The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-05-17


iieve they were practising lawyers and re-
spectacle men. Branks has left wife and
children. This is honor What good will
such honor do him when approaching the
bar OF his maker? What good does il do
his wife and children ? How lofty and hon.
orable must be the feelings of Smith, when
he sees the widow and orphans whose hus-
band and father he has murdered II il not
brave man yea, and an honorable man
too, who can bear oil this ? But he had no
malice. So much the worse the murder
was the more csuscless and cool il finds
no ex'enualon in deadly wrongs or irresis-
table passions. Ken. Argus, April l6.
A most surprising and dreadful Occur
renee lately took place in one Of the PROV
lnces OF France. a counter leiter. who had
been condemned to be hung, made his es-
cape on the way to the gaIows, and took
refuge In an hospital. After some search
he was found, as was thought, disguised
itewas carried off, utterng not syllable,
but gestculatlng vehemently, and execut-
ed. 1t was shortly afterwards discovered
| that the officers had hung d deaf and
| dumb brother of the convict, who had re.
sided long in the hospital. The real Grim
inal was recommended to the royal cie-
mcncy.
The Mayor Of Baltimore has directed
his officers to arrest all persons who are
found sitting in the market houses, ut the
corner OF streets or elsewhere, on SUNDAYS
and other days, begging and all common
street beggars, and convey them to the
aims house.
The senior editor ofthe n. Y.Statesmau,
mr.. Carter, who has been absent from the
U. S. for nearly two years, on a tour
through G. Britain, France and Italy, ar
rived at New Yo.k on Sunday last.
The Common Council Of the city ofNew
York voted to wear mourning on account
OF the decease of the Hon. Rufus King.
Mr.. Pelby, manager Of the New Boston
Theatre, offers premium of Sl00, in mon
ey or plate, to the author Of the best Poem,
Of not less than 80, nor more than 20 lines.
to be recited at the opening ofthe Theatre.
Communications to be addressed to mr. Pei
by, or the Editors of the Boston Traveller.
The small poX at this moment is making
great ravages in Bavaria and Sweden.-
The Government have in consequence re-
sorted to vigorous measures to arrest It's
progress.
I'm indueement.--A boy at Baltimore
was arraigned in a court for having set
fire to lumber yard, and it was given in
evidence that he was induced to commit
the act for the purpose Of getting liquor
a hp
Fraudulent Postmaster.--The Postmas-
ter at Big Lick" in Virginia, has lately
been srrostod ~ -e~~. -r ,he Pee. ef
tlce department, on charge Of stealing
money from the mail. On an investigation
he was required to enter into a recogni-
zance to appear and answer the charge, at
the next court.
An agent of NE department has recently
detected the assistant postmaster at Canaan
daigua, ,New-4ork, in similar offence.
A rich gold mine has been discovered on
the farm of poor man near Charlotte, N.
Z. The farm had previously yielded but
scanty return for his labors.
A NICE pIsrrNCrIoS.-Mrs. Graham
was recently tried in Maryland, OH charge
ofbeing a common scold.", The evidence
brought against the lady was sufficient to
satisfy the jury that she was an uncommon
scold, and they acquitted her.
The amount OF domestic articles manu-
featured III Cincinnat, Ohio, in the year
1896, was equal TO Seventeen hundrcd, thou
sand dollars. The tide of domestic manu-.
tactures will bear down every thing.
Accounts from China, to the last of De-
cember state that all alarming revolution
had broken out in Tartary, and that the
Emperor was making the most extensive
preparations for suppressing it.
Official Documents have been published
at st. Petersburgh, from which it results
that, in the Russian Empire, there is po-
pulaton of so 1874 900 souls upon supsIf-
else Of 375,l74 square miles.
A conspiracy is said to have been discov-
cred near Madrid--and "a accused per-
sons have been shot.
The Philadelphia Democratic Press.
states that the state Of mr.. RaDdolph's
health is such as to preclude the hope Of
his ever being again able to take his seat
in Congress.
.Ntu Orleans .7musements We observe
in New Orleans paper of the 18th of A.
pril, an advertisement giving notice to the
good people Of that city, that the famous
Eronaut NJ. Robertson, would ascend in
a Balloon from a place formerly the site of
8 convent Of Ursuline Nuns, on the SUM-
day following.