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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18
E1traet ofa letter dated
YORK Pa, May 6, 1886.

81 was informed, this morning, by a
gentleman of the first responsibility both in
society and in Office of this State, member
of the soi disant whig party, that it is seri-
ously meditated by the bribed desperadoes
in the Legislature about to assemble at Har-
risburg, to wrest the choice of Presidential
electors from tho hands Of the people, and
to pass a law authorizing the appointment
of the electors by the Legislature The plan
is to have n second adjourned session on the
eve of the Presidential election, at which
this last stab at the liberties of the people of
this State is to be inflicted, and the vote of
the State bartered to Harrison. May God
avert the inception of a deed, which, if
perpetratcd, will as assuredIy produce blood
shed and rebellion in this peace-loving State
as that happiness, and prosperity now reigns
within her borders. II is due to the gentle
man, who gave me this information, to say,
that he holds up his hands in horror at the
thought. lie does not think it will even be
moved, in case the conspiracy should be
promptly disclosed and spread before the
people, nor in any event could it be success
ful. But that it is seriously contemplated
in midnight conclave by some of those des-
peradoes who have proved their aptitude for
any deed of darkness, is ascertainod beyond
the possibility of doubt"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18
A nublic dinner WINS oiyen TO Col. Crock

A public dinner was given to Col. Crock
eft, at Nachadoches, Texas, soon after his
arrival there from Tennessee. The old
bear hunter, on being toasted, made speech
to the Texans, replete with his usual dry
humor. He began nearly in this style -
am told, gentlemen, that when stranger,
like myself, arrives among you, the first en-
quiry is--what brought you here Z To sat
isfy your curiosity at once, as to myself,
will tell you all about it. was for some
years member of Congress.-In my last
canvass, told the people of my district,
that if they would re-elect me, would
serve them as faithfully as had done-but
if not, they might go to hell and 1 ,ooald go
to Teas. was beaten gentlemen, and
here am" The roar of the applause was
immense.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18
From the Wilmington DEL, Jour. Nay 10.


The MoRMoNs.-A gentleman living in
Lorraine County, Ohio writes that a more cx-
traordinary sect has not sprung up since
the days of Mahomet. In the town of
Kirkland they have erected stone temple,
at an expense Of $4,000. 1t is 60 by so
feet broad, and so feet high. 1t has two
rows of gothic windows. The first floor is
place of worship, with rows of pulpits at
each end, having pulpits in a row. These
I2 pulpits rise behind and above one anoth-
err, and are designed, the uppermost row
for the bishop and his counsellors, the second
for the priest and his counsellors the third
for the teachers, and the fourth or lowest for
the deacons.--Over the division between
each the rows of pulpits is painted can
vass rolled up to the ceiling aud to be let
down at pleasure, so as to conceal the dig
nitaries from the audience. The area can
be divided into four apartments at pleasure,
to carry on the objects of imposture. The
second and attic stories are for theological
and literary seminary, which is expected to
have the manual labor system attached to it,
The Mormons arc very eager to acquire an
education. Men, women and children are
studying Hebrew. Some of the men in
middle age pursue their Hebrew till l2
o'clock at night, and attend to nothing else.
They pretend to have remarkable revcla-
tons, work miracles, heal the sick, &c.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18

The Cdptain.-'I had negro one day
. as blundering a rascal as ever laid eve,
on. His scull was as thick as a milestone,
and about as senseless. sent him to
church always, and required the text of him,
that l might be sure he had been there /;
yet never the word could he remember. One
Sunday, however, we had for our text-you
know the verse-something like this Let
not the streng man glory in his strength,
nor the rich man in his riches Jake came
to me in great glee when church was over
Oh MASTER said he, l remember now-I
now. Well what wss it Jake =
- Oh master it was-Let not the poor
man glory in bis strength, nor the rich mau
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18
From the 81. Louis Bulletin April 30.


