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MAY Sd, 1899. ]. G. BROWN.
Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio,
i have used Hibbard's Vegetable Pills,
in my practice, aud fnd them superior for
bilious complaints and dyspepsia, TO any
other have made use of. When they
can be obtained, would employ no other
for similar complaints.
DIR. MOSES SllaFFER.
Wooster, Ohio, May 2, 1886.
For sale by
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U. sandusky, July IL, ls46.-44-em.
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"Receired from A. B--doilars-
cents, for the Globe, from which l have
deducted one per cent, aud charged my.
self in my account with the General Post
Office with the balance. The Postmaster
OIL Washington city will pay that balance
10 BLAIR d Rives, or 10 lheif. .order on tLe
back Of this receipt. f'''R ~
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09
Inter from Mexico.

II BY the schooner Mississippi at New Or
leans G)ih ult. we have dispatches from VerI
/ Cruz TO the 2lst of August.
II News had reached Vera Cruz by gentle
man from Ayolla, who came by way OF Aras
elba. that the vanguard OF Scoit's Army had
arrived at Ayolla, 20 miles from the Capita
IN the l3lh, 10 which date not a hostile GU,
n had been fired
Il Rrinioreemcnts for Mojr Ially had gone
forward. under command Of Capt Wells
They consisted Of Wells and Pales' infantry
and Major Chids' lancers. They returned
TO Vera Cruz on the I7ih, having proceeded
as far. ss The National Bridge, where The ex
press overlook lnEy.
\ By subsequent information received q,
Vera Cruz, we learn that Major Lally had
gone on IN safety beyond Jalapa.
] Wells command were compeled.to fight
their way To the National Bridge, and made
an attempt to pass It, but found all the heights
occupied by Guerlllas who opened heavy
lire. killing nearly all our mules and horses
aud forcing the whole party to retire without
their wagons, except one with the officers
baggage. Almost everything was left in pos.
session Of tho enemy. Our loss was five or
-ly killed, two or three wounded and several
died subsequently from fatigue.
a detachment Of twelve Dragons, accom-
panied by Surgeon Cooper, previously dis
patched by Wells to the Bridge. if possible,
TO present report to Lnlly. has not been
heard from and il Is supposed that the whole
party fell into the hands of the Mexicans.
Major Lally is reported to have had q
sharp skIrmlsh with The guerllIas at Cerro
Gordo, and expected another at Legeira
heights. One letter SAYS there was no doubt
OF the safety of the train. .
No news had reached Vera Cruz from
Berncon's company, which had lef, on a
scout at the time news was received there
that Major Lal!y wanted teneorcements. 1t
was supposed by some that this company fell
IN with the train at the National Bridge and
continued on. by others, it is conjcctured
hat they have been cut off by the Mexcans.
1t was rumored at Vera Cruz that Scott
had met the enemy and repulsed them after
/, sha,p engagement. The loss on our side
$ sald to have been 500. The Mexican loss
was uDlmporaDt.
Another letter writer to the Picayune as.
serts that there is no truth 10 the rumor, and
nc IS confident that the advance reached
\ Ayolaa on the 18th without loss. II
Both correspondents and the Vera Cruz
PAPER believed Mexico in our possession on
he 20ih. hat they had no positive information.
The Jdiapa Bulletin has adviccs from Pu.
bla to the l0ih, announcing the departure of
he last division of the army, numbering 1000
nen, on that day. H
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

IMPORTANT INvESTioS.-The grand dosider
atnm Of applying steam and water power I,
propel common stocking-Iooms, on which vas
sums of money and much time have been un.
successfully spent in England, has at lengi
been discovered-and three common looms
with slight variations, are now in successful
operation in this town, and operate better
than the most sanyuino expectations Of the in.
vcntor had antic cipated,
On Wednesday last one girl attended the
three looms. and spending much Of her tino
in sitting to watch operations. sho presented at
night % pairs Of stockings and 22 pairs of draw
ers as The result Of her days work. II pairs
Of stockings is a girls days work on the COM
mon hand looms.
Some idea of the saving by tho new inven-
tion may be formed from The fact that the ex-
pense of the knitting b, il on Wednesday was
less than dollar, while the same work per-
formed on band-looms would cost over five
dollars.
We learn that any hand loom may be fitted
for operation by power at an expense of $50
or $40 New looms can be made for this
purpose at about three .ionrhs Of the expense
of hand looms. The inventor is Mr., John
Pepper, young man Of about % years Of age,
sun of Mr.. Daniel Pepper, Of this town, a
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

