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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
The CrcwlcSS Vessel.

II "A mysterious circumstance occurred oi
The shores Of Rhode Island nbout one yea
800, which caused much remark aud specu
a'i"n at the time; and the mystery connect
ed with the incident has not been explaine,
to this day.
Early one pleasant morning in Autumn, ,
vessel was seen by The inhabitants of ,h,
island of Rhode Island. far in the oiIing
standing under q press of SAL towards Mar
raganseit Bay. II was a square rugged YES
sci, and as she approached the shore, many
conjcctures were made respecting her char.
acter and name. Al length she was rccog.
niscd as a brig belonging to Newport, which
was expected from England about that time.
J About u o'clock. A. NJ. she had approached
very ncnr the island, and many of the nhab-
liaDts had gathered on the beach To welcon,
her safe return. aud cheer her as she passed
along. The Course of the vessel was on
ward, directly towards the shore, and when
The anxious people expected to see her kept
"ff the wind. md stcefcd ia the direction 0i
The harbor, To their surprise aud alarm, they
found that no change was made in her course
and not II sail was taken in.
They hailed her, but received no answer
They proclaimed her danger, and warned
those on board to change her course, ossihc
vessel would be wrecked but even thi,
could elicit no reply. Ii wns then rcmnrked.
much To the cOnste:nation Of the assembled
islanders, ihnt not II soul could be seen upon
her decks. No human power seemed TO di
rect her motions, and IN n few minutes the
vessel struck The beach within half dozen
rods of the wandering crowd,
She vas boarded immediately by men en-
ger TO learn the cnuse of this strange pro
.ceedng. They fonnd fire still burning in
The caboosc. the kettle on, aud arrange mcnt>
made apparently for breakfast. The table in
the cabin was sci, AZ il for The officers. bu
no person was fonnd on board. The only
living thing visible, vas a slut with litter
of puppies. The long boat was missing, and
had recently been hoisled out. Us wns cvi-
dent by the tackles on the wards, but th,
baggage of the crew aud officers had no,
apparently been disturbed. .;snd The vessel
papers and the captains writings were al
found IN regular order. The questions were
asked, where nrc The crew !: Why did the,
leave the vessel But these questions have
meyer yet been satisfactorily answered.
None %, The crew of tha, vessel were seen
or heard Of from that time
Conjecture, Of course, has brcn busy NJ
work. but the Facts furnish slight grounds inr
an hypothesis. md whether the crew. alarm
cd at some imaginary danger. panic struck,
took To the boat AMI were lost, ar whether
the strange proceeding was connected with
deeds oi mnilny and murder by "a portion oi
the crew. will now. never be asccrlaincd.-
Boston Mercantile Journal.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
THE ELECTION.

We have again TO record triumph
of the laws; 10 announce q victory of
the Rhode Island party over the last
desperate effort of Dorrism. Cranston
and Potter are elected by maiorities
even greater than the triumphant vote
which swept the State last April. Wo
have gained every where. With less
of party machinery than We ever knew
in contested election, we have gained
victory which would have been glori-
Gus after any amount Of effort.
This election confirms still stronger
The lasting triumph Of Law and Order
in Rhode Island
Our returns from the Eastern District
are complete, and show majority for
Cranston of 1903. From the Wes-
tern District we have returns from but
four towns. In every one, Potter gains
handsomely, and his majority will be in
creased over that Of April.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
Atlantic and Pacific Canal,

