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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31
1Gieting Steam Boat Disaster.-The Savannah

affecting Steam Boat Disaster.-The Savannah
Georgian Of Thursday last says =
"W We have the painful task of announcing an awful
occurrence, which has cast "a gloom over our city.
Yesterday morning it was reported that the steam
boat Oglehorpe, Captain Lewis, owned by Mr.. VIM.
Duncan, and Messrs. Harpers, Of this city and Au-
gusta, had burst her boilers, on Tuesday evening
last, while at the wharf at Purysburg, where she had
been stopped TO receive supply of Woodland dis
tresslng to relate, was not only rendered thereby a
wreck, but the explosion caused ,he deaths of the
Captain, Mate, the two Engineers, all four white
men, and two ofthe colored hands The rest, five
or six in number, more or less injured by the
explosion. As this melancholy accident occurred
about twenty miles above our city, are unable at
this time state the particulars fully, but the
report is too painfully true. The bodies of the En-
gineers, who first rate men, is said, in their
professions, discovered after the explosion on
the wreck. The other bodies missing.--The
cotton on the towboats, moored to Ogleihorpe it is
stated, took fire and partially consumed, before
the flames could be arrested. We have stated the
worst, the distressing loss of human life but cannot
refrain from adding our sympathy for the loss sus-
tanned by the enterprIsng owners, which we trust is
not very great, insurances was, are informed,
effected in New York on the boat"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

Tn Senate "Wednesday, Mr.. Shepley introduced
Hill m amend the laws relating to draw wbacks, which
was read twice and committed.
Mr. Ewing from the Committee on Public Lands,
10 whom had been referred the bill to divide the
Green Bay land district reported the same without
amendment
Mr. Davis called up FOR consideration the resolu
ti,n submitted by MIR. Calhoun yesterday, instruc-
ting the Committee manufactures 10 report a
bill for the repeal of du ties such articles as were
not injurious to the manufacturing interest" Mr..
Davis said, that examination, he was now salts
fed, that the obi Get of the resolution was solely
financial, and he therefore. wlthdre W his objection
TO it.
After some discussion between Messrs. Clay and
Calhoun the resolution was adopted
The consideration of The bills introduced by Mr..
Calhoun Yesterday, severally postponed to and
made the special order of the day for the second
Monday in January.
Sundry Bills lying on the table were acted upon.
The consideration of the bill to amend the system
of the United States, by appointing additional ds-
trcts &c was on motion of Mr. Leigh, made the
special order of the day for Monday next, and' WIN
other bills, ordered to be printed.
Executive business was then taken up for the re-
mainder of the day.
In the House, Mr. BearJsley of New-York, ask
ed the unanimous consent of the House to take uT
and consider the motion, submitted by himself some
days since, to assign seat Oh he hooi w ian"' -
Crary, Esq. representative elect from Michigan
Before preceding the consideration, he desired sc
to modify, it, as that it should read as follows
Resolved That Isaa Crary, Esq. who claims t'
have been duly e!ecte member ot this House IRON
the State of Michigan, be admitted as a spectator
within the hall, during the sitting OF the House.
Objections having been made 10 the present con-
sideraton of the subject.
Mr. B. moved the suspension o! the rule, and
asked for the Yeas and Nays, on that motion
which were orderCd
And the question on the motion to suspend, was
then taken and decided aflirmatively-Y ll3
NAYS, Al: So the Hsuse decided to suspend the
rule.
The question, on the motion of MIR. Beardsley
was then taken, and the motion, as modified, was
agreed to. c,,
The business next in order, was the motion OF Mr.
w b. Shepard, of North-Carolina, to refer the
memorials from certain Banks in the District o
Columbia, praying for extension OF their charters
TO the Committee of the said District aud also the
amendment submitted by Mr.. Thomas, of Mary
land.
The question was still pending when, on motion
.f Mr. Lewis Williams, at quarter before o'clock
the House ad journcd.
The Senate, Thursday, was principally occupied
fr an hour and half in considering private bills
and memorials, and then adjourned to Monday.
The House occupied all day in discussing
motion to instruct the Committee on the District
Of Columbia to report to Congress the names o
such members as are indebted to the Banks o
Washington applying for acts OF ofincorporato'
and adjourned to Monday next
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

