Alexandria gazette. [volume], December 31, 1834, Image 2

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

Image provided by: Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA

                
THJbl GAZETTE.
"^at^BTTSAR 9N0WDEN.
Term*.
r»«iiv nancr - *8 per annum.
Country paper 5 P*r annum*
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE forthe coun
try is orbited on Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday. ,
All i Ivertis * neat* appear in both papers, ana
are inserted at the usual rates._ _
REPUBLICAN CELEBRATION
Of the Extinguishment of the National Debt!
meeting of a number of Republican
Members of Congress, hoiden at the Capitol, on
the 27lh instant., to take into consideration the
» expediency of a public celebration of the final
extinguishment ot the National Debt, Richaid
* M Johnson, of Kentucky, was appointed Chair
man. and Henry A. Muhlenberg, of Pennsylva
nia, was appointed Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been stated,
and aho the fact, that on Friday last, the Secre
tarv of the Treasury had drawn the last war
rant required to discharge the National Debt of
the United Stales;
Mr. Sind i, of Maine. a&binitteJ a series ofTe
•olutions, wiidi were considered, and then
eft omitted to .Messrs. Smith, of Maine, Polk, of
Tennessee. Mason, of Virginia, Cambreleng, of
New York, and Thomson, of Ohio, with in
struction * t > repoit upon tlie same on Monday
next, the 29th instant, to w hich time said meet
ing was adjourned, to meet at the same place.
~ Monday, Dec. 29, 1S34.
Said meeting met according to adjournment.
Mr. Smith, from the Committee appointed for
that purpose, reported the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted, to wit:
Wh-rea*, The final extinguishment of the
National Debt bF the United States, which
was co isummab d on the 26th inst. by the issu
ing from the Treasury Department of the Go
vernment, the I i-d warrant required for that
purpose, is an event* unprecedented in the an
nals of n itidus, and calculated to excite, in the
* breast of every patriotic freeman, enthusiastic*
ad<i4lfcin:i of the power, econ^iy, ami justice,
of o^ffepubiican system;
R-sol -id, therefore. That said evaut deserves
\o be proclaimed and commemorate with pub
lic de>umstrai > is of exubiflion and gratitude
by tie* ilojmi'irv <»f the Union, who#ave stea
dily >hi'* pi’esent National Acjininistiu
tion tl^P^iie fidelity and p- rsevering ener
of wtiic jt h i* l) >•> tsirly «iccoiuplishi*d.
Resole* t, That the republican friend-^ of the,
National A imm stratimi, in the two liranches^
.Co igres,. regarding tlfe ptesent abdp’e fn**
dom'of t e country from a National Debt, in
connexion extent of its population, ter
4 rtt.rry^tad v.i®^r®i>arce<, as exhibition of
poi:t erff sjflcngm and grandeur to which no
other >d mankind, under any clj^e.
supporting j*M®unize»|frg >verninent. has eVeri
before ai taiWx^iy will, with one accord, pub
licly comm * imrate the occasion, in testimony ot
the mutual eo igi artliations winch it inspiles.
£nitfher+ts l’4e approaching anniversary
of tin^ m mu >r line battle of Ne>v OrleaniP
Iicl, was achieved by the commanding
ater of A iftelpan troops, headed by^fcj
Jamcit zen who hiHLin the council?
of the nation, been also chief iirjivoseciitiafftthe
fiotl extinguishment of the public debt oT tW
Whited States, is an oecdsion mo-*happily tilted
to be commingled with that to be omu
memorated as set forth in the foregoing re^u
tious: • _ " f
Resalre<Ltheref<x£. That oinuc Eigh’Tiof Ja
nuary next the aforesaid ^janimemoratfon of
the extinguishment of the PitWtc Debtshall take
plac • m r niiuhciioi J the celebration of the
Battle a 1 V , ; >rf| v (Weans
lh.it a^\) nnilttee <>f
menl^'W-i'tWSli oUnin^m^iThers, b^Jpponfv
•id tWdop: t~i.|^*pea» to carry the
foregoing n^soiutionWB&IwTect. * _
R-solced, That said Committee of ATrarWb
meuts be insiruvted to.extend t>» the President
and Vice Piesident of the United States and to
the Heads of the respective Departments of the
United States Government in this city, invita
tions to attend as guests'ihii the occa ion desig
nated in the foregoing resolutions; and make
such further arrangements f-r the particip ilion
of other citizens in the celebration, as they shall
deem expedient and practicable.
