Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-03-31

Thunder Storm and WhirIpind.-The village
of Rochester was visited on the Goth inst. with
destructive storm. The following account OF
its effect we copy from the papers OF that place:
The barometer in the morning, indicated
falling weather, and during the forenoon there
were showers with thunder and lightning, with
limitations of a clear sky; the wine southeast:
mercury stood at 80 40 inches. From this point
II gradually decreased till 4 P. M. when it stood
% 80 inches, or Clio below the indication OF
change, with a southerly wind, when a heavy
storm approached from the Northwest. As it
drew nearer, currents of air were passing in
various and opposite directions, as indicated
by the vanes at different heights and localities.
The cloud from the N. w. had already cover
ed the horizon. when the rain commenced, with
the vanes still pointing generally 5. E. Hail
soon followed, evidently from the cloud which
rose in the N. E.; yet its direction was towards
the north, rafting much against east windows.
Its direction suddenly was changed, however,
as the wind quickly veered about to the N. w.
From this quarter it now blew with great VIC
lence, rain fell in torrents, mingled with hail so
large as to break glass in many places, in some
hole, regular as if made by a bullet, the hail
stone passing through. One measured, after the
storm subsidized, five eights of an inch in diane
Ter; and MANY very dense were picked up of
nearly the same size fifteen minutes after they
had fallen.
Several chimneys were blown down in various
parts of the village. The new Jail lost four,
some of which broke through the roof--dam-
age o m 500 or $3.50. A horse shed in Frank
mrt was blown down, and it is said a traveller
just taken shelter under it, was badly injured,
ana MS wagon crushed under the falling root.
The notable project ofan Editorial Conven-
uSn has flashed in the pan. DIR. Holmes, Editor
ohe Maine Farmer, was the only delegate anho
%e' and ne having only m~et-himself IN the
%ToAing glass as he was tying on his cravat at
@e place OF rendezvous. very UNANIMOUSLY re-
'"ved to adjourn sine die.
Inc proceedings being cum Sot1s, and the
meeting finding itself upon a "Maroon island"
SSan the whole duty of President, Secretary and
nnJa.seant-at-Arms upon one pair OF shoulders,
,.Ss'"lef the debates nor the records are as full as
"ey should BEN Y. Courier
me Bible.-Sir w. Jones, a most accomplish
~ scholar, who had made himself acquainted
r ~ !" eight and twenty languages, has left it On
Ssoiu,that amidst all his pursuits the ~studyofthe
s. sired Volume had been his constant habit
NJ isaac Newton, the greatest of mathemati-
I~ aIs, was a diligent student of the Bible. Mr..
stUsAAe, a man of distinguished acuteness in the
tho NY OF the human mind, wrote to recommend
study of the New Testament; as having
tru,Su lor Its author, salvation for its end, and
M ~ ,tuhmlxed with error, for its matter"
his m; ~ the greatest of poets, evidently had
tbs n.na most deeply imbued with the study of
ura, "I y OF God. Boerhave, eminent as a nat
dar pMiosopher, spent the first hour of every
no - incubation on the sacred pages. Here
nos IAN = can say that he has not leasure. A
pivs. oenehcent institution of our Creator has
ime Us, Tor this duty, a seventh part of our
"eyery seven.