Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-24

Mr.. Stevenson THE fact has not oeen oM
.;.liy announced. hut there seems to be little
doubt. that Mr.. Stevenson has already receiver
the appointment Of Ambassador 10 the Cou'' =.
St. James. Why then has the announcement
not been made: Have the Richmond parry oe
termin.d to keep dark until their cahd'"a,e
ready for the turf? We do not Preten' 10
charge them with the TACT; but provided the ru'
NOR turns out to be true, we shall know wha' 10
think.-Riehn,ond Uhig.
Our Canal and is .7drantages.-It is with
real Measure. We announce. THAT the Cana' anu
Iocks as far az the eve can reach from George
town towards Crummel lin is literally covered
with boats as close as they can stow. filled WIN
flour and other produce. Not less than lo'ooo
barrels passed through the locks into the basin
yes,erday-more than so boats It IS said were
above the town coming down.
Georgctown Col.
Police officer Gray arrested yesterday upon
the race course John Owens, the person who en-.
tered the stable Of the Mayor Of this town, anu
,ouk therefrom, horse. saddle and bride.
The Officer recovered The horse in Alexandra
preyious to the arrest of Ovens. Owens also
stu,e horse in Washington city which has been
likewise recovered Col.
A new plan Of raising the wind was tired
lately at Albany by an ingenious roSne' wh" De-
ing tired of levying contributions on the puoiic
in the old wav. DISGUISED himself as special guar
dian of the public purse, and took to arising
delinouents for the profit Of dscharglpa them for
a consideration, as Old Trapbuls would call It,
He mounted waichmau's hat and stick, and ia.
king his rounds BY night, was most vigorous
conservator If the peace, arres'ins and HUNG
without indulgence. The ~atchmen proper.
scandalzed at the reports OF ex'or'iun made
against their craft. determined to ferret out the
jnoos,or. and on Wednesday night detected him
in his borrowed covering. They gave chase.
bu; he escaped with the 1o,s OF his CONTRIBUTING
habiliments He was, however. subsequently
arrested and identified an old offender.
Bait finer.
We understand that Col. Peter Albright, COM
mander Of the S4h Regiment, p. VI which on
Monday made tanlastlcal parade, was yester-
dav arrested BY his superior oihcers OF the d.
VISION for permitting un>nldierlike conduct, upon
the part of his men, while under driil lie was
notified that he would he tried for the offence by
a Court Martial, shortly TO be organized.
philadelphia Gazette.
The wife of Mr.. Peter ID. Miller, in Upper
Bern to- nship. Berks county pa was safely
delivered Of three sons al one birth, who, with
the mother, are all doing we'll
Mr.. Gonpox.-Sir The above | conceive
is worthy of being put in your paper as eIreum-
stance which seldom happens 1t took place on
Friday last, and | saw The father this day, who
informed me - the mother and children are all
dung we'll" Yours Respectfully,
JOHN L. SIMPSON.
Hamburg, May 7,h, 1855.
The above notice and certificate is from the
Reading Journal. We are glad to hear that Mr..
VI. thinks his wife doing peH There will be no
objection to dividing Berks County. il inhabi-
tants increase at the above rate L. y. Gaz
The Custom House Question. it vii! be per-
cevpd by Mr.. McLane's letter, is drfnltveiy
settled. The new building is 70 occupy the old
site, enlarged by the purchase Of contiguous lots
in Wall and Pine streets. 4 claim for that part
of the property occupied by the old City Hall,
has, it is said. recently been set up on the ground
that the land was originally ceded for a City
Hall. with a condition that If it should cease to
be so occupied, it should revert to the grantors.
The City, however, after the erection oi the new
Hall, sold the property TO individuals, from
whom the Government Of the United states pur-
chased it. The City, therefore, must make the
title good. -.VeU Fork american.
Er- Sheriff Parkins-Tbe Commissioners ap
pointed under at order Of the Vice Chancellor To
take an examination Of evidence relative to the
state of mind of this gentleman, met yesterday,
aud three witnesses were examined IN presence
Of the jury emparneIlrd TO try the issue. Mr..
Parkins declined participating in thu lnvestIga.
ZION, either in person or BY counsel, for reasons
that were stated to the Commissioners. The
further examination of the question has been
postponed until Monday next at half past four o.
cIock.-N \. Com.
Singular Occurrence A few days since we
noticed the falling IN of the house. corner Of
Broad and Stone streets. carrying with II live
~orkmen, who all escaped without serious inju.
ry. Yesterday afternoon, at the commencement
Of heavy shower, a cartman who was loading in
the cellar, left his horse, and ran into an adjoining
grocery. After the shower was over, he return.
ed TO his work but 10 his establishment the water