Messrs. Hubbard, of New Hampshire. Smith, i
of Main- U ill. of North Carolina, Blair, ol fen- i
Ward, of New York. Manning, of South :
Carolina. T!i nnson. of Ohio, Mann, of Penn-!
sylvani *, and C.irr, of Indiana, were appointed ,
said Committee of Arrangements. !
Voted, That ilie proceed! igs of this meeting, 1
signed bv the Chairman and Secretary, be pub
lished in' the Globe of Tuesday morning, the
30th instant.
The meeting was thereup >n dissolved.
R. \1. JOHNSON, Chairman.
Henry A. Mithlensiig, Sec’y.
Seasonable Cautions.—NV ill our readers ex
cuse us for calling their attention to the necessi
ty at tins season ol the year, of great caution in
the car- uf their tires, md more especially of
the ashes removed from their fire-places. I\u
nierons indeed, and serious are the calamities
that occur every winter from the want of care
in the disposal of ihe allies by servants. An old
box or b in -1 such a handy thing in which to de
oosii them; and then, says the disobedient do
mestic win* has been told nerer to put them in
to »ny wooden vessel—(bat Uuce vour servants
been to! I itf)—la! I have pm ashes into boxes
and barrels hundreds of times, and never burnt
r house vet; master is a great deal too particu
lar about some things! We would say to house
keeper look sharp’* to it, and provide some
fire-ooof receptuc.e ( *r your ashes, and then,
which is fully as important, see yourself that t/,
and nothing else be used for this puroo-e.
In connection with this subject, we would also
strongly advise the protection by insurance
against tire, ofyour buildings, and ail other pro
oertv liable t » destruction by this remorseless
a<rem. Insurance costs hut little, and the thought
of it at ail limes is so comfortable, and the benefit
so important in case of accident, that we strong
ly reco amend it to every property-owner both in
town and country.
Oi>e more danger occurs to our mind, tnat ex
ists in nearly every family, especially where
there are small children; it is that of their chothes I
bein'* ignited bv too near approach to the fire
weather. The best preventive of this
catamite—-tew .hocking to be thonet,, of with
ta shudder; and yet of frequent occurrence
u a fire fender, made of wire, at least too feet i
ifiih to guard that fire at least where the chd
2 g ’ tv and at which they must be
SSJ5SS fiThere^*
Snoevcr hi. not insuranoe aeaui.t fire, a fire
»r£f for ashee, and a high fender fur the nurse
K wiU we hope, >o«e no time In proofing
tfo+Bt —Farmer and Gardner.
To the Editors of the National Intelligencer.
Tub Aor. or Humbpg—The foUowinK extract
of a letter from Washington to the Editor of
the New York Daily Advertiser, this moment
met my eye, and will serve, among other evi
dences submitted to the public lately, of the cor
rectness with which these letter writers from
Washington detail news, to please and gratify
the wonder-seeking public. The extract is as
follows:
Extract of a letter dated Washington Citv,Sun
daxj evening.
“ The city of Georgetown has been thrown in
to a state of high excitement this day, by the
sudden disappearance and suspected murder
of a respectable female residing there. A part
of her clothes have been found, in a shattered
condition, on ttie bank of a large lime-kiln, lo
cated on the borders of the city. Attempts have
been making all day to recover the body from
the supposed place of its entombment, but up to
this hour without success.”
