Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-08-20

persons were arrested on Thursday and yester-
day morning, charged with being concerned IN
the riot at the Convent on the 18th inst. Inc
following are the names Of three OF the persons
The gentleman did not know the names OF the
other two-Henry Beck, Alvah Kelly, and -
Spear.
Beck was a labourer on the farm OF Mr.
Adams in the neigbbourhood of the Convent
He pleads guilty, wishes to become STATES
Evidence, and has given up several arucies
which he had felonously taken from the Nun.
merry during the conflagraton. de has recent
ly come from New Hampshire.
Kelly is a Observation-Disclosures residing near
the Convent, and has heretofore sustained
fair character. He pleads not guilty.
Spear is also brick maker, and had not been
examined at the last accounts.
The above mentioned three persons were
lodged over night in East Cambridge gaol, and
during the severest part of the storm on Thurs
day night, a mob assembled round the building.
threatning to liberate the prisoners. The people
of that place sent to the Mayor of this city Tor
military assistance but were informed by him,
that he did not consider himself authorized to send
troops out of the city, but if the bells at the Point
sould ring they would be allowed TO 60 as vol
unteers-BoStOn Gdz.
The innocent cause ofall the tumult at the Ur-
suline Convent at Mount Benedict is Miss Eliza
beth Harrison, native OF Philadelphia. Pre-
we'll and at the time was laboring under par
tial mental arrangement. She was teacher
of music in the Convent, and her relatives and
friends called on her whenever they desired, eX-
cept during school hours. and were never re-
fused admittance She has a brother in this c-
ty Mr. Thomas Harrison, an intelligent and IN
dustrious copperplate engraver, in the employ
of the Boston Bewick Company, from whom
these facts are elected, and he assures us that
there was nothing about the Convent, or the
treatment of his sister in the least degree calcu-
lated to cause the past or present excitement
other than the fact of her leaving as above stat
ed. and that his sister was not aware that her Ii
berry was in the least restrained. Her taking
the veil WAS voluntary act, and she has no dis
position and no consideration, she assures her
brother, Mould induce her TO relinquish the Or.
der.-Boston Journal.
AT about IL o'clock on Thursday night we
were visited by one of the most tremendous thun-
der storms that has been experienced IN this VI
cinity for a long tine. We learn from the Tran
script that the lightning struck in places
in the city. 1t was attracted by chimney OF
store No. 40, India street. occupied by Messrs.
Macomber. Swain & Hunting, and passing
along the roof spntered the boards and tore OFF
the States, in its passage, until II reached the
lead nailed at The foot Ola window frame, where
its power appears to have been lost by dispersion.
We learn also that il struck and did some da-
mage to the Wool warehouse in Purchase street,
and nearly demoshedan old unoccupied frame
house at the South End-Boston Gaz.
Inquest E.rtraorl 'noTV.-We haye heard that
an inquest was held yesterday at the Navy
Yard bv the Secretary of the Navy and Com
missi6ners, on the decapltated Figure head of
the Constitution. Ii is runOred and current
ly believed, that after the close and solemn
investigation which the importance OF the sub
ject demanded the verdict was teio dc Sc, fell in
the see. Boston Jour-
An Honest Man.-The Portland Courier re-
lates the following anecdote of Mr.. Churchill,
one of the candidates Tor Congress in Cumber
land district. 1t ought to be extensively circu-
lated for the conduct of Mr. c. is worthy of
imitation
"Years ago, when Mr. Churchill was young
man just commencing in life he failed in bust
ness; thing not uncommon in ii business COM
munity. 1t is not uncommon too, for a person
thus falling, TO make the best bargain he can
with his creditors and compromise with them
by pay ing The smallest sum he can induce them
to take. Nor is it deemed dishonourabIe, if he
does not secrete his property, but acts openly
and honestly. Well how was it with Mr..
Churchill? did he go to his creditors and ask
them to take twenty five per cent, or fifty per
cent, and give him up his obligations? No; but
his creditors came to him, and offered to give
him up his paper for moderate per centage.-
What was Mr. Chmchili's reply? Said he no.
gentlemen, when contracted with you did not
agree to pay you forty, fifty or sixty cents on
dollar; agreed to pay you dollar for dollar,
and that am still determined to DO. Misfor
tune has deprived me Of the power to pay you
precisely at the time stipulated; but have my
health and hands, and | trust it will not be long
before shall be able to pay you to the utmost
farthing. Accordingly he went to work, and by
industry and perseverance he was enabled to
accomplish his object He paid off every Gre
ditor dollar tor dollar, with lawful interest. By
honorable conduct industry, and enterprise, he
has succeeded in placing himself in easy cir
cumstances, and has for long time been one
of our most useful citizens, furnishing constant
employment to about hundred persons"
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