The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-10-10


lots Of shoats were taken at A Id for Barr
rows at retail, 8 for Sows and 6 for
Barrows.
PeNNsYLvANIA.--The ennsylvanion,
OF. Philadelphia, the organ of the Mu-
hlenberg party, makes the following proc
lamation upon the result of the primary
election for inspectors
WOLFISM PROSTRATED!!
The result of the elections yesterday,
in the city and county of Philadelphia.
more than exceeded our most sanouine
expectations, and show conclusively that
the Caucus Candidate, George Wolf, is
Completed crushed utterly annihildfed (!
Even his warmcst friends acknowledged
last night that he has nothing to hope in
this quarter.
Instead Of having majority for Wolf
in the city and county, OF four thousand,
as claimed in their celebrated estimate,
there will be majority against him of at
least TWO THOUSAND VOTES = So much
Tor the accuracy Of Wolf calculatio ms -
So much for certainty Of Wolf hopes
SAcRILEGE.-A daring sacriligious act
was committed in West Barnstable. a
short time since, by some person or per-
sons yet unknown. The outer door of
the Rev. Mr.. Pratt's church was broken
down, a lock to a closet under the desk
forced, and the wine and part of the
plate appropriated for the communion ser.
vice, removed. 1t was not discovered
until the morning proceeding the celebra-
ton OF the Supper, when preparation was
being made by one Of the deacons. II
must have been the work Of some maniac
or pltiable inebriate, for we cannot con-
ceive that rational man would be 80 lost
TO the feelings of reverence which the
house Of God and its ordinances would
irressistably call for III, as to commit such
a deed.-I Barnstable journal.
The Board Of Navy Commissio ners.
Commcdores Rogers, Chauncy, and Nor.
ris, and MIR GoldsbOrough, their Secre.
tary, visited the Navy Yard this Week.
on their annual circuit of inspection
We understand that they have decided to
convert the Independence ship of the line
now in dock, into a round slerned Ga.
with long 32s. She is to have two gun
decks, and light spar deck, We also
understand her frame Of live oak 10 be
perfectly sound, and that her model, which
is fine one, will be preserved as before
Il Boston Eve. Gaz.
Mr.. Everett's Grafton at the celebra-
ton of the battle at Bloody Brook in
South Deerfield is spoken of with high
commentator by correspondent of the
Boston Transcript.
"Mr. Everett began with a touching
acknowledgement Of our dependence up.
on God and continued for few minutes
a splendid exordium, in which the yIare
oil the scaIPing knife, and the savage veil.
and the lurking of the stealthy Indian foe.
in dark forests and morasses dense. y
were brought out in thrilling relief. Much
descriptive historical matter was early in
troduced, illustrative OF the situation of
the country antecedent to this fatal battle.
A sketch of King Philip, and some OF the
Indian tribes, followed. and the event
which the day commemorated, was mar
rated IN minute and eloquent manner.
The horrors Of Indian warfare were de-
Picted with such deep pathos and truth.
that the audience instinctively shuddered.
especially when the sufferings ofthe hero
lc Mrs. Rowlandson, of Lancaster. were
detailed. Bu! one of the splendid and
stirring portions Of the oration was that
where allusion was made to the Indian
wrongs, when the white man was first a
supPllant, and then after tho Indiao's on
Pressor. When the encroac chments of e..
vil'zation were such, that the only alter
native to check its progress In their ewes.
drove them to the preparation of their
savage barbarities. 1t was in defence Of
their homes, and "vour young men and
young women cannot feel with me,n said
he, cas- fathers and mothers can, when /
repeat It, was to rescue from destruction
their wives and their children The wolf
will light for its den, and the bear will
desperately defend his hollow tree. and
should not the Indian, whom God has cre-
atcd with reason and sensibilities like the
white man, should he not fight for his
young" There were many passages of
deep pathos, when the eye would fiji and
the breast heave, but do Injustice BY at
tempting such feeble allusions TO any of
them. lie occupied about an hour and