The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-10-22

DEL author of A visit to the Seven Churches OF
ASIA" who was in the village AT the time.
Extraordinary natural curiosity. As Thomas
Winter of Souly Kerby Stephen was on the
Sth instant building a stable for the Rev. John Col
llnson, he had occasion to break blueish white,
stone, and in the center he discovered a small cav
ity, in which living spider with several young
ones. The stone and spider are now in the possess
ion of the Rev. John CoIlinson who we understand
has taken them with him to his house at Kebhles-
worth in the county of Durham
From the New-York Gazette
| Melancholy.-On Friday evening, three BOYS, ap-
prentices to VIM. & Edward Montague, boat-buil-
ders, named Richard Barton and James Johnson,
and the third one, Henry, brother James Johnson,
an apprentice to Webb & Allen, ship carpenters,
went out saIling--The boat has been picked up full
of water, and the shoes of of the lads found
mong the ballast. As neither of them have since
been heard of there can be no doubt the whole were
drowned.
Cmiosity.-Mr. Philip Taft, of Smthfeld, has
presented us with branch of a shrub oak, which
are several ears of corn now growing Ii taken
from field of corn III Smithfield, and is a
riosity to u.s. and may be to others, if they will take
the trouble call at office. The grains of corn
are in perfect shape but the substance is similar to
that of an oak apple. It's thought that the flour
of the lodged on the oak and ANAL igdm0ted and
this produced the fruit, as uncommon as it is curl
ous.-U UOOnsOcket Patriot.
An Error Corected-We stated few d avs since
on the authority of a Philadelphia paper, that the
New-York Courier and Enquirer was of such an
immense size, that pattern for the sleeve of fash
Onablc ladys dress could be cut from it without pie
cing We have since been assured by ladies vers-
ed in fashionable lore, that the Philadelphia editor
is eyre giously mistaken-and that sheet which
ever yet issued from the American press, is large
enough for that purpose.
| 4 Sufficient Ercuse.-The editor of Columbus
Ohio, paper, gives apology for the non-appear-
ance of his paper for a single day. the fact that he
had baen engaged in cow-hiding a fellow who had
slandercd him. He didn't get through time enough
to 90 on with his paper.
Specie-From returns received at the Treasury
Department (as we learn from the Globe) it appears
that the specie imported into the United States since
the Is ofDecember last. amounts to 1860, $50 A..
Of this sum, the mporations of Gold since the
Both of June last, amounts to S2,9l5, OOi 81.
Anothcr Steam Boat representative Steam
boat Banner, on her way from Louisville to ST.
Louis, Oh the lst inst burst her boiler at a place
called Devils Island. Five persons were killed and
thirteen wounded by the explosion.
Latest from Me1ico.-By the packet ship Con-
grcss we have received Vera Cruz papers to Sept
Doth. They are entirely destitute of news. A
complete calm prevaded the political concerns of
the nation, and we hope it will long continue.-TN
Y. Jour Com.
A young man named George Wilson, of Rich
land co. Ohio, committed suicide by hanging him.
self in his fathers MILL in consequence of having
been charged with Inconsistency by young lady, to
whom he was engaged to be married.
Extraordinary Heat--In a table published in the
Little Rock (Arkansas Territory Advocate of the
heat experienced at Fort Gibson, it appears that on
The 10th of August the thermometer, in the shade,
at o'clock, p NJ. rose to ! Is degrees. This is
perhaps the greatest degree of heat on record
Worse than uooden nutmegs.i We have says the
\. Carolina watchman, in office, specimen of
ankee soap the constituent of which is yellow clay;
it looks we-smells well, but will not wash at all
at least it washes any other way than clean.
The Milledgeville Georgian says-"We learn
that Judge Crawford before his death, had received
and accepted the appointment on the Supreme
Bench of the United States, vice Judge Johnson,
deceased.
The cholera is still said TO be severe in many pla-
ces in the northern part of Ohio.-Several cases,
many of them fatal, had recently occurred in the
villages fZoar and Massillon, on the canal, and in
the town of Canton, Starke county.
Quiek possage.- The brig Cumberland, arrived
at Wilmington on the 9Th inst. from n. Y making
her passage in sixty hours, and from wharfto wharf
eighty hurs.
The Lodies oftle Jrsuline Community have re-
moved to Briney Place,in Roxbury, formerly the
residence of Gen. Dearborn, were they will recon-
mence their school in December next.
public dinner given to Messrs Stevenson
and Riyes, of Virginia, the 2ith ult by citizens
Of Fincasile in that state.
Joseph Bonaparte has made handsome dona-
ton to person who rendered him essential service
at Rochefort, in his flight in 1915.
Hon Ward Chapman, descendant from a Mas