The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-07-09

Hand for IL or Is miles in length, the de.
s,ruciion of the window glass was a,h'os %
complete ,on the exposed sizes OF 1"einngs,
whilst the fruit, wheat, corn ana gsruens
suffered severely. Trees were uP.oo'ca
hv rho VIOLENCE of the wind, and the fences
~ . g,eat extent were levellcd with the
enrtb' The hail stones wgre ofvery irreg-
uar form, the large resembling broken
fragments Of ice, and Of ell sizes from that
of a pea to those. as we are assured, OF four
or fire inches in circumference. Two miles
west of this. dwelling house suffered an
entire demolition Of glass on its west side,
having $50 panes broken,-at little dis
tancc beyond, another received all the in
iury on the south, whilst in the immediate
vicinity, in the direction Of the storm, two
other housce had nearly all their glass de-
stroyed on the east side, and none else
where. The course the cloud was fbnp
west to east 4 aSpGng aMsGl0T,b The day. at SyTa.
cuse, and another at Salina-aiso, barn
in Marcclus:-Roch. Itiegrcph.
Key West.-A gentleman who has resid.
ed for some time at Key West, informs the
editors ofthe New York Gazette that there
10 u ldNleSS SCI VI ~ VIZ ''""'N
of visiting the place, who use every excr-
,ion 10 frustrate the judicial and other Of
bhccrs Of the government, in the discharge
of their legal duties and that they somc-
tines carry their opposition even to init.
mating them by threats OF personal VIC.
Icnce."
I'm Connecticut The members Of newly
formed Tempcrance society who had a
creed not to drink, give or sell ardent spr-
Is, were at loss how they should dispose
Of some they had OH hand A proposition
10 pour IL into their cider, it is said, was fin
ally agreed upon.
Fnrmers and Mechanics Bank an P1t0-
ltueket- understand from the best 0u-
horliy, tha: the Commissioners have de-
tcrmined to take for the present the bills
of the bank for all debts that may be due
from individuals This ought 10 bring the
bills up 10 their par value. The amount
in circulation is very small, and 1t tho hold
ers will not sacrifice the bills, they will
probably secute the full amount OF their
pay.-Prov. Journ.
War in africa. The Captain Of the scbr.
Hannah, arrived at Philadelphia, from cape
Montserrado, states that on the I'd Of Oc-
tooer, 1893, a party Of the natives, consist
/, ing Of 5000 men, attacked the Dutch Cas-
tie at Elmira on the coast OF Africa, and
. were repulsed with great slaughter. A
mother attack. by 10000 men, was made
|, on the 10Th, which was also successfully
resisted by the Dutch, who pursued the
natives with fire and sword.
Wool.-The wool market does not i'm.
prove; it is believed that prices are tri-
. fle lower than they were two or three
: weeks since. The difference in price be-
tween three fourths, merino aad half blood
Saxony--betweon pretty fine and very fine
wool, is only few cents. Two or three
lots of fine wool, including some feeces of
:, half blood Saxony, from This town were
sold 10 the manufacturers last week al 30
or 33 cents. Grade wool sells from q to
30 cents, and come as low as 25 cents.
Perhaps washed three fourtbs and full
blood wool in the country may he quoted
from % to :}6 cents. A lot Of good wool
fine, but far from being well washed, was
> sold at auction in this town last week for
81 cents; and some ofthe sheep from which
= 1t was sheared at Sl,07 each. One hal {
;, Oft very handsome Saxony buck brought
= only $3.50; the animal cost about $50.
. The New England Farmer gives the
. prices of washed wool in Boston as fol-
= ows:-full blood merino 27 to 35; three
= iourlhs 25 to 80: half blood % TO 25; ma
: : tive Is to 20 Unwashed about one third
. less Hampshire Gazette.
= The Natchez GALAXY gives the follow.
ing melancholy picture Of that town.
\ Business is worse than dull. The mer-
: chants arc not at home The lawyers, as
', they say in Kentucky, have gone into a
+ state of retiracy. The doctors wear faces
, Of solemnity, and are shaved by the square
toot. In fact, we shall shortly require a
, pack ofhounds to keep the rabbits and foxes
y from burrowing upon street."
6 THE BopY.-The statement copied into
y this paper from the Niagara Herald, re-
, spectng the body Of Morgan. proves to be
erroneous The body found was that of
an lrisbman who was drowned in August
, last, in attempting toswim from Queens
ton TO Lewiston upon a wager.
NJ Y. Anne rcan.
MELANCHOLY SHIPwRrcx.--The Que
bee Gazett contains letters from mr.. Daw-
; son. at the Magdalen Islands, addressed to
+ the agents Of LIoyds at Quebec, giving
!; the following intelligence.
About the middle Of May a number of
men belonging TO the Magdalen Islands
|, who had associated themselves in sailing
!. voyage, were overtaken by a storm off the
North East end Of Antcos,i. and the ice
drifting forced them TO take shelter. choos-
>. ing the place where they knew that Godin
d Kept one Of the provision posts In land