Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-05-17
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ANOTHER AND ANoTHER-Ihc charter election took
place in Troy, n. Y. on Tuesday, the 9Th The wings
riumphan,ly succreded in every ward They even beat
Albany, single Loco Foco having bcsn elected to
any Office within the corporate limits Of the city.
Mr.. NJ q. Wood, late Of Bangor aud formerly of City
HOTEL Providence has recently taken new and spel-
did house in Hudson, n. Y.
The British steam packet "Creai Gesern,n was spo.
ken Tuesday ofiast week. by the Philadelphia packet
ship Monongabela, then 40 miles from Sandy Hook.
she made beautiful appearance and was under great
head way, with steam and sails.
Rev. James d. Knowles, Professor Of Sacred Rhetoric
and Pastoral Duties in the Newton Theological Instu
on, died after shor, illness, ;of variolod at Newton
Mass. on the 9Th inst
An election Of Senator congrcss in place Of Ileze
kiah Niles, tske pace in the Legislature Of Con-
necicut, yesterday.
The expenses Of the coronation Of the Queen o! Eng
land il IL said not to exceed 1900, very cconomi-
cal compared with the expenses OF the coronaiion OF
George the Fourth, which amounted To he enormous
sum OF sjO,OOO or upwards Of million Of dollars
The e6th OF month is the da! fixed npon for the CO.
ronati0n.
The Providence journal Of Monday says-"We un-
derstand that prisoners broke Jail last week In this
city one Of them was under sentence Of confinement
for life for having burgarosly entered the house oI
Benz Clifford, Esq. some time since"
The charter election was held in Geneva, ). York
on the 7 inst and success attended the entire whig
ticket.
Another aDENocRATJc RE.AcTIoN.'-
The charter election in New brunswick, n.
J. took place on Monday. The result is that
the whig ticket is elected entire, by more
than 100 majority. Last year. the loco-foco
ticket was successful
The large and elegant mansion honse Of
Bushrod e. Washington Esq. near Charlotte
Va. which was erected few years since at
cost of thirty thousand dollars, was destroyed
by fire on the lst inst.
SMALL BUsiNEss.-Counterfeit 81 cent
pieces, good imitation, are ip circulation at
Hartford Ct.
1t is stated tha, Henderson recently arrest
ed for passing forged Treasury Notes, is
thereby implicate about fifteen others, some
of whom, it is said, move in the first circles.
Thomas Bradford, ESQ. successor to Doctor
Franklin, and the oldest Printer end Editor
in The Union, died on Monday at Philadel-
phia, in the ninety fourth year of his age.
The u. S. Bank in Philadelphia, has this
week received about four millions of specie
from the South West, and from New York,
which increases its specie to millions.
The route between Philadelphia and Bal,i.
more is now travcrsed ia about hours.
Official information has becp received at
the Department of State Of the death Of
James B. Thornton, U. ). Charge PAftaircs
to Peru, who expired at Lima on tho 25th OF
January. Ills remains were inferred on the
26th, iu the British cemetery at Bela Vista,
with ail iSe honors due bis rank.
Gen. Jesup reached Tampa Day (Florida, =,
on the 9th ult. exhausted and sick. The
war is again said to he ended. Alligator had
surrendered for emigration, with $50 of his
people-making 1000 emigrants during the
campaign. Our troops were about to leave
for the Cherokee country.
We perceive by our exchange papers tina,
liberal donations have beef made IN several
cities for the benefit Of the sufferers by the
late tremendous con6agra,ion at Charleston
The example should be followed in every
part Of the country.