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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-01

Sponge TRADE of Hey West The
sponge trade il creating quite a sensa-
ton in our midst. A large number OF
our citizens are engaged in procuring
it and are aping Il handsome reward
for their labor. The sponge is cured
and brought into market, and sold 10
our merchants for New York ccnsump-
ton. where they are manufacturing
"A beautiful article of cloth from it. The
discovery was only made some six
months ago, that it was valuable for
such a purpose; and now the article
commands, in this market, from ten 10
twelve cents per pound and first
rate article, well cured and attended to,
will bring even more. There is always
ii demand for it, and it would not sur
prise US to see it, at no distant day, one
Of the principal commodities of our
section. [Key West Gazette.
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a@ fllarine 1ntrlliocntc. liz
PORT OF NEWpORT.
ARRIVED

WEDNESDAY, April 2.
Schr Horatio Ames, H. aid, Somerset, Lcips-
ick; Alexander. Lowell, PhIla, ioal To Bowen X
Co: Mark, Vandrr,f, TROY, Prov; Al,gt ,
Nckrrson, Dennis, fishing; Job Chacr. Wi,o +.
d de-.
sloop WIN Penn. winslow. n Bedford, War
r.n.
THURSDAY. Atri'2A
Schr Mary Brockwa,, Comstock, Prov, I.;mr !;
Enpir". Johnson. Grcenwirh. Albany, Iiar.
rict, Baxter. Bsrnstablc; Roxana, R,k,r, Hing
ham.
Shop East Greenwich, Smith Prov; Point Ju-
dith, Williams, Point judith Moses Edd,
DAN, + River. Y.
FRIDAY, April 25.
Schr Empire State. Marble, n Y, Somerset; /;
Elk, Ann Steele. Ieuell, Iarnsule, fishing /;
Bette. Wixon, Drnni~, do.
Sioop Cicero. Eld'i'lge. Nnedfotd NY.
SUNDAY, Atril27.
Schr Mary Elliot, Pain. p ov, fishing; Ench-
an,r~ss. Russ, Provincctoan, do: kola, thse,
Care Cod, do: North West, Haskell, Prov, Cal.
al Fame, Saver. Milb,dg r River; Wan.
ih,'o,, Albd, Sulhyan, lst; NV tneL,nd,
veascr, Machias. Prov; Helen. ID. ggct. TsIur,
d.; Ann r Sippir, Iacou, Boston, AhsaRdria
Pennsy wanna, Il""es, dc nis. f,hi"g
MONDAY. April 20.
Schr OrIole, Nickrrson, Brs,, fishing; J, shrs
Hmblrn, IIrl in,, Wrllhcc,. do. riLot Boat Re.
lirf. I,agg' Z, TisluN, ~ cruise,
Sloup Ann, Smmuns, iruy, \ i'cdfotd; ' ".
bat. Wells, Ny.
TUESDAY, Ariii 20.
Schr RAIN Bow. Ba,srt, Chaiham, fishing
Edith, Ry'ier, Hatw,ch, d.; Eldo,ado. Bkc,
d., do; Rien,i Hail. do. dn. EIi,a Ann Steele,
innell. Psstu,ct, do: IIuhla A Nort. burton
P.ov. Albany; Aftermath fuhard, de-, Moth
''arolina. Cacrulcus, Baxter. Bai unstable, hshing
Orphcl /, Cshoon, lIar' nh. do.
Suop star, Penny Flanders, Resolution, Pa
ker, North Kingston; Olive. Lewi., o.
MEMORANDA.
Ard at Nev iak, Ur,. CsssSr. TAy+r,
Gsiyvssop.
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.eWport, April 10, 1851. Is.
SiiERIFI,S SALE.