AMERICAN BIgLE SocIETY.-The monthly
meeting was held on Thursday last at the
SncieN's house. Isaac Carow, E,q, vice
president IN The chair. The secretary an
nounced the death Of Alexander Henry. ESQ.
oi Philadelphla, and Peter G. Stuyvesanl
+ q, of New York, two Of The vice presl.
drnIS.
From the reasurer's report it appeared
that The receipts olthe last month were SlI
S12 10, aud the disbursements SI7, ,32Y O2 -
~" issues oi Bibles and Testa,Eents werr
5S. sos copies. Eleven new auxlllarIes were
recognized, all ln the Western and Southern,
states. Varons sommnnloatinns were re-
reiv"d from different parts of the country
cowing great desItuIon of The Scripture. 8.
(nileu one family IN seven or eight aud lau.
dnblc elh,rls III many quarters to supply -
IN interesting letter was received from ,hr
American missionaries at Ceylon, giving at
account OF the expenditure of The funds sent
10 them the past year for circulating III,
Scriptures. and stating that they were deslr.
aus oi publishing an octave Bible in Tamil
From The missionaries at Smyrna was recely.
ed n copy of the PGntaieuch IN modern Ar
mcnlan-recenily translated, and printed at
the sorlciy's expense also the New Tesla.
men'. recently translated into modern Syri
ar, aud printed at OrooIniah, IN Pcrsis. Bot,
these works are well executed, and cnnno,
bui produce great aud happy results upo,
many N the East, who, tired of hearing wha,
men may say of religion, are now eagctl,
inqmrIng what God says.
W Y. Com. .7,{p.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

"A Strange Procedure. We learn from the
Boston Post that the 0nihoritles of PennsyI
wanna have taken steps to obtain the ballots
of Pennsylvania in the army in Mexico. The
.aw auIhorlz"s the commanding oificer OF the
troops or company to which the citizens are
attached 10 appoint the place OF election, and
20 act az judge, the first lieutenant acting as
Inspector. They arc governed IN all respects
by the election law OF tho Stale. The votes
are counted IN the returns of the Counties IN
which the volunteers respectively resided at
he tune of being called Into The service of
their country. The return judges of these
counties meet on the second Tuesday OF No
vcmber, after the election, TO onuInerate the
votes so gwen ~ their returns.
This is dccIdedlya novel feature in om @.
lcciIons. and no less dangerous than novel
We trust there is some mistake in the state.
ncnl.-.Sdt,m Register.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

| W0NpsRFUi. Fear "A brick building q,
The corner OF fremont and Bromfied streets
Boston. was moved u or IL feet on Salur
day, including The cellar aud cellar walls,
upon Temporary railway, by means Of jack
screws. The building was estimated 10 be
2OO tons IN weight but scarcely a jar was
iell 10 The progress Of moving-Dot so much
as The rolling of barrel of four upon the
tloor-and the contents of the grocery store,
Tor which 1t was used. were not removed, but
the ordinary business continued all The while
without interruption. This is the first feat d!
The KIND ever accomplished, and as may be
readily Imagined was q work of much din
Gully. The process. as described in the
wing, was 10 first dig the new cellar and lay
a foundation wall 10 core spond with the old
one. Upon this wall two iron bars were af
hxed, several inches apart, over which the
building was to move on small iron rollers.
Underneath the old wall n similar prepnra
ton was made. The difficulty of moving
was made greater by the nnevenness of the
stones composing the walls, many of which
were taken out, and their places substituted
with others Of a smooth surface. Six screws
were used in the operation, which was done
under tho direction of Mr.. James Brown of
Providence. -Springfed Republican.
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FATAL AND UNfuRTuN,TE OccuRRrNCy

