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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
From the Washington Correspondent Of the Bal
fiznore Gazette.

From the Washington Correspondent Of the Bal
timore Gazette.
Lam not surprised that foreign visitors and
book-makers who attend in the galleries of Con-
press. even for a week together, should go home
with unfavorable memoranda with regard to
our national eloquence. There is seldom much
heard to fulfil the expectations of those learned
persons, who perhaps have read in some "ele-
CANT extracts" the brilliancies Of
Those ancients, whose resistess eloquence
Welded at will that fierce democracy,
Shook the arsenal, and fumined over Greece
To Macedon, and Artaxerxes' throne.
many ofthem written after the occasion upon
which they are reported to have been delivered.
As most naturally would be expected, however,
there are graduations ofeloquence in the House,
rising from this one of stammering stupidity, to
the other who waves conquering arm over the
human heritage, from the one who rests in stag
nant insipidity, to the other who PUSHES, on IN a
dashng and loaming current.
The Hon Charles Fenton Mercer, of Va. upon
the bill authorizing subscription for 1000 shares
of stock in the Alexandria canal. to-day, for hall
an hour, redeemed the credit of the nation in
bijou of speech.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13
WINTER HYMN.-By MRS. sroouRsEY.

WINTER HYMN.-BY MRS. sIGoURNEY.
Oh! Thou who bid'st the Sun
The glittering landscape light,
While mountains, wales, and hillocks shiI
In Winters frost work bright:
The imploring trees stretch forth
Their trusting arms to Thee,
Who shield'st the naked in their hour
OF cold adversely.
Thou, DER the tender germ
The curtaining snow doth spread,
And give il slumber like a babe
Deep in its cradle bed.
A chain is on the streams,
And on the summer flood,
Yet still their sparkling eyes look up,
And beam with gratitude.
The bee hath left her toll,
Within her cell TO sleep,
The warbling tenants of the cloud
A silent Sabbath keep.
Thou mak'st the heightened eve,
The friend Of Wisdom prove,
And bid'st it bind confding hearts
In closer links of love.
Oh Thou, the God of Hope,
Blest Author of our days,
Forbid that winter chill our hearts
Or check the lay OF praise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

Prous FRAuD-A few days since fellow lately
discharged from custody called on the Jailor as
we are informed, and presented pie tor his TEL
low prisoners, who were still langulshlng IN au
rance piIe. The humane and benevolent gen.
tleman who presides over that establishment,
thinking there could be no harm in regaling the
prisoners with Christmas offering, readily de-
iivered them the pie which they OF course receiv-
ed with all due thanks and gratitude. The con-
tents of the pie however operated so powerfully
upon the nerves of the rogues, that before the
next day they had found il impossible to restrain
their impotence to be free, and had winged their
flight 'o'er the fields and far away" On inves-
tigating the scene of their operations. it seems
that number of files had been served up IN the
pie, with which they soon severed The bars of
their window and escaped We understand
that several horses were stolen in this neighbor-
hood on the same night and have no doubt that
the gentlemen aviled themselves OF the servl-
ces OF these useful animals to assist the digestion
of their Christmas offering.-Defroh Courier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

Very CoLD WEArHER.-The editor ofthe Port
land Courier thus apologies for a lack of edito-
rial in his paper of Monday last:
off we give our readers lean dish to-day
they must not complain, for not only is every
thing in our Office frozen up, but our very olooo
is chilled, and our ideas if we have any, are so
thick they wont run. We do not aver mat thls
is the coolest snap that ever was" but we are
bold to say il is the coolest we have had to chro-
nicle since we have held an editorial quill. Yes
terday morning Sunday, Jan. 4, 1885, we are
told by sundry of our citizens who had the cou-
rage to peep out before day light, that the mer-
curry in the thermometer was twenty-one de-
grces below Zero. And we saw it with our own
editorial eyes at half past eight O'Clock IN the
morning, when the sun had been pouring his
bright beams over the city full hour, and then
the mercury stood at sixteen below Zero.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

The first open blow at the judiciary ofth U.
States, was struck in the House of Representa.
tives on Wednesday, by Mr.. Hamer in whom
Ohio rejoices as representative:
Resolred, That the Committee on the Jude.
airy be instructed to inquire into the expediency
of amending the Constitution Of the United
States, so as to lmiqthe service of the Judges of
the Supreme and Inferior Courts to term Of
years.
The House refused, by vote of 81 to IS, 10
even consider the resolution. A night was
spent in drilling, and the next day the same pro.
position was again offered and permitted to b.
brought forward. Some amendments were pro-.
posed to it, but it was laid over for the present
We shall watch its progress.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13
Correspondence Of The Baltimore Patriot:
WASHINGTON Jan. 9 1885.

