The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-06-22
escaped, when tho asonsut landed andps.
cured bis balloon. IN. Y. Com. ADV.

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cured bis balloon. IN. Y. Com. ADV.
From the New York Commerciai Ad.
vertiser we learn the cost Of some Of the
articles obtained for the reception Of the
President, at the American Hotel. Bed.
stead, $3.50 Sofa, latest Paris fashion,
$500 Centre Table, $40 Chairs, sec
each, Sc.
S426 25 were subscribed on board the
steamer North America, by the Presi.
dents suite, and the company, for the
benefit ofihe unfortunate man who was
injured in firing sbe salute on board the
Revenue Cutter. The Presidents sub
scrip,ion was fifty dollars.
The President yesterday received the
ladies' at the saloon in the City Hail.
Many thousands Of the fair of our city,
accompanied by their fathers, brothers,
husbands, or Giends, embraced the op-
portunity thus afforded Of shaking hands
with the Chief Magistrate. The ladies
poured into the Hail, in successive
ihrongs, from eleven till pns, one o'clock,
when the President retired to his lodgings.
The President dined privately at his
rooms, in company with his suite and a
lew guests.-[N. Y. Jour. of Com.
SAG HARsoR, Ju2e 8.-CaPt. Jones,
Of the ship American, Of this port, has O.
bligingly handed US label, or piece Of
board about nine inches in length and two
in breath, which he took from the neck Of
an ..4lbat,oss, on the 18th October last, in
lat SO 80 S. lon ! 80 w, containing the
inscription. Gu. on the same:-
SC Portland Of Newburg, lat % 90, lon,
30 %, 80 days out with I40 bbIs sperm
OIL" as
The Portland sailed from Sandy Hook
on the 2od ofJune, which makes the time
Of affixing the label on the birds neck
The 22d OF Sept, or 20 days from the time
i was put on until It was taken Oft; the
rue course from whence the bird startod
With the report, to where II was delivered,
vas south 60 east true distance direct
1850 miles.
EXPOSURE. Some dozen years since a
,ood man in Essex county hearing rack
t in his cellar, in the evening, went down,
md detected man in the act Of searching
lis store Of eatables, with the felonious in
ent of "hooking," wherewithal to feed
lis family. As the offender was wretch
dly poor, tho good man hunted his pork
ub Intending to make him present Of
and dismiss him. But the
earch was fruitlcss-there was not pork
enough in the barrel to offend the sensi-
'ilities Of a Hebrew. Disappointed in his
irst generous intentions he bethought him
# giving the thief good advice, which hav-
ng done, he wound up wit, "and remem-
yer John if I catch you here again, I'll
expose you!" elf you do Parson M"
aid the rogue, III expose you!" "Ex-
,ose met" eyes, for having ,ro pork in
,our barrelP'-[Lowe Journal.
Ipox HOUSES. The new process for
melting ilon by raw coal and hot air
last, is producing great change IN the
ron trade and II is anticipated by good
udgcs, thst no long period will elaPse be-
ore cast iron of the quality known as No
will be manufactured at the cost OF a.
out 40 or 45s the ton. When this takes
lace generally, It must inevitably pro-
uce an effect which will pervade almost
very condition Of society. Rich and
oor will, by degrees, find themselves in
losed in an iron cage; and FIR joists, and
lnte roofs. will become things 10 be allud-
ID 10 as betokening something venerable
rom antiquity. The Introduction Of iron
nto building operations will, no doubt
pread rapidly, as the price of cast iron
alls; and, # unskifuily done at the outset,
We may havo number Of imperishable
Of bad taste wherever we 60.
d is, therefore, Of Importance that good
should be given in time, and
hat architects should be prepared for the
.hangc, SO IA not to leave the matter to'I
he caprice or taste OF the workmen oft the
ounderies. -London's Encyclopedia Of
LowELL.-Filteen years ngo the town
# Lowell might have existed in the imag-
nation Of some scientic spectators, who
lad travcrsed the ground then occupied
" the Locks and Canal, but It had ex-
stence no where else. Now Lowell is
own Of l2 900 inhabitants, and 20 lacto-
les, IA churches, 25 lawyers, as many
loctors, a hall dozen hotels, and blocks
# brick and stone and wood, too tedious
o enumcrate.
CONTAMINATED young man call-
ng h,mselfO. Hart, from Hudson, N. Y.
,almed off upon Mr. Jabez Gorham ofthis
;ity, yesterday forenoon, in payment for
variety Of jcwelry, one hundred and 6ltyt
loIlars Of counterfeit FIVE dollar notes OF
he Msrblehead (Mass.) Bank-a new
institution, After having paid for thej
he said he would send for il, bel
80 akn siaarnax lal Tha caunf q rleif l