The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-08-19
ComMunicQtiOns quilh khe Pdcifc.
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addressed circular 10 the public, on the sub.
ject OF establishing Q wagon road from tho
head waters Of the Missouri, over the Rocky
Mountains TO those of tho Columbis River.
One hundred miles only Of road would be re-
quired. A lins of steam boats should ply on
the respective rivers end military and naval
embellishments should be for med on the Boy
Of tho Columbis.-The sdvsntsges to be dc.
rived from tho execution for this plan are set
forth under twenty distinct heads, among
which are tho following :--" That IL would
secure the whole Of the fur.usde within The
limits of tho United States-open smsrke, of
me chsndize and manufactures in the wosl--
extend our frontier settiemenis-exlinguish
he influence Of foreign nations over the In.
disns, aud prevent iuture was-pro,eet our
commerce on tho PacIfG Ocesn--pt tohibit the
European powers from planting colonies on
western shores Of Americs--lesd TO another
FL Dorado in Spanish America, whence the
United States nigh, derive silver and gold in
abundance, for driving y lucrative trade to the
cast, and for supplying our own county with
spccie--aDd 10 save the expenses and 'isks OF
voyages round Cape HON, and the Cape OF
Good Hops. ."--Tbis project has been before
sgits,ed by judicio0s men. end is by many
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MELANCHOLY Occur ence.--A most tragical
and appalling event took place in this eiy on
Wednesday afternoon, in the Obstruction OF
lwo brothers 10y their own, or by each Others
hands. One Of the editors was passing by
re'pectable boarding house IN Nassau street
about 4 o'clock, when he wa, summoned to
attend upon Coroner's Inquest. The Jury
# bra ndoD
N he uppef story, vine e Icy two men, appa-
emily between ,weny five and thirty years OF
bge weltetIng in their blood, the upper part
f the heads Of both and almost he whole oil
,heir faces literally Blown into rieces. Th.y
were lying in opposite directions with the'
feet nearly in contact, large horse pistol by
he side OF each, and pieces Of ,hei' heads and
faces mingled with their blood upon the hoor
The walls and beds spriokled with blood. The
scene was TOO ,ertific and appalling io' the
stou,cst nerves, and the Js y turned away
from !, ss speedily q, possible.
!, appeared On exam nation OF wi,ne sses,
hat the tvo youbg meD were named Hart
tina, they were natives of ST Thomas. John
Hart was eged -, and Ralph Hart, IS years
OF age. Ono of theIn came 10 this CITY and
took lodgings whore The oct was comm tied,
early in April the othor arrived IN June, and
had ever since tooG,ed with his brother 10 the
same house till about three weeks ps,t when
they went together TO Albany and the Springs
and 'e,urned in the chsncello, Livingston yes.
'e'day morning. They were atfeciionate and
kind In theit Treatment 10 each Other, behaved
with proprieIy among their fe!os. .boarders,
and regularly discharged their bills.
While they were at the dinner table ye,ter-
dsy, Mr.. Seaman, an under.sheIn, called with
two wrlts, ono against Ralph Hart, and one q.
gsinst the two brothers and another person.
Each of tho wri,s was for debts tor several
thousand dollars. The landlord called then
from the table to speak with the sheriff in The
entry, where they manifested their readiness
to attend the officer, and asked pc emission 10
60 TO their chamber for their hats, which was
granted
After waiting some time longer Tran was
necessary for them to have gone to their
chamber and returned, the sheriff requested
tho landlord to ascertain il they had really
gono 10 iheit room He did so, and at the
moment OF knocking at the chamber door
he heard tho report Of a pistol, and one Of
them fsll upon The hoor. He started back and
called to the sheriff, and by the time he each
cd the door, not moro than thirty seconds
from the Il st discharge, tho report Of another
pistol was heard, and the o,her person fell op.
on the floor. The male boar dcrs were then
called aud the doo' burs, open. ]; would sp
pear from the awful manner in which their
heads we'o msngled, tho, each mus, have
placed pistol IN his mouth.
What was tho immediate cause OF this des.
persis act no one can imagine. A mystery
hangs over the affair which mOy, and may moi,
be cleared away II is said they had transact.
ed business 81 Maysgusz, Porto Rico, unde,
the firm Of ]. sod K. Hart. From that place,
IL is also said, they sbseonded some mon'hs
since, in q vessel they had pu, chased and
loaded on credit and sksr visiting Curacao,
Havana and Jsmaics, end disposing Of the
vessel and cargo, arrived 10 this city. Blu,
this does not agree very we'll with other cir.
cums,sncss. A letter was tskea from the
pocket Of Rslph. ds,eI ~ Philsde lphis, Sd OF
! Augu,t and signed by w. B. Wood, Mana.
ger Of the Phiisdeiphia Theatre, in which