The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-05-20
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The New Orleans Courier saws Nearly $780,
600 bales Of cotton have been landed here since
the commencement OF the season in Ostober
last. and it is anticipated the receipt, Of cotton
thi, sesson. will exceed 10000 900 bales. Al
though there are nearly $50 vessels in port,
so great is the quantity Of cotton on hand (2l5,-
600 bales) the holders are obliged to pile 1t up in
the streets. and on the sidewalks in the vicinity
of some of the cotton presses.
The journsyman ship.bulder Of Medford
(Mass) have struck for the adoption OF the ten
hour system Of working, and have determined
not TO go TO work until their dems nds have been
complied with. Agents have been sent Ohe
Herald Informs us) TO all the ncighborng sea
ports for workman on the old system but not
sne can be hired to 90 TO Msdford."
The Last inUention.-Ths ever fertile brain
Of the Yankees has invented new kind Of ink,
called " the love letter iok." The virtue Of the
ink consists in its being sure preventative a
gRinst all cases Of breach of promise" as the
iuk fades away and leaves the sheet blank again
in about four weeks after being written upon.
y. Y. Nclc Era.
The Boston Journal says that the Indepeud.
enee Of 60 guns, Constellation, of so guns and
the Concord and one other sloop OF war. will
compose the squadron which il is in cohtempa
ton 10 send off TO the East Indies. 1t - intims
ted tina, Commodore Warrington will have the
command.
The mint at New Orleans is in full operation,
ton, and striking OFF at the rate Of about FIVE
thousand quarter pieces in an hour. The de
sign is the same as The last, but deeper and more
psauiifui. So says the Asw Orleans Tru. A
nericsn.
The Inundation.--The Mississippi has
broken through the leveo a, New Orleans. The
crevassc is two or three hundred yards below
the Second Municipality Ferry. The mis-
chief up TO the Cd inst. was not Of very serious
character
FLriSG.-It requires but two and half days
now TO fly from this city to Charleston. S. c. via
Raleigh, by railroad; and the route by the way
Norfolk, in steamboats, from Baltimore TO Nor
folk taking the cars at Portsmouth TO Washing
tOu, Is duOuk ID seApeUflouss-4Ns II 'DdN'
man. attempting recently to rob the store
Of Mr.. John K. Murray, at Natehez, Miss. was
shot through the heart by the owner, who dis
charged his pistol at random. The robbsr prov
ed to lie a runaway slave.
The ApsIachicols Gazette states that many
OF the Florida Indians have expressed desire
to make another treaty aud Immediately 60 west.
1t is feared this is only device 10 gaio time for
preparing for further resistance.
Robbing the MaiI,-Johu ]. Lamb, boy
only seventeen years of age, clerk and Asss,an,
postmaster h Georgetown, 5. c., has been sen
fenced to ten years Imprisonment for purloining
$500 from letter.
Au Nistakc.-Gsn. Games has not got \
decisien-iu bis favor Of the immense estates OF
the late Mr.. Daniel Clarke. The trial alluded
to, has no sites, upon the general result. So
the defendant says in the New Orl.an, Snn.
Dsctor Claiming. of Boston, has requested
to bo dismissed from his pastoral eharge-to be
continued member of the Society. and to have
his salary settled on his colleague, the Rev. Mr..
GanuetI
Quite Natual-thst the Wing, should wish
to put US gndsr "pettIcost' government; as
their brethren over the water are under that
same. b"
J. FEHSIsoRE CooPER. the novelist, has
sued the editor Of the New York Signal, Park
Benjamin, for a libel-lsyiug his damages at
five Thousand dollars
Aypies Aiready.--Apple, Of this years
growth were for sale in Baltimore IN the mar
ksts op Monday week at - l2 cents per quart
SO the Sun says.
Churches gong 70 7eras.-Th. brig Susan
aud Mary, bouod to Msts.ords, from New York,
has a church, With sll its p-~s, &c. &c on board,
ready TO be erected on arrival.
Spurious Notes.-Look out for csuateheit
Fres on the "Cny Bank Of Ns- York" dark
yellow paper, bad engraving, and fictitious bills
,ltossther-thsr. beng no such institution.
The subjoiusd toast vas given At the late cell
ebraiIou 10 Connecticut:
The Nutmeg ststs-Where shall vs hud
greater
Tr1ls-Ths reported invasion Of TsKs. by
( 2OOo M.aiesns i. conrrstisted ssd 1t 10 not be-
Ii.,.d that they had spy intention to attempt it.
C,pt,iu w,h., Of the p,eEet ship EngIs
hs, jus, completed bis one hundred and J0rty-
'Jssrh voyage across the Atlsaiie.
4 TErAs.-Gsl,sstoe has so rapidly grown 10
Commercial imporisncs. that = daily paper 10
,lr.,dy publah.d ,h.r.