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Your ailectionate brother,
HENRY l.. WEBB.

News FROM SHIP Rumored
Loss Of One Thousand Lires.-A slip con-
tanning The following intelligence has been re.
ceived from the Chronicle office, New London,
dated, April 5, 1919 -
Letters from ship Hannibal, of New
London, received this morning, report that
ship and tender, the Sarah Lavinia, at St.
Georges Bay, Dec l, ls4s, with 1850 barrels,
was preparing for the next season at Faulk-
land Island, wanting 500 barrels to FILL All
well. Reports many wrecks strewed along
The shore-ships, briggs and cutters, principal
ly English Among them found the name of
" Emma, of New London" on a board
Much Guano, which had been bagged and
piled up, was spoiled. Captain Brown says he
heard there was about 1000 men lost there
there is no harbor, except under the Island of
Pova, where the Hannibal lay, outside at tho
mouth of the bay and shelter sufficient for ono
or two ships"
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men of few words but Of efficient action
They formed, under the more immediate
charge Of his Fnst Assistant, the mosl impors
tant arm of that part of The public service plac-
ed under his control. They had not come to
make long speech, bu, 10 shake hands, pay
their lcsi ecis. and take their leave.
President Taylor expressed the great pleas
ure II afforded him 10 receive them, and, after
few remarks addressed TO rome whom he
recognized from previous introduction, said
he wou'd be happy 10 enter more fully into
conversation with each one if time would per-
nit
The interview between these men Of the
People and the President of the People was
interesting and agreeable to all.-Na. In.
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NEw YoRK, April 9Th.
Mn. FULLER -

Mn. FULLER -
Dear Sir In your paper of yesterday, ap-
pears an article which is untrue in regard to
myself, and beg You to correct it. The an.
tice states that | was cowhided in the stree,
by female, "drew pistol on her while
backing across the street," with summary 9th
er exaggerations.
On Wednesday afternoon while walking
down Broadway, uas struck on the back of
my head with loaded bu,t-end of whip of
some kind, by noted woman who keeps a
house of ill-fame in Leonard street. She
struck but single bow, and then ran M the
street. No pistol was drawn, nor a word
passed, and not ten persons saw even the sin.
gle blow given. think thlt tho editors Of
city papers who make so much ado over the
case of miserable creature, who was urged 70
attack me by set Of cowar'ly thieves, who
dare not do 1t themselves must be hard run
for items. The report in the HroM was 80
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ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP CIR ES
CENT CITY.

l The steamship Crescent City, Stoddard
arrived at New York Saturday morning, from
! Chagres and Havana. She arrived at Havana
on the morning Of the 30th, after passage
of four days and a half, and sailed for New
York on Monday, April ed, arrived at New
York, and has thus made the passage to thai
port in four days and nine hours.
She arrived at Chagres on Saturday
morning, the 23th of March, making the pas.
sage from New York in eight days and clgh-
teen hours. After landing $50 passengers,
she sailed for Havana on Su. day, March 2jih,
at six p. NJ, with twenty passengers.
The mail steamship California had not ar
rived at Panama at eight o'clock on the morn
ing of the 23d ult.
The Oregon sailed fiom Panama on the
18th Of March at six o'clock in the morning,
with two hundred and fifty passengers leaving
time TO the 25h ult, abou, five hundred and
fifty more had arrived at Chagres,
The health Of both places is very good
only few cases Of Intermittent fever, brought
on by exposure, existed.
II There were only two vessels at Panama on
the 23d-the ship Humboldt, with coal the
other small brig, called the EteIlna, bound
up with passengers.
The whale bark Equator, of New Bedford
sailed on The 2lst March with one hundred and
thirty passengers for San Francisco Several
other whaIers were'eypec,cd soon.
An English ship, the Colony, sailed on the
Goth, with two hundred and one passeng ers,
for the same place.
The la,es, news from San Francisco, at
Panama, was by the Belfast. 1t was to the
9th of December only.
The passengers by the Crescent City char.
tered canoes TO take them up to Gorgona, for
nine dollars each, with all their baggage, a
distance of forty-ive miles. The road from
Gorgona to Panama is in very good ordcr a
distance oftwenty-one miles, baggage is taken
over at SIX dollars per hundred pounds have
heard of no accident on the road; provisions
are plenty at Panama, and board can be had at
81 90 to 81 per day, and persons can live
at fifty cents per day with little management;
marketing and cooking for themselves.
