The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-08-26
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ed into shoe shop in New York and ran the
whole length Of the store, aud up three steps,
near the rear, dispensing the clerks as he rsn.
and was only brought TO halt after he had
resched the rear wall, and thrust his head
though the window, up 10 his shoulders,
breaking two panes Of glass, aud severely cut
ting his lip.
Important 10 Sufferers from he Tooth Ac,s.-
Al meeting Of the London Medical Society
DR.. Blake stated "ihst he w's able TO cure the
most desperate gases -! iJSii-ache tuHiess the
disease was connected with rheumatisn) by sp-
plying the following remedy TO The tooth: Al
um reduced to an impalpab!e powder, Two
drathns nitrous spirit Of elher, seven drachms.
Mix and apply then TO the tooth.
Supposed Fire at SCd.-The New York Star
says that great light was VISIBLE from the
Highlands aud neichborhoods. between / and
IL O'Clock on "Wednesday night, during the
storm, which seemed TO preclude slmost the
possibility that i, could have proceeded other
wise than from ship a, sea.
Fire and Loss Of Lye.-'rhe Easton, Mass,
almshopse was discovered TO be on fire about
O'Clock on Saturday morning, tho l5th-and
such was the progress OF the flames that four
Of the inmates were burned alive, and another
has since died in consequence Of injuries recev-
ed. The fire was the work of an incendiary.
The Last Of the Frigaie Chesapeake. The
rmbers of the Frigate Chesapeake, taken in
tho last war by the British FrIgate shannon,
have been recently used in the construction OF
a corn mill at a village near Portsmouth, Eng
land.
/ Cotton IN MjSSiSSippi.--L accounts from
Natchez represent the cotton crops in the vlcin-
! l,y as having suffered from succession of hea-
w rains, which had lasted upwards Of a fort
night and still continued.
One Dollar Per Day for Counting A Miss
! Fly, of Massachusetts, has recovered S365 of
Mr.. Frost, for breach Of marriage promise
He courted her one year, aud The jury allowed
her one dollar per day for the time.
A new Novel, in two Volumes, call Border
Beagles, a Tale of tho Mississippi by the au-
thor of Richard uurdis, has been published at
Philadelphia.
! BIC TELEscoPE.-A selftaught artist OF
Massachusetts, Mr.. Halcomb is said to be CON
s,ructing telescope for Girard College, which
will su,pass in size the celebrated telescope OF
| Herschel.
| Nine DAYS FROM EuRoPx.-The Acadia
was only nine days from continent to continent,
and only t'eeire days on The passage between
Liverpool and Boston. This is a speed with
out precedent.
Acadia contained over twelve thousund letters
They were all assorted and mailed al the
Boston Post office within six hours from the
time Of reception.
The Hon. John Reed, Representative in
Congress from Barnstabe District, Mass. has
addressed a letter Ia his constituents declining
10 be candidate for reelection.
The British Wings are alarmed ut the rcvi
val ofbusincss in all parts of the country. No
exer,runs will be spared on their pauto keep on
The preSrurc1l after election.
-Cora Sizicen Feet Hgh.--In garden al,
FeIls Point, Baltimore, there rs coru growing,
rhe taliest spires Of which is now sixteen feet
high-so The papers say.
New SrEAMER.--The Packet ship Roscius
Of New York, is to be converted into steamer,
aud it is thought she can be made to 20 -
miles per hour.
.Secretaryof Lagation MIR. BENZ Rush,
Secretary OF Legation olrhe United States, EN-
ha et "A, itp Cre,t Wpsferu nn lis rptuYn la
England.
day week for Bristol, England, with seventy
passengers. fGll freight, and letter postage Of
about $1,000.
RpIcULoUs.-To hear one Of the peace
party of 1872 praisipg General Harrison for his
" services during the 1ar.
The news Of the arrival OF the Acadia was
carried from Bostou to Salem in nineteen min
uies.
/ A marriage between two deaf and dumb per-
sons, wss solemnized in CharIesown on The
10th inst.
/ The overland mail from British India, was
due 10 London on The Sth of August, when
farther news from China was expected.
/ Fashions Tight sleeves and large tlouuces
are all the rage 10 Paris. Some ladies' wear
Seveh Of the latter on their dresses.
7 The Acadia is to leave Boston, on her re.
turn, September LIST.
! GooD.-A Iiihographic portrait OF Mr. bser,
the Buckeye Blacksmith, has been lying On our
table for some dsys.-U. =. Gazette.
/ We had The original lying here in the Mar
ke, Square on Thursday last.
Lefigi BBii'hH.
You sing through your nose as the man
said to the tea-keitle. Boston Post