The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-09-05
Summary OF News.

An immense meeting took place Aug
lst, at New Orleans, to devise measures
to counteract the dangerous and alarm
ing proceedings OF the Abolition Societies
ol the East and North.
~Neac Business Odd boots and shoes
are now purchased by cart loads in New
York city, and taken 10 AN establishment
meai Halaem, where they are manufac-
tured into Prussixn h%,ie, species OF
f,aiat very valuable, and no, anlil recent
", made in this cosr,try.
Priatiag office destroyed By Fire The
printing office oi the "Delaware Gazette
and Watchman,' at Wilmington, was
burnt down on Sunday a1erwcon last.
1t is calculted that the number If lives
lost IN Egypt by the present visitation OF
the plague, is not tvss than 200, 600.
The Ouch frigate d. Mars, Capt Ar
riem, oi "A guns aud $40 men, II days
from Curacao, having on board his II
IA. Prince Henry, son Of his r. ii. the
PrMce OF Otapge, aud the Duch brig of
war Sneeneid, Cap, Ferguson, Oh guns
ano M ihen, nave Arrived al New lork.
Two black gentlemen, G New Oricsns
recently had an affair Of honor in the
neigkboslAsod o;that CITY, which resulted
wilhon, drawing any blood, excep, what
flowed from the ley. OF poor woman,
who was fishing near the spot, and was
severely wounded BY the pistol OF one OF
the conlba.ants.
II is said that the young Queen of Portu-
gal pertinaciously insists on having the
Duke de Ncmours for her husband, but
England is naturally averse to ser yi,apce
with this handsome ard much admired
youth, as Il would too anuch strengthen
the inilue@ce of Louis PbasIiepe,
The King ofthe French has offered a
reward ct abosst sweaty thousand dollars
&er the discovery and rescue OF The off
GERS and crue of the French vessel of war
La LiIloise, employed in voyage ol
discovery, onthe coast vi Iceland and
Greenland.
A gentleman called for glass of beer
the other day at noted restaurant eur nd
was served with n very diminutive taaa-
bier. Alter paying for it he remarked 10
mine host, that he should gel larger iu,a-
ble,S he mould sell more beer! IN. Y.
Spirit of the Times.
The Government Of Monteviden have
issued decree Pecrnittimg ,he cntrence
ofvesseis under the Spooish flag Into their
ports.
Brig Roarcr, at Amboy, from W. coast
Of Africa, reports that there has b~rn a
mutiny on board tire ~halslrg ship Gecr-
gia, of New London, and four Of the ring
readers were ia confinement at Port
Praw.
Br. brig Matilda Of Liverpool was lost
in the outer roads Of ST Domingo city.
9Th inst. The mate and two of the crew
were also lost-caxgo partly saved -Four
Of the crew have arrived at Boston.
Ship Montepuma, at Philadelphia from
Liverpool, Aug. 8, A 81, N long 10 %,
fell in with the Emerald Of Quebec II
wreck, masts gone by the deck, bowsprit
standing, anchors on The gunwale, water
casks and catnboose on deck, boats gone
had large hole in The larboard quar-
ter as if run ino--vesscl fall Of water,
and floating light. No person on Soard,
supposed from appearance about deck,
all hands had been taken of.
There was a severe gale on Lake On
tario, on Friday and Saturday week. Sc
veral vessels foundered, aud the steam
boat United States, with Mr.. Van Buren,
OH board, was obliged TO put in.
Bishop Stone stated in his discourse a,
tho opening of tho triennial Episcopal
Convention that the Clergy ofthe Church
had trplcd, and their churches had been
10 the same ru,io, du,ing the
last nine years.
Sir Charles Vaughan the British Min
lister at Washington, has obtained leave
Of absence, for the purpose of visiting Ea-
gland, aud will take passage in the To-
ronto, from New York for london.
A Railroad, TO run from Ta-ntou to
Providence and Bos,nn, To be conoectcd
with the Boston aud Providence Raiirond
a, Mansfield, has been commenced, and
will probably be completed in the course
of two or three months
Springfield and Hartford Rail Road
The Springfield Journal states that the
survey for a Rail Road between these
Two places has jus, been completed by
The engineers, by which il is ascertaincd
,hnt the distance hom Mil River, 10
c.,;c,G..lJ In ,he line oi the CITY %,