American eagles at Panama, were worth
eight dollars in change, half eagles four
dollars, half dollars forty and five franc pieces
pass for ten one dime pieces, dime passing
for one-eighth of dollar. Doubloons are
worth seventeen dollars.
The English steamer Eudora, had arrived
from Valparaiso at Panama, on the Odd at five
p. NJ, with few passengers, and one million
in gold bars on English account.
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- Spring is fairy upon us, and all nature
is blooming with the virgin bushes Of the sea-
son. The air is bland and delicious, and tie
sun casts It's mellow beams radantly upon
creation But the sleeping energi-s Of our
people remain untosscd, and no gigantic
tLroos are heaying the pulse of the ccmmun-
ry. Alis quiet as the grave, and large
maiori appear cn,rely reconced,to our quies
cent state, and willing to continue in the Rim
Van Nlnkle sleep which has so long palried
the very nerves of the citizens. We have
tired in vain, and until we are quite weary of
the eflurt. TO infuse little life into them, and
To induce them to embark in some project that
woald build up the business of the place /; but
II is al Of no avail, sleep they will, and
sleep they may, until they are disposed to DO
something for themselves.
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The Belle Of Kentucky" a long and in.
teresting account Of whose marriage with r.
Bge!ow Lawrence, Esq Of this city (son OF
Hon. Abbot Lawrence,) was published a few
months ago by the Post is now at the Tremon,
House, in company with her husband, where
she will remain until the commencement OF
the season at Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Law.
renee propose passing the season at tha,
delightful place of summer resort. Mrs. Law.
renee has suffered much from hemorrhage Of
tie lungs since her marriage, but the fine air
atdspenjid scenery of Rhode Island will res.
tore her TO health. Land and sea there unite
TO form place where angels might dwell and
scarce regret the heavens. s.-Boston Times.
The editor of the Times is sensible man
as the conclusion Of the above article shows,
There is no pla,e like Newport for invalids. -
It's as the Providence Journal remarked.
some weeks since, while speaking oflhe death
oi one OF our old citizens. at the age of IO5.
that the only wonder-s that people ever die
here. Persons who do not enjoy good health
should surely come to Newport, and those
who have been laboring hard, or been dissipa.
ting in crowded cities all winter, should pass
The summer here, and they will renew their
lives about ten years. There is no mistake
about this.
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NTBy reference 10 another column, II VII
b. seer that the Atlantic House, by Joseph
b. Weaver, Esq, and the Bellevue House,
by William w. Hazard, Esq, will both open
f,r the reception of summer visitors, on The
first of May. Both establishments have been
put in excellent order, for the season, and
those visiting here at Election ume, who de-
sire TO stop on the HIl, Will dud every con-
Nanienc at these hruses Those who prefer
10 te dow street, will ne amply Accommodated
with everything nice at the tulled States io-
tat. We have every reason TO- believe that,
there viii be an unusuaily large numbet ct
visitors here this summer, particularly If Ihe
Cho'era should be prevalent through the coun-
Try. A m)re comfortable and healthy loca-
iion cannot be found and Newport possesses
many eminent advantages over every other
watering place. She stands entirely unriyaIl-
cd
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Fitz Green Halleck, the poet, who has beel
confined to his bed room forsome time by i'll
ness, is now laboring under deranged stat,
Of mind bordering on insanity.
1t is only few days ago that we announced
that Charles Fenno Hoffman had become ar
inmate of the Lunalic Asylum and now Hal
leck, the immortal lIaleck, has been deprived
of his reason What is the matter with al
the poets 1t is truly melancholy that two
such minds as Hollinan's and Halleck'.
should be blasted by that fearful upas, mad
ness.
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In speaking yesterday, of the different Ho
tells that would open for the ecep,on of visit
ors on the first of May, we accidentally omit
ted to mention the Murray House, by William
b. Wilson, Esq This establishment has long
been favorably known as one of the best II
Newport Its location is delightful, being in q
central part ofihe Hill. 1t has been put il
complete order, and offers all the comforts
and conveniences of home Mr.. Wilson viii
spare no pains for the accommodation of hi.
guests, and he will be assisted by Mrs. Mur
ray, who has had great experience in the bus
ness. The house will be opened Electo
week, and continue through the season.
