Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-05

sitiQn from any quarter.
SSow-Thc Utica Observer says" We
have now about eighteen inches Of snow and the
slei.hing is good. Weather cold enough for all
practical purposes.
The Montreal Herald of Saturday week says
that the weather has been very Sc, ere during the
entire week, with a heavy snow from the east.
The travelling was very bad in consequence Of
the great depth OF the snow, and rendered al.
most impossible.
We have a letter this morning from friend
at Waddinston, ST, Lawrence County, dated the
27tn. in which the writer says, ave have ex-
ceilent sIeighing aud have had for several weeks
past"
How different has the weather been with US
since Christmas! We seem almost to be in the
month af May
The barquc Brighton, at Charleston, sailed
from Amsterdam on The 10Th November. Capt
B brings no letters or newspapers, but he states
that the French and English fleets were blocka-
ding the ports of Holland, and had detained
several Dutch vessels. and ordered them for
England, but had not iuterfered with the ves-
sells Of other nations. 1t was reported that King
Leopold had requested truce for Ia days, but
it was not known, when the Brighton sailed,
whether it had been granted
From Rio de Janeiro.-The brig Globe. Wi.
ley, has arrived below Baltimore. from Rio de
Janeiro, whence she sailed on the Sd November.
Her letter bag vas brought up yesterday. The
hr,,, Suaa 4, Alan rfol IN ha in tha hav
the short passage Of thirty five days from Rio de
Janeiro.
Rio DE IANEIRo, Nov. 1st, 1882.
Dear Sir-I had this pleasure on the 18th ult
per Mentor. Our Flour market has since be.
come firm, in consequence Of the heavy supplies
that we were led TO expect not having made
their appearance. The stock consists of about
5000 bills. Galeso. 5000 Haxall, aud 1000 Bal.
tmore aud other brands; the two former are sell
iiEg at S1S, and the latter at Sl4 to S16.-
Hams have been sold at 100 RS per H.
Very little has been done in exchange for
some days past, the last operations were at SD.
at which it is now nominal"
The NeW Tariff Bill "A letter from Wash
iugton thus speaks of this new project as usher
ed forth BY Mr.. Yerplanck, as Chairman Of the
Committee of Ways and Means:-
have taken some pains to ascertain in what
manner the bill IS received by the House. | fiud
that some even of the Nuifers are willing to
take il, with a protest, and rest content tor a
While under its operation.-still retaining the
ground assumed by them, that any protection is
unronslitationaIi The delegations from New
York and Pennsylvania, will, it is said, take
the bill far the sake Of peace; but Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut,
will probably resist it. In fact, the bill admi-
nisters the I" slow prison" SO much deprecated
last winter. II may,I think, pass The House this
session. bur hardly the Senate. Oae New Eng
land man has expressed wish that, instead Of
this rarif. all duties should be abolished, aud
the revenue raised hereafter by direct taxation,
which would tall. in his opinion, more heavily
upon the slave lhaa Tie free States for the reason
that direct taxation must be prOporiioned to fe-
derai representation. South Carolina will not,
it is said, suspend the enforcement o' the Ordi-
nance, either in difference to this bill or to the
mediation Of virg,na, but will, perhaps, suffer
the matter TO be litiga,ed, for while, in the
Courts, before she proceeds to acts.
The Bristol Murder From the Providence
Journal Of Monday we learn that the examina.
ton Of Mr. Avery was still in progress, at Bris
toll. Several witnesses had been examined since
the last account; among others, the Rev. |. NJ.
Bidwell was on the stand on Saturday, and un-