NEwrORr Sc,
DY yirtur nf lu Execution ISSUED ct Of the
ID ;lc,kS on 'c oi the Cont of ,mnbn Pleas
tor IN. Comfy nf Newport, Nov Term 1870, M
favor oi Orrln Riwson aud william J.. Bilg-
Ia u of the City of Boston ~ the state Of Mas,a-
chuSrus. aud Davi W. Pratt, Of Chelsea in the
"A ne State, all loinI business in partnership in
siiI Civ Of Boston as Merchants under the firm
aud 81, e of ltawsun, Brigham X Pratt, (and To
ne directed anl dciiv,rcd) will sell al Public
Auction on ~" premises t. IN" hith"sl
brIIcr on Monday the 9th day If May, ls5l at
eleven o'clock, 4, W., All the right, title and
interest that Henry Tall nan of Bath, County "l
Lincoln, State ~ Maine Esq, Attorney at Law.
ha on the ii st day oi March 800 at one O'Clock
T. VI, in and to the three tpIIpwin. described
real estates (said salc To commence with the first
described rstatel To wit: certain farm
tract uf baud l,ilg and being ~ the tJwnoi Ports
IN mth in the County of Ncwp'rt, cont,inng y
estimation "a, out sky seven acres together with
the Hotel and othcr bindings th"rcuu-Boundct
Nprthrrl, partly on liiid Il Sarah Gibbs andpari-
/. IN land ui George l.. Potter, EastclIy on III,
East main road So called. and Westerly an.
Sputh"ry on lam Of sand Sar|h Gibbs, sad es-
tate briut noN or formerly occupied by Bcna-
mn Brown as a Tavern s,and-----also in and
to certain parcels or tracts ni land situated ~
Mad rtuun in said County of Newport, with th'
buildings thrrrun-T ir-t tract or parcel beng
bluulrd Westerly an the East naiu rpad.-
Norihc,ly ou l,nd now or la'e belonging to th'
heirs oi In Manchester deceased. Eas,crly on
Ltn late of Giles Nmches rr deceased. South
crl, partly on lmd ate belonging tn Jonathan
smith, aud purity On land now or late of james
l.. Langley, ur however Otherwise the same NAY
ue bpun led, containing about ninety eight acrcs-
II bing the Erm purchased iy tn- i,tc feeg
oamip of Bor,en Wood The other tac,
rarccl is boun,ed Souihcrl, partly on the Fast
main road, paril, on land of the hcrs Of Gideon
Arthruy aud patty on land Of Jethro B. Barley -
Westerly partly on land of Daniel Gould aud
partly On land ii sad lIaiey-Nmtherly partly
on lanl of Thomas Gould aud partly on lani OF
the heirs Of Elilth An'hnny-EaStcrly partly on
l,ud Of John Baker and partly on the Warner
frn ~ called, AID containing about seventy arrcs
lang thr same tara purchased hy the late Pclcg
raIlmln oi Christopher \. sweet.
WN. ". DOUGLAS Sheriff.
Newport April 10, ISL. Is
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SuERIFF,S SALE.

twroR1, Sc,
WILL. bc soil At puh'ic Auction on the rrrini-
w .rs ~ New ~htphlm on lhr lth day Z"
Nav, = ~. 1851 Il I p'r.rk T.. VI AL the ,'ghi,
ptla, AL interest thit Edwa u \. lm'ci'l -.
Nr,y Snp,.h rn hti on M lhih d,y Of N"gn-' >
IsiO ~ p'ci,ck y. VI, the ttn" "i the ait"h-
m II ~ he ptigiial writ. " aud =" The miu~rs
t,..r,h. .ItrI estate, IN. ctttain lot of Tut
W = lvrnng hou@e ihrrcon situated ~ sad
New - ,rchun. containing about ou" aor' buun-
del wes'e,ly on h,IotE inrl p'lgr. SHu,l"'- b
y ,nl Not hcrl, ~ l,pd e Eiwri "" lge, Eas'-
/, %, tai 4 L ,b.t q. Nt.n.H, ~ satisfy ~"
execuii N levied thereon IA i,ypr Ui Eldnlgc J..
Lttlehel1 II .r.t irnt.
JDIN q. SdEFrIELp, q. p'y Sh'uG.
NJ Shr,hin, Feb IL, 1851. ~.-s
sprH b.
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SIIERIFF,.> SALE.

