The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-07-12
MEMOIR OF RHODR-IsLAND.
1862.


1862.
The General Assembly in February 1862
ordered 666 able bodied men to be raised,
ITO be employed in his majesty's service
in North America for the ensuing campaign"
and in March an act passed " for raising lis
more able bodied men to recruit his Males
y's regular regiments now servingin Amer
ica."
Fire on the Long Wharf
In the month of February the stores on
the head Of the long wharf were burned
down containing a great quantity Of goods.
The fire commenced with the store of
Thomas Hazard, who had Brig which
arrived from Holland with valuable cargo,
which cargo was run, the night before the
fire, and put in the store, (as was usual in
those dsys) paying no duties to the King
Fortune Price, black man, was employed
as one of the laborers to run the cargo
Hazard refused to pay him what he de-
manded for his services, and as report says,
gave him 4 whipping lesides when in re-
venge, Fortune set fire to the store the fol-
lowing night I, being reported that there
was powder in the store, the people were
cautious of approaching it, which was the
cause of its not having been extingushed.
All the stores on the head of the long wharf
were consumed. Fortune was tried, con-
demned and executed. He was hanged on
the beach. GFPrevious to this we only
end two fires recorded. Ellery's house on
the Hill in l749, and Goddard's house on
the Point in 1889.
The Assembly met at Newport on the
6rst Wednesday IN May, 1862. The body
Of the freemen having been required, by the
late law, to vote only in their several and
respective towns, the Assembly did no,
meet; as they had before done, on the day
previous to that Of the election. They
therefore, met now on the day of election,
and counted the votes, and declared the e.
lection as follows.
SAMUEL WARD, Governor.
JOHN GARDNER. Dep. Governor.
Assistants.
James Honeyman, Nicholas Easton,
Nicholas Tillinghast, Darius Sessions,
Robert Lawton, Nathaniel Searles,
Joseph Harris, Daniel .Coggeshall,
Henry Gardner, Samuel Greene.
Henry Ward Secretary.
augustus johnson, Atty Genr1.
Joseph Clarke, Gen. Treasurer.
The Deputies from Newport were, Gid
con Wanton, John Wanton, George Haz-
ard, John Jepson, Daniel Ayrault and VIM.
Read.
Party ran high this year, and Governor
Ward was elected in opposition to Gov
Hopkins.
The Assembly allowed the town of New
Newport e300 toward repairing the Point
Bridge.
In September tax was assessed, in
which the five largest towns were required
topay, viz. Newport sl560, South Kings.
town E5s4, Providence e5OO, Smithfelt
E46l and Warwick caro-.
Brick Market Built.
This year the Brick Market in Newpor
was built on lot given the town by tn,
proprie,ors of the long wharf. 1t was ercc
ted by the town from the proceeds Of Lot
,eries granted for that purpose by the Gen
eral Assembly. II measures on Thames
street 33 feet, and on the passage to tn
long wharf &C fee,-built after the Ioni
order, three stories high, under the direc
ton Of Peter HARRISON, architect It wa
intended for public Granary, bu, wa
never used for that purpose. The lowe
story was mad, d Market, and the secon,
and third stories, let on, for the retailing o
Dry Goods md also for Offices. An eu,r,
run through the two upper stories, on eacl
side of which were separate rooms, hire'
for, aud used ms before stated. The watc'
bouse was, and is in the rear Of the marke
room on the lower fIoor. Immediately al
ter the revolutionary war the upper pat
vas used only as n printing office, but 4
1873 Alexander Placide rented the uppe
stores. and fitted them for a plsy-boas'
since which j, has undergone little or
alterations
John Coddingion commanded vess