The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-04-08


The Supreme Court which has been sit
ting in this town since March Is, dismiss
ed the jury yesterday, for the term, and
will close their business to day or to NOR
row. The whole Of last week was occu.
pied in trying petitions or the benefit of the
insolvent act. Of2l6 on the docket, l5S
were granted, FIVE not granted, 10 contin-
ued, 10 withdrawn, Is dismissed, and three
discontinued. Eighteen petitions have
been received this term.
PTou. .9lneIican Of Tuesday.
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TREMENDOUS TORNADO ~ THE WEST.
We give below such particulars as we have
received relative to the tornado which has
recently swept with destructive violence,
through portion of the western country
TREMENDOUS STORM. The National
Inieligencer Of Wednesday last says
"1'hc last Western Mail brought the fol-
lowing paragraph, giving & rumor OF an
awful visitation to part oi the State oil
Ohio, Of which the next mail will probably
bring us confirmation or refutation:"
"A note made upon the way-bll, brought
here yesterday by The Western Stage,
gives the account Of a terrible storm at Ur.
bana, on Monday afternoon, which destroy
ed several lives, and much property. Six
or seven houses, and two churches, were
blown to pieces. We have heard no par
ticulars as to the persons killed, nor the
extent of the injury done. Several lndi
viduals are also said to be badly wounded u
Three or four children were crushed to
death by the falling ruins. Two OF the
little victims are stated to have belonged
TO tho family Of m.. Boil, formerly of Gin
two.story brick building, erected last
season, and belonging to the editor of the
Urbana Courant.
The Washington Penn Examiner Of
March 9th, says:
On Monday evening, 29d ofMarch, near
sundown, most awful hurricane passed
over part of this county, which in It's con
sequence was more disastrous and melan.
choly than any with which we have been
visited in the recollection Of the eldest in
habitants. In its course it appears, so far
as we have heard, to have been confined
altogether to a narrow strip Of county not
more than half mile in diameter, in Pc.
ters township. The course Of the tornado
was from north west to south. east, and a.
mong other particulars ofa less destructive
and affecting character, we have gathered
the following:
The house in which James Armstrong
resided was blown down upon the family,
and killed mr.. A. and his son lad, of what
age we have not heard, and wounded every
other member of the family, one or two OF
them dangerously. Many other houses
and barns were blown down.
MEADsvILLE, Halifax Co. IVA. March ID.
Mr.. Editor-A narrow section Of our
country, about quarter Of q mile in width,
and ID or % miles in length, was visited
on the evening Of the 9TH inst. by a most
alarming and destructive hurricane. ii
was accompanied with an unusual degree
ofthunder and lightning for the season,
and commenced its ravages some four or
five miles south Of this place, driving with
incredible fury from s. w. to n. f. raising
from their foundations, almost discrimi-
ns,ely, every negro cabin, tobacco barn,
stable, or other low bodied house, and de.
pivpg the more hru'y. constructed farm