The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-02-27

lis body swinging dcTr hiI.-Ia thi.
pefilous and ssGering condition he re.
manned I'll! the next day at 10 O'Clock,
wacn he was discovered by woman and
her son.-rhey gave the alarm, and two
men were speedily obtained, who releas.
ed the prisoner atter cutting down one O!
the saPlmgs. he then sar up, and asked
tor some water, OF which they had none
but took little ardent spirit. He
said be felt little better, and related bis
fall aud suHerings. Soon after this he
ciapped both hands up to hrs head, and
exclaimed, "O!O my head - and in
less than half an hour expired. 4 was
the opinion Of DR.. Fraeligh, that il his
position had been less suddenly changed,
II would have been better for him. Tn,
unfortunate man Was distinguished for
his sobsiety, honesty and industry.
fevork CenHneL
From tie Richmond Lnse!iyeneer, Feb 3.
Dreadul!-By the pollteness Of a
friend we have been favored with the
particulars OF an-accident, which happen.
,d few days since, in Union County,
Indiana. On the 2lst of last month,
Henderson Harvey took down his gun,
for what purpose we have not been in.
formed, aud not knowing the gun to be
charged, ne snapped il, with the inten.
ton Of terrifying asmall boy that was
standing by, but, to his astonishment, it
fired, and lodged its contents in the body
OF his father !! The old gentleman was
sitting in his chair, only few feet from
his unhappy son. The ball struck him
in the hiI, and lodged in the opposite
side. He lived twenty-four hours.
The Official canvass of the votes upon
the new Constitution Of the State of New.
York, gives majority in its favor of
33,925. II will SO INTO operation on the
9Th OF March next. We congratulate
our fellow citizens Of New.York upon
The result.
The National inteIligcncer, Of Wed
resday last, says. the question may now
be considered as settled, that the appor-
tionn,em Of Representatives in Congress
will be, for the term of ten years, after
the present Congress, at the rate of one
Member for every forty thousand souls
[Sedelal numbers.) This will give an
aggregate Of 2ls members, exclusive of
lelegascs, Of whom there arc now only
.A~o; and will add 20 to the present
number OF membcrs. For this addition.
ai number room can be readily made,
without dispensing with the desks; and
the augmentation As not so great as to be
alarming on account OF its being unfavo-
rable to the capacity Of that body for bu-
siness. 1t is greater augmentation than
we think consistent with the public inter-
tst, were it only 10 All economical view |:
but it is all increase less than we thought
here was good reason to apprehend.
The bill has been ordered to a third
eadiug in the Senate, and will undoubt-
,dly pass, without any alteration Of the
alto proposed by the House Of Repre-.
sentatives.
cANAL.-The termination Of the f..
ie Canal now appears after much ankle
y and agitation, to be fixed 10y the Ca
,ai Commissioners ct Bufaloe Hafbor.
There are said TO be nearly 100 ne
yoes in the Jail OF Philsdelphia. A new
,ang was committed On Monday last.
The Philadelphia Franklin of the 2Oth
..lst. quotes United States Bank Stock a,
ll4l.4 . la "a. In New. York,
ll43-6.
The Reindeer arrived at New. Orleans,
mentions that she passed at the Balize,
he New Orleans Revenue Cutter. hav'