The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-06-12

they had been drinking and there deliberase y
cut his thr5at with razor and afterwards buried
him ou the banks Of small creek, when emp
ties into the Mohawk, a short distance from the
scene of the murder. The whole temptation was
the sum Of seventy dollars, which the old man
bad on bis person. Ho mentioned that he could
and would designate the place whore they bur-
led him. He was accordingly taken from ,he
Jail, and accompanied by large crowd ifoin tins
city, he went across the river 10 the banks OF
this small stream, where he directed them, 10
dig. They followed his directions, but made no
discovery. The spot was so near the water
that il was not improbable that the body might
have been washed into il, and from thence been
carried into tho Mohawk
All porties are now in Jail. Stearns is not
supposed 10 have aided in the commission oi the
MURDER but is charged by Poak with having re-
&C iyed thirty dollars "of the spoil
A STARVING People. A letter has been
received from the American Consul at Villa
de Pravn, St. Jago, Cape de Verbs, dated
April 29th, giving information that the inhab'
tants Of Fogo, an Island in the neighborhood,
containing $4,000 people, were on the verge
Of starvation; that fifteen die daily, and that
the survivors were so weak and emaciated as
hardly TO be able to bury their dead. Every
thing in the shape Of crop had entirely
failed, owing to the absence Of rain for a
whole year. The provisions on tho island
would not suffice for weeks sustenance ;
and all that was carried there came from st.
Jago, which was poorly able to supply IT,
The Portuguese government was too wretch
cd TO afford any present aid.
The commandant of the United States ship
Peacock had touched at st. Jago, and left
there $50 ofthe islanders, with small sup.
ply Of provision. The writer states that,
without iain st. Jago will be shortly in a
condition quite as wretched as Fogo' Bos.
ton Transcript
Fire Proof Cemenf.-The French cement
for the roofs of houses, to preserve the wood
and protect it from fire, is made in the fol
lowing manner:
Take as much lime ns is usual in making
pot full Of white wash, and let it be mixed
in pail full of water in this put two and a
half pounds Of brown sugar, and three pounds
fine salt mix them well together, and the
cement is completed. little lamp. black,
yellow ochre, or other coloring commodity,
may be introduced to change the color fthe
cement, to please the fancy Of those who use
| it. 1t has been used with great success, and
been recommended particularly as protec.
tion against fire. Small sparks of fire that
| frequently lodge on the roofs Of houses. are
prevented by this cement from burning tho
! shingles. So cheap and valuable precaution
against this destructive element ought not to
pass untried. Those who wish 10 be better
satisfied ofits utility can easily make the ex-
pertinent by using small temporary bsilding
or il may be tried on shingles put tog gssher
for the purpose, and then exposed TO the FIRE.
From The Georgeto,ca (D. c. Columbian,
June 2.
a relic Of anfiquiiy.--We have in our Of
fee stalk Of Tobacco. which is supposed to
bo one hundred ysvs old. 1t was brought to
this town short time since from Port Tobac-
CO, Md. The Inspector Of Tobacco at that
place who died during the last year, at the
advanced age of 81 stated that four hogs.
heads from the samples Of one Of which this
stalk was taksn1 had remained in the ware.
house ever since he entered upon the dis,
charge Of his duties, and in fact had been
there for many years previous. The ware
house fell down from age and decay, and the
Tobacco was sold.
II will be interesting to Planters to know
that tobacco can be preserved for so long q
period
dc suuJpIc We nuVe, Is OF uaIk color, anu
retains it's scent in a remarkable degree.
We learn from the Philadelphia
Chronicle, that riot took place last
Wednesday at the Eagle race-coursc,
near Trenton, between body Of labor
ers upon the canal and the spectators on
the course-that the laborers, about 100
in number, undertook to clear the field,
but were unsuccessful, and in the at
tempt many were very seriously, prob
ably mortatty wounded. 1t is stated that
one or more have since died, and that
the field was literally strewn with the
bodies of the combatants. Several of
the natives have since been alta ,ked by
the laborers and dreadfully maltreated.
Some of the rioters had been arrested.
Should the Cholera pay us an unweI-
come visit, many of our citizens will be
able to fly from il, without leaving the
State. In the back country they will
find "a safe retreat, it being pretty gen.
orally known that this disease never
trusticdtes---it has no taste for the beau
ties of nature, but prefers the kindred
atmosphers of densely populated towns
and villagos.-Charlcston Mercury.
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