Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-08-14

congregation we're at worship. The Rev. Mr..
Bushnell Of Hartford who was officiating that
day, had Just commenced his sermon, when the
electric fluid descended, first taking the rod on
the steeple, thence branching of to the ridge oi
the building, and taking the stove pipe iatO the
body Of the church, where it exploded and eva.
porated 10 every direction, passing through the
foundation, killing hog at the distance Of fifteen
feet, and leaving the church full Of sulphurous
vapor. Many in the church were Frustrated by
the shock. but happily none were killed. In one
pew, the door Of which was shivered By the ele.
ment, a man struck, and supposed to be dead,
was resuscitated by the use Of water. The other
branch OF the fluid pursued the rod and spent it.
self IN the earth. The shock and the alarm were
dreadful, but ended in the grateful aspirations Of
all, for their wonderful and almost miraculous
preservation. -NeD Haven Herald.
Lierary.-We learn. from sundry papers,
that the Hoo. Edward Everett will deliver an
Grafton before the Phi Beta Kappa Of Yale Col
lege, the day preceding the ommencement-and
that Virgil Marcy Of Washington will deliver
an grafton before the same society Of Brown Uni.
versitJ. Willis g. Clark, Of Phila delphia, is to
deliver poem before one Of the literary socie.
ties Of Brown University. We have heard it
mentioned that the Hon. John Quincy Adams is
to deliver a poem before the Phi Beta Kappa at
Harvard, but we will not avouch for the authen.
ITCHY Of the republication Courier.
Case of Poisoning The slave .4dam, the
property Of Mr.. Vernon, was taken up last night
upon charge Of poisoning a colored family re.
siding in Smiths Lane, and consisting of i2 per.
sons, grown females aud children. Adam
had been living in the yard, but some difficulty
occurring, he vas ordered to leave it,
This, it seems, prompted him to revenge-he
accordingly infused poison in some soup that
had been prepared for the family, and portion
Of which had been sent to woman in an adjoin.
ing house, who had lately been confined She
child short time after, all the persons, who
had eaten Of the soup, were seized with violent
retchings.
Medical assistance was Immediately procured,
and all are now doing well, with the exception OF
daughter of Wm Pencil, about Is years Of age.
who lies very low Charleston Pat. .dug 5.
A Trap Pariiamenfary.-Fergus O'Connor
came into the house one morning lately, with
bright green cravat round his neck, waistcoat
of manv and brilliant colours, which was DIS
PLAYED to the very arm holes. a gold watch chain
all abroad, and pair Of double bleached Russia
duck trowsers. lie had speech to make, and
was dressed in this conspicuous fashion that he
might "catch the Speakers eve" Tie had
seen fellows 10 dasky black and brown stand up
ten times night, stretch out their right hands,
and then sit down again each time "invisibse or
dimv seen;" therefore he assumed this glittering
array. aud no sooner did he start into the light
than the Speakers optics were facinatcd as by a
rattle'snake or flash Of lightning.
TJVaterford Mail.
Utmost. a Tremendous .fccident.-A short
time since, as the freight cars were following the
steam engine OH the Camden aud Ambuy Rail
Road at rapid rate, the helmsman on board
the engine discovered log Of wood lying di.
recty across the track. 1t was too late to stop
the engine, and the poor man was in world OF
trouble about the awful catastrophe that must
inevitably happen when the wheels should strike
the log The engine must OF course bring up
all standing, and the cars bounce upon her and
upon one another, dashing every thing to atoms:
1t was dreadful moment. There was time on
ly for a single thought to be disposed Of IN the
fearful crisis. Fortunately, Dame Nature put
the right thought into his head-he gave despe.
rate leap-cleared the engine, and saued himself
on terra ffrma, at the very moment The wheels
cut through the log and made the rotten chips
fly like chaff in whirlwind. The astonished
helmsman looked absolutely dumbfcundereJ, to
behold the whole concern moving gaily along in
safety. and he himself bringing up the rear 70
the tune Of " Catch me If you CAM"
A Steel Irap.-A gentleman who had long
been subject 10 the nocturnal visitation of thieves
in his orchards, wishing TO preserve his property
without endanserins any ones life, procured
from hospital the leg OF subject, which he
placed one evening in steel trap in his garden,
and next morning sent the crier round the town
to announce that " the owner of the leg left In
NJ. RS grounds last night. might receive it up
Oh application" He was never robbed again.
English paper.
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