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From the Globe.
UNITED STATES ABROAD.

The following letter is from gentleman of b;vl
'aents and attainmens one who has recently tray
ehed through England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany
and Italy. The testimony of such an observer ns
TO the rising reputation of our county abroad-can
not, but be gratifying to our readers
The Paris papers have informed as of the recall
OF Mr Barton 1t produces some excitement and
many inquiries. AT Genoa, at Milan, aud a, Flor.
ence, was in company, and many questions were
asked about the President and his intentions. \,
gave me pleasure to inform them, had seen him
the week before left home and TO assure them tina,
no apology could come from him. and that tire coun
Try would support him. The little principaites ON
the Rhine and in Italy seem surprised that America
dare thus brave France. 1t is indispensable tn our
character in Europe, that we hold our stand with
France, and that we do nc, recede. America has
had no rank abroad till lately, and is now noticed
with respect by all the European powers. .
hope the President will be fully suppor-
ted in the stand he has taken. You could not be in
Europe week, and not feel how important, il is for
Amerca to hold the attitude Of the Presidont. To
recede will leave US degraded caste. To come
out of the present dispute without stain, will place
our nation high in Europe. The President is much
praised here for his stapd. II is often said. tho
French arc bound by the treaty and have broken
he'r faith. The moral influence is sgains, item
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fully FILTERED away at the pleasure of their represcn-

fully frittered away at the pleasure of their represen-
tatyes
Let me inquire for a moment what would be the
violation of Vested Rights were the Legislature OF
NcwYork to abrogate the charters of all the banks
of the staesl What would sueh a measure take
away from them Would it deprive them of the
money vested in these institutions I Would it an
nihilate any portion of their property, except what
they have derived from that act which created them
1t would annhate what? The exclusive privilege
of running in debt without pay; the exclusive priv
lege of converting paper rngs into money and palm
ing upon the working classes thing without value
in exchange for their labor 1t would strip them of
the privegc-the exclusive privilege of doing bust
ness on capital which is not, and probably never
will be, paid in. to twice, thrice, or times its "a
mount And finally, it would dvest them of the
exclusive privilege of defraudng the people with
perfect impunity whenever it suits their interest to
become, notoriously, what many of them have AL
ways been bankrupt. In short, it would reduce
then, to the intolerabe necessity of being obliged to
make money like the Of their fellow citizens by
such means ms are equally open to all, and to con-
tent themselves with Vested rights, generated by the
general law of the land alone. Annuliing the char
Ter OF bank does not deprive it of dollar of its
property, nor does it dvest the members of the COR
'orate body of single privilege enjoyed in common
With their fellow citizens.
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Loss Of the barque Galary.-The barque Galaxy.
late shIP) Goodrich, from Canton, for this port, to
n. l.. q Geo. Grswold, went ashore three miles s.
by E. of Barnegat Light on SUNDAY n;oht and ,s'
mained on Tuesday morning, when she had FIVE
feet water In the ifoId. Her masts were cut away
on Monday forenoon, and about two hnndred boxes
OF Tea had peen landed up to that night. One sea-
man was drowned by the upsettine of boat in a.
tempting to go on shore When information came
from the wreck on Tuesday morning, there were n
great many men on the beach, and number of
lighters trying to get ont Of the nets TO proceed 10
her assistance. The cargo Of the GALAXY consisted
OF the following :-ll2O chests souchong tea s35
baf do; $40 half orange pecco do; 1896 half chests
caee souchong do; $40 chests hyson do 1850 half
chests do. do; 500 LIB. boxes do; 500 Glib. do:
53 chests hyson skin; 50 do. hyson 1860 I2lb do
660 Glib do; 253 chests tonkay 3l2 lib boxes
imperial; l52 Glib boxes do 4l2 12lb boxes run
powder do; 352 9lb do; 100 piculs cassia 26
boxes pearl buttons 625 pieces sinchews; 600 do.
sarsnets; 2'5 do. pongees, 500 do Grape shawls.
~ y. transcript.
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From the JeGersonian.
THE FIGURE HEAD