Benton has been roaring on the Spoliation
Bill in the Senate all day, and has fully sustain
ed the enviabe reputation he has acquired for
peculiar kind of oratory, which take to be as
characteristic as that of any other speaker, to
whom it has ever been my happiness to listen
Benton does not speak to convince, but to tell
how deeply he is concerned He does not talk
for the sake of what he is talking about but LOT
the sake oftalking-and doing his DECOR for the
sunport of an administration that has none, but
such as he, to sustain it on that floor. Benton
is always sure of being listened TO by some two
or three ofthe Senate, whom he always pretends
to think quite high of and whose backs ne
scratches that he may have his own elbow TICK
led To all but these he lis the very prince OF bores
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13
From the Washington Correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Gazette.

ciRnatl GdZefte.
The cry of the hounds usually indicates the
direction of the chase; but in this administra-
ton it is the reverse. Whenever we hear the
party reprobating any principle OF political ac-
ton we may safely surmise, that the poners are
protectingi it to its most Objectionable extent
The noise is to draw attention from the fact
The Glamour about Federalism, is still kept up;
vet what comment does the following fact pre-
sent2 Four United States Senators have been
recently elected by the Democratic party all
of whom were rank Federalists of the old
school, Mr.. Hubbard of New Hamshire, oppo-
sed the war Of 1912, and chung tenacously to
the old Federal party, and now he is to super
sede Mr. Bell an old democrat and supporter OF
the war; So also Mr.. Cuthbert of Georgia, Mr..
Wall of New Jersey, and Mr.. Buchanan Of
PENNSYLVANIA, all old Federalists, have been
elected; the latter of whom once declared, that
if he thought he had a drop Of democratic
blood in his veins he would let it OUT Such are
the men who constitute the exclusive democra.
tic party How long will the people suffer them
selves to be thus imposed upon by empty names?
Have we forgotten that it was i'm the name of
democracy that Robespierre Frustrated every
thing that was stable in the French Republic,
and ruled alone by the blood and terror Of its
people2 That with the cry Of rire la Repubh-
oue, he strided the political field, and like wan
ton boys in garden, amused hmselfby striking
off the heads of the tallest and brightest flowers
the citizens Of France? These things are
worthy of attention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

We have been requested to state that the SIM.
ply of Fire Wood granted by the House of Re-.
representatives. to the Poor Of this City, has been
placed by the Mayor in the hands Of the Gu,r
dams ofthe poor, in the several wards, for d,
tribution-Ndt. Intel.
Washington is fortunate in having so kind
and charitable legislature. There are Other
parts and parcels OF the Seat of Governmen,
or ten miles square," not so fortunate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

The Lynchburg Democrat is dull at a joke
1t has forgotten our school-day anecdotes
The wise one who mangled the line OF the Man.
tuan bard, said potreit for "potuil"-and wrote
"digno" for 'signo." is the same scholastieu,
who. in translating the first sentence of Caesar.
Commentaries, construed "Omnis Gallia diyis,
est in tres partes," into "All Gaul is quartered
into three halves" We thought our Lynchburg
friend could see through milestone as far a.
other foIks-provided there was hole in tho
middle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

The PREsIDENcY.-A rumor alledges that tho
Tennessee delegation in Congress (Messp.
Grundy and Polk excepted) have addressed
note to Judge White. requesting to know il he
will consent to become candidate for the Pre-.
sdency
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

We see good take off of Mr.. Benton's receD,
"fine paper, new type, SO a hundred" Van Bu.
rem letter, in the shape Of letter from David
Crockett, declining his nomination as President
Benton's letter is hardly worth the space ,ha,
would be employed in making fun oft, or W.
would publish Davy Crockett's letter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

