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whom, Mrs. Ann Dougherly, is 81; fl.
Simeon Hobbs, 81 years six month. secott
youngest William HOBBS 90 wears , and Tie
months. u 81
Captain Croker, who has crossed II. J..
tic greater number oftmes than anv sb,s Auaa
ter, and who formerly commanded tho p' I&
ship Pacific to Liverpool, has been els p''s
representative to the Legislature ofM,s.*S
sets, from New Bedford. This is somsaa
new tack for the captain.
An Eel caugh, in Providence river. and w.,
ing sirteen pounds, was exhibited in tbs D..
dence market few days since. If ths
gansett folks are prosperous, they will be ab.'
grow their own sea serpents in short tims
The largest hog ever exhibited in the No,.o
market, was brought there on FRIDAY bvw "
James Robinson, of Princess Anne co,,n,r -,
weighed $40 pounds, nett, and the fat on ,ts :,
measured six inches in thickness. It was,"
chased by couple Of Norfolk yictualer, ~, =.
cents pound.
The young girl, upon whom the oura0. =,
rape was committed, in Cumberland Comm,
Md. has died, after lingering about two porG
from the preparation the deed. Ray, the ma,
who was found guilty of the crime, and ,,'
fenced to 81 years. Imprisonment in The Nom
tertiary, may now, in all probability, have
sentence changed to capital punishment han,
ed instead of Imprisonment.
The trial OF Abner Kneeland, on charge r.
blasphemous publications, commenced a, Bo
ton on Monday, and the defendants managD
his own cause.
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THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE

TNHAT the subscriber of Alexandria County,
IL in the District of Columbia, has obtained
from the Orphans Court Of said County letters
of administration on the personal estate Of Ed
ward Mclaughlin, late of said County. deceas-
ed. All persons having claims against said de-
cedent are hereby warned to exhibit the same
to the subscriber on or before the 18th day OF
November, 1885, or they may by law be exclnd-
ed from all benefit to said estate. Given under
my hand, this 18th Nov, 1884.
EDWARD SHEEHY,
Administrators Of L. Mclaughlin.
nov l5-eO4W
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STANDARD WORKS. &C.

~ ALIGNANl'S GRAMMAR and exercises,
u in twenty -four lectures, on the Italian Ian
guage, in which the principles, harmony, and
beauties of that language are, by an original
method, smplied and adapted to the meanest
capacity. Fourth edition, enlarged and i'm
proved By Antonio Montucci Sanese, l.. L. d.
First Principles of the Dfferental and Int
grail Calculus, or the Doctrine Of FluXions; in
tended as an Introduction to the Physico Mathe-
matical Sciences: Taken chiefly from the Ma
thematics Of Bezout, and translated from the
French.
An Elementary Course Of Civil Engineering:
Translated from the French Of NJ j. Sgarozin,
from the Third French Edition, with Notes and
Applications adapted TO the United States.
Memorials concerning several Minister'S and
others, deceased of the Religious Society of
Friends within the limits of Baltimore Yearly
Meeting.
Just received and for sale by
novl7 AUGUSTUS JACOBS.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

NROM off my counter, on Saturday evening
Tzlast, between the hours of and 7, piece of
M9fno, containing between % and 80 yards,
(of dark plum color; ALSO 9 or 10 yards of
blue black Velvet. Five Dollars reward will be
given for experimenting the thief and securing
the goods or Two Dollars for the goods.
nov 19-tf BETSY CROOK.
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NEEDLES.

II HAVE on hand, and expect to be regular
Il ly supplied directly from the importer)
with, Needles, assorted sizes, of the very best
quality, wholesale and retail.
~ Country merchants and others, wanting
a good article, are respectfully invited to call
and make trial Of them. GEO. WHITE.
novel
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MISS FOUSuEE,

MISS FOUSHEE,
4 7 her millinery Store, King street, next
IA door to Mrs. Harrison's, has received, by
the last arrivals from France and England,
THE NEWEST FASHIONS OF DRESSES
FOR THE HEAD, &c.
Any articles in her fine of business can be
furnished il called for. AT present on hand, an
elegant assortment of BONNETS: also, beau
tiful Neck Ornaments.
Miss Foushre will do all IN her power to please
the ladies who may favor her with their custom
nov 1S-3t
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SCOTT,S NOVELS.

