Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-16

!. LIFE AND LITERATURE IN ARKANSAS
The Fort Smith Herald of October ISL
gravclv records the following remarkable
scene
\ On Friday mornn last scene wa
enacted at the academy in this place
which we are bound to chronicle as
nat,er Of history connected with ou
town rs follows One Of Mr. Stedham',
sons, a small boy, complained to hi
parents of having been i'll treated in some
way by Mrs. Sabine, teacher of the small
Ter scholars. and sister Of the principal
Mr.. Nj. A. Lynde.
h On the morning above mentioned
about the hour when school is taken in
MIR. and Mrs. Stedham proceeded to the
academy the former went into the lar
ger room, where the principals were ell
! gagged, and the latter went into the room
where the infant school is taught. and
Immediately drew out from under her
shawl a cowhde and gave Mrs. Sabine
who did not suspect any such designs
several stripes with it about the body
and neck, which caused great alarm and
confusion among the scholars The la.
dy with the cowhide, however, was taken
away, and peace was soon restored to
the school.
Il In the afternoon Of the saote. dse Mss
Stedham wss arrested and brought be.
fore Justice Pearson, and fined fifty dol.
lars and costs Of suit, aud held to bail to
keep the peace.
/ FIRE.-A fire was discovered at 10 O'Clock
on Saturday evening, in the grocery store a,
the corner of Broad and Chestnut streets, oc-
cuped by Stephen r. Ramsdell. The upper
part of the house was occupied by Edward
Snow So rapid was the progress of the
| flames, that the family would have hardly had
time to escape had not some of them been up.
! The building was destroyed. The house
adjoining, in Broad street, occupied by Elisha
! 5. Evans, barber, was nearly destroyed. An
Irish family occupied the chambers. Mr.
| Snow lost everything lie is very worthy
man and his case commends itself to the gener.
Gus. The Irish family also lost almost every.
thing. The shop adjoining, on Chestnut street
was pulled down. 1t was occupied by Will
liam Davis, butcher. The meats were saved
! The buildings belonged to William A. Knight
and were insured at the Mutunal Office fol
! $1,000. The stock of Mr.. Ramsdell was insur
ed for $780, at the Washington Office. The
house of Daniel Martin, on Chestnut street
was slightly injured and was saved only by
! the exertions of the fremen; who never work
cd with greater spirits. -I'ror. Jour.
Il ExTRAoRDISARY CAsE.-Thcre fell under
our observation yesterday, says the Kingston
| Ct lister Coz Journal the most singular case
of disease we ever witnessed. The subject Is
a man named Snyder, aged 35 years, residing
! in the town of Warwarsing in this county
! Four months ago he had an attack of sickness
but recovered and was to all appearance en-
| tirely healed. About a fortnight after his re-
! covery he was seized with drOwsiness, and tol
some time after slept nearly TWO thirds of the
! day. This disease continued To increase, un
| til he would sleep two or three days without
:, waking. When we saw him yesterday, he
| was con,iu.in an uninterrupted sleep OF five
DAYS. His pulse !, i2.uar, ihoc@"h not very
full his respiration is easy and natural, ana ~
! skin moist and cool. If food OF drink be placed
in his mouth, he sss al.5ws, it; ; and he walks
| On Thursday last he aw0kc from sleep OF
two days, spoke few words, struck lady
who was in the room violently with a chair,
and almost Immediately aiterward sunk into
| his present slumber. He is on his way to the
New York Hospital
II DEsTRucTIoN OF THE EMPIRE Mills
| This extensive establishment, located in Fur
| llv nvoI
! bv fire about 5 o'clock this morning. 1t was
the property of w. w. Todd, of this city ,and
! together with powerful steam engine, was
valued at about Sl2 900, on which there was
An INSURANCE. of about $4,000, in Philadel-
| phia.
| The steam power was let out to various oc-
cupanls. of whom the principal were w. \.
| Green, w. &. Noycs, cotton wrapping wine
manufacturer, the Empire Twine Co., f. w
! Greene g. Co., the Brooklyn Moulding Mill
Co., Abbott d Wilcomb, and the Pacific
! Ground Rock Salt Co.
from $40 goo. About 100 persons are thrown
out of employment.
4 The frame building adjoining the mills, cal
led the Republican Hotel, also the property OF
Il Mr.. Todd was crushed by the falling walls.
/ ". Y, Jour. Of Com, Saturday.
h WHOLESALE DIFFERENTIATION. 1t was sta
ted recently by Rev. Mr.. Chiniguy, in pub
lie meeting at Montreal, that he had list OF
Is families, once among the wealthiest Of Mon
treal who have all been destroyed by intem.
perance -
4 Their aggregate fortunes, few years ago
amounted to $sOO,OOO. Now they have dis.
appeared entirely root and branch, solely
! through the influence of intoxicating liquors.
| lie had another list of ii families, of various
occupants, whose aggregate fortunes amount
ed to ) 200, 900, who have also disappeared
from the same cause and another list of 5l7
families, who resided in Ii parishes, and were
all once comparatively wealthy, but are all
now destroyed by liquor, except remnants
scattered through the States and elsewhere.
1t is thus that intoxicating liquors destroy the
human race.
SHlPwREcK.--From the Captain Of brig
Uzardo, from Bath, we have the following re-
port -" When in lat 6S As, long 3S 10, Oct.
27th, at IL A. NJ, while scudding, by sud
den shift of wind the brig was broached to and
was knocked down on her beam ends. A fter