HORRID TRAGEDY.-An affray oc-
CURED yesterday evening on Water street,
between two boatpaen strangers in this city,
which hus resulted in the death of one of
our most respectable fellow citizens GEORGE
HAMMoND, Esq. Deputy Sheriff OF this
county.
The circumstances of the case, as we un-
derstand them, are, that the Deputy Sheriff
i'm passing through Water street, observed
two men engaged in an affray, and as in
duty bound, captured them with the assis-
tance of another Deputy, Mr.. nj. Brother
ton, and was proceeding to dispose of them
in the usual manner, when he was assault
ted by a mulatto man named Francis L..
Mcintosh, of Pittsburgh, Pa, who has been
acting in the capacity OF cook on hoard the
Flora, & the pris oner in custody made his es-
cape. Mr.. Hammond then secured the
muatto and took him before Justice Walsh
who, on hearing the case, ordered him to
be committed for trial for rescuing the prs-
oner from the hands of the Sheriff. The
mulatto was then handed over to Mr.. VIII
liam Null, Deputy Constable, to be conduc-
ted to Jail, and while on his way thither,
he drew knife from his pocket and stab
bed once or twice at Mr.. Null, who received
the blows on his hand. At this instant Mr..
Hammond. who was aware ofthe desperate
character of the prisoner, and had accom-
panied him from the magistrates, ran for
ward to secure him, and received blow
with the knife on his chin, which glanced
downward and entered the throat, cutting
the iugular artery entirely IN two. The
prisoner, being at liberty, fled, pursued by
Mr.. Null and Mr.. Hammond who did not
know the extent of the injury he had receiv-
ed for about fifty or sixty yards, when he
fell and died instantly
Mr.. Null continued in pursuit two or
. three hundred yards further when he over
took his prisoner, who instantly stabbed
him in the right breast, little below the
fifth rib. He is dangerously wounded, but
there is some probability of surviving.
The prisoner was finally secured by some
gentlemen who heard of the circumstances,
and lodged in the county jail.
We would, for the fair fame of our city,
withhold the sequel of this horrid narrative,
but that we know it must 60 abroad, and
probably clothed in worse garb if posi-
BILE than the truth reveals. A large number
of the people collected around the body OF
Mr.. Hammond which lay reeking in blood
the horrid spectacle exposed to public
gaze-the distressing lamentations of the
deceased, together with the report that Mr.
Mull's dissolution was inevitable, so exas-
perated the people that simultaneous ex-
Iclamation of revenge was uttered. At hall
past 8 o'clock being less that two hours af-
ter the death of Mr.. Hammond his muir
derer was tied to stake by the enraged
populace, burnt to death md his ashes were
strewed to the winds.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18

@We with pleasure copy the follow
ing notice from the Morning Courier and
New York Enquirer, of Friday last, 18th
inst, and congratulate the Governor of
Georgia on obtaining the services of sci
entiic Civil Engineer so well qualified, by
his long and successful experience, to fulfil
the views of the enlightened Legislature of
Georgia, in its promotion of internal i'm
Provements, SO highly credtable to the larg-
est State in the Union.
flames stevens, Esq, of Newport, r. l.,
has accepted from the Executive of Geor-
gia, the appointment of Chief Engineer of
that State in making the examination of
the passes in the Allegany mountains, pur-
suant to resolution of the Legislature"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18
l never asked the ter

in his Wristbands never asked the ter
Of the rascal again.
Another time tried TO teach him some
thing. Jake said 1, .who made you
God Sir Yes Jake, and he sees you a
al times, wherever you are. Now, Jake
who sees you at all timesl' God, sir
Then | reversed the question, that Nigh
impress it more firmly in his memory
When does God see you, Jakel Th
fool scratched his head, and grinned in ut
ter stupefaction-I repeated the question
When does God see you Jake !-Out
came at last E5erytime he come dis ira!
Sir y
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18

Hypocrisy.-There is much hypocrisy in
affecting to give up the pleasures Of the
world from religious motives, when we only
withdraw from it because we find greater
qualification in the pleasures of retirement
4" My dear children" said an old rat to his
young ones, "the infirmities Of age are
pressing so heavily upon me, that | have
determined to dedicate the short remainder
of my days to modification and penancc in
a narrow and lonely hole which have dis
covered but let me not interfere with your
'enjoyment-youth is the season for pleas
ure, be happy, therefore, and only obey my
last Observation-Disclosures to come near me
in my retreat. God bless you all :" Deep
ly affected, snivelling audibly, and wiping
his paternal eyes with his tail, the old rat
withdrew, and was seen no more for sever
al days, when his youngest daughter, NOV
ed rather by filial affection than by that Gu
riosity which is attributed to the sex stole
to his cell Of modification, which turned
out to be hole made by his own teeth, in
an enormous Cheshire cheese,-[The Tin
Trumpet.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18
THOMAS w. DOOR, Chairman,