SCOTT'S Novels complete, best English ed-
- ton, with all the authors last corrections,
prefaces, notes, &C.. with fine steel engravings,
in 4S vols. A few Novels. lis Nos of Library
of Useful Knowledge.-Just received and for
sale by GEO. WHITE.
novel
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THE MUSICAL GARLAND,

THE MUSICAL GARLAND,
DEING selection Unpopular Airs alphabet
ID cally arranged 26 cards, with hand
some landscape surrounded by flowers, which
expresses the tune; the whole nclosed in a
handsomely ornamented box-COlored SO so,
plain 25; and without box so. Just received
and for sale by E. KENNEDY.
nov20
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COTTON OSNABURGS, AND KERsEYS.
TUST received by the subscribers: fresh
81 supply ofthe Petersburg Cotton Osnaburgs,
ID superior article. Also, on hand, three bales
Negro Kerseys. a. c. CAZENOVE & Co.
nov Ii
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POTATOES FOR SALE.
Snn Bushels first rate Eastern Potatoes, on
oOO board brig Albert, at VIM. Fowle &
Co.'S wharf. nov 4
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THE OLD MANS FUNERAL.
BY Mr.. BRYAN

His hair was thin and white, and on his brow
record of the cares of many year;
Cares that were ended and forgotten now.
And there was sadness round and faces bowed,
And women's tears fell fast and children walled
aloud.
Then rose another hoary man, and said,
In iattering accents, to that weeping train
"Why mourn ye that our aged friend is dead!
We are not sad to see the .gather'd grain,
Nor when the mellow fruit the orchards cast;
Nor when the yellow woods shake down The RI
pend mast.
eye SIGH not when the sun, his course fulfilled,
His glorious course rejoicing earth and sky
In the soft evening" when the winds are stl'iu,
Sinks where the Islands OF reiresnWeh' lie,
And leaves the smile of his departure spread
O,sr the warm coloured heaven and ruddy
mountaln-head.
"Why weep We then for him. who having run
The bound of mans appointed years at last,
LIES blessings all enjoyed, lilies labours done,
Serenely To his final rest has passed;
While the soft memory of his virtues yet
Lingers, like twilight hues when the bright sun
is set
"His youth was innocent, his ripper age
Marked with some acts of goodness every day;
And watchd by eyes that loved him, calm and
sage
Faded his late declining years away.
Cheerful he gave his being up, and went
To share the holy rest that waits a life well
spent.
"That life was happy; every day he gave
Thanks for the fair existence that was his;
For sick fancy made him not her slave,
To m rex him with her phantom miseries.
No chronic tortures rack'd his aged limb,
For luxury and sloth had nourish'd none tor
him.
And am glad that he has lived thus long;
And glad that he has gone TO his reward;
Nor deem that kindly nature did him wrong,
Softly to dsengage the vital chord;
When his weak hand grew palsied, and his eye
Dark with the mists of age it was his time TO
die
The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-10-11
CONVENTIONS

of Bristol County and Of Congressional
District No. 10, piH be held on Wednes-
day, the 22d day Of October inst. al
Bristol County House in Taunton.
Those citizens Of the several towns in
the County Of Bristol, who are opposed
to the ruinous policy Of the National Ad-
ministraiion and to the alarming encroach-
ments of executive power, are requested
to send delegates, Qhe same number
which their towns are entitled to elect as
representatives,) to Convention to be
\ eld as above, at half past one O'Clock
n the afternoon, to select candidates for
iSenator, and adopt suitable measures re-
lating TO the approaching State election.
The citizens Of the several towns in the
Congressional District No. 10, who are
opposed to tho encroachment5 Of execu-
tive power, are in like manner requested
10 send delegates to a Convention to be
held on the same day and at tho same
place as above, at 4 o'clock, r. nj. Ia
select a candidate for the office Of Repre-
sentative to the Congress Of the United
States, and tn take suitable measures 10
secure his election.
BY order II. BATTELLE,
Ckarman Of Committee.
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ether words, that in politics honesty !.
not the best policy. II is a" alarming
facs that such pernicious doctrines as
these are openly avowed and justified by
men who, in their private concerns, hold
a high standing in the community. Doc
trines which approach very near to the
noted maxim Of Machiavel, that ".Men
ought never TO commit crimes by The halves. f"
= We ought to recollect, that all the
evils which may result from the exten-
sien of suffrage will DO evils beyond our
reach. We shall entail them upon our
latest posterity without remedy. Open
this door, and the whole frame and char
acter Of our institutions are charged for
ever. Il is not safe for any nation to
fatter itself that it will always be wiser
and better than all others have been. The
A.henian and Roman Republics, great,
aud renowned, and proud Of their liber-
ties as they were, were subverted, one
after the other, and enslaved, by the IN
strumenta1My OF this same engine OF uni
'versul suffrage. The moment that was
introduced, the brokers Of Offices and sell
lers of their country publicly spread their
sables upon which they counted out their
-brihes 10 the voters."
(To be Continued
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THE 0oMsTITUTIoMALIsT
WARREN, r. l. OCT.lI, 1884
T6DwTHyN PUBLIC.

