The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-01-21

driRnople, IL rs still doubted whether. The
Porte viii be able to continue the enoImou:
payments, to which the Russian treaty bind.
him. although there is little reason TO suppose
the Court of St. Petersburrh will relax in the
terms il has imposed upon the Turks
The elements Of war. however, seem pretty
generally TO have subsidized Turkey is not
likely again TO take the field; and with tho ad.
ius,ment Of the affairs of Greece, commerce
and the arts ofpeace will be, we trust, success
fully cultivated on the shores of tho Mediter.
ranean, which have been SO long prey to civ.
il war and desola,ion. lb.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR ASHES. The
carelessness ofmany persons in disposing
of ashes taken hot from the hearth, and
containing, as they generally do, quant-
ty Of cmbers and live Goals, renders this
caution highly necessary.
But few nights since, had it not been
for the timely discovery Of the flames by
the Watch,a a dwelling house, and perhaps
a whole neighborhood, would have been
consumed i'll consequence Of putting hot
ashes into wocden bor. Some are in the
habit of putting their ashes into old flour
barrels and the like--a short time since,w
saw vessel Of this kind deposited in a
corner of a neighhor's wood housel into
which ashes taken no, from the fire were
inconsiderately thrown. And we arc sor-
ry to learn that some Of our immediate
neighbors are in the habit Of using q half
buShet forthis purpose. and when filled.
of setting it among the shavings and other
combustlbles of a lumber room. These
things should be looked to.
american Farmer.
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AMERICAN COLoNIzATroN SoCIFTY.
The annual meeting Of this Society is to be
held IN the city of Washington on The third
Monday of this month. We observe bv
the last African Repository, that tho dona,
tons Of the Colonization Society for the
month ending on the 29lh December q
mounted TO S4.43l 90, of which s2,55l So
were the proceeds Of the Ladies' Fair"
held in Baltimore.
The navy commissioners have advertised
for proposals for the freight and iranspor
tation Of $4,000 barrels of naval stores for
the u. s. squadron in the Mediterranean
sea- and on the coast of Brazlls, and in the
Pacific ocean.
Arnold Naudain has been chosen q Sen.
ator Of the United States from Delaware.
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resig
nation Of Mr. M'Lane.
John Floyd, member of the last Con
gress. has been elected Governor Of Vir.
ginin by the legislature. He had 40 votes;
Mr.. Daniel, the opposing candidate, ,had.G0
The President of the United States has
recognised Theodore Meyer, as consul of
the kingdom Of Hanover, for the port Of
New-York.
Larkin Adams, in Louisville. XIV. cut
plumb cake on Christmas eve, weighing Gl7
lbs the largest made in the western coun-
try.
JuDGF WILLIAMS. nc9viifrd. After ar
arduous, and it NAV be presumed, anxious
trial, before the Senate Of Tennessee.
Judge Williams has been acquitted on all
the articles charged arains, him in the
impeachment. On the lst article (charg.
ing him with failing to hold court he
he was pronounced not guilty, unani-
mously. The % sleeping on the bench
do WlluhiuN u Wv Niib S'ISs VII lilt
Sd, Charging him with partially in his
decisions the vote on the lst specification.
was 2guilty, - not guilty; and on the %
specification, 3 guilty and II not guilty.
Articles 1. 3, and g, were based on one
alleged offence that Of taking an acknowl-
edgement Of deed out Of court. On this
the vote was closer but the constitutional
number of two thirds not declaring him
guilty, he was of course acquitted.
The Mayor Of New-York has proposed
plan for supplying that city with fresh
water, which he calculates will cost So.
100000. He also proposes that city
wharves should be built Of stone, and ex.
poets the Legislature will grant the Auc.
ton Tax TO pay the expence.
A melancholy event occurred on Christ.
mas morning. Miss Rachel Johnson was
shot, and expired in short time. 1t is the
general belief, that she has been made the
victim Of that foolhardy or mock courage
disposition, which we too often find exhibit
ed by men protesting sense, judgment and
discretion. We mean that tantalizng dis.
position, the prevailing folly Of which,is 10
try 10 alarm and intimidate females. The
person who discharged the gun, is John
Harrison, and 1t is said he is now suffering
all that mental agony. that mind of sen.
sibility, and the author Of such an occur
renee must be supposed to feel. lie was
intimately acquainted with the deceased
and in ban;ering, or rather staggering,
braggart manner, raised his gun and said
he would shoot her; while it was leveled,it
fired, and IFS contents lodged in her head.
From all that we can hear, it was entirely
ncn;InntnI Harrison nvincnd tho ltfrnnst