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CHEAP BOOKS.
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NEW STEAMBOAT LINE FOR
PHILADELPHIA. Rl7la "A 3a9s.

Merchandise delivered in advance Of Canal Or
f3 At Railroad. af s tGslG; s&sA g4A
Fare reduced Cabin passage 81; Deck do. 81 Is. \
The new siaunch and fast sailing sea steamer
John Marshall Captain L ward Huntington, will
start from pier 8, N. R., New York, on Wednesday
next, 9th instant, at o'clock p. m. m gsis aF
For light freight or passage, having handsome
stute-room and cabin accommodations, apply to the
captain or board, or TO
TOOKER 81 PERSONS, Coentes' slip, or i
GEO. w. CORLIES, 2s3, Pearl ST., N. York. u
rim Philadelphia. To- " l1E ss
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The j. M. was built in Baltimore in 1915, is $50 d
tons register, furnished with good and powerful
engine, and is in all respects well calculated for
yea steamcr--her qualities such having been full
" testc,, on an eastern route.
II is proposed to niakthse regular Line
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TUNE REPORT.-Thc Mutual BEN
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Wall street, New York; issued during the month Of
June, Is47, 1911 new Policies. viz;
tn Meych,s a. Traflers dS'ro T.achcrs q
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Through direct-at O'Clock p. m.--ffom the pier
between Courtandt and Liberty streets, New
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PEOPLES LINE OF STEAM-
BOATS FOR ALBANY, b
From the foot OF Courtlanit street, New York. q
AZ S o'clock, p. m-Landing at intermediate
places. m 8 sa
a s~em- Tha steamboat Rochester, Capt. A.
G&1h1aR Hitchcock, will leave on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday af-
ternoons, at s o'clock. .t g ~ ~
The steamboat Columbia, Capt w. w. Tap-
per, viii leave on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sa,ur-
day 'ternoons, at o'clock. as3
AN persons are forbid trusting any Of the
boats Of this Line without written order from the
captains or agents. a4
For passage or freight apply on board the boats,
or to P. G. ShuItz, at the Office on the wharf,
may 10 N qaft.t 49, III si.~
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-08-12

Death Of u pet .4naconda On Tuesday
evening, as the daughter of George Il. Ham
llton, of Kensington, was closing the window
preparatory to retiring to rest, sho discovered
on the window sill gigantic snake, lying
ensily at his length, and his jaws widely ex.
tended, inhaling the refreshing coolnoss o
the evening breeze. She fled 10 terror from
the window, and giving the alarm, the ugly
monster was soon despatched by Mr.. Humil
ton, and neighbor or two who had beer
caled in TO mingle in the fray. Upon exam
nation, the dead monster was ascortained tC
be verltable anaconda, measuring FIVE fee
eight inches in length, and eight inches in
circumference. While the wonder was still
rife as TO whence came this unwelcomo in.
truder, and whether he had brought any o
his companions with him into the snake ha.
ting regions OF civilization, gentleman re
siding 10 the neighborhood made his appear
ance, and claimed the assassinated snake al
his pet. He appeared to be inconsolabe fol
its loss, and was very much astonished thu
any body should have been frightened at 90
innocent and playful little darling. W.
deeply commisserate the gentleman on tn.
untimcly loss Of his favorito. Phita. Nort'
II .lmericQn.
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A WIFE KILLED BY HER HUsBAND.-A
melancholy accident occurred near Troy, Pa,
on Thursday night of last week. Some time
| in the night, Mrs. Pierce, wife of Doctor
J. B. Pierce. had occasion to 60 to tho win
dow of the chamber in which they were
sleeping, leaving DIR. p. asleep. The rails
ing Of the window awoke him, and he instant
ly seized his gun, which was near his bed
side. supposing that some one was trying t.
break into the house. After Mrs. p. had lei
down tho window she advanced towards the
bcd-Dr. p. called out twice to stop, or be
would fire but she still advanced and nc
fred, when she was near the muzzle OF the
gun--the whole charge of shot entering he
breast, and she fell dead on the floor. he
then felt in the bed for his wife, to tel he
he had killed some ono, when not finding
her, tho truth flashed upon him. that he hat
shot his oion ,cite !--Elmlra Gazette.