The State Committee OF the ;Constnu'
ional Party have t, transferred the sub
scription list Of the CoNsriTuTIoNALisr,
two numbers only of which have been
published, to the editor and proprietor Of
the Northern Star,vprinted at Warren
with the. understanding that his paper wil
be hereafter continued under both names
This paper will advocate the establish
mont of a !" CoN.rIrUrIoS," IN the words
Of the first number of the Constitutional
list, "which shall secure a fair representa-
t;un octhe people, a reasonable eatensio" q
suffrage, a further improvement Of our Ju-
dietary" such as to secure Tor US al
least one independent COURT, "the per-
manency of Public Schools, some mitiga-
ton of the severity of our penal and CO.
srcive system, and proper Limitation Of
the powers..of the Legislative, Executive,
and Judicial departments Of Govern
ment." Whenever n liberal Constitu-
ton proceeds from any Convention, or
any party, whatever its name, the friends
Of the Constitutional causea stand ready
to receive it and their labors will be at
an end. The; Constitutionalist will be
under the direction Of the. .Statel. Commit
tee. For any thing. which may appear
under the distinct head Of the Star, the
publisher alone. will be responsible. The
Committee recommend this paper to the
patronage and support of all the friends
Of q Constitution throughout the State.
In behalf Of the State Committee,
NATHANiA. BROWN,
THOMAS ~. .sDORR,
JOSEPH X. ANGEL,
JOHN II. WEEDEN.
The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-10-11

IMPORTANT DECISION. Amongst 9TH
er cases decided at the term Of the Su-
preme Court held in this town last week,
was the case Of Howard & Lathrop and
Josiah Bardwell vs.. ID. & j. Ames.--
The case related to the right Of the par
ties 10 O water power at South Hadley /;
and when the amount iD controversy and
the consequences resulting from the de-
cision are taken into consideration, II is
said to be one .ef the most important cases
that have eyer been decided in this sec.
zion of the State. Tho decision was in
favor OF the plaintiffs, and an injunction
s,snse d sGainst the defendants.
Northampton Cour.
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Fire at Springfield, N.-Last Sunday
ut noon fire broke out in this village and
destroyed two valuable buildings. A
third was torn down TO stop the progress
Of the flames. The fire caught in eight
other buildings, but was extinguished with
out material injury. Whole loss about
SO, ,4OO.-Insurance about 81 400. The
alarm was given while three separate
congregations were assembled for public
worship, who, to an individual, ministers
and people, male and female, all turn ed
cut and assisted in arresting the flames.
The North American, an administra-
4ion paper published at Washington, has
been revived, under what auspices, we
are not informed. The Editor declares,
he shall defend his opinions "manly ar
gument andi in discreet language" points
in which the Globe has not excelled.
The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-10-11

