The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-02-12

/ her by one arm, drseged her TO ,he back house
where he stabbed her six umes mose. and
sne b'eshed her iss', il is supposed, before
The villain had eened using NJ, olood stain. d
Dagger. This done, no loc ked himself in q
foosn, no doubt With sn intention TO destroy
| ,hose who might suempt TO secure him. BY
th's iiue some OF the neighbofs had assem-.
bied, and M'. A Sasdikef burst in the door,
and selzsd him. Al this moment he dis
charged one OF he pistols 40 II with on inten
I iion of cum miuiog suicide, but ihsfe wss no
bail IN the charge, and one Of his whiskess
~ss ony slightly singsd. The other pistol
was discovered TO contain nothing but powder
and wsd. He was conveyed TO Jail at New
Brunsw OK, wiihou, having made coy di.clos-
u'es. The wretch sss visited in tho evening
by HE father, OF which time he was, spps en,.
| iy, IN a state oi inssnity.-N. Y. Gaxesfe.
Shocking Casuakfy-On Saturday last, On
infan;, about 6 month, old, being left alone BY
| ito mother to- few minutes in q situston
supposed to be secure, fell into the 6re, and
wa burnt TO death. Prov. .frt.
The Judges salary 10 Mobile, (Alabsms,)
10 paid BY the proceed, Of tax on 6iiio I'd Ia
ofes, every person In that town being allow
| 10 keep tSbie, on paying u tax ot 8 so per
! snnum--which the collector Is required 10
| pay over 10 the Judge.
We are grsii6sd to learn, that scarcely an
old republican member OF either House will
aucnd ihs tsdicsi Csucus, If indeed the tsc.
ton can music up spifi, enough TO hold ooe
The oides: members ose J. hn Tsy!o of Car.
o',De, Tbomss Newton Of Virginia, John
Randolph oi Virgins. Mr. Gsiiis, OF South.
Carolina. Mr. Macon Of North Caroline, Col.
Johnson OF Keo,ucky. Not one Of these will
attend The radical Caucus.
Harrington Rehu6Rean.
The Smsii Pox has made its sppesrsoce on
board the U. State. ship FosnkIin at VsIpa.
rsiso. The contAgion ws' speeding through
tho ship on the lu Of Octonet--,here being
then tryenfy fyvo eases. Midshipmsn Words
worth end the Commodo,e's children weio
conysiescent from ,his i"sthsoms disorder.
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The sfgumen, on the Gies, Steam. Boat
Q pes,ion was opened before the Supreme
Louu al Washington, on the 4'h instant, by
NJ. Web,,er, one Of 'he Counss, for the
| Painuf Me Oakley followed him on che
other ,Ide, Mr.. q. was TO be followed by
NJ Ogden, M. Emmett aud The Attorney.
| General.
! FROM ALBANY The bill 20 restore
l." the people e ,h,s State, tho choice Of
! Prcadsnnai Electors by general ticket. re-
| outing m9jo'Jy OF all the votes, passed the
| House II Assembly on Wednesday, Yea,
1 mn Huu ooH =
| A duel on aceount Of q love affair, has been
fought in Virginia, with niles and without
| seconds, between Two siaves--in which one
va. killed, and the olhe, severely wovsded.
There is now at Putsbutg, Penn. q brew.
! cts horse, 81 years old, aud now smar end
active. Feeding on shorts has caused him TO
live long.
LA FAYETTE contributed over $500
for ,hs ,-lei Of the sufferers by The great de
at The South End, Boston, in 1887, The
money was temited to the Iste SAMUEL
-HREcK, Esq, whose son, a native OF Boston,
is now member Of Congress from Penns.l.
vsnia.
We learn from Oxford, Chenango county,
that the expenses Of The Geek ltsll ct ,bs,
place, b'ough, the unhappy Creeks 10 debt,
to tho smoun, Of so o. 40 dollars.
The smount oblsined a, ,he Creek Ball, at
New Yo k, was upwn ds Of s 1900. The ex
pense. were over 5000.
Two men, charged with capital offences,
lately made their escape from Franklin jail,
N c.; wsi,ed on the Sheriff, dinsd with him,
and then accompanied him back 10 prison,
where ,hey were locked UP. On leaving Tho
jail, they left note on The table stating their
purpose, and mentioning when they would
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