Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-02-23

mentioned in it and if sufficient encourage
ment IS given, he will continue the history
I'LL the present time, and accompany it with
chronological arrangement of ancient doc
uments, statistics, bills of mortality. and a
correct map of the State. The intended
edition will likewise contain a correction of
the errors occasioned by DR.. Belknap's rel-
ance on the deed of Wheelwright in 1929.
winch has been recently proved forgery.
There Is probably no man, in New Eng
lane, better qualified, for the proposed un-
dertaking, than MIR. Farmer, and we think
lne enterprIzing publishers will not be dis
appointed In their anticipetions of liberal
patronage.-Daily advertiser.
SAVANNAH, Jan. II. We understand bv
passengers in the Southern STAGE. that =
melancholy event took place in Darian. ON
monday afternoon. In consequence Of a
previous misunderstanding, a recontre or
Cured in the streets of that citv betwesn
MAJOR John Floyd and Allen B. Powell. ESQ.
10 winch the former was shot THROUGH the
oody by the latter, and died in short time
after. We refrain from any particulars Of
the unfortunate affair. Mr.. Powell. we are
informed, surrendered himself to the civil
! authority.
MAIL NoBBERs TAKEN. The Philadel.
Phla Chronicle of Monday evening, con.
ialns the following postscript -" We stou
Inc press to announce that the three per-
sons concerned in the robbery of the mail
IN the neighbourhood of this city have been
taken. One of them James Porter. alias
James Wray, was taken on the evening Of
the 9th inst. in Baltimore, about nine
O'Clock. quietly walking with woman
hanging on his arm. Most of the watch.
es taken from the passengers were pawn.
ed in the vicinity Of this city, and have
been or may be recovereds-Ibid.
NEw-HAvEN, FEB. l6. vrelLANcE.
1t begins to be felt, as one of the effects
oil our present tariff system, that a much
closer vigilance is required for the pro.
lection OF the revenue than formerly. not
only upon our internal frontiers but along
our coasts and bays. Hitherto a single
vessel has been found sufficient to guard
the entrance and the shores Of Long-lsl.
aud Sound, but has now become necessa.
~ TO double that force, and the cutter
Viglant, Capt. Cahoone, Jf. has been an.
pointed to aid in that service. She is TO
cruise between New-York and Connect.
cut river, and to receive her supplies at
this port and proposals for furnishing the
same are advertised for by our Collector.
1t is said that smuggling Of British goods,
to considerable extent, has been carried
on within the region specified, and that
more efficient naval police has become in.
dispensible.-HeraM.
CIrY CHARTER OF PROVIDENCE. The
freemen of the town Of Providence, at a
town meeting held on Monday last, gave
1888 votes for the proposed City Charter and
345 votes against it. As three fifths of all
the votes given were required for its adop-
ton, it is rgected.-BOst. Palladium.
BALTIMORE, FEB. 2. An attack was
made upon q gentleman last evening aboat
nine o'clock in High, near Stiles, street, no
doubt with the view Of obtaining plumber
the gentleman received a severe blow
over his right eye, but being somewhat on
the lookout, made good defence with his
cane-the rufian then attacked him with
large stones, but was compelled to retreat
into an alley between ALTERNATE and Pres
ident SITS. and thus effected his escape. The
fellow, it is believed, is a resident of that
neighbourhood.
LONGEvITY-A REMARKABLE INSTANCE.
The Portsmouth Journal gives the list of
deaths in the town of York, Me-, for the
last year. From it we learn the remarkable
fact, that out the IS persons who died during
the year 1929, there were twenty whose
ages averaged seuenty-eigh years. The
number that died in 1928 was 40; the ages
of twenty of this number, averaged seventy
one years; and the average of the whole,
forty-six years. In 1927, the number of
deaths was 81 the average age of twenty
Of these, seventy-one years, and of the
whole, fifty-tw years.
The Journal wonders how physician can
live in that town unless the Japanese Gus
tom prevails there, of paying the Doctor as
long as the patient is well. and discontinue
ing it when he is Greenfield Gaz.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. A gentleman
informs US that Or. Davenport Kinds, Of
Greenwich, attempted to destroy his life
on Sunday night lass, by hanging himself.
He absented himself from his friends, and
having been gone about an hour, and
causing some alarm, search was made for
him, aud he was found hanging BY some
fragments of his shirt which he had very
ingeniously twisted together and prepared
for the purpose. apparently lifeless. He
was soon taken from this frightful condi-
ton and conveyed to house. where, BY
the exertions of some people and the aid
Of physician. he was resuscitated. Not
being satisfied with this, he Immediately
drew iack-knife from his pocket and
made desperate sffor: to cut open his
bowels. The cause Of this procedure of
Kinds, as we are informed, is briefly this
he had, in the course of the evening,
come in contact with young lady of
some consequence, to whom he made
some proffers, of immaterial consideration,
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