The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-12-12
Warren.

ers of Light Houses in New Brunswick
have published a statement showing the
importance of erecting two Light Houses
OIL the East and West ends Of Sable ISL
and. They propose that the work should
be undertaken by the province OF Nova
Scotia, and that New Brunswick and o.
Their North American colonies should con-
tribute to the expense. We see no rea-
son why the United States should not
contribute, if necessary, to the same OBJ
iect, and that Of maintaining houses on
tho island as an asylum OF shlPwrecked d
mariners. The Commissioners have pub
lished formidable list of wrecks, from
the year 1902 to the present time, show
ing great loss Of property and OF lives,
from the dangerous navigation OF that
coast. They give a correction Of the
position of the Island, which they say
is enormously laid down in Blunl's
chart.
The East end Of the Island is in
Lat. 43 So 5 N.-And Blunt Al l.
Lon. 50 4s IL w. Blunt 90 ).
The West end is in
Lat. 43 sc AZ N-And Blunt Al q.
Lon. 60 IL 81 ". Blunt 60 81.
The entrance to the Salt Water Luke
is laid down in Blunt's Chart as on the
north side-it is, and has been, for twen-
~ years on the south side.
A ship master, using Blunt's Chart
coming from the eastward, would find
this Island - miles nearer thin he ex-
pected .-Bost. Pat.
An ArRocIous CRIME has been COM
mitted at ". Marie, near Beeune,in the
Cete d'Ox. Some days ago the men,
bers, the head, and part Of the body Of u
female, were found in the river, but the
face was so much dis6gured, that allho'
almost every person in the village went
to view the remains, no one could recog-
nize the person Of the deceased. Strong
circumstances fix this horrible murder on
the rector of the commune, and point out
the victim to have been mIlIncr from
Lyons, the initials ofwhose name is B.
On the day of discovery, one OF the VII
layers met the rector, and informing him
oft asked him to go and see the body,
which had Just been taken out of the wa
ter, without stating Its condition ; but the
priest became greatly agitated, and re-
piled that he could not bear to look upon
spectacle so hideous. Though he was
on his way to funeral nj an adjoining
village, he Immediately returned to his
his house, took his cane, and instead OF
going where he intended, disappeared,
and was not heard of for three weeks
His servant, on being interrogated as to
his absence, said that he was gone to see
his relations at V,lleiranche, near Lyons,
and would be back in a few days. His
long continued absence led to suspicion.
Search was made, and in the rcctory was
found the name and address of the sup
posed victim, and her clothes marked with
the letter b. These suspicious clicum-
stances we're strengthened by the finding
pair of pantaloons stained with blood
The inhabitants Of the village state that
lady calling herself the niece or cousin
of the rector, and known to be mlllener
at Lyons, where he was for long time
vicar, had come to pass eight or ten days
with him her person was know TO them,
as she constantly accompanied the pastor
wherever he went, but it was impossible
TO identify the remains found. She was
seen with him at the latter end of August,
bltthen disappeared. The roctor's SER
want could give no account Of the visitors
departure from st. Marie, as she herself
happened to be absent for several days at
the time when the crime is supposed to
have been perpetrated. Every portion OF
the murdered woman was found, except
the abdomen, and this leads to an nppre-
hension that this was either burnt or more
carefully concealed, to prevent the dis
covery Of having been pregnant. war
rant was issued for the arrest Of the priest,
and we learn by the Courier do Lyons
that he was taken in that town just as he
was getting into the diligence for Geneva
Engiish Whale Fishery. The New Bedford
Mercury says" We learn that intelligence was
received by the late arrivals at New York from
England, that Of the seventy ships engaged in the
whale fishery a, Davis Strait. during the last sea-
son. the whole number obtained but las whales,
averaging probably about $50 barrels each Ifthis
proves correct, whale oil must bear an
extremely high price in this country as well as in
Europe during the next season.