Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-05-07
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| and sloopS Of war ST MaryS, Falmouth and
John Adams, were at Sacri6cios on the lth
Il ultimo
Il Three men were killed az the Brooklyn ma
Wy yard, by the falling Of spo driver.
Il Dickens has left the principal editorshp of
the London News.
The u S. store ship Relief. has arrived at
New York, after an absence Of years and 4
months.
SSpBBISG.-Some dry goods dealers in Bal
lmore, haye had some nice fines put on their
backs, for having short yardsticks.
Coop IDEA.-Itis proposed to fit up state
rooms, with bertlis. in the cars on the Albany
Railroad
A new Episcopal Church, with an iron spire,
is to be constructed at Po,svlle The spire is
to be 80 ipet high, aud the iranmen furnish the
iron gratis.
MILEAGr.-It is only about 10000 miles to
Oregon, ria Cape Horn. Wont thp Congress.
men from that portion of this great county,
draw 'lat take Of MILEAGE
IUFs Edgar A. Poe is said to havo become
dcranged, and tho rumor adds that his friends
are about to place him in the Insane Retreat
at Utica.
GREAT REcovEnY.-Ya.es and Mcintyre,
the lottery managers, have recovered, by Inv,
SO,O 900 acres Of land, in the northern part Of
Louisiana.
A Foot AND HIS MoNEv, ca simple
ton went to the Bowory Theatre, New York.
with 81 900 in his pocket, and came away
shorn, like silly sheep, as he was.
~ Tho Vatican at Rome is an immense
pile Of building beyond all imag naton. lis
extreme length through the apartments, and
not duplicating single room, is 10000 feet,
or nearly fourteen English'miIes. It has 1000
200 Il isAts OF stairs
! How few while in health, realize what an
ines,mable blessing they enjoy Doubtless il
is for this reason, many times, that God sees
| fit 10 snatch from us the precious boon How
hard for those who have never been prostratcd
BY disease, to know how to sympathise with
ono who has long been in its cruel grasp. But
he who has been for months, nay, perhaps
years, groaning under disease, can look back
on DAYS gone by, whom health and activity
were his, and appreciate It's worth
| a lawyer, on his death bed, willcd all his
property to the Luuatic Asy lum, giving as a
reason for SO doing that he Wished his proper
" or return to the same liberal class Of people
who patronized hin.
a FRIENp WoRrn HAVING The Cincin.
natl Gazette states, that after the fire on Fri
day mqrnng, gentleman Of that city prompt
ly called on Mr. Greenwood, and handing him
$500, told him To consider that loan for 100
y ears, without interest.
! Five hundred aud eighty nne drunkards
have been taken up by the watch of Lowell
in the five months prior to December last
A Milcsian hearing sundry reports rather
against his character for yeracity. exclaimed
in an honest burst of observation-disclosures for
ten, 'half the lies that are told about mo amt
truo,
BALLsiy OLDES TIME.-tDid you ever go,
to a military baII'' inquired lively girl Of an
old soldier
mo my dear replied the old evolutionary,
in those days the military balls came to US
Mr.. WEBSTER. Is said that the com.
mittee of investig ation--of which Mr.. Petit Is
chairman have summoned witnesses from
Maine. In that case the committee will
scarcely be able TO make a report for several
days - Union.
A good man has well remarked that testing
upon serious subjects is ever the mark of
shallow and superficial mind, poor in ideas
and still poorer in judgment.
The locofocos rooted up the whig govern.
ment of Connecticut, by 'the means Of a
striped pig"
The Judiciary committee Of the y. York
Senate have reported against the application
Of Miss Lille for a divorce. This is the case
IN which the parties got married in joke,
while out in sleishlng party.
"The poor Wings stick OF 40 deg.'-Bos
ton Post.
"The Locoiocos stick at nothing Louis
ellie Journal.
The Bark Pons. THE Pons, recently cap
tured on the Coast Of Africa, as a SLAYER, and
brough, into this port, was on "Wednesday
evening sold by T.. pllings, auctioneer, under
authority of the United States Marshsl, for
$3.50; Chronomcter, &c. about s975
Phiidd u. 5. Gazette,
! Another green horn has been plucked of
$3.50, u, one Of the Philadclphla theatres, by
some long fingered operator. Served bun
nghi. ..-..-