Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-01-22
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Gen. Thomas has been reelected by the
Legislature of Maryland, with great unanm-
ity to the office of Governor of that State.
The quantity Of pork slaughtered and pack
ed at Lawrenceburg. Indiana, this year, will
not amount to less than $4,000 dollars worth.
Fire at Rochester.--The Methodist chapel
was burnt down at Rochester, on the morn
ing of the 5th. 1t was large and expensive
building, having cost about twenty thousand
dollars; no insurance.
Mrs. Bogue, of Amherst, OH the 29th Of
September last, the anniversary of her n'nc-
ty-ninth year, spun sixty knots and thirty
threads Of handsome woollen yarn.
The Legislature of Maryland, have elected
Robert II. Goldsborough, Wing, to the Sc
nate of the United States.
| A gentleman near Nachez, has liberated
his slaves, about twenty in number, and fur
nished them with from 5000 to SiC0 each
to promote their comfortable settlement in
Liberia.
DuEL.-A duel was fought at Bladensburg
on Saturday morning last. The combatants
were two midshipmcn recently returned from
the Mediterranean in the frigate United
States. Three shots we're exchanged, and
one of the parties, belonging to Baltimore,
returned home to his grandam minus knee
pan!
THE Posr OrrlcE.-During the year 1884
there were received at the Post Office in the
city of New York 42O,350 ship le,ters:-or
eleven hundred and fifty per day.; 1855 of
which were for city delivery, and 23G,5O4
were mailed for distant post Offices.
Great Cargo.-On the first instant, the
British ship Adam Lodge, cleared at Charles
ton with cargo of 1925 bales Of cotton, G5
tierces rice, $40 barrels tar, &c. invoiced at
s94,2OO.
The amount OF Bank Notes in circulation
in Georgia is S2,3S4 ,539-with a specie cap
tal of 81 ,695, ,573 to redeem them.
The U. S. Supreme Court assembled at
Washington on Monday Jan. S. Hon. J. M.
Wayne, Member of Congress from Georgia,
was nominated by the President on Wednes-
day, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Judge Johnson. The nomination Of
Mr.. Wayne was confirmed by the Senate on
Friday.
The Bostonians have been amused and as
tonished this week by the arrival Of two enor-
nous blocks of granite, weighing each about
so tons, and measuring nearly feet in diam
etcr, by 25 in length, which were brought
from Quincy on a sled made for the purpose,
drawn by G5 yoke of oxen, and I2 horses
They are intended for two Of the pillars ofthe
new Court House.
On Sunday last, at the Bowdoin street
Church, Boston, after powerful sermon by
Rev. DR.. Wisner, the sum Of Fifteen Hun
dred and Sxty-one Dollars was contributed
to the cause of Foreign Missions-besides
the names of several given in on slips Of pa
per, who had not yet determined the amount
of their subscriptions.
Mr.. Samuel Roberts of Boston, on entering
his apartment on Monday last, found his wife
lying upon the floor, burnt to death. 1t was
supposed she fell into the fire in fit.
Charles Wade, desperate fellow who had
escaped from Prison in Columbus, Ohio, was
shot dead by party who were in pursuit of
him. He was armed, and discharged one
pistol,-a was in the act of firing another,
when killed.
New-Year's day at Norfolk, was warm and
delightful, and the streets were alive with
romenadng ladies', who, says Norfolk pa
per, were beautiful and lovely, and melted
the heart Of many bachelor.
Il The Maryland Railroad rioters are on tri-
al at Annapolis.
Almost every State has had its troubles
We perceive among the standing committees
Of the Legislature Of Maryland, one on the
subject Of applications for Dirorces. 1t is
10 be regretted that there are so many un-
fortunate or discontentcd married people, to
make such committee cxpedlcnt.
II AGEsEnAL PosT OrricE-At Essex Bay,
in one of the Galapagos Islands, there is a
cave, we'll secured against the weather, in
which whalcrs dcposite their letters, some
times for the information Of other whalcrs,
and sometimes to be carried home by any re-