NEwfuRT, Sc,
\IrIli. b. .uhl at Public AucIiuu ON the prcmi-
w .rs ~ New Shuwhtm "n th" l'th day 81
Nav, 4. D., Isjl. ~ o'cIpck ~ ~" aitcrnrur,
an the 80 ht. titc, lud interest ihtt Edward ".
Ilttl,6 vi ut New >h,,thtm h ,d 90 The 10th d,,
Of Aue ,si 1850, ~ 10 ~ p'ccL ~ ,ic ail'ruo"n,
the tue nt tnr ,u,rhmsh "n lt" plig'fal w,it, m
ani To- IN Ellpwirg dc-ciIli'd zeal estate, w: q
cr,t., TT Ut lanI With , du,ll'ng hous" thereon
s,.u ned IN s,ii New Shutchdu, containing abuut
one ac,c bounded Westerly un I nd II Edmund
Dolce. Suuihrrl, apd No'ue,l, ~ bnJ ~ I'd
ward Dodge Eas'c,ly or hand ~ Rolicu G.
Mitchell, ~ satisfy an "Nrrui'"n l"N'r, tlHie"n M
,vor &c sanuel Dsgunu o. .rii'lrut.
JDtNG SHEFFIELD, Dspy shelf.
New Shorcbsn, fsb. IA, ls5l.
srr0 ~
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NAvAL.-We learn that the naval
constructor at the Gosport Navy Yard
has recommended that the Pennsy!va-
mia should 20 into dock in order to ex-
anime and repair her bottom. The De-
partment mas been written to on the
subject
The u. S. surveying schr. VIM. A.
Graham, Passed Midshipman Fry,
commanding 80 days from Pensacola,
arrived here nigh, before last.
The storeship Relief is ready for sea.
waiting for her complement OF officers,
--N0yJoK Beor0n, Sttur,iay
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GREAT RAcC.-A great race took
place over the Mctaric course at New
Orleans, on the twelfth inst. The purse
was $500, three mile heats, and the
time tie quickes, ever made in the Uni
ted otatcs. There were tour compe-
iitors. viz: Charmer, Maria Hoods,
FIorin aud LA Raine. TIE victory
was awarded 10 Charmer. who lead in
2d and Sd heats Time 5.3S "a 5 35 I;
sag l-2. florin Won the first heat but
died the next day from over-eI rtion.
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are invited To call on the Agents and satisfy them.
selves by reference 10 Numerous letters and celtll
cte, ol III" highest rcspectabiltN.
Among the nunc ruuS and highly respectable
ccrtiiratcs We refer 10 the tillnung:
Prf \. a. Hayes, VI. -. State Assayer.
Fl, Henry Homer, Esq, Boston.
Jis. ID. Dunn, Esq, Cty Treasurer, Boston.
HON. Myrou Lawrence, Ex-Prest. Mass. Senate.
Iioo. l.. II. Arnold, formerly GOV. Rhode
I-hg!, now member of Congress.
II 80. WIN. Woodbridge, formerly Gov. Of
Nrh,g.u, now u. :. Senator.
HON J. +. Morrhcad, formerly Gov. Of Ken
mck,, now L. 3. Senator.
Hon. J. +. Simmons, L. ). Senator from
Bhpdc I-lard.
Hon. Samuel S. Phelps u. S. Senator from
Vermont.
lion. WIN. Upham, de-. do.
Hon solomon Footc, Member of Congress from
Vermont.
lion, A. d. Foster, Member Of Congress from
Pcun'a
Hon NJ. l.. Martin, Delegate in Congross from
Wisconsin Ter itory.
Gen. A. &. Do,gc, Delegate in Congress from
Iowa.
Il. Stove, Esq, Clerk in the House Of
Representatives.
&C, Trovbridgc, Esq. Detroit, Michigan.
Geo. ". jones, Esq, Surveyo General, Du-
buQur, Iowa.
Jo.cph Iloxie. Esq, No. 10 Wall street, New
Yurk.
MANY other individuals Of the highest respect
ability an bc referred To, who will confirm all
rh,, h, been said in favor ol this in' alualc med
icinc.
DIR GEO. B. GREEN Proprietor, Windsor,
Vt.
Reed, Bates & Austin, Wholesale Druggists
No % Mrrchauts' Row, Boston, General Agents
Price : | per bottlci six bottles tor : ).
CAUTION Each bottle q. the GrsrINE
OPYGFNArEp BIrrtRs, VIII have the outside
appcr printed IN English, French and span.
ish, with the signature Of Geo. B. G. cen, pi"wi-
rtor, upon THRrr siDfS, and IN addition, a tine.
/, engraved label upon the top of the bottle, with
the Signature of Rttp, BArrs & trsTis, whu
lrc the Sole General Agents, and to whom al or
lrrs must be addressed.
For Sale il Newport hy x. r. Hazard, \ Go
r. J. 1ay lor, and &. G.. &. Hazard.
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Winter. which strips the leaves from
around US makes us see the distant re-
gions they formerly concealed SO does
old age rob us of our enjoymcnis, only
tp cnlrrge the prospec, for the eternity
before us.
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NAvAL.--The u. S. steam frigaie
Saranar, flag ship of the Home Squad
ron, Capt. Tatnall, bearing the broad
pennant Of Commodore Foxall A. Par
ker, arrived of the Pensac, la Navy
Yard on Sunday morning last. She
arrived off Santa Rosa Island on the
evening Of the 5th, but owing to the
thick weather ran off for the night
The arrival of U. S. ship Albany was
expected daily.
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An attorney in Dublin havir /,