The JAMES AND KANAwHA SUSCEPTIBILITY
bill authorizing subscription by the City Of
Richmond ofs75OoOo to this improvement, wa,
on Friday ordered to be engrossed, and will IN.
doubleday pass the House of Delegates by
large majority-the scruples of many members
having been removed by Mr.. Johnsons argu.
ment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

The Legislature of Massachusetts convened
at Boston on Wednesday. Julius Rockwell,
of Pittsfeld, was elected Speaker of the Hous.
on the second ballot, having received 362 votes,
out of 5o4. In the Senate Benz T. Pickman
was reelected President, and Charles Calhoun
Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

sAGER, condemned for poisoning his wife in
Gardiner, was executed at Augusta, Maine on
Fridaylast. The unhappy man protested his
innocence to the last. The Augusta papers
state that one or two individuals made some
movements to excite the mob in favor ofthe pris,
oner just before his execution-but they were
promptly taken care Of by the authorities
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

New York paper justly excaims in regard
to the nomination of Judge Wayne to the bench
of the Supreme Court
"Another member Of Congress! Oh! what
commentary on candidates professions. DOES
the practice Of the President offeri'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

The nomination of James M. Wayne, (now
Representative from the State of Georgia. to
be an associate Judge of the Supreme Court Of
the United States, rice Johnson, deceased, was
we hear, confirmed by the Senate on Friday last.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13
The following is an extract from letter TO the
Editors ofthe National Intelligincer, dated

New ORLEANS, Dec. 81, 1884.
THE Presidents Message, touching the Urea.
~ with france, has already caused prefer
ence Tor English vessels as carriers of cotton,
from this port. An apprehension prevails with
some shippers, that the premiums of insurance
will be enhanced in England. on carpoes by
American vessels, when the Presidents views
are known in that country"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13
From The Rochester Daily Democrat.

The METHODIST CHAPEL IN RurNs!-This stu
pendous structure, corner Fitzhugh and Buffalo
streets, was consumed by fire this morning, 10Th
inst) When first discovered, (aoout nall past
three O'Clock the flames were bursting out of
the northwest side window, near the furnace by
which the rooms were warmed, and before the
engines could be got in readiness, they had ex-
tended to the roof and were beyond CONTROL
The walls alone are standing. The wood dwell
ing nearly adjoining on the north was torn down,
and the dwelling of S. o. Smith, Esq. barely es-
capped con1agration.
The loss of this building to our city, and to the
Society which has manifested such commenda-
BILE zeal in its construction, will long be serious
" felt, ifnot prove irreparable. 1t cost about
$4,000: no insurance.
The basement story in Buffalo-street was well
fitted up for stores and officer; and occupied by
'Drs. Hunt, Shepherd Barthock, and the Hygei-
an Medcne-Carnes' paint shop, Young's jew
eler's shop, and Stanley's provision store. Goods,
&c, mostly removed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13
ALEXANDRIA.
TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 49, lsa,

Col. Ball, the delegate from Fairfax, will see
nv a commune alton from his county. in ~
davis Gazette, the nature and character of III.
instructions with which he has been honorsd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

II was instructions 70 sena ~ INA nsner was in
preventative; ano aiso' .na' 8. 1ras fpr the pur-
favor OF Mr.: pan, anu uo 6 Rank Behev-
pose OF putung oowh We Iii ,,;shed such in
ing, a. u'e IL n,.,;n., aIwa We been a supporter
structions, ano nayng d ~ n.y., mon reelection,
OF MI. Id done wrong and now authorize
. 1I Iii, 80 Withdraw INV name from said pa
MI. oah ~ U. H. AaEM.
per; r., pa,rd
Iest."eo D ....,v oort;fv that a
We, the unoeislgneu, NJ R;chard Earr to
paper was han &C. oh;ect of II was to put the
sign, VINO sald .ne ooJSC. " ~ Oh .t these in
Bank OF the y. oIa'ee NJ poI Reino
stTuctons were 10 ue s .I pa,L and sunnosing
ourss,Ves' opgcJ ~ Mr. RAILS. we unhesitat-
civ signed H. but upon being satisfactorily in
f ,sr, al 10 the contrary. we now authorize Mr..
Dbl ~ withdraw our names from said paper.
O"' ~ DAVID REID,
HoRATIo REID,
RICHARD REID.
Test-Geo BEARD.
80, ,h.t . manor was handed me,
nereDy celu'y, ma' saiG to h. instructions to
py Mr nlcnau p.n arr representative: upon
DE sen. 10 10 via ,he object Of il was to put down
inquiry, nc sa,u 'nn ia tSat Mr. J,eieh was in ia
the U. .. BANK, anu ','at AZ. NJ p?wes was on
W. y, s - pa;na onnosed tn the Bank myself,
and believing that MI. l.. was a Bank man, /
signed II Now well convinced from Mr.. LIS
og,n words that he is also opposed to that insti-
,nt;on 7 anthorise Col Spencer nj. Ball TO with
draw INV name from said paper, should it be
presented to him. as am well assured was de-
ceived. JOSEPH SEwALL.
Test-Geo. Beard.
Ih.rebv certify that Mr.. Farr called on me
,,;th :. n,nsr Ia 70 he instructions tn get Mr.
nj -. 49, r -, ,,ho ,y.s cnnosed In the
r
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

