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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-14

A LARGE THRoAr.-Thc Morning
Star mt Cincinnati relates the following
anccdote of young gentleman of the
OF the South, who expended IA large for
tune - money, lands, negroes, every
thing, in the course OF intemperance and
prohIgacy.
He had just paid Il large years grog
bill OF $500. and was walking in the
street very leisurcIy, when seeing a ply
sician on the opposite side, he called out
to him to come over.
Doctor" snil he "I wish you would
take look down my throat
Il don't discover anything sir" said
the doctor.
"You don't" said he; "why that's
strange twill you be just kind enough,
sir, to give another look -
Really, SIR" said the doctor, after a
second look, II don't sec any thing"
Not! why, doctor, there is farm, ten
thousand dollars, and twenty negroes, all
gone down my throat"
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HESSE CASSEL.
ROME.

How THEY GET MARRIED IN ILLINOIS.
Mr.. Henry Wheeler, of Greene county,
and Minerva Steely, ofMaccrissin coun-
ty wanted to be married but their friends
didn't want them TO. They drove forty
five miles TO Alton in order to escape
this difficulty, but when they got there.
fourd that the law sternly required a Ii
cense, which could only be had from
the County Clerk, who resided in anoth-
cr town. Not discouraged, they cngag.
ed parson and jumped into skif, and
rowed over to small bar in the river,
directly opposite to Alton, where shortly
after sunrise, in the State of Mobile,
surrounded by water, entirely isolated
from the world and the "rest of man.
kind" but in sight of the whole city,
they solemnly pIishtcd their troth.--
They returned in few minutes to the
shore, where they were welcomed with
cheers by the assembled people.
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EXPENSIVE WoRsHlp. - Religion is de-
cidedly looking up in New York. it is
becoming fashionable, and may, for. all
we know, increase into furore equal to
the Jenny Lind mania. The compeli-
ton for pews at the auction in Calvary
Church, few days ago was quite spiri-
ted-and far better sustained--as the
bidding for the first Lind concert tickets
at Castle Garden. SLIGO was paid for
a single pew. Many would-bc fashion,
abIes had to postpone the payment of
small debts to secure their seats for DR..
Hawks preaching. We notice one bid
of $3.50 for single pew by man who
owes neighbor of ours $563. .32-money
lent eighteen months ago! This is fair
specimen ofNew York morals. We esee
no reason why man should not convert
devotion into luxury, equally with the
opera, if he can afford it; but these
spenders of other peoples money should
be kept out if possible.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-14

THE HrSGARiAss ~ IowA.-A letter
from Governor UJHAzY to the editor of
St Louis paper states that the Hunga-
rian coIonisfs arrived ut their desiina-
ton in Iowa in tho beginning of August,
and have commenced building the nee
essary houses and making preparations
Tor considerable agricultural operations
next year. The place they have chosen
is in Decatur county. on Thompson, or
as il is called Crooked Fork river. n
clear and lovely stream, of moderate
size, flowing over bed of sand and pra-
vel, with frequent rapids and falls. affor.
ding abundant water power The eli.
mate is excellent, and the soil fertile
The colonisis are all well, and in the
hest spirits, though their journey to their
new vbodc, which they call New Buda
was most arduous, and their Iabors since
have been severe.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-14

MEXICAN Boundary CoMMissioN.--
Advices from the Boundary Commission
have been received to Oct. 10. The
party was still at San Antonio and as
the progress Of the train would necessa-
rily be SO slow as to render improbable
its arrival at FL Paso at the stipulated
time, Mr.. Bartlett had determined 10
start with thirty-fvc picked men and
proceed directly to the appointed place.
leaving the main body to follow more
leisurely.
We are requested to state, for the
benefit Of the many persons in this city
who have friends in the Boundary Com
mis- ion, that Mr.. Bartlett has made ar
rangements with the Postmaster at San
Antonio TO forward: by the Government
or other expresses, all letters directed 10
members Of the Commission at FL Paso
which are postpaid. This is necessary +,
as the mail route terminates at San An
tonic. Letters should be directed to the
"Mexican Boundary Commission, FL
Paso, via San Antonio, Texas."---Na'.
Int.
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IF any rprcon cbo,IJ ho e,,nu

