The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-06-04

.4mer;sean Sunday School Ua;on.--This
Society held it's 5th anniversary at Phils-
delphia on Tuesday, before crowded an
dience, Alexander Henry. Esq. in the
chair. Gross receipts during the year, in
GLIDING proceeds of books, SO 500. Gross
expenditures, S76,li6. The publications
ofthe Society, of various desc riptiops, dur
ing the year, amounted to SS7 $40, exclu-
sive OF 400 600 reward tickets. Making q
tola! in FIVE years of 6.s00.S9O. The num-
Der Of schools belonging TO the Union is
590I; teachers 52,6l3; scholars 3I9, ,2O2,
The whole number of Sunday scholars in
this country and Edrope, is supposed to be
about ,567 900. u,
Bank Fixtures. hoard Of Directors
fthe Middle District Bank at Poughkeep
sic, give notice that the pressure of the
times is so great as TO induce them TO sus-
pend their payments and slose the business
of the bank The fun!s Of the institution
are to be applied, soy they, TO the payment
ofis debts, and statement OF their affairs
is to be made out IN a few days.
The Catskill Recorder states that ru
mors were i'm circ culation uniayorable TO
the credit Of the Catskill Banks, and says
chat any distfust as to the measures or
bili,y ofthe bank TO sustain its credit, is en-
tirely without Foundation" Nh 4 ,o is,A
.Mr. Clay, al Home-The Kentucky
Commentator says-a grand essemblage
and dinner,in honor Of Henry Clay, took
place at Fowler's Garden, near Lexington
on Saturday, 18th inst. There were three or
tour thousand people on the ground, o'
OF whom about 2,400 sat down TO dinner
X. II. Mahon, post master, Of 1snnes
see, who was sentenced to ten years in
prsonment, some time since. for purloIu
ing the contents OF letter which passec
through his hands, has been pardoned BY
President Jackson.
II is stated that Stephen Girard has loan
cd the State of Pennsylvania $780, 900, fol
the canal fund, that the Mechanics bank
Philadelphia, loaned for the same fund
s200OO-the bank Of Pennsylvania 800.
O0O--and the bank of Philadelphia $50 900.
The Massachusetts Journal Of Tuesday.
contains the following communication on
the subject ofthe late removals at Boston,
"Latc on Saturday evening last the fol
lowing gentleman received laconic notice
similar to that sent to the venerable and
much respected Clough on the 9th of A
pril. that they were dismissed from fur
ther service to the Custom House.
Col. Arthur Lithgow, a revolutionary
officer, Inspector. George Johnson, In
spector. Mr.Johnson has wife and eight
small children dependent on him for their
daily support, without a cent 10 help them.
! saw the whole family in tears. Nathan
Fiske. Inspector F. has also wife
and large family Of children. LOWS De
blois, and Thomas Rice, Weighers and
Gaueers. Major Osgood and James Ridg.
way, Salt Measurers Major Osgood serv-
ed his country during the whole of the
late war and received several severe
wounds, the effects Of which he feels 10 the
present time. When The Peace establish.
ment went into operation in 1921, he with
many other brave men, were discharged
from the army. He was Immediately APP
pointed by Mr.. Crawford TO the station
from which he has been discharged-Mr.
Crawford observed to him that it gave him
pleasure 10 besiow an Office on SO worthy
a man.
The above worthy and unfortunate men
have been removed to make room for the
minioDs OF that violent and vindictiye per.
son David Henshaw.
Forgery--We understand, says the NY.
Mercantile Advertiser) that an extensive
Forgery has been committed by a Druggist
in this city, by the name Parmele, by means
Of which, he has succeeded in passing off
his own notes, with a forged endorsement
nf the name Of a near relative. for large
mount. The party guilty Of this offence
has gone of. and no clue is yet found TO
the route he has taken. ~.