q An attorney in Dublin havir q
died exceedingly poor, a shilling suit
scri I,ion was set on foot 10 qay the
Expense Of his funeral Most e the
attorneys aud barrIsiers having subscrib-
d. one Of them applied To Toler, after
wards Lord Chief Justice Norhury,
expressing his hope that he would also
suhscrihe his shilling. "Only a shill-
ng," said Toler only a shilling 10
oury an attorney! Here is a guinea ;
go ard bury one.sud-,~cp'y Of ,hsn =
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SIIERIFF,S SALE.

NEWPOkT, Sc,
DY virtue of an Execution issued on, Of the
ID Clerks Office Of the ourt of Common Peas
for the County of Newport, Nov. Term, 1850, in
favor Of Henry l.. Richardson, of the City 81
Boston, in the State Of Massachusetts, and Ia me
directed and drlivcrei-l w,ll sell AT Public Auc-
tior on the premises To the highest bidder on
Monday, the 5'b May, 1851 At o'c ock, A. W.,
All the right, urc, anl iatcrcst, that Henry
TaIlnan Esq OF Bath, in the State Of Maine had
on the 2Sh day of February, 1850, at Ten o'cl"ck
A. NJ, when attachment was made on the orig
ina writ, in aud to the three following dcicrIu-
ed farms, tracts Of land or estates, 10 VITA
farm or tract Of land situated in Middctown in
the County of Newport, containing about scvrn-
y-6ve acres, with the buildings thereon--'ioun-
dcd, Sou,hrIy partly on'East main road, and part
" un lanl pf the hclrs of Gideon Anthony ami
partly on land of Jrihro Is Ba ley-WestrIly part
" on and uf Daniel Gould, aud partly on land Of
said BaiIry--Nouhcry Imtly ON land Of Thomas
Could aud partly on land of the heirs Of Elijah
Anfhoiy-Easterly partly on land Of John Barker
and purity on the Warner firm, so caled-it he
ing the same estate purch used by the late Pccg
rahntn, Of Christopher A. Swcet.--A'so in ard
10 one other tract ui land ~ idrm situated IN sad
NidIrtuwh, containing abpu, nnrtN-eight acres,
with the buildings thrrron,--l'ourdcd, Westerly
on the East main road, NoIth,Ik on land now or
late bclpaging to the hris e John Manchester,
dec, Eastery un land late bclorging To Glib s
Manchester, dec, and SoulhcIl, pmtl on land he
longing To Jonathan Smith, and patty on land late
bronging to james l.. Langley, dec, 1t being the
sar,c Erm purchased by the tate rccg Tallnan,
of Borden WooI.--hlSo in and to another uact
of land or Gun situated IN pn,tsmowh in said
CouHy of Newport, Containing about sxty-sevcn
acres with the Hotel aud other bulhngs thereon,
--Bpundrd, North"rly on land .. III" heirs Of
George Gibbs, &C., aud heirs Of Thomas Potter,
de-, Eastcrly hand of said Gibbs heirs and on
the East nam road, aud ~omhrrly and Wcstcf-
/, on land of Sarah Gibbs said estate being
nrw or formerly occupied Ivy BENJAMIN Brown.
\. u. Sale to commence IN Portsmouth with
Last NAMED estate.
WM. II. DOUGLAS, Sheriff
NDn-I,,,,i mil 10 lShl L.
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SiIERIFFS SALE.

