The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-04-27
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The Emperor. Of Austria has granted
the prayer ofa petition from the Greek
Patriarch Of Jerusalem, that collection
for the repair of the Holy Sepulkhre may
be made throughout the Imperial Austri-
an dominioas among tho members of the
Greek Church.
The Administrative Council Of War
saw, by decree dated ist Of March, have
regulated the weight Of the chains BY
which the Polish prisoners are to be fet-
tered. 1t would appear that in future all
these chains are to be nade exclusively
at the government forge that they must
be constructed upon a patont model, and
must even bear the Government stump
All male convicts are TO draw lb Of lron
alier them: women 8 ID.
Robbery.-The Cathedral at Baltimore
was robbed ON Thursday night Of last
week-ihe altar having been stripped oi
its furniture, consisting principally ofcan.
desticks, cruciiics, sc. to the amoant Of
between one and two hundred dollars.
The whole number Of blind in N. York,
as presented by the census Of 1880, was
70i, and in the u S. $685.. The actual
number however, is estimated at 1000, or
one for every 1000 inhabitants. In Eu-
rope, it is stated to be one 10 every 5000.
la Charlotte Country, Va. there was
no opposition to the election Of MIR. Ran
dolph, as a candidate for Congress-
.Noah's A,k.-An evening print, under
this title, is about to be commenced in
New York, to be edited by Major Noah.
The National Intelligencer denies that
the papers destroyed in the late conhagra-
tion Of the Treasury building "relste to
unsettled accounts" as was stated by a
correspondent ofthe Journal Of Commerce.
The mass of papers Of This class were in
the Offices OF the Comptroller, First Au-
ditor, and Register and all were saved.
We have known several instances in
which sore throat, even in its worst
stage, has been speedily cured, by the
following simple remedy mix a penny
worth Of pounded csmphor with wine
glass full Of fbrandy, pour small quanti-
ty on lump OF ofsugar, and allow il to dis
solve in the mouth every hour. The third
or fourth dose generally enables the pa
tient to swallow with ease.-Globe.
Cruelty 10 &eamen. the Marine
Court, New York, last week, joan Man
uel, colored man, steward of the brig
Martha, recovered 800 Of Capt. Ed
wards, master of that vessel, for an assault
and bottery while at sca.
Rev. J. N. Mafiett, If tho Methods
Episcopal Church, was preaching, on the
18th inst. ut Louis, lille, Kentucky.
Rererse'of Fortune. Mr.. VIM. Wors-
ley recently died in Liverpool, Engl md,
leaving a fortune Of about $50, 900 which
falls to his only surviving sister, who has
been an inmate cfthc Manchester work.
house for many years I! This is indeed a
reverse Of fortue.
Great Fae al Cumberland. Tho town
of Cumberland, about l30 miles west Of
Baltimore, has been destroyed by fire..
The fire originated in a cabinet makers
shop, and not only the printing office Of
the Civilian, but that ofthe Advocate was
burnt down. Nothing now remains but
parts of walls and chimneys where once
the principal part Of the town stood.
A meeting was held on the subject on
the 10Th, by which it was asccrtained that.
the entire business portion Of Cumberland
had been destroyed. All the taverns, all
the stores in the place, but ono, arc now
in ashes; about thirty Aourishing mechan-
les, all in prosperous business, have been
reduced to ruin, and their families left
without shelter to cover them. The
three physicians of the town have lost
nearly all their property and medicines
1t IS believed that two thirds Of the mhab-
itants are houseless.
In Moscow, and it's n~ighborhood, at
the last dato, at least l0, 900 persons were
i'll with the influenza.
The trial Of Heard.-It is stated in let
ters from Washington, that Morgan A.
Heard, who made an outrageous assault
upon MIR. ARNOLD, member Of Congress
from Tennessee, in June last, and who
has ever since been confined in the Jail
Of Washington City, was brought into
Court OH the 18th met. and discharged on
his own recognizancs in the sum OF $500.
lie is considered insane, and was not
therefore put upon his trial.-Proy. Jour
nal.
Brcrify Crockett is said TO have
replied to the letter Of young gentle
man who had requested permission to
mary his daughter, in these worls /:
dear Sir i received your letter.
Go ahead y DAVID CRocKETT.'
On the 18th inst. Gen. Samuel w.
Brigham was reelected Mayor Of Prov
idence, without opposition.
Hapana. from Havana have
been received at Savannah, to the 9Th
inst. letter says:
I" In our market we have nothing new
to notice. Business is for the present sus