petition is to be sent to the New York Lea isa-
ture for the passage of law granting divorces in
all cases where either party is confirmed drunk
ard.
Lake Superior Of at least 10000
square miles, and its level is about $40 feet above
the Atlantic.
Two dead bodies of negroes, in claret casks, were
stopped at Baltimore few days ago on their way
to New York.
A Boston cook, recently, by mistake, seasoned
pumpkin pie with hygean pills, mistaking them for
alIspice
A pair of human were recently found in the
Arcade, of New Orleans. The owner, of course,
did not claim them.
The Duke of Wellington has an income of 24O,-
COO dollars per annum, for which he renders no inn
porlaut or material duty to the people of England.
who pay it,
The Democratic Convention Of Alabama nom-
mated Martin Van Buren, for the Presidency.
The Hon. Samuel T. Armstrong is elected May
or of Boston.
"SRbmissiOn,-ts a French word, we English
warriors wot not what i means."- Shakespeare.
"Ap fogy" must also I've French at least 1t is not
American.-Bost. Post.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

Brut Il IsSauh-Wc mentioned in our last, that
a brutal assault had been made by father and
SON. on the person of the sons wife. 1t being con-
sidered by many that the bonds taken on the first
examination before a magistrate were too low,
another examination was had in Conway, on FRI
day, before Henry Chapman, Esq. of Greenfield,
which cventuated in the parties heing held TO APP
pear in joint bonds to the amount of Sl,2OO. The
names are Joseph and Mayhem Boyden. We have
no space for the whole as it appeared III evi-
dence nor are all its details indeed fit for the pub
lie eye. 1t presented picture OF unbrded passion
and brutal outrage the one side, and o long con-
tnued suffering and dutilu forbearance on the 9TH
er, which was shocking to know, and is saddenlng
TO remember. The statement made IN our last pa
ocr was fnlIy substanated by the evidence. Ii was
proved that the wife had been dragged 10y the hus-
band into the presence ot the father, from whom
she received the grossest language, and by whom
she was finally felled to the floor, her hair pulled
out by handfulls, Ga handful combed out the next
day was produced in Court her agonized entrea-
ties to her husband to protect her tins once, dis
regarded, her nose laid open by blow from some
sharp weapon her throat grasped aud choked with
violence which nearly deprived her of her senses
and when she finally made her escape, securing the
door behind her with ox-goad, her track to a
nciglbor's house (where she received and most
kindly treated) was traced for mile by the blood
from her wounds.
III was lurlnef proved tlhl uiis Iast ouidee hau
been preceded some months before by attempt
on her chastity by the old man, and threat of her
life if she should ever disclose the attempt The
poor mangled victim is spoken of by al who knew
her in terms of marked affection and respect, and
rs having borne all her accumulated woes in du-
,iful and exemplary spirit. Her husband according
to her testimony, always treated her well, except
when under the influence of ardent spirit Both
father and son had been drinking more. than usual
when the last assault took place. The excited
nm intense interest in Conway, interest honorable
to the feeling and humanity of its inhabitants. The
Court was adjourned Saturday to the Baptist
meeting house in that town, the tavern hall not be-
iag large enough to accommodate the asscmblage
uf spectators Greenfield Mercury.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

European Discoveries in the NOon.-We frd the
following information in late Paris paper:
Professor Gruithausen, of Munich declared pub
licy some time since, that he had discovered indis
putable proofs that the Moon, like the Earth, is in
habed. All Europe replied by raiIery to the de-
caraons of the Bovarian astronomer, but his firm
ness not shaken by it. The German journals
have published the result of Professor Gruhansen' s
observations, combined with those of his learned
fellow laborer, the astronomer Schroeder. Their
common conclusions are, st. That vegetation on
the supcryices of the moon extends from the 55th
degree Of South latitude 10 the Goth degree of
North latitude I'd. Tha, from the 56th degree of
North latitude to the 47th of South latitude, there
are found evident traces of the abodes of animated
beings Sd. and finally that some of the signs of
the existence of lunar inhabitants so apparent.
that great roads can be distinguished traced in diff
fcront directions, and in particular colossal ediice,
situated nearly under the equator of the planet The
whole presents the appearance of considerable
city, near which may be distinguished "A construc-
ton exactly similar to what call "A starved re-
doubt or a work with horns.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31
Partu PoLitie..-one Willie ,lere wss rn &C..

