The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-02-28
NEWPOR1.
wRDNESDAY, FssRgARr 90, l82h
ELECTION.

ELECTION.
We have not received the official list
Of candidates agreed on at the late Gen.
eral Republican Convention. We how
ever learn that
WILLIAM c. GIBBS,
of this town, was nominated tor the Office
Of Governor of The state, and
CALEB EARLE.
of Providence, for the ofhce Of Lieuten-
ant Governor. H,s hohor EpwAkA
WILCOX, the present Lieutenant Cow
crnor, declined a reelection. The other
gentlemen in the Prox, with one or two
exceptions, we understand will be the
same as last year.
The nomination of Gen GIBBS is
hailed with uncommon satisfaction, and
he viii undoubtedly receive very gen
eral support from all parts of the state.
Indeed we have not seen any one, OF
whatever party, but who have manifested
determinations to promote his election.
The nomination ot Col. EARLsis equal
ly well received. He isa man of sterling
integrity aud is higbl, esteemed for
strength of principle and honorable de-
poI tment We shall probably be enabled
to present the General Prox in on, next
paper.
William Eustis and Levi Lincoln are
the Republican candidates for the offices
of Governor and Lieutenant Governor Of
Massachusetts,.
NJ NJ. Moan, Esq. the able Editor
of the National Advocate, has been ap-
pointed Sheriff of the city of New. York.
This Office is said to be worth 8 1900 a
year. The new Council of Appoint
monts proceed steadily in their work !:
many hundreds Of The friends of Mr..
| Clinton, fedcralists and non-descripts,
have been removed, and genuine Repub-
licans appointed to 6ll their places.
This is as it should be.
| Mr. KEAN, the celebrated tragedian
is now performing at the Theatre in
Boston. Such has been the rage to wit
ness the performances of this great actor,
that tickess were purchased BY indiyidu-
ale, upon 4ion, and sold out to xn
enormous advance, which induced the
managers to put them up at public auc-
ton. the proceeds, over the regular price,
to be appropriated to charitable purposes.
AT the FIRST sale, on Thursday las, the
lower row Of boxes, and seventeen boxes
IN the second row, were sold at ar adj
vance of rising fuar hardred dollars 4
The tickets Of one box aversgea three
dollars cdchl
AT a subsequent sale, the amount over
the customary price, was near SIX hun
dred dd7lys!
/ A Comet has been seen for several
evenings past, in the N. w part of the
Heavens. II disappears about O'Clock.
The appearance Of this strange visitor
has been noticed in most Of the papers il,
different parts Of the country.
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| The Comet-It is little more than q
century since the appearance of one, Of
these interesting visitors excited the Ut
most constcrnation it was considered
the terrific harbinger of some terrible
| calamity to the human race, If not the
entire dissolution Of the world. Nor
was this infatuation confined to the igno-
rant multitude; men Of science and in
formation entertained the same spprehep-
sions, and gave weight to the prevailing
opinion, by openly expressing their
fears. A remarkable instahce of this
sort occurred in the case of the celebrat-
ed MIR. Winston, who at the period to
which we allude to occupied the frsr