Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-11-18

" Now think ofthy future place o.
4 i(orments, for thou art gosug to thy 6l
associates. -
j Mr.. RMmonde then pulled the lrig.
ger-,he weapon discha' ged its direful
entrails; /; Drearden sprung from the
earth with loud shrek, and then fell
a lifeiess corpse. The hapless father
tore of the lace frill from the neck ol
the dead man, dipped il in The oozine
blood, aud placed itin his own vest
He then slowly left the fatal place, and
tnrned his steps towards the COVER
nors mansion.
To be Cont,nucd.
Singular Marriage, On Thurs
day last, Mr.. James Maddox, Of
Leck. was married at Petersburg
church, 10 Miss Harriet Smith,
The bridegroom Calls himself 48
years OF age /; the publick voice pro-
claims him 81. Tho bride, who is
sister 10 his first wife, is inc look
ing woman ofI9. Tnc cnarmoured
bridegroom. who goes upon crntch-
es, is 81 inches in height. and has
two children now living by Ills form
er witc The eldest daughter il an
elegant girl. at IcastN5 feet tall
The party was conveyed to church
in a cart, and Mr.. Maddox, by rca
son Of his dwariish stature. was ac-
conmo,latcd with scat on his fair
Iady's lap London paper.
A Scottish preacher lately used
this simiIe in sermon. "My friends,
the steps TO free grace are like the
fish market stairs, very slippery and
not easy to keel, even when yo u get
your feet on them. for tho first time"
Thanksgiving will be observed in
Ohio, the SOth inst. In New Jersey
the 9Th December.
Married at New York, by the
Rev. MIR. Knox, Mr.. John Clark,
merchant, OF RuslNi illc, N. Y. to
Miss Olive Jackson, daughter orthc
late Col, Giles Jackson, of Berk-
shire, Mass. and his tmenty sirth
child. Out of this number 22 have
been married, and most of them
now have large families the eld-
est laughter vas married upwards
OF fiity-two years ago.
A clergyman, CRcv. Mr.. Van
Honey of montgomery county, N.
Y. aged 81, married his Mousandih
couple on tim 20th alt. One of the
ply sicians Of the same county, now
in tho prime Of life, had been pres
cnt at the birth o! nearly four thou.
sand children ~
Natric,ous Matter. "A report on
this sdbject, presented To the French
minister Of The inieriour, by Messrs.
Percy and vanqualin, members oi
the institute, has been pubiished.--
The result of their enquiries has been
as luIIows--ln bread every 100 lbs.
weight are found to contain 80 Ii. OF
nutricious matter (; butchers meat
averaging the various sorts, rs ID.
in 100 10. French beans 90 ID. in
100 ID. (; broad beans SO ID. in 100
Id. /; peas 9s ID. in 100 ID greens
and turnips, which are the most a.
qslcous of our vegetables used for do
,hestic purposes, furnish only ID.
of solid nutricious substance in 100
ID. carrots Ia ID. in 100 ID !; and
what is very remarkable as being in
opposition to the hitherto acknOwl-
edgei theory, 100 pounds Of potatoes
yield only 25 pounds of substance ;
ID. Of good bread 10 equal to 3 Id
ar 8 ID. best potatoes /; or to g.
more into detail, "a ID of bread nd
5 ounces meat, are equal to a lb ol
cabbage aud 8 ID. turnips /; but l ID.
of rice, broad beans or French beans
in grain, is equal to 8 ID potatoes.
Annual Register for 1ss2--lage
687.
Singular Occurrence. Information
war received n, this village, on'Fhurs
day evening last, thru the polite
ness OF the Postmaster at Fairfield,
Conn. that the sloop LA Fayette, ol
SOMERSET, Cummins, master, was a.
shore near Black Rock, under very
distressing circumstances. We
have not seen the letter, therefore,
are unable to give tho particulars
liz appears, however, that as soon al