Now, the truth of the matter is, that no “ res
pectable female” of Georgetown or the City, or
any other female, respectable or otherwise, has
been missing. The whole tale is a humbug,
and grew out of the death of a stolen Hog\ and
nothing more. It is true, that the wise specula
tions of some of the knowing-ones of George
town and the City contributed much to the
amusement of the bystanders. One of the grave
officers of the former place, insisted that the bo
dy of the supposed female had been thrown in
to the liAe-kiln and burnt up. This opinion re
ceived so much credence from a few of his hear
ers, that one of them, in his folly, made a bet of
fifty dpllurs that the bones would be reduced to
ashes before they were drawn from the kiln.—
How this betas to be decided, is for these know
ing-ones to determine for themselves. One of
my neighbors, Jhowever, had the misfortune to
have a lino^io^Stolen, on the night of the suppo
sed murder of thSt.1,1’ respectable female” referred
to in the above extract. Whether the hog was
of the true faith and permitted himself to be
collared, without even giving one squeal to noti
fy his master that he had got into bad hands, I
am unable to say; but this I can aver, that there
was a petticoat in the case, which lor the last few
years lias been such a common place matter,
that it was looked on as a thing of course.
If the correspondent of the Daily Advertiser
is herea’frer hard pushed for a hog. pig, or a'pet
ticoat story, if he will call on me 1 will furnish
him so good a supply, as to enable him during
the session of Congress to amuse the Editor an^
hft many readers to their heart’s content.
Tarcacun.
Dm^DfUL Catas-MWimie at Livehpoqu—On
Monday afternoon, Nov. 17th, abod5t30fl(tepple
^assembled on the Cheshire side of the rivnper
sey^near Bromborough Pool, LiverpoWT to
witness a pugilistic exhibition between two men,
named Fee and ltobinson.for two guineas aside.
The fight began a little after twelve o’clock, and
lasted upwards of three quarters of an hour.When
fioi'hedjj*i number of persons embarked in boats
.•hour two o’clock, to return to Liverpool. At
»tills hour there was a rem n kably strong ebb-tide,
tin? cau rent of the river in the situation des
cribeif being very powerful. The distance be
twof#hhe opposite shores at this^oiut may be
estimated at two miles. The boats were heavi
|#l,ulen, containing, V ssaid, about thirty per
sons each—a dangerous number to be carried
wyith safety in the description of ferry boats —
Effght fouroared gigs^B*)Ut twelve feet long, and
very cranky, most in uye on the Mersey. The
bout whicll left the rock ferry first, had np
rproached Within half a mile of her destination,
laboring with her cargo of human heThgs,jind
contending against a strong north-west bretke,
as well as the ebbing tide, when she suddenly
sunk, aud all on board were precipitated into the
foaming sea. Those who could not swim were
, anxious to seize upon those who could, and the
latter being prevented from using their limbs
freely lost Stir self-possession, becume^sufTb
cafeM in the desperate struggle to preserve life*
and <mnktorise uo m ire. Boats were despatch-i
led, but wit withstanding all the exertions that
K\erWflkade, only a few were saved. Another
boat^Jhich suited soon after the preceeding,
and still mort^eavily laden, sunk in the river,
midway between the rock-ferrv and the Queen’s
Pier-bead. Here the destruction of life was
dreadful, because the beings were farther re
moved from those who could render them assis
tance. Not iess than twenty human creatures
belonging to the last boat have found a watery
urave. It is asserted by one of the survivors I
that one of the boatsmen was drunk. A great
many of the persons in the boats were much in
toxicated. The number lost, is estimated by
some at fifty, by others at forty; but perhaps the
exact number satisfactorily ascertained is, that
only seven out of the last boat containing thirty,
were rescued. The horrifying calamity has pro
duced as may be imagined, the greatest conster
nation throughout Liverpool and \Js neighbor
hood. The great majority who attended the
fight were undoubtedly men of very loose mor
als and character. ' There were, however,
some, attracted rather from curiosity, than hab
it, or principle, whose fate their immediate
friends and relations have reason to deplore.
