Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-07-26
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WAsHINGToS, July g.

Office last Sunday morning belonged TO La
than g. Co, brokers of this city. The ,hiei
has not YET been detected.
II Mr.. Nathan Sargent, lately appointed Re
co der in the General Land Office, now fills
the Office OF Sergeant at Arms in the House
Of Representatives, and by law cannot vacate
it ill a successor be appointed.
|, The Attorney General has been consulted,
and is of opinion that Sargents acceptation
of the Recorlership, will not interfere with
his present Office as the last House OF Repre-
! sentatiyes has ceased to exist.
\ BosTos, July i8th-P. NJ.
! Letters received here lrom Venezuela state
that an 4ttemp. had been made to assassinate
| President Montages but it had beet defeated
\ PlTrsBuRc, July ls-7 p. NJ.
/ The fire excitement has somew hat subsidized
n The police continue to make arrests The
/ City Council, at Aleghany City have reso we'd
to take the fire engines into ther possession,
but the Gremen will doubtless resist
day cond inning the conduct Of the fremen in
the course Of which confusion arose, but il
vas soon quelled by the arrest of The rioters.
There have been cases of cholera in this
city to-day. The weather is very warm
Our markets generally are quiet.
DosToN July 18th.
. The royal mail steamship Canada sailed for
Liverpool. She has on board l26 passengers
for that port, among whom are:-J B. Davis .
Secretary of Legation TO England Hon. A.
Barrow, of Louisiana the Nionnoise Chi
drcn Baron 4 ID. Rothschilde President
Maham, of the Oberlin Institute, Ohio and q Il
passengers for Halifax. She takes large
mail but no specie.
\ most destructive fire has occurred a,
Watervllle, Me-, destroying seven saw mi Is. Il
Thee of them belonged to Mr.. Mitchell, one
to Mr.. Moore, one to Mr.. Sheldon, and one to
Mr. Reddington The quantity of lumber de-
stroyed was about four millions of feet. The
loss is some 100000 Insured for seq GOO.
large number Of persons have been thrown
out of employ by this calamity.
BALTIMORE July ls-P M.
Wo learn that in Henrico county poor
house, Va, there had been six deaths the frs,
day by cholera.
A schooner from New York, with fifty Ger.
man operatives on board designed for a W ool.
en- factory, have arrived. Three died from
cholera on the passage, and four more down.
Young Cook, who was shot at Richmond
by LuttIer, on Saturday last is still lying very
low, and Is suffering excrucAting pain. He
Is The son OF the former editor of the Rich
mond Enquirer lie fought with distinction
In several battles during the late war with
Mexico.
The Southern mai has failed from beyond
Charleston.
ST, LOUIS, July 17th-P. NJ.
There has been but little variation in the in
terments for the last day or two, and ii is
hoped that the disease has done its worst
The total nerments from Monday to Tuesday
noon were 80 OF which 81 were from Cholera. I
The weather is COO and bracine.
TOLEDO, Ohio, July IS.
There have been fifteen deaths from cholera
here within the last twenty four hours, and /
the total number o. cases is moi ascertaincd. II
RICHMOND, July 10. l.
We arc happy TO say that only &C conyal-
escent cases Of eholera have taken place during
The twertyiour hours ending at noon to-day. l.
BALTIMORE, July Is. Is
There have been six new cases and eight, j
ieaths from cholera at the Aims House, since II
O'Clock yesterday molning. No new cases )
ire reported in the city H.
PHILADELPHIA. July ls
The Board Of II alth report 76 cases and
% deaths by cholera since their last report. IIh
Cotton Is active with an upward tendency in Y
prices. Sales Goo bales There are some b
buyers in the market from New York.
Flour is firm "a 62 l-a Red Wheat has =
'dy1nced 81 O6, White 81 10. Corn Goo. 4
md dull. Whiskey firm at 2lc.
ALBANY, July lS- p. NJ. i,
There have been l3 cases of cholera and !,
me death reported since yesterday.
BUFFALO, July Is J.
The hoard Of health report 80 new cases of =
hoIera and l3 deaths for TIE past 81 hours, a
eIng an increase since yesterdays report oil a, a,
cases and deaths.
MONTREAL, July ls-P. NJ. IIp
The report of intermcnts is rather more f. u
orabe today, 1t being SO of which 81 were u
iclms Of the cholera. p
WASHINGTON, July 10. SC
Edward W. Lawton has been appointed 81
collector at Newport, r. J. John NJ Spenc ''
=. Surveyor of Fast Grponui,b u Il,b