The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-03-23

thing ever before known on the Washing
ton course, and challenging the hi tory o.
the turf in any country, for superior fleet
ness and bottom. Nat Int.
II appears from the Charleston papers
that, as both HOSES run al " Bertrand" be
was kept at his speed the whole twelve
miles. This created a great deal of feel
ing in his favor, aud, when il was ioun
that he had won the last heat by "half n
length" there was q shout o. cxultaton and
thejadies waved their handkorchieis. &c.
STEAM CAhRrAGEs. Mr. Carter, of The
N. Y. Statesman, in one Of his letters from
England, gives the following account of a
steam carriage on a railroad in England.
safer waiting an hour, we had the sat
isiaction to see ~ wagons, containing
three tons of coal each, impellcd, or rather
drawn along a horizontal railroad, by
steam engine possessing SIX horse pow
er."
According TO this one horse can draw 4
or tens on rail way.
SrE,N GUNa. The ordinance board.
On London has reported in favor of the
ingenuity of the steam guns, and the ia
cility ofliscbnrging balls, but consider the
apparatus, rs too complicated TO he ser
viceablc N the field.
Half pay for supcrannuated Judges is
proposed ly writer in the Richmond Eli
quircr.
il is proposed in England TO authorize
course Of USEFUL education in Prisons.
The cultivation Of the Sugar Cane is in.
creasing in East Florida.
A company in Ncw-Yotk, which owns
land in East IHordu, have recommended
TO the people ofthat Territory, if the U. $.
Government will not make Canal from
the Atlantic to the GuIph of Mexico, to
form a private company for the PURPOSE,
and obtain Charter from the Territorial |
Thousands Of Swans and Wrd Geese.
have been seen lately neSr Harrisburg,
Penn. literally covering the Su5quehanna.
OKEErr, tho celebrated author, is in
penury in England, and d subscription has
been commenced for his relief. He is the
author of upwards Of AZ dramas
Mr.. INcLEDoS, the vocalist, had expert
enced paralytic attack which it was fear
ed would terminate fatally.
An ESGLIsH SToRi. An English pa
per -:ates that the cold was so intense one
lay last winter IN a part Of England, TINT n
wharf rat on jumping on OIL iron post after
across river was Immediately
irozen TO the rtn, and died before he could
ynaw his legs, which he attempted! 1T is
wonder the river was not frozen:
The Philadelnhia Democratic Press says.
there is no longer any doubt but the per-
ons who robbed the United States mail,
ire in custody"
A lynx, measuring SIX feet in length was
atSly killed at New-London, ". II.
BIRrH.-On the 22d Feb. in Montreal,
he wife Of Peter Boble, was delivered Of
wins, boy and girl. When the children
verc brought to the church for baptism
he Priest observed Tint this was the Goth ,
Instance CT twins having been presented
or baptism, all Of whom wee born since
he Ist Of last January.
Shad we're sold in the Philadelphia mar.
.et on Wednesday at 7J cents piece.
FAYETTEVILLE, n e. March Gx-.ror
cvernl Days past the weather he's l,ren so !
warm, ,thatvcgeto',l, 6 ,ag pro.
,ressed TO a surprising Dr. %. Many
each trees are in iui! bIrom ;and the vota-
les ofFlorearc already b. Ginning to twine
fresh garlands."
RTDTSG A WH .LE.-The y. Y. Truth |
Teller, on the dthority ola correspondent,
tates that Ailor in the Greenland fshe-
y, after ho sing struck whale fell over
oard, b Il soon found himself mounted on
ne bs ok of,he whale, and had presence Of
mir d enough to put hi' hand in the blower