Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-19

FoRaIsr.-It is currently reported In the
green.room that Forrest Is about to appear in
the character Of Spartacus. in Birds tragedy Of
the Gladiator, on the London boards.
MATTHIAS THE PRoPnEr.-The Grand Jury of
Westchester, after laborious examination of
the case of this designing individual, have
brought a true bill Of indictment against him
for the murder of Elijah Pearson in August last
The indictment contains five counts Matthias
was last week brought into Court at White
Plains, and the indictment read against him.
Through his counsel. he put in plea of not
guilty The District Attorney, in consequence
Of the absence of material witnesses, moved
postponement OF the trial until the next term OF
Oyer and Terminer, which was done, though
opposed by the prisoners counsel
AN ExAMrLE.-The New York Commercial
Advertiser Of Tuesday says" AT the fires Of
yesterday morning, we are informed that the
firemen refused to partake of ardent spirits, and
refreshed themselves with the more grateful be.
verage, hot coffee"
The extraordinary circumstance Of man
and boy (blacks) freezing to death, at Savan-
nah, occurred on the 9th inst They had been
exposed all the preceding night in an open boat
There was woman and child also on board,
whom the Georgian" says were dead, but
were reriUed by the attention paid them!
The Raleigh Register OF Tuesday last says
| " 1t is with unmingled satisfaction that We an.
nounce the final passage ofthe CONVENTION Btu,
The House of Commons having acceded to the
| amendments of the Senate. North Carolina
will now waken in earnest"
The Boston transcripts correspondent, after
visiting the Mother Bank, observes" To day
visited Nick Biddle's Bank-the Monster
and was sadly disappointed with the interior.
The inner man is by no means equal in splen-
dor to the Branch Bank in Boston. The de-.
mons who work in the Bank for Old Nick
are very civil, quiet looking gentlemen, and did
not appear disposed to injure any one. The
desks and counters Of the edifice are considera.
bly, the worse for wear; but as the Monster is
destined to die, at no distant day, it is hardly
necessary to repair them. | saw Old Nick
himself and thou n thought beheld his hoof
and tail, and smelt sulphur very distinctly he
did me no harm, and, strange to tell, behaved
very much like gentleman"
The Delaware State Journal, of Tuesday last
contains Governor Benefits Message to the Lee
gisature ofthat State. 1t occupies whole page
Of the Journal In order to stimulate that body
to give immediate attention to the improvement
ofthe militia system, the Governor has presented
to them the French Question in some detail and
in martial and national spirit He deprecates
war, but equally further negotiation or submis.
mission.
Toast of the Hon. Judge Wayne, at the Wash.
ington celebration Of the 9Th instant:
sour Relations Nth France:-We must have
justice or there will be war;"
A REMARKABLE OBITUARY With sorrow, yet
mol as those Oho hare no hope, we transmit for
record [says the Columbia IS. CO. Telegraph
the death of venerable father in the gospel,
and soldier in the Revolutionary War,-Elder
ELIAS Mitchell, Of Union District, who died in
Preaching Stand, in the Brushy Fork Vicinity,
in Chester District, S. c., on the 3oth ult, about
"a years Of age.
The peculiar circumstantances Of his death
were as DEMONSTRATING appointed to preach
Funeral Sermon on the day of his death, he
attended, expressing, in the morning, better
health than usual. There being four or FIVE
candidates for Baptism, CATER sermon,) he was
asked in the morning if he felt able to admins.
ter the ordinance, the water being cold. Her
piled, he wished he had one hundred to baptize,
if they were prepared After ascending the
stand, he gave out and raised his hymn, prayed,
and while about to take bis text, he paused, and
observed he felt unwell, begged the indulgence
of the congregation few minutes, and while
reclining back to take his seat, he sank down,
and soon expired in the arms Of one of his bre-
thren.