The jury returned a verdict of accidental
death. _
Hagerstown, (\1d.) Dec. 25 1839.
Destructive Fire.—On Sunday evening last a
fire broke out in the dye house of the Antietam
Factory, belonging to the Messrs. Shafers of
! Funkstown, andsoon extended to the main buil
j ding, which, with the exception of the stone walls
I was reduced to ashes in the space of two hours.
Along with the building, all of the machinery,
i about 12,000 lbs. of wool, a quantity of carpet
i ing. cloths, cassinets, &c. were consumed. We
I have heard the loss variously estimated at from
i 810 000 to $30 000, It may not, perhaps vary
I far from $20,000. And although this loss, in the
i first instance, falls wiih great severity upon the
active and enterprising proprietors, it will also be
most sensibly felt, at this inclemment season of
the year, by the numerous families who derived
their support, in a great measure, from factory
employment. Nor is the loss thus limited. It
will be deeply feltby Funkstown, and in a degree,
by the whole county.
The Factory, we understand, had been insur
ed. but the insurance had sometime since expi
j red.— Torch Light.
We are placing aside many notices concern
! ing new banka. If all the new projects already
suggested succeed—and many of them will suc
ceed—we shall have at least one hundred new
manufactories of paper money before the end
of the coming year, with a nominal capital two
or three times as large as the Bank ol the U. S.
to assist in ‘‘the restoration of a specie curren
cy!”— Sites’ Register.
Johnson Scraps for the next year—a mixture
of the serious and ludicrous. There are scraps 1
of fun and frolic, and scraps of serious reflec- ;
tion, with sarcastic and severe ailusnns to the
disgraceful occurrences connected with the
Convent burning last summer. The whole num
ber does credit to the “ Cruikshank of America.”
From theNe‘wBrun9v>ick,h.J.)Freiloman, Dee.24.
Singolau Thial.—The present term of Mid
dlesex Oyer and Terminer and general Quar
ter Sessions has been one of extraordinary inter
est On the 20th instaut the trial ol Catharine
Dingwall came before the Quarter Sessions, on
a charge of Horse Stealing.
The Court House was filled with anxious spec
tators. Joseph Warren Scott, Esq. witn ms
usual philanthropy, volunteered his services in i
behalf of the unfortunate stranger, and distin-;
guished himself with extraordinary ability, and ;
with such effect as to draw tears from theaudi- j
ence. The story of this poor girl is pathetic a_nd
singularly romantic. Having formed an attach
ment lor a young man in the service of her fa
ther, named Charles Stewart, he was banished
from the house of his employer, and it is suppos
ed sailed for America. It appears that she be
came so ardently attached to him, that she as
sumed man’s apparel—travelled from \oik
shire to Liverpool, where she engaged as a com
mon sailor, and sailed in search of her lover.
She air ved safely atNew York,and after wan
dering for some time through the streets of that
city.shetiavclled to Boston,from thence to Phila
delphia,and even to New Orleans. After a fruit
less search there she returned again to New York,
and still meeting with disappointment, she came
over into New’ Jersey on her way to Philadel
phia, and havingsiopt for the night at a barn
near Kingston, wearied, broken-hearted, de
jected and in a foreign land, the horrible idea
of suicide presented itself as the only end of her
sufferings. But from this dreadful and melan
choly alternative, she was diverted by circum
stances altogether providential.
Instead, therefore, of pursuing her original
intention, she caught one ol the horses in the
field in which the barn was situated, and rode
off tow ards New Brunswick: the other horse fol
lowed. Circumstances (and her own confes
sion) all go to prove that she meant to make
herself amenable to the laws—and horse-steal
ing being in her own country punishable by
death, she sought it as an end to her sufferings
and sorrows.