~ The Dr. Pierce alluded TO above, II
Undoubtedly Mr.. Jarvis B. Pierce, formerl,
of Bristol. We have not heard Ol any let
ters having been received by any OF hi
friends here, but if that is the person, W.
shall probably hear some particulars in th'
course of the ensuing week.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-08-12

D'During The last week our town has been
visited with al unusual quantity Of fog, which
has rendered il very unpleasant, and seriously
interfercd with the pleasure arrangements of the
visitors; strangers here must not become dis
couraged, as We are informed that such a siege
of this kind Of weather is very unusual at this
season: June the regular fog month, and after
that there is only an occasional visitation Of this
kind, for day or SO there will probably be
change in the weather very soon now, and then
we shall have il warm again, to the full satisiac
ton of every ore.
The fog has sadly deranged the regularity oi
the New York steamboats,, although they have
been able 10 arrive during the day, thsough noar-
ly the whole week, some hours, however, alter
their usual time. Things will all be right again
directly wo must exercise little patience.
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WORCESTER AND PROVIDENCE RAILROAD.

WORCESTER AND PROVIDENCE RAILROAD.
The Directors of this road have located
their freight depot on Green Street, directly
south of the Western Railroad track, and the
two dwelling houses now standing upon the
premises have been sold to be removed.
The Engine House and Car House OF the
company on Southbridge st., are going for
ward rapidly under the supervision OF Tower
& Raymond, the efficient contractors. The
car house is of wood, 200 feet in length by
"a wide. II was commenced on the 5th ol
July, and is now inclosed and The roof cover.
ed and shngled. The doors at the ends OF
the building weigh 400 lbs. each, and will
slide up and down, being balanced by
weights. The engine house is very sub
s,antisl edifice, 80 feet long by lS wide, with
walls l6 inches thick, built throughout OF the
best hard burnt brick. Though not put un'
der contract till the 9th or 10th Of July, the
alIs are now about ready to receive the
roof The rails are laid on this end OF the
route nearly to Farnumsville. or about 10
miles. We suppose the work 10 further ad'
va need at tho other end. A strong force is
at work at the hard cutting on section 20
this side of MillviIle, and it Is in such state
of forwardness that confident calculations
are made, if nothing unforeseen should hap
pen to prevent, that tho whole line OF the
road through to Providence may be open for
travel by the first OF next mOnth.-lWorces-
ter Transcript.
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AMERICAN BIBLE SocIETY.-We learn from
the Commercial Advertiser. that AT the late
monthly meeting Of the American Bible Socic-
ty, in New York, it appears that the receipts ior
July were $22, ,OOO and the disbursements over
S25, 600; that the issues of Bibles and Tesla
ments for the same period were upward Of 79,
900 copies in nineteen different languages
Never before were SO many issued in one month
and the demand is likely to increase. If mean
are furnished in the way of donations, and pay
ments for books sold on credit, the distributions
can still bo greatly enlarged. in places where
the sacred volume is much wanted. But TIT
board have seldom been so straitened for fund
as at present. They owe for paper alrcad,
worked up and need an additional stock. Nor
than one ton is used per day.
Fourteen new societies were recognized a
auxiliary, one in New Jersey, one in Virginia
one in Indiana, four in illinois, two in Wiscon
sin, one in Georgia, two in Alabama, and on'
in Mississippi ,Sas3
/ An interesting letter was read from gentle
man in Ohio, who has been an officer Of tn
army in Mexico, and is now disposed TO return
hithcr and distribute Bibles instead of bullets
Another earnest appeal is made from France
for means to PRINT and circulate the Scripture
among the poorer Catholics, who eagerly re
/ coive them.
