Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-08-19

| marked attentions end civilities. (which
his political integrity, md his tslehts
20 richIy sntitie him to. The shame
and envy which these things excite in
The bosoms ofhis enemies, occasionally
Iamb up ia the columns Of the radical
papers We hear slmost every day
Of rogue. breaking into stores and count.
ing rooms for the purpose Of plunder.
| but seldom hear Of their breaking out.
A gestlemaa lately broke oat of the
store Of Earl Carpenter. at Providence,
after relieving the money draw Of. and
encumbering his own pockets with a.
bout five dollars in small change.
A duel was lately fought at Philadel-
phia between two sons Of Crispln, who
had both looked npon and loved the
same fair face, the same bright eyes
and the sare delicate. form. They
vowed it was better to have their se!es
seperated from their quarters than thus
to be hammered upon the idp-stone of
cupid. Therefore discardiug all the forms
ofdandy -duelIists, they beIaboured each
other with straps, until love was driven
out and reason driven in when they
concluded to settle the affair over Il
| Jug Of blue, ,ruin.-The notorious J.
l.. Gardner, who was confined in Prov
idence Jail, for robbing Capt. Starbuck,
exerted himself 10 XIX a hole through
the formidable walls Of that edi6ce, on
Monday morning last. out Of which
br-ch he took the liberty TO walk,
without troubleing the ja'lor to bal
ance his accounts. 1t is shrewdIy hint
ell that he will find il ratheHmpre diff
6cult to escape Fl om the stripes which
have been inflicted upon bis naked
shoulders. than from his prison house.
--Tkp affairs ofthe United States
Branch Bank, at Providence. received
a rigid examination. last week, from
Nicholas Biddle, Esq. President of the
mother bank. Much satisfaction, we
are informed, was expressed with the
mode Of -transacting business and with
the general management and prosperity
Of the branch established there
The editor of the Literary Cadet. has
a serious idea OF appointing Rev. Fran
els Waylapd, to the Presidency of Brown
University We wonder the iterary
man don't take the office himself -
We believe the Hon. Wheeler Martin
continues to reside somewhere 10
Rhode Island, although we hear but lit
tic Of him at present.--lt appears
from the late returns Of the schools in
Massachusetts, there are upwards Of
three hundred persons. in that state,
who cannot read or write ls this the
oil Bay State "A correspondent has
suggested the proprety Of dominating
Captain Josiah Jones, senior publisher.
and we believe sole editor Of the CO.
lumbian Phenix, for the office Of Sena-
tor to Congress. We expect the gen
t'eman will inform us, whether he will
serve, or not, if elected, ss:soon as he
has asked Bennett. t.---commodor
Porter has resigned his cnHmssion in
the Navy Of the United St.ias, and Iet'
ters received in Washiugs.a. state that
he has accepted. the coma.nd ofthe na.
val forces of Mexico. The students
Of Brown University are to be erhibited
in the Chapel, on the Esd inst,--I
Two innocent unsuspected men are de-
tanned ina New-York Jail. to witness
against man accused of murder to be |
tried sometime hence. Being poor
men and unable to procure bail for
their appearance on the trial, they
were thrown into prison. without any
provision whatever being made forl
their support while there. This may
be Law, but it is in direct opposition TO
justice.-The editor Of the Literary
Cadet, closes paragraph on the sub
ject Of Brown University. thus g Once
more we retire from the subject. and
bid the University abieu, TIL neat Sat-
urday shall hare dawasd upon our cas-
ION !'' God bless the mana yision.-|