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AAM. L. Hall has complete assortment Of Dry Goods
w which he thinks viii not fail to suit purchasers the
lowest prices t
Consisting of exclusive of Droadcoths Casneres
Nesing, Red white X yellow Eng Fannels double width
merno CircassNns single do Red white black merno Shaw
Thbbe do figured and plain Bookings, Debonshre kcrseys
Blue Drab Liverpool Pilot cloths, Black Cold Silks, Bob
bineu Lace iooings plain hgd Jaconne Cambc French
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covers, Brown Linen do imitation Cambrcs, Lawns Swiss
musins Wells Birds eye Diaper Scotch paids Cotton Batngs
Bk. and white silk Hose, white & mxd wooden yarn whit,
wors,ed sewing Cottons by the pound white dmy and
riety of other articles.
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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-10-29

A Laundtie Cmed.-A wandering yagabond COM
mi,ted various depredations about the country under
the prctence Of arrangement, and thus often es-
capped his Just deserts He one day entered the
house of a cooper who was cutting poles. Finding
the woman of The house alone, he took her up and
attempted TO put her on the fire. She screamed and
called her husband. lie came with pole in his
hand. upon which the vister fled, but was hotly
pursued and overtaken by the enraged husband
who began beating him with pole. The fellow
beloved, :" am crazy, "" so am I,' sad the man
while his blows fell faster and heavier. II need no
be added that a complete cure wrought upoI
the pretended luna,ic.
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Singular UiH and FmeroL---Among curious
wills, that Of Louis Cartusius, a Judge of Padua,
deserves to be mentioned here are some of the
principal articles list. ] forbid my house being
hung with black after my death, and | desire that
all who attend my funeral may be dressed in green.
I'D require that there be collected all the violins,
all the flutes, and all the drums in the city,
in order that they may accompany me to my
last home. Sd. name for my heir the person who
shall laugh most at my interment.
Never did funeral present "A more singular APP
pearancc. There were all the relations of the de-
ceased striving to laugh, with as much sincerity as
under the usual circumstances they would have en-
deavored to cry. The will disputed by neal
relative, as the production Of madman but tho
lawyer who was retained TO defend it, maintained
that Judge could never be charged with madness
and upon this conclusive reasoning the will wa
lprapounced valid.
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Opened this Morning.
French and English meinoes, and circass-
ions black and cooured silks scarlet white, and black mcrno
shawl ly ly 1dy&ayd Thbei dorch fancy prints, English
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bobinet lace Qulng thread edgns do Insertions cambrc
edgngs do Insertion silk velvet velvet ribbons wors,cd blond
edgngs of all colours ribbons gloves, hosery&c &c I
with almost sea 81 sgS Ssp END rs@ss % @ 1n ar ,sr variety
store-An of which shall be sold low any o,hc
store in Newport Il. FOWLER Jr.
Oct 18th 1884 epistf
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The DiGerenee An Editor some time since
offered reward of thousand dollars to any per-
son who would find difference between the Torres
of &c and the Wings Of 81 lady claims the re-
ward, having found the distinction to be tiis-iha'
the Tories 20 wore short bFeeches, and the
Wings Of 81 wear pantalcons.
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FOR SALE,

ANNA FARM in Middelown, pleasantly situated ON
ESssM the Western shore of the Island about miles
EsssH from Newport, formerly known the Barring
.kAa Place, containing 73 Acres of good land well
tered with failing springs divided into about IL lots by
good walls with orchard and valuable priv
iege for manureA large, handsome twosioy dwelling
house, barn 40 feet by 0near stable and suitable ont
buildings, all in good repair
The Estate well known of the delightful the
Island the grounds the House being ornamented with fruit
trees ocs sycamores well adapted for embellishments
pleasure grounds For and further particulars,
quire OF GEO A. GRAY, on the premises, or
.. .... u.. VIM. G HAMMOND, in Newport,
Oct. 15 ... ...
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propelled by low pressure Engines and heavy copper boilers
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Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-20