FATAL AND UNfuRTUN,rE OocuRRENCx.
"A, moving trollc, in the neighborhood of
the Quaker settlement, quarrel occurred
between two men, Jacob Hays and Green
Cooper. The latter having attacked Hays
with a knife, IL was knocked out Of his hand
by Mr.. John Plerson, who was standing near,
which ncensed Hays to such degree that
he immediately seized his scythe and attack.
ed MIR. Pierson, excla'mlng'l will cut your
head OFF, and literally cut and hacked him
To pieces, woundlng hun in the neck, sever
ing one of his arms, and cutting him in the
abdomen so that his enlrails protrudcd, from
u he effects Of which Person died on Sunday
last Hays is desperate man, and IS we
learr, ia prlson.-Susser (.E J Herald
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

AWFUL EyPLosiaN AND Loss OF Lire Al
STANFORD, CoNS.-On Monday morning H.
b"nt 1'clock, the lugwoOd extract mil. be-
I"neing 10 H. & ! Sandford. at the above
place. was the theatre of a heart rendiup
scene. by which four lives were sacrificed
ond others pn III great jeopardy.
u appears that a steam engine Of some
seventy hve horse power, was employed H.
The mil. aud that The person who was attend
my io u on Monday, became annoyed by th'
frequent Issue at steam through the orltct
under the safety valve. Having taken meas
ures Ia prevent this, The engine was run as
usual, uniii suddenly terrific explosion took
place The boiler was blown some fifty feei
across creek, aud the boiler house was left
complete wreck.
A, soon as The shock Of alarm was over
'h' persons ~ charge oi the factory begalI
Ia lock about upon the effect produced, when
h"rrIblc io relate, IL was found tha, three
men had been killed outright, AID that
ionrhwas IN the agoues oi a dreadful death
Of these. one was William Henry Downing
80" ot Mr, Bur min Downing, keeper o.
Ent"n's Neck light House. (formerly OF
N"wpofi) lie was about 81 years of age
aud has leu wifa and child 10 dcploTe thl,
irrparahle loss. lie was painter, and wa
ri work onthe outside of the building. Mr.
M""k"r.'ihe master painter, was so severely
seulded that he soon died.. Two other men
a painter and mason. who were also al
work on The outside Of the building, were in
sianIiy killed.
These unfortunate men did not belong to
the establishment, but were. employed A.
their several trades on the outside of th, |
bhiiding. OF the hundreds Of persons EN- |
ployrd m the mill. not one was injured.
Oa examining the wreck, an extra weIghl
was found To be attached To Tie safety valve
AID although the person in charge Of The ell.
glne denies having put it there, yet The cir
cumsiauce of It's being so found affords
fearful commentary on the whole transaction
.N,o York HeraH Il
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ESCAPE FROM PRIsoN.-Qulte large class
graduated from the county Jall last Wcdnes
day, and in such haste that they did not wait
for any diplomas. When the keeper visited
the cells to carry their food to the prisoners,
he omitted 10 fastcn the bolt which hDlds the
door of one of the cells. The prisoner open
ed the door as soon as the keeper had left The
corridor, and Ieisurely proceeded to open the
doors of the other ccIls. lie then took a fish
nook from the workshop and picked The lock
of tho outer door. Placing board against
the wall he passed over il aud made hts es
cape. followed by eleven others. The other
prisoners preferred Ia remain. The escape
from The yard was made III full view of The
convlcts in The State Prison and one Of them
attempted to give the alarm, but did not sue.
ceed. The following are the names OF the
prisoners escaped :--Simon Il. Hicks, under
sentence of death for the crime of murder !;
Robert HILL, Nathan Gilbert and WIN. Dick
ems, confined fer burglary ; Ephraim Roberts,
for theft; Edward f.. pomrroy. for grand
larceny; John Ilolham. Jeremiah MCarty,
John Child, Henry Parsons, Jeremiah
Swords, Patrick M'Cune. for petty larceny.
Pruideace jon rndt.
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| IMPORTANT ABOLITION MOvLMENr.-Lct-
tcrs received here by the Caledonia, from
unquestlonabe sources, announce that on the
2SIh of July last the King of Denmark issued
a decree declaring that all persons who
should thereafter be born in his dominions
should be born free /; and that all persons in
servtuJe in his domlnions on the 2Slh of Ju,
y last, and remaining.so on the 2Sih OF July,
1859, shall then DO s6s,su,ely free, without
compensation TO the OWNERS.
In the negotiation with the colonsts which
preceded the issuing of this decree, he offer
ed them the alternative Of three years, with
n compensation of $50 per head for each
slave, or twelve years without any compen-
saton. and they chose the latter.
Denmark has three small islands in the
West Indies, viz: ST, Crox. ST. Thomas,
and 81. Johns. ST Crox contains about 3D.
GpO slaves. 81. Thomas and St. Johns per
haps 5000 morc.-JoWnai Of Commerce.
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TuE MILITARY SPIRIr.-.rhe Springfield
Gazette states, that while the Providence
H.. Infantry were encompedo Springfield,
mother came to the Captains tent, with a
babe 10 her arms. which she wished To honor
with the name of an officer Of the company.
Her request was complied with, and one OF
The officers name was bestowed upon the in.
ianllle genius. Not Ia be ont done by this
ambitious mother, several other fond moth.
"rs sought like honor for their blossoms Of
The rising goncralIon-so the Springfield
Gazette was informed. - Hampshire Gaz,He
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

