The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-10-23
Items OF News.

The Davenport Qowa) Sun, of Sept 23d. |
SAYS that Messrs. w. Barrows and L. II. Shep-
ard, of Rockingham. Iowa. with two celebrated
pointer dogs, Miss Clifton and Ellen Tree. are
said to have killed upwards of eighty Grouse.
or Prairie Chickens, on the wing, in less than
eight hours.
Disgraoefd.-Four American clippers are
stated TO be, at this moment. fitting out at Ha-
vans. nader false papers and with American
masters. for the slave trade. Should our fac
be thus dishonored. and that, too, by men call
ing themselves Americans.
Neto Business.-There is said to be wo-
man in Centre street, New York, who takes in
children to wash. She gives them a good
scrubbing with soap and sand. and then sets
them in the sun to dry she washes at four
shillngs per dozen.
A gentleman. aged II, having in company his
sixth wife. and being the father of twenty-sis
children, passed through Buffalo lately for the
west. Verify his ideas of emigration came late
in the day.
NFThe reception Of the President of the U.
States at Philadelphia. was by far the most
brilliant and gratifying display of the kind that
has been witnessed 10 that city since the arrival
of Lafayette.
The PRESIDENT arrived at Washington on
Wednesday last. He was met and welcomed
at the Capitol by large concourse of citizens,
and after receiving and answering several ad-
dresses was escorted to his mansion.
Peafl-ashes dissolved in water. and put into
an engine, will most effectually extinguish
burning wood, and prevent it from taking fire
again. So says the Lady's Register.
Public meetings have been held in many
parts Of Tennessee for the purpose OF nomina,
ting James X. Polk as a candidate for the Vice
Presidency.
At late fire in Natchez, a black man took
two Legs of powder, and cody carried them
from the store, while the heads were covered
with burning cindes.
The election at Wilmington. Del, on Tues
day week. for Charter officers, resulted in favor
OF the Democrats. They elected their entire
ticket.
NAvAL.-The Smyrna Journal states that
the American corvette Cyane arrived in the
Smyrna Roads the Goth Aug. and left on
the Gath for Marseil!es, calling at Malta.
One of the Mormons, Ring Fallet, indicted
for murder in the late disturbance between the
citizens, and this Sect has been tried at Colum-
bia, Missouri, and acquitted.
Gov. Porter, Of Pennsylvania. has instructed
the Attorney General to prosecute, if any at
tempt is made to issue notes under five dollars,
as prohibited by law.
In the city of Iowa. recently founded, and
destined to be the future capital Of the new
Territory, one hundred lots. offered at auction,
brought about seventeen thousand dollars.
A Spsniard. named Bassie. at New CLEANS,
on the night of Oct. ls,, murdered muIatto
slave who was his mistress. He cut her throat
from ear to ear.
Mr.. J. Fennimore Cooper j. about to pub
lish. at Philadelphia, a new work entitled,
The Path Finder; or, our Inland Seas"
The New Jersey Legislature commenced its
session at Trenton yesterday.
A bill to abolish capital punshments has been
introduced into the House of Represe ntatives
Of Vermont.
Robert Dale Owen is spoken OF as the prob
able candidate for Governor Of Indiana at the
next election.
line Of packets, owned in Charleston. S.
c. is to run monthly between that city and Liv-
erpoo England
The mail was robbed between Albany and
Hudson, on Monday evening l4th inst, and its
contents rifed.
Mr.. ~ p. Trist Coosul at Havana, has
been ordered home by the President, to make
answer to the serious accusations against him.
lady gave birth to fine boy in one of the
railroad cars between Trenton and Brunswick
on Saturday night.
General Scott it is said, i, to conduct the
Florida war next winter.
A schooner with fifty passenger, left Phila-
delphia on Friday, bound to Texas.
The Providence Banks have suspended and
they ought to be kicked for doing SOB. Post.
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The Providence BANKS, it appears have
chosen to suspend. OF course they know their
own business best, and we shall at any rate have