Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-12

be brought before the adjourned term
of the Howard District Court, which
commences in few weeks.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 5.
The tornado on the Mississippi
prostrated ST. Vincent's College: the
Methodist church, and injured all the
buildings between that and the bridge.
Several ofthe professors and students of
the college were severely hurt, and one
has since died. Half of the people are
without shelter. For Is miles around,
everything bears the mark of utter des-
ttution. Measures were being taken at
ST. Louis to relieve the distressed.
New YoRK, Dec.6
We have no mail south Of Mobile. The
Charleston News, commenting on the
Presidents Message, says Mr.. Fillmore
is singularly evasve and cautious in re-
lation to the Slavery question, and pro-
ceeds TO lecture him for defending the
compromise
The members of Congress, during ad-
journment will be engaged in various
Committees.
PITTsBuRo, Dec. 6.
Mayor Barker was yesterday convict
ed of misdemeanor. An eloquent speech
was made by Col Blackt counsel for
prosecution.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 4.
Mr.. Pearce's bill has been accepted by
he Texas Legislature, almost unanimous :
ly.
WASHINGTON Dec. 5.
Mr.. Clay has not yet arrived. Ger
tain cases in the Supreme Court ofKen-
lucky detain him.
Mr.. Corwin's report goes in on Mon
day.
Gen. Scott, in his report on the army
recommends two additional regiments OF
tHorse Dragons or Mounted Rifemer,
! and also an increase of the Infantry as
Indispensable to the protection Of our
| frontiers.
/ A VETERAN CoMPosiroR.- At re-
cent anniversary festival Of printers in
! Nashville. Tenn, n member of the craft,
Lawson Barry, was present who has
worked al case day and night, ever since
the year 1899, and who now daily per-
forms as much labor in the printing of.
flee as any journeyman printer in that
city.
NOBLE, Nov 80.
1t has been astertaiueL that thirty
lives were lost by the bursting of the
boiler of the An,oinette Douglass on
the Alabama river. Many jumped ov-
erboard, while others died in the most
intense agones. The scene is dcscrib-
ed as having been awful. The cause of
the accident is unknown. There were
700 bales Of cotton destroyed, and all
the baggage Of passengers was lost.
II WAsHINGToN, DEC Z.
The auction sale of tickets for Jenny
Lind's first Concert here took place this
morning. The nominal prices are SO
cach--thc first was knocked down to
Whitehurst the aguerreo,ypist, at
. 500 premium--the 500 parquette seats
arc selling at So so to SO so premium.
The dress circle will bring $5 premium.
There is considerable excitement and
the house is thronged with spectators
bidding for tickets. Rooms have been
prepared for Jenny Lind at Wizards
Hotel.
UREA, Dec. 9th-.-A. NJ.
Thos. Mitchell post master ut Yves,
| Fowler, st. Lawrance Co., was brough,
to this city last evening in custody of
special agent of the Department, ,n-
I der arrest for robbing the u. $. mail.
He was taken before commissioner NJ.
/ A. Boyce this morning Itappears that
for several months packages passing
over the route between Watertown and
Canada, directed to New York, Phila-
delphia, &c, have been abstracted, and
upon inquiry it was clearly ascertained
that Mr.. Mitchell was the guilty per-
son therefore the commissioner, af-
ter a brief hearing, required the pris-
oner to give bail in the amount OF So,
II 600. Much credit is due to Mr.. Hol-
brook, the special agent of the Depart
ment, for the sagaclty Of the plan laid
for detection and the ability with which
it was carried out.
BosToN, Monday, Dec. 9.
The Hamilton wooden mills, situated
at Southbridge, Mass, were destroyed
by fire yesterday morning. The loss
is about $500 600, of which Sl5O, 900 is
covered by Insurance.
Over 700 persons have been thrown
out of work by the destruction of the
Hamilton mills. The cause of the fire is
at present unknown.
Lowell, Monday evening, Courier
Office ).---Our municipal election has
terminated in complete Wing triumph,
against the Coalition Of Democrats
Free Soilers, and Sizzlers. James II
b. Aver has majority of over six hun
drcd, over all others. Eight Wing AL
deremn, and twenty-five out Of twenty