NEwrORr, SC,
NTlIL b. sold At Public Auction ON the rrcml-
~ scs IN New Sh,rrhm on the l1th day al
N,xA.D. ISL. Al Iu'clDck T.. W., an thoIight,
ttlc. AMI in,rrc.t that Edward H. littIrtrd of
Scw Shrrrh,m had on the l9,h daN ot August
1859, At ) - u'clnrk T.. W., the time 81 the att
,,.hlncnt IN thr original writ IN and tu the iolluw-
ug drsctibci real estate, wa; crt'il lot oi hud
Ntth 4 dwelling house IA rrou, situated ~ said
Ne, Shnrrrtu, containing i"ut one aclr; houn-
10 " csrrl, on hnl of Edmund Dodge, Suutlcr
Iy,,I Y rh ~ IN lnud ~ Edw.ud Do Igc. East
~ y IN n { iiru {. Mitchell, to sallsiN an
e. <rcutinn c,ird IN rcun, ~ favor 81 Pcckhln \
BnlI, both IT the Town and County of Ncwpp,t, II
sufficient
JOHN q SHEFFIELD, Dcp'y Sheriff.
New Shurcham, Feb. II, 1851.
app p. 3v.
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CHURCH srRucK BY LloHrNiSo.

CHURCH srRucK BY LIGHTNING.
Dawn LIE, Pa, April 2S.
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
while the C, ngrega,ion belonging to
the Me h' dist Church, in this place,
were engaged in divine worship, the
fluid passing down the steepIe, through
the root, and down the rod which sup
ports The lamp in the centre.
Mrs. George, of Pennsylvania, was
instantly kill, d, and eight others injured
-none Of them seriously.
The sterple v as shattered, several Of
the pews were torn loose, and the build
was otherwise injured
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NAVAL AND M'LIrARY HGNoRs. The
Secretaries Of War and Navy have
directed that suitable honors be paid to
the memory of General Brady and Com.
modOre Barron.
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GREAT COUGH REM MEDY;


