Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-05-28
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NJ NasIiVile, or aelnS hs ms Duil DOG against the
Bank. in Washington, is not ascerained.
Fonr hundred indecent and lewd prints, seized
in Boston some months since, were burnt by the
She'lff Of Suffolk 9th ult. by order Of Judge
I thatcher.
\ A pet ALLIGATOR. seven feet long, il advertised
for sale at Philadelphia.
A uggler performing lately at Buffalo, N Y. kill
ed himself instantly hy perioraiing some vital part,
while attempting tho feat Of running u sword
down his throat.
The citizens OF Davidson CO. Tenn. Gen Jack
sons residence, have had public meeting, and
resolved to go heart and hand for Judge White
Their resolutions are severe upon packed conyen-
tions and csucus dicta,ion.
Fanny Kemble in her Journal, relates That on
the same day that Benedict Arnold, died in Lon
don, Major Antlres tomb, upon the Hudson,
was struck and shvered by lightning
A writer in the New York American suggests
as one Of the Of the present state of pros
perity OF the country The general disuse of intox-
icating liquors. There is truth in the suggestion
and it affords one Of tho strongest arguments for
the prevalence of temperate habits in u conlnJn-
nifty.
/ The Bafnstable journal says: Not n single
license for retailing ardent spirit, has been granted
IN this County for the three years past. And
what is said CT this County, will apply 10 all the
counties in the old Colony.
man by the name Of Rial Draper has been
recently tried at Utica, and sentenced to three
months imprisonment and fine Of SIS, for
throwing dead cat into u neiglbors we'll
! The Charleston Courier of Saturday, states that
beautiful ripe cherries were exhibited there on
the preceding day.
A hail storm occurred at Charleston, s. c. on
the II III inst.
A ship WAS to be launched at Charleston on
the 18th inst.
\ The Bangor mill dams were carried away by
Il ffeslet on Monday, aud two lives were lost.
| One Of the English papers contains an accoan,
Of the sudden death of boy from marble in
the throat. II ought to be caution for childen
says the New York Star.
The London Lancet mentions n curious ease,
in which Secretary OF public institution was
twice attacked with very violent fit of sali, a,on,
so as to render medical aid Indispensable, from
his having walered 500 circulars, which he had
weted'is his mccth.
The Bangor Wing states that several persons
AT the Bangor House, and elsewhere in that city
have lately been taken suddenly i'll, attended with
vomiting, under such circumstances as led to
belief that they must have been poisoned by
something in their tood--the poisonous substance
was Supposed TO have been in the bread which
they used, or possibly in the milk.
! CHoLERA.-The rumors for several days in
circulation (says the N. Y. Commercial Advert
ser) that the cholera had appeared and become
very fatal, at New Orleans, is ascertained to be
without foundation. From the LIST to the 10th
inst. total number Of interents, Of all Diseases,
averaged Is per day-the population estimated at
rs, 900.
The funeral ceremonies in honor of the
late Gen. Leuvcnworth took place in New
York on Tuesday of last week. The corpse
accompanied by large procession, was con-
veyed to the steamboat De Witt Clinton. 1t
is to be Inferred at Delhi.
The Poughkeepse Eagle says "the whal-
ing business made worse beginning mt this
town than at any other place in the United
States, but is now looking up IN fair way of
going ahead in profitable way.
| AS Mr.. James Stewart, highly respccta-
bic citizen,was passing in his Wagon, on the
the 4th inst in Butler county, Ohio, with his
wife and niece, tree standing near the road.
broke off, fell across the Wagon and crushed
the three persons to death--tho horses es-
capped unhurt:
/ Importance Of T'nccindtion.--It appears, by
the Report ofthe English Vaccine Institution,
that the deaths by small pox in London, last
year. were only 3l, number less by 4OO0
than the annual average Of deaths by that
disorder before vaccination was discovered,
tho ugh the population of the metropolis was
then more than a fourth less than its present
amount.
/ Liability of fPosinnsters.-Thc Philadelphia
Times has the following paragraph:-"The
proprietor of this paper last week, recovered
Judgment against Postmaster for neglecting
to inform him ola paper not taken from his
office. All Postmastcrs who do so render
themselves liable, and ought to be held
accountable"
The Florida Courier of the 9TH inst. says
-" AS an evidence of the state of some OF
our crops, it gives us pleasure To acknowledge
the reception ofa fine lot Of new Irish Pota-
toes, of good size from friend, and OF a SAM
pie Of Corn, in the garden of another, which
is just ready to tasseh
| VIM. Jack kson, o. the General Post Office, a
yellow man well known and admired for his
modesiy and courteous manners, is now in
jail, 50 it is said, upon charge of forging
Judge Barry's nainc.-PuM Pry.
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