\ The contract entered into by the BARrYGs
OF London, with The Republic of New Gre
NADIA. tor the construction of a ship cana
across the lsihnns of Darirn, provides foi
ced'ng to the Company th" I.ne tor The pro-
I"cted work, with eighty thousand acres 81
lahd ON the two banks, aud four hundred
Thousand acres IN The interior. These prince
ly merchants do not nPpenr in this transnc
non us !he agents Of The British G"vcrnlncn
"ificlrlly: but they are British subjects pro
tcc'ed by tho Government, aud doubles,
'namv important advantages viii be secure,
To Great Britain. both political and CONNER
cal. by The completion OF the vast work her,
projected.
n The tlmo has been when The constructio,
Of this Atlantic and Pacific Cana!--n work o
world wide cOnccrumcnl-wa in our owl
hands II We had chosen to take up the matter
Other nations OH the other side OF the water
held back as though il were expected iha,
our Government would execute an enterprise
to which it seemed called by position as the
foremost power on the American continent,
and as power whose commercial spirit and
energy would hardly brook the interference
"f European nation in q work so peculiarly
American. The occasion, however, has been
suffered to pass. Through our tardy indif
ference the work which we would not do has
fallen into hands that will do ii-in,o hands
whrh vii! hold 1t with n steady grasp when
It il done. The key Of the whole American
continent is to be IN the Keeping OF England
there being, as it would seem, no propc,
guardian OF IT on this side Of the Atlantlc-at
least none with spirit enough To step forth and
claim he function.
The completion of n ship canal between the
two oceans as prcj j"cied. wall mark an era IT,
The worlds age. The even, vii! stand forth
10 give n distinctive character 10 the century
1t IS 20 he n five years work-'o endure for
ever. The whole aspect OF commerce will b,
changed by it. 1t will acceerare The revolu
,ion now going on in China more rapidly and
more thoroughly, than all the force of BriiisI
armamen,-and not there only will il work
changes, but in all Polynesia and Australasia
and the Western coasts Of South America
which are now reached by doubling Cape
Horn.
We observe that q writer in the Alexandra
Gazette Is of opihion, that better route foi
n canal between the two oceans IL by way ~
the river ST. Juan and lake NIcaragua-rruch
better than across the isthmus ot Daripn.-|
This latter route Is through mountainous re-
gion for some forty or fifty miles, while by the
other the distance required to be Gu, viii not
exceed fifteen or twenty miles. aud m river
empty into the Pacific at no great distance
above lake Nicaragua, the inference is fair
that no great difference of elevation exist,
between The lake and the Ocean, Baiiimor,
.7merieam.
The Canal, upon which 1000 mon are now
engaged, is to be completed in 5years. The
toll is TO be francs ton. The Government
Of New Grenada cedcd to the Darings the
whole line OF the work, with 10000 acres.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
From tho Savannah Georgian, Aug 2lst.
From Florida.

The steamer General Taylor, Capt Peck,
has arrived from NJ. Augustine, bringing u:
The News Of the l9lh, aud the Herald Vf I he
iith.
Wc learn frop ,hc former paper that the
Yellow Fever is in Key West, and that the
crops in the Alachna country are very fine
From the Herald we extract the following:
KkY WEsT.-Wc ARE credibly informed
hat within n short time, a British brig OF
war entered the harbor Of Key West, and
without communicating with the shore, pro-
ceeded To take survey Of that port. The
British Consul went on board and was in
formed by the commander that he had been
ordered to survey the harbor by order of the
A dmira on The Halifax Station, and that as
soon aS he could make n report, there would
be considerable force assembled there.
Inquiry was made Of the Consul whether
he had heard OF an insurrection in the island
Cuba These are occurrences and are SEEM
ngy portentous. What tho design of the
British government may be in this particular
remains to be seen but her rupacty is SO
well known that we cannot doubt she has
lesgn upon the Island of Cuba.
We have recently heard that some rcgu-
la,ions Of the Cortez, in relation to the Is.
land of CuDa, favoring certain Of The English
fanatics IN their peculiar views, are about to
ne promulgated. and the move made by the
British Admiral may be in contemplation of
some turbulence in the Island, Of which the
government knows so well how TO take ad-
vantage. Key West is an important posi-
lion, and should be fortified for many rca-
sons.
In the possession Of hostile power our
; commerce would suffer exceedingly. IT
would be well for our government to order
immediately some Of our Naval force to that
point 10 cOunlcract any encroachmcnts upon
our national rights or domain, for who Knows
what day or hour may bring forth ?
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
The Ruins,

