The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-11-19

! Uncommon Oecmrence.-On Thursday last, some
persons were opening an old well in Hawkins street
for the purpose of placing in it suction pipe, Be
fore any attempt was made to descend, a light was
brought in order, by letting it down, to ascertain
whether the air fit for respiration. The moment
the light held the well, an instantaneous
combustion took place, emitting light blue flame
accompanied with intense heat, and jarring the
ground and buildings for some rods around. Two
men, who where standing at the top of the WELL
were considerably scorched and blistered.-Boston
Patriot.
! Caution to boys-A melancholy accident hap
pened in Morton street, Boston, a few days ago.
Two boys were playing well one OF them
proposed going down III the bucket; the other as
cented, and while stepping in, the boy who had
hold of the windass, not mindng let it slip from his
hands, which struck him on the head, throwing him
ten feet from the well, The boy in the bucket,
going down very fast struck against the side of the
well, and thrown out, and instantly killed; tho
other much injured that he is not expected to
live.
Shocking COnsolation.-A western paper, i'll rela-
ting the explosion of the steamer Banner, says 'the
BOAT was run ashore and the dead and wounded
were safely landed ~ A ID of a consolation it
must be to a fellow be blown into fiddle strings,
and sent half way to the moon, to be safely Tan
ded!
A woman of Ancaster, Upper Canada, has given
birth to two female children connected together IN
a manner similar to the Siamese twins, but who
have only three legs and three arms.
NeU York.-Marcy's majority is ascertained to
be thirteen thousand sir hundred and serenity. Eight
of the ten Senators chosen Jackson men, so
that the whole Senate will stand % Jackson men
to 4 Bankites. The Assembly 93 Jackson 35 Bank
jackson majority III joint ballot 81.
Small Wonders.-One kernal of corn, sown by
accident on land of Ma or Jacob Clark, of Dedham
Welded this season nine ears with sixteen each
averaging forty kernas to each row, and making the
whole produce of one kernel something like five thou
sand. A young walnut tree, on the land of Capt
Silas p. Fisher, in Wrentham, has increased i'll
length, by growth this season, five feet six inches.
Dedham Advertiser.
Branch Dratts-The Secretary of the Treasury
has issued his circular to the Collectors, directing
them no longer receive the Branch Drafts-These
drafts are in the form, and intended to answer the
purpose of small notes. though drawn at the Branch
es and payable at the mother Bank. The Globe
says the of these drafts i'll circulation is
about 81 100000
The town ofNashve, is supplied with water from
the ryerby works, which, with the iron pipes through
which it is conveyed to the houses, cost $50 900.
To Restore Frosted Potatoes.-It is said that po-
tatoes, which have been frozen, may be effectuay
restored to the original goodness, by allowing them
to remain in the pits, after a FROST till the mild
weather has set in for days, and allowing them
to recover gradually. If once exposed to the atmos-
pheric air, no art can restore them.
From the Boston Statesman.
THE ELECTION is over The iScigs have
carried the State, and the city most essentially, al
though they are somewhat troubled in few of their
Congressional Districts. The Democrats of Boston
did their duty noby, having cast EIGHT HUN
DRED more votes than they have thrown ut any
previous election since 1924. They are accustomed
to defeat in Massachusetts, but the repeated trumpbs
of their enemies do not in the least discourage them
The large lion, and two beautiful jet black Ara
ban stud horses of the swftest breed in Barbary,
presented to the United States Government by the
Emperor of Morocco, have arrived at New York
The Detroit paper says, mosthorbe affair oc-
Cured on Rouge River, about five miles below the
city. man named Moody doubling the constan-
cy of his wife, in fit of passion, struck her in the
head with an axe, killing her dead the spot. He
is in prison.