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Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-03
RHODE ISL AND { R;
NEWPORT.

IowA.-We learn from the Commercial.
Advertiser, that the Legislature met in special
session at Iowa city on the 3rd inst, in pur-
suance of proclamation of Gov Dodge.
Gen. Brown (Whig) was elected Speaker
Of the House and Thomas Huges (Dem.)
president ofthe Senate.
1t will be recollected that at the first session
of this Legislature two U. S. Senators should
have been elected, but the Wigs with the
aid of what were called "possum," (ndepen-
denD Democrats, being in the majority in a
joint meeting, the Democratic majority of the
Senate refused to meet the House, 70 r the pur-
pose, and the Legislature adjourned without
coming TO an election.
Since then, several changes have occurred
" by death or resignation, favorable to the Dem
ocrats, and consequently the Governor has
called special session TO elect two u. s.
Senators and three Supreme Judges-The
present state of parties in the two houses is as
follows Senate III Democrats, Wings
House 10 Wings, 10 Democrats l" possum." d"
The "possum" generally votes with the Wings
SO that they (the Whigs) have majority oI
one in the House.
1t is, however, by no means sure that the
choice of Senators will even now be made
There is no certainty that the House vii
consent to 90 into the election, or even if i
does, that the Democrats can reconcile thei
differences SO as to concentrate upon ther
candidates.
A letter writer in the Philadelphia Inquire
says that the Democracy have so far harmonic
cd as to agree upon candidate fromthe Soutl,
em part Of the state-Gen. A. c. Dodge
but they are divided in regard to "a Northern
man.
The Wing state convention was held
Iowa City on the 9Th inst. Resolutions were
passed instructing the delegates to express :
preference for Gen. Taylor as the Presidential
candidate; condemning the present Admnstra
tion--the sub-Trcasury-thc tariff of i6, &c
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-03

o. The House of Assembly Michigan have
passed hull changing the name Of the new
capitol of the State to " Oheno," which ~
probably, the aboriginal name.
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-03

! PINs.-A dozen years since, all the pins used
IN the country were imported. Now, none are
imported, except few German pins for the
supply of the German population of Pennsyl-
vania. The invention, by Mr. Samuel Slocum,
now of Providence, of a pin-makng machine far
superior to any then in use in England led to
the establishment ofa pin manufactory at Pough-
keepsie by Mcssrs Slocum Jillson & Co, which
soon distanced foreign competition OF all the
Pin Companies which have been established or
attempted in the United States, only three are
known TO exist at present, viz: The American
Pin Company (Which has works both atPough-
keepsie and at Waterbury, Conn y the Howe
Company at Derby, Conn, and Messrs Pclton
Fairchild& Co, of Poughkecpsie. The guam
/ tity Of pins turned out by these Refreshments,
especially the two first, is enormous. The
statistics of one OF them, we have ascertained,
are about as follows. Per week 20 cases,
averaging 10 packs each, pack containing IL
papers, and each papers 2S0 pins; making an
aggregate of 39,0Si 900 pins per week, or
= 2,019, l6S 900 per annum. If the products Of
the other two establishments, and the small
amount imported, are together equal To the
above we should have grand total of i,I5S,
33G 900 pins for consumption IN the United
States, equal to 200 on an average, for every
man. woman and child in the country. A
pretty liberal allowance, we are thinking
The number of pin-maklng machines employed
by said Company is about 30, and oiwork peo-
pie about CO. The wire which is to be
wrought into pins, runs from reel like yarn.
into one end of the machine, and comes out a,
the other, not wire, but pins, cut, pointed and
headed, in the most perfect manner, at the rate
of $50 minute. This is about the usual speed
but the machinery is capable of being SO adj
justed as TO produce 300 minute. Being now
of yellowlsh color. they are thrown, by the
bushcl, into kettles containing = certain LIQUID,
by which they are whitcncd. and prepared for
sticking; i. e. for beng stuck into papers, IN
rows, as they are bought AT the stores. The
process of sticking rs also performed by ma
chine invented by Mr. Slocum. The narrow
paper in which the pms are stuck, Is wound
from Il reel. of any imaginable length, and then
cut of at uniform intervals. One sticking
machine will stick as many pms as three pin
machines can make; and three of the former can
be attended by onc girl \ pant of the pins of
the American Pin Company are made of Amer
lean copper, obtained on the borders of Lake
Superior. York Joun0l of Commerce
Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-03

Woonsocket in this State, to be restricted and
limited to that object only. The vote was ta-
ken on the amendment offered by Mr.. Barber,
and decided in the negative.
Mr. Builum then withdrew his motion,
And the House adjourned.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-11-14
BURGLARY AND ARREST OF
ROBBERS.

