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An Act in amendment Of an act entitled al
Act regulating Water Mills" -,

Be IL enacted by the General a'semoly and
by the authority thereof At IS endeed, ma.
mill shalI be maintained and kept open IN any dam
or mill. rs mentioned in the fourth section Of said
act. shall extend from the first day Of May to the
6rs, da, of December annually forever instead OF
from the twenty sixth day of June to the twenty
,;,,h dsy Of October as therein specified any
thing in said act to the contrary Notwithstanding
And that the penalty for refusing or neglec'ns TO
keep such waste gate open as therein provided
,hall he the same and recovered the same man
nsr as is provided in the fifth section oi The act r.
G,rssaid True copy-wtncss,
''''' HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.
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Laws Of Rhode Island.

STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND AND PROV
IDENCE, PLANTATIONS, $685..
IL GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OCTOBER SEss-
ION, A. ID. 1885. " " go
An Act in addition to an act entitled An Act
prescribing the forms of Wrts and maphsr oi
serving them"
Bel enacted By the General Assembly and
bv Ihe authority fhereofit is enaet"d, That IN
ni cases where real estate shall be taken by execa-
,ion. the officer charged with the service of such
execution, besides setting up notifications OF tie
intended sale Of tuch estate in the manner pre-
scrbed in and by the filth section Of The act TO
which this act is in addition shall also notify said
.aIs by causing an advertisement thereof to be
nublished three weeks next before the time ap-
poin ted for such sale, in any newspaper Of the
county, town of the county, wherein such sale is
in any newspaper printed in Newport or PIovl-
dence. True Copy-witness,
~ HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.
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Mai. for Francis, SO

TIE ELECTION.-The result of the c.
lection in this town and county must be the
subject of heartfelt congratulaton to the
friends of Constitutional liberty in all parts
Of the Union-whcrever indeed an honest and
fearless assertion Of individual independence
is held in respect. For if the Whig Eeuten-
ant Governor and n majority of the Wing
State Senators shall prove to be elected, (and
we have no,c little doubt that such is actual
ly the fact and this will secure us u. s.
Senator}-it will be owing entirely to the IN
creased whig vote in this town and county
1t is well known that upon Newport in par
tcnlor and the towns in this vicinity, was the
effect of the recent measures of the Execu-
tive and of the House Of Representatives ex-
pected to operate. Here, it was supposed
that the loss Of the Fertilization bill would be
most severely felt. The expenditure of
100000 at once suspended-400 laborcrs
dismissed from employment an the works
Of defence, in which the citizens of this place
have 30 great an interest, abandoned-and
numbers Of respectable individuals cut off
from their usual and indispensable occupa-
tions. And added to this, an incessant out
cry raiscd against the Senate of the United
States as the sole authors Of the loss of that
bill. So confident were the leaders and ma
nagers Of the Jackson men in this place Of
the effect Of these proceedings, that bets were
freely offered that the majority for Governor
Knight in Newport would not exceed 100,
and that the accession to the Jackson vote Of
the last year tthe largest they ever polled
here) would at least be 60. ID. J. Pesrce who
Processes to be an oracle on this subject, put
the whig majority, we understand, as low as
"a. Now mark, reader, the result Of these
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between right and wrong in
case connected with his morbid delu-
sion: and that il the act Of nssa ulting the
President was connected with the sub
ject Of his dclusion, he was not to be
considered as morally accountable for
the act.
MIR. Brent submitted the case without
Argument, which he deemed wholly un-
necessary.
MIR. Key submitted the case, on the
part oc the United States, without furth-
er remark.
The Chief Judge handed 10 the Jury
the case Of Hatfield, and instructed
them, If they believed the prisoner to be
insane, to find their verdict in the words
ofthe Jury in that case.
The Jury retired for about ten minutes,
when they returned with the following
verdict, being the came with that which
was rendered in Hatfeld's viz: ".No'
Gully, according to the indictment,-the
prisoner laborlng under insanity at the
time Of the act"
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will finally secure this Bay from the incur
sions Of an enemy, and which the Govern
ment has been engaged in erecting, at so
much expense, for the last ten years. These
are all, of necessity, suspended for the pres
ent, and every one connected with them dis
missed from employment by the unfortunate
failure Of the annual bill for Fortifcations,-
so much the subject Of comment in every
part of the country. We have no hesitation
IN assigning for ourselves the true causes Of
this unprecedented failure.-But others of our
fellow-citizens, who have less opportunity, or
inclination, to trace out these causes, may be
misled by the arts and professions of design
ing men into an entire misconception of their
origin and history. 1t was with view there
fore, Of obtaining clear and accurate state
ment of the facts, so far as the Senate was
concerned, that we addressed the enclosed
communication to Mr.. Robbins, which drew
from that gentleman his reply of the 3lst ult
also enclosed, and which to our minds is an
ample vindcation of the acts of that body.