These were the impressions (as far as public
opinion Was expressed) concerning this poor
unfortunate stranger, whose generous love and
enduring attachment (to use the language of
another) “seems more like the tales of ro
mance than the truth of narrative.”
The story proves that she is a noble and warm
hearted girl, and that 6he deserves the further
protection of our citizens. In the restoration of
this forlorn and hapless stranger to her parental
fire-side, the honest and the chivalrous citizen
will readily co-operate, n?t only in good wishes,
but in good and generous deeds. And since
unhappy fortune has deprived her of her lover,
mayflfcfcspend her future days in quiet with her
familfSmd friends!
The accused, when put upon her trial, plead
ed guilty* and refused torstract it; but her coun
sel \rns permitted by the Court to enter a plea
of not gtally. No one appeared against her.
such >v«jS the sympathy excited in her case, and
so strong w as the belief that the act she com
mitted was one of phrenzy, and not of delibe
rate Intention. «
The last London papers contain the following
anecdote of the Duke of Wellington and the
banker Rothschild:
A report is ciritept in the moneyed circles to
the following effect—that the Duke of Welling
ton hadtecarcely received hi* new appointment
frourhis royal n<W«Jjer!tlr^ lie was waited upon
by tlie leviathan orthe Stock Exchange, who
w ithout ceremony, required his grace to inform
him whether anjTand what changes'*ere likely
to take place in the fbreign policy of (he conn
try; on which the duke is said to have assumed
an air ol reserve, and to have replied that he
could give no answer to such an inquiry. The
questioner, nothing daunted, is represented as
having immediately said that he should take his
grace’s refusal as a tacit acknowledgement that
some important changes were contemplated:
mid should take hi*own measures accordingly.
The duke, the report goes onto state, feeling
sonSewhat alarmed at this intelligible threat from
so influential a quarter, become more placable,
assuring Ins fisiter that he*was by no means en
titled t-> draw any such inference from the an
swer which he had given; that in fact, till ti e
cabinet w as formed, no notice of its general po
licy should be known or ascertained; but that,
[ as far as lie could at present perceive, no mate
i rial change in the present foreign policy was
likely to take place.
DR A 11*' THIS DA V
Literature Lottery of the State of Delaware,
Class No. 53. for 1834.
To he drawn in Wilmington. Del. Wednesday
December 31.
CAPITAL PRIZE $S,00ft,
75 PRIZES OF $>00 each!
Tickets $2 50—shares in proportion.
To be had in a variety of numbers of
J. W. VIOLKTT,
Lottery and Exchange Rroker,
Near the corner of Kin? and Fayette Streets,
Alexandria. D. C.
Mi A US THIS DA Y
Literature Lottery of the State of Delaware,
Class No. 53
To be drawn at Wilmington, Wednesday, De
cember. 31.
HIGHEST PRIZE $8,000,
75 PRIZES of 500 Dollars each!
Tickets $2 50—shares in proportion.
For sale, as usual, in great variety, by
JUS. M. rLAEtKi‘%
(Sign of the Flag of Scarlet and (fold,) hmg st
Alexandria, l>. C.
£3” We are requested to announce Major
Jambs Sangster, as a candidate to represent the
county of Fairfax in the next General Assem
bly of Virginia. Many Voters.
53* We are requested to announce Philip N.
Amiss as a candidate to represent the County of
Rappahanock in the next General Assembly of
of Virginia.
53* We are authorised to announce to the
voters of the Congressional District composed
I of the counties oi Westmoreland, Richmond,
I Northumberland, Lancaster, King George Staf
i ford and Prince William, that John Taliaferro.