Party Politits.-One while there was TO argu-
ment against Gen. Jackson, but the Six Miliiiameu
Then there was Mrs Eaton, Kitchen Cabinet. Dis
tress, Experiments Office Holders, Tyranny, Usnr.
patton, &c. &c. Ten thousand changes were runy
upon these words. When one worn OUT. ano.h-
er conjured up, and in this way they hope TO
have effect upon intelligent people they
hope TO make converts to their side. When they
are asked what objection they have to Mr.. Van Bu-
rem one answers, Kitchen Cabinel another, OF.
ce-Noders-When they asked what are Mr.
Webster's FOR Gen. Harrison's] claims for support
the answer is, the kitchc Cabinet. Such stuff is
the whole amount of the federal press, and they
wonder the people can avoid supporting them with
such arguments before them. They say the people
are ignorant and prejudiced, or they would be con-
vinced. But the people are not caught by such
weak and silly devices, and if the federaliss had The
least sound and reasonable objection against Van
Buren we should think they would leave off these
senseess terms which pass for nothing with any sem
sbe man, and resort to argument and good sense.
But if they omit the words Office Holders, Kitchen
Cabinet, Magician, Amos Kendall, and Dctation,
they lay down every weapon of their warfare. O.
thellQs occupation is then gone. Principle they
have not, honesty they have not take away those
panic words and they done.-N. IL. Patriot.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31
Charge Of cruety against the master ofa ship

Charge Of cruety against the master ota ship
On Saturday last the ship riber arrived here from
Hamburger, and yesterday Capt. Powell Oliver, who
commanded her was taken INTO custody and exam
ined before Judge Belts, ON charge of haiitnally
ill-treatinc one of his crew named John Ncdhardi,
II lad sixteen or seventeen years old, which tended
10 cause his DEATH 1t appears that during the re-
cent voyage from iidmbureh, Captain Oliver very
frequently beat the lad with extreme severity, which
at las, made him dread the repetition OF 1t SO much
that when the Captain was last about TO beat him,
the lad became so terrified tha in order TO avoid be-
ing punished, he jumped overheard and was drown
ed. On this charge, which it is but fair to observe
the Captain has not yet had an opportunity OF re-
butting he was ordered to find bail.
Jour. of Com.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31
Dec. 80, 1885.

While ayailing ourselves of the pres ent occasion
to offer to friends and patrons the usual compll-
ments of the season by wishing them Happy New
Year, we shall take the liberty of laying before them
a few of our own odd notions and opinions. The
great secret of happiness is in onr opinion for every
man to mind his own business if he has any, If not
to get some as possible. Nne-tenths of the
misery of the human family arises from want of en-
ploymen, and from meddling with other peoples af-
fairs. Every mans religion is between himself and
his God, therefore, interfere not-whatever 1t may
be--let him enjoy it undsturbed-lf he differ with
you in opinion on this subject, wrangle not. What
is it to you whether there are three Gods one
God three in one, or one in three. Has this ques-
ton which all acknowledge to be beyond the scope of
the human faculties, any thing to do with those
plain moral duties which every one compre-
hend and understand 20 be SO intimately connected
with the happiness of human life Endeavor to
AXE those happy around you, and you will, most
surely be happy yourself If you can benefit or
oblige fel!owman, if you relieve the wants OF
the needy, if you in any way console the af-
hicied, in Gods name do it. The Being who crea-
ted you will not fail in his promised reward for ev-
cry act of kindness and charity carries with it its
own reward.
The Boston Statesman correctly says, every Pc
riod brings its own Joys aud sorrows with IL; youth
has its clouds and its sunshlne-manhood its hopes
and doubis--age It's wisdom and infrmities. The
true philosophy is to the present to the best ad-
vantage Deny not yourself the pleasure that
to-day offers, because Tomorrow may be the mes
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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