| We are now desirous Of obtaining an equal
ly authentic account of the proceedings of the
House of Representatives, in relation to this
bill, from the time its subject was first refer
red to the Committee of Ways and Means,
, Dec. 9th, 1884, down to the moment Of the
dissolution Of the House, on the night of the
Sd of March, 1885.
Our respected Representative, Mr. Burgess,
having been detained from his seat, by sick
ness, during some part of the session of the
evening of the Sd Of March. we venture, sir,
to ask of yom a condensed history of these
proceedings, as one Of the oldest members of
the IIouse-an attentive observer Of all its
complicated transactions, and an eyewitness
of the ohoie of the extraordinary scene in that
body, which marks the night Of the 81 of
March, 1895, as a most singular epoch in our
political history.
We are with great respect;
| Your most obed. serv'ts.
WIN. EI.LERY,
JOHN p. MANN,
AUDLEY CLARKE,
WIN. s. NICHOLS,
NATIl'L. S. RUGGLES,
JOHN STEVENS,
ADAM S. COE,
! MICHAEL FREEBORN.
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boastful predictions, for it speaks volumes in
praise of the sterling integrity and clear
sighted intelligence Of the Independent free
men of this town. Our majorities in the Sc
we're contests which have been kept up in this
State for the last six years have rarely risen
over l30. Last year il was l34.-The Jack
son and Antimasonic vote 15l. Notwth-
standing the pressure Of the causes above
mentioned-the incessant electioneering of
the officers of Government-the threats and
low abuse which were constantly thrown out
against respectable citizens, who had the
courage to avow an independent opinion-the
rod held over all persons in Office and even
the children Of such officers, to compel them
to vote in opposition to their consciences-
and all the mighty power and influence of the
cabal at Washington, and their 'chosen ves-
seP and representative in this place, the Jack
son poll has actually Jai!en of one vote from
the last years aggregate, while tho whig
majority-the glorious whig majority, has
risen from l34 to l60 The whole vote poll
ed for the whig Governor being 32s; for the
wing Senate $780, and for G. Engs, Esq. our
1t Gov. at least $50, the largest vote given
in this place in any similar contest for the last
ten years.
The result throughout the county has been
equally auspicious. Middctown, Portsmouth,
|Tivorton and Little Compton, have oil done
nobly: And NEw-SHoREHAM-New Shore
ham, where not n dozen wing votes it was
supposed could be mustered, and where the
oracular vessel would not allow us even a
solitary freeman to lift the whig standard, act
ually exhibits n whg net gain of77 votes!
Never was a result more astounding to the
parasites of power. In vain do they ascribe
it to the grovelling causes to which they are
in the habit of attributing all similar changes.
They will find to their cost that it springs
from new source ofpower which they little
comprehend to moral force and self re-
spcct in the hardy inhabitants Of that Island,
which all their tricks and articles will be
unable to overcome.
We have attended many town meetings in
this place at periods of unusual excitement,
and in severe political contests, but never
witnessed one where more order or a better
temper prevailed than at the one last holden.
The young men Of the town deserve all praise
for their zeal, their energy, their untiring in
dustry. They are almost to man wings to
the back bone-and what is better, tn ey have
just begun to realize what they are able to
effect by their youthful vigor and united ex-
tons. We shall see these same young
wings carry our noble majority to over 200
ut the August election, s. give to the State OF
Rhode Island what she has long wanted, n
unitcd-and as to every individual composing
Iit-a respectable delegation IN the U.S.House
of Representatives.
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Correspondence with MIR.
REED, Of Mass.

LOSS OF THE FORTIFICATION BILL.
The Correspondence between the
Hon. Mr.. Robbins, of the Senate, and a
number Of our fellow citizens, on the
subject Of the loss of the annual bill for
Fotifcati ons, has already appeared in
this paper, and been widely dissemina.
ted. The same gentlemen being desir-
Gus to obtain an equally authentic ac-
count Of the proceedings Of the House
Of Representatives in relation to that bill, =,
and understanding that our Representa-
tive, Mr.. Burgess, was necessarily de-
tained from his seat by sickness, part
of the evening ofthe Sd of March-ad-
dressed letter to the Hon. John Reed,
of Mass, who was stated TO have been
pre- sent during the whole of that sitting,
ard to have taken an active part in the
proceedings of the House, down to the
moment of its dissolution. To this COM
munication Mr.. Reed very promptly re-
piled and we have now the pleasure
Of laying before our readers, MIR. Reeds
letter, together with the communication
addressed to him-which were both re ad
at the meeting Of the Wing Freemen,
assembled at the State House in this
town, on Tuesday evening Immediately
preceding the election.
1t is scarcely necessary to add that the
gentleman, who has favored our fellow
citizens with this uble and satisfactory
exposition Of the proceedings Of the
House of Representatives, at a most in
teresting crisis Of our history, has been
moro than twenty years member of that
body from the State Of Massachusetts,
and is universally respected not only for
his eminent worth as an individual, but as
one Of the soundest and bcst informed
statesmen which that intelligent Com
monwealth has sent to the Councils of
the Union.
NEWPORT, April 9th, 1885
IIoN. JonS REED,
Sir-You will perceive by the
enclosed correspondence between the Hon.
ASHER RonBISs and the citizens of New.
port, who now take the liberty to address
you, that strong sentiment of disapproba-
tion exists, in this place, as 10 some of the
final proceedings Of the 23d Congress. You
are aware no doubt Of the great interest that
is felt by our citizens in the prosecution and
completion Of the works Of defence, which
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MIR. REEDS LETTER.
YARMOUTH PORT, Mass. April IL,

! Gentlemen:
! Your letter Of the 9th inst. was received on
the 9Th, and regret that my engagements
here prevented my replying until to-day.
| You desire me to give You "an authentic
account of the proceedings of the House of
Representatives in relation to the bill before
the last Congress, making provision for For
'thcatIons, from the time it was referred to
the Committee Of Ways and Means, Decem-
Der 9th, 1894, to the moment Of the dissolu-
ton of the House, on the Sd of March, 1886"
Y have now opportunity to make only a
concise statement, but trust that this will an
swer your purpose.
| The bill for Fortifcations, presented to the
House of Repre- csentatives by the Committee
of Ways and Means, amounted to S439, 600
only. A much larger sum had in times past
been appropriated. Some amendments were
proposed to the bill, and particularly az r.
mendment making an appropriation for Cas-
tie Island, for the protection Of Boston, the
Navy Yard, &c., and the amendment propos-
ed was, in my judgment, sustained by facts
and arguments unanswerable. But the
Committee of Ways and Means and the Adj
ministration party insisted, that no PROPOSE
ton for an amendment to increase the appro-
priation ought to be entertained, because we
had no estimate and recommendation from
the War Department., and because we ought
to study and practice rigid economy in the
expenditure of the public money. The a
mendment was rejected by great majority !;
and the bill passed the House, as it was re-
ported, on the 2lst of January.
tee, and after investigating the subject they
finally adopted sundry amendments, viz:
For Castle Island, Bostonl and For:ifica-
tons in Maryland, Sl75O00
Fort Delaware, $4,000
Fort MifIlin, $4,000
For armament of Fortifcations, 100000
S43OOOO
The additions proposed by the Senate,
amount to just about the original sum pro-
posed in the House, and about double the
original bill of the House. The bill so a.
mended, was sent by tho Senate to the House
on the 9th of February. The amendments
proposed by the Senate, were agreed to by
the House, without much objection, with
some slight modification. At o'clock at
night, on the Sd of March, four hours before
the close Of the session, it was proposed to
add an entire new section to the bill, as fol.
lows:
"Sec. 9. .1nd be Il further enacted, That
the sum of three millions Of dollars be, and
the same is hereby appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to be expended in whole, or IN part.
under the direction of the President of the
United States, for the military and naval SER
vice, including Fortifcations and ordnance.
and increase of the Navy; Provided such cx
pendlture shall be rendered necessary tor the
defence ofthe country prior to the next meet
ing of Congress-"
/ ] have been a member of Congress for
many years, and pronounce without hcsita.
ton the above section to be one of the most
extraordinary character I ever knew pre-
sented. In fact doubt whether il had ever
been proposed by any member Of Congress,
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From the Providence Journal Of Monday.
ELECTION RETURNS.

We have yet found no occasion to alter our
table Of returns as published on Saturday, en-
cept the returns from Portsmouth, which in
crease Gov. Francis majority votes. The
Newport Mercury has variations from our re-
port of several towns, which give Gov. Fran
els l24 majority; some Of those variations
wero taken from our uncorrected table the
day after election, and others vary from re-
turns which We have received from too good
authority for us to doubt. Tho Newport
Mercury reports that III Jackson proxies were
cast in North Kingston with Gov. Knight at
the head. This report has been ascertained
to be incorrect. In that town, tory proxes
were cast with Gov. knight at the head, and
9 whip proxes with Gov. Francis at the head
and one for Gov. Knight without any Senate
at all.
We have now received returns Of the Sen
atorial Prox from most of the towns in the
State, and are we'll satisfied that the Wing
Lieut.. Governor, and at least seven, probably
all the Senate are elected, some by greater
and others by very small majorities.
four friends of the Journal having correct
ed the report of the Newport Mercury, as to
the votes in North Kingstown, are rather too
liberal in allowing our neigIsbors credit for
their accuracy, as to the votes for Governor
! in Portsmouth. The votes of that town are
NOT correctly given either in the Newport
Mercury, or in the tory paper ofyesterday.-
We have taken pains to obtain information
from the most respectable sources, and now
give statement which may be entirely reh-
ed on.
Portsmouth, (ls35)
For Knight, 10
| Francis, go
Being four votes less for Francis than arc
given in the Mercury.
For the Wing Senate 131
Jackson do ~
| Mai. So
Being more votes in favor Of the Wing
Senate, than would be allowed them if the
number be estimated by the returns for Gov
ernor published in the Mercury.
For the Wing 1t. Gov. I:s}
Jackson do II
Maj. St
| Beng II more votes for our candidate for
Lieut.. Governor, than would be put down to
him upon tho Mercury's estimate Of the re-
turns for Governor, &c.
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&AYzNaSSs Sss62
NEWPORT,
Thursday, April ID, 1885.


STATE ELECTION The freemen Of
this State, assembled in their respectivei
towns on Wednesday the 18th inst, for
the election Of General Officers for the
ensuing year, and of Representatives TO
the General Assembly. In this town,
the freemen met ut 10 o'clock, n. NJ
Henry Y. Cranston, Esq. was elected
moderator.
The following persons were admitted
free, having been previously propounded
I-Thos. w. Brown, Thos. J. Peckham,
Geo. b. Hazard.
.atlmiited free, as eldest sons-Giles
Pearce, (of Giles) Thos. B. Gould, (of.
Henry VIM. Barlow, (of Lewis) Peleg
Clarke, (of Joseph) VIM. b. Mumford,
(of Caleb c. Joseph King, (of Nicho-
las) Joseph c. Martin, (of Joseph Be-
riah Waite, Jr., Charles c. Underwood,
(of Nicholas) VIM. Springer, iof John)
VIM. B. Wilson, (of Wm.) Robert b.
Caswcll, (of Lewis.)
Persoss Propou~ded-Charlcs Trip,
Thos. Is. Sherman, (of lsaac) George
Fowler, (of Slocum) WIN. S. Sphinx,
John II. Stoddard, Geo. Popple, Robert
Sherman, Cd, VIM. J. Townsend, Peter
B. Underwood, Charles S. Ward, Charles
II. Mumford, William GiIpin, John l..
Armstrong, John J. Payne, William II.
Seattle, (of Robert) David King, Jr.,
Washington Van ZaRdt, Joshua Tew,
iJr., John G. Weaver, Patrick Shean,,
Elisha Clarke.
The following gentlemen were then,
elected Representatives to the General
Assembly, without opposition:
benjamin Hazard,
Nathaniel S. Rugglcs,
Henry Y. Cranston,
John Stevens,
George G. King,
John V. Hammett
The Polls were then opened to re-
ceive proxy votes for general officers,
and a vote passed 10 close the polls at 8
O'Clock, p. m. 2 O'clock was the hour
assigned to take up the municipal bust
ness.
2 o'clock, p. m.-The Report of the
Commissioners Of the Asylum was read,
received, and ordered to be placed on
file, and vote passed that said Report
be published in all the papers of the
town.