Esq., has, in compliance with the wish of manv
voters, consented to become a candidate at the
next election of a Representative for that Dis
trict in the Congress of the United States._
' JAMES S. GUNNELLTm. 57~
DENTIST;
RESPECTFULLY informs the citizens and
visitors of Alexandria that he may be con
sumed at Mr. A. Newton’s Hotel on the third
Wednesday in every month, from 9 o’clock
A. M. until 4 P. M. All letters addressed to Dr.
G. at his Office, between the United States^
Rank and the President’s House, Washington
City, or left at Mr. Newton’s Hotel, Alexandria,
will be punctually attended to.
jan 2—eWedtl
ALEXANDRIA: |
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC’R 31, 1834.’
No Southern Mail was received here on Mon- j
day night—and yesterday there was no news-!
paper mail north ol Baltimore. The progress
of the mails, doubtless, has every where been
impeded by the late very heavy (all of snow.
To day is set apart by the Senate and House
of Representatives for public honors to the me
mory of La Fayette. No legislative business
will be transacted. The oration will be deliver-.
ed at 1 o’clock, in the Hall of the House of,
Representatives by John Quincy Adams. La-;
dies will be admitted to the privileged seats on I
the floor._
We do not understand the National Gazette
1 as advising or recommending immediate harsh
or warlike measures against France, in conse
quence of the delay that lias occurred in fulfill
ing the terms of the late Treaty with that king
dom. We rather consider-lhat journal as striv
ing to unite public ^ntiment as to the entire
justness of the Amerrean cause, when the time
for action, on our part, shall arrive; and as
maintaining now, that onr opponent in the con
troversy is continually departing from that line
I of conduct which should excite pacific senti
' ments on the part of the people of this country.
' Perhaps ‘he National Gazette is not charitable
! enough in its estimate of the views and feelings
ofthe French nation; but that is a mere matter
of opinion._
Under the head of “Republican Celebration
' of the Extinguishment of the National Debt,” in
| this day’s Gazette, will be found one of the purest
specimens of humbug, that the people of this
country were ever called to look on. The time,
the occasion, the actors in this farce, all combine
to stamp it with ridicule._
The Globe came out, yesterday, strong against
the King of England and the Duke of Welling
ton ! It was also very powerful against the Re
gister of Debates—and alb-convincing in favor
Mr. Hill’s reading his speeches! The Globe is
a most edifying, instructive and abue newspaper!
—
It is expected that the Legislature of Ohio,
now in session, will nominate the Hon. John
McLean for next President. We trust, if the
nomination is made and accepted, that Judge
McLean may reslfcA his seat on the Pencil of
the Supreme Court.
It is said that the last snow has been the deep
est that lias fallen in this part of the country for
upwards of seven years.
We have not published the details of the bill
regarding the Pay of the Naval Officers, be
cause they are continually undergoing amend
ment fn the House, and will probably be altered
in the Senate. When the bill is finally acteitf
upon in both Houses, we shall copy it in our co
j lumns._
Fortunate a.md Pnforti nate —Thomas Neil
• son, formerly a news collector ofthe port ofBal
timore, drew one quarter of ten thousand dol
lars, but lost his ticket on the morning of the
: drawing.
" ' ' ' -- ^
British W f.st Indies.—The editors of the Bal
timore American are indebted to the politeness
of Mr. B. II. Cooke, passenger in the schooner
Sarah & Priscilla, for a file of Barbadoes pa
, pers to the 22d nit. inclusive.
The engrossing topic in all the Islands is the
new order of things connected with the Aboli
tion act of August last. Complaints are made
in the paper of the latest date, that the negroes
frequently manifest a disorderly disposition in
Bridgetown, but we do not perceive that it has
extended beyond wordy demonstrations,
i In the Island of St. Christopher's, the Eman
cipation system is declared to have worked
“ most prosperously.” The Gazette of .that Isl
and makes a declaration to tins effect, after an
experiment of three months had been made,
and c mgratulates the Island on its present state.
In the Island of Grenada, on the other hand,
there appear t have been serious disturbances, j
j A Word or Advice.— As this Gazette is taken !
by a large number of merchants, and is proba-1
bly read by many young men in counting hous
es and stores, we shall take occasion to give
them a hint that may be of service to them in
future life, when they enter into business for ;
themselves. In looking over your balance sheet!
at the end of the year, to see how your affairs ;
look, never forget that large deductions are to j
be made from one side of the account for bad !
