Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-05-06

that q Convent il erected in or near that city for the
immolation Of the Yankee girls--but we guess that
it will not be well stocked, for the young ladies
have learned to sing the popular air Of
IL won't be q nun, no ] wont be a num-"
am 50 fond OF pl easare that ] cannot be a num-"
A journeyman printer, in Brattleboro' VT. by
the name of Larabee, attempted to commit suicide,
on Friday last week, by cutting his throat with a
p~enknife.
The Steam Doctors. in the Western pnrt Of New
| York have not yet ceased their fatal experiments.
w. Terry, a worthy young man Of Pembroke, had
been laboring under a slight renting fever, when
a notorious quack by the name Of Brigham, pre-
sented himself by his bed side, and instead Of
| using the lancet, applied a steam bath OF a high
| temperature, prescribing tincture Of cayenne and
nyrrh, which increased the fever to what might be
termed high pressure, and produced deiirium,
| which continued several days, until death closed the
scene.
GEORGE W.. ADAMS (son of the Presidency has
been elected Lieutenant Of the City Guards, Bos.
ton.
son Of Mr.. John Steele Of Hartford, Con. l2
| years of age, deliberately put q a period to his ex-
istence on Thursday, week, by hanging himself
Mr.. Dunn OF Poland, Me. lately had the flesh of
one arm torn nearly off, and the bone sawed half
a, about three inches below the socket Of the
shoulder, by being suddenly thrown against q mill
saw 10 full motion. Amputation became necessary
anu Mas Sklilullv perlofIieu Uy LIT. y. w. NISnels.
Messr.. Websters j. Skinners, OF Albany, have
in pres" "a Manual of Mineralogy and Geology"
by DIR. E.. Emmons. II will form a duodecimo
Of 300 pages, and is intended as a text book for
students. 1t will be adopted as such by the Trus-
tees of Rensselaer, chool.
Nathan Gilbert Of Troy, last week, found his
wife 10 a boarding house in New York, and it is
supposed, exasperated by her indlscreet con-
duct, stabbed her in the breast. so deep, that she
died in about fifteen minutes. Gilbert has been
committed to prison. The deceased had left home
In Troy, some time before, and her husband was in
search OF her, when he found her at a house Of i'll
fame. He endeavored in vain to persuade her to
return home-she was twenty-nine years old-and
had been married five years-to a man Of good
habits.
During the late fire in New York, n quantity of
arsenic, thrown into the street, became mixed with
some coffee, which several poor persons took into
possession. Several persons also carried away
Jumps oil arsenic, not knowing what it was. One
child carYe near losing his life by getting hold OF
this poison, which its father had brought home.
At the Supreme Judicial Court in Worcester,
w. b. Wesson, formerly a minister Of the Gospel,
recovered fifty dollars damages, anl costs, III each
OF two actions of SANDER, charging him with al in
famous offence against law and morality.
The folio wing passage 10 taken from an article
intended az M obituary notice of one of the stu
dents, lately attached to Capt. Partrdge's Acade-
my at MidIletown:
"Calm NC his sleep, until the morning gun Of
Gods Eternal Day, and Gabriel's shrill reyeille
break the loag. long silence of the grave"
Gen. jackson processes to hold II to be citizens
| duty not to decline benz u candidate for an office.
or 10 refuse accepting il chosen. Suppose a citizen
is nominated for an office he is conscious he is no,
qualified fors Besides, Gen. Jackson has declined
aud resigned at times.
Private accounts from 81. Petersburg relate. that
k1a -, tlt. IF thA aLan,I -. lA -,
mains were to be deposited, had been rented TO
wine merchants. Some Of the cask., on examina-
nation, were found to contain gunpowder, which
discovery created great agitation, so much so that
1t was necessary to call out troops to quell it.
GENERAL AssEMBLY.-The General As
sembly OF this state convened ut Newport
on Wednesday last. In the morning the
General Officers and Members Of the As
sembly were escorted 10 the State House,
by the Artillery Company, under the com
mand Of Col. Cranston, and the Volun-
teers, under command of Capt. Trip.
In the House Of Representatives, Gen.
Brigham, of this town, was elected Speak
err, by a majority of one vote, over Nathan
Is. Sprague, Esq. and William X. Staples
and William 5. t%attcn, Esq'rs. were elect
cd Clerks. The House was then joined
by the Sena,c, and the votes for General
Officers were received, aud a committee,
consisting of two from each county, to-
Cether with the two Clerks, were appoint
ed TO count the votes. The two Houses
then adio.rned to 3 o'clock in the after
noon.
At the time appointed, tho two Houses
again met, and joined in Grand Committee,
when the Committee reported the list of Of
ficers elected, who were accordingly sworn
into Office.
THURSDAY, May 4.
In the House, the rules Of that body were
read and adopted. A Committee of Ways
and Means, on motion of Mr.. Waterman,
of Warwick, was, after some opposition,
appointed, consisting ofMessrs. Darlington,
Bull, E. r. Potter, Waterman, and Bick-
nell.
A bill was received from the Senate, for
an amendment of the act imposing a tax on
banks, increasing the same from fifty cents
ON a thousand dollars to twenty five cents
on a hundred dollars Of the capital actually
paid in. On motion of Mr.. Waterman, this
was made the order of the day for Friday
aft ernoo
Both Houses then joined in Grand Com
mittee, and proceeded to the business of
the election.