Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-12-05
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ue"' ""o idiieu W carry MS own State.
Il ViRoiSiA.-The Legislature Of Virginia
met on Monday at Richmond. The most i'm.
| porant business will be tho election Of u
>. Senator, in place Of Mr. Rves, who's Q
term expires on the 4th Of March. Parties
arc very nearly divided in the Legislature.
II lNDIAsA.-lt is now reported, that MIR
lIoughton, Wing, is elected to the State Sen.
ate Of Indiana, from Daviess county. If this
be correct, it secures Wing majority in that
body, giving tho Wings the ascondancy in
both branches Of the Legislature.
Sully, the painter, has gone TO Tennessee,
to paint a full length portrait Of Mr.. Polk,
which is to be engraved b, Sartain.
II John Tyler, Jr., announces himself u can.
dldate for Congress from tho first (Wise's)
District Of Virginia Why not James X.
Polk has been elected President.
FIRE The green house of Mr.. Bowser of
Providence was destroyed by fire on Thursday
afternoon. The loss falls very severely upon
u worthy and industrious man.
Rev. Benjamin Ilovey, who has attained to
the remarkable ago Of one hundred and ton
years, on tho last Sabbath afternoon Of Sep.
,ember, preached in the Broad street Baptist,
Church Of Utica, n. Y.
'Gentlemen never swear So said Wash
ington, who, wo believe, never allowed pro-
fame swearing in his presence or in his hearing
while in command Of the army Of the Revo.
luton.
\ FiRE.-The public house formerly known
as the Ouinnipiac, but more recently as tho
City Hotel at the corner Of Church and Court
streets, New Haven, was destroyed By fire
on Tuesday Of last week, between = and
3 o'clock A. NJ. The house was fully insured
though tho property Of Mr.. llolchkiss the
landlord was not.
Iaco TanksgiriagS.--In Chicago they will
have two Thanksgiving days this year-,heir
Mayor having appointed the l4lh ulr. for one
aud Gov Ford another on the 18th. As pro-
visions arc very low in that region, this looks
reasonable enough.
Fine fishing ia the Bay.-Mr. Sears Of Dux'
bury, in company with three men, caught
on "Wednesday last n few miles from Plymouth
Light. upwards Of 5000 lbs Of codfsh.-.Ncu
Bedford Mereury..
.MaekereL FSLiag Of Wngham.-The Hing
ham Mass Patriot publishes a list Of twenty
three vessels from that port which have been
employed in the mackcrcl fishery during q
part OF the whole Of the last Summer, with
the number Of barrels Of maeksrcl packed by
each, amounting in all to S0g7 barrels, or al
average of $50 barrels 10 each vessel. There
are five other vessels owned in bingham,
whose names arc not given, which packed
ll7O barrels, making in all 97G7 barrels.
New SrEAMBoAT.-Tbo New York Express
says-'Mcssrs, Smith IL Deming have just laid
the keel Of u new steamboat, which is to be
300 feet long and Of proporlionate dimensions
otherwise, to run in line with the Neptune
between here and Providence and Newport.
She is to be ready by the first of May and will
be fitted up in tho same superior styla as the
othor steamers through the Sound.
William L. Finley, Esq. was on the Odd
ult. chosen President ofthe College Of Charles
ton, >. e.
Putting out Me FHash-Thc Rev. Thomas
| Allen, who was at tho battle Of Bennington,
under Gen. Stark, was asked if no killed any
one. lie answered'l Go not know, but OBJ.
serving fash often repeated in bush hard
by, which seemed 10 be succeeded each time
by fall Of some Of our men, levoIled my
muskei, and firing in that direction pu om the
Fash.
newspaper printed at tho Sandwich Islands by
J. A. Prcscnent, maker aud rcpairer Of piano
fortes.
| Thirty years ago the people Of these Islands
were savages, cannibals. The missionaries Of
the cross went among them, aud now they
have civilization aud arts, schools aud church.
es, a government Of laws, industry, tempe
rance and happiness.
| The remains Of several Mastadons have
been found about a mile and three quarters
from llacketstown, Warren County, n. J., III
the bottom of an old pond. The bones are
those Of the great Nlastadon, and similar to re.
mains which have been found all over the cou.
,nent.
/ Count Mazarn kept a complete collection of
forty six qnarto volumes. How many volumes
Of libcls nave been written against Henry
CLAY? Can any loco guess near tho mark
The Southern papers say that Mr. Van Bu-
rcn will be- elected by the Legislature of New
York aud MI Clay by that of Kcntncky, To
the Senate.
n The city Of London is nov about forty miles
10 circumference, and numbers moro than two
millions Of inhabitants.
Missouri Lrgisia,nre. This body convened
at Jefferson City on the 18th ult. The Legs.
laturo on the 10Th, resolved TO 20 into an cleo.
ton fora Senator IN place Of Dr. Linn, on the
3)th. ~ the caucus the friends OF Mr Benton
had small bat sure majority