: and doubtful debts, and for possible losses from !
other causes. The amounts you appear to owe :
are as certain and fixed as fate, whilst the
amounts that are due to you may one fourth be
lost. Keep this in mind in regnlntingyour expen
ditures, and do not flatter yourselves into the be
| lief that as great deductions may be made on one
side as the other.— Phil. Gat.
The landing of the Pilgrims was celebrated at
Plymouth w ith the usual festivities and honors—
a number of the citizens of the neighbouring
places congregated there for the purpose. In
the course of the afternoon, a serious accident
occurred—Dr .Thatcher, on old gentleman aged
82, author of the Revolutionary Journal, was
thrown down and run over by a vehicle, which
considerable injured him.
We learn, says the Providence Journal, by a
letter from the Hon. Samuel Larned, our Charge
des Affaires at Lima, that the internal difficul
ties in Peru had in a great measure subsided,
and that he should embark for this country on
leave of absence about the first of January.
Small Rank Motes.— South Carolina is the
only State in the Union, we believe, in which
bank notes of a le^s denomination than one dol
lar are allowed to circulate.
Tat Bank of E»ou»o.-This
time ago, published the followin* sta,
its assets and liabilities, on the av Iemenl°f
quarter, from the 3d June to the ,h#
last, inclusive; h ^ugti«
Liability e*. ,
Circulation,/19,147,000 Securities”*^,
Deposits, 15,384,000 Bullion ’ 00
-’ 8i272.nijQ
£34,531,000 TTr—
Estimating the Pound Sterling atlt^01’^
is within a small fraction the par of ’*hic!l
the amount of claims on the bank
970, and the amount of its assets *i-oOE
--L_ J -a5l,370
The present Lord High Chancellor p
Britain, (Lord Lyndhurst) is a native ofR^”1
Mass. He left Boston with his fai|ler t|U'!°P'
Sir John Copeley) the day preceding J?1*
tie of Lexington, which circumstance savPd y
family property from confiscation. The |
below the Hancock estate on Beacon sir,t ^
occupied by some of the most splendid T "0*
■ resiliences in the Union, belong t0 tr,e te
; family. Tlie widow ofthe late Gardiner
| of Boston, is sister of Lord Lyndhurst rCrnf’
Tliose who have suffered from
i would probably like to know exactly ft*?***
||ik. We ...erefcregiee below
j the editor of tlie Detroit Courier, who re
(speaking of the effects of this disorderT^
himself) that it is “similar to what would be
duced, by being pounded all over with a hi7°"
ry maul, in the way they pound white !"
make it ped into white stripes, for the purpo;°
of basket making.” He says “let any 0ne S(Z
mit to such an operation as this, and he wi,
have a faint idea of the pains and aches of Infl'
enza.” u'
The Cambridge %H,ALs._On Monday u*
Marvin Murcy. in whose case the jury were
able to agiee, on a (ornier dial, was'arraicM
on a new indictment, in company with PreJ^t
P. Pond, of Boston, A Ivan Kelly, ofCharletfow.
and l»aac Parker, of Cambridgeport lor arson
virtually, under the mitigating statute which
provides that if, at the time of the ofience there
was no person laxrfully within the dwelling hou*.
(and the Attorney General, as prosecuting off.
cer. concedes that point, ti e inmates of the Con.
vent having all fled before it was fired) jgiJ
of the punishment of death, the court shaM sen
tence the offender to solitary confinement for a
time not exceeding thirty days, and to hard I*,
bor for the residue of said convict’s life.
The trial had occupied several days, but it is
not yet brought to a conclusion.
Core ron a onrrcT in the Palate.—Most of
onr readers have undoubtedly met with cawsof
defective palates, where the voice is unpleasant.