The Hon. ADA BYRoN.-Th young lady, whose
name is so familiar to all who have read the
works of her immortal father, though only in
her 18th year. has already exhibited a surpis-
ing precrocity Of genius. A wild and dark ira.
gedy, redundant with the spirit of her great "a
ther has lately been brought out at the Victoria
Theatre, written by her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13
TO TAr EDITOR OF THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.


Having, By accident, heard that paper was
in circulation, in my neighborhood, the purport
of which was to instruct MIR. Ball, our represen-
tative, to vote for Mr.. Rives, or any other lndl-
vdual who was opposed to the Bank, ercept Mr.
Leigh, as our U. S. Senator,-and having been
also informed that many of Mr.. Balls constitu-
ents, who had voted for him at the last election,
and who had uniformly done so whenever he
was candidate, had signed it, Immediately
suspected there must have been some miscon-
ception on their part; for felt convinced, had
they have understood the very 'ingenlously
drawn up letter of instructions, they never
would have suffered themselves to be thus de-
luded. Mr.. Ball having requested me to give
him any information could obtain upon this
subject visited several voters who understood
had signed this celebrated paper and found they
had been imposed upon universally, except in
one case, (Mattingly's,) by the belief that Mr..
Leigh was Bank man;-but, upon being salts
fed that they had been led into error by the
aforesaid insiduous paper, they were anxious to
do Mr.. B. the justice Of Withdrawing their
names, should those sophisticated instructions
be presented to him.
The enclosed certificates will show conclu-
sively how completely those individuals have
been imposed upon; and there does not remain
doubt upon my mind but that three-fourths OF
Mr.. Balls friends have been Van-Burenzed, by
the same scheme.
By publishing the above, with the certificates,
as soon as possible, you will oblige
Fairfar Coanty, (Ta.) Jan. IL, 1885,
hereby certify, that paper was presented
to me by Mr. Richard Farr, who said, the OBJ
ject of it was to put down the U. States Bank,
and also requiring me to vote for Mr.. Rlves, as
Mr.. Leigh was friend to the Bank. Not know
ing that Mr.. Leigh was opposed to the Bank,
signed it; and now, finding from Mr.. LIS own
words that he is opposed to it, herewith author
ize Mr. Ball to withdraw my name from said
instructions. JOHN II. WREN
Test-Geo. Beard.
hereby certify, that Nr. Richard FAIR put
paper in my hand, which he said was instruc-
tons for Mr.. Ball, our representative, and said
for man who would 60 against the Bank of
the United States; and that Mr. Leigh was in
favor of said Bank. Being opposed to the
Bank signed it; but having been since con-
WINGED, from MIR. Leigh's own letter written to
some gentlemen in Richmond, I was mistaken,
now authorize Mr. Ball to take my name from
said paper. NELSON WREN.
Test-Geo. Beard.
hereby certify, that paper was handed me
by MIR. Richard Farr, who told me, at the time,
that it was instructions to send to Mr.. Ball, our
representative, for the purpose of putting down
the U. S. Bank Believing them to be such in
structions as Mr. Ball requested, signed it; but
upon having the subject fairly explained, re-
GREETED had done SO, and now authorize Mr..
Ball to withdraw my name from SAID paper.
H. o. LINDSAY.
Test-Geo Beard.
l hereby certify, that Mr.. Richard Farr call
ed on me and handed me paper, and told me |
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13
A FIRST RATE HERRING FISHERY

