Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-02-26
NEWS SUMMARY.

Legislature of this state, called for the pur-
pose Of choosing Senator, in the place of
Dir. Pondexter, the Senate refused to go into
tions of Van Burcn's friends.
LAwRENCE.-Doctors Causin and Scwall,
Of Washington, having been expressly called
upon state it as their opinion, that Lawrence
g is laboring under extensive mental halluci-
nation upon some subjects.
WEBsrrR.--The Massillou (Ohio) Wing,
says-"Thcre is no indiSidual in the Gov
ernmcnt, it would give us more pleasure 10
see elevated to the highest honor Of the Ma
ton, than MIR. Webster
1t is stated in a Louisiana paper, that the
Mormonitcs, who only number 10000, have
500 preachers making one preacher to eve
ny % hearers.
The Legislature of Louisiana has passed a
bill to incorporate the New Orleans s; Nash
xile Railroad.
1t costs the State Of Maine about 70,OO0
per year, TO support her Pauper System.
1t is probable that another season the Wor-
cestcr Coal Mine, will be worked. Professor
Hitchcock, says, that this mine of coal "wll
be considered by posterity, ii not by the pre-
sent generation, as treasure of great value"
a much greater cause. for War!-The Han
cock (Me.) Advertiser, says =" We learn
from andoubsed authority, that the British are
assessing and collecting taxes, and excrcls-
ing authority and jurisdiction, on the whole
Of the inhabitants resident on the North East
Boundary Territory.
T,te .Salem .1Gau.-IIam, (the assailant of
Mr.. Cheevcr,) jerks and Putnam, have been
held to bail in $1,000 each, to appear before
the Court of Common Pleas, in March. AL
len was discharged. Mr.. Cheewcr, the pub
Usher and printer, are also held to answer for
the lbcllous publication.
A slave ship, with upwards Of 500 slaves,
was recently carried into Rio by British
Cruiser, who had captured her Oh the coast OF
Africa.
According to the latest returns, the Militia
ofthe United States comprises ,;s'6,eO men.
Col Crockett announces that he is prepar-
ing a Life Of Martin Jan Buren," We
shall see whether the Icnnessean is as good
at tracking fox as he is at hunting bears.
Hon. Peleg Sprague, late Senator in Con-
grass from Maine, has removed to Boston, for
the purpose of pursuing the practice OF law.
acknowledgements Wolf, in his last
annual message, states that there arc -Four
Hundred Thousand Persons, in the State OF
Pennsylvania, who are totally destitute OF the
benefits of Education"
Died in England, on the Sd of December
the Rev. James Fleet Cover, Independent
Minister, of Bolton, aged 60 years. The de-
ceased was the first Christian Minister that
preached the Gospel at Otaheite.
Packet Ship SOrereign.-Ths fine ship from
London for New-York, went ashore OH Tues
day night, 18th inst, on the coast Of New
Jersey, about 80 miles South of Sandy Hook
All the passengers and crew were safely Ian
ded. except one cabin passenger The ship
will be lost, and also part of her cargo.
Shameful Iransat iion.--The New York
Commercial Advertiser of Saturday, in allud-
ing to the loss of the slip Sovereign, gives
the following additional particulars -
"When the passengers were landed on the
beach, (which was with great difficulty, ),hcir
trunks were broken open before their faces,
and rifed of their contents. One Of the pas
sengers, a lady, states that besides, all her
baggage, she was robbed by pirates ofa gold
watch, chain, and all her money. Other par
ties of these harpies, were laying of the
wreck in their boats, ready to receive their
prey as soon as, by the destruction of tbs
vessel il should come within their grasp
The land pirates are stated to be t,oo hundred
strong with Wagons aud all the instruments
convenient for robbery"
Storm al .Nt,c- Orieans.-A violent storm OF
wind and rain burst over the city Of New-Or-
leans on the Doth ult, commencing at noon
and lasting several hours,
Conaagraiion Of a Ctwch.--Thc large
PRESBYTERIAN Church at Mendham, near Nor
ristown, N. j., was burnt to the ground few
davs since, from barrel Of ashes left stand.
inp in a corner Of the building. The house
cost ten thousand dollars, aid there was nc
it.tlr;tysr on IL,