Powder MILL ErpI IosroN-Xtnia, o.
.aug. 30, lSi7 About o o'clock, A. Nj. This
day, an explosion of one of the Powder Mills
of Messrs. Austin, ) miles cast of this place,
took place, whereby The whole building was
blown to atoms. But one person was in the
Mill at the time Of the catastrophe, a young
man named James fitzpatrick, who was found
dead. Another young man had left the
building but few minutes before, and was
IN the act OF returning when the explosion
occurred. The report was distinctly heard
IN this town, and also by persons in the
country, at a distance OF 3 10 miles, who
supposed II TO be thunder. Tho actual loss
sustained by the Messs. Austin have no,
learned. Cor. Gin Chronicle.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

| FRACAs.-We learn that a fight occurred
at Drummond Town. Accomac County, on
Monday last, between Judge Bayly, Member
Of Congress, and Mr.. Fnney, one OF the
Representatives OF the County. growing out
of the late division Of the NJ. f.. Church, in
which Mr.. +. was shot IN the thigh by the
Judge. The excitement is said to be intense,
so much So, that the Judge. who, it it is said
was imprisoned in the jail part OF Monday,
has been compelled TO leave the country,
and accordingly took passage yesterday in
the boat for Baltimore. Some idea may be
formed of the excitement pervading the
country on this subject, when we inform the
reader that one OF the magistrates of the
county went on the bench on Monday last
armed with pair Of revolvers aud q bowie
knife.-.NorfoM Beacon.
Judge Bailey has been examinodeby a
court OF Justice and acquitted of all blame.
Robbery # the Post office at Northampton
We have the following intelligence in slip
from the Northampton Gazette, dated Sept. 3:
The Post Office in this town was entered last
! night, through q back window, and most of the
letters and four or five dollars in change stolen.
! The bags containing The small mails for the
towns West, were found about 30 miles from
the office, cut open and riled of their contents :;
all the letters prepared for mailing in the NOR
ming, nearly all the letters in the boxes, and
three or four hundred dead and promiscuous
letters not called for, were taken.
What amount of funds the letters contained
is not known. Messrs Baker q Dclano put
letter in the office for Sturbridge. containing
so in money, and another for the West, with
n dram of ! 10 on The American Exchange Bank
IN New York, payable to Charles Delano, Esq.
both ot which are gone
The Post Master has offered n reward of
$50 for the detection of the thief or thieves
and the recovery Of the letters and their con-
tents
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

