Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-10-22

SHIRE on the same day, viz: the 27th OF Noveu-
Der; and we hope the States OF vermont, Mains
and Rhode Island, will follow the example, and
select the same day for the same purpose.
Thanksgiving Day is the great festival OF the
New England States, and is observed with the
| most lively feelings of gratitude 1--WE trusto as
well as Joy. There is something interesting
| and very solemn in the idea of the meeting OF
| so many Christian communities at the same
moment, to acknowledge their dependence for
all their blessings upon Divine Benefactor, and
to render their tribute of thanksgiving and
| nraise. for the favors received from his Provl-
dence. We could wish to see the practice ex-
tend through the country.-M Y Daily Adr.
| British Goh.-A gentleman recently from
London states, that the leading topic on Change
was the agitated state of American politics, cou-
pied with remarks on the quantity OF gold Ship
ned TO this country. The reply Of gentleman
who generally leans against one OF the pliars
was il is not all sent out on commercial &C
| count; and if the British Government were 10
send million annually to keep things in their
present position, it would be the cheapest mode
of putting down democracyin England and Ire
land."-M Y Star.
MYSTERIOUS Afair.-We are informed by Mr..
Briggs, that Mr.. James Perkins of Newlngton,
NJ H., left the Eastern Stage Once, In Ann
street, last evening, between and O'CLOCK, Tor
| Cambridge Port, on business, since when ne
| has not been heard from. Previous to his start
ing. he told his son Ga lad about IL years OF age)
and another man in his employ, whom ne lett
at the Office, not to feel uneasy should he be ao-
| sent till after 10 O'Clock, he should ride out
in the Hourly and walk back. His hat and poe
ket book were found last night on Cambridge
bridge his pocket book rif1ed Of its contents
(except some papers.) His son states that he
had with him when he left the city, about 5000.
Mr.. p was the Postmaster at Newington, which
place he left for Brighton with drove of cattle
and sheep, which he sold at Brighton on Mon
day last.-Boston Mer. Jour.
Trial of The Content Rioters-At the Su-
preme Judicial Court, held on Thursday, at
Cambridge, the following persons were arragn-
ed on an Indictment for destroying the Ursuline
Convent and severaly pleaded Not Guilty:
John R. Buzzell, Prescott P. Pond, VIM. Mason,
Marvin R. Marcy, Jagged seventeen) Sargent
Blaisdell Isaac Parker, and Albert Kelly. Five
other persons, included in the same Indictment,
have not been arrested, viz: Nathaniel Budd,
Jr. Benz. Wilbur, Aaron Hadly, Ephraim 6.
Howell, and Thomas Dillon. The Court NAM
ed the first day of December next for the trials
to commence.
Two females, Sophia Emery and - Hall,
were brought into Court, on cdpids, tor refu-
sing to testify. The Attorney General said he
considered only one of them, Sophia Emery,
guilty of wrong against the Government. She
|
| of the prisoners, whose name she refused to tell
until the Court told her she must, when she said
it was Smith, whose Christian name she did not
know, but he kept Carpenters shop in Han
cock street. They were then discharged on
their own recognizances. Mr.. Thurston has
not vet been arraigned upon the indictment
| found against hm.-Boston Gazette.
Look out for Pirates-Capt. jerks, of brig
/ ILL., - xrht oh a v
morning from Maracaibo, reports; that on the
Sd inst lat Is SO, lon 70 10, he was brought to
| and boarded by piratical schooner, mounting
| 10 guns, with crew OF about so men, Baltl-
more clipper built, showing black and white
| fag-robbed them Of a hawser, coils of rig
| ging small Stores &c. without ceremony, and
on leaving, very politely bid them good morn
| ing, wishing them pleasant voyage. Money
appeared to be their principal object. All the
men who boarded the Helen spoke Portuguese.
| Boston Gazette.
| Early Snou-Snow fell in Bangor and Nor
ridgewock on Monday and Tuesday last. The
Bangor Wing says, that enough had fallen there
to make very tolerable sIeighing, had the ground
been frozen. We see by the papers that snow
has also fallen in the interior Of New-York.
| Portland Adu.
| We learn from the Wabash Courier, that the
Elephant attached to the mendgerie Of Messrs.
Porter Howe &Co., while it remained in Coven.
try, Indiana killed man nstdntaneousIy, for
having several times offered it tobacco. He
had been warned TO desist by the keepers; but
did not regard their admonitions.
The same paper states that the Rhinoceros be-
longing to that company, died in Vermillon
County, in that state, on the 26th ult. 1t was
about three years DID, one third grown, and in a
very thriving condition.
Economical mode ofpreparing Food for Cart
Horses-The Earl Of Balcarra's horses, ten Of
which are kept in Liverpool for the purpose of
delivering the coal brought thther from his
Lordship's mines, like most Of those used for
draught in that town, are particularly large; and
in district quite celebrated, and justly so, for
this description of horse, certainly have seen
nothing equal, take them altogether, to his
Lordship's teams. They are fed in the follow
ing manner:-Statement Of the nature, quanti-