The jewelry shop of Messrs Russell &
Clarke, in Woodstock. was broken open
last Monday night, and plumber, Of a
i large number of watches and great
quantity of jewelry, cutlery, and valuable
gold and silver goods.-Eaily in the morn
inc pursuit was made on every road lead
ing out Of town, and such thorough search
was made through the country that all
seemed satisfied the rogues were not far
off. The roads were manned on Tuesday
evening, and about twelve o'clock that
night they were caught near the junction
of the Sherburne and Plymouth roads, in
Bridgewater. 1t fell to the lot of Mr..
Sheriff Henry to be the first to lay hands
on them,-fnr there were two of them.
lie performed somerset with one of them
up and down a steep bank by the way-side,
into the ditch and over the fences in
a -ough-and-ready," rough>and>tumble
style, that would have been amusing to
witness. With the assistance of several
citizens Of BrIdgewater and Woodstock,
the robbers were secured and taken to
ouds,ock. On Wednesday, they were
arrfigned, and brought before John A.
Pratt, Esq, Justice of the Peace, for ex-
animation. They gave their names as
Charles Vest and William johnson, and
said they were, the former from Whitehall
and the latter from Schenectady, ~ Y.
After an examination, the two were put
under bonds of thousand dollars each TO
await their trial at the next session of the
County court-The property stolen was
reclaimed and restored TO the owners
Mercury
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THE CHOLERA IN NEW ENGLAND.-Dr.
Charles 7. Jackson expresses the belief that
New England will again escape the ravages
of The cholera. He says:
We have a right 20 inter that since IT new
or has visited the granite countries of Swift
eriand or Tyrol, while it followed the calca-
reous districts around, and since it did not
occur in The primary districts Of Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont or Massa chuseis,
while il did foil ow the calacareous formation
through Canada, New York. Ohio and along
the Mississippi, that the caIcareous soil OF
waters had much 10 do with the production
of the disease. We know that The bowels OF
any Eastern n an who travels through the
Western States, are much disturbed by the
action of bicarbonate of lime, which is con-
tanned in the wafer. and hence we might nat
uraIly infer that such a disturbing cause
might render the constitution more IL
able 10 The cholera, which has It's seat in The
stomach and small inlesines."
Take map Of the globe and trace the
course oil the Asias,ic cholera, and then ex-
amino into the geological character on its
track, and you will find that il is calcareous
and ilIat The principal '.niduses" (if may
so call them) oil the disease were on tertiary
betIoms, where the springs and well waters
are highly charged with salts of lime. Vien-
ma and Paris are the two best known of the
calcareous tertiary basins, and in those cities
you well know the cholera committed its
most fearful ravagcs.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-11-14

FGIGHTFUL RAILROAD CoLLIsIoN.-A-
bout ten minutes past IL, last night, all
extra train from Salem to Marblehead, and
an extra train from Lynn for Salem. came
in collision at the switch near Castle Hill,
both trains running with considerable
speed. The Marblehead train consisted
of an engine, tender, and two passenger
cars, with delegation from Marblehead,
who had been over to hear Gen. Gushing
and the train from Lynn, of an engine,
tender, two baggage crates, and three or
four passenger cars. with delegation from
Salem. to Join the ;orch-light procession
inLynn.
The shock was terrible, breaking the
Marblehcad engine and tender, and the
first passenger Car, into thousand pieces,
and damaging the forward enc of the Sec
ond car. Not less than six of the passen-
gers in the Marblehead train are already
dead, and others are dreaGfully injured.
some of whom, it is said, will probably
die of their wounds.
rhe following is as correct list Of the
persons killed as we have been able TO OBJ
tain.
Samuel Manning, of Marblehead, a
young married man;
Nathaniel w. Roundy, of Marblehead !;
John George Stevens, Of do;
John Cross, of Marblehead, about Is
years, the son of widow;
Henry Trefry, about 20, son of the
Cashier of the MarbIehead Bank
A lad by the name of Russell.
Among those wounded was son of
Capt B. Brown. who had both legs cut
off; Moses Hill, ESQ, of Marblehtad and.
others whose names we have not heard.
We understand that an Investigation of
the cause of this sad affair. (the first coll
lision which has occurred on this road)
will be Immediately made.-Saiem Reg.
EItra of Friday.
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THIRD DISTRICT.

