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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

THE WILL OF THE Rev. JOHN BRADY--
The will of the Rev. John Brady, late of
Hartford, has just been proved. Besides
bequests to his various relatives, his house.
keepers, nurses, &C., he bequeathed to the
Right Rev. John Fitzpatrick, or his success
sor, ,wo thousand dollars for the intended
new Cathedral OF Boston, Mass. Also one
thousand dollars for Chapel over the re-
mains of Benedict Fenwick, Bishop of
Boston. lie bequeaths TO the New Catbo-
lie Orphan Asylum Of Hartford, one thou
sand dollars, stating that he would have
granted five thousand do lars, but for the
way that he has been treated by the Bishop
OF the diocese he also bestows one thou
sand dollars as a corner stone for Catholic
Orphan Boys's Asylum and to Mary No
Ian Of No. 220 Harrison Avenue, five hun
dred dollars. He bequeaths to Catholic
poor but deserving widows, five hundred
dollars, coupled with the provision that Il
shall be distributed by five lay members of
the church, "as they know the good from
the bad, better than any priest who will
come after me for many years" Five
hundred dollars is left to the Right Rev.
Bishop Fitzpatrick for his burial, and mass
TO be said for the rcpose Of his soul.-Bost.
Tnv.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28
pHIL ADE ELPHIA,
Ion

A NOVEL CAsE.-A man was recently
tried in indianapolis, under the seventh
section of the fugitive slave law, for aid
ing in the escape of slaves from their mas
ters, in which case Mr.. Cyrus Fillmore
was the principle witness. The man vas
proved guilty Of the charge, but it Is said
the jury would not render in their verdict,
unless the Judge would promise to remit
The fine which the act imposes as a penalty
for the offence, which was agreed to, and
the jury thereupon brought in their verdict
that the prