Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-03

|ANDYRHOOE-ISLANDl
-, Sr,or Acc,ppsT--On Monday last,
40 s,aoe running between Brdgeton and
,nc Island. West Jersey was crossing the ON
nnan,ico bridge, when upon the draw or ri,
iddle of the bridge, the horses became fright ev
nod and hacked of into the creek. lhere tn
oro fnur messengers in the stage, one oi
hnm a son of Mr. Edward Lummis, Oh II
,I,v;i,e WAS drowncd A gentleman ana if
DIV we're extricated with much diihcuity:- u,
,o;h horses were drowned, and the stage after ~
inch difficulty was got out the next
matter of course, the county will be obllgcn ~
, make GOOD to Mr.. Marts, the proprietor oi ;,
he stage, all the damage he has sustained l.
}rdgcton throhic@. Il
u, ,cv Gp,. CAUGHT BY AN ALLIGATOR.
-Wc learn from Capt Hcnlon of the schooner
: n J,ndxou from Jamaica, that a shocking
,ccurrence took place there about the 2oth o'
December last. A colored girl was washihg n
.lo,bes ON the margin of a stream known as '
Lo Rlack River when white tower OF manu-
.c,cbcr which she had in her hand, propaoiy T
,,,,acted the notice of IN alligator, Tor announcer
blacl, oirl who was but short distance Ho''
tho victim heard her exclaim "Oh my pod-
A. .lGaator oot me- After this exclamation
49,. he,rd he orl was missing and there Is no
do,h, that she was drawn into the water by tie
alligator. who perhaps mistook the oplec, IL,
her hand for white goose OF duck, which
is well known they often seize e'-'>o'"""'"
Republican.
Ircruprs.--h will be seen by a nonce Ill
another column that the Rev Dr. 'houics 10
IN deliver his two lectures on the I'ie anu
Times of Cromwell, before the Mechanic ah"
u.,,c,c,urer's 4 ssociation of thlstown. lhese
lectures are very highly spoken OF ana we nave
mn doubt DIR. Choulcs will have fun house
each night.
| Cry Scorr-A communication IN the EN-
oss s,,,es that a committee has been ap- |
no;nted to make arrangements for publlc re-
cep,ion of Major Gen. Scott, on his arri'ai III
| New York. to conclude with grand iiiu'''i''i-
,iop in the evening" and dinner and bail at TIE
/ Astor House.
1 p,nrcr,oy OF WAGEs.-Thc manufacture
ers are beginning to reduce the wages oi their
o,or,,ves The Lawrence, Suffolk and Ire
mont mills at Lowell, and the Stark miilS a'
: Manchester. have already adopted this course,
as the only one, to save them from co"'"''''
losses in their business.
a crsr,ru,y OF CoLoR.-Thc richest
man in St. Thomas one OF the princlpa' p''"
p in the West Indies, is negro as black as ebony
$ JJo ;s said to be worth not less than three mi
Il lions of dollars, and has acquired his wealth. D.
}, ,railicing in persons of his own color
II u-sA Taylor meeting at Wheeling, Va, o
4, Saturday, unanimously nominated the ou ''e'
for the Presidency, and appointed delega'io
,ften TO the Richmond convention.
="
y Iow, roR TAYLOR The Wing Delega''
I'd 20 the National Convention from Iowa, nav
G., been instructed to express preference 'or "o'
ny T,vlor. As the Wing candidate for the fre'
in dcncy.
he M,xtSG MEXICO SUPPORT THE w Ar
Sc canor,l ScoTT has commenced putthR
nd .,a.,,;o, the GRAND scheme OF the Adinihis,
e ,;nn which was to relieve us from all our VI
he crlt;es. and paw the expenses oi the war w, ",
bit ,u, tho assistance of the United STATES
,,,mos, sum which Gen. ScoTT mas aeenhe'
a.nJon, IN exact from Mexico is three m'nion
the ,nor Will Mr.. RITcHIE have the kilc".
ent 10 tell us what proportion this VIII oe Vi
expenscs of maintaining an army y, ono >"
ra- dred thousand men in Mexico - """"'P
~ Sun.
hat
ne Cpopcr HuSNEWELL.-Ne lcarh 'i'i'
g it sentence of death passed upon 'hls "h,,'"
ssel individual at a late term OF the oupreim1 no'
ned holden at Lowell in the county oi Miaoo'
and has bccn commuted, by his ENceilehcy
The Governor, to Imprisonment tor lie III '"e ~
mes Prison.
in ----------- 10
uPJudpe Mclean has written a lc
which is published in the Cincinl,a.i N''A. M
CO a Jenouncing the Mexican war ana ,h1 i,1'
ci,y of Treasury Notes. The Judge THINKS III
s,;d J;rac, tax was laid to meet the expense
,hn ,,ar an end would be put to II Ill
crk, days.
;, a. KrxrrcKy LEGIsLAruRE-A bill TO IN
VI = ,ho hook concern of the Methodist i
,no, ronal church South passed the Senate Oh
NJ o,s, and the house on the 22d OF January
man. ~ The steamer Cambria sailed from
ah'e' York on Saturday last, at noon. one
out $50 900 in specie.
<err, 1n ..,holo ,,,oun, of specie shi
hing ~ VI lac, week. was $3.50, 900.
f dis ifo'" We" io,N -
ito" n VII No@tIn 10 RI nf