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Gen. TAYLOR IN FAVOR OF a SPECIFIC TAR
IFr.- Washington april THE Prosiden,
expressed himself to day as decidedly in favor
of Protective Tariff, calculated to foster the
industry of the country, and one that will re.
main permanent. lie would not have it toe
high, and prefers specific duties to ad valorem
The Cabinet have been engaged in dis
cussing the policy of the administration, and
it is reported that some of the members obec,
to the confirmation by others, Of contracts
made by Mr.. Folks secretaries for advertising
for months TO come in the Democratic papers.
No appointments are announced, but Mr..
Greely is believed to be The fortunate candidate
for the Colectorshp of Boston.
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| Two BOYS KILLED BY LiGRTNING.-On
Tuesday last, during the thunder shower that
passed over this region Of country, which our
readers no doubt remember, as the clouds
were unusually charged with electricity two
lads, sons OF Leeds Dougherty who were fish
ing in Fast Fork, in Clermont county, not fan
distant, ran to large sycamore tree when the
storm commenced ard sat themselves down at
its root. Another lad, son of Collins Dough.
iery, was also of the party while the young
sterS were sitting there, securely as they
thought, the lightning struck the sycamore and
running down its trunk, killed the two brothers
instantly! The other lad was so stunned that
he could not stir hand or foot for sovera,
hours We learned irtm the market people
yesterday that he has not yet recovered, al
though there were some hopes. When the
boys were found one was sitting as struck, his
back agains, Il c tree, his hands in his pockets,
and his countenance natural. The other had
fallen upon the ground. The stunded lad
groaned, by which means passer by discov-
cred them. The news spread rapidly and the
corps of the unfortunate brothers were con.
veyed home, while the body still showed signs
of life, received the best medical ad. Mr..
Leeds Doughery was in this city when the
occurrence took place. What sad and heart
rending spectacle was there in that family, de-
priyed, as they were, instantly cf two promis-
ing boys. Pen cannot describe it.-Gn. Com
mercial.
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DEATH AT THE STATE PRIsoN.-Eliah Ball
man who long time ago was sentenced to
be hung for the murder of his wife, but whose
sentence was commuted to Imprisonment for
life, finished his term of confinement yesier-
day morning. We believe he was native OF
Little Compton. but for long time resided in
Warren, and thence removed TO this city,
where he was living when, in an insane fit of
ntoxication, he murdered his wife. lie was
the first criminal confined in the States prison,
standing No. l on the prison books, and has
several times pettioned TO be hung, and even
attempted TO take his own life. lie was fifty
years of age when committed, and has remain
ed in prison thirteen years The verdict OF
the cororner's jury was, "That the said Eli
jah Ball came to his death by proirac,ed dis
ease. ."-Pr0u Tran.
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CnoLEnA.-1he steamer Josiah Lawrence
arrived last night, with four hundred deck pas.
sengers. She left New Orleans on the 2lst
inst. On her passage up, ten persons died Of
cholera-,wo deck hands and eight emgranls.
Her officers report the disease quite prevalent
in New Orleans, and it was rumored that
from fifty to one hundred deaths were occur
ring from it daily.-&. Louis RcpuLican.
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VISIT TO THE PREsIDEYT.-At noon yes
ierday large number of Mail Contractors
convened at the General Post Office for the
purpose of proceeding in a body and paying
their respects to the President of the United
States, accompanied by officers OF the Depart
meni, who were conducted by commitic
consisting Of Messrs. Plummer, Of Massachu.
sets, Cottrell of Vern ont, and Buckly, Of
New York and, marsha led by Col Nye,
they marched to the White House in ihc or.
der of several States from which they cane.
The Assistant Posimasicrs General were
presented by the Postmaster General TO the
President, and then the contractors were scv.
orally introduced by name. MIR. Colamcr re.
marked 10 President Taylor that those gentle
men were like his military officers they were
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The CASNIBALIsM IN Col. FREMoNT's PAR
TY.-The statement that all the survivors OF
Col. Fremont's party fed upon their comrades
Is, ii appears, untrue. But one of party of
three who pushed forward to procure aid, per-
ished from cold and hunger, and the two sur
vivors were forced to consume portion of his
remaDs in order to keep alive.