REFUSING Stump.-A clergyman
some two or three weeks since, in speak
ing Of the future condition Of hls hearers
according as their lives should happen
TO be pure or otherwise, made the usual
division of them into sheep and goats.--
lie dwelt upon the condition Of EACH
He especially enlarged upon the miseries
cf the latter, and upon the presumptious
conduct Of those whose ssins were likely
in the end to place themsin that division ;
and then exclaimed, "Who dare DO
goati"
~ dare" roarcd sailor, from the gai-
lery.
"How," SAID the preacher, 10 aston
ishment-"you dare to-"
Gay, master" interrupted the sailor,
"cause you zee wont take a stump from
any body" IN. Y. Trans.
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Consistency is jewel, and while some men cry
loud and long against such creatures as Dutee J.
Pearce it might, perhaps, be quite as well TO cast
glance, now and then, on their own track--per-
haps might not be found altogether rsc,ilinear,
and perhaps too, it might teach q little modesiy
where impudsnce snd assumption have for long
time been predominant. DO you take, sir ,
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Temperance Ship.-A meeting was
held in New York on Thursday last, of
,he Officers Of the Marine Insurance
Company of that city, to take into con
sideration tho propriety Of making adif-
ference between those vessels which have
spurious liquors on board, and those
which have not. Mr. Delevan, Secreta-
ry of the NeY York State Temperance
Society, made various statements OF fact
illustrative of the increased hazards TO
navigation from the use Of spurious IL
quors, and II was resolred unanimously,
that on all policies hereafter issued. upon
vessels and outfits, five per cent. Of the
whole amount of premium shall be re-
turned. upon evidence being praduced
that spirituous liquors were not used by
she ships company during the voyage.
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-. ~ - - s4&N