IF any person should be stung by a
bee or other insect rub some spirits of
turpentine on the place and the p lin will
nearly cease in one minute. 1t is said
the ain arising from the bites ola copper
head snake may be arrested in few
minutes, by the continued application of
this article, and from my own knowledge
OF its effects in other cases, have not
the least doubt of it. The effect of all
poison Is to contract the blood vessels
and prevent free circulation the nat
ural consequences is pain and inflamma-
ton Immediately. Spirits ofturpen,ine,
by their penetrating and expanding quail
lilies, soon overcome the difficulty
Cabinet.
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EXTRAORDINARY HUMAN Cuafoslrlrs.

EXTRAORDINARY HUMAN CURfOSlTit6.
Mr.. s. B. Knox arrived at the Tre-
mont House Yesterday. with two Kaana
children, u boy and girl, Of an almost
extinct race oil Central America. They
are the most ou'rc looking objects ever
hranght to this country but they are
enatural humans" Notwithstanding that
their appearance a the first glance is
rather against them. The boy is 32
inches in heighth- and weighs lG pounds,
and, in the opinion ofDr. Gilman Watts,
Of New York, is abont 10 years of age.
The girl is 2S inches in height, weighs
IA pounds, and is supposed to be about
years OF age. Their heads are not
larger than new born infants, and
they may be almost said to be destitute
oftorehcads, while their noses are finely
developed, straight and long, and pro-
ject at well-detined angle. Their eyes
are full, dark and lustro1s Their heads
are covered with strong dark hair, which
dcscends forward nearly to the eye
brows. The face is very sharp, the up
per lip projecting, and the chin rcceding
in a corresponding degree. Notwith-
standing the almost entire ahsense of
forehead there is not in the profile view
the least resemblance TO the Summit
tribe.
They are said to belong to the surviv-
ing remnant OF IN ancient order OF priest
hood, called Kaanas, which, by constant
intermarriage within their own caste,
has dwindled down TO few individuals,
diminutive in stature, and imbecilc in
intellect. Their heads and faces resem-
BILE exactly the figures OH the baS-rcliefs
on the temple ruins described in Stew
ens's::Central America. They are or
phans, and, at the close ola war between
two of the Aztec tribes, fell into the
hands of traveller named Hammond
They are lively, playful, and affection
ate, but all attempts to teach them a
word of English have thus far proved
unsuccessful but they occasionally ut
ter few gibberish sounds Bost Post
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The BoUNTY LAND CLAlMANTs.-The
secretary of the department of the in
terror publishes a notice to claimants of
bounty lands, requesting them to address
communications for information directly
TO the commissioner of pensions. He
also gives the following inlormation:
lst. That where the service has been
rendered by IA substitute, he is the person
entitled to the benefit of the law, and
not his employer.
Cd. That the widow Of Il soldier who
has rendered the service required by the
law is entitled to bounty land, provided
she was widow at the passage of the
law, although she may have been mar
ried Il second time but ifno a widow
at that time the benefit of the net inures
TO the minor children Of the deceased
soldier.
g. That no person, who has received
or is entitled to bounty land under
prior law, is entitled to the benefit of the
act of 2Sth September, 1850.
4th. That no soldier is entitled TO more
than one warrant under this act, although
he may have served several times; but,
where soldier has served several times,
nc will receive a warrant for the great
est quantity of land to which those sew
cral terms, consolidated, will entitlc
him.
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NovEL PROCEDURE The Common
Council of the city of Norfolk, Va, sus-
pended the salary of the Mayor, on ac-
count ofhis approval Of a slave festival
held in that city. The Mayor now
comes out with a long indignant protest
against the action oftat body, maintain
ing that every slave present had the
written permission Of his owner-that
the law was therefore strictly carried
out ; and that the council unjustly ar
raigncd, tried and found him guilty, and
sentenced him TO =" work for nothing and
find himsclf"-or to resign his Office
In this emergency, he appeals to the
people. There was much excitement.
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arrest Of Capt. French, the 7s~an For
ger. Dates from Texas to the lst in
slant, state that:
Capt. Parker II. French, Of the Cali
fornia overland expedition, has been o.
vertaken at Franklin, Texas, with $35,
600 worth of the goods he had brought
and was 10 have paid for in forged drafts
on Howard & Aspinwall. He was ar
rested, and made to give up what plum
der he had. His company have desert.
ed him. Some returned, but others Coz
tinued on, in different parties, towards
California. French crossed into Mexico
destitute and alone.
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JENNY LlsD.-The Louisville Demo
crat has q good anecdOse os Jenny. Al
Bremen, itsrpears after Performance,
she became aware Of an intention on
the part OF the crowd TO draw her in her
carringe.
As she desired TO avoid the annoy
ancc she requested the manager, who
was a corpulcnt Wnwieldy huik VI hu-
maniiy, 10 prccede her in her own car
riagc which was in waiting. while she
would slip of in some private convey
ancc. Jenny's carriage had hardly
moved when il was invested by a band
of students, who, in spite of the remon-
strances of the driver, unhi'rhed the
horses, and attached themselves 10 che
vehicle, dragged il along with shouts Of
triumph.
The complaisant big gentleman In the
inside, believing this demonstration TO
be intended MS complimen, to himself
for having secured the services Of Miss
Lind. While congratulating himself on
this evidence Of his immense popularity.
the carriage drew up before the hotel,
and the manager descended, bowinvam
smiling under profuse shower Of eie-
giant boquets, which rained upon his
from all directions. When the bloS1s
discovered that, instead Of the wrial f0sm
Of Miss Lind, they had been hauiisg
three hundred and fifty pounds Of Sold
masculine flesh, through the muddy
streets, their rage knew no bounds
Their shouts Of admiration turned TO
shouts ofrcvenge. They rushed upon
the oily gentleman to mob him, but he
succeeded in toddling into the hotel,
nearly dead with fright, just in time 10
save his bacon.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-14