GFSThe Court of Common Pleas is how
in session in this town. We listened with,
much pleasure to the charge delivered to
the Grand Jury, yesterday, by Chief JUS
tice Joslyn. The Gentlemen Of the bar
very generally expressed their appreciation
of it, and we ventured to ask of his honor
permission to present it to our readers,
which permission was kindly granted-but
unfortunately for us, the charge was receiv-
ed at too late an hour for the paper to-day.
We shall lay it before the public next week.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18

In the Senate of the United States on
Monday May 9th, Mr.. Walker of Missis-
slppi, produced a letter which was from
Mexico, dated Goth of March, 1886; and
read from 1t an extract which stated that
Santa Anna, just before starting for Texas,
had stated TO the British and Frence Min
isters, That he rOald drire the Terians a.
cross The Red rirer, and into the Territorie,
Of the Uaited States; and that If the Ter
ians rere protected there, he pould drire
them TO Washington, and burn il too, a,
the British once had done and that he
rouH strip the lawels from General Jack
sons brOr; that he could identify the Uni
ted States rith this TeIds affair.
Mr.. Walker said there were many other
extraordinary facts contained in the letter.
but that to publish it all, or the writer's
name, would be manifesily improper and
indeed highly dangerous. And who, said
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18

Fight betcesn fro Eogles.-The Wood
bury New Jersey Constitution says, that
while Isaac Hincbman, Esq. was riding near
Repaupo, in thut county, on Friday last,
he heard a noise overhead, and on looking
up, saw two Eagles in fierce contest with
each other. In a short time both birds fell
together. But before Mr.. ii. reached the
spot, one Of the birds had flown off; the
other he found dead, with wound close un-
der the wing, and other severe bruises.
The dead eagle measured ,ix feet, from tip
to tip; a quill plucked from its wing, bears
upon it conclusive proofs Of the deadly strife
ii, being much broken.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18

Hon. John M. Niles, of Connecticut, has
been chosen by the Legislature to repre-
sent that State in the Senate of the United
States, for six years from the fourth of
March next. Judge Niles received ma
jority of forty votes, in the House of Repre-
sentatives, over all other candidates, and in
the Senate the vote stood serenteeen for
Niles, and four against him.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18

Fdcts-Therc is iron enough in the blood
Of forty-two men to make ploughshare
weighing twenty-four pounds. A man is
taller in the morning than at night to the
extent Of half an inch or more owing to the
relaxation Of the cartilages. Total nbsti-
nencc above seven days IS fatal TO man but
there are instances of surviving aficr lou
ger period. A religious fanatic, in 1859,
determined to fast forty days, and died on
the sixteenth.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18

