Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-12-09

was in an uprU1r IaQle4 6cfoAincu,'
men turned pale, and tho terror of
a crowded audience broke forth in
general Glamour. I Ono gentleman
and ladyjmpped from the stsge bax
upon the stage, sand their example
was fallowed by some ffty boys.
from the-pit, surrounding aud throw
ing the performers iuto confusi1n.
Mr.. Wnllack cane forward. aud as
snrcd the audience that the alarm
was false, and his assertion Was
corroborate by the vociieration Of
several persons from shc third tier.
Several moments however elaps-
cd before tranquility was restored,
and gentleman who was present
saw threc females who had tainted.
taken from the boxes. W Z. Amer.
SLANDBR SUIrs- At the Rcns.
sclae. Circuit Court, held HI Troy,
N. last week. verdict Of $4,000
was rendered against Lewis L.Stomo
in siayonr Of HanAai, q. Atkinson,,
both Of Nassau the defendant clarg
ed the plaintiff with being a prosti-
tnte. ~
.Iu the Circuit Court Of the Uni.
ted States at Raieigh N. G. al, act
ion was lateIy tried, brought by Rev.
Jonathan Whitaksr,for,neriy of Shar-
On, Mass. .against Rev.. Frederick
Freeman, said to be nnw resident at
Plymouth. Tie action was for def
amatiun, and had been On the dock
ct for sonc time. A large mass Of
evidence was introduced: but M
proof of the truth df tho allegation
made by the defendant against tic
plaintiffs character was made out.
The verdict Of tue Jury was for the
plaintitf--damages $500, aud cost
Of suit.
Al,er the disposal of the lorego
ing case, the suit brought by the
same plaintiff against Rev. DR.. w.
M,P!cuteis and Judge Henry for
sending a copy Of ,le dcfamatory
letter above referred to, was settled
by an amicable reference.
A Socicty for tire suppression OF
1ntempcrancc Is about to be estab-
iished at Fall River.
We learn by the Taunton Repor-
Ter, that Rev. S,ias Hall. has recciy-
ed an invitation, and accepted IT, to
take the Pastoral care Of the Second
Baptist Church and Society, IN that
town.
Fraud and Elopenient. The Rat
land, (yt.) Herald, says, 1--WE
are informed, from sources which
leave no doubt Of tho fact, that Gil
man d. Dixon, Of Jcrico, IN the
county of Chittenden, aud a mcm-
Der of the last Legislature OF this
! State, has eloped IN default OF 50 me
fifteen or twenty Thousand Adllars.
some of which, il is suggested. WAS
&btained Of the banks .by forged pa.
b6h some Uy genuine, and about
s)x {l(dHsa,ld dollars IN a package Of
Rntl6nd 6|l !. handed to him IN Bns-
t6n. ~ Mum week, by an agent
If said bank, 10 bring To Rutland. =
Siuce the fore part ii last week ~
certain traces uf Dixon can bs had.
Great exertions are making TO ap-
prehend him, which it Is hoped, may
not be Intellectual
Mrs. Margaret Smith hung her
self at Greenbusl, on the 9th nlt.- I.
She had been recently married, ana
the refusal ,t Iier friends to sanction
the act produced arrangement.
Another apparatus for brefk,ng ice
= before steam boatsyhas been invented
by Mr 3. Ritter, of New Hayen. 1t
Is said to answer all the purposes In
tended
The establishment OF new. Papc'
in Macon, Geo Is thus annouhccd;-
Ship nelSs e.rtracrdtnary Put
"a sea th,, morning with a good breeze
the stauhch new built letter-of-marqae
hr;c the MACON TELEGRAPH, bound on
a voyare round the world: iiavins
started On a long and perilous exrellt
ION. exposed to pirates, prlyaleefrs, r' an, ha,
own safety: bat her intentions oeins
pacific. she will not fight unless pre-,
voked to il. Should she oe a'.aekeu
hwever, she will open her batteries
n.l h.r colonrs to the mast, anu sihs