Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-10-16


.rhs I.o.omot;ve had FIVE freight and two passage
c,rs .,,.eh.d. At the place above named, the cot,
tom in the last Of the freight cars was d'scoyefeu
IN no nm re. AZ soon as il was possible 10 10 W;
tho. o,ssaoe cars. and the freight car which had
taken FIRE, were detached from the Tram; ou!'
there helms no water near, 1t was iounu '"p
bile to extiDguish the flames, and the car WIN ID
contents. consisting OF FL bales cotton, we're GU
tirel, consumed The Road also look nre, auu
several lengths were burnt. rope was a"sen
oil IN tho t'ocomotiye, and passed to the hrs'
ns.s.oe car. by means Of which 1t was drawn
throueb the FIRE; and the passengers were mus
enabled, to reach the city, after deten'on " WV
or three hours. had
We are informed By passengers, that hre nao
caught previously in the cotton on one VI '"e
freight cars, but. being discovered 10 "me; Wa
extineuished without any damage; anu wa ~
another time, the car in which tne Passe"se1'
were seated took fire. II is stated tha' 'ne Cal"
yass used for covering the cotton Is 100 sma' a"u
not we'll secured. The ends OF the oaes o. co'.on
project out, and from the velocity with "h'ch 'ne
cars proceed, the canvass HES uP' ano exposes
the cotton to the sparks when are e"','eu 'u
the Locomotive. This should be looked 10 ny
those who have the management oil tne nosu' %
we understand that the cotton would be ehectu'
ally projected iTOm HhS wy ~
liz covered it.-(harlesfon Courier
The Steamboat Eclipse. in ascending the ri'er'
IN Tuesday night last. about two miles above
| Augusta, struck a snag and sunk IN ABOUT Ten
minutes, In 81 or feet water. The loss we
presume, " i'll not be very heavy, as there was OUT
| little freight on board. The Boat. we under,
stand, will be Immediately raised, and rehtteo
| In, service. MouypiNe Eagle.
There is a good deaf Of anxiety. lest wreck
| which came ashore on the coast Ot North Carolna
should prove to be the packet ship Florlan, Cap,
tain Harrison, hence for Savannah. She sailed
hence on the 18th September, and at the last
dates from Savannah had been out eighteen days
She had a steam engine on board as men
toned in the report Of the wreck. She hsh
cargo valued at about 100000. The only pas
seneer was a gentleman Of Savannah. Vessels
which sailed in company with the FiorIan nave
made their voyages and returned to this port
There is however considerable doubt upon the
subicct-M T. Jour Com.
| Inporfunt Decision.-On the trial OF Scott
MankiIler, a Cherokee Indian for the murder OF
his brother, before the Circuit Court OF st. C'ar
county, Ala, 90 the Goth ult the court sustain
| I'll TIE pea dsd'iist its Ju'''o'S''~"f
ed the prisoner. The decision VAS founded upon
the fact that Alabama had become o member OF
the Union with the full knowledge OF the treaties
then subsisting between the United States and
the Cherokee Indians-that they were the su'
preme law of the land, aud guaranteed, IN terms
or BY implication, the right Of soil and Jurlsdic'
tion-atd that the State, In extending the laws
over the Indians. had transcribed Its c"nstitu'
tionaI powers. This is the Georgia case over
again: and we are glad that one Of the State trl'
bunas Of Alabama has had the moral hrmness TO
stand up for the validity OF treaties against the
wh,sperinss Of cupdity and ambition. This de.
cision is the more important at the present mo-
ment, in consequence Of recent events in the In
dian territory within the limits of Alabama,
which threaten controversy between that State
and the general government. similar in principle
to that recently settled with Georgia:
Lynchburg Tr.
Comnittee consisting of Messrs. Graham,