! we have the following facts from a source in the
correctness Of which our readers NAV place entire
confidence They cannot have Forgotten The poble
exploit, the history Of which is here given. Tho
cutting oil of the figure head" of the fricnte Con-
stltu'ion, gave the opposition almost ms much nens
nre at the time of that achievement ms the rec,rer
of the U. 5. Bank by the Pennsylynnia Lecisla,urc
does at the present day.
bold daring seaman named Dewey brother IN
The parson, was operated upon by two of the o,po.
ltion in Boston, who told him he could no, ,ake IN.
head off, that he dared not do it, and finally s,;mn.
lated to the attempt by bet of 8 100 each tbo, no
would not lie accordingly alone and unaided suc.
ceedcd in the attempt and brought of the beaJ
shortly after, the head was carried TO n +" wby" din
ner or supper at Salem and was afterwards made
part of the entertainment at a party given In Mr.
Diddle, when subscription of S5, each was mude
to rem1ncrac the two wings who had lost their soOO
IN their bet with Dewey. Dewey next travelled with
The head to New York having letters to some of ,be
seecf and trusy IN that city but having there yiven
some cause Tor suspicion in regard to the affair. no
was kidnapped and put into mad house to preyen,
disclosure; there he kept for several months
untif he contrived to give information to his friends
who procured his relcase.-Dewey aftcrward wen,
IN to Washington with his figure head and il is said
showed 1t to the President or one ofthc Secretaries
cling them the whole Story to the great delight and
III Of old hickory. The head is now in
!" "aslngton. Ii is very neatly sawed off lust below
he nose, and the only sign Of mutation, il bears
$, me Toss Of the ears, which the gallant, honorable
md hiehminded wings Of Boston, cut of at the f,.
nous DiddIe feast IN that city, to show their yaIor
nd take their revenge upon the man, who had han
led their friends 80 roughly at New Orleans. u
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"A Terrible Rencontre AMI Death.-A coIoreJ
man hv'ng IN Liberty Valley, Perry Co. met with
an untimely and fearful death one day last week.
Cur informant states he had been employed du-
ring the day by some of his neishbors butcber;nr
and was returning home in the evening. fos !, 10
presumed, with portion of the days spoils given
nun oy h's employers, which attracted a gang of
wolves that infested his path.-They attacked the
poor fellow and literally tore him into piecemeals
i's remains were found the next day, surrounded
oy some oil The evidences of tile desperation with
winch he ended his life. The only weapon to de-
,end himself with was an ordinary knife he had
peen using ut bis work, and there lay around his
m"nied body five of tbes, ferocious animals, CASH
e, ca 10 every imaginable manner II is supposed
snere must have been dozen or more in the gang
rom the sight which the scene of this uuhappy oc.
currence presented.-Janiafa Journal
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Good ners trsm Vrginia.-The election for Uni.
ted States Senator in place of Mr. Tyler took place
at Richmond on the Sd inst, and resulted in the e.
lection of the Hon. VIM. c. Rives- Out Of l34
votes, Rves received 9f
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A sleigh with four horses and loaded with pas
sensers SCI left Hudson on Thursday morning March
9Th and came down to Sing Sing. where it arrived
the next day-performing The whole distance upon
ne lTer. ouch an event as an ice-journey of that
we suspect, so late in the season as this
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The New-York Commercial Advertiser of Mon
day last says There is unpleasant rumor in
town tins mornng'from Norfolk, that in consequence
ol some dissatisfaction heretofore existing among
symptoms of mutiny had broken out, and that one
at least prvates had been shot down BY orders
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yankee down east advertises for better halfin
the following most corteous manner
ANY gal what's got $500 and haint got the Itch,
can find customer for life, by writing bile dur.
addressed to Il. Q. and sticking it in the crack of
uncle Ebenezers barn."
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-03-16

GFSThe Hon. Isaac Hill was on Tuesday the s,h
INST. elected Governor Of the State of New Hamp-
shire, by an almos, unanimous vote of the people
of that patriotic State.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-03-16

G'~By the latest advces it appears ,ha, General
Scott had arrived at the head quarters of the Flor
ida army, and was taking instant measures for
bringing the war TO a conclusion imm ediateIy.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-03-16

Ihe Hon. VIM. Bristol, Judge Of the United
STATES court for the District Of Connecticut, died
very suddenly at his residence. in New Haven, ON
Monday evening the 9Th instant, while he was civ.
ing some directions to bis os,lcr.
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We are requested to state that the Juvenile Con-
cert, advertised to take place on Thurday evening
next, is postponed for the present.
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ANTIMAsoNIC STATE CONVENTION