TrSNEssEE.-lt is settled, at last, that
Stanton, Loco, is elected to Congress IN the
long doubtful Memphis district, thus giving
the Locos majority OF the delegation. The
official returns make Stonton's majority only
twenty five votes.
In the Tennessee legislature. the Wings
hove majority Of | IN the Senate, and z in
The House.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

The kind matron paused frequently il
the sad narration Of her poor friends
madness and wanderings, but the invaliC
would say with fearful caImncss, "go on
go on" though the beaded drops Of ago
ny stood thickly upon her forehead.
When she asked for her sister, tn,
mltron replied !:
"She has gone before you and your. ia
ther also"
"And my mother said Lucy; hei
face lit with a sickly ray Of hope.
"Your mother has been dead for twenty
years"
"Dead All gone Alone, old, dying,
oh God, my cup Of bitterness is full p'-
And she wept' aloud.
Her friend bending over her, and
mIngling her tears with hers, said aliec-
uonately:
Bat yon know who drank that cup
before You"
Lucy looked up with bewildered ex-
preston, and the matron added
The Lord Jesus, you remember him"
a look like sunlight breaking through
acloud, look which only SAINTS may
wear, iradiated the fearful face of the
dying woman as she replied:
"Oh, yes, knew and loved Him be-
fore fell asleep"
The man of God was called. A few
who had known Lucy in her early days
came also. There was much reyerential
wondering and weeping around her death
bed. Thon rose the voice of prayer
Al FIRST her lips moved as her weak spir-
1t ioned in that iervcnt appeal-thcn
they grew still, and poor Lucy was dead
dead in her gray haired youth.
But those who had gazed upon tina,
placid face, and remembered her harm
les' life and her patient suffering. doubt
ed noi that the morn of an eternal day
had broken OH her NlGuT OF YEARS.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

REsIGSED.-Col. VIM. ~. Polk, (bro,her
of the Presidcnt.) has resigned his brilliant
diplomatic position of Minister to the Court Of
Naples and accepted the Office Of Major in
the third Regiment Of dragons. lie has
been ordered to join Gen. Scots division in
Mexico.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

FiREIN WESTERLY The Dye House ol
~ VI. Babcock a. Co, st Potter Hill
Westerly, was destroyed with its contents.
l"<, Monday night. The loss is from - 800
io ~ 600, on which there il insurance fof
$iOOO at the Manufacturers Mutual OH .
~ this CITY. Tho origin of the ure is nj,
Known Providence Journal
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Mr. buchanan on Savery. = Mr. Bochan
nn, Secretary of State, has written letter,
in which he virtually repudia,es the Wilmo,
Proviso, and advocates the extension of the
Missouri Compromise line to any new terri.
tory which we may acquire.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

NoMiNArnp.- abolition party IN Mas.
sachuse,ts, have nominated Samuel T. Sc.
wall Tor Governor aud John NJ. Brewster Tor
Lieut. Governor.
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Q}s The Boston Atlas takes ground
strongly and manfully against appropriations
by Wing House for the farther prosecution
of the War in Mexico, The article con
cludes:
"Upon the Wings Of The next House, in
great degree, will rest the responsibility Of
a farther continuance OF the war. The peo.
pie have placed them in that responsible po.
siiion they cannot avoid it. If they meet It
bravely and boldly, they will win laurels
more unfading than any which odorn tho
brow of the successful soldlcr-the lasting
gratitude and respect of the wise and good.
Should they faller or fail to meet the issue,
then-we will not consider now, what will
happen them"
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-09-09

Mr. L'ggon, the proprietor Of the boa con
sirictor. was badly bitten by the eighteen foot
reptile Tuesday morning The small one,
ten feet long, escaped from its keeper
night, aud has mol been found.
Ptouidtnce Journdi.
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aRRtsrtD.-Amos Norhrop, who murder.
ed Miss Goodhcnr', at Sing Sing. N. ". has
been arrested nad committed to Jail at White
Plains
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a new Post Office has been established at
knlgh,vlllc, Cranslon. called the KnlghtvIllo
Post Office, aud William Foncbank E-l. has
been appointed posImaslef