Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-08-28
ALEXANDRIA, ID. CO.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST %. 1883

There are some observations contained IN the
extracts in to days paper. under the head VI
Party Designations, which must Impress them
selves upon the readers attention and elicit tne
appreciation Of the candid OF ALL PARTIES Inc
first was written by an old democrat, the second
by one who, like ourselves, only speaks OF the
old parties as Of things that have been and are
now no more, and in which we had no concern,
and the last is from the pen of an old federalst
The staunch old democrats and federalisis who,
when their parties in reality existed, batfIed 1t
out manfulIy, must laugh in their sleeves at the
jackdaws who strut about the political arena in
1888, ruflng their feathers at one another, show
ihg all the while the vanity Of their pretensions
aud the righteousness Of their appearance.
A slight shock Of an Earthquake was felt in
this place yesterday morning, at half past six
o'clock. 1t was preceded by the usual sound, or
a rumbling noise, but was Of short duration.
We do not believe that the fault lies with u.s.;
but we shall make " assurance dOubly sure" 10
sending our paper to our friends Of the Lynch
burg virginIan. Their valuable journal is regu
larIy received by US. and as regularly brings
pleasure with its perusal
The veteran editor of the Richmond Enquirer
is bearing hiWseIf up ,manfulIy against the as
sauts Of nuIhiers. secessIonis,s and disorganiZ.
ers. We have read The Times. No. ILL., in the
last Enquirer with pleasure. To US, not then
upon the stage action, such historical reminiscent
ces contain much to interest and instruct. The
Enquirer was opposed to notification in 1909,
when attempted to be praetised by the New Eng
land federals,s, and it is opposed to notification
now. when sought to be enforced BY the South
Carolina anti. unionists and their allies. Had
the Enquirer properly rebuked MIR. Haynes null
LITIGATION speech in the Senate, and the Pres-
dents conduct in relation to Georgia, We should
have nothing to object to its course with regard
TO notification.
Rain is very much wanted in the lower couH.
ties in Virginia and Maryland. The tobacco and
corn have suffered very much.
A letter from Shepherdstowu, Va. dated the
oath inst, gives the melancholy intelligence of
the death of two Of the children Of Mr.. E. I.
Lee, Jr., of that place, by Cholera, and states
that his lady was sick with the same disease
and not expected to recover. The letter states
that the general health Of fhe town was good,
and that no ner cases had occurred
Robert ii. Goldsboroush, Esq, of Maryland,
declines accepting the nomination for Congress,
on account Of the precarious state OF bis health.
The National Republican Convention for that
sembIe al CentrevIIs uI tue sv~usJ ~ 49, r'>'''
Der, to make another nomination.
Ex.Sheriff Parkins and Rowland Stephenson,
the banker, are both confined in prison in New.
York. They inhabit adjoining cells.
The steamboat Pocahontas, which cane up
from Norfolk yesterday mUrnns. had upwards OF
two hundred passengers, considerable portion
of whom had originally embarked III the David
Brown. We have no doubt that experience will
continue to prove that the safest and most agree
able route of travel between the North and South
is that by the inland steamboat line. Cape Hat.
teras is always an unpleasant and very often
stormy and dangerous point to double
Baltimore american.
TThere can be no doubt Of it. We have hoped
we'll for the experiment, but was It hoping against
hope.
We are indebted to the poIteness Of friend,
a passenger IN one of the Liverpool packets just
arrived at New York, tor file Of late English
papers.
The London Morning Herald Of the Path uti.
mo, now before Us, is printed on sheet four feet
long and three broad! Its huge dimensions
would astonish even the readers Of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, who are daily presented
with newspaper resembling in size blanket
more than any thing else.
The weather is and has been exceedingly warm
"a hot sun and dry sky. The nights are,
however, in general, cool. We would advise,
in order to secure and maintain that excellent
health that the town now happily enjoys, con.
slant use Of the chloride of lime-lime ITSELF
and general attention to cleanliness, as well as
a due caution in the use Of fruits, crude yegeta.
bles, &c. &c.
The death Of Mr.. WILBERFoRcE, the distin.
guished- phiIanthropst and friend Of the African
race, was announced among the foreign extracts
IN yesterdays paper. His exertions have been
long and ardent in what he conceived to be the
IL a.