classed among the most remarkable men of
the age. He has effected more towards
the introduction of christian civilization
into Turkey than all his predecessors
and the destruction ofthe Janisaries, proves
that he possesses an energy of character
that has rarely been equalled. The fol-
lowing description of the person of Nah
mould, is from one of Willis last letters,
freipaeenstantinople, published in the New
York, Mirror es
81 have, perhaps, never set nv eyes on
a handsomer man thanSuitan Mahmoud -
his figure is tall, straight and manly, his
air unembarrassed and dignifcd, and his
step indicative of the known firmness of his
character. A superb beard Of Jetty black
ness, with II curling monstache, conceal all
the lower part of his face; the decided and
bold lines of his mouth just marking them
selves when he speaks. 1t is said he both
paints and dyes his beard. but manller
brown upon cheek, or a richer gloss upon
a beard, never saw His eye is described
by writers as having a doomed darkness
of expression, and it is certainly one that
large, steady and overhung with a. eyebrow
like thunderciond. He looks the nioi,-
arch. The child of a seragIio, (where mo-
theirs are chosen for beauty aione) could
SCARCE escape being handsome. Tie Diood
of Circassian upon Circassian in his veins,
and the wonder is, not thai he is the hand
8 NEST man in his empire, but that he is not
the greatest slave, our "mother's humor,"
they say, predominates in our MIXTURES
Sultan Nah mould, however was marked BY
nature for a throne.n
Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-20

the gullotine no subject for joking--and
for long time avoided all crimes that could
send him to rejoin his father, mother, one
of his brothers, and his sister Florentine,
all executed at Rouen. When he spoke Il
them and the end they mad made, he fire.
quenlv said, "This is the fruits of PLAYING
with fre-'hey shall never catch me at
such work." And in fact his tricks were
not so redoubtable; he confined himself to
a species of robbery in which he exceled.
His eldest sister, whom he had brought to
Paris, aided him in all his. enterprises -
Dressed as washerwoman, with papuer
at her back, and basket on her arm, she
went to all the houses where there was no
porter, and knocking at the door, If she
learned that the occupants were from home
she returned and told Muiot. There he,
disguised as a locksmith, went, and with
his bunch Of picklocks in his hand, OPEN
ed with the greatest ease, the most compli
Gated locks FREQUENTLY, that suspicion
might net 70 8. I'D ia case any one
sissesi her apron and
a n the Disturbed
spPe---.-.-e Of nurse who had lost hel
kew, aided has operatio E. Mulot, as We
NAV see, did not want foresieht, but We
was one day surprised in the very act, and
soon after condemned To Imprisonment. :
'whense the name of ChaufTeur., or burners
Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-20

wearing the appearance Of sages so
strongl, AS the members of the Storth-
ing (Parlismebt.) Tney were mostly of
cerain age, clad generally IN coarse
grey wooden coats, their hair long aud
flow ing over their shoulders; and their
whole department grave, sober; and in
tent on the business before them. The
President was reading paper, which
lasted the whole time we were there,
and Of which each member appeared 10
have printed copy. What the subject
was. know not; hut il seemed to ocou-
py their whole attentions; there was no
morning about. all kept their seats p'ih their
hats off. and Observed the greotest silence
and decorun,.'
There are legislative bodies in this
more intelligent and civilized quarter
OF the globe. that might benefit by their
example.--Bost. .Mer. Jour.
A correspondent Of the New York
Evening Star. in letter dated London,
Sept. II, puts the following significant
query:
''Great Britain il daily shipping her
miserable poor house population to your
shores! Wnen will your legislatures
stop it. or register the respectable pnpn-
lation Of your own ceuntry?" sec
Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-20

We hope never again to hear the la
mentabie tone of the feaO politicians
for they number few indeed-witheut
assigning some better reason than that
already advanced, why the present adj
m'nislra'ion is rot as popular as it ever
has been. Unprincipled politicians
may repeat their predictions-they have
existed in all ages and in all nations ).
aud ii should be more subject Of regret
than surprise, that they exist at the pres
ent time.
Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-20

Punishment for br,bery.--In evidence
that political ,ontests IN England are oc.
casionally productive of instances Of ex,
cIteme"t equal to any thing among us,
an eye witness relates the following oc-
currence as having actually taken place :;
"A candidate for seat in parliament,
anxious to secure the vote OF an inn.
keeper, who was known to be under the
influence Of his better half, made his
way directly into her presence 10 the
kitchen, and after the failure Of every
argument, assaiIed her loyalty by the
P'offtr Of large brihe. The woman
had her hand upon large frying pan,
y hich was kissing over the fire, and in a
moment Of high excitement Indignantly
hurled the contents over the poor can
didate, who disappeared from the show
er OF hot lat with astonishing CELEBRITY.
conc luding, no doubt, that such an an
tagonlst was irresistible, as well as in.
corrnptible. As he bolted from the pres
ence OF the enraged Iandlady, it ight
have been observed with some show of
TRUTH that nothing but grease spo,
was left Of him." Scenes of equal VIC.
lence are said to occur so frs quently, AS
to render the business Of canvassing ex-
ccedingly delicate.
Ihis IS desperate remedy for a
crime which there is some reason to fear
enters too largely into the modus oper
andi Of some Of our politicians. II
the same feelings that prompted the hon.
est iand'ady, Was more in vogue in some
sections Of our own country, We should
probably see an amazing dlmunition in
the number Of votes poIled for some Of
our great men.-U S. Gaz.
Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-20

