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

| niuS ihst, TWO young men chtcrSu VIC
victualling cellar of William johnson,
coIored man. No. 94, Chatham street,
and called for something to eat. TAey
made choice of some pigs feet, the price
of which was fourteen pence. Having
finished the repast, one ofthem named
Smith, walked ont of the door, and The
other, William Crawford. advanced to-
wards Johnson with Is. Cd. in his hand TO.
pgy him. 'He threw down the Js. and
said that was enough. Johnson replied
that he could not take less, 70 vllich
Crawford remarked that he wanted the
sixpence to get some grog, and made Tor
the door. Johnson therefore seized hold
of his coat, upon which Crawford drew
his pen knife and stabbed him in his abb
domen. They both clinched and fell up
on the 6oor-Crawford continuing to
stab him in the head with his knife until
he cut him very severely in several pla-
ces.
The exclamation Of Johnson that lie
was murdered alarmed the other inmates
of the cellar, who rushed out end secured
Crawford rutil the watchmen arrived
and took him into custody. The con-
dition Of johnson being represented by
a physician this morning to be extremely
dangerous. Justice Lownds proceeded
TO his residence and took his examina-
tion in regard to the circumstances Of
the case. AT chat time his extremitles
were cold and pulse falling, SO that there
is hardly ray of hope that he can re-
cover. Crawford is a young man. 2i
years Of age, and a native of Pittsburg,
Penn. where his father residesss~
FEMALE MIsslNo. The Philadelphia
papers mention that female named
Mary Hall, aged fifteen years has been
missing since Monday evening, at o o.
clock. She left her mothers house at
lhalf past eight, in company with two
eiher females, from when she parted in
Second street, near Dock. On former
OCCASION she observed 10 a friend who
was walking with her in Sixth street, that
a woman, who WAS then looking out ofa
winGow, always beckoned to and smiled
at her as she passed. Her distressed
mother offers a reward oftwenty dollars,
for Information which may lead TO her
recovery.
ClNc,NNATr. Nay Distressing Ac-
cideat The eastern mail stage which
left this morning he'd proceeded ms far as
the upper crossing ou Mill creek, about
5 miles, when IN attempting 10 ford the
stream the carriage was overturned, and
ono of the passengers, sir. Jabez Click
ering, u young geniiemnn recently from
Boston, aud on lis return thither, was
drowned. The great eostern mail was
found, but in such wet state that all
the newspapers and pamphlets were
ruined. The letters were less damaged,
aud by the. exortions OF tho Rcst Master
here, to whnm they were returned, viii
again be in state to forward. The way
mail has MOI yet been heard from. Some
| friends Of the deceassd have gone out
this afternoon ia assist in finding the bo-
dy and to bring it to the city for inter-
men,. Two OF the horses were also
drowned. wr
ESCAPE. The new Jail in Rochester,
n. Y. was broken on the night of the 81
inst. aud two prisoners, named Wells
Knapp and Warren Niles, escaped
Knapp and Niles were both under sem
,encc Of imprisonment for ten years ia
the Stnte Prison for highway robbery.
Niles and Knappar are both@ young men,
one but twenty. the other twenty-tl,ree,
but adroIt and desperate fellows. Tie
Sheriff has offered Il reward Of one hum
dred dollars for their apprehension.
| GEN. SANTANDER, who is mt present at
| New York, has been elected President of
Colombia, by large majority. ,Sirs J.
Acosta and III. Rodriguez have arrived
at Philadelphia, commissioned to notify
hin of his election. The National Ga
zette remarks of Gen. Santander, that he
has left most favorable impression upon
all who were SO fortunate ms to make his
acquaintance. His air is that of noble
and polished officer, his conversation, of
an enlightened and liberal statesman.
A great fuss is making because Gen.
Houston fogged Stansberry of Ohio
the ferocious apostle and libcller.--
Whenlhe Hon. Isaac Hill(a cripple!)was
last summer attacked by the old SNUG
gler Upham, these same gentry boasted
and rejoicedntit! s't@
Mr. Clay, whilst Secretary Of State
called out and shot at John Randolph
for words spoken in debate. This was
defended by those who.are now crying
over the broken head and black eyes
of"poor" Stnnsberry ; A fewtears and
groans and spasn,s froal grand mammals
nurse, might help the cnuse.---Kentueky
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