Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-10-19

I NRw CONTAMINATION IS, Bat
tenkill Bank, at Manchester, W., are in cir
culation. Vignette, a female in sitting pos
ture sheaf Of wheat and train Of cars unlike
the genuine. Well calculated to deceive.
The yellow fever at New Orleans lad &C
far abated on the Goth ult., that the papers
ceased reporting the deaths, the few taking
place Deng nearly altogether old cases.
II A newspaper thief in Boston, last week wa,
sentenced to three months imprisonmentin in the
House Of Correction.
\ UPEmigration on large scale is going on a,
the West-upwards Of $4,000 people, il j,
said, will shortly emgrate from Kentucky
alone, TO California.
\ Married at Barn-saple, by the Rev. John
Gates, Mr.. John Post to Miss Sophia Rails.
/ IL this match don't ''make fence" Of the
FIRST quality, we should like to know what will.
TELL THEM OF Ir.-When the Cass polite
ians pretend that their candidate is in favor of
free soil, just tell them that Cass voted against
the Wilmot Proviso in the Senate.
The number Of pupils in the Catholic free
schools Of Cincinnati is 2607-and about 500
more attend the schools attached TO the Orphan
Asylum and Converts.
EIGHTEEN LIVES were lost on board the steam
or Goliath which exploded on Lake Huron.
The remains of the unfortunate steamer have
drifted ashore on the Canada side of the lake.
| Hon. THOMAS HoPKINsoN of Lowell, il is
said has been nominated by the Governor, as
Judge ofthe Court Of Common Pleas, to fiji the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Hon.
Plny Merrick.
CHARcoAL.-A pedlar of this article in Utica,
was fined SO and costs for cheating in the
measure. lie sold only six bushels for twelve.
The constable had TO chase him into the river
before he could catch him.
The DIrFERENcE.-When a poor loafer is
keeled up, with all emf ty rum bottle by his
side, the papers say-"Ano,her victim of in
temperance. when respectable citizen
eats dinner that kills him in a few hours,
with or without the help of the doctors, the
same papers head his obituary notice, "My-
sterious Providence. e.'-Iarestigator.
IRISH WIr.-" Faith" said an Irishlnan
who could not get into his cabin at Ballngarry,
his wife having turned the key upon him
"faith, but I'm regularly locked IN !" " In f"
said his companion, Sin where !"" Why, in
the street -
Franklin and Washington never spoke longer
than ten minutes at time, good example for
modern orators.
FIsHy, BUT TRUE.-A shark, about six feet
long, caught a shor; time since in Buzzards
Bay ION being opened, was found to contain a
putting pig (not OF the human species,) and
GO menhaden, all whole, unmarked and un.
broken by teeth.-Nant,tcket Mirror.
A party of rowdics attacked the house of
Mr.. Appleby, on Federal Hill, Baltimore,
Tuesday night, and six of the the gang were
severely wounded by gun shot from the inmates.
A daughter of widow Elizabeth Batcheldcr,
of Dover, Me-, five years of age, was burnt to
death few days since.
Ono. The public debt of Ohio has been
reduced nearly $500, 900 within the last two
years.
From AuxCAYrs. A slight insurrecton
broke out recently at Aux Cages. The Gov
ernor called the troops into the city for the
purpose of putting down the Disturbance
Boston Courier.