Eight weeks Tomorrow, have e!arsed d
since the conilagralion that destroyed so
much of our village, and yet the fire in
some cellars is still burning g-2aricular-
y in the cellar of one large wholesale
establishment, where there were thou
sands of bushels OF corn and grain, aud
pr DIVISIONS and groceries in large quanti-
lies, the fire has continued 10 burn, and is
now burning.
Long, very long, will the second of
July, 1913, he remembered by every one
who witnessed the appalling scene, the
sweeping destruction OF our hourishinc
village.
The thermometer ranged ut about
ninety before the fire commenced and
the flames made it seven times hotter if
possible than before. Add 10 this the
alarm, the excitement, and the great ia
iigue OF our citizens some siraining cve-
ry nerve and using every effort to arrest
the progress Of the flames, which the
wind was whirling in every direc,on,-
some striving with might and main To
save portion of their properly from the
devouring element, and others wander
ing almost in despair in pursuit of their
children, who in the alarm had got sep
aratcd from them, and some faint idea
may be formed of the scene. Faint in
deed, it must be-lor language cannot
describe, Imagination cannot conceive
The horrors of that awful scene.
Perhaps some OF our distant READERS
may ask, why so often recur to that
gloomy day and its awful realities -
Our apology, il one is necessary, is that
neither Oursell nor our fellow -townsmcn
could, if we would, forget them, and
whatever is deeply impressed upon the
mind, is very npt to ooze forth from The
tongue and the pen. We would not
howcvcr, weary others with the recital
of orr mi~fohunes- and we would re-
member them ourselves, to profit by the
part, and TO stimulate us TO increased
cyertons for the future.
The activity, energy and perseverance
o: our citizens in building up the waste
places so rapidly, in multiplying the con-
veniences and improving the appearance
Of the place, by creating more durable
and better style Of buildings. and by i'm
provemen,s made or to be madr in our
streets, entile them to great credit - and
is evidence that though deeply afflicted,
they do not despond. Fall Rirer .Noni-
ior.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31

Pitfure Of Porcriy IN Engimd.--A lc,te
from Birmingham, in the London Chronicle
gives sad account of the dcs,ituton prevail
ing in that nclghborhood. The writer says
With respect To the poor in this district
their condition ls hourly becoming moro
alarming. a meeting Of the Chamber oI
Commerce was held last night, for the pur.
pose OF taking into consideration the alarming
state OF the country, and particularly this
district. The state Of the iron and other
trades IN the surrounding country was advert.
ed to and described ns being in a runous con.
diiion-upon winch Mr.. Spooner asked,
GLOW are the poor mainiained-how do
they live ?"
Nv Downing replied that they could hardly
be sad To live. Thcy were completely vast
ing of the earth for want Of food; they were
daily becoming unable to work from exces
sivc weakness. The day before he had oc
casion 10 employ some men To remove goods,
and before they could commence work he
was obliged to order them food. II he had
not done so, they could not have performed
he labor.
Mr.. Alderman Muntz said the dcscrplion
just gwen Of the men was true. A few DAYS
ago poor fcll'w was from mere humanity
set to work IN his Mr.. Mun;z's) brothers es-
labishmen,, but he had hardly commenced
his labor, when he fell down from entire weak
ness, and died 10 two hours after. The truth
was, The poor creatures frame was c,nacintcd
and worn out for want OF food. and u only rc.
qnired a momrnt's exrrllon 10 take hun on,
"t the world. Such he regretted to say, wa
the condition Of too many Of their people.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
CoMMANprR NAcKsNZIs.-Wr publish

CoMMANDrR MAcKENzIE.-Wc publish
to day, list of those cIizens who,-drsr.
Gus OF tcslifyiug to this mcritorlous officer
'l,clr sense OF The signal service he rendered
to the country and its flag, by his decisive
course on bonrd the Solncrs-asked pcrmis.
sion I" defray, aud did defrsy, the expenses
to which he was put by the different invcsti
cations aud trials to which he was subjected.
We have IN two or three instances seen "
lnslnuat"d, or stated that the sympathy with
Commander Mackenzie was confined to
mensuroby few PERSONS foreign merchants
or ship owners
The LIST Published in another column ~ the
most conclusive reiuta,ion, both by it's nun
bers and It's names, OF any such inslnnai,op--
and taken IN connection with the previous
letter Of The New York merchants mud ship
owners, that from Boston. md other public
'es,lmonlals from other cities aud towns,
far, far outwcighs the censnrcs that are here
and there cast upon hlIn.-.N y american.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31

FRoM SIERRA LroNE.-We learn from
Capt. Brown, of the brig William Garrison
from Sierra Leone, that the Rev. l.. H.
Minor, of the Protestant Episcopal Mission
At Cape Pnlmas. died on The G:,,h of May
All the other missionaries were well.
The Rev. Thomas s. Savage aud Mrs
Mary S. Micr, of the Protestant Espicopal
Mission, n, Cape Palmas, aud Y. Grlswold. n
native youth, attached to the late Rev. l.. B
Minor came passengers in The William Gar.
rson.
The U. S. ship Porpoise, sailed from Cape
Measurable. Jniy I'd. for the lecward-a Il
well.-.E J. Jour- Of Com.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31