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LIEUT.. GLAcKIN.--Almost evory day, we
hear that Lieut.. Glackin died at Vera Cruz
Of yellow fever. We cannot say certainly
that such an event has not occurred, but can
say that no such news has boen received
here. The Woonsocket Patriot stated that
a letter had been received from Capt. Pit
man which announced tho Illness of Lieut..
g., and We suppose the rumor about his death
arose from the statement in the Patriot. The
editor Of that paper was msinformcd; no lot
tors have been received from Capt. Pitman
since his arrival at Vera Cruz. The latest
intelligence from the Rhode Island Company
was contained in letter from Sergeant vi.
all. That letter was writton miles beyond
Vera Cruz, and does not mention single
instance Of sickness in tho company. Those
who think it strange that some of the Rhode
Island Company do not write homo should
remember that opportunities for wrillng and
sending letters are by no means frequent, and
that tho soldiers have something elso to think
about Prov. Transcript.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-08-12

a Bank Safe bloion up and Robbed'-A
building, situated in Woburn centre, q por-
ton Of which ~ used by the Mechanic and
Agricultural Banking lnstitution--a bank ol
deposIte aud discount, but not Of issuo--was
entered last night by robbers, and the safe
blown up with gunpowder. This gave the
robbers free access to the volusbles Of the
bank, and $4,000 in current bank bills, (Sl00t
Of which belonged TO tho bank, the rest be.
ing deposited there for safe keepng) togeth
er with several thousand dollars worth Of val
liable popers were stolen.
The explosion did not awaken sevoral per
sons who slept in the farther part Of the
building, Tho fash and explosion were
witnessed by q man who was sitting up with
a sick person 10 tho neighborbood. lie how
ever, supposed il to be thundor,-- Boston
Ifauelicr.
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DEAD MEMS ROAD A Massachusot

DEAD MEN's ROAD A Massachusetts
volunteer, writing to his friends in Newbury-
port gives tho following illustration Of the
horrors of war:
"Ono of tho most horrible sights over
saw, was when wo passed through the dead
mems road, as it Is callod, where the train
was cut off last spring, few days before the
battle of Buena Vista. Thore wero mel "a
bones, rotting carcascs of mon, cattle and
horses, s,rewed thicky around, with hero and
thoro un arm, skull, &C., with nothing to
protect them but the deadly. stencil arising
from them"
We have seen notices of this kind, and
have been exceedingly astonished that the
remains Of the unfortunate teamstcrs were
suffered to lie in this condition, whom SC
many dotachmonts are passing up and down,
But the matter was explained to US fow
days ago, by a gentleman recently arrived
from that quarter, who assured US that the
bodies had been frequently buried, but were
as often dug up by the ,oolues salem Rog
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-08-12

A PLAIN STATEMENT. Mr.. Brownsop, in
an article in his Review, comments with
much boldness upon the course adopted by
Mr.. Polk, which resulted ina wsr with Mex .
ieo. lilo censures him severely for assum-
Ing an authority not granted him by fhe Con I
s,itution Of the United States, and adverse
to the principles Of democracy. His language
is strong, and his dcnunciations severe, but
no moro SO than 10 warranted by truth, as will
be seen by the following extract:
"Tho course the President should have
pursued is plain and obvious. On learning
the s.ato Of things on the frontier, tho criti
cal condition of our army Of occupation, he
should have demanded Of Congress the rein
forcements snd supplies necessary 10 relieve
| it., and secure the purpose for which il was a.
vowedly sent to the Rio Grande and IL he
bemeved il proper or necessary, to have in
addition laid before Congress, a full and
truthful statement of our relations with Mex
leo. including oil tho unadjusted complaints,
past and present, we had against her, ac-
companied by the Recommendation Of
dec claration of war. He would then have
kept within the limits OF his duty, proved
himself plain constitutional President, and
loft tho responsibility of war or no war
to Congress, tho only war making power
known to laws. Congress, after mature de-
liberation, might or might not have declared
war,-most likely would not but wheter so
or not, the responsibility would have rested
with it, and no blame would have attached
to the President. H'ii.
! ~ Unhappiy, this course did not occur 10
the President, or was too plain and simple to
meet his appreciation. BY declaring that the
war already existed, and by the act Of Mexi-
CO herself, the President relieved Congress
of the responsibility Of tho war, by throwing
it all on Mexico. But since he cannot fasten
it TO Mexico,-for war did not already exist,
or if SO, by our act, and not hers,-it noces.
sarily recoils upon himself, and he must bear
the responsibility Of doing what the Consti-
tuition forbids him to do, Of making war with
out the intervention of Congress. In effect
therefore, he has trampled The Constitution
under his feet, set dangerous precedent, and
by the official publication Of a paipabie false
hood, suIlied the national honor. Il is with no
pleasure that we speak thus OF the chief
ma q istrate of the Union, for ,ohose eievation
to his high and responsible office zoe our
selves poted. But whatever may be our at
tachmont to party, or tho respect we hold 10
bo duo from oil good citizens to tho civil
magistrate, we cannot see the Constitution
violated, and the national honor sacrificed,
whether by friend or foe, from good motives
or bad, without entering, feeble though II DO,
stern and Indignant protest."
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DrArH OF CAPTAIN ELInU 5. BUSKER.-
The public will read with deep regret the
death OF this excellent man. There ls hard
! ly an individual in the private walks OF LIE
that can be named, who was more generally
known, rospected and beloved, than Capt. b
In early life, he was for many years captain
of whale slip, and during his voyages IN
that dangerous and arduous employment, IN
the Pacific Ocean, experienced great hard.
ship and suffering. lie was distinguished
Tor his enterprise, activity and skill as
ship master. About forty years ago, before
and after the introduction Of steam on the
NJ orth River by Fulton, Capt. Bunker was
engaged in establishing line Of packets. for
passengers only, between this city and Hud'
son.
They were for some time very popular and
ran until steamboats, became very successful.
The first opposition steamboat ever run on
the North River, against Fulton and Lvings
ton, was commanded by Captain Bunker.-
| After long law suit sho was prevented from
running. and the new steamboat Fulton was
| built 10 run on the Sound between this city
and New Haven. She was built under the
INSPECTION of Capt. Bunker. The expert
me nj was considered perfectly Visionary
We tecollect when her franc was raised al
the ship yard, by Adam and Noah Brown,
then the great ship builders Of the day. a
large number Of ship masters and underwrl'
ters were invited to inspect the frame. Ihey
all agreed that she was to DO strong vessel
and that in good weather she might be safe
on the Sound. but in bad weather nothing
but sail vessels could run in what was then
considered that dangerous sea.
Capt. Bunker, however, finished ms coa'
and commenced running, first to New tia-
ven, then to New London, and afterward to
Providence. For nearly twenty years Capt.
Bunker ran very successfully on tho sound
and never met with any accident whereby .
solitary individual lost his life. The several
boats which he commanded were built under
his own eye, and proved to be perfectly safe.
There is probably not IN individual that has
had under his charge SO many persons, and
none who has been so generally and fayorably
known. For few years past Capt Bunker
has been in i'll health, and recently had be-
come very infrm. lie died yesterday, at the
house of his son. His memory will be cher
ished. not only here, but by thousands OF his
acquaintance throughout the country.-lN
Y. Express. .A .".N,
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MoRE TRooPs roR THs WAR.-We lear
that another requsilion has been issued frou
the War Department upon the State OF Mis'
sissippi for a battalion OF nflemcp, TO be CON
posed Of FIVE Companies With their eppropri
ate field officers. They will proceed by this
por, for the seat Of war.
Another company Of mounted men is short.
y expected here from Illinois, q State most
prolific Of gallant men. A company Of infan
try ls ere this on the way here from Florida
and Il Is now nearly time for battalion o
mounted men to bo on their way from Gcor
gm An embark from this port for Mexico
I-l.N o. Dtiia, o) 2cih. i.