Iv a fleeted—and have sympathised with the un
fortunate individuals, who have been thus ■fleet
ed. A*very bad case of this kind occurred in
the person of Mr. Harhach, a young gentleman
of Worcester, who has recently applied toma
ny medical mentor relief. His case, however,
was particularly dniortiinate, there being a divi'.
sion of the uvula, and also of the roof of the
.mouth—inasmuch that it w as with difficulty he
‘could make himself understood. He was final
ly advised to apply to George H. Gay, Surgeoi
Dentist of ibis city, with assurance that if skill
and ingenuity could relieve him, Mr. Gay could
do it. This gentleman undertook the case, and
has succeeded in finishing a roof and palate of
beaten gold which of course, covers the chasm,
and is fastened to the upper teeth in such a man
ner that it can he removed at pleasure. It was
attached to the month on Saturday, and Mr.
Harhach already experiences its great utility—
a ml there is little doubt that in the course of a
few weeks his voice w ill be entirely restored.
Boston Journal.
Peerage or Go^am.—It has become the Ion,
we hear, to engrave at lull length on vjjfling
cards the arinuria&bearings and emblazonry of
t'-e illustrious pedigree of those who belong to
tin* lineage o| haute socii le. This is a touch of
the clique who belong to the exclusive class of
fashionables, which will doubtless be forthwith
introduced into AImacks and the Tuiileries, as
soon as the next packet shall convey to Europe
the glad tidings of this bold innovation.—A. >•
Slur.
The environs of Paris have lately been the
theatre of a singular assassination, of which
the following are some of the paiticulars:
Mr. De Ponlalba's father, formerly of this ci
ty, aged 84 years, lei-iding at Mont 1/Kvrque,
feeling unwell, called his son, and telling him
I that lie had but a few days to live, he was desi
| ions, be foie dying, of being reconciled to his
' daughter-in-law. Madame Pontalba, ami here
1 quested, consequently, that his wi>hes might *
1 made known to her. Mr. Pontalba the son.ac
cording tot lie wishes of his lather, inf inu-dni*
1 w ile of the good intentions of tin* old geutc
j man. and requested her to visit him. ’a rr‘
: ceipt of this good news, the unfortunate woman
immediately left Paris, and hastened to Mont
; L’Eveque.
I With the view of gi\ ing ereatpr si lpnim y
| the reconciliation, Mr. De Pontalba tfq«wf
: his son to brmg a priest, which he did; a' f
! iew minutes Mr. De Pontalba sent f|,r D*1 d,1L .
i ter-in-luw to come into his chamber. Die >
i man upon seeing her said, wretch! yo,J afe *'
j bout to (lie; at the same moment he liied sp1^
j tol at her, loaded with four halls. Slie lea. an(*
' Mr. De Pontalba went into an adjoining rao5l>
and blew out his own brains.
The surgeons had succeeded in extracting
three of the bulls from the breast of Matla;a®
Pontalba, and it was apprehended that sne
would die under the operation of extracting01
fourth.
We learn, says the Bee, that Mr. Dc Ponta^,
has sent his will to Mr. J. Carnier of
w ith oiders to have if deposited in the office
Mr. L T.Caire, notary public, to he °Pp,,pJ
presence of the mayor of this city, upon the
celpt of the news of his death. .
Mr. De Pontalba. Jr. lias been separated ,r
his wife for several years, during which ,'®ps
has lived in enmity with the family of her 11
band. It is said that by their marriage c0
tract, their immense wealth was to devolve
Mr. Sorvision and it is said the father conin'
ted the murder to prevent his daughter-in <a
from enjoying the benefits of that clause M
contract.—.V. O. Bet.
A F«R CAP, M
OF a flat shape and dark color, belonging w
John H. Janney, has been taken, perhap*
through mistake, from the residence of Edgar
Suowden. Whoever has it will please return u«
dec 30— 3t