The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-09-18
WRDNESDAY. SEPT. is. 1922.

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WRDNESDIY. SEPT l8, 1929.
The city Of Boston has appropriated
this year Al, 500 dollars for the education
Of children, and l9OC0 dollars for the C.
rcction of new school house. Let or
Stale Legislature ponder Oh this.
The Supreme Court is now IN session.
at Providence. There are about thirty
criminal cases 10 be tried, three Of them
for capital offences.
We are authorised to state, that the
contemplated excursion in the steamboat
Connecticut, Capt. Bunker, which was
arranged for Friday next, win not take
place, owing TO The detention in Provi-
dence bv the Board Of Health, and the
shortness Of the days, which will not per-
nit him 10 return here Oh the afternoon
OF Thursday. The Connecticut will,
however, come down from Providence,
Oh Friday next, and return Oh tie same
afternoon.
BY the boat Fulton, law, which ar.
rived here on Scndey last, we received nc.
counts OF The sIcaness at New.Yofk On
Thursday last There were tbiee now cases :.
on friday there were four new cases and on
aiurday tour new cases and Cne death
The Board OF Health have, by Committees
commenced on experiment with lime, chat
coal, tanners bark oDd ashes, TO di.inrect the
atmosphere in the lower part uf the city, and
have placed the disposition Of the materials
end workn.;n under The charge Of Dr.. Roosa,
who distributes the sntisceplic articles in the
cool OF the night. Barclay street, Broadway,
from the Pak 10 Courtlaadt- Street, part Of
ChaIham. Row, part of Bsekmsn. Street, end
WiilIam Street lrou, Beekpan. Street 10 Full
ton Street, have been covered wrh lime
Fulton Street, from Broadwsy to William.
Street hos been also covered with tanners
bark. The committee under whose direction
this experiment is making, feel sangui6s Of
its success.
-o:o:%t 90. o.
The Camp Meeting which commenced in
Smith6eld on Monday, has continued eyerp
day during The week, aud viii terminate this
moaning ], ha. been ,hronged with ysi,ers
from this and neighboring towns. The en-
csmpment is in tho interior Of a piece of
woodland, where tho trees and under brush
have been cot away, leaving rather sn uncom-'
Portable surface for the feet, while the sur-
'ounding shrubb:rS prevents free circuls-
ton Of toe air. The clouds of dust in all d..
rcc'ion. from the camp is very unplca SAINT.
In the religious exercises some good spe ak
ers have taken part, and many attentive audit
o's have doubtless been enlightened by their
exhortations; whise many Of the multitude
oat Of the camp, who have been drawn TO.
! ce,her by idle curiosity, exh;bi, some symp-
,or3s OF di,oiderly conduct. which nigh. Dss
have occurred, had they tarried OF home xiua
| their fdmiIies.--Prov. Gaz. Saturday last.
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n'he London Courier Of the cs,h July, 70.
| ma.k,--"Oos ,h,ng is quite surc, ,ha, the
! Dra2ils lost to ihe mother country as
| colony. Whether it has been from premedi-
! ,etcd policy, however, o. is purely the result
| OF circumstances. the issoe, we have no doubt,
| will be, that the Prince Hoya, will consoidste
his authority as the independent Sovereign cf
| Btszlis.' -----.-
| Il appears by letter in Helf's Gazette, da-
| ted Rio Janeiro, July goth, and which is Civ
. On en- the authority Of the officer who visits
| outward bonnd vessels, that upwards Of I4oD
| the deter mina,ion Of his Msjes,y to return Ia
portuga'--whicb is impor,snt Information fov
| those isposed TO estimate the decreased co.,
! sumption Of bread s,uGs at that place, since
! that event.
A letter has b,en received in Philadelphis,
{ from an su,hentc source, which states, tbss
Col. Cumming, with Col Montgomery as his
second, and NJ. McDnfli-, with Cap. Ei.
mer us his second had left their respective
homes for the Saiud, Gap, on the border limo
Of North and South Carolina 10 terpinste
their quarrel in . second duel, which was 10
! take place on the I'd inst-.vaS. Gag.
The sword, with which Col. B. Church
despatched the Sschem Phi ip, 10 1875, after
he was shot BY one Of the natives, friendly to
the English, has lately boon presented to tho
Historical Society, by a great grand child Of
Col. Churcb.---O!d Colony Memorial.
| PROM BUENOS AYRES.
Cspt. Hamiton, arrived NJ Raltirnore f,onn