Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-08-27
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HAVANA.-lne hey w WeSt inquirer states
that Il purity in favor ofthe claims of Don Car
los to the throne of Spain, has recently been
discovered in Havana-that the measures of
the government consequent thereupon, have
occasloned the flight of several interested.
The Delaware "a, the Potomac, and sch.
Shark, were at Naples the Ist of June, and
were to remain some weeks. 1t was said the
ships would aftcrward visit Sicily.
TENNEssEE.-A letter from gentleman in
Tennessee to his friend in Philadel phia, states
that Cannon, the White canddatetor Gov
ernor, will be elected by 80 coo majority.
Three new churches are about being e.
sected in Bangor; when completed, there
will be eight in all. Less than 10 years ago,
we believe, there were but two churches in
the place.
A census Of Boston is to be taken in Oc-
tober next, by order of the city government
Messrs Browncll and Macombcr, of West
port, Ms. have recently sold $4,000 Mulberry
Trees to Silk cultivutor at Providence.
The Lowell Railroad Company receive a.
bout $500 per day for passengers alone
The distance (26 miles) has recently been
run in 49 minutes.
There is one fact about the Gamblers i'll
Mississippi and Louisiana which should be
known. Two years ago, they were licensed
by law, and in New Orleans the proceeds of
the licenses given to an orphan Asylum.
Now they hang them without Judge or jury.
The stores destroyed by the late fire in
New York, were supported by upwards of
100 granite pillars, not one OF which is to be
found-all crumbcd into small pieces. This
ought to be a warning to all future builders
the fire men shun them as they would des-
truction.
.7n,erican Ingenuity IN Engiand.-A Mr.
Amasa Stone, of Rhode Island, has made an
important improvement in the power loom,
and is now in Manchester, England, with
every prospec, of making his fortune by the
invention.-[ Cow. s. Eng
LOUISVILLE, Ky. July 29. The gamblers,
after their expulsion from Vcksburg, Match
ez, and other towns down the river, arrived
here few days ago, to the number oiseveral
hundreds. They found, however, that Louis
vile was too hot to hold them. Hearing that
Judge Lynch was here and that the storm
was gathering upon his brow, they fled pre-
cipitatcly to Cincinnati.
There are now three, if not more, periodicals
published in the United on the culture of silk.
They are the Silk Culturist, the Silk Manual,
and the Silk Worm.
Speaking of the late fire at Cleavcland,
Ohio, tho Wing states that as much property
was destroyed by the mad philanthropy of
certain persons throwing looking glasses,
bureaus and pianos out OF the windows in
hopes to save them as by the fire itself.
Charles NJ. Sterling, lately convicted of
Bigamy, at New York, was sentenced on
"Wednesday last to five years conlincme Mt
in the State Prison at Sing Sing. This is
the whole extent prescribed by law.
The city of Now York is said to be re-
markably healthy. There were only 1876
deaths last week.
Iuccndiary handbills are being distributed
in New York, under the signature OF "Judgo
Lynch" stimulating the citizens to an attack
on George Thompson, who is said to be IN
that city.
The report that man by the name OF
Robinson, who was said to be a Missionary
from the aboitionists had boen taken up and
hanged on the spot, near Lynchburg, is with
out any foundation in fact.