THIS LANDING, which is equal-and the
Il Accommodations for curing superi o ITO
any on the Potomac River, lies on the Maryland
shore, about 20 miles below Alexandria. To il
is attached very fertile FARM, of about 100
Acres The Improvements are good Brick
IA DWELLING, large Tobacco Houses, with
Wk other necessary Out-Houses, besides the We
ry extensive Buildings ofthe Fishery. For par
ticulars and terms apply to George Mason, or
Holm Hall, Va. near Alexandria, d. C.
jy 3-wtf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

The Lenox paper says, 1.-THE river Wabash
cannot be made navigable because it is Anti
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

Publications of Messrs. Harper & Brothers, of
New York.
"During the year that has just ended the issues
of this house have amounted to upwards OF hve
hundred thousand books of the average size OF
Bulwer's 'Last days OF Pompeii." This num-
Der is made up of new editions of books former
Unpublished by them, and of sixty FIVE new works
making upward of one hundred volumes; of
these forty-five were published with copyright
either entirely American, or transations made
in this country, or English works edited and i'm
nroyed by American authors; the remainder
were reprints from English books. During the
early part of thu, year, owing to the pressure Of
the money-market and the general prostra
ton of business. they curtailed their operations
TO considerable degree, or the sum-total oftheir
publications in the course of the year would pro-
badly be greater than it is by 100000 volumes;
hut even now il exceeds that of any former
wear. In their, opinion, the number OF books
printed and published in the United States since
the first of jan, 1884, is very nearly twice as
great it has ever been known before in the
same space of timeo
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-13

Robert Potter, of unfortunate notoriety, has
been expelled the House ofCommons. of North
Caroline. The Raleigh Register states:
CEASE OF ROBERT PoTrER.-on Friday last,
the House Commons by vote of SO to 25, ex-
nelled Robert Potter, one of its members, from
his seat in the Legislature. The Ayes and Noes
will be found in another place. 1t appears from
the report ofthe Committee, appointed to invest;
-ate the facts. that Potter lost considerable
snn, of money at Cards, and then snatched the
same living at the time on the table between the
narties5 and made of with it, after drawing
weanons to intmmidate his adversary, and
thereby make good his retreat.
The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-01-31
To LET.
The subscribsr Offers to let
fhaf larna md commodious

~ " LEI
f.sfiS The subscriber offers to let
Eiii that large and commodious
house situate on the corner of
Baker and Main streets, formerly the res
idence of,he late Col. Child, and now
occupied by Mr.. r. A. Coffin, for Fs-
mnle Seminary. 1t is pleasantly sltua-
ted in the centre ofthe town, and is suf-
ticisntly large to accommodate three fam
lies, or would DO very conven'en, for a
boarding house. Possession given Oh
the first of January next For terms, up
ply to. .CYARLrs RANDALL, Warren, or &c
the subscriber in harrington.
ALSO,
A room in the cellar Of the above nam
cd house, suitable for n Provision ant
Grocery stone. Rent moderate, nn'
posses ession given immediately. Apply a
above. ENocH REMINGTON.
nov Is.
The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-01-31
HARDWARE.
Samuel Wheaton.

TUOULD say that he has just re-
w ceived and offers for sale, a
large supply Of Sheffield and Birming-
hsm Hardware Goods, of the latest i'm.
portations, as also Of Yankee manuiact
Yred bard ware, which with his stock on
hand, makes his assortment very extern
sive; comprising all the articles, usual,
found in Hardware Stores oflarger towns,
which being much too various and num-
erous to detail {; suffice Il to say, arc a.
dspted to the wants Of the Mechanics Of
every denomination, and Of all others in
this region. and will be sold at prices the
most reasonable.
ALSO,
On hand very extensive and beauti-
= ful assortment Of CHINA, EARTHE.N
and Glass WARE, Of the mosf an
proved manufactures, comprising all the
nowest patterns.
LIKEwIsE,
a complete assortment OF select GRO
i6ERfES and PROFESSIONS, besides
great variety Of MISCELLANEOUS
ARTICLES. nov 2