The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-05-21

NtW YORK SUNDAY SCHOOL ENiON.--
he dIfferent Schools constituting the New
York Sunday School Union, assembled at
Their usual places on the 18th inst. al half
past one o'clock, ari proceeded towards
Castle Garden to celebrate their thirteenth
anniversary. Each School was preceded
by its male and female teachers. and an ap.
propriate banner AT ) o'clck all the schools
had assembled, and the garden was liter.
ally illed.--Dr. De Witt opened the exer-
cises by an appropriate prayer. The Pres
ident, DIR. Milnor, then delivered short
and elegant address, detailing the great
benefits which have already resulted from
Sunday Schools, and concluded by appeal
ing to the intelligence and philan,hrophy
OF his hearers for continuance IN the good
which they had SO long and SO successfully
prosecuted.
The whole number assembled was about
10000, and the exercises were concluded
by prayer and benedction from the Rev
Mr.. Baldwin. All the children united in
singing three hymns which were written
Tor the occasion, and produced a full vol
ume OF harmony which exceeded any thing
OF the kind we ever heard.-.E y. Paper
Tonhrfid Chddren..-The two children,
Susan and Deborah Trpp, now at the Au
scum, are the most wonderful beings ever
seen in Albany, and exceeded by none.
probably, in the world. The Oldest is 5
years and 3 months old, and weighs 203
pounds; The other is years and III months
and weighs Il9 pounds.-They are active,
and their gait resembles the rocking of q
"a in storm. Their coun,enance indi
Gates health, and there is no reason to be
given for their remarkable size. The
aght Of them strikes the spectator with the
greatest astonishme Mt, for no one can pre-
yiously conceive proper idea Of their ap
pearance. They were born in the town of
Freedom, Duches county.-.Hb. Daily .4du.
Pensacola, April IA. On Monday, Both
march. Andrew Grail, convicted at the late
extra term Of the Superior Court of West
Florida, for the murder Of Ann Walker in
December last was hung in this neighbor.
hood. He behaved with firmness truly
astonishing. In a speech which he made
to the assembled multitude, he acknow-
lodged the crime for which he was about
10 sufier--alluded to his you'll, he was only
23 years old expressed regret at the an.
gulsh which he knew his untimely and dis
graceful death would occasion to his par
ents, and, in a manner which ought long 10
be remembered by all present, exhorted his
audience to avoid, as the greatest Of evils,
bad ,romen and strong drink, which had
been his ruin. He knelt, and in an audi
bic voice, made fervent and appropriate
prayer, after which he joined with The Rev.
mr. Wirick of the Methodist Church which
was expressive and extremely well adopted
to the occasion; and at twenty mi nutes past
IL o'clock, ended his earthly career.
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HAGERsTowN, (Md.) May 2. George
Swearingen, late Sheriff Of Washington
county, arrived in one of the Baltimore
stages on monday evening last, in charge
of mr.. Thompson, and constable Briggs OF
Baltimore. Mr.. Thompson was an execu-
tive messenger, authorized to deliver hin,
to the Sheriff Of Allegheny county. Swear
ingen remained ironed and guarded, at the
Globe Tavern, from the time the arrival
of the Eastern until the departure of West
ern stages, in one of which he was taken
on. II is said he looks well and is in tolera-
bic good spirits. He has engaged William
Price and John Mcmahon, Esq'rs. to de-
fend him. 1t is yet uncertain whether he
will be tried at called court, or whether
he will wait until the regular Fall Term, g.
it is equally uncertain whether he will stand
his trial in Allegany or remove it to Wash.
iDgton county.
SPECIE. The Albany Advertiser OF
Thursday states that forty nine kegs ofdol.
lars,averaging ABBOTT 500 dollars each came
up yesterday from New. York in the Victo
~, on its way to Canada. Of course the
sum must be about S73, 500!
The London Sun of the 25th Feb. last,
contains the Judgment in the case Of Far
quhar's heirs by which it will be seen that
his seven nephews and nieces, ofwhom mrs.
Trezevant, Of this city. is one, have recov
cred the immense estate, amounting to be.
tween and 100000 pounds sterling, or
nearly three millions Of dollars.
Charleston Courier.
"Non 6escript" "Bits Of Striped
Bunting"--The Philadelphia Bulletin says
that the ship Pennsylvania, now in pro-
gress at the Navy Yard in that city, "has
three decks indpendent of the spar deck