The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-09-11
Items OF News.

the vicinity OF Elizabeth City trees, fences,
chimneys, corn, &c. were prostrated.
The Croton Acqueduct, To supply New York
with pure water, which will be finished about
two years hence, will exceed in length any 9TH
er in the world. Ii will supply fifty millions of
gallons of water per day. The cost, when COM
pleted, will be twelve millions of dollars.
AT the recent election in Indiana there were
polled lOO,674 votes, being an increase of 49,
642 since the election of 1887. At the present
ratio Of representation Indiana will be entitled,
under the next apporOnment, to double her
present number of members of Congress.
S. :. Prsntss, says the National lntelligen-
Ger, has formally accepted the nomination of
the Wing party Of Mississippi to seat in the
United States Senate, in opposition to r. j..
Walker, who is the administration candidate
for reelection.
The Chevalier D'Argaiz, the newly appoin-
ted Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court Of
Spain to the United States, who succeeds NJ.
Csderon de la Barca, (appointed Minister
Plenipotentlary to Mexico,) has arrived at
Washington.
Secretary Forsyth, on the part of our gov
eminent, and General NJ. Hunt. on the part of
Texas, are appointed commissioners to run the
boundary line between the two countries, as es-
tablished by the treaty Of 1928, with Mexico.
Paying for a PassagI-The wife of Capt.
Whitney was robbed of Sl3O in money and a
gold watch, valued at 500, on her passage
from Newport to Providence in the steamboat
Rhode Island on the 29th ult.
The officers of the lst regiment of Artillery,
stationed at Plattsburg, intend erecting mon
ument to the memory of the late Lieutenant
David f. Hale, son of Mrs. Sarah J. Hale, the
editress of the Lady's Book.
The good people Of Eastpor, who received
from St. John, n, B. previous to the great FIRE
in the latter place, a contribution of $1,000,
have returned an equal amount, accompanied
with an appropriate letter.
The Congressional election in Maryland
takes place on the first Monday in October; 2
representatives are to be elected. In Mississip-
Pi, on the first Monday in November-2 repre-
scntatives.
0T~The New Haven Herald of the 9th in
stant says Zone of the Africans of the Ar
instead, named Antonio Simon, died Yesterday
in prison. He was brought here in feeble
state, and was one of the leaders of the revolt"
Leuts w. Eus,is, II. S. Turner, and p.
kearney, of the United States Dragons, have
gone TO France, to study and examine into the
tactics.
/ About $4,000 worth of Brussels carpeting
has been seized by the New York Custom
House officers, supposed TO have been SNUG
gled. 1t was found in barn on Long Island.
| 1t is understood in Nashville that Mr Eos
ter, United States Senator from Tennessee,
will not resign his seat until the meeting of the
next Legislature of that State.
Mr.. Audubon, the distinguished ornitholo.
gIst and lady, were passengers in the George
Washington, which arrived at New York on
the lst inst
Two companies of United States Dragon.
arrived at Camp Washington, near Trenton
on the 5th. Gen. Macomb is expected to re.
view the troops on or about the 18th inst
The Norfolk Beacon states that on FRIDAY
last there was fall of snow to the depth of 81,
inches, at one Of the Virginia Springs in tn,
mountain region.
. The French armed brig Voltisuer. Capt
Berard, of twenty guns and one hundred ant
ten men, arrived at New York on Thursday las
from Vera Cruz.
There are three vacancies in Congress by the
resignation of members, viz. Mr.. Fletcher o
Massachusetts,, Mr.. Elmore Of :. Carolina. and
one in Louisiana.
n Minute guns we're fired. and the colors o
the national vessels set at half mast, at New
York on the 3lst ult., in token Of respect fol
the memory Of the late Commodore Patterson
Counterfeit Bills of the State Bank in Boston
Of the denomination of $40. Of Perkins chec.
plate, have just made their appearance. The,
are we'll executed.
Santa AaG.-A umor ofihe assassination o
this individual. which has been circulated
proves to be false.
The Hon. Jas. X. Black. Judge Of the Supe
rior Court Of the State OF Delaware. died at hi
residence in New Castle. on the 4,h inst.
Admiral Baudn has been appointed TO tn
, command Of the French squadron in the Med
|. iterrancan.
: X. A. Locke. Esq. one Of the bes, writers il
: this country. has resumed the editorial manage
J ment Of the New Era, at New York.