The SULTAN MAHMoUD.-The proud
Sultan Of Tnrksy, although he was discom-
htied by the Russians. and came near beins
deshroned by lbrshim Pacha, may justly DO
Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-20


We extract The following passage, from
Wirt's "L,fe Of Patrick Henry" where he
describes the case of johnny Hook;-
shook was 8 'o'chman a man Of wealth
and suspected Of being unfrisadIy to the A.
merican cause. Daring the distresses Of
The American Army, consequent on the
joint invasion of Corn wallis and Pb;ll;ns
in 1871, a Mr.. Venable, an army commits.
sary, had taken two of Hooks steers for
the use of the tro"ps. The act had not been
strictly legal; and on the establishment Of
peace, Hook, under the advice of Mr.. Cow.
an. gentleman Of some distinction in the
law. thought proper 10 bring an action Of
frespass against Mr.. Venable, in the district
court of New London. Mr.. Henry appea.
red for the defendant, and is SAID to have
disported himself in this cause to the iof;n.
lite enirvmenf Of his hearers, the unfart,,.
nnte Hook always excepted After Mr..
Henry became animated in the cause. "a va
Judge Stuart, he appeared to have com
PIete control over the passions eff his au-
dience; at one time he excited their indip-
nation against Hook: vengeance was yisi-
bic IN every c"untenance; again, when he
chose TO relax aud ridicule him, the whole
audience was in roar Of laughter. He
Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-11-20

c'mplete description otthe person OF N a
poleon that we ever read. l. is extract
ed from the British captain MaItland's
Narrative Of the Surrender of BONA.
parte, IL 1916
''He was then a remarkably strong
well built man, about five feet seven in
ehes high, his limbs par'ic uIarly well
formed, with a fine ANGLE and very small
foot, of which he seemed rather vain. as
he always wore while or the sup. SIX
stockings and shoes. Eli, hands were
also very small, and had the plumpnes.
Of a woman's rather than the rous illness
of a mans. His eyes ligh, grey, teeth
good and when he smiled his counte-
lance was highly pleasing when under
the influence of disappointment, how
ever, il assumed dark and gloomy cast.
His hair was a very dark brown, ne arly
approaching t" black, and though liz.
tie thin on the top and front, had not "A
grey hair amongst it. His complex N
was very uncommon one, being ligh,
sallow colour, different from aim Ct we
~ other | ever met with. From his nav
i e become corpulent, he lost much Of
his personal activity, and if we are to
give credit to those who attended him,
avery considerable portion Of his ment-
al energy was gone"
"Yankee. The following anec dote is
copied from an article in the last num-
Der Of the London Quarterly Review.
''Lieutenant Connolly in his overla ID
journey to Indiana, having failed in his
ehdeavor to reach Khiva, determined
to take the road t. Meshed, and Join a
a company of pilgrims hound on a pill
grimage 10 the tomb of lmaum Ria.
For eight months in every year, dating
from the vernal equinox. this road 10
and from Meshed is travelled by sixty
thousand persons, chiefly pilgrims; aud
II is 70 he remarked that though much Of
the country is desert, every little station
furnishes supplies for this number Of
persons and their CATTLE Stopping al
Boston. they find ore Of the Shah's sous
there as governor. They are introduc
to him, and he asks many questions, a.
mong others concerning .Yankeedonia,'
(America) "ras may be rendered $50 say
our authoD 'the world OF the Yankees
This is an amusing mistake into winch
Lieutenant Connolly has fallen, aud ma
turally enough to those who, like him,
seem to have acquired the language h,
the road side. Kengi donna in truth
means the new world. Yengi in Tar
tar language. is New. Ylnkee, is, &C.
cording TO Dr.. Wehster's Dictionary, 81
corrupt pronunciation Of the word Eng
li.h by the Indians Of North America"
A NoHwEeIAN PARLlAuENr.-Mr. Bar
row IL his Excursions in the north of
Europe describes the appearance of
the members Of Norwegian Parlia-
ment. at one of their sittings; from which
we imagine they must have appeared a
grave and good looking assembly, which
might he compared to the Senate Of
Rome in the days Of Burpnus. He saw.
he never saw An assemblage Of men