Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-09-08
SUMMARY.

SUMMARY.
| A CONVENTION of Delegates from Temperance
Societies in all parts Of Virginia, is to meet il
Charlottesville, on the 23d OF October. It's car
dina object is, to adopt some such plan for con-
certed effort among the different societies, as
may be effectual for concentrating the greatre,
form now for some years in progress.
GENERAL GoRDoN has lately visited the upper
counties ofhis District and was enthusiastically
received in the counties Of Amherst and Nelson,
where determined spirit Of resistance to usur
patton is represented as daily ditiusIng llseIl
among the freemen Of the hills. Gen. g. was
complimented with public dinners both at AM
herst and Nelson Court Houses.
The Abingdon Statesman of the 23d August
announces the arrival of MIR. VIM. G. Preston.
one ofthe South Carolina Senator'S in that place,
on visit to his venerable father, where ne viii
remain about three weeks, and then depart Tor
Columbia, S. G.
MIR. PARKER, the Eronaut, who has made;
this summer, two successful ascensions in BaiN'
more, intends to crafty the citizens OF trede'
ricksburg with this interesting spectacle pro'i'
ded the requisite encouragement be extended
to him.
There has been established print at Culpep-
er Court House, entitled the messenger"
conducted by Messrs. Shackleford & Luckett,
devoted to the true principles of the Constllu'
ton.
HEALTH OF WASHINGTON. appears by Tue
...,, 81 .Lo Do,.3 ,f uo lth that in the whole
month Of August the number of deaths OF adui'
persons in that city, from all causes, was but
nine; the number in July was seren This, we
should think, evnces degree of health equa'
led in very few Of our larger towns.
The class recently admitted to Harvard Coz
lege, is the largest received at any commence
ment in that institution for several years
The Secretary of the Treasury has given no.
tice that the five million loan OF 1871 VIII 'c
paid off on the Cd Of January next ntheh ed"
time, those proprietors Of the stock, who desire
the reimbursement Of their certificates oe'o''
that period, can receive the amount Thereon VII"
interest up to the day of their surrender, on pre-
sentation at the Loan-offlces where Tie S""'
may stand credited. 1t is added that persons
DESTROYS of selling will find facilities for that oo-
ject by applying to any of the selected Depo,"
Banks in the State in which they reside
Sights at NahanL-In the absence oil tho sea
Serpent, the Boston editors, in puihng MI 'o.
mans Hotel at Nahant have been obliged 10 Cd"
other monsters % from the vastly deep" by way
of attraction, and accordingly, sure enough
" on Sunday last, about noon, large w'S'
exhibited himself within hundred yafd' gu
Nahant rocks"
The word Monster appears to have Dec"
favorite one with Gen. Jackson. In his ie''''
to President Monroe he advised him to dI'''
gard political sects in appointments, anu ~
down that Monster, Party Spirit"
The number of licensed gambling house,
New Orleans is seven or eight each OF VIM
pays a tax Of seven thousand dollars pei
nun, (Which goes to the support OF the o'i"'''
Asylum and affords living to about oui u'I'
ers, or protested gamblers. All these e''A0''.~
ments derive their profits from the '"'"s -
who visit the city during the WINTER n'o''
whom come from what is called Tue uIP"
(western) country
The Newfoundland and Nova Scotia papers
saw the adjustment OF the quarrel between ),
dro and Miguel and the conseqent quiet IN fo,,
tuga will increase the consumption Of f''"''''
&c >
Attbe conclusion ofa history ofthe life OF ANU
Kendall, given by the editor of the U. D. Lev
graph, he says: .,.omce
Mr. CIay's vote for Adams, the fruitful g sour us.
of Kendail's subsequent warfare upon MN MIL,
given in January, 1925; yet as late as o' CIay
18th, 1926, MIR. Kendall wrote to MI /,
" whatever course may feel CONSTANCE
take in relation to the administration geneianI
thrust IshaH not be The MEANS or The oec@sly"
casting any imputation UPON YOUR lTE tS,t Ms
same Amos Kendall should afterwards bet l,I
the bosom friend and control the ad t,ns Re-
ton of Andrew Jackson He is the t1e,t o'' cly
viler and hired calumnator oil h heaay,e So
In INV next will explain how ne peGnn' h. ne
n qeiii be seen that at the rery mo"'"' "'"'