The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-01-07

A young fellow walked in porter house
IN Nassau street on "Wednesday evening,
IN very merry humor, ond pulled from
his pocket a miniature set IN gold, which
he handed to the landlady for her TO admire.
The appearance aud dIess Of the customer
did not Justify the belief in her mind that
ho was the rightful owner, and she took
occasion TO communicate her suspicion 10
her husband. Thpking she had retained
the miniature quite too long, he asked her
for it, when she made an excuse To shew II
10 some one iu the back room. "Jeremy
Didler' was not altogether pleased with
this measure. and casting his eyes around
as soon as her back was turned, he caught
sight of two large fat turkeys, which the
worthy matron had no doubt provided To
have "merry Christmas" These, thought
he, will be something, towards a guid pro
quo, and he accordingly shouldered them
and made for the door. But he was too
tasdy to escape from the vigiant eye ofthe
Jandlady, who sung out Justify "stop thief!
stop THEFT" Dider fonnd it impossible to
escape from those who Immediately sur
rounded him,and surrendered at discretion.
lie was conducted to the watch house. and
Yesterday committed to Brdewell The
landady carried the miniature to The Police
office, where it vas recognized as belong
ing 10 gentleman who had few days be
fore offered a reward for it in some of the
newspapers. Jour. Of Com.
Melancholy Ersat.-Mr. Truman Gal
loway of this town, was almost Instantly
Killed by the fall of tree on Saturday
morning last. Young Galloway was riding
IN wagon with several other persons, the
road they were travelling leading through
some woods, and the wind blowing a gale
at the time, tree was discovered falling
towards them, and although the person
who was driving applied the whip to the
horses, yonng G. it seems, apprehcnded
that they would not escape, and lcapt out
OF the wagon, just in time to be crushed to
death by the falling tree, while those in
the wagon received no injury.
[Sackett's Harbor Herald
1t is fact worthy of remark, says the
Providence Journal, that the present Gov.
ernor Of Kentucky, (Mr. MetcaIteD was
bred a stone mason, and worked at his
trade until he was elected a Representa-
tive in Congress. All his requirements
are the result ofs,udy during the evenings
and after he had finished his days labor
-o-o-
The Collector Of Canal Tolls, Albany,
has published his statement for the past
season. The amount of toll collected by
him is Sl6l.4l6 GA. The total number Of
boats that arrived at and departed from
Albany was twelve thousand three hun
dred and twenty nine. The property
which arrived at Albany by the Erie and
Champlain Canals consisted of26O520 bbls
-four; 1858 bbs. ashes; 1924 bbls pro-
visiuns; 39.2lS bushels salt; Is, 1914 bbls.
and 3,744 hhds. whiskey; 9,i93 boxes Of
glass; 26G 2S7 bushels wheat; 206, ,25l bush.
els corn. rye and oats; and I32, 164 bushels
barley; 9.i32 bbls Of lime; lS008 cords Of
sand shingles; %, le0,6s4 feet oflumber.
N. Y. Com. Adv.
..eGe--
Mrs Stebbins. the daughter Of Stuer,
the painter, and author Of several interest
ing tales, has been so deeply afflicted bv
pecunary sufferings and appointments.
that her reason became unsettled, and for
months she was the inmate ofa mad house.
She has recently been restored TO reason.
but is living in New York upon the char
" Of her friends. An affecting appeal in
her behalf is made in the New. York Jour
nal of Commerce.
WESTERN RAILWAY. Col. De Witt
Clinton, son of the lsto Gov. Clinton, has
written a long letter to gentleman in N.
York, upon route for a railway between
the valley Of the Hudson and Mississippi.
The length ofthe route is about 1000 miles.
The country through which it passes.
abounds with the richest mineral and We
getable productions, possesses salubrIous
climate and soil Of exuberant fertility, and
is irrigated by rivers of great extent and
magnitude.
BY canals and rail roads constructed or
in contemplation, and by rivers and lakes,
this project unites in one interior communi
cation, the bays Of Massachusetts,, New.
York, Delaware, and Chesapeake, the CULTS
of ST. Lawrence and Mexico, following
the direction of the tributaries Of those.
gufs and bays, and the different lines of
canals and suggested improvements the
valley Of the Mississippi and its tributaries,
with all ofour important Atlantic seoports,
placing the conflicting interests Of the
northern, eastern, western, and southern
portions of our country on more recipro
cal basis, opening variety Of markets a
vailabe at all seasons Of the year and with
them diminishing the fluctuations in prices,
and forming an extent Of inland communi.
cation, through natural and artificial chan
nels, Of more than eighteen thousand miles.
The cost Of double railway on this
route, is estimated at Sl5,750,000. which
is less than Gen. Bernard's estimate Of the