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particularly malignant, that have directed my
lawyer to enter suit ior libel against it's pro
prieior, unless he gives full and immediate
fetracton ! hope that the papers which have
given currency to this false aud dlsgracoiul re-
port, will do me the justice 10 publish this
statement. am, Sir, respectfully,
EDWARD Il. &. JUDSON,
[N. Y. MIrOr.l alias " Ned Bunilinc
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ANTIQUARIAN

III William X. Watson ha. been appoint.
ed Collector of Providence, vice BENJAMIN
CowcIl. Moses Richardson Naval Officer.
vi'e NilasA Comstock. Comstock was one
OF Dorr's most rabid adherents. At the trial
he said that he did not know that there was TO
be battle when he went to Acotes Hill he
intended to DO his own fighting, as he consd-
eIed himsefa nation by himself
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LIABILITY or NEWSPAPER AGENr.-Dal
las A. kneas, Newspaper Agent in Phila
delphia, has been convicted of libel on Mr.
j. Giho, OF that city. The libel was contain.
ed IN the New York Police Gazette, a COPY
ct which was purchased at the stors of Mr..
kneas.
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Col. WEBBs CALIFoRNlA EXPEDITION
The Courier and Enquirer publishes the fo~u
lowing letter from Col Webb, brother TO the
E ltor of that paper:
New LFo MEXICO, Qhrce miles from
Camargo, encamped on the banks of
the Rio Grande y 18th March, lSi9.
Ny DEAR BRoTHER II arrived at this
place last evening; and TO my utter surprise
the commanding officer, Major La Motto, or
dered me landed at Daris' Rancho, or directly,
opposite. AS the cholera Is now in Davis
Rancho, or R.o Grandc City, |, ofcourse, pro-
ferred being landed in Mexico, where | could
keep my men by themselves. A kind Provi.'
dcncc has permitted us to get thus far on our
Journey without sickness and every person in
the employ of the government, except Major
La Motto, has done ALI in his power to for. :
ward us. Lieut.. Browning Of the Navy, DIR.
Kearney, Mr.. Snyder, Mallory and Mr.. Whit
tlesey, we left in New Orleans, together with
Mr.. Williamson, who was little indisposcd,
to bring our wagons, arms, &C., which only
arrived the morning we left, and too late 10
get them on board the Globe.
AT the Brazos, left Mr. Csgood and Mr..
Whlt,lescy, to bring us sumo Of our articles
which the boat could not take on board lex
poet all here in few days-by the time get
my mules and horses; and if no accident hap
pen TO us. we shall leave in ten or twelve days.
The weather is very warm--,hcrmomcte at
from 90 to 90 in the shade in the boat coming
up. All the men behave well and are perfect
y subordinate. The steamer is about return
ing from Camp Ringgold; must send our let
ters Immediately down. will write to you
again before leave here.
Your alectionate brother,
HENRY L. WEBB.
Z. s. We have just seen letter from :,
member of the company, dated Brazos March
2ith, addressed to a relative, in which he says
that Gel. Webb had determined TO proceed, and
that the writer intended TO push up the river, -
and Join the command
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HERALD OF THE TIMES.
NEWPORT.
Thursday Morning April IL, 1919

UP1he recent defeat of Mr.. Shcarman, il
the Western District, is cause of deep NOR
tifcaton to the Wing party. That district
gave a large majority for General Taylor a,
the Presidential election, and if our friends
will only exert themselves, they can now e.
cct Mr.. Shearman by more than five hundred
majority. There was an apathy there, and
much. indifference as to The result, on the parl
of many Wings, who, if they had only per-
formed their duty, would have secured the
success ofthe Wing candidate, and thus re-
deemed our character. Unless the exertion
is made and our friends are determined to lay
aside all sectional feelings and all matters of a
personal nature, and come up to the work
with renewed zeal, the locofoco candidate will
be reelected, and the vote of Rhode Island
will be lost in the next Congress. Our oppo-
nents never work with SO muck vigor as they
do Immediately after defeat, particularly if
it is such an one as they sustained in Novem-
Der, throughout the country. All the recent
State elections show this, and they should
arouse us to equal energy if the Wing party
only possessed one half of the indelatgable
energy of the Locos, we should always be in
the ascendancy.