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Results or THE WAR.-.qiarming Err
penses of the Covernment.--From the official
quarterly return, lately made by the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, itsppears that the ex.
pensos of the army, for three months ending
the Both Of June, were sixteen millions five
hundred and ssyen,y.two thousand five hun
dred and ninety four dollars. and the whole
|expenses OF tho Government for the same
period, were S22, sos. As the number OF
troops in service tho last three months were
less than at tho present time, tho expenses Of
the curront quarter must bo increased from
those Of the last quarter.
Al this rate, says tho Express, tho expen.
ses oftho army alone, will be over sixty y-mil-
lions year, and this, too. without including
pensions, Notifications, and numberloss other
items. The expenses of the year, for oil de-
scriptions of expenditures, cannot fall much
below hundred millions and, if wo get of
with that we shall do pretty we'll. The re-
ceipts Of the Government, from customs and
all other sources, is almost oight mlions for
three months, or thirty-two millions ayear,-
leaving a deficiency Of at least sixty eight
millions of dollars.
1t was estimated, if we recollect rightly,
that twenty eight millions would meet oil
the deficiency Of tho expenses Of the Gov
ernment, up to July next year.
Now, if tho whole expenditures OF tho
Government, army, navy. and everything,
are no more than twenty two and half mil
lions, as is reported, for the last three months,
or ninety millions year. we are running be-
hind at great ratio. The expenditures from
December last, the period when the estimate
was made, will bo, to July 1s4s, one hundred
and thirty-ive millions. The statement will
then read thus
Expenses for II year, $l3oO0OOOO
s;:;i e;:: 4: ;$. 5:: :: :; ';%; ''';' s;'''
Balance, $S70O0,000
The Government, by its own showing-for
these are their own fgures-havo expended
in the year and a half, eighty-seven millions
more than the receipts.
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10. o. F.-The annual Communication
of tho X. w. G. Lodge of r.. !. was held a
Friendship Hall. on Monday evening last
The following officers we're elected and in
stalled 10 serve the ensuing year:
p. &. f. b. White, NJ. w. G. Master.
.P. G. John Davis, r. w. ID. G. Masior.
p. G. VIM. b. Hubbard, r. w. G. Warden
P. G. N. A. Eddy, Il. w. G. Secretary
p. G. VIM. Hicks, X. w. &. Treasurer.
p. G. WIN. Slmons and
r. G. A. p. Ware, R.W.G. Representatives
p. G. J. NJ. Wheeler, X. w. G. Marshal,
p. G. - letters, X. w. q. Conductor.
P. q. J. ID. Benton, X. w. G. Guardian.
Prov. Herald.
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Mss Fox FOUND AT LAsr.--A telegraph
communication was received in town last
night, from Mr.. Nestle, now at Buffalo, stat
ing that he had succeeded in arresting Mar.
tin Hare and Mary Fox, whom he discovered
at Milwaukee, Wisconsin Territory, and
Hare is in custody Of a sheriff, on his way to
this city. Miss Fox is in charge Of Mr.. Mes
tie at Buffalo, awaiting the arrival Of her TO-
thor, who is on his way 10 Wisconsin Terri
tory, and It Is expected that oil the partio'
will be in this city on Saturday.
] N. Y. Express
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Cost and duration of the War.---The
Charleston Mercury revives the following, as
an example Of the foresight Of Mr.. Calhoun
" AT tho moment whom the War Bill passed
in May, 1876, Democratic Senator remark.
ed that tho war would bo very short ono
that !, would not last longer than month";
Mr.. Calhoun replied: 1T will last ,hroe
yesrs, and cos, us q hundred millions"
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-08-12

DEArH OF CAPT. JONATHAN W,SsH,r.-
We deeply regret to announce the melsn.
choly intelligence OF the death Of Capt. iona
d. nee ~ Brighton, this morning Capt. Win.
ship was extensively known Throughout, New
England ss one ofthc pioneers in the science
Of horticulture. aud was highly respected by
O large circle OF friends and acquaintance. -
llis disease was dropsy on the Ghost.
Bosi. Trans July 6.