Tho fountain at the Union Park. 6cing in
fell play and illuminated with gas lights. nj
tracts crowds of visitors aud is really n splcn-
did affair. a new icatuf. has been intro
duced, by the hiring Of chairs after the
French fashion. One Of our Broadway ex
qusitcs, on Wednesday evening, was about
10 accommodate himself with a seat. "Thosc
chairs are 10 hire, SIR" said the woman ~
attendance. "IIow much ?" "Two cent
oach." Give me fvc." said the DANDY.
The woman collected. and brushed III.
chairs, and he seated hmsel. on one--burg
m arm over the Other iwo--end leg iol
each I; coolly took out o Principe cigar, IL, u
with locoioco match, and IN this position
gnzed most luxnrionsly on the ioeming cas-
cadc, 10 the in6nHc amusement Of the bye.
SANDERS "May I trouble you for one ~
those cbairs Tor a lady z" SAID one of ibp
pcdcsirIans. "tant part with any--hircd
cm all. sir--Mrs. 1birgrmy there will nc
commodatc you."- .IoahS .NeSSngr.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
OF MASSACHUSETTS,.

\ sonnd National Currency, regulated by tho
W'Ii aud Authority of the Nation:
An Adequate Revenue, with "A Fair Protection
To American Industry
lust restraints op ,h" Executive power, EN-
hracing further Restriction on the exer-
else of the Veto:
A faithful Administration ofihe Public Dumain,
with an Equitable Distribution pf tn. pro-
coeds of the Sales of it among all tho
States.
An Honest and Economical Administration Of
the General Government, leaving PubIin
Officers perfect Freedom Of 'fubughi, aud
oi the Righi Of Suffrage but with suitable
Restraints against Improper Interference
in Elections.
An Amendment of the Constitution, limiting
the incumbent Of the Presidential Offca
TO u Single Term. II. CLAY
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
Great Fire at Sackctt'S IIarbOr.

The Journa! Of Commerce copies from
The Black River Journal, a melancholy ac.
count of n destructive fire at Sackcu's IIar-
do-, on Monday of last week. The entire
rangc from The large store of s. T.. Hooker
o The steamboat Office was destroyed.
The Commercial Hotel aud all the build
ings between That aud The Centre llouse were
burnt. All the buildings on both sides OF
Bayurd s,rest to the Presbyterian Church in
elusive were destroyed. Many other buld.
ings in The vicinity of the principal confla-
grafton were consumed. il is stated that
bu' a small portion Of the property was in
surcd.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
The hens and kitiens-an extraordinary fact

A few weeks ago ] was at the resi-
dencc of Mr.. Barney, pastor oflhe Con
grcgaiional Church ia Scekonk, x. |.
He invited me into a little shed, and
there showed me n very extraordinary
example OF animal instinct. Ii was a
hen bringing up Iiller of four kittens.
In all respects so far Us they could re-
ceive II, she gave them the same atten-
tions as she would her own brood. She
scratched vermin and other things for
them, and brooded over them night and
dsy, as they had need. II is true they
could not enjoy the food they had offer
cd Tor them, neither could they follow
her in her wanderings as chickens would
do.
Tho little things lived as do other kit.
tens, by sucking their real mother puss.
They obiaaed this privilege by the as
sislanco of friends, or in the occasional
absence of the hen. When the hen was
present, puss could not come nigh hei
kittens, foe though she was much strong /.
er than the ben, yet she shruDk as many
larger animals do, from her noisy threats
Occasionally, in the absence Of the
hen, puss would come and steal her KIT.
tens, and carry them by the neck 10
another place, 60 oversee them herself.
But very soon the hen would find them,
and take possession of them = before.
You are doubtless all rnq uiring how
ihi, happened. j asked The same qlcs-
ton, aud was told that pnss had her ncsi
near the hen while sue was sitting upon
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31

