Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-02-09
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES emgrants have sailed
from Greenock for the United States, during the
past season.
TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES IN New lORK.-
The Executive Committee estimates the number OF
temperance societies in the state at from 1000 to
800, and the number Of members at l50, 900 to
200, 900.
POPULATION OF FRANcE.-h document by
the Minister of the Interior, states the population
of France to be ) 600. ,.i9.
O. p. q. correspondent of the London Nor
ming Chronicle. declares that of the fifty millions
that comprise the population of Russia, no more
than five millions are truly civilized.
REvENuE.-Thc amount of duties that acsFn-
ed at the Custonl-l iouse in Newly ork, during tho
year 1881, according to the NY. Journal of Com
mcrcc, was $50, 900, 900! a snug little purse Of
spending money for Uncle Sam.
MysTERIous.-A lad in New-Y York a few days
since, picked up a human hand aud foot, that ap-
peared to have been recently anpntited. They
were taken before the Police, but no clue 20 the
mystery has been found
! INTEMpERANcE.--Ihc Trustees of the Bati-
more Aims House state, that of 1905 adults brought
there during the past year, 900 were reduced to
poverty by habits Of ptempcrance.
DR.. SLACK versus the bIion Cholcra.-Dr.
Slack saws that should this disease occur amongst
us, he should use, as IA preventive, the Chloride of
Lime. lie would dluse it in his room-wash IN
a solution ofit--gurge the mouth with it, and take
a few drops into the stomach. In case person
should die with the Cholera, he would wrap the
corpse in a sheet soaked in solution oi the ChiO-
rule. lie also recommends fires of Charcoal.
/ [Pautucket artisan.
BRITrsu ARMY.-The total number Of officers
on full pay is $685. half pay, 6,29I; retired pay,
933; foreign half pay, 764-making in all, 1868
officers under pay in the British Military Establish
ment, IL ,246 of whom are on full pay
"Mind your own busincss,' is remark com
monty used to inform the inqulsltive what apper-
tains to modcsty and good behaviour; and is some
times applied by an editor when his manuscript is
inspected by persons over the shoulder ol com
positor.
SHOE MAKING ny MAcHINERY.-Thc Olt
Countryman says that shoes made in Dcptford
Eng. by machnery but the government will no
permit its being further used, because it throws
people out OF employ.
In New-Y ork the stores Of Mcssrs. Scott Shap
ter, and of Charles Oakley, were broken INTO OF
Saturday night last the thieves having in both ca
/ ses contented themselves with an Intellectual at
tempt on the iron chest In MIR. Oakley's count
ing room they left good fire, n lamp burning,an
a false key in the chest; and had RECALLED them
selves Ieisurely by smoking cigars.
u In tho Northern Dispensary District, NY. city
il is said there is much sickness from influenza, ,mea
sles, scarlet fever and small poX. Every hous
is now in progress of visitation and the advanta
ges of vaccination are proercd, although the PREF
|, udccs of the old country people max. ii dniicu
duty to perform.
n Capt. Abbott, lately arrived at Baltimore iron
ST. Thomas, thinks the late coniagratlon was cans
ed by an incendiary, Us a second attempt wa
made to fire the town, 9Th ult. captain who ar
rived from Madeira, saw the light when 90 mile
r distant.
The Richmond Wing, says-"lf the Asatl
cholera should reach America, it will make its fir
appearance about Iludson's Bay, or Newiound
land, and divergc."
u A writer in Liverpool paper, some time sine
stated that il the cholera reached ingland,lt wouI
strike some where North Of Hull, which was tn
case. The first appearance oi the disease Is sa'
to have been uniformly in WNW' course.
An aged wealthy merchant OF Ncw-Oriean
, named Milne has lately received three letters slgi
: ed civilian Meanwoll,' threatening hun wit
death, unless he sent $4,000 to the writer throus
the post office.