The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-06-21

lengthy communication was read f,om III
+, Goyenor of Maine, in relation to the North
9 Eastern Boundary, after which the Hous
adjourned until this morning.
THE INUNDATIoN AT BALrruosy.-Tb
city of Baltimore was visited by a most de
'rnctivc food on Wednesday night last
which is said to be the greatest calanit,
that has ever befcI that city. The paper
state that from half past nine on Wednes.
day night till two o'clock on Thursday
morning, the rain poured down in torrent.
accompanied by violent storn, of thunder
nd'lghtning, which, in few hours raised
the waters of Jones' Falls,-a tributary oI
the PataPsco, with which it untes at Balti-
more,--some,hing like twenty feet above
The usual level. This great body of water
ovcrilowed the banks of that stream, and
tearing up the mill dams, about one o'clock
on Thursday morning, burst upon tho low
er part OF the city with almost irresistible
violence, causing great destruction of prop
erty and the loss of many lives.
The Baltimore Patriot of Friday states
that twenty-four lives were slready ascer-
tanned TO have been lost in consequence of
the flood. About fifty private dwellings,
and two hundred stores were either destroy
ed or damaged, and the goods and furni
ture nearly ruined. A correspondent of the
Philadelphia Herald estimates the number
OF COWS, hogs, horses, &c drowned, at a.
bout five hundred and the Baltimore Re-
publican estimates the loss of property at a
million dollars.
Full particulars of this diastrous event
viii be found in another column.
HE STEAMBOAT KINGSTON broke some
part of her machinery on Saturday after
noon, about four miles from this town on
her passage to Providence, and was towed
back by the Rhode Island. Luckily the
engine was stopt before much damage was
done: another half turn of The engine, we
are informed, would have broken the ma
chinery badly. BY using great sxertions she
has been repaired and resumed her trips
MidshIpmen Charles Hunter and George
VI Totien, of this town, have passed their
before the late board of Com
nissioners, convened in Baltimore.
We insert the following notice by request,
md hope, for the honor of our town, that
hose of orr citizens who have the means
Will not be backward in contributing to this
ational design.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
1t has been made to appear 10 me bv sat-
'factory documents, TINT A. B. LINpsLEy.
he bearer hereof, hath been appointed by
ne Washington National Monument So I
Icty, collector of contributions for the State
{ Rhode Island '
The object in collecting donations is for
ne purpose Of erecting, in the city pf WASH !
'gton, monument to the memory Of the
tic George Washington. The Importance
The object proposed to be accomplished.
idresscs itself to the gratitude and patriot II
IN OF the whole American people.
JOHN BROWN FRANCIS. u,
Governor of the State of Rhode Island. "
Providence, June |, 1887. a
The collector for Rhode-Island i. in r.
wn, and will wait on the citizens of New u
'rt Tor such donations as they may be dis b h
'sed to make. Ii is intended to deposite q,
e subscription books in The Monument. e,
ID after the returns are all complete, to 'e
'blish the rames Of subscribers. q,
For the information of the member, of ~
Legislature, snd other strangers of this =,
ate, as we'll as such citizens, of Newpor, Al
the Collector may not have seen, he &C
'uld state, that he may be found ready to AZ
'eivc subscriptions, at Nh. ITAssARp's. ''
rk-House, until Saturday evening. the m
tn inst. yo
SERVED Alright, AND WELL SERVED :,
are not by any means in favor Of what sill
termed Lynch law yet cases do arise sp
en- summary punishment is in some de- 1t.
e justiiable. A case of this character DO
ured on board the Kingston on Satur- ~ ="
last During the confusion caused by an
accident to her machinery, an Irishman, Ike
senger on board. was seen to take n an
Ill bundle from among the baggage, IN
ch the person who saw him supposed sa sn,
'nsed to him, but after the boat had t6s
n towed back to the wharf, Friend on wo
I'd missed bundle containing a coat, ser
N the trunk Of the Irishman was broken pei
n aud tho bundle found in it. The "e
'ker having refused to prosecute the an,
!, the officers Of the boa, thinking a lit. low