The annexed statement, we regret 10 say
leaves no room to doubt the accuracy OF the
accounts which have heretofore reached US,
of the deIiber ate and coldblooded massacre
perpetratod by the Mexican soldery upon
their Texian prisoners belonging to Fam
nin's and other detachments.
Harrisburg 9Th April, 1886.
Dear Sir-This place is now the Seat of
Government of Texas. These are exciting
times every man now walks with full
heart-moistened eyes, and compressed lips
indicating his commingled feelings of
grief and anger. Young Hadden is here !;
he alone escaped of all the forces which were
with Col. Fannin.-The prisoners were all
marched back to Goliard, and were joined
by other parties of prisoners, amounting in
all to 407 men. They were kept eight
DAYS in confiuement--beinga allowed only
small piece of beef to each man once a day
and no bread on the ninth day at sunrise,
they were marched out under pretencc of
taking them to Copano to embark for New
Orleans.-The prisoners rejoiced at the
prospect of speedy release-but when
they found themselves divided into four par
ties each with guard of overwhelming
strength, and that these parties were march
ed by different reutes-they began to have
gloomy ferebodings. When they had
marched about a quarter or half mile,
young Hadden's companies heard firing IN
the direction of Colonel Fannin's party.
A murmur arose that they were killing the
prisoners, at that moment the guard which
were in two lines-one upon each side of
the prisoners, passed all to one side, and
commenced fire by platoons at the pris-
oners: young Hadden and three others yet
unhurt, started and fled. The Cavalry
armed with lances, pursued them they
plunged into the river and swan ;-one was
killed in the water, one upon the bank, and
the fate of the third is unknown. Young
Hadden secreted himself until night-from
his hiding place he heard the shrieks and
groans of the wounded and dying men,
the cries of" o Lord! o Lord have mercy"
and the most affecting CALCULATIONS of dis
tress were mingled with the noise of guns
which gradually subsidized towards midday,
when the horrid work was finished.-The
neigbbors who had known young Hsdden
from his childhood say, that his statement
may be relied upon with implicit confidence;
no man can hear him tell his story and
doubt its truth, and a blacker picture of
perfidy and blood, is not on record in the
annals of history.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18
Democratic Republican Nom
inatiOn.
FOR PRESIDENT
MARTIN VAN BUREN,.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
RICHARD Nj. JOHNSON.
PUBLIC NOTICE.

GPAt the May Session Of the Genera
Assembly, 1886, held at Newport, the fc
owing resolutions were passed:
"Resolvsd, that Messrs. B. Hazard.
Dorr, GociH Hazard of Kent, and Blake,
be Committee to consider and report upon
the memorials of divers citizens ofithe State,
relating to the subject of Free Discussion
and the Liberty of the Press and that said
committee be directed to hear such testimo-
ny as may be submitted to them by, or in
behalf of the petitioners
Resolved, That all documents concern
ing the subject of the Abolition of Slavery,
transmitted to the Governor of the State,
and all other papers on the same subject now
on the files of the House, be referred to said
Committee"
1t was subsequently uot.d by the Com
mittee that a meeting of the same be held
at Newport on Wednesday evening, June
22d, at 7 O'Clock, in the Chamber of the
House of Representatives ard that public
notice be given to the Memorialists, aud all
other persons interested in the subject o'
the aforesaid Resolutions, to appear, if they
shall see fit, at the time and place appointed
and be heard in the premises.
For the Committee,
THOMAS w. DOOR, Chairman,
% Publishers of newspapers in this State
are requested to copy the above, three times
one publication to be the week previous tt
the next session Of the Assembly. NJ. IA.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18
(PuBLIc.-No. III

lPuBLIo.-No. I'd
AN ACT making further appropriation for
suppressing Indian hostilities in Florida.
Be ii enacted by The Seaete and House Of
Represenfafires offAe United Statesot america
in foagrsss assembled, That tho sum of one
million of dollars be, and the same is hereby
appropriated, in addition TO former appropra-
tions, for suppressing Indian hostilities in
Florida, and that the same shall be expended
in the manner already provided for by law.
JAMES ~. POLK,
Speaker ofthe House ofReprosentativcs.
M. VAN BUREN,
Vice. President the United States and
President of the Senate.
APPROVED, April 29th, 1886.
ANDREW JACKSON.
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DY AUTHORITY.

L0ps offhs United States, passed at the
Ia Session Of the 24th Congress.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18
@GeSe-8sraHS @eyaslieat
WEDNESDAY, MAY Is, 1886.

"UNIoN, HARMONY, SELF-DENIAL, Con-
THING FOR THE cAUsH
IoTHING FOR MEN-Should be the Uateh1
pord and motto of the Democratic Party
Thomas III. Benton.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-05-18
DetWeen tnCm.
ANDREW JACKSON.