Let the Wings of the Western District con.
slider well the importance of this election, and
resolve TO acquit themselves, at the next trial,
IN manner credltable to the party, to the
district and to the State. Certainly, no one
can question Mr.. Shearman's qualifications
for the office, and no one will dispute his
claim upon the party. What, then, is the
trouble Why should he not receive the
undivided support ofevery god and honest
Wing : lie must have it, and we cannot but
feel confident that he will receive it. The
Western District can and must return true
Wing Representative 10 the next Congress.
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Providence, april 3, 1919

Al a meeting of Ocean Fire Company, No
T., held at their house last evening, the follow
ing Resolutions were passed unanimously, viz
Resoired, That the thanks of this Com
pany be presented to Miss
Cor the really beautiful and life-like boquet o
artificial flowers, vase &C., given by her tC
this Company and that we regard them a.
most creditable specimen Of her skill and in
genuity.
Resoired, That although a generous rival
ry and lively emulation are most necessary
stimulants to keep alive the Firemen's zeal
yet the smiles and approbaton of the Ladies,
s the praise most sought for, and the need Of
valor most regarded
Resolced, That we will cherish alk, the
beautiful gift and the memory of the giver
and when the buds and blossoms of the form
er have fallen TO decay, it shall be our pleas.
urcable duty TO preserve in our minds the
thought of the latter as a flower of perennial
bloom.
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From The Washington correspondence Of ne
C9mnlerciM Adperliser.

tDHHUTtfU 1UptfNStT.
MI. Collier, the newly appointed collector
for San Francisco, set out from here for St.
Louis this morning. He will take the over
land route, and will be accompanied by con-,
siderable party, consisting of his subordina,es
and perhaps by military escort. lie takes
his route, understand, because of the crow
ded state of the steamers on The other, and the
uncertainty yet attending their trips.
by the route pursued by General Kearney,
it is not extravagant to expect 10 reach the
coast in sixty days from ST.. Louis. Among
the deputies, appointed by Mr.. Collier, with
The appreciation of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, is Mr. Wood, brother, so said, of Sur.
geon Wood, af the army, Who is son-in-law
of the President.
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UPDRowNED We learn from Mr.. Samue
Thompson, that VIM. Richmond, of Fal
River, was drowned on Wednesday last, under
the following circumstances AS Mr. Thorn.
son was passing between Warren Neck and
Gardner's Neck in his boat, saw a skiif adrifi
with man in it, who hailed Mr.. Il. and
wished TO be taken in tow. Mr. Il. ran down
to the skiff and hove line. On catching the
line, the man in the skiff, it is supposed be-
came frightened lest he should be swamped,
sprang overheard, and before MI Thompson
could reach him, drowned Mr.. Richmond
was 25 Yeas Of age, and has let wife and
two children bristol Pheni1.
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NOBLE SESTlMEST Judge Colt, of Mis-
sour, recent y said that the true policy was
10 spare the person while you crush the
crime. ~ Lotdoa Star.
When translated, we suppose this mean.
that Gen. Taylor should retain the Locofoco;
In ol!iee, and denounce their political senii-
ments.
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ldIETY-FIRsr sGREss.-Incuding the
members from Connecticut and New Hamp-
shire, there have been elected TO the new
congress 20 Wings and 81 Democrats. Ii
the remaining So members should be polti-
cal'y the same as before, there would be a
Whlg minority in the House of II. In the
Senate there will be a Democratic m.jori,y of
3 Or ID.
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TabE or OFrtcr HUNTING N W,suiyerov
Pa'is papers say that Louis Napoleon receives
daily more than $500 letters, and employs
four individuals from9 A. NJ. to3P. NJ. in
breaking seals. lie has already received 7si
pciliions for the favor of a tobacco office. 5G7i
Tor situation in the stamp office, and 1855
for one IL the post office.
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THE CASE OF KATE HAsrlNos.-A warrant
having been issued by The Mayor for the arres,
of the before named keeper of a fash enable
boarding house, No. so Leonard street, on
complaint of Ned Buntline, alas E. Il. &.
Judson, for having assaulted him with whip
in Broadway, on Wednesday afternoon last,
she appeared yesterday before his honor the
Mayor, in charge OF Sergeant Cochran, of the
9Th Ward Police, and was held to bail in the
sum of $3.50 to keep the peace, and $3.50 to
answer for the assault.-N Y. Star.