Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-09
GENERAL q Personal NEWS.


4 MuRDRR -SomhJridge, Mass, Od. 2i.-l
|, \ dreadful murder was committed IN this town
'tyesterday by Milton w. Sireeier, upon the
person of his wife, Mrs. Elvlra Streeter. lie
had before threatened her life, and she had
Il Just instituted a complaint against him, which
had resulted in his being put under bonds
/ lie entered his house and inquired for his
\ shirts He was told by his wife that these
were up stairs on the top of a clothes basket :;
he said, however, that he could not find them,
and insisted upon her coming up to look Tor
d then. She accordingly did so, and had no
sooner reached The head of the stairs than she
was heard to scream, and on the persons who
were IN the house rushing TO the spot, she was
| found with her throat cut from ear to car
| She came down stairs, passed out OF doors,
| and died upon the door step. Streeter then
attempted to take his own life with the same
n razor, but failed, and is now in custody. both
| of them were young. Strscters crime may
! serve to illustrate the danger of chershlng
| revengeful disposition. lie was in the com
mon habit of threatening to kill people, and
| had that very day "wished he had rope
! around the neck" of neighbor lie had
! been brought up without religious cultiya-
tion.-N. Y. Recorder.
/ From BERMupA.-An arrival from Bermu-
da brings dates to the 18th October A tremen-
dous storm visited the Island on the 18th inst, +,
! which caused considerable damage to property,
and greatly alarmed the inhabitants. The
shipping ESCAPED uninjured.
\ In consequence of no provisions being made
! by The House of Assembly at Kingston, Ja-
. maca, to meet the financial embarrassments Of
I the country, the Commissioner of Public Ac-
counts has decided upon an immediate issue Of
! Treasury Notes to the amount Of Is 900.
/. CARRIER PIGEON N-The schooner --,
I Captain Allen, arrived at Kingston on the 9th
instant from Boston. When about three miles
! f.. n. T.. from Scltuate Light, a pigeon was
seen flying toward the schooner, and very soon
came on board, apparently much fatigued.
! Tied to the legs of the pigeon was sixteen
pages Of paper, making seventy-two inches in
length, four inches wide, containing the news
by the steamer Cambria, which was then in
sight, bound to Boston The budget can be
examined by calling ou Benjamin Delano, Esq ,
of Kingston Plymouth Memorial.
/ TREASURE TRovE. A person in England,
lately rummaging among his family documents,
found written on the pack of an old deed some
words indicating that pot Of gold was buried
in certain place in the garden. 1t was at
first regarded as hoax, but on digging up the
spot, an iron pot came to light containing 49,
900 gulneas, and scrap Of parchment much
decaycd, on which was wrtten-'The devil
shall have it sooner than Cromwell
SHOCKING CATASTROPHE. At a recen,
: Wing meeting in a certain town in the neigh
borhood of Boston, an individual of the "Free
: Soil party found his daldcr holly raised by
/, something uttered by the Hon. Abbott Law.
renee, and set up courageous hiss. In this
unguarded efort-shocki.g to relate-he spit
out a complete broadside of false teeth to the
unbounded laughter ofthe bystanders Boston
} Courier.
; Too MucH. heard an Indian one day ask
a tavernkeeper for some rum "Why, Joe
Spawduck," )" said he, IL reckon you have got
too much already" "Too much of anything, -
| said Joe, sis not good, but too much rum ID
4 jisl enough"
I The cour, at Philadelphia has prohibited tn,
I Northern Liberty hose and engine compane.
[ from serving for six months on account ofthc
: l rl0tous conduct
i LITERARY TowN.-It is stated that in tn,
S town Of Windsor, New Jersey, containing
population Of only SOC, there are 337 news
: papers and periodicals taken. We dare sa,
|
ledge thus obtained.
I EXEMPTION IN NERMosT.-A bill exemptin
homesteads worth not exceeding $500, fIon
> attachment, was ordered to a third reading il
the Vermont House Of Representatives. OF
Il Friday, by vote of 100 10 81.
Rice Garland. Ex-Judge Of the Suprem
> Court Of Louisiana, and eX-member of Congres
who disappeared from New Orleans some year
o ago while under arrest, is practising law i
2 report, Texas, opposite Matamoros, as "
it see by late number of the Flag.
r FASHION. While Queen Victoria was i
y the Highlands, she one day tied the veil of he
a hat under her chin, as it was rather chill
Y weather. Forthwith every lady, "the coun,r
q round,' adopted the style, and in the hotties
, days Of the season were Loyalty sweltcre
: away in honor of the royal dame.
: 1t is said that Gen Hen. Herard, lat
i President of lIayti, a refugee in Mexico, ha
introduced there the culture of rice with cor
=, siderable success.
Y The Pope has established two telegraph
:, lines IN his state-one from Rome to Ferrar
' by Ancona and Bologna and another fror
Rome to Clvita Nechia. A credit of 900
Is Is opened to the Minister of Public W orks 70
}, the purpose.
=, DESERTIoN. a Mr. Mitchell was brougl
u before the Court in Philadelphia for desertln
d his wife, when 1t was shown, in excuse ft
e his conduct, that he had another wife livin
c and could not attend to both of them Boun
: over ia $1,000.
Son, my DEAR" said a fond mother, "youy
IS got dirty face. D." "Well mother" replied tn
r. hopeful, ~ belong 10 The free sale parry"
Df \ PRoFEssioNAL CHARGE. A writer in th
u Nhlg Review tells an anecdote of lawyer
ID who charged his client among other items, fc
At waking in the night and thinking Of his bus
rs ness.
Il The batery,at New York, the board Of as
a slstant aldermen have voted to enlarge. Th
NJ expense Is variousy estimated at from 500
oc 900 to $500 900.
is FEMALE OPERATIVES. A number Of respect;
le BILE young women, who are talloresses. hav
Is taken shop in Liberty street, New York. an
r. have set up for themselves
! The apartments in the Tuilcries occupe
: by the late Queen of the French, have bee