Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-12-26
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Amorg the causes Of mail lailures the most amusing
is, that the great Southern mail car on ono of the yr
gnia or North Carolina Railroads, Is frequently delayed
one day, to accommodate coal carsho latter paying
letter freight
In consequence oftho Small Pox prevailing at Boston,
all pilots and captains Of vessels arriving from thence
at Savannah have been notified bring their vessels to
anchor at Five Fathoms, and there romain without
Communication with tho city adjacent country, until
visited by the hoalth officer.
At Railway, N. j. on Thursday, Mr.. Stephen o. Brit
tin, n respectable citizen run over and Killed by
locomotive.
Sunday the two hundred and nineteenth anniyer-
.ary of The landing Of the Pilgrims Plymouth Rock.
pnblic meeting was held at Gloucester on Monday
evening, to devise means for tho relief OF tho ship
wrecked mariners thrown upon their shoro in tho late
gale.
The Snow has fallen very deep in many places to the
North aud West, Near Albany IL IL three feet deep.
DANIEL WEBSTER aud his family have arrived at New
YORK, in the packet ship Mediator.
/ New oRLE,Ns.-Businc.s at New Orleans 10 all life
and activity. The steamboats, constauily arriving are
bringing cotton aud other produce extraordinary
quantities. Nearly $4,000 bales OF cotton arrived In the
first week of month.
| To tho South at Alexandria, the gale (Dec.
i6) was N. w. II began on the l4,h, and con-
tinued is hours, causing great depression in
The tide Of tho Potomac, by driving tho waor
out.
The income derived by the city Of Pbiladolpbia
from the Fairmount Water Works this year, will
amount TO upwards Of $ll6,0 900.
| The rise Of the rivers in Alabama has sci busi-
ness in motion. The Selma Free Press announ-
Cos with unfeigned delight, the welcome sight Of
the curling smoke Of the steamers vending their
way up from Mobile freigh,ed with merchandise;
quite a curiosity since the embargo by the
drought.
The Schenectady Reflector mentions the sale
Of $50 lbs. honey in that city, which proved on
inspection to be sugar house molasses, and poor
at that, with layer Of honey on top, divided
from the moasscs by canvass The pedlar, who
gave his name US William Matthias Gear, was
pursued to Albany, and taken.
| Bicknell's Reporter states that the Banks in
Philadelphia are 10 resume in February, or that
such is the prevalent opinion. 1t is in,imated
tha, a change is to take place in the officers OF
the U. $. Bank.
Thh "valley Forge" the FIRST iron steamboat,
which ever loatcd on tho Ohio, made the pas
sage from Pitisbuig to Wheeling on the Iih
inst. She was visitsd by crowds Of curious cili
zcns at the latter place
Com. Horny T.. Ballard has been appointed to
the command of tho Baltimore station, 10 tho
place OF Com Jones, resigned.
II Mr.. Con.be has acccded TO nm invitation Of the
Boston chronological Society 10 deliver the An
nual Address on the occasion OF the anni, ,crsary
Of the biub Of Spu,zhoim.
a proposition was recently made in the Geor-
gia Legislature TO divide the State into Congrcs-
scnal Districts, but was lost by Noto of 90 to %
y The Cincinnati Caz'1le mentions tho death Of
Colonel Battle. one Of The carcst pioneers Of
that county The fisi roof in Cincinnati digni-
Gej With shingles, wd- co,creIhy him.
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