TuE ONE PLANx.-A Russian ship of
war was overtaken by violent storm
on the coast of Kamptschatka, stranded
and dashed to pieces upon a reef. A
sailor attempted TO reach the shore upon
fragment Of the wreck. In little
while he perceived one of the officers, NJ.
Miaski, struggling with the waves, and
offered him share of the plank. "No,
my boy" he cried, sit is too light for two
OF us God has given it to vou; keep it
and go and tell my wife that die with
her upon my mind" The sailor urged
the officer again declined This noble
combat lasts an instant when, seeing
his superior determined to refuse this
anchor of safety. the sailor pushed the
PLANK with all his force towards him. and
sank in the waves. The officer was pre-
served.
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Bp Uslssrapb.
BALr,MoRE. Tuesday, Nov, 5th.

BALTIMORE. Tuesday, Nov, 5th.
A destructive fire broke out about
midaight III the Western part Of the city
which before il was got under consum-
ed several buildi"gs used as carpenter,
cooper, wheeIwright and blacksmith
shops; also five dwelling houses adjoh-
ing The amount OF loss Is no, known at
present.
A party OF rowdies made descent on
the ball given by the New Market fire
company, and during the aiiray young
man, named John Mchacis. received
three balls iD hs bo ~ which killed him
almost Instantly.
BosroS, Tuesday, Nov. 9th.
The large depot, used for storing
freight by the Boston and Maine Rail
rossi Company, was destroyed by fire
last evening.
There was in the building at the time
the five o'clock freight train bound out
consisting Of nearly thirty cars, all load
ed with flour and other produce.
Messrs. Harrod and Fernald, dealer
in mahogany, used the upper part
Their Toss Is between $4,000 and S50,-
600, about one fourth oi' which IL cover
cd by insurance.
The train of cars was entirely con-
sumed and there was 10 insurance OH
them.
The building was new one, built of
brick, was five hundred feet long, and
valued at SAC, 600. ltis mostly insured.
The total loss by the conhagration is
estimated at nearly $l25,0OO. The orr
gin Of the fire is at present unknown.
The merchants OF this city gave n
splendid dinner to Amin Bey, at the
Revere House, last evening. Which
passed oiivery pleasantly,
Among the invited guests we're Sec
retary Webster, Hon. Edward Everett
VIM. Appleton and Robt. c, Winihron
most ofwhoni delivered speeches appro-
pirate ~ The occasion.
in Mr.. Wcbstcr's remarks he said that
The ambassador had come 10 see the
United States, not broken and disscv-
cred Union.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-14