Nsw use Of The 1omaio.--1'he Cherew,
Vh'') ""zelie states that m addition Ia ihr
advantages OF The Tomato Tor table i've. the
,inc u oi great value NJ ioud for cattle.
especially cows. u Is stated that q COW lcG
on tomato vines VIII give more milk, and
yield butter Of fncr flavor, aud in greater
abundance, than on any other feed ever tired
" ~ Thought, too, that more good food In,
cattle, aud AZ less expense, eau he raised
from gwen quaniny oi ground planted ~
t"ina'"es than from any dh.f vegetable
known ~ the Southern county.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31

THE WREcK or THE LExiNGroN.--We I'M
ders'and (says the Newark Daily Adv that
private letter from Mr.. NJ. w. Davis, Of this
vicinity, who has been some time engaged in
The elIort to raise the steamer Lexington IN
Long Island sound states that they have at
last succeeded. and that the hull has been
raised and 10 now nhoat. The particulars
win probably be published hereafter, though
we do not learn that any thing valuable has
been recovered.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
III e II A l. ID OF THE TIMES.

her own eggs. When the ca, first LEFT
her kittens alone, the hen hearing thei,
infant voices, probably supposed them 4,
be her own She therefore left the ncsi
with her eggs Unmatched, and took pos
session of the nest Of kittens. Having
hrst FITTED, she next LOVED them, ond
continued To watch for their welfare. -
Exchange Paper.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
Western District.

In East Greenwich, Potter was gain
ing over tho vote Of April. Fcnncr's
majority in The district was G7s. Tho
abovo towns show a large gaiu over
that vote.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
Whole number Of nprmancnt seats

|
| in the School Houses, exclusive
Of South and East Boston, 1,lSj
Number Of pupils in the same Schools, $50
In consequence Of The crowded state of
the Grammar Schools, II has been found
necessary to provide additional accoinnoda.
tion. Two new School Houses are now in
progress Of erection, one in Bedford street,
for the accommodation of the Latin and the
English High Schools, which will release
the present High Schnoi House for Gram
mar School, The o;hcr in Common street,
now nearly erected. These will give addi-
'Ional accommodation to about 1000 pupils
In addition to these, two Primary School
Houses are erecting; one near Essex street,
and one AT East Boston, TO accommodate
three Schools each, which with the two
rooms in The honsc in Common street, will
accommodate $50 Primary School pupils.
The building now occupied by the Latin
School in School street, is 10 be sold the
proceeds of the sale havlrg been uppropria
ted by The City Council TO the erection of The
building IN Bedford street.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
over John II. Weeden, the Dorrite.

The returns which We present below,
principally from the Providence Journal
of yesterday, will acGuaini our readers
of the result of the Congressional EIec-
tion in this State which took place on
the 29th. 1t is needless TO say that we
feel to rejoice from our inmost soul, at
this most glorious result. Wo felt con-
vinccd that the jus,nrss Of the cause,
and Mr.. Cransi"n's great personal pop
ularity, were sufficient to insure a strong
vote, but VIC were hardly prepared for
result so perfectly overwhelming.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31

Everybody speaks well n him - am
7orry-for then he hns bowed ~ low IT,
knn'ea and f"ls as 'n Tho homes, dlgouy ~
yIiiue and tal.nl.- Shoiian
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
Public Schools in Boston.

We copy from the Boston Patriot the fol-
lowing statistics of the Public Schools in
that city. The schools are reported to be
in The most satisfactory condltion-,he last
returns showing n very considerable Increase
over the nuInber Of pupils of The last year.
In 10 Grammar Schools. including
the Latin and The English High
School. 7.533
In ~ Primary Schools, 7,l56
1869
Showing an increase Of about 10 per cent.
The whole number Of children in
the city. between and l6 years
of age, by The last census, 1915
There are in the Grammar Schools,
80 male and GO female teachers.
In the Primary Schools, ! l2 female
teachers,
Grammar School Houses, ~
buildings, 10
Primary School Rooms owned by
the city, GS
Primary School Rooms hired, a.
Whole number Of permanent seats
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-08-31
JNO. ,. CARDEV.
"To J. w. Croker, Esn.. Admirnity !,

J. W. CroKer, Esp, Admiralty"
Lord Churchill sen, the above letter,
with list of The killed aud wounded an
nexed, to inform my mother that the
name of her son was not among the
number. The act shows how much he
could sympaihize with a mothers feel
ings.