The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-10-02
Items OF News.

The Depot Of the Stoninsion Rail Road az
Providence. was Sc, on fire by spark from a
locomotive. on" day last week. and considsrs-
b. damage was done to the building before it
was subdued
A young man named p. Edwards. who hs.
hitherto sustained an excellent character. and
was Presidrn, Of the Union Savings Bank. Of
Richmond. has absconded from that citv, after
committing forgeries to the amounr OF $50 900.
10000 pounds OF copper from the Current
River Mining Company, Missouri, were sold
las, week at Baltimore at the full price of Per-
uvlan copper. and is said to be fully equal TO
the best imported article.
Tobaceo Crop.-The Madisonan says. the
entire tobacco crop OF Virgin ia, Kentucky.
Maryland and Ohio. for this year is estimated
al $4,000 hogsheads. Last year it was only
$4,000.
4 correspondent ofthe Iowa Patriot. in some
very interesting sketches of Iowa, says. 1.-The
snake. the type Of the red man. is fast dsap-
pearin2 before the type of the white man. the
hog
Mr.. Wallack, manager OF the late National
Theatre, has taken Niblos Theatre and opened
it under the title of the NeU National
splendid new Theatre is talked Of to be built for
Mr. Wallack.
A new cotton factory of first rate machinery.
which turns out 1000 pounds Of yarn per day.
has just been put into operation at Wheeling,
Ohio, by Mr.. ID. Hull.
The Western Railroad of Massachusetts, was
opened from Worcester to Springfield yester-
day. This completes 81 miles of the route
from Bostan 10 Albany.
The brig America, which sailed from the
river st. John, F'lorida,) for Hayli. with lI3
free coored emgrants, arrived at Port Plate
on the 5th August, after passage of ~ days.
Bill Johnson, says Canada report, has taken
possession ofGrndstone Island, in the St. Law
renee, and is provided with plenty of arms and
ammunition.
John Mason, Esq, President Of the Chemi-
cal Bank in New York, died suddenly. Of an
affection of the heart, in the banking room, on
Friday last.
Mississippi M.i.n.-The editor of the Paul
ding Clarion, has been presented, by Judge l..
B. Ellis. with a water melon four feet in cir
cumtereuce and weighing so pounds.
0FS Az AvAILABLE."-It is thought BY
some, that the Federalsts will run Shit quez,'
The hero of the Amistad, for President. in or
Ter to catch the votes of the Aboitionists
O. The Boston papers contain long ac-
counts of the Mechanics Fair now open at Fan
'eul Hail. 10000 people visited it last week.
Col. Pluck, OF Philadelphia. whose name a
lew years ago rang from Maine to Georgi,.
died few days since in Philadelphia.
Wheat in Nep HIM pshire.-Gov. Hill. pa
per estimates harvest of half million bush
els Of Wheat in The Granite State this year.
Late Cincinnati papers state that business in
that city is quite brisk. The river on Tues.
day, had risen l-2 feet above low water mark.
The Calico Print works Of the Cocheco Man
ulacturng Co. al Dover, n. II. stamps weekly
eighteen thousand yards of various patterns.
The President of The United States accom-
panied by the Secretary OF War and his lady.
were last week at Albany.
Blanche Of Ndrarre, new play, written by
q. 7. r. James. was brought out at the Bow
cry Theatre, New York, last evening.
Albert c. Haws. is the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Kentucky. in place Of Govern
or Clark. lately deceased.
1t is said that the postage money received by
the Great Western on letters taken out amounts
10 Sonnn