Another Freak Of nature.---On FRI
day last, an old lady, aged 81 years
died at Lawranceville, of a desease of
the bowels. A few days prior 10 her
death, it was discovered that tumor
existed in her abdomen, and on being
asked whether she was willing to have
her body opened after death, for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining the nature Of that tu-
mour, she assented.
Accordingly, Immediately after her
death, a postmortcm examination was
held, and a bony substance OF an oval
shape was removed. Upon saving
through this it was discovered that the
ossificd covering was but thin, and that
within it was contained fully developed
female child! So perfectly formed was
the child in all its parts, that no difficulty
whatever, was found in deciding upon
its sex at once, and from facts afterwards
learned, the woman must have carried
that infant for forty years!
The circumstances which sustain this
supposition are these; Her neice, whom
she lived with up to the time of her
death, distinctly rccolIecls that AT one
time her aunt supposed herself to be en-
cicntc, and went so far as to make all the
preliminary preparations for the expect
ed little stranger but to the astonishment
Of ALL the infant was never born. About
this time her husband died, and from
that period until her death, her general
health was good, and she experienced
no inconvcni nee from the presence of
the supposed tumor.
The above statement is one of simple
facts. The most astonishing part of the
whole story is, that highly respectable
physician, assures us that the child bore
signs. of at least. rohable recent liv-
ing existence. We shall not comment
on this matter. as we understand a full
statement Of the circumstan. es will soon
be published -Pittsburg Gazette.
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A child living near Cincinnati was
recently seized by the throat by large
bull dog, and was so seriously injured
by the brute that its life was despaired
Of The dog seized the child 50 tena-
riousIy, the more he was pounded to
make him let go, the harder he held OH.
The people broke the dogs back, and
after inseriinga lever in his mouth, pried
his jaws open, and released the sufferer,
but not till her throat was mangled go
that pieces hung loose.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-14

The MAYOR OF PirrsBuRG AND THE
CoUsciL.--The Supreme Court, sitting
at Pitisburg, gave an opinion OIL Friday
last on an application Of Mayor Barker
for a quo warranto TO deprive the city of
lis charter, because The Council under.
took to appoint night police, without
his assistance. The opinion was that
the whole Legislative authority of'he city
is in the councils, the Mayor being
bound TO execute it's ordinances unit
they are decided to be unconstitut utionaI
by some legal tribunal.
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STRANGE CusroM-An English pa
per says that when Jenny Lind was
travelling through England, it was her
custom, upon entering the theatre in the
evening, to seize the iirsi man she met
with carpenter, scene shifter, or gas
man-and ehake him by the thumb, in
fiendly token. This custom is not con-
fined TO Sweden. Walter Scott says Of
Rob Roy, TO Balic Nicol Jarvie--
" There's ny thumb III netr begui'e
ye."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-14

MAIL RoBBER TO BE HUNG-At Ham
ilton, Canada West, last week, William
Walker pleaded guilty OF abstracting
letters from the post office at Brantord
of which he was Postmaster. Sentence
of death was recorded against him. MIR
Walker. previous to the act of which he
has pleaded guilty stood high in the es-
timation of the public. He had married
the daughter of one of the most rcspecta-
BILE residents Of Brantiord.
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NEW YORK ELECTION.