AT the Antimasonic State Convention, holden
pursuant to public notice, at the State House in m.
city Providence, on the 2Sth day of Jonuarv Is36
lie iohowing gentlemen were appointed the An
''"sohic state Committee for the ensuing political
year, viz
benjamin CoaceN, Edpard s. 1IUiamy,.
Samuel f.. Waite, William Spragus
moses Morry, George Turner,
| Alfred Updike, John Broru
f'cha'd Shdw, Nicholas Smith.
"A committee of ten, was also appointed will,
iuh power IN behalf of the Antimasonic Freemen of
tins State 10 form Prox for General Officers for
their support, at the ensuing annual election, with
power also to flI vacancies therein.
AN1INASONIC PROV.
Inc committee appointed by the Antimasonic
state Convention, holden at Providence ON the 2Stl
day of January last, to nominate Prox for Gener-
al Officers, for the annual election in April, 1895,
UNANIMOUSLY agreed to recommend the following
gentlemen for the support of their fellow-czens 2
1886.
Antimasonic Republican Prot.
For Governor,
JOHN BROWN FRANCIS, of Warwick.
For Lieutenant Governor,
JEFFREY HAZARD, of Exeter.
For Senators,
l. William Sprague, Of Cranston,
= John r. Wheaton, of Warren,
8. Sanford Almy, of Little Compton,
4. Samuel Weatherhead, of Cumberland,
.. Elisha r.. p. Kinyon, Of South Kingston,
b. Thomas Cory, Jr., Of Portsmouth,
Z. Isaac Wilkinson, Of Smihfeld,
s. Samuel Arnold, of Corentry,
D. Joseph SPHINX, of North Kingston,
o. Christopher Spencer, Of Woruoick
George Turner, Secretary.
Albert c. Greene, Attorney General.
John Sterne, General Treasurer
BY order: EDW. S. WILLIAMS.
Sec'y. Nominating Committee.
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A iunat,c recently jumped from third story win
dow, at Richmond, Vir., to the cellar door below.
ana thence rebonnded into the gutter, w,hou, expe
riencing the slightest injury,
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1t IS astonishing, says the New-York Star. TO see
the activity going on in the burnt district, over one
thousand men are at work, and already have the
granite OF many stores been laid. Two hundred
and two stores are in the course of erection
every day adds to the number.
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The Territory Of Arkansas has framed herself
constitution, preparatory to being admitted, ns
State, into the Union.
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from 1erds.-Thc Mobile Chronicle of the Is,
,ns''' gives report that Santa Anna has landed in
Texas, at the head of II, 900 men.
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Wood WIS sold in New York, for $40 cord,
las, week, provisions were equally as high in pro-
portnn.
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Refr,outton. A fellow in Boston who made rath-
er Tree with his neighbor's coal, was Handsomely
punished by the owner, who did not relish his free
and easy mode of living He charged several Iaroe
pieces OF coal with gun-powder which were in due
time selected by the punctual and attentive thief:
soon after he was comfortably seated before the fire
inxuratng over his glass of punch and a newspaper.
he was unceremomously laid upon his back bv n
violent explosion which scattered the burning cool
all over his person and apartment. He has not
troubled his neighbor since Bait Visitcr.
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UNION, HARMONY, SELF-DENIAL, CoScEss,o.
EVERY THING FOR THE CAUSE, NOTHING For !,
Should De the aratehscord and motto of the De
oeratic Party" Thomas III. Benton
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Fdtal Roshness!-An Hishmnn, whose name.
from papers found in his pocket, is supposed to
have been Nicholas Wahon, was instantaueousIy
Killed on Tuesday evening, ON the Providence
Railroad, in Roxbury, by attempting to Jump out of
the Accommodation car, while the train was in fnll
speed. At Canton, Mahon told the Engineer. that
he wished to leave the at Hog Bridge. in Roy
barry, but he informed him, that as there was mo
stopping place there, he could not get out.-Tbe
engineer supposed that Mahon was satisfied. and
considered the matter ended. Mal,on kept his place
IN the car, smoking his pipe, till the cars came with
IN mile of Hog Bridge, when ne suddenly opened
The door and spruug out of the car, into the snow
which being hard, his feet did not penetrate it. and
ne IN consequence fell backwards, and five cars
passed over his body AS as possible The train
was stopped, and the body taken into the car and
brought to Boston. Coroner Shute was sent for,
bni from some inquiries of Mah0n's fellow passen-
gers INTO the facts, he considered it wholly unnec
essary to go through the formnlity of an inquest.
Ills conduct in the cars indicated that he was some
what toxicated.-Boston Mmning Post.
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REMEDY AGiINsT THE CANKERwoRM. Mr.. Nath-
anIel Sheverick, member of the Mass House of Re-
representatives. hom Falmouth, has been so kind as to
inform us of preventive against the rayages of
the above named insect, which is simple. and we
are IN hopes will answer the desired purpose. 1t
was first discovered by Mr.. VIM. Sheyerick of Fall
mouth. wheel barrow full of sharp beach sand.
is placed about the trunk of the tree so as to sur
round 1t, and form an ascent or bank which the
insects cannot pass over to climb the tree. If the
worms have already mounted the tree they should
be shaken and struck off, and as they cannot pass
the quicksand to re@ascend, they will perish. If
beach sard cannot be had it is supposed any other
sharp sand will answer-N T.. Farm.r,
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Inc Committee appointed by the Democratic R
P"piican Convention, to fiIl vacancies in the Repu
lican, Administration and Farmers Prov and
P"''ish the same when completed, beg leave to r.
commend the following list of candidates for Ge,
erhi ofhcers to the Freemen of this State for the
support at the ensuing April election.
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PRACTICAL PRINTERS.

