The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-05-22

Mr.. Perdue were young unmarried men.
Chris,ian Advocate.
The annexed account of what the edi-
tor rightly calls an ain ost incredible leap.
is related in the Newark IN. J.) Eagle
of the Ilth instant.
We understand that few days since,
just as . boat freighted with iron and
other articles, had turned the summit of
the inclined plane Oh her descent at
Boonton Falls, the chain broke, and the
car being thus freed from the restraints
of machinery, descended to the foot of
the plane with great speed, giving the
boat such hasty plunge into the water,
that when she rose on the swell thus cre-
ated, it carried her quite over the tow
path a. the bend of the canal near tho
plane, and precipitated her down rocky
precipice about 300 feet, where she now
lies a heap of ruins not worth picking up
$50 high was she raised by the swell,
and so rapid her flight that she scarcely
touched the tow path or any thing else,
until she struck upon rock thirty or for
ty feet below. the surface ofthe canal and
broke in two near the centre---thAparts
then continued To descend among the
rocks to where they now lie. The most
incredible and remarkable part ofthe sto-
ry is, that there were four persons ON
board, a woman and three children, who
went down tie precipicel with The boa,
neither of whom received any material
injury. The captain and hands proba-
bly, went on shore to walk down the plane
which is frequently the case.
Distressing Calamify.-We take the
following painful narrative from the
Montreal Herald of the 2sth ul,:--
James Mulhniland, who resided within
mile St. Jacques. but who sold his
little property on Tuesday last. was
coming to Montreal with view 10 open
shop. The money for which his land
had been sold was in his wife's pocket I;
and his whole family was with him
In crossing the river at the Bout De
LIsle, at tfie ferry called the Chats, g.
bout mid channel. and in very strong
current, the canoe capsized. After a
struggle in the water Of an hours con-
tinuance. during which time Mulhol,and
scveraltimes was obliged to dive, to the
rescue of his drowning wife and family,
he was taken mp quite exhausted and
distracted, by Mr. Deschamps, who
came to his relief in scow. This un-
happy man is thus hereft of wife TO
whom .he was sincerely attached, and
who was within month of her fifth con-
fnemcnt, and oftkc whole of his family
| (except one girl of about three years
old, whom be succeeded in saying,( to-
gether With the total proceeds of his
and their joint industry.
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Visitors Of the West Poin. Acodomy.
We learn from the New York Ameri-
can, that the following gentlemen have
been invited by the Secretary of War, to
attend as Board Visitors at the ex-
animation of the cedete, on the first
Monday ia June next.
Gen. w. III. Harrison of Ohio, John
III. Eaton, Jesse Wharton, Esqrs. of
Tennessee, DR.. J. Moorman of Virginia,
J. Camack, Esq. of Georgia, Rev. j. Nj.
Noel of Kentucky, ii. l.. Ellsworth, Esq.
and Rev. w. Fish Of Connecticut; VIM.
Hunter, Esq. 6f Rhode Island, H. Heter-
kin, Esq. and Capt. p. Fri,y of PensyL-
vania, Gov. B. Pierce of New Hemp
shire, DR.. w. ). McNeyen ofNew York,
Il. Schroeder, Esq. Of North Carolina, A.
G. Harrison, Esq. Missouri, Gen. The
odorr Lyman of Massachusetts,, Col. G..
c. DromgooId of Virginia, Maj. Gen.
Alexander Mecomb, Maj. Henry Whit
Ing aud DIR. Samuel B. smith, of U. S.
Army.
Death from Overwhelmingly
forenoon, Mr.. George w. Combs was
at work in the we'll Of Mr.. William Il.
Spear, Prince street, about 30 feet from
the surface, and Mr.. William Elm, about
eight, below him, both in the employ of
Mr.. Isaac Scott, laying lead pipe, aud
using furnace with charcoal, for solder
ing. Coombs complained OF faintness,
and Elm went up to assist him but IN
passing the furnace he was likewise taxi
eu faint, yet succeeded in reaching the
top. aud calling assistanoe. Before it
arrived, however, Mr.. G. had fallen to
the bottom.-He was drawn up and two
physicians attended Immediately; but
life was extinct. Mr., Coombs was about
25 years OF age, and has left wife aud
child 1t was the opinion of the pbysic-
ians That the fumes OF the chprcoal caus-
ed his death. Boston Patriot. sf,
WINcnEsrEn, Va. May l.-SAocking
Occurrence.--Last evening about 8 o.
clock, Captain EIeazor Barrow, Of this
county, VINO had been confined in the
jail of this place nearly two years for a
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