City Election.-l5 Wards give Kings
hand, Wing. 1927 majority Tor Mayor,
over Wood, Democrat 4 wards to hear
from, which give about 1000 democrat
ic majority. KingsIand is probably cleo
ted by ahout 1000 majority.
Hart (deni) and Brooks, Briggs, and
Ilaws. (whigs) are elected TO Congress.
Binghampton, Nov; 5.--Town Of
Conslin, Broome Co. Here .hcre is q
lie on the Congress vote OH the county
tirket, there is democratic majority;
for member of Assembly, Is Democrat
ic majority.
There is whig majority in the town
ofChcnango, Broomc co. For Hunt for
Governor, l69 Bennett for Congress,
go majority ; Kinds for Assembly, l95
majority.
Buffalo City, Nov. 5th.--Seymour's
majority in the city, l30; Stephens, dem
ocraiic do, $50.
niagara County.--Niagara Falls vii
ligc gives Hunt ST majority. The rest
OF the State ticketsi maj. Burrows, for
Congress, 2 maj =, Hammond, District
Attorney, 81 maj, Mors, for Assembly,
60 uajority.
Chataugue Co.-Elicoi,, Hunts mai.
l0l Pomrct, Hunts maj. 500; Char
lotre, Bunt's maj. 2l.
Bufllo Co.--Majori,y for Seymour in
city, l2i for Stephens. (dcm.) for Con-
grcss. 81. All the Wing Assemblymen
elected in the county.
Niagara Co.-Two towns I37 for
Hunt. Chautauguc towns $3.50 Tor
Hunt.
Niagara Falls Hunt is reported to
have IN this village ST majority, and the
rest of the ticket "a. Burrows for Con-
gress 2. Lamont, District Attorney so.
Moss, Assembly, 600.
Albany, Nov. 5.-Corning, dem, has
227 maj. in this city, and gains 100 in
two districts of Watervleit. Harris,
Wing. is elected to the Assembly in the
Third district. Perry. dem., probably
elected in the ith Estate Assembly, dis.
tqct again. Calvin, dcm., is probably
elected District Attorney.
Utica, Nov. ), p M.-Hora,io Sey-
mour's majority in this place is 40;
Mattiron, (Whig) for Congress, 22s.
Ithica, Nov. 3. r. M.-The vote ofthe
town of Ihica for Governor is Scy-
mour CSC, Hunt 1877. For Congress
Iialscy (loco) sol WaIbridgc (whig)
1903.
Narrowsburg, Nov. ), s l-2 7. NJ
Returns from Cocheton, the whole dem
ocratic vote 81.
WISCONSIN ELECTION.
Southport, Wisconsin, Nov. Sin the
cifynf Southport, the majority for G.
Durkee, Independent Wing, over A. +.
Elnorc, for Congress, is i6j.
BALriMoRg, Nov :.
Senator Iootc Denounced as Traitor,
and Burned in EGgy.-sena,or Footc
is meeting with much opposition in Mis-
sissippi At Canton, iIon. Franklin
Smith denounced Lin as a traitor, and
the inhabitants ofthat place burned him
in efigy. The Missssiprian says there
it a mnjnri'y of 10000 in the State, in
favor OF immediate resistance.
Nrw ORLEANS, Nov. 1.
The house OF McDonough, the mill
iousire, has been robbed by one OF his
slaves, assisted by five white men. The
negro says they took three buckets Of \
gold and silver. There was package \
Of notes, amounting TO 100000, in the
same room, which wns not taken. The
~ fsxfs. A. ma rs.vs are yid,.plfn1 ,ha iiea Il
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The CuLPEPPER MoB.-The Freder-
icksburg (va.) Nexs Of the 5th inst.

The CuLPEPPER MoB.-The Freder-
icksburg (va.) News of the 5th inst.
says:
ION Wednesday last the superior
court Of Culpcper convened, Judge Field
presiding, when the incidents of the late
riot in that county were considered by
the grand jury, and passed in silence.
"Thc facts, as we learned them from
an eyewitness. were these: The Com
monwcalth's attorney, Mr.. J. c. Green,
in his address to the jury, brought this
atrocious outrage to the notice ofthe jury,
and asked that witnesses might be sent
in to testify as to the facts The court
assented, and the witnesses went in ac-
cordingly, Mr.. Greene among the lum
Der. A short examination ensued, when
the jury returned into court with the sim
gle presentiment Oil, for retailing
ardent spirits to be drank were Sold
The attorney asked that the jury NIGH
be sent back and other witnesses sent
Cor to which the court assented. The
Rev, Cumberland George, and George
Fioklin, Esq, were examined, when the
jury again resolved, with only two dls-
scnting voices, that they would make no
presentment ; and thus terminated the
relations Of the civil authorities for Cul-
pcpcr with an outrage the fame (or
rather the infamy)of which has reached
the utmost limits of this Union"
The Ners blames the Judge, and says
it s due TO the whole Commonwealth
of Virginia that he should be impeach-
ed.