"d remedy Tor diseases o' Tue th'o'' ana lungs II
10 ot our wish To- trlilc with the lives or health
of the Athlete hut frankly To ay before them the
r o,nd .o,o. If ,h.
-,L;., IL, ;,I.o
W ~ '''' ' -
"r themselves we s'ncerel! pledge ourselves
10 make no vii assertions or false statement. of
i. s.,o. mar ,,;,I h,lI o,, an, ham. >, .,c.
ierihg hnn'y N'leh 'ac'' VIII npl warrant
Nav prJJjs a.. hnr given, snd W. solicit a.
;po,i,y from IN. publc into All ", nubli,h f..l;c,
assured 'hey WIN VII" '"-n Pe''c''s 'e"'"''' ""'
the medicine worthy their beat eOniiience aud pat
,on,..
ruru yrNr curru,y n
p,or. ar Cs,,,.,,, Wn,raia.n q. vi,
r,U,.. u,,aI,, r., H., V,S
DLt ,.J S., S,r,,,;,, ,f 4rni..
and E.y,p,.
,,.n,,. n,,,.r,,,
"ee"''n' ;'.r.'' w o"Nt- n" "u
ci.. j., m. M.rrri, VI. .ira.,nl. . ,,ry .ae.,,.
,.n.I, G,r tb, cl.,. oc Ji...,.,u II i, .nt.p.l. 70
.,;
Nry yu,yrs cr Nay 1910
PROFESSOR CLEi VELAED. of U.rJ.i,
CoIl,gc. Maine.
wr;,.."Jh,vc Witnessed The .s.cts of ,o,r
"CIIERRY PICTORIAL" in NV own r.mil,
,,J IN ,f nv I,,e,l. AMI !, giyr,m. s,ti.c.c,ion
10 state, ,,s ,yn that no M licin. h.,, ever
k,n,, b,. ~, wed sn cn,nently successful 10 e,r.
in, Ii..,.., of the tbrnt. and Lrngs"
prv ND oscnnn
,u MY NV. ',: p,7'| ',',iir,py ,pc
TnW,I ~ ,,..n.", ah =" ,n"d'.;,. c,r p,i a,,,r, A.
c.c,i.,n. ,;vsn f., th, n,lir. ,nJ ,,,,,: ,h,t
..h;. laughter after b,iny Obliged 10 Keen tho
roam C,,r n ,rths with , severe .-ttlrl cough. ,e
c,,p,,nicd NV raising orblDod, niIht ,ne,t.. an
tn. tterla Il syrnpo MS of Consumption, comn.n.
ced IN use of tn. " CHERRY PECrORAL," :"
aud had connlrtrly recovered;
HENR J. iE pA'ltNT.
a. ~ III n,' .',',,L .,,''.,,,'..'.I A.,
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Bos1os, April 2s.

Bos1os, ApriI 2s
II is confidently reported that MI.
seuall, the free roll candidate Tor Com
sress from the second district will re-
ure from the contest and lesve The fed
{, yenr Rsn,cui aud tllip
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PlT1.nURo, April 24,h.-William DUFF
was fund, on Wednesday, brutal!
murdered, near Freeport, Butler Coun-
". His twin brother ia mes, with whom
he was last seen, has been arrested Oh
surpcion.
New YoRx, O'clock, PM.
Mr. Webster on arriving here yester-
day found a despatch from President
Fillmore requiring his presence at Wash
ington. He will, therefore leave with
out delay.
Sir II. Bulwer is seriously indspo scd
INTERESTING FROM BvEsos AYREs.
SALEM, Mass, April 2Sth. 1851.
BY the barque Argentine, at this port
we have advices from Buenos A yres TO
March I'd.
The rumor Of the resignation Of Ros-
as had assumed dlsquieting p-omi.
nence. The people oflhe Buenos Ayrcs
confederation Of which he is director,
protest much against his resignation.
A late number of the Packet contains
the following -
ION Thursday morning the U. S.
, corvette ST. Louis bearing the broad
pennant Of Com. McKever, and accom-
panied by the cambridge, entered this
port. A pleasant interchange Of conr-
tesies ensued. The ST. Louis greeted
the town with a salute Of twenty-one
guns, which were duly acknowledged
ny the battery Libertad. The national
schooner Julio welcomed the Conmo-
b dore's ensign with a salute OF thirteen
guns, which was Immediately responded
10 by the Corvette. The French brig
OF war lIusard then paid her d,voirs TO
the gallant Commodore, ard the old
Republic Of America and the young
Republic uf Europe exchanged their
cordial embraces on the limpid bosom
Of the mighty Platte"
Captain Murdock Mckenzie, late
commander oi the Adamante from
Liverpool for California, died February
22d, in consequence Of tall from hIs
horse.
The Adamante having sprung a leak
amer getting as far as lat so s., Ion. 20
W., was compelled to put back to Non
tevideo, where she was condemned
The Packet boasts OF enjoying the
6pt fruits or the steamers, having re-
eeived English papers in forty days by
tho st.sn packet.
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Bp Uelesrapb.
Sumner Elected.
BosroN, April "a.