Street Commissioners. Adam S. Coe,
Russell Clarke, and David Braman,
were reelected Street Commissioners. ,
Finance Committee Bush,
Geo. Hall, Samuel Whitehorno, Wm.
w. Freeborn, Edward w. Lawton,
Daniel Tisdale, John Stevens, and Geo.
Bowen, were appointed the Finance
Committee, with instructions TO enquire
into the state of the Treasury,-ascer-
tain the sum necessary for the support of
the poor and for other purposes, for the
ensuing year-adjust the tax bills in the
hands Of the collector, &c.-and maxi @
report to the annual Town~M Nj Getting in
June next.
A communication from Francis Reilly,
asking the privilege Of erecting a build
ing or place Of shelter OIL the Town
Beach, to accommodate The citizens and
strangers who are in the habi, Of visiting
the beach in the warm season, for sea
bathing, &C., after some debate, was re-
ferred to the Town Council.
AT the close Of the Polls, the votes for
Governor stood for Nehemiah II. Knight,
328,-fo John Brown Francis, I5O, and
one for no Governor, making in oil 47ol
votes;-majority for Knight l79.
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Being II more votes for our candidate for
Lieut.. Governor, than would be put down to
him upon tho Mercury's estimate of the re-
turns for Governor, &C..
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he and Henry smiled encouragingly on
me, and said with such q disposition TO do
right l could not fail Of succeeding. But
how much better would il havh besn to
have been taught these things under the
eye of mother! Ny husband is very 80
c'aI IN his disposition, and frequently
brings home guests unexpectedly, and l
often see his brow clouded and his tenn
per disturbed by the total ignorance o'
His wife. Not tha, lie complains, for he
knows how desirous | am 10 please hin
ever to say u word to wound my feelings
but l can perceive that he is anxious, All,
instead Of feling light hearted with bi
guests, is dreading Llunders which vii
make Inc ridiculous.
And now, INV dear and respected
friend, let me ASK you ~ come, and coun
sci aud teach the. find that wealth onn
not produce order aud comfort, aud
long Tor your example and advice in the
absence Of my mother.
"Atisctionately yours,
"EmlLY LAWRENCE"
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CATASTROPHE,

CATASTROPHE.
A favorits cat, that was accustomed
from day to day to take he' station quiet
" at my elbow, oil the wrlting-tnhle, some
times for hour after hour, while l was en-
gagged in study, became ut length less
constant in her attendance, as she had
kitten to take care Of. One morning she
,ulaccd he rself in tho same spot, but seem
cd uuquist ind, instead Of seating her
sslt a. usual, continued to rub her furry
sides against my hand and pen, M though
resolvsd to make mo leave Oft. AS soon
"A shs had accomplished this point she
Luosd down OF the carpet, and mndo to-
vnrd the door with look Of great unsns-
. iness. / opened the door for her us She
s.ru,ed to desire but instead Of going
forward. she turned round and earnestly
looked ut me as though she wished mo 10
follow her, or had something to c"mmun'-
ca,e. l did not fully understand her
meaning, and boing much engaged 1T the
time. shnt the door upon her, that she
might uo where she liked. Ia luss than
an hour niterward she had again found nl
entrance into the room, and drawn CLOSE
10 me hut instead Of mounting the table
and rubbing herself against my hand III
before, she was now under the table ah'
co.l,nued to rub herself against my feet
,u moyiny which, l struck them against
,omcthng which seemed to be IN thcI
wsv and, on looking down, beheld, will
equal grief and astonishmenf, tho dea'
bodv Of her little kitten covered over wit
c;ndsr-d dust, and which supposed ha'
b.en alive and in good health. now en
tered Into tho entire train Of this affiicte'
cuts feelings. She had suddenly lost tn
uursl.np she dotted on, and was resolved
10 make n,e acquainted with it, assuredl
tina, I nigh, know her grict, and prob"
bly also that might enquire int
Oh. cause and finding me too dull to un
,iers,and her expressive motioning that
would follow her 20 the cinder heuP o.
which the dead kitten had been thrown
she took the great labor Of bringing It t
me herself, from the area OIL the basemen
floor, aud up whole flight Of stairs, Ill
laid il u. my feet. l took up tho kitten u
my hand. the cat still following me, MI
made inquiry into tho cause oi lis death
which / found, upon stimmoning tho sci
vamts, to have been all accident IN whic
no one was much to blame; and the year
iog mother having thus attained her oh
j.ct, and gotten her master into her cause
nud divide her sorrows with her, gradu
ally took comfort. and resumed her form
er station by my side