OF as FAR as was compatible wtt the security or
safety Of the State,-tat il effect ualy secured.
for the time being, an equality Of representation,
and fally recognised the principle of equality in
political rights, while equal justice to all was adj
ministered with IN impartial hand. We say, we
are willing fully 70 conOede this But as corrol-
ory to this concession it by ne means follows that
the lapse Of two centuries has made no alteration
in the number, character, and pursuits, OF lhe ci.i-
zens ofthis State that the community is now
almost exclusively engaged in agriculture. because
they were SO engaged ,then--lhat what was just
and equal representation them should remain 80 for
ever this would be u more pernicoas doctrine to
the progress OF Improvement than that ofthe trans
migration Of souls, and great deal more absurd.
We profess never to have had so exalted an opin-
ion vr the wisdom Of our ancestors as many Of our
opponents affect but we have q better opinion
both OF their wisdom and honesty than TO believe
that, could they now be raised from the dead they
would be found to advocate a system Of govern
men, for this State which those would impose up
on rs who have had the advantages Of the lights
and experience Of two centuries which the silence
and darkness of the grave have hid from those
whom they 50 bypocri,icuIy hold UP for tho adj
niration Of Inc present and future generations )
The inequality Of representation has long been a
subject Of just complaint and ], was supposed by
the friends ofa Constitution that this subject would
receive the attention, of any Convention which
might be called. and be adjusted on basis OF pop
ulation. How nearly the late. Convention came to
fixing the representation on this only true, repubI-
cnn ground, the 9Th. article oftheir reported Con-
stitution will show. From the census Of 1880, ii
appears that Rhode Island had 81, ,l99 inhabitants.
Allowing SO Representatives it would give to
ITO. Consequently, Providence with a poPula-
ton Of l6 1922, would be entitled to IA, whie NJ
reality this instrument allows but Newport with
a population Of s,OiO, OF coursees entitled 10 2.
bu. is allowed 6. Thus we find Newport set down
with one less than her right and the city oil
Providence with six. Again. there is Ports
mouth with 1920 inhabitants. allowed repIesen-
tatives with only right to l. And we might 90 on
through the State und every where find the sub
ject Of representation almost ~ loose Is 10 the
places nutncd
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The editor Of the Columbus (Ohio)
Hemisphere, apologises Tor delay Of one
day in The publication Of his paper, by
saying that he had been engaged in COW.
hiding man who had slandsred him,
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The Newport, N. II. Spectator Of the
3Oth ult says "snow fell briskly upon the
hills this morning."
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GREAT PRINTING EsrADLIsKMENT. ---lu
looking over u file OF late London papers,
we find and an interesting description OF
the extensive printing establishment Of
Mr.. CIawes, where the publications oithe
celebrated Publisher, Charles knight. and
oi the Society for the diffusion Of useful
knowledge, are printed. There are en-
ployed, 80 type founders, 6 stereotype
iouaders, men damping papeI, and
100 compositors. The principle compos-
ing room, where the type IS set, is 27O
feet long, and is filed from end to end
with double row Of frames. Two steam
engines are employed in driving the print
ing machines, OF which there arc . that
can each throw of from TOO to 1000
Impressions per hour. There are l5
common printing presses for fine work,
and 3 hydraulic presses, Of 260 horse
power each, for pressing paper. There
are in the establishment about 1000
works in stereotype, Of which IS are BIZ
bles. The first cost Of these plates would
amount TO f4OO, 900; the weight is about
3UOO tons, and # melted and sold for old
medal would be worth 10000. The
average quantity ofpsper printed amounts
weekly to the astonishing quantity of u
bout 1000 reams. When tho puper-mak-
ers aud other tradesmen are taken into
account, the men to which this establish
ment gives employment must amount to
several thousands. Boston .Mer. jour.
The trial OF DANIEL Nj HARRIS which had
Occupied the attention Of the Court and
Jury the whole week, was committed to
the Jury at haIfpast one O'Clock on satur-
day. The Attorney. General in closing
the case made one Of his best and most
powerful arguments. He minutely and
learncdly examined an explained the tes-
,imony and law at once conspicuous and
forcible. lie faithfully discharged his
duty TO the public, and did not unreason-
ably press the case against tho prisoner.
After the Jury had been out about three
hours, the conrt received, note from the
foreman stating that the Jury needed re-
freshments and some ofthem medical ad-
vice. The officer, who had keeping Of
tho Jury, was directed to bring them into
Couat. They accordingly came in, and
stated that there was little prospect of
their agreeing in verdict, that some Of
them were unwell and required medicine,
and all very much needed refreshments,
as it was then about 5 O'Clock, and they
had had nothing since morning. The
Court directed the keeper to.-furnish them
with such refreshments as they requested,
and DR. Parsons was sent for, and being
sworn not to converse with them about
the case, was permitted to see and con-
verse " ith the unwell. The Court met
yesterday morning at about half past ten
o'clock and called the Jury in to Court
They inquired Of the foreman ifthey had
agreed in a verdict, and answered in the
negative, and such was the division in the
opinions of the Jury that there was no
prospect Of an agreement. The Jury had
now held the case under their immediate
ation for twenty -one hours, and
with the assent Of the prisoner and the
General, the Court deemed it
proper to discharge the Jury, and contin-
ued the indictment to the next term.
Daily News.
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NI ~. IN ~ u
that il must be very difficult for you to please
whole community or even yourself ut all times, or
the subject of the use and abuse Of al article SC
6ery as alcohol, particularly where there 10 evi
IDENTIFY SO strong tide Of opposition against, or al
least want of countenance in favor OF, the reform
going on in regard to it, We also agree with YOU
that heated communications are generays unprot-
table and we would commend you in rejecting
such Though we think little spice is better than
no seasoning at all land you know that Spanish
flies have an excellent effect upon some diseased
constitutions.
You must he perfectly aware that we have nc
desire or disposition to draw you, by any OF ouI
communications, into " hot water," or 10 cause
YOU, BY their publication, any trouble, loss or en-
burruss,nent We are aware OF the delicate and
embarrassing situation in which an Editor OF q
newspaper is frequently placed ; and we admit
his perfect right 10 reject all or any part Of COM
muncation which he thinks is calculated to injure
himself, or which from any other cause no Is IN
willing to publish But in making this admission
we must protest against his right to cast, upon what
he rejects, any censure, much less erroneous I'M
putation, when the rejected matter Is not given to
shew for itself In this respect we think that we
have coed cause 10 feel dissatisfied with your treat
ment Of our communication. signed Conscience,
in your last paper. The paragraph which you
were pleased 10 expunge was, as 1t was intended
to be, Of general cast. 1t was designed to rep
rebate in O very concise and brief manner, Tor II
was not convenient u, the time to be more prolix,
the use aud traffic ofspri,ous liquors abroad, by oil
those who have disapproved Of their use ut home.
No direct or particular allusion was made TO the
Temperance Society, or TO any one OF its mem
bers, or 10 any ono person in particular. And we
are a, loss to conjecture how such an inputaton
Of personal reflection could be drawn from the
paragraph in question as is represented in your
remarks and commented upon as though correct
1t probably must have arisen from some mistake
or mischief of your devil-Therciore be pleased
to insert these few remarks as reply to whit we
consider an unmerited censure and rebuke cast up
on US, in regard 10 the eAPunsed part Of our COM
nunicution. CVNONIENNE.