A Business Man.-The Buffalo Wing in speak,
ing of the buildings and other Improvements going
forward in that Aourishng city, details The opera
tons of a single individual, Mr. Rathbun, fro m
which we have drawn the following synopsis Mr..
Rathbun during the last year, has contracted for,
and substantially built 81 brick stores with stone
piers, from 3 to 5 stories high, from is to % feet
front, from 60 to 1870 feet deep; one brick ware
house. stories high, so by l2S one theatre, brick
with stone front, 70 by 100 feet; thrty-one brick
dwellings, costing from to $4,000 each; four
brick buildings, stories high, from 25 to 30 feet
front, and from so to 100 feet deep one brick ho-
tel, cut stone 'front.' 5 stories high, 81 feet front
one stone warehouse Is feet deep AZ feet front,
3 stories high one stone barn, $50 feet deep, 10y
36 'front.' thirteen large and substantial wooden
buildings. In addition to all this, the same ndvld-
ual has contracted for and is now engaged in build
ing, a large portion of the Niagara Falls Rail Road
he is also extensively engaged in stone quarrying
brick making, &c
He constantly employs from 600 to 1000 men
and 52 two horse, and 80 horse teams nbon
his works He has fifty other horses engaged Ii
the transportation of materials runs three omnbuse
and most of the stages that from that city. The
cost of his buildings for 1885, will not fall short
$500 900 Woonsocket Patriot.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

VERY LATE FROM FRANcE.-The Poland is at
length arrived with important intelligence from
France We have also the ST. James from London
to the 20h, and the Liverpool packet to the 10Th.
Paris dates are to the 2ls November Mr. Bar
ton had not left the capital, but had removed from
the hotel of the American legation. Daniel Brent,
authorized to grant passports, and transact other
routine business, Professionally.
Mr.. Barton had engaged his passage in the pack
ct ship Albany, which was to sail on the lst OF
December.
1t is stated and generally believed that the nden-
nifty will not be paid.
The recall of NJ. Pageot Is officially announced
by a Royal Ordnance in the Moniteur of the 10Th
Nov.
The Emperor Nicholas of Russia, has taken a
leaf out of the book of Genern Jackson. 1t will be
remembered the Russian minister IN Paris, last
year, presented claim upon the French govern
ment In IL recent address to the Municipality OF
Warsaw, Nicholas alluded generally to France, and
gave Louis Phillippe's government savage slap III
the face. The French are now rs furious against
Russia as they were against the United STATES.
Will Nicholas explain No more than General
Jackson will.
The chamber of peers concluded its deliberations
on the report in the of Fiesch on the 9ih, and
determined that Fi,sch, Pepin, Morey and another
should be put trial as principals, and another as
accompIice.
The Albany hence arrived at Havre on the 10Th
The Chamber of Deputies to meet on the
10Th January They will receive the recent mes
sage about the middle of January. How will they
like it? We shall see.--N. Y. Herald
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

Two gentlemen of the city of Bath, having high
words at a coffee house, one of them was seen the
next morning taking the mean revenge of chalking
/" rascal upon the street door of his opponent.
The latter afterwards called at his house. and was
informed by the servant that his master was not at
home, hut asked if he would leave any message for
him. " No." replied he "you may tell him mere
" called out of compliment, having been informed
that he left his name at my door this morning"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

G7@The Presiden, has made the following nom
nations, which have not vet received the action OF
the Senate Roger b. fancy, for Chief Justice |;
Philip p. Barbour, Tor Associate Judge; and Amos
Kendall for Post Master General. 1t is said that
Mr. Webster will vote for the confirmation OF all
these nominations, and that he and his friends are
to join the Van Buren, ranks. Only waiting for an
invitation.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

Four hundred dollars were recovered at late
term of the common pleas in Monroe county, 10y n
Miss Hudson, girl in INDECENT circumstances, of a
man by the name of Dewell, action of SLAM
der. 1t seems that he had made ovcrtures of mar
rane to her, which she had fit to reject.
Whereupon, like the fox in the fable, he took occa-
sion 10 deiame the grapes he could not enjoy.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

The Washington Globe, says: " 1t is scarcely
necessary to inform the public that Mr.. Van Buren,
has, in the most open way, and ON most signal
occasion, manifested his decided appreciation otthe
base on which Mr. Livingston places the French
question in his celebrated letter which is the pivot
on which the controversy rests"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

