Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-04-18
WIIIG NOM N A TION
FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
II E N II Y CL A Y,
Of Kentucky.
State Election.

II St3tC EICctlOn.
| The freemcn Of this State met in
their respective towns yesterday, for
the election of General Officers for the
ensuing year, and Representatives to
the General Assembly for six months.
In this town, the meeting was opened
at 10 o'clock A. M. and organized by
the appointment Of Henry Y. Cranston,
Esq. Moderator.
/ The following gentlemen were cho-
sen Representative to the General As
scmbly, viz:-Bcnj. Hazard, Henry Y.
| Cranston, Richard X. Randolph, Geo.
G. King, Daniel Watson, aud George
Bowen, (in place of Benz Marsh Jr.
| declined a re-clection.)
| After the election of Representatives,
the polls were opened for the reception
of proxies for General Officers, at the
close Of which, p. NJ. the result was
as follows. Spraguc, 800 ; Bullock,
40; Burgess, with Wing Senate q;
Burgess, with Tory Senate, 3; no Gov
ernor, with Wing Senate, /; no Gov
ernor with Tory Senate, /; Scattering
with Wbig Senate, I; Scattering with
Tory Senate /. Majority for Spraguc
over Bullock and all others, l82; Ma
jority for Wing Senate 1888. Consider
ing the very unpleasant state of the
weather during The day, the above re-
suit is better than could have been an
ticipatcd. If the rest of the towns have
done as well, our whole ticket is elect
cd by very handsome majority.
In. MiddIetown, the majority for
Spraguc is 48.
No correct returns from Portsmouth
or any Of the other noighboring towns,
when our paper went to press last night.
The following persons were admitted
free Francis Scott, WIN. III. Moore,
Henry II Winslow, VIM. ". Chase,
Ethan G.. Briggs, Thos. Fl. Few, Syl-
vanus Stanford, James G.. Card, Samu-
el II. Carr, Charles Devcns Jr. Thos.
T.. Townsend, Stephen II. Cotton,
Samuel Stcrnc.
I Propomadcd.-Gcorgc A. Hazard
Jon. II. Gardner, Daniel M'Alastor,
Job and Joseph Tcw, Rowland S. Oat-
ley, Thomas Sweet, John Alger, Edw
l.. Tillcy, George Harrington, VIM.
Nc Can.
AT 8 o'clock p. M. the Municipal bu-
siness was taken up and disposed of as
follows:
The annual Asylum Report was re-
ccived, read, and ordered to be pub
lishcd in all the papers.
| The Report of the Building Commit
tee for Public School No. = was read
and received, with their account annex
ed.
| A vote passed authorising the Town
Treasurer to hire the sum Of ST, 100
for the purpose of paying the balance
of said Building Committee account,
at an interest not exceeding 6 per cent
/ The Committee on the Burying
Ground made a Report, in which they
state that they have divided (by plat, }
the new part of the Burial Ground into
1856 lots, and recommend that they be
sold at price not exceeding 90 dollars
each, nor less than 10 dollars, and that
the Old Ground should be entirely filed
up previous to breaking the new.
| A vote passed authorising the Board
of Engineers to purchase new Fire
Engine, to be located in the South part
of the town, and to replace No. with
n new one if deemed unGt for USE
Also to draw on the Town Treasurer
for sum not exceeding 81 800.
| "A vote passed requesting the Street
Commissioners to.inqurc aud ascertain
whether any cncroachmcnts have been
made in that part Of tho road leading TO
the Beach, which runs castcrly between
tho land formerly belonging to Nicholas
Easton, (now TO the Gibbs family, and
t';e land formerly belonging TO Jonathan
Easton (now to Robert Johnston, ESQ.,
and if said Committee shall find any
such encrcachInent TO have been made,