Mr.. Haines moved to suspend the rules
for the purpose of taking up the joint re.
solution from the Senate for the adjourn.
ment Of Congress on the 23rd Of May.
The question was taken and the motion
rejected-Yeas 81. Nays 30.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The Senate bill to distribute the pro.
coeds Of the public lands among the sew.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-06

plaintiveness-oh. talk not of Siddons's
Itones!-was more piercing and ter
ribly touching than ever heard from
human lips. ] cannot pretend that
he said in so many, or rather IN SO
few words, what follows, but though
l may give more point to the sub
istance of his speech, the following
was its substantial Neutrality-suspicious.
,rades. what my sentence of death
has told you is all true. except that
1T has unlustly called me the chiei
.conspirator in this late desertion--
for | seduced nobody into 1t; on the
contrary | was persuaded into it by
others. Tie motive Of my crime
was merely IN intense desire. t. see
my iather's family in Italy; and now
my hearts blood is to be shed, an
my brains are TO be scattered on Tie
ground, because my heart yearned
for sight of my brothers ami sisters,
and because my brain could not for
get them! Soldiers who are to shoot
me. do your duty quick y, and do not
keep me in torment He then step
ped forward some PAGES nearer his
executioners, and, with steady hand
and an erect air, bound 4 yellow silk
handkerchief round h s eyes. Eleven
musket shots Immediately laid him
low. tho he jumped up before he fell
when the balls pierced him; the twelfth
soldier going up to him as he lay on
the around fired close into his head.
You will not wonder that my tears
Il, this crisis blinded me--when | dri-
ed them could not see the victim.
| said to l.agondie, "Where is hep
''iook there he answered, pointing
with his finger; ''don't you see a red
stripe on the groundE And sure en-
ough l saw it; his red pantaIoons
made one part of the stripe, and his
bleeding head and body made the o.
Their. All the troops then defled Il
round him. We came down to the
spot, but before we reached it the bo-
dy had been removed in cart. and
nothing remained but some blood and
brains and portion of his skull. !
returned to my lodgings. scarcely q
bic to persuade myself that had seen
a reality. oh, God! that man. who
cannot put life into fly, can have a.
ny excuse for taking il from 4 fellow
creature!
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-06
THE CORAL FISHERY.

| The time for the coral fishery in
| the Mediterranean is from the middle
of April to the end Of July. 1t is
fished up in the following way.
There are generally seven men to a
boat. six of whom manage it whist
one is the fisher. The machinery
employed for tearing the coral from
the bottom of the sea. consists first
Of all. of two beams crossed and
tightly fixed at right angles to each
other. with Il leaden weight to press
them down; 20 these beams they fas-
ten great quantity of hemp. loosely
twisted, among which they mix
strong nets. When the machine
has been let down into the sea, and
Ike coral is thought sufficiently en-
tangled in the hemp and nets. they
draw it out by rope which they un-
wind according to the depth. and
which sometimes requires half Il doz-
en- boats to draw it. The operation
is toi'sOme, and even attended with
danger. Do not hyper-
critically chide me for dwelling SO
long on the subject Of this substance.
A bit of ornament and baubie it is.
| grant you: but remember that the
coral insect. though Il tiny little gen
tleman. is more important in one re-
spcct than Columbus himself. II IS
not Il finder of islands and CONT
nents. but founder OF them. This
thing. though but recently admitted
To be 4 living creature. increases on
The ocean itself-diminiSheS its do
mlnion-increases the proportion OF
habitahle land on our planet. and con-
tributes with the submarine volcano.
TO change the aspect of the world.
The volcano. as an agent of nature.
does his business with terrible d s.
patch: he heaveS up the bottom OF.
the sea to moderate distance from
its surface. and there leaves z Subma-
rine. rocky bank; but in a thousand
instances this bank would neverI
emerge from the ocean as an island.
unless the little coral insect set TO
work in building his house upon eve
ry hard substance that he can find at
the bottom of the sea. When the
first generation of these animalcu!es
ceases TO live. structures adhere tot
each other by virtue either of the
giutinous rem3;ns within them or of
some property in salt water. and the
interstices beng gradually filled upl
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-06

TIE following statement taken from the
American Alminac for 1885, exhibits the
amount Of the Governors salaries, and the
per diem allowance Of members Of the LIE.
gislature Of each State Of the Union. 1t is
but right, that the people should know
what becomes o. the money which is an
nually pa,c into the State Treasury it, the
form Of taxes; aud whether their public
servants are well paid for their services OF
not Mechanics Mpesp00pr