The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-11-23

raised his gun second time. Mai Scud
der then presented and fired. Capt Whit
ney was shot through the head and fell
dead.
HILLsBoRoUGH, Ohio, Nov. 2.
DISTRESSING CALAMITY. On Sunday G
most violent storm passed through the
northern end of this county, prostratino
every thing in its course-houses, barns, & {
were In some instances RACED 10 their foun.
datlons, and we lament to state, Mr.. ISAAC
MCPHERSON, ofthe neighborhood OF Locs.
bury, was instan,aneoutly killed by the fi,l.
ling of his house, az well as several mem.
bers OF bis family seriously injured. Mr.
BALES large frame house in tho same
neighbourhood, was blown down, and some
OF his family injured-a little girl was dis
covered and taken from among the ruins.
after having remained from two to three
hours in that dcpiorable situation, and is
likely to rccover.-Mr. WoopMAssEp is
said TO have sustained serious loss in the
destruction of his barn an1 other buildings.
Many other persons are sufferers in the
destruction of timber, fencing, orchards
Nc. and in the loss ofhorscs and cattle.
AMERICAN IIIsroRY. Although res
pectablc histories of fSi1tecn oft Amen
can states arc ex,aut, yet comparatively
bnt little is known of their colonial history.
1t is said in the Savannah Republican,.
that there are at this time .Gjiecn pois. O.
MSS shut up in the office OF the Board OF
Trade and Plantations in London reiatia,
10 The Coionici History cf Georgia, from /,
first settlement down to the Revou,ionar,
War. Many ofthese Manuscripts are fro,,
the pen of Gen. Oglethropc, the founde,
of that State. These can be obtained i,
properly sought after. Our minister a,
London, not long since, made application
for them, and was promptly answered
that copies could be made whenever re
quired.
The editor Of the Knoxville Inquirer
promises to publish large manuscript"
writ en- by the late JAMES S. GAINES, on
the subject Of Astronomy. lie says 1t is
an attempt to overthrow the modern and
popular theory Of that science, and to cs-
tablsh, in its stead, a totally different and
entirely new one"
Mr.. Samuel Lane, ofHallowcll. has in
vented Corn Shelter, with which, il is
SAID, two men can shell 5 barrels in On
hour, cleaner than in the usual mode.
At the late term of the Supreme Court,
in Taunton, Nathaniel Taber, of Freetown.
was found guilty Of forgery, and senten,
ced to the state prison for four years.
George aud David long of New Bedford,
indicted for an assault on Deputy .Sher-
III IN The erecltion ofhis office, with intent
To kill, were convicted, and sentenced to
the state prison one year each.
DIR. Ba,cman has been elected by the
Legislature OF New Jersey Senator OF
the United States in the room Of the late
Mr.. M.ILvAISE.
Mr. Rochester, the candidate nominat.
ed against Mr.. Clinton, for Governor of
New-York, is native Of Maryland
People at N. Orleans, who certify to the
efficacy of MIR. Loiscab's system, must nc
cessariIy certify that they have been
drunkards--but surely they would never
dare to become intempcrate again after
having puslcly announced they were
cured.
Sale % a ,rife and t,co children. Not ten
thousand miles from this village, on the
18th uit. by virtue OF special contract be-
tween the parties, one man sold, bargain
ed and conveyed to another, for and in con.
sideration ofthc sum oftwcn nty five dollars,
good and lawful money Of the State of N.
York, his Wife and two children and we
are informed that the guarantee has taken
actual possession Of the propcrty!!
lOswcgo Rcpub.
AMERICAN BoTAsY. DR.. Tory has
lately completed his Compendium Of the
Flora Of the Northern and Middle States.
and the work is just published by J. Harp
er, OF New York.
a gymnasium has been nearly compile
ted in New-I Haven, for the use of the Stu.
dents of Yale College.
A meeting on the subject Of Rail Road
between Boston and Albany, has been
called in Greenwich.
Silver is brought in 30 great abundance
TO the MiDt at Philadelphia, that the work
men have to perform what is called day
and half work.
a man named John Ru'ledgc, while sit
ting on log IN the woods in Rowland, D.
hio, cracking nuts, was shot by Archibald
Reeves, no mistook him for bear.
Proposals are issued for publishing q
Medical panCras po-farno,1fl N III