Returns Of The Representative vote from
nearly every town in Addison County are
published in another part Of our columns.
MIR. Marsh's majority in this Couaiy, is not
far from 1900. Complete returns from
Grand Isle Co. give Marsh majority Of
20.
All but three towns in Chiuenden Co.
give Marsh l743, Keyes, 259, Peck 1907.
All but four towns in Franklin Co. give
Marsh lO46, Reyes 43S, Peck s64. Vote at
State House, . majority Tor Marsh.
Marsh's majority over all, about 1000.
3" plurality over Peck, more than 1900.
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Cuo,cE OF EIEcroRs IN MAssAcHu-

CHOICE OF ELECTORS IN MAssACHu-
sETrs.-In consequence of the failure OF
, The people of this state TO choose an cleo
toral ticket for President of the United
States on Tuesday last, it will be neces-
sary for the Governor to call the Legi>la-
ture together before The 9Th of December
next, agreeably to the following provisions
Of The Revised Statutes, Part l., Title 2,
Chapter 6, Sections 20, 81, 81
Sect. 20. II. upon the examination of
the voIes as aforesaid, it shall appear that
there has not been choice of majority
Of the whole number of electors, the gov
ernor shall, by proclamation, call the gen.
eral court together forthwith; and the
general court shall, by joint ballot of the
senators and representatives,. assembled in
one room, choose as many electors, as shall
be necessary TO complete the number, to
which the Commonwealth may be entitled.
Sect 81. The electors so chosen shall
convene at the state house in Boston, on
the Tuesday preceding the first Wednes-
day in December, next after their cleo
ton, at three of the clock in the afternoon;
and in case of the death or absence of any
elector so chosen, or in case the number
of electors aforesaid shall, from any cause,
be deficient, the electors then present shall
forthwith elect, from the citizens of the
Commonwealth, so many persons as shall
supply such deficiency.
Sect. %. The electors convened as
aforesaid shall, on the said first Wednes>
day of December, vote by ballot for one
person for President. and one person for
Vice-President of the United States, &c.
-BOst0n Traveller.
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FOREIGN - NEWS
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER
A NJ Z R &c A.
Six days later from Europe.

The Steamer America arrived at IL O.
clock on Thursday night, after passage Of
| days and few hours.
IRELAND.-From Ireland we have the
intelligence that Tl:c patriots of O'Brien,
Meaghcr, McManus aud O'Donahue have
had their sentence Of death commured 10 that
Of transportation for life.
Mr.. Whieside's retaining fee i'll the case
Of Smith O'BJieh was $500.
Positive information had been received
with great pleasure by the friends OF Dillon:
of his escape to America.
He escaped in the disguise Of ii fisherman,
the law being considered vindicaIed by The
conviction Of the leaders @: the late insur-
rcciiDn.
The trial Of Charles Gavin Duffy at the
commission before Juslice-T orrcns had been
concluded, but the Jury had not returned
their verdict.
At last accounts, The present commission.
one Of the most prorac,ed perhaps that was
ever held in ireland, had nj length been adj
Iourned until the 5ih of December, alier oc-
cupying not less period Of time, than 90
days.
In answer 10 the Lord Chief Justice TO the
usual formal question as to what they had
10 say in objection 10 The sentence Messrs.
McManus aud Meagher replied ina strain Of
rluquencr, that would compare we'll with that
uf Emmet
At the commission yesterday, Michael
Moran. one of The three clubbsis, who, in
July last, siabhed The constable 3yrnc. in
George street. was convicted OF wounding
with intent 10 do grievous bodily harm.
The sentence will be transportation for
life. His companions will be Iried Today
The Lsrd Lieutenant aud family returned
to England last Friday, OH visit.
Lord Clarendon admitted 10 bail II per-
SONS arrested under The habeas corpus act.
The trial Of Duffy, O'Doherly and vii
liams would take place ON Wednesday.
The Irish papers give a depiora6le pic
lure of the s.alc OF the country there, through
the failure of the potato crop and the meagre
grain crops The want OF employment and
the disposition Of The people 10 make of
with tie produce of the land, regardless OF
| the payment oi any rent or taxes.
The spirit Of emigration is rife
MulIiudes are tiocking 10 every seaport,
TO escape from the country.
FRANCE-The discussion Of the con-
Siiiuiion was terminated by the Assembly on
Monday night, the Odd. Before i, is finally
proclaimed, il will have 10 undergo a re
! vision.
On The 9th the French Assembly, by a
vote Of 5S7 to 237, fixed upon the 10th al
iiaI election would take plitce.
NUhins further III interest iranspired ir
'he Assembly = Telegraph 10 Troy Post.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-11-14

GosEY's L6Or's BooK.-The number ior
ble. The ensravings are excellent, and the
literary contents embrace articles l-om the
pens Of several Of the best magazine writers
in the country. Among olherconribuiors
are the Author vi THE Widow Bedolt Pa.
pers,' o. w. Holmes, Mrs. F.. F. Elle,
Firz Greene Halleck, and w. Gilmore
Simms. This number contains 81 more pa
gcs Of reading matter than usual.
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SENATE.

MONDAY, Nov. 6.
The House bill regulating the election
of Presidential electors aud members Of
Congress, was read twice and referred to
committee of three.
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill To divide
the town of Montpelier, which was read
twice and referred to i select committee
of three.
Reports. By Mr. Hamilton from COM
mitiee of claims to whom was referred The
communication of Henry Stevens relating
10 transporting the cannon taken at Benz
nington TO Montpelier, bill 10 pay said
Stevens Sl64.59 as the expense of such
transporlation-rcad twice and passed to
be engrossed.
The chair appointed Messrs. Stewart,
kimbaII and Mead, the committee on the
bill to divide Montpelier.
The House bills 10 authorize correc-
lions on Grand List, and t"permit circus
IS and other exhibitions, were sererally
read Il ihard time I'd passed.
The cngrossed bill 10 pay Henry Ste
vcns Tor transporting canuo.A, was read
the third lime aud passed.
The Clerk of the House appeared, at
uounced the death of Mr. Emerson. mem
Der for Jay. and communicated the rcsolu-
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NEW YORK

The vote for Taylor in this State is over
whelming. He gains largely everywhere on
Clay, in 1874. New York City gives:
Taylor 2S.S67, Cas- 1901, Van Buren,
), 099. Taylor's plurality over Cass, 1905.
Majority over all, 4 col.
Albany County gives Taylor clear ma
joriIy OF l,l49.
Bulialo gives Taylor 2,74l, Cdss 14l2,
Van Buren, $40.
Columbia Co. gives 1854, 1851,
Van Buren, 7S9. (KinderhooLi, in this latter
County, gives Taylor 295, Cass 100, Van
Buren, pa.
Wehave returns from nearly every part Of
the State, indicating like favorable results
Taylor and Fillmore will undoubtedly have
a handsome majority over a!l-and pIurali.
~ over Cass This higheslcompetiier) Of not
less than $4,000.
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SENATE
. o'clock P. NJ

RrDorfs. By Mr.. Crawford from com
mIttec of Elections in favor OF the bill to
enable the members Of the Legislature
and officers Of DO h Houses 10 ballot for
Presidential Electors and members oil
Congress To be e,ted, al the State House
in Montpelier village, with amendment to
meet in the Repr, sentatires Hall, which
WAS adopted, toaelhe with an amendment
proposed Ly Mr.. Chandler, to admit all
persons necessarily on attendance on the
Le0islaturc-committ amendment re-
considered aud bill passed third time.
A resolution received from the House.
appointing a committee of three from
each Ii ouse to fix OH day for adjourn
ment, was passed, and Messrs. Kimball.
Keyes and Hubbard were appointed COM
NIT C N tie part OF The Senate.
The House bill 10 incorporate the Vt.
Valley Il r.. Company with the amend
meut proposed by Mr. Colburn pending,
was called up-lhe amendment was le>
Iec!ed and the bill was passed. Adj.
HOUSE.
Rcports of Committees BY committee
on Elections, the facts in the Kirby case,
Oh the leading point, declaring the judg-
nent of the committee to be that no vote
should nave been received after the box
was turned, and that Charles II. Graves is
entitled To a seat on the floor of this House
for the town q Kirby: which resoluti' IL
was adopted By select committee, bill
10 complete the geological survey of YER
mOnt
Bill introdnrcd BY Mr.. Powers, in
relation to railroads, (making railroad
companies liable for fires accustomed by
locomotives to committee on roads.
Resolutions. BY Mr.. Merritt, for a
Joint committee TO fix upon day for adj
,urnmenr, passed, aud Messrs. Converse,
Merritt and Ives were appointed on the
part of the House. BY Mr.. Kiltredgc of
s.. ] TO pay debentures of Arunah Leach
of Kirby; passed.
The Senate returned the II use bill rel
alive TO the election on Tuesday, with all
amendment permitting any legal voters TO
vote at tn: State House, which was con-
Cured in.
Mr. Needham called UP the bill to di-
vide the town of Montpelier Mr.. Pinneo
moved Proyiso that the act shall not take
effect until the town accepts the act OPP
posed by Messrs Converse and Needham
and rejected, and the bill was ordered to
a Sd reading. Adjourned.
The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-11-14

Tue UNION MAGAZINE, for November, is
good number. The EJiiress, Mrs. Kirk
land, contributes No. Nv. of her travelling
sketches, entitled 'Giimpses of Paris, and
Edgar A. Poe furnishes characteristic DO.
EN-. Among the other contributors are Miss
H.. Woodman, w. Wallace, Mrs. Franz S,
Osgood, Henry D. Thoreau, Anne C. Lynch
Mrs. Mary S. B. Dana, and Mrs. E. j.
Eames--pakins in all one oflhe most at,rac.
live lists of contributors ever combined in
one number.
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FOURTH DISTRICT.

In this District, the Cass candidate. Luz
Gus b. Peck, is reelected, BY alarge plural
iiy. The Montpelier Waterman saws.
"There has evidently been n good deal of
bargaining between Cass men and Van Bu-
rem men. In favor Of Peck 1t was entirely
unnecessary. They might have stood by
their own candidates, saved their honor. and
elected Peck 10 boot. As it is, the intrigues
IN the I'd aud 4ih districts have thoroughly
disgraced both ofthe opposing parties"
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WAsmIxoToN, Nov. l. 1875
DEAR BARRETT-

WASHINGTON, NOV. l, !o4o-
DEAR BARRETT--
| While waiting here fo- the steamer, for the
South, down the Potomac, | thought | would
drop Won line to let you know what the SEN
ttiment is, down this way, respecting the cleo
lion. / spent some time in Philadelphia and
Baltimore. The Wings OF the former place
feel certain OF Pennsylvania, il the Locos OF
New York do not colonize zoo many volers
from that State. The game with them seems
10 be, to give up New York rs hopeless, and
send all the Locofocos they can get hold o.
into Pennsylvania, particularly into the Nor
thern counties, and thus secure thai Stale for
Cass. But the Wings have warning of their
action and viii be on the lookout for them
Gov. Johnston Is now stumping it over the
State for Taylor. He is tie most popular man.
and public speaker in The State, and must car
ry great influence with him. So YOU may
put down Pennsy lvania as pretty certain for
Taylor. Maryland is sure as ! sm well in
formed by good and reliable Wings in Balti-
more. have spent the day here,-called at
the White House and took look around to
see what order things were in for old Zack to
! take possession. Things look rs if the present
occupants were preparing to pack up their
traps throughout all the departments, and an
they were soon expecting to be off. MIR.
Polk was very mild, and aflabIe, but evident
ly down-hearted, at the poor prospect of the
people ratifying his acts, and / should think
his conscience would trouble him little III
view of the accused war and all its horrors, he
was the sole cause of bringing upon the coun-
try-particularly as ne sees the country will
not sustain him by clecting one to carry out
bis policy and uphold and defend his course
Mr.. James Knox Polk has laid up for himself
4 remembrance that must be of no enyiable
character in the future history of the country,
and which no one will desire to defraud
him Of
Wings here speak very confidently Of Vir-
ginia going for Taylor They say that great
change of public sentiment has taken place
recently in his favor But we can well at
ford to throw in Virginia to Cas-, as it will be
too bad to have him run for so poor a share
as he will get without her. All here-citizens-
seem very DESTROYS to have old lack and his
lady Us their neighbors, and are anxious TO
know what church she Is a member OF, where
Gen. Taylor win attend, &c. As 60 South
find more enthusiasm in political matters, and
greater confidence among the Wings passed
through the Capitol to-day. 1t is undergoing
repairs inside, and painting outside. The de-
serted halls are being overhauled, newly car
pcted &C. l noticed the large chair of DIX
on III. Lewis, at his desk in the Senate Cham
Der, with the lamentations made in the noor
where he had wheeled his ponderous weight i
bout. / sat down in it, never more TO DC o.
cupicd BY him. and unused upon the uhcer'''"