The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-12-09
RHODE-ISlkND REPUBLICAN,.
NEWPORT:
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 0, 1910.
NEWPORT NEWS-R00M.

Room, OD or before the Isl Ol JdbudIy, III i'o
Store 1873 Thames street, recently occupied by
Mr. Charles d. Wesden; provided sufficient
encouragement be given by our citizens to war
rant The undertaking.
The title which We have chosen TO designate
it, in a degree ntiInates the character which
we intend The room shall maintain. IL will be
a depository Of the principle newspapers IN the
country and bulletin book will be kept where
in all items Of local intelligence, marine news
and The arrivals and departures from our public
houses, 50 faras they may be repored) will be re
corded. No political purity bias w1H be per-
n1ued in any shape; and, as it. is intended to
be a reading room, all loud CONVERSATION will BE-
prohibited.
I As to the price we shall charge for the Privi
, legc, or whether we shall adopt any uniform
standard. we have not determined. We OF
course desire, if possible, 10 make the room a
source OF profit to ourselves bat We also de-
sire to extend its benefits TO as many Of our
tuwnsmcn as care to participate in them, at a
tril:ing cost. II appears TO us that uniform
price would be unjust; for man whose busi-
or OcCupdllOI ~ SUM - w I'N''"' ''
enjoying his privilege more than two or three
times in week, or perhaps in month, ought
not to be expected to pay as much a. man
who visits the room daily and spends a consid-
crable portion Of his time in 1t. Neither do we
think it necessary or proper that the sum sub
scribed by each individual should be publicly
posted, or known TO any one besides the pro
pretors. 1t is sufficient if the name OF each sub
scriber be recorded. and that i, be known he Is
eutltled to the privilege, without subJcctlng HIM
to any tceting of inferiority in regard to 1t, To
test the accsptableness Of these views to the
public, We haro adopted the following plan
Every person disposed TO favor tho underiak-
ing is requested to put down his name and the
sum he is willing to pay in advance for one
wear, and communicate IT to us at the office,
or through tho post office, or leave 1t at W.
Caliahans Book Store, as soon as may be con
venient. The sooner this is done, the sooner
may the room be opened. The only limits we
now think best TO impose is. that no subscrip-
ton less than 81 dollars year will be received
In conclusion we will express The hope that .
sufficient number or amount oi subscriptions
may DO obtained to enable us TO throw the room
open, srsiuitously, to Masters OF vessels and all
other sient visitors TO the town, as is usual
! in similar establishments in other places.
CALLAHAN & TlLLEY.
Dec. ., lSl0,
=. S. Those who are particularly anxious
to have the room opened, may expedite the
accomplishment Of their wishes by cxerung
their Influence in its behalf.
SEVERE SroRM.--A severe North h-east
storm commenced here on Saturday morning
last accompanied with snow. In the evening
the wind Increased to heavy gale, which con
tinued until Sunday afternoon, when the snow
TUNED to rain Tor time, aud finally turned to
snow again. A great quantity of snow fell
here and now lies in heavy drifts. In some
places il is as high as the chamber windows.
RELEF-VrssELs or TnE COAST The Kew
cnue Cutters, at Boston, Wilmington, Della,
Norfolk. Baltimore, and New York, have all
been ordered to cruise of the coast with extra
supplies Of men and provisions, to afford relief
that the Nigant is not included ia the list, but
there may be reasons for the omission OF which
we are not aware.
TuE LATE STORM was very severe in the
neighborhood OF New York. The steamboat
Narras sanser, from Stonington on Saturday night
did not get to the city until after o'clock on
Sunday; and the Mohesan for Stonington did
not arrive until Monday. Both boats anchored
under Thrcgg's Neck. The roads were SO
much obstruc,ed that no mails had been rsceiv'
ed at New York on Monday at noon from any
quarter.
/ 0FThc Hudson River is now undoubtedl,
closed by ice. The New ork papers of Mon
day state that the steamboat Swallow which lei
Albany at IL O'Clock on Friday did not reacl
New " ork until O'Clock on Saturday morn
ing, in consequence OF the river being IN man,
places completely choked up by ice.
II is an III Wind nat bio'cs nobody good. A
writer in the Salem Register says that thres
mercantile houses in that city, will, by The re
suli Of the interruption Of the Canton trade, ads
to their cash capital at hast 81 100000 besides
: other individuals, who will receive various a
, mounts varying from 10 TO 10000 dollars each
= 0J~The body of = lad about 10 years old
!. was discovered yesterday in the dock beiweer
D Hammets aud Potters wharves. in this town
| 4 eoroners inquest was held upon him in the
n afternoon, and their ,crdh was. accident,
J. drowned. We learn ,ha, he was n vicious lad
II the son Of an Irishman by the name of Gun
), ningham. and has been missing since Sunds,
d week, the 3oth uli. lie had frequently befcr,
Is run away from home, but came back after