Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-10-23

One 3-4dO' DO. 90. lS0
One 3.4do do. do. 120
Sl37s
The horses, though Of fine BLOOD did not COM
mand prices proportionably high.
Filly sold for S2Oo
Saddle horse, Is. Eclipse) !6O
do. do. $50
Riding Mare 100
do. do. (Tuckahoe) 1856
a Colt one wear old l25
And other horses from S1O2 down to $55.
Southdown Sheep, from S. down to 50 l-2
Standardization Free Press.
Immediate Relief Of the Toothache.-Dr. Ry
an observes, that the application Of the pure
nitric acid to carious tooth procures almost
immediate relief of toothache and faceache,
without producing the slightest pain. The acid
must be applied to every part of the decayed
surface, and care taken not to suffer it to touch
the gum cheek, lips, or apparel. The mouth
should be washed after the application with te-
pid water. 1t is much easier to touch the teeth
in the lower than the upper jaw; but have ne
yer known a single instance in which the acid
was fairly tried and completely applied to the
decayed surface, without procuring almost i'm
mediate relief, and without any pain. When
the upper teeth are diseased it is very difficult
to touch the nerve in a small opening, and this
is the cause Of failure. The remedy may be
employed, however delicate the patient-even
to children.--Medical and Surgical Journal.
Col. PAGE and the Commercial Intelligencsr.
Col. Page put forth car&in one OF the morn
ing papers, yesterday, denying that he had ev.
er used certain language that had been imputed
TO him by the editor OF the Commercial lntelli-
gencer The Intelligencer Of yesterday even
ing publishes the affidavits Of two persons, who
state that they heard the Colonel make use Of
the language imputed to him.-PhH. Her.
Crtv of Albany-It will probably be in the re-
collection Of those who interest themselves in
municipal affairs that an application was made
at the last session of the Legislature by the
Common Council of Albany to alter the period
of election Of Aldermen and Assistants in that
city from September to May. The Legislature
accordingly, under the direction OF the Regen-
cy, passed the general law; but having at that
time majority in the city councils, ana oeing
conscious ofthe probability that theywould soon
sink into minority, determined to overlap the
boundaries ofthe constitution, and enacted that
the body then in power should continue to hold
their offices until May lS35-eight months be-
yond the period for whiCh.they were elected by
the people, or authorized by the express terms
of the charter to hold. The charter of Albany
is nearly one hundred and fifty years old, and
the 9th Section Of it defines the term Of office
of Aldermen and Assistant Aldermen to be
yearly-not tpenty-monthly; and how these Re-
gency legislators could contrive to squeeze
twenty months into year-which we have al
ways supposed to contain but twelve, is utterly
in comprehensible-unles indeed they have TAX
en- lessons from the Old Roman, and chosen to
construe the charter " as THEY understand it,"
The Wing members Of those bodies therefore,
considering their services as ended, (the year
for which they were elected having expred,)
have issued an address to the inhabitants the
city of Albany, announcing their retirement
from places which they can no longer occupy
without a violation of the charter.-N y Com.
Mr.. White of T'ennessee.-The Nashville Ban
ner, remarking upon the fact thatthe Tennessee
papers are coming out almost unanimously in
favor of the Hon. Hugh L. White for the Presi-
dency, says: alt becomes Tennessee to be mo-
dest in this matter, as one of her citizens is at
present Chief Magistrate, with considerable
part of his term unexpired." We think our
selves that it would neither be very modest or
very amiable in Tennessee, to offer us another
specimen of her productions in the way of Pre-
sdents, lust at this time. We are tolerably well
satisfied with one experiment" and it is quite
possible that by the time we get fairly through
with il, we shan't want any more government"
from Tennessee for some time!-N Y Conr.
CALF AND SHEEP SKINS FOR BOOK
BINDERS.
II HAVE just received, and offer for sale, low,
III to the FINDERS of the District few dozen