Ii is singular how many practical prin-
ters are at the head Of the newspapers ana
periodical press at the present time, both III
Great Britain and this country: how many
gentlemen Of the same profession have been
conspicuous in the halls OF legislation, ana
the walks Of science and elegant literature
Notwithstanding the sneers of would be-
gentlemen, and their affected depreciation
Of the very individuals by whom they SUD
sist. we do not know a prouder or more
gratifying title than that OF member of
The cart preservatlye Of all arts" by which
currency and stability are gwen to the heet-
ing and otherwise transltory speculationS oi
the philosopher and the moralist by when
the bright conceptions Of the niorallst are
erbodied i'm durable form, and are con
rived. wherever wave dances, wind blows
or a language is spoken; which " the source
of every refined aud elegant pleasure to
which all the modern cultiya,Ions ana I'M
provements in society owe their origin; 70
which the liberal arts are indebted Tor iheil
evanston and influence, and every mem
her of which is as much superior to I'M
superciious and sneerlng aciolisi III iitera
J lure and mannels, as the man ot sense Is t'
the dwelling IDIOT, or the polished inhabi
tant of New York, London and Paris, t'
the halfnaked savage Of the FeeJee Islands
There is scarcely a country newspape
which ia not edited and printed by the sam
individual, and the majority OF the journal
Of the cities is similarly circnmsianced
which IS high enlogium on the industry
talents, perseverance and enterprise OF 'hes
gentlemen, and at once proves the probes
sion to he we'll entitled to the designation 9
liberal art.-N y. Mirror.
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Cues, Thomas Jones, William Jones' Ed
pard Eaton, Joseph STetssr, John Bro'n'
James Sprinklsy, John Brs1n, Joseph
Sound. Charles Church, John Waters,
Thomas Mumtord Indian, and John hsH-
eate, with divers others on or about the
tenth day of June last, fourteen leagues to
the southwark of the east end of Long-fs-
la,.d, by force and arms upon the High Sea
within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty
aforesaid in hostile manner did Felonious-
" aud Practically attack his Majesty's ship
the Greyhound, Capt Peter SotgdrC
commander, and wounded seven of lns men
All which aforesaid Piracies, Robberie
and Felonies were by you and each OF yo'
done and committed in manne: MS aforesaid
contrary to the statutes and laws IN tina
case made and provided.
John Valentine,
Advocate General for the King.
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BY AUTHORITY.
Laws ofthe United States, passed at the
Isl Session Of the 24h Congress.

IPUBLIc, No. g..
AN ACT authorizing the Secretary OF War to
transfer part ofthe appropriation for the sup
preston ofIndian hos,ilities in Florida, to the
credit ofthe subsistence.
BE il enacted By The SeaGte and House o
Representatiree Of tbs United States Of America
in Congress assembled, That tho Secretary Of
War IS hereby authorized TO transfer so much
of the appropriation tor the suppression OF Indian
bostties in Florida, to the credit OF subsistence
as may have been taken from the latter fund'
for the former purpose.
Approved, March 18th, 1886.
JAMES X. POLK,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives
Nj. VAN BUREN,
Vice President of the United States, and
President of the Senate
APPROVED, February 25ti, 1896.
ANDREW JACKSON.
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MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.

