Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-10-18

lk IA tWOIOIu iONO nus
Just been committed at Marseilles. "A
young dress maker, Of extraordinary
! beauty, had formed an intimacy with II
Journey man joiner, but the family Of the
latter objected to their union. They re-
solved, therefore, to put an end to their
existence by suhocating themselves with
charcoal. They were found liieless,
claspcd in each others arms, and wear
ing more elegant dresses than they were
known to possess.
L Commerce Of LiJtria.-By a letter
| from DIR. Mechln, the Colonial Agent,
dated May lst, it appears that during the .
/ past year 30 vessels had visited the Col 4
ony for the purpose OF traffic, 80 of which
were Americans, % English, 81 French. .
! The exports amounted to Sl25 ,513 10 in
/ value. The cultivation of cofit e, cotton,
and indigo, all Of which are Indigenous
to the soil, is rapidly increasing. One
! of the colonists expects to have a planta-
, ton of &c, 900 coffee trees shortly COM
pleted.-[ Journal Of Com.
I n .Norcl Case--NOrth Carolina is
without n Governor, and must be until
the meeting of the next Legislature
The Governor has resigned, and there is
no Lieut.. Governor. The Constitution
| provides that the duties shall be devolv-
7 ed upon the Speaker of the Senate, and
he refuses; and there is no o.her Consti-
tutional provision on this score.
! Monsieur Tonson come ogain.-Tapc-
worm or no tape-worm, Calvin Edison is
! alive, now IN Gorham, and is to be eX-
hibted in this city OH Monday. The
wags in New York who have killed off
: Calvin, and made him undergo (in print}
a post mOriem examination, will therefore
wheel about, aud tell their readers that
the worm has not yet got Edson.- Port
land .adp.
Spanish Church Establishment. The
spanish church reJolces in 90 archbish-
ops, ga bishops, II 400 abbots, 946
chapters, 1917 200 parishes, 1000 hospi-
tails, % 900 fraternics, 56 900 monaster-
les, $4,000 converts, $4,000 secular
priests, 100000 inferior clergy, 100000
monks and nuns Edinburg Rerier.
!! The Rev. Stiles Ely of Philadel-
. phla, whose earl aud devoted attach
ment to Gen. Jackson has been the sub
ject of frequent remark, appeared at the
polls at the recent election, and ranged
himself among the opponents of the ad-
mlnlstration, declaring that it "wus never
too late to repent"
Extraordinary Feat Of SonamJslism.-
= A man by the name of Reed, from Nova
: Scotia, walked out of the third story of a
e house in Creek-squarc on Sunday night,
= while asleep, and fell upon the pavement,
s without receiving any serious injury.
l.. boston Atlas.
p In mam ofa KusLand-A young lady
II was told by married lady, that she had
e better precipitate herself from oil the
q rocks Of the Pasaic Falls into the basin
below than marry. The young lady re-
t piled, Il would if thought could find
G "a husband at tire bottom!"
= Diunha,ds. The Journal Of Humani-
lty says that in the course Of month end
- ing August %, 1882, no less than 800
f drunkards went to their graves in New
:, Y ork. This, it is said, is not more than
$ one to every grog shop.
d A Convention of Sabbath School Del
it egates from different parts of the U nit et
States met at New y ork last week to con
suit on the best means Of extending tn,
u usefulness OF that institution.
a. The quantity Of gold and silver none,
ur circulating in the commercial world,
d. estimated by Mr.. M'Culloch, at some
I'd thing less than three hundred million
nd sterling
IS AT the late session Of the Court OF Com
rs mon Pleas, at Taunton, a man was fin
40 ed $50, and costs, for selling lottery tick
" cts. A man was fined S., for mowin
ry on Sunday, and another for Iot having
IS sign as innholder.
Grard, the celebrated banker, who's
name was Stephen, died OH 81. Stephen
ue Day: his coffin was made by Siephe
sss Coombs, and his life written by Siephe
er. Simpson.
~ Slavery is to be abolished at ST. Hel'
~, ma. The English East India Compan,
"a "a to whom the Island belongs, have az
, vanced the funds to purchase and libe
n ate the slaves.
ou 1t is stated that the Anti.masons of {
Iii hio have Withdrawn their Electoral ticI
IN ct, and will unite in support OF the Cls
,ur ticket.
: The receipts of the Post Office in Il
city OF New York for the year endiI
lille September 80, 1882, amounted to Sl44
-. 760 81. In the whole state, S3l2,Oi8 8
nat DIR. Spurzheim, the lecturer on PHI