Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-02-21
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LetterS from COnStanunOple, received
by the Erie at New-York, from Havre,
confirm the report of the death Of Henry
Eckiord, Esq. of New York. He died
on the l2th November last, of fever,
after an illness of 10 days.
OF the $l56 900 stolen from the Bank
of South Carolina, all has been recover
cd eXcept % dollars.
Capital IN .Mannyaciures. We have
table before US, says the Philadelphia IN
quirer, furnished by valuable friend,
according to which the whole amount OF
capital invested in manufactures in 1881,
in the states of Virginia, Maryland, Yer
mont, Maine, New Hampshire, Connec-
ticut, Rhode-lsland, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsy ylvania, and Delaware, in
all l2 states, was S40,6l6,O84. This
sum was invested in 755 manufactures
or mills, which employed upwards of
10000 persons, upon whose wages up
wards of 10000 persons lived.
/ A mammoth Ok, Amercus by name,
is now exhibiting at Boston, which is said
to have nearly attained the enormous
weight of 5000 pounds.
.NuHfers' cocLode. A correspondent
in the Columbia, S. G. Hive, of the 26ih
ult says-"One of the most contcmpti-
bic scenes that my eyes have ever wit
messed, | saw yesterday at church-it
was nothing more nor less than minis
ter of the gospel with blue cockade in
his hat"
Great excitement has been produced
act of suicide committed by MIR George
III. Ackers of that city, highly rcspec-
table young man, who it appears was
hurried on to the fatal act from shame
and rcmorsc, having cmbezzled the enor-
nous sum of Eighteen Thousand Dollars
from his employers, every cent Of which
he spent in the purchase OF Lottery Tick
cts. 1t is said that the illegal traffic in
Lottery Tickets has been for great
length of time very extensively carried
on in Boston without molestation. Gov.
Lincoln on being advised of the desolas
ton which the violation of the laws re-
spccting lotteries was spreading through
out the Commonwealth, submitted to the
I Legislature Message in relation to it.
/ Justice Howe's celebrated decision,
! (says the Fall River Monitor being the
subject of conversation among the pas
sengers in one of the stages between this
place and Boston, an eminent Judge of
this State observed, that the opinion of
Justice Howe that Sarah NJ. Cornell
. .lcn taI ,la ravoin1al hin, # tho
decision of certain Dutch Judge not Il
thousand miles off. A man was arrested
and tried for biting off the nose of his
neighbor. His Honor the Dutch JUS
tice, decided from the evidence, that tho
complainant bit off his own nose The
prisoner was, of course, discharged'
/ Nathaniel p. Talmadge, has been G.
lected by the Legislature of New York,
Senator in Congress in place of Charles
/ f.. Dudley, whose term will expire on
the 4th of next month.
I A forged check for 81 500 on the lea
thcr Manufacturers Bank n. Y, was
presented at the counter last week, and
the money paid.
Lackawana coal is selling at So per
ton in Boston.
/ In Nashville, on the Goth ulimo there
were 2 cases Of cholera and one death.
On the Goth and 9th, 7 additional cases
occurred, and deaths.
I The snow at Portland was last week
on an average three feet deep.
The expenses Of the New York city
government are a million Of dollars Il
/ year.
4 Miss Harriet S. Thing, aged about
90 years, was recently burnt to death at
Exeter, by her clothes taking fire. She
fingered about 36 hours.
A few recent cases of cholera are said
to have occurred at Montreal.
Gallego's celebrated flour mills, in
Richmond, Va. were destroyed by fire
on the night Of the 9th inst Fire caused
by friction. Loss estimated at little short
OF SlOO,00o Insurance 100000.
\ The tonnage of New Bedford District
amounts to 10, 400 tons. Whole number
Of ships and barks, 100. Increase of
tonnage in 1882, 5645 tons.
I Produce Of the whale fishery in the
same District in 1926 1886 bbls. Sp.
Oil-8O,872 bbls whale oil--78l, ZOO lbs
whale bone.
! The liieless bodies of Mr. John B.
Carter, aged %, and Miss Mary Brad
I lee. aupd 10 Wpra c,u,l s,..o,.J-l 4 4 -.