The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-08-17

done nothing rpnre than their duty. t
woula 0e quite pretty affair if we should
not be allowed 10 prevent Greek Commit
tee IN London (who are well known as
speculatorsy 10 fleece our industrious hard
working citizens. We have very proper
sympathy for the Greeks, but these feelings
do not prevent US from that of London spec.
ulators. II is said by the enemies Of the ship
builders that these two ships were too Eigh
at Si5b 900 piece. We do not kRow much
aeoatthis, but those who ought TO know say
thattie workmanship, equipped, &c. are full
Iy worth that price. Advocate
DREADFUL ACCIDENT. On the 10Th ult.
as caravan of wild beasts from New. York
were on their way for exhibition in Cana
dl, some persons al LennoXvIlle, excited
~ curiosity, in the absence OF the keepers,
hited trap door inclosing cage in which
wee Pair of Brazilian PantherS. At this
t'I., th" |ife OF Mr.. Elliot, Inkeeper, in
e"uols'y approached so near the grating
as 30 eA2J,, one Of the beasts 10 seize her
right hand with his claw, which he did,
anl drt.,i Il with irresistible force into the
Interior OF the cage, where the hand and
arm were instantaneously fastened upon by
both the animals, and entirely destroyed in
a few moments and devourng
the flesh IN most horrid manner. The
amputatlon OF the arm near the right
shoulder lolnt was neceSsary-but there
still remained some decorations and pune
lures OH the shoulder and neck occasoned
by the efforts Of the ferocious beasts to
drag the body into the cage. she was in
a dangerous state, but hopes were enter
tanned OF her recovery. Essex Reg.
FRANXFoRT. (Ky) July %.
.Iore dreadfm Murders. Two men were
GSsasStnated IN the county Of Nelson, last
week, on Friday. One was a Mr.. Cauf-
man otthat county, the other, Mr.. Court
ney from Mississippi. They were shot in
aby-path, in a dark, shady woods, few
miles east of Bardstown. The bodies
were not found until Saturday evening or
Sunday morning, They were both shot
with rifle balls. in the back. One appear
ed to have been killed instantly, and to
have been dragged little distance from
the path, into the woods. The other, who
had two wounds, appeared to have re-
celved the first in the shoulder, and TO
have run some forty yards, dropping blood
freely as he went, and then to have receiv-
ed another and a fatal shot, and was left
III the path. The accounts has been
brought to this place, by two different gen
ii.men from Nelson, and may, no doubt be
lciied on.
Three individuals, a fathcr and two sons,
we understand, are suspected, and have
been arrested and confined, upon charge
OF having perpetrated this horrible out
rage, and circumstances of great weight
are mentioned as grounds for suspectlng
them.--lCommentator.
.4aotlsr Kentucky 7'rogedy.--Again we
have from the west a melancholy tale
We learn from private source, that about
two weeks ago, DR.. Young representa-
tive in Congress from the State of fKentuck
v, shot and kiled,ln the street ofEliZcbeth
town, Mr.. Hardin, lawyer, from Breck-
enrldge county. OF so aggravating and a
trocious character was the cause OF this
act. as TO shield DIR. Y from prosecution,
and almost to Justify the act in public opin-
ion. Mr.. Hardin was one who opposed the
election Of DIR. Y. and is supposed to have
been partly led by vindictive feelings to
commit the outrage which foreran his
death. Nothing short of an atrocious vio-
latlon ofthc sanctuary ofhis domestic hopes
and happiness could have instigated man
ofthe amiable character of DR.. Y. to this
rash act Nat. Int.
4 gentleman who has been an officer in
the French army and is every way qualif-
cd for the undertaking, proposes establish
ing Military and Scientific Academy in
North Carolina.
The Raleigh, IN. c. Register of the 1st
inst states that Mr.. Herman Allen, of Ran
dolph, mas constructed Planning Machine
which will perform the labor of twenty men
with handplanes. The machine is to be
put IN operation by a horse or water power,
and the cost will be but trihIng.
The steamboat Sun made her last three
trips between New-York and Albany in
thirteen hours each, having, in her last trip,
landed passengers at eleven different pla-
ces distance l45 miles.
On the :4th Of July, died Wm. Ross, of
Nifiiln co. pa aged 100 years. He was
with Gen. Braddock in the first war, and
with Gen. Washington in the second.
The further introduction into Louisiana
Of slaves for sale, has been prohibited by
recent &C. Of the Legislature Of that state,
under the penalty Of Imprisonment not-ex-
ceeding two years, a fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars, and the forfeiture Of the
slaves.
Intelligence direct from Pensacola con.