Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-01-14

agony ANA BrIel ot lsidote she sethlcu
almost beside herself and flzgcrald,
alarmed Tor her health hurried her away
as soon as possible alter III" burial OF The
old general, who was followed 10 his
humble grave by lis two children and
the ialthu! lndiuus.
10 bc continued.
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TIE YEAR iSio.
The superstition Of past ages attached
much superslitiOus Importance To The yrar
that has jlst closed The year 10 has always
been regarded with apprehension 10y popular
crcduliy. Even kiHgs have been Inbucd
with The superstition. 1t Is related oi Louis
XV., that on the night ut Dec. 81. lIlO, he
. watched the hands of the clock with much
anxiety, aud that when the hour OF midnight
toIicd the kUel | the old year. he exclaimed,
with evident Joy: There It has passed."
The year I140 Was marked by great pollt-
ca changes, all over the world. a Journal
published the succeeding year, called the
Political Mercury, says "Eur"pe, ASA, anu
Anerlca, have been The theatres OF scenes al
once new aud Incredible. Europe presents
an aspect wholly different from that which II
wore the preceding ycur. The same Jourha
gives an account oi some very destructive IN
undnlions ~ France, precisely similar To those
which have recently taken place IN that
country.
! a curious parallel may be traced between
the events ot IL 10 and 1910. The aspect ol
affairs III Europc, has certainly undergone a
great change during the past year. Ihc
opposite political clements have been CON
Lned, and tie principal Christian powers OF
Europe, with the exception of France, have
been seen allied to support the emplre OF
Mahomtt Three mouurchs have disappear.
ed from The Stage Of attl,n; the king Of
Prussia by death the king Of iceland, by
voluntary abdIcatIOD +; the Queen Regent ol
Svair, by compulsory abGicUtiun, IN Eng
Land queen has been married and Shot al,
and a princess has been born. For the sixth
time, LOUIS Philippe has been the mark Of all
, assassin. Louis Napoleon has made al nn-
/ succc ccsstul attempt at revolution; and the
! relics OF the great Napoleon have bccn trans
! fcrrcd to France III national ship.
\ Ia Asia the war of Russia with hhlya, has
I Developed the Iar-rcochlng ambIton ot the
4 Car. Enelnud has sent her fleets 10 China,
I and the result may, ere tins, have been one
/ Of mom, niuus interest TO the civilized world.
1 been broken up, aHd dIscord and anarchy
| have prevailed. Peru aud Chin have scpara-
|. ted, and The Slates Of Central America, hiih
erto united, have dissolved INTO iragm9nls.-
lucalan and Tobusco have seeded from
Hcxlco and Texas il forever released from
her by the acknOw OF The Indcpen
dencc of the youthful Republic by England
an Holland.
\ a new continent has been discovered Ivy
Il the nulunal ships of The Uui'od States and
II France Anew political era has been crea
H ed IN THIS couulry,hy the complete orcrlhro"
4 Of Mr. Van Bnr"n's administration. Take j,
+ t,r all IN all, we must confess, therefore, that
/. 1910, like lis predecessor, l1.i0, has been de-
.IhgcrCd OF events of no i,ltle manen--evcnis
less important ~ their immediate effects than
IN the coorIng they must give tu ycars, per
/ haps centuries, that will succeed illus.
\ Mas. IIARRIsON.--A correspondent, Of the
i Providence Journal writing from Cincinnati
T. says: "Mrs. Harrison has for many year,
I. lived in great retirement, and am informed
it is now more than twelve years since sl.e
visited tins city. She - a lady Of most eX.
Icm2!a;y Characterized strong domestic feel
\ Iltgs, and warm, glowing plciy. She Is much
4 absorbed ia the care 81 her numerous family
I aud much attached 10 tnc old homestead; ; anC
/. 1t Is probable she will continue to MAKE
/ North Bend the place &C her residence mofl
OF the time. The honors oftIre White House
will be dispensed, II IS supposed, by ouc d
her daug ghters."
i EcIrsE or THE MouN.--I'hcre will be
total and magnificent eclipse Of the moot
in the evening OF the 5'h day Of February
next, CONNIE ncins al : O'Clock aud minute
and should the atmosphere be clear, It " Il
present as sublime spectacle Us wc seldom
witness. Tho eclipse will commence at
! O'clock, 9 minutes III the rycnlrg, : rour
| and six minutes after the moon rise..
\ will be visible TO all parts O. Tie Unite
\ States.
II MUsIcAL PoRrrr.- Nessrs. S,XIgn &
Pierce, Boston, have c"nIu."rcrd The pnbl
cation OF u new periodical with his tli'e. q"
sigh'd 10 furnish 4 ppncral htiWy "l Muse
lis state and progress buih ai hom" sud abroad
comprising al subjects th,t have bearing
], directly ur indirectly, 80 the science or prnc
iicc oi Muse ~ tl,u cultivation II u curIcc
, llste' ii ~ published ~ monthly uumb,ra, q
&c ages vo.-each nrnbpr containing ciul
pages oi music, -nercd aud secular. orange,
Tor Tie piano lurte. Pnco 81 20 per annuu
5J5G petitions have already beer
presented 10 Congress the present scs
SION, Tor the immediate Tsssa,e OF
Bankrupt Law.