Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-08-04
III II R AID OF THE TIMES.


Extract from letter dated st. Albans, Vermont,
June 18th, 1880, to gentleman in the city of
| Cincinnati, Ohio.
GAS to politics, Vermont holds out to
Gen. Jackson an nnncompromising, though
temperate opposition. The little fry of
Jacksonians here, we consider as recre-
ants from New-England feelings and
principles-thcy have been bought to
follow in the train and toss up their hats
for the conqucror, by the paltry Offices
which government had to bcstow If
Henry Clay is a candidate, Vermont will
march side by side, with the friends in
the West to victory or defeat. We can
bear to be in the minority still, rather
than Judas like, surrender our principles. ("
Cincinnati american.
Hon. ISAAC PARKER, Chief Justice of
the Supreme court of Massachusetts, aged
63, died in Boston on Saturday night
lie was visited on Sunday morning by a
shock of apoplexv which caused his death
in about IS hours. During the previous
week he had attended to his official du-
ties at the important trial in Salem. We
extract the following notice from the Bos-
ton Couricr.-Bormsi. Jour.
Judgo Parker was a native of Bos-
ton. He was graduated at Harvard
College in 1886, and studied law in the
Office of the large Judge Tudor. When
admitted to the bar, he commenced his
professional practice at Castine in Maine,
which was then an integral portion of
Massachusetts. Afterwards he rcmov-
cd to Portland, and represented the dis
trict of Cumberland in the Congress of
the United States for one term. He
also held the office of u. States Marshal
for that district, for short period. He
was appointed an associate Judge of the
Supreme Court by Governor Strong, Jan.
90, 1906, and soon afterwards removed
to Boston. Some idea of the estimation
in which his talents and firmncss were
then held, may be drawn from the fact
that he was the presiding Judge in that
most important trial in December, 1906,
Commonwealth rs II. o. Sclfridgc-a
trial which probably produced more cX-
citement thaa any other which is on re-
cord since the adoption of our state con-
stitution. On the deccase of Chief JUS
tice Scwall, he was appointed by Gov.
Strong, August 2I, 1914, Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, n station which
he continued to occupy till his decease,
as above stated"
A SHARK was exhibited in Boston on
Friday last, caught on Wednesday eve
ming off Scituate harbor, on the spot
where Mr.. Blaney of Lynn lost his life a
few days before. He is said to be a
young shark of a kind not common on
this coast, but very common in the West
Indies, and there called the Man Eater.
1t is about ten feet in length. The full
grown animals of this species are said to
be sometimes of double the length. He
was caught by the sons of the deceased,
with shark hook baited for the purpose
by one of them after seeing him near
their fishing boat. He resisted with
great violence, and was with difficulty
killed and drawn on board the fishing
boat. We learn from MIR. B. that they
caught another, considerably longer than
this, and that they killed him but before
they got him on board their boat, the
hook stratened and he sunk.
Mr.. b. related the circumstances of
his fathers death substantially as they
have been already published. He heard
his father scream for assistance, and saw
him standing in the small boat, with the
shark lying across it-While he with
his brother and boy were rowing to-
wards him and approached within few
rods, the boy saw him fall overheard, and
the boat at the same time ovcrset. When
they reached the spot, the man and
shark had disappeared. 1t is conjectur-
ed that the shark seized the arm of the
deceased, while he was fishing, and at
the same leap threw himself across the
boat-the man remaining in the bow of
the boat, and that when he fell overheard, ,
perhaps having tainted from loss of blood,
the boat lost its balance and was ovcrsct.
Advertiser.
Charles Carroll. TT bestturned toast
that we have seen, in honor of the last
cury;y;nu c;rnorc of tho Declaration of