Execution oftuenty-'ir Pirates at Newport
Two Pirate Sloops, the Ranger q the For
kune that had committed various piracies on
khe high seas, being in company on the Sth
bf May, 1923, captured the ship Amsterdam,
Merchant, John Welland master, the day
after which capture, they plundered and
sunk the ship, and on the 9th day of June
in latitude 80, they took Virginia sloop,
riied, and let her go, who the next day fell
in with his majestie's ship the Grey Hound,
Capt. Solgard, of 90 guns to whom they
related the circumstance of their late cap
ture and release. Capt. Solgard immediate
" pursued, and on the 10th came up with
the two Pirate Sloops about ii leagues
south of the east end of Long-Island who
mistaking him for merchant ship, imme-
diately gave chase, and soon commenced
firing upon the Grey y-Hound under black
flag, but then hauled down the black flag,
and hoisted the red flag. The GreyHound
succeeded in capturing one of the sloops at
ter having men wounded, but the other
pirate escaped The Greyhound came
with the prize into the harbof of Newport,
and the pirates 36 in number were commit
ted for trial, 26 were sentei.ced to be hang
ed, which execution took place on Gravelly
Point, opposite the town on the 18th OF Ju-
kc thoir Ua
carried to Goat, or Fort Island, and bnried
ON the shore between high and low water
mark.
By tradition we have been informed tha
the people from the town who went to SCI
the execution had to go round by the Aims
House down Walnut-street, there being a
that time, no street or way, south OF tha
across the cove or marsh
As this was perhaps the most EXTENSIVE
execution of pirates that ever took place a
one time in the colonies, and as 1t may b.
agreeable to know the manner and form o
the proceedings in this trial, we have decl
ded to publish the trials at large, having oh
tanned the trial, published at the time, whic
is probably the only copy now to be founc
TRIALS
Or TnlRTY-SIx PERSONS roR PIRACY, &'
Twenty-eight of them upon full eT'denc
were found guilty, and the rest acquitted.
A, a Court of Admiralty for trial of Pirates
held at Neuport within his Majestles Co
ony of Rhode Isldud and Prooide"e
Plantations in america, on the 10th, III
and 18th days of July, Ammo Dom. Il
%, pursuant to his Majestes commission
founded on an act of parliament, mao
in the Ilth and 10Th years of King Wi
liam the Third, entitled, An Act for Il
more efectuql suppression Of Proey. An
made perpetual by an act of the SlSt
of King George.
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NC1VD0RT WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1886. ).

Who pursue actice, but not severely fabori-
Gus occupations. During this period. how
ever there is some loss ofagility, one reason
of which is, that the person becomes fuller
and heavier. Even from foriy-five to sixty,
provided health continue, the diminunon
of strength is not very rapid or great,
though the loss of bodily detiVity is consid-
cradle. After this period, the change is
more rapid.
Respecting the mental powers, the same
may be affirmed. They do not attain their
entire xctice strength, unta from thirty TO
thirty 6re, because, before that period, the
brain, which is the immediate mental organ,
is not fully matwed. Uhtl forty five or
fifty, the mental powers re,nin all their na-
tire strength, though not their entire eidst-
icity and sprightiiRess. Thus far they ac-
company the bodily powers. Nor do they
separate from them now. From forty y-hv'
or fifty to sixty, though still strong, the!
become less flexible, alert, aud playful thar
before. They are also, like the body, les
} easily excited TO action.-Fron sixty, on
t ward to old age and decrepitude, the chan
ges are less regular, the faculties being NOR
easily affected and modified by casuaties
because the body is deranged with less dii
: iiculty.-Dr. CdidweH.
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The folyo~ing is the usual course Of ma
bpc.-A man whose constitution IS good
his health sound, aud his habits REGULAR at
tsins his full strength by, from thirty 70
,hiry-fiye. Until fory-liye, real strength
DECAYS bu, very little, If any s' all, IN men
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Leavenworth, Liberty in Clay county, Plaits-
burg in Clinton county Fort Des Monte, 10 the
town of Dubuque on the Mississippi river And
the same shall be continued until otherwise
provided for by law.
Approved, March 18th, 1886.