Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-12-24

wardness at Carthageha, TO proceed 10 the
coast Of Peru.
Coffee is said TO have risen considerably TO-
Antwerp. One Newburyport merchant had
1000 900 lbs. there, and is expected to rsat-
ize a handsome fortune.
Dismal SDamp CanaL-The Newborn
Spectator, states that 'the Dismal Swamp
Canal will shortly be completed. SO az to If,
ford a navigation between Albemarle Sound
and Norfolk harbour"
What Nert-A Vermont paper announces
that the Rev. Joseph Tracy. has taken a dis
mission ''from the church in West Fai rlse !"
for the purpose Of becoming editor Of the ''Ver-
mont Chronicle" We know not what there y
in editing a paper, more than tea ching a Gram
mar school, that should oblige a man to "take
a dismission from the church, but these are
queer times, take them together.
San.-The quantity of Salt inspected at
Salina, New York, in the year ending the 29th
of November, was l 100, 900 bushels, payinga
duty to the state OF IL IL cts. a bushel, aud
producing the sum of Sl45, 900. There has
been an increase the last two years Of 20. 900
bushels a year. OF the above quantity, 1885,
1913 bushels were made at Salina, l59 100 a
Syracuse. lll,l49 at Geddos, and l23,664 a.
Liverpool.
Col. Brearley has returned to the country
beyond the st. Francis River, with another
par y Of about 300 emigrsnts from the Creek
Indians. They had 30 wagon loads Of stuff.
and about 100 loose horses.
Lieutenant M'Kinsie, of the First Infantry.
has recently been killed on parade, by his Or.
dcrly Sergeant, at Fort Crawford. A corpo-
raj Of tho First entered Major Twiggs quar-
tiers, and snapped his musket at the Major
while asleep; It missed fire and Awoke the
Major.
The physicians of the 18th Medical Dis
trlct, of Ohio, have passed resolutions ~
ga'nst the use OF ardent spirits, except ~
medicine.
The Quebec Gazette Of the 9TH Dec. sayss
''The weather continues mild. but we have
again had some heavy falls Of snow, which 10
deeper at this season than known for many
years. The navigation is now perfectly open,
and sail boats crossing back wards and forwards
to Pointe Levi" ~
An editor in tho country spent q whole day
IN balancing the sin Of borrowing and lending
at school with the sin of borrowing and lend.
ing newspapers. He could not detcrmins
which is The greatest. We think the last b
- SsS"s f'oSo W WiChCuuCSS. "...
On the night Of tho 18th, an ARRAY took
place in Albany in a house in Capitol-st. be.
tween two black men, named James Brown
and George Thomas, in which the former was
so severely beaten, that he died yesterday
morning. Thos. l.. Pember,on, coroner. held
an inquest ovor the body, and tho verdict was
that Brown came to his death, by blows and
kicks received from Thomas. Several phys
icians attended and performed surgical opera.
tons on the body.
The Ohio River was about seven feet above
low wafer mark Wheeling last Sunday.
The editor of the Rutland Herald complains
that he has not had a piece Of wedding cake
for the last six months, What is he mattel.
with the lovers Of Vermont
Complaints are made 10 North Carolina,
that the Board Of Internal Improvement does
no good. There isno responsibility. II is adj
vised to abolish it, and form a Superintendent
Of public works.
A boy in a Sunday School. on being asked
who killed Abel' promptly replied General
Jackson!
FIRE.-A brick factory. in Jafrey, N. H.
was destroy ed by fire on the 4th inst. Loss
estimated at from 40 to 80 900 dollars. No
insurance.
The congregation Of the Dutch Reformed
Church Of New Utretcht, who have lately
suffered severely by a distressing mortality,
are in need Of So, 500, to enable them TO build
a Church. The public are aware that the
walls OF a new Church, which had been rear
ed at a great expense, fell the past season be-
fore the fury Of a storm.
Persia is at present paying Russia the money
she owes her. The silver is transported BY
water. Among the gold pieces are some med.
ais OF, extraordinary weight and size.
/. Doctor Chervin has been sent by the Royal !
Academy Of Science at Paris to Gibr(t 10
study and attempt to counteract the yvMbw
fever. E..