Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-06-23

the crew to give publicity TO the mslor-
tune of the vessel.
NEw-YoRK, JUNE 18.
Asylum for MeJria'es.-The Medical
Society of Connecticut arc taking mea-
sures for the establishment of an Asylum
for persons of Incorporate habits, and
have passed resolutions and appointed a
committee to bring the subject before
the Legislature. A report, drawn up by
a committee ofthat Society, and publish
ed, we have seen
"T'he propricty of making any provi-
sion for inebriates might well be question:
ed, if intcmperance were not a misfortune
as well as a crime. I've believe there
are few drunkards who would not, in
their hours of sobricty, wish to be re-
claimcd-few, who would not wish to re-
gain that rank in society, from which, by
their vicious conduct, they have been so
deeply degraded. But however ardent
ly they may desire their own reforma-
lion, they have not the moral courage
und the ncedful resolution to effect it."
They propose an institution, in which
the subject shall be subjected TO saiutary
discipline, be cut off from liquors, con
stantIy and usefully employed, kept free
from bad examples and associates, re-
ccive medical attendance, moral instruc-
ton and examples "whcrc in short, by
m enlightened system of physical and
moral treatment, they may be reformed" !"
NJ Y Dai. .Adu.
Daring Mail RoLbery.-Wc learn by
the Albany Argus of yesterday morning,
that, on Tuesday night, between and
l2 o'clock, the great western mail was
cut open, on its passage, and three bags
taken out, containing an indefinite num-
Der of letters and packages. The rob-
berry took place on the Schenectady
road, about three miles from Albany
The mail was under the boot, behind the
stage. The driver discovered that the
outer or leather cover had been cut,
soon afterwards, but as one bag remain
ed, supposed that nothing had been ta-
ken, and sent word back by the Tclo-
graph that an unsuccessful attempt had
been made; and it was not until his arri-
val at Schenectady that the robbery was
known. The bags taken contained the
mails for Rochester, Geneva and Can
andaigua, with the branch mails, includ-
ing those for the counties of Seneca, On
tario, Wayne, Yates, Steubcn, Livngs-
ton, Monroe, Orleans, Niagara, Cattar-
angus, and parts of Tompkins, Tioga and
Erie. As yet, there is no trace of the
robbers. The Postmaster of Albany
offered reward of 5000 for their dctec-
tion.-.Ner. Adrr.<
Taccinaiion.-A statement has been
published in Bohemia of the number of
men who have died of the smallpox with
in the last twenty years, which affords a
new proof of the advantages of vaccina-
ton. From 1909 to 1923 the number of
deaths from this disorder has greatly di-
minishcd, notwithstanding n large in
crease of population. In 1909 the num-
Der of births was l34,G5l, and of deaths
from the smallpox 1921; in 1898 the
number of births was l44,O95, and that
of the deaths was only 520. AT the end
ofthe last century, i'm 1899 and in 1900,
1900 children died of the smallpox
The number Of births was then l22, 100
upon the average; and that of the deaths
was not less than l35 out of lOOO:--it Is
now hardly four. These satisfactory re-
suits afford reasonable ground for the
hope that the smallpox will in few years
be completely harmless in its effects.
Counterfeit S. bills of the L. S. Bank
payable at Portland, are in circulation.
The general appearance of the bills IS
bad--of pale color-particniarly the
vignette-the figures very clumsy-lhe
bill is numbered 35lO-datod dth March
1929, payable to S. Grccnc--thc sigma
lures are well done.
a L;riag Pin Bor.-Thcrc is now liv-
ing at Nantwich an old man named
B!agg, who has been affected with an
asthlnatical complaint for twenty-five
years; and during that time he has re-
yularly taken the amazing number oflOO
pills per week. Mr.. Blagg has there
fore swallowed one hundred and thirty
thousand pills; feat but seldom equal
led, and which few can boast Of.
~. Frrrllia's Lecccn--Dr. Frank-
lin, ir his viii, gave 1907. Sterling 10 The