Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-01-15


the transactions in the Brighton market last
year amounted to over one million and halt
Of dollars.
\ A gentleman lately travelling from Paoli,
Indiana, to NiuconneS, dstanre OF only "a
miles, counted sC0 wagons otemigrants .utd
to Illinois and Mi:soari!
/ The total amount of -four inspected in the
town Of Alexandra, ID. {. for the quarter end
ing on the 3lst Of December, was 80, ,420 bar
res and 1900 half barrels.
The Senate of Ohio has voted II to IG, for
the execution Of criminals in private. A pro-
position in the same body, to abolish the pun
ishment Of death, was negatiyed by Il vote Of
Ia too.
! Hon. John M'Lcan, one Of the Associate
Judges Of the Supreme Court of the United
States, has been nominated for the next Pre-
sident, by meeting of citizens at Columbus,
Ohio, including majority of both branches
of the Legislature.
a strong expression, b,a IN great part true.
One Of our southern writer's, speaking Of the
utility Of manual labor colleges, says Of lite
rary institutions deprived ofthis athletic, use
ful system, that they are little better than
"manufactories for invalids, and slaughter
houses of cultivated talent"
An attempt was made at Quincy on Mon
day last, to start one of the immense pillars
for the new Court House in this city-but 20
horses were unable 10 move it. 1t required
l6 yoke Of oxen to move the machine on
which it is to be brought to the ci,y-and
probably hundred yoke will be required for
the undertaking.-[ Bos. Bulletin.
The Chevalier Don Pablo de Chacon, for
merly Spanish Consul in Charleston, at Bal
timore and Norfolk, and attache to NJ. Oniss
embassy, has been appointed by the Queen
Regent Of Spain, Consul General in the Uni
ted States, vacated by the death Of the Che
Waller Bernabcu.
Theodore Lyman, Senior, gave $1,000, as n
New-Year's present, to the Bethel Church,
Boston.
THE CoLDEsr YEr.--At Bangor, (Me.) on
Sunday morning, 4th inst.,. the mercury, by
observations taken in three different places,
about an hour before sunrise, fell to 40 de-
grees below zero
We have seen, says the Philadelphia Ga
zette, letter from Washington, stating that
Messrs. Moore, Mangum, and Black will not
resign their seats in the Senate, in conse-
quence Of their instructions from the Leeis-
laturcs of their respective States, to cancel
the votes they gave at the last session of
Congress.
MAcXEREL.-The whole number Of mack .
erel inspected in the State Of Massachusetts,,
during the last year. was 2O7 ,097 bbls. and
9l, l65 half bbls. For the year 1888, the num-
ber was $4,000 bbls. and 78, ,025 half bbls.
1t appears from debate in the House Of
Representatives, that negotiations are actu
ally on foot between our government and
that of Mexico, for the purchase of the terri
tory lying between the Red and Sabine riv-
crs.
The Royal William steam packet, built "a
bout three years ago in Canada, has been
sold in England for the young Queen of
Spain, and has been armed for the protection
Of the north coast of that country. n
The Washington Correspondent of the Pa
triot, states, that the Senate has confirmed
the nomination Of James NJ. Wayne, of Geor-
gia, as Judge of the Supreme Court of the
United States, in place of Judge Johnson,de
ceased.
The Pittsburg Gazette of Friday, states
hat orders have been received at the Arsen.
al near that city, go forward, without delay,
, large number of heavy cannons to New Or
cans. The number,-wc belcvc,-is from
eighty to one hundred. The order, we are
old, was imperative, TO send them of imme-
diately."