Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-08-12

WIN was busily engaged with his tyork.
had warned the child to keep 80 tie
boiler. which was then full Of boiling
swill. The father had to bring sup.
ply Of fuel, when It is.sipposetl child
got on the boileEs and fell into the
scaldingii liquor. Il was mt, however.
asceftaind, indeed the child had nor
been missed. until tho parent of it. b.. 3
gan stirring up the swili about half an
hour afterwards. when. 10! astonished
and confounded, he behsid the infaut
boiled. ~
ILL FATED PETERSBURGY-
Again our sympatbies arc aroused
for the misiortuWes of this devoted
town. Scarcely have We time to re.
cord ono disaster that has bclallen
II, ere. another succeeds. Yesterday
morning July S0th, at one o'clock,
Gas we learn by two gcntlemcn of
this town. who arrived last night il
the steamboat Ricl,pmomd, tho in
habitants were again aroused from
their sfumbers Ivy the oft repeated
cry of fire and in few hours, be-
tween 90 and 25 houses were in ash
cs. Tho fire commenced in stable,
between Old and Bank streets, com.
municatcd, there seems to DO no donht
by the hand of an inccndiary. We
are unable to learn the names Of tl,c
sufferers. or the amount Of property
destroyed. We are Informed, how.
ever that the fire was confined TO an
intermediate space between the two
streets. above named. and that no
house on either was destroyed though
The store of Thomas, Drummoi,d, a
very valuable establishment was saw.
cd with great difficulty. The hdild.
ings destroyed were principally of
wood but hone of them ynIusblc.
Tins In the short space of fortnight,
has Petersburg been visited By three
destructive fires. lby which she has
lost nearly sixty houses.
NORFOLK Herald.
A Baltimorcan, has discovered an
| important composition 10 prevent
worms from ipjuring the bottoms Of
vessels in hot climates, asd is desi-
rous to provo the efficacy Of II on
some two vessels bound to ports
where it is wolf k1Qwu great injury
is always sllStaih5& from worms.--
Tho trial Uizf6e made gratuitously,
and certificate only asked for, ia
the event of its answering the puf--
pose that it has SO proved,
Free. Journal.
= Brutdl Outrage. -On The 5th insk
young man belonging 10 heighbor.
ing town, was examined before Charles
Allen, Esq. Of Worcester, charged
with most aggravated assault and
battery on. the body Of his own wife,
The physician who examined her,
states that it was one of the most dis
tressing sights he ever witnessad. -.
There were large Commissions on vsri.
ons parts of her body and limbs. which
were turned black, and must have
been the resulted OF repeated und long
continued blows. She had fine head
of hair. which was neatly all torn QUE
by the roots, and was exhibited before
the magistrate still remaining braided.
as it was d0neup blythe unfortunate vic
tim previously to the outrage. 1t ap-
peared by the testimony that some Of
the blows were inflicted blythe testi-
mouy that some of the blows were in-
fiicted BY the foot, some BY the fist, and
some Of them bv pair Of tougs. which
were found broken in the house. The
injury isso serious, that. we understand
Der lifeIs despsired of. The husband
was ordered by the magistrate to give
bonds in the sum Of 1--WE thousand dob
lars. for his appearance for trial be-
fore the Supreme Judicial Court at the
next term. For want uf bail he was
committed to prison. The causes Of
this outrage, we understand are to be
attributed to the too free use Of ardent
spirits.-Wrcests Spy.
We understand that the SG6olk
Bank lately planned a surprise on
Lime-Rock Bank in Smithfield, and
SO confident were they OF success.
that Notary Public was taken up
from Providence, to protest caca
bill separately, in order to make the
bank as much cost as possible. The
officers, understanding their object,
met them on their ground, and mado