Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-08-07
THE CHOLERA.

The ship Majestic, Capt EasterOrook, u'Neu
Yesterday, spoke on the 28lh inst oh Cape FLO
rida. the brig Fortune. days from Havana TOT
Castine. Me-, the Captain of which rePor.ea'
that when he left Havana, the Cholera and el'
low Fever were raging in that city to an alarming
extent Charleston IS. C. Courier.
Since our last, but two cases Of Cholera have
occurred. The subjects were black women,
few miles from town. who died IN lew hours
after the atrack.-C Charleston (Rena Banner.
We are now happy to say, that we have not been
informed of single case Of Cholera on the line
of the Canal from the dam eight miles above this
place, to similar or greater distance below. for
the space Of two weeks past We have been
informed that considerable mortality exists among
this unfortunate class of people lower down on
the Canal, in this county, from various COM
plants; and that the funerals which have alarm
ed the people of Hagersto@n and which gave
rise to their late meeting. proceeded from that
quarter Uillian,spor Banner.
Health of the CIty.-A complete list of the
interments from Tuesday night. July Esd, to
Tuesday night, July so, had not been returned
to the City Clerk yesterday, so that the official
report cannot be given to-day. We have ascer.
tanned, however, very near the exact result -
The whole number Of deaths. ll2; cases OF Cho-
lera, 81. We have IS more interments than the
week preceding; the proportionate OF cholera
little diminished. 1t will be seen from the May.
ors report, that on Tuesday and Wednesday,
the Cholera interments advanced little upon
those Of Monday.-Cmcin. Gas. .aug.. /.
The Story of The Fish, and the United States
Bank Observation-Disclosures franklin told story
once, narraing a conversation about the weight
of fish in, and out of the water-or rather ask
ing for reasons why it would weigh more in one
element than the other. Some time being spent
in ascertaining the cause Of this difference, and
many satisfying themselves of the souudness OF
their reasons, the. sagacicus Franklin enqulred
whether, in point Of fact. the fish did weigh any
more in than out, or out than in the water? This
cut the matter short-since it weighed alike in
both situations
Now, there is great noise made about the re.
moval of the Government deposits from the Unit.
ed States Bank; and the pros and the cons are
busy in proving, in which they ought to be-
We suggest the importance of somebody's as.
certaining. as a preliminary to the decision Of
this question, whether the Government has
any deposits to remove.
1Phit Com. Herald
The Hon. Levi Woodbury., Secretary of the
Navy, and his family; the Navy Commissioners,
Commodores Rodgers and Patterson; and Amos
Kendall, ESQ.,, Agent of the Treasury, arrived
yesterday afternoon from Baltimore, and took
lodgings at Congress Hall, in Chestnut street.
[Pennsyluanian.
Rhode Isiand-We learn from the Providence
Journal that the National Republicans OF that
State have nominated the Hon. Tristram Bur-
ses, and Nathaniel S. RuggIes. Esq, as their
candidates for Congress. Mr.. Pearce has been
dropped. Boston .4tlas.
A hard Casa worthy physician in Boston
was last week arrested, together with lady
with whom he had boarded, and they we're com.
mitteed to Jail IN the same room together. In
the morning. they were placed together at the
bar of the municipal court, and there together
awaited their turn OF being heard and tried
They were informed that they were charged with
having lived together contrary to law and gospel.
The Doctor produced certificate of marriage.
and the clergyman who had signed it testified
that he had married them together. 1t is dan
gerous travelling without certificates, especially
IT, as in the Doctors case, it subjects one to the
risk Of being locked up all night with lady.
U. ). Gds.
University Of Virginia. The Richmond En-.
quirer Of the Cd inst. publishes a communication
from student OF the University of Virginia. to.
gether with report of the proceedings Of a meet.
Ing Of the students, which was held last Novern.
Der, in order to concert measures for procuring
the attendance of a Minister Of the Gospel at
the University. 1t appears that, until recently,
the students we're without the benefit Of the ser.
vices of clergyman of any denomination; and
resolutions were passed by them at the meeting
in question, expressing their sense of this depri
walton, and proposing that subscriptions should
be raised among The students and officers Of the
University, for procuring the attendance Of
clergyman of some one of the "four denomioa-
tions most generally received and approved in