BosroS, April "a.
Sumner is elected Senator, he having
received just the requisite number Of
votes.
Baltimore. April %.
ltis supposed that Drummond, who
confessed the Kent Co. tragedy, wa
himself with Shelton the murderer.
He now says that Taylor urged him to
Join him In the murder, and does not
implicate any one else.
His confessions are generally doubted.
The remains Of Archbishop Eccles-
ton will be brought from the George
town College tomorrow, and placed in
the cathedral.
The funeral takes place Sunday next
The church-bells tolled mourniully
on the reception OF the announceSent Of
his death.
News has Just been received OF the
death of Com. james Barrot. at his res
idence in Norfolk, OH Monday afternoon
last. He was senior captain in the navy
and was SO years ofsge.
He has been more than fty-thrce
wears in the U. S. service, having enter
cd the navy as u lieutenant on the 9th
Of March, 1898. He attained the rank
por captain on the 22d OF May, 1899.
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1 FASCINATING BOOK, Nathalie; tale
y by Jula kayanagh. mh hor e Woman IN
France, Madeline, Sc Also hy the same author,
"Ihc Three Pa'hs," tale Tor Young People,
aud " oman in France in the Eighteenth Century,
'uutaining Sk t'hrs Of the most celebrated female
characters oft g Revolution, Il very popular hool .
Wo,nau's " huns; or the Fem e barometer, h,
y. Is. S.untiuc author oi "rrccrola," ;" to, sale ~
WILLIAM IL. PEEK.
apr2i 90 Thimcs St.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-01
WAsHiNoToN, April %.

" "o"'"s'oNj HIih 30.
Secretary Webster, accompanied by
his lady, reached this city yesterday
morning. A Cabinet meeting is being
held this morning.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-01

WAspisGToN, April 24,h.-Thc num-
Der Of applications Tor bounty land av-
erages abou, four hundred per day, and
there are already ten thousand applica-
iions on file which have not yet been
touched. Mss.rs. Huffman, and B.
Washington, late Of Virginia, have been
appointed 10 clerkshiIs in the Home
Department. l.. f. Thomas, formerly
Of Wisconsin, has been apI onted to a
clerkshp in the Treasury Department,
~DeWitt ID. Lawrence, (Dem.) Chief
Clerk in the Patent Office, with salary
Of $500, has been tendercd his Teslgua-
ton, TO take effect the lst Of July next.
His successor has already been deter
mined on.
WAsnlS GroS, 25th.-Farrar's bowling
alley, on the corner OF Missouri avenue
and 9th street, together with 3 small
buildings, were consumed by fire this
morning. The loss in the ten-pen alley
is $4,000 insured for 500. The fire 10
believed 10 be the work Of an incendla-
ry.
Hora,io n. King, formerly Democrat
ie editor in Maine, has been promoted
from "A $l490 clerkship 10 one Of $l65O,
in Post Office Department
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-01

Nrw YoRk, APRiL 2i.--Three fugi-
tive slaves man, wife and child, we're
ARRESTED at Harrisburg, Pa, IN the 22d
inst. They were brought before Il U.
8. Commissioner, who furnished the
usual certificate, and they were remand
ed 10 their owners. There was considss
erahle excitement among the colorrd
people. but no breach OF the peace oc-
Cured.
BALrlxoEE, 25th.- The ship Mary
Hale, lO2 days from Liverpool, which
was supposed 10 have been los, arrived
here this morning.