Horrible Bar6arity.-The New York Sun tells
story of wretch named Cornelius Sebrig who keeps
grog shop in Anthony street, and who is proprie-
tor Of IL range of miserable novels, tcnanted by the
dregs of the population in that city. Among them
was old named Saul Styles, without FAM
lily, friends furniture, any means of sustaining
life except by his feeble abilities for labor by
charity. By these means Styles contrived to hold
soul and body together, and satisfy the exorbtant
demands Of his irou-hearcd landlord for the prvil-
eye of occupying one of the poorest apartments in
his den until Wednesday evening last On that
night however, he had not wherewith satisfy the
rapacious appetite of his landlord for money, its
equivalent in other availables, and when he was
visited by that worthy as he lay shiverng on his thin
bundle of straw and his days due demanded, he
was unable to procure it. As consequence, he
was ordered.to get up aud vacate the place; and
although it almost as cold and piercing night
as is possible IN latitude, his prayers and
treaties to be allowed to remain till morning were
unavailing, and his landlord elected him into the
alley and there left the feeble and shvering old man
to his fate. Styles crept to corner in which he
perhaps hoped for partial protection from the pier
cling wind, where he was found in the morning a
corpse perfectly stiff.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

Reminscence.-A venerable citizen called IN just
now to state to us that the 9th and 25ih days OF
December, 1874, forty-iwo years ago, were rs mid
as the weathr in June,-that dandelions were IN
blossom on the green-ihat the churches were
held with windows open--and that on dining out
with party of gentlemen, they sat in the shade aud
open air to smoke their cigars. II would not be
quite SO convenient to-day.--New Horsn Herald
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

T',ro eta trade 0gree.--We find by the
Pansyillc Ohio, Telegraph, that Matthias, the inn
poster, has made visit 10 the temple of the Latter
Dayes, the followers of the equally notorious Joe
Snith. After a conference of two days the proph-
cts parted, each declaring that he had miraculously
discovered devil in the other.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

Cool Meeting at Proridsnee.-A meeting was
held at Providence, r. /. on Thursday evening
last at which the following resolutions was passed.
Resolved As the opinion of this meeting, that it
is of great importance the interests, aud To the
future prosperity of the city of Providence, that a
satisfactory exploration should be made, soon
NAV he practicable, in order to ascertain whether
sufficient quantity of Anthracite Coal for useful
purposes exists in this place aud that the
experiment for this purpose. being for the common
good, ought To receive the encouragement and pat
rouagc of our citizens generally.
Il was also resolved TO raise five ihousald dollars
to pay the expenses of exploring, &c.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

The Baltimore Gazette Of Saturday afternoon,
says A rumor was rife in town to-day that dd-
ell was to have taken place between Mr.. Stevenson,
late Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
Mr.. Wise member from Virginia.
THE Washington papers Of Tuesday are silent
on this subjees
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

One of the most remarkable circumstances atten-
ding the late contlagraton, was. the extraordinary
illumination of the sky, and the great distance at
which it was visible. Ii is said that the light could
be seen from New Haven, distance of eighty -four
miIes-and that the flames were distinctly visible
from the highlands, at the distance of fifty miles.
". y. Sand. Ncws
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

j. q. Adams The Alexandria Gazette of the
2lst inst. says that the s. celebrated John Quincy
Adams" has avowed, openly and undsguisedly,
his preference for Martin Van Buren SO says the
correspondent of the Boston Courier The cores
pondent adduccs, conclusive proof on this point,
the fact that Mr.. Polk, the present speaker, has
once and for the first one called Mr.. Adams to the
Chair to preside in the Committee of the whole, for
the purpose of taking up series of resolutions
offered by Mr.. Beardsly, of New York, referring the
several topics of the Presidents Message, 10 the
proper ommiltees.-Iyo,e eester Republican
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-31

The French Tredty.-Thc London Sun, in
speaking of the condition affixed by the French
Chambers, to the grant of money for the payment
of the American Indemnity, makes the following
sensible remarks
France has right to demand what explanations
she plcases. Bat to demand them i'll a way worthy
of herself she must begin by paying the debt. When
the debt is paid, even when the government has
declared that France seeks other reparaton for In
suits offered TO her honor, than iorciby to deraud
her credilors-lhen will any explanation demanded
by the French Chambers, command the respect OF
every power in Europe. .'-BOst. Daily -idrertiser