Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-06-13

The new Mayor of our City, VIM. A. Brad
ley, Esq. took the oath of office on Monday
last. On the same day, the two Boards of Com
mon Council were organized by the choice of
Clement 7. Coote President, and E. j. Middle
ton Secretary of the Board of Aldermen; and
of Alexander McIntire President, and Richard
Barry Secretary of the Board of Common
Council.-Nat. Int.
Mr. MDuffe.-We are glad to learn, by an
extract of letter from this gentleman, under
date of the 30th ult. which is published in late
number of the Charleston Mercury, that Mr..
M'Duffies health has improved considerably,
since his return to South Carolina, and he now
hopes that VISIT which he proposes making to
the White Sulphur Springs, will entirely restore
him.-BaH Pat.
Aaother Whig Triumph!-The Canandaigua
papers of the 18th instant stop the press to say
I" the success of the Wing ticket in that town
was complete!"
Glorious Triumph!-New London has nobly
taken rank among the cities Of Connecticut.
On Monday the entire Wing ticket for city Off
GERS was carried by overwhelming majorties;
indeed such was the expression of decided dis
appreciation against the cabinet and the mea-
sures of the present administration, that the
Jackson party gave it up and abandoned the
polls; and now, New London has not Jackson
man in office, from the Mayor of the city down
to the hayward.-NE. COuT.
The Boston Commercial Gazette states, that
Orator Emmons' Tragedy Of Tecumseh, which
was produced on Wednesday evening, twas the
most villanous combination ofincongruity, trash
and nonsense, we ever remember to have seem"
TbcE IF no I'd IInivprSjtV haV
found it necessary to issue circular, explana-
tory of the origin and progress of the late seri
Gus disturbances in that institution 1t is directed
TO the parents and guardians of the students. and
is authenticated by the signature of President
Quincy A copy is published in the Boston Cen
tinel of Saturday. The exposition declares that
" a series of trespasses" have been recently COM
mitted on the buildings and property of the Col
ege of "most injurious character accompa-
MED by a succession of disturbances, eXtraordi
nary and without cause or apology"
These commenced as the circular alleges, on
the 18th May, in the refusal of member OF the
Freshman class to reclTe to the instructor IN
Greek. The objection of the student appears to
have been to the manner in which he had been
directed, but this is not very clearly stated. He
was a man Of full age, twenty three years and
upwards, and refusing to make the concessions
required Of him by the President, his relations
with the College were dissolved, by his own de-
sire. This was on the 2lst ult. Since that day,
as appears by the circular, there has been an
organised revolt against the authorities, in which
much damage has been done to the property
and buildings, and which the faculty have been
forced into strong measures to repreSS. The
anger of the students vented itself in the first in
stance against the instructor in question. His
recitation room was assaulted at night, and all
the furniture in it torn to pieces and destroyed,
and every sash in the windows broken. The win
Il 1NE oNf
one of the professors, were also broken. watch
set to protect the college was on a subsequent
night attacked with stones, and an atfray fol-
| lowed The college bell was rung. student,
who was prominent in the affray, was recogniz-
ed He and another, detected in making dis
turbances at prayers, were dismissed. The
| Freshman and Sophomore classes now united
| in these rotous proceedings, and interrupted the
daily prayers. A petition was got up signed
by majority of all the students of the college,
| and presented by committee of one from each
class praying for the restoration OF one OF the
dismissed students, which was refused by the
faculty. The whole Sophomore class, with
| three exceptions, absented themselves, by con"
cert, from prayers. The faculty dismissed the
whole class with these exceptions) ordering
them to leave Cambridge Immediately.
This was followed by new disturbances by
the Freshman class; three more recitation rooms
were attacked, and the furniture destroyed, and
the Junior class joined them in the riot at prayers.
| One Of the Juniors, and two of the Freshmen,
were dismissed, and a day or two afterwards
two more Freshmen. During the progress of
these riotingS the President at several times ad-
dressed the classes, collectively, and through
committees 10 restore order, but in vain.
1t appears that regularity cannot be restored
! bv the operation of the ordinary college discip'
line. The Board of Faculty, on Monday, the
Cd of June, determined upon applying to the
civil tribunals, and nstitutng legal prosecutions
for the trespasses upon their property. They
directep the PRECEDENT sto employ counsel for that
purpose.
This is a brief synopsis of the course of the
! Harvard rebellion, as detailed at length in the
| circular. The students have issued statement
of facts on their side which is not yet published
The Centinel says it is anonymous, and too
personal to be admitted.--Bat Amer.
Suicide-Yesterdaym morning about o'clock,
Mr.. Newton Wiley, of the firm OF Thompson
& Wiley, merchants was found suspended by
the neck in a closet in his dwelling house, Han
cock street. On being taken down, the body