Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-07-10
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.

Roth Houses of the Rhode Island Legislature
have passed the 10 " for calling Convention to
revise the existing charter, or report new
Constitution for the State. The members OF
this Convention are TO be elected at the next
semi.annual election, and to meet at Providence
ON the first Monday of September next.
An Oratorio has been given at Quebec for
the benefit of the emigrants, which produced
One Thousand Dollars,
The St Louis (MissourD Times states that
vessels OF 400 10 500 tons burthen now trade to
that place, and the editor looks forward to the
day when merchant ships will be built at that
place.
Several of the Boston editors have suggested
TO the City authorities, the prepriety OF request
ing the Hon. Daniel Webster to deliver an eulo-
gy upon the character Of Lafayette.
The wag who perpetrated the following, halls
from the Office Of the Albany Evening Journal.
1t is exceedingly clever:
e. Conunfrum.-Why does it cost so much
more to transport the mails in New Hampshire
than in Vermont DO you gre 1t up? Because
il is so much more HiH-y in the Granite than in
the Mountain State!"
A steam frigate at Toulon, Of l60 horse pow.
er, built by the French Government bears the
honored name If our fellow citizen, FULTON.
So numerous are the omnibus which now run
in and about London, that the mileage duty
alone amounts il is said, to nearly f200,0 900 per
annum.
Peru Unanimous For Populi.-A Vermont
paper says that the Hon. Zimri Howe, of Ruth
land county, in that State, lately received the
unanimous nomination of Councillor by the
Delegates from that county, in the State Con-
yention. The delegates consisting of the homo
rabe Mr.. Howe aforesaid, and his hired man.
Unprecedented Trareliing.--Mr. P. Cass,
SoyS he RoSton Post WIN left Charleston s G.
on Saturday last at O'clock P. NJ, in compa-
nv with 90 passengers on board the steamboat
VIM Gibbons, bound for New York, arrived at
that port on Tuesday afternoon at half past
4, took passage in the Providence boat, and was
in this city yesterday at 2 O'Clock, p NJ. being
less than four days on his passage from Charles
ton to Boston.
CheSp Trareuiag.-On Wednesday night the
Canada and Patriot steamers, arrived at Mon
treal from Quebec,-the former crowded with
emigrants at the rate Of twenty five cents each,
distance of one hundred and eighty miles.
From Rio Graade-Captain Smith, of the
brig Argus, arrived at New York from Rio
Grande, informs that when he sailed, the au-
thorities ofthat place were in daily expectation
that it would be attacked by General Lavilla,
who had force of 5000 men under his COM
mand. Every one at Rio Grande was under
arms, that was capable of bearing them.
Commerce Of Nep i0rk.-The arrivals at New
York from foreign countries during the months
OF April, May and June were 624
Same period last year, 600
in 1892, 573
fashionable Pduper.-ln Gravesend work
house, one of the paupers, girl of eighteen,
who had refused to work, was dressed in dash
ing print dress of red and green, with gigot
sleeves, silk band, a large gold or gilt buckle,
long gilt earrings, and laced cap turned up in
'front.' with bright rbands in the fashion of the
day. high comb under the cap, and abun-
dance Of curls.
NeU Comet.-Professor Schumacher, Astro-
nomer Royal of Denmark, announces in his .As-
tronomlSche Nachrichten,' of the 7th instant
the discovery OF new comet on the 9Th ult.,
oy Professor Gambart, of the Marseilles Obser-
vatory Although it disappeared on the 18th,
aud from the state Of the weather. and the tenn
porary imperfection of his micrometer> his OBJ
Servatons were interrupted and imperfect, Pro-
lessor Gambart assigns its place on the 10th, at
lob 32m ass of sidereal time, to be 2Oh ON. rs.
OF right ascension, and % 33 of south decina-
uon. When first seen it was near the horizon,
having nebulous appearance, and situated in
tne constellation Sagttarius, very near the ne
oula 2O64 Of Sir John Herschel- The comet
was of pale light color, of very round form,
and with diameter Of four or five minutes.