frontier, to ne
ice mountains of Sunen, where he passed 'He
'ainy season. at an elevation Of 10000 feet above
The level OF the sea. lie went thence to IO''
Jar, where he remained four months, and II ""
rot without DAGGER he afterwards left it. Duns
lis residence there, the place was three lIna
nenaced with capture, and the richest quarter"
I was on one occasion actually Plllssged. n''
,owever, set out alone for the country dsno@r
,ated Coulia living Tn the north of G0Ddar CT