Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-23
GENERAL ALxPEHsONAL NEWS.


"ruE RuLrNG PAssIos STRoSG IN DEATn,
We are informed. says the New Orleans
D.ka, that during the dying moments OF Gov
McNut,, person entered the room with a
newspaper in his hand. II was about the time
when the election returns were coming IN from
PENNSYLVANIA. The eye oiofthe dying pohllc
ian assumed monentary brightness, as his
feeble voice family artlculatcd the inquiry, Il
"What's the last news from Pennsylvania -
The diving man gave up the ghost before
reply could be given, so that he spareo
the panu " h.ch the news Of the defeat oi h'
Marty would doubtless have given hun.
THE MISFORTUNE or BEING BORN WITH |
IN Your NAMG.-A Southern paper says -
We remember that some newspaper writer, |
some twenty years ago. predicted lhat no ihaA'
" hose name BEGAN with &. would ever be
President Of the United States. 1t really
seems that there is no luck in the letter L MI
connection with the presidency. Dewitt Chm
ton tried it, and was defeated Clay has tired
N with every prospect of success aud has been
unaccountabIy def a,ed Calhoun has trled NJ
ON every track. and has been defeated. In all
I,these instances of defeat, the friends oi Cass
| read his doom sealed the 9TH November.
II FIRE AND Loss OF LlrE.-On Friday night
the Sd inst, the dwelling house OF Israel L.
! Schoonoycr, in Vantage, was destroyed by
| fire. The flames had made considerable pro-
gress before the inmates were aroused IRON
! sleep, and they escaped with difficulty.
! child of > wears old was consumed IN The hul'd-
| ing. The house and contents were valued al
| 81 800 Insured in the Sussex Mutual lnsur-
! ance Co. for 81 OO.--.SuSscr ". j. ReyiStT.
II Money has been more abundant here for
! few days past, and rates of interest ay be
llouoted a little lower. There has been, how
lever. very little activity IN stocks for invest
! ment, and but little change IN prices. There is
! certainly a much more cheerful feeling among
business men since the election, and 1t is per-
haps not To much to hope that the crisis Is past,
and better times are before us.-BOston IrdU-
: etcr.
X The Result IN THE STATE.-Ne have
official and unofficial returns from all the Coun
ties in the State these show an aggregate ol
maiortics for Gen. Taylor of &C, ,1O1. frou
; these deduct say 300 as the aggregate majorl
ties against him. and il leaves some $4,000 AZ
his majority This, however, is subject Il
change by the official canvass, which will b,
declared in oil tie Counties " day.-AHdn.
: argus.
: A ADurL.-Dispatchi in the Louisville papers
dated Memphis, November 1th, states lha
Major +. Is. Flourney of Arkansas has chal
= lenped Major Borland, the L. >. Senator iror
2 Arkansas, and Borland refuses TO accept TIM
> challenge Great excitement prevailed a
= / Little Rock in consequence, and street tgh
: was expected, as Flouruey was bent on meet
ing.
: / rrrTrNG.-A letter from Baltimore to I'll
/ n Y Herald says w
r The amoun, of money won by the Wing
,l in this city is immense. There is not a bct'ln
man among the Democracy IN the city that
not completely cleaned out, as they bet wlthou
STINT and even gave odds on Pennsylvania.
l., NPTwo co!ored children in Philadelphia
a being locked up alone by their mother wcr
"a horribly burned during her absence. IN
n eldest was playing with matches, and set fr
Us to the bed. where the youngest Was. Bot
p nave died of their injuries.
H. IcE.-Tho announcement Of the dlscovei
,irl of successful process for manufacturing lc
an is, by many persons. regarded as Joke; %
40 il is sober earnest The experiments wh'
an led to the grand result, have been co
10. tinucd for many days. 1t is made at a cost
@ one dollar ton. Ice is retacd in New loI
on | for ten dollars 4 ton.-AmtTit0H AHiSdn.
~ GREAT RoPE.-A new rope has been man
he featured for the inclined plane of the Columt
'F" (Pa) Railroad, which is eight inches thit
III over a mile in length. and required more tn
us thirty thousand pounds OF hemp for It's mar
his facture. 1t was made IN five parts, and
III course is to be put together at the plane.
by u,,
nv The Power OF THE BoXFs.-"Wh hat boz
,sn govern the world - asked a New York pap
ro- It answers the qestion thns-''the car'nc
lis box, the ballot box, the jury box, and
band box"
-be UP The latest labor saving invention in VI
nan I|ly important to persons in the oyster Il
no. Throw a table spoonful of yellow snult am,
m 4 bushc ofoysters and the unsuspec'ng bi,al
e will incontinen,ly sneeze themselver out OF
mo shell! You had better try 1t.