The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-11-01

was standing. The latter made no at-
tempt to concealment or evasion at the
time of the accident. Pierce was imme-
diately conveyed home, expressing the too
true conviction Of his certain death. lie
fingered from o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon till 4 yesterday moaning, when
he died.
Notwithstanding the great probability
that the fireing was purely accidental, the
court was compelled, by the express Ian
guage ofthe statute, to commit young
Wilson to Jail to await the doiugs Of the
grand Jury for tho November term Of the
supreme court. MrP has left wife
and three children Boston Post.
HURRICANE IN DoMINIcA.-At about
six o'clock on the evening Of the Goth
September, the rain commenced pouring
down in heavy showers, accompanied ny
high winds. until II, when the rain sub
midnight dead calm ensued-but it
seems 10 have ceased only to receive fresh
vigor. In about a quater of an hour after,
the wind ragged in every direction, and
before one o'clock the work Of devastation
was completed
The lofty cocoa nut trees, the strongest
on the island, tossed to and fro like the
withe, snapped in two, or were raised
with u terrific noise from earth. The
smaller houses in town were prostrated.-
Evry building on the garrison was greatly
injured or totally demolished.
The spacious Hospital was partly TN
rooted, and the barrack masters and ad-
jutant's Offices entirely destroyed. The
Government House, Commissariat, Gus
tom House, Market House, Jail, Court
House, and protestant Church, and in
deed almost evry other house in the town
had suffered most severely from the hur-
ricane. The mercantile houses of Messrs.
Thomas Laing 4 Co. james Garraway s.
Co. and Thomas W. Coyle, had expert.
enced very heavy losses.
Not fewer than hundred lives have
been lost-many Of whom were buried
under a mass of ruins. The plantations
are said to exhibit but one expansive field
Of waste and desolation. Details of de-
struction are given Of houses, trees, crops
and stock, that are truly appalling. -Four
sloops lying in the harbor at the time of
tho gale, were lost; aud an American
schooner, laden with lumber, was driven
ashore at Grand Bay, without any per-
son on board, and it is supposed that all
hands must have rerished before she
reached tho shore Ny. Com. Adv.
TIE NEwINGToN POSTMASTER. The
Boston Galaxy of Saturday says, "rumors
are in circulation, which if they had any
foundation, would lead to tho suspicion
that MIR Perkins, the Newngton Post
master is still alive. 1t was stated tn VA
this evoning, that Mr. Perkins applied TO
two Physicians in Portsmouth IN. III.
for raccinati.n, and that he was particular
in his inquiries as to the safety of travel
ling after the operation. 1t is also said
that his affairs are much involved-and
that one OF his creditors is notwihstand-
ing his disappearance in pursuit OF
him."
1t certainly is rather singular that his
hat and pocket book should have been
found on the bridge. Had he been rob-
bed aud murdered, the perpetrators nj the
deed would not unnecessarily have left
behind them clue which might lead to
their detect on.
The above named Mr. Perkins, who it
appears was the Jackson Postmaster in
Newington, has since made a visit to this
place. lie arrived here fortnight, ago
to-day, in the steamboat Providence, and
proceeded TO MIR Hazards Hotel, where
he called for u private room, aud imme-
diately went to bed. On Friday he stop
ped at one of our Dry Goods Stores, aud
bought pocket book, in which he put
considerable bundle Of paper money that
was loose in his coat pocket. lie said
that he had come from Lower Canada,
and was in quest of n place to settle
should go to Block Island, and il he did
not conclude to stop there should go to
Kentucky. He was probably in search
of an AIRY situation. lilo did not, how
ever, repair to Block Island, but pro-
ceedeG To Middletown, on this Island,
and engaged board at farm house, where
he was traced by the Sherif from New
Hampshire, and apprehended on Tues
day evening of last week. AT tho limo
of mis- apprehension, he was employed in
husking corn. lie had about his person
about four thousand dollars--3, 100 OF
which in U. $. Bank bills Of 500 each,
were sewed into his shirt. lie made no
resistance, although in one Of his pockets
was found a loeded pistol. The Sharll'I
of New Hampshire left town with him in
tho steamboat week ago yesterday for
Providence. 1t is said he had been gull
ty of sundry disreputable transactions in
Newinglon, and had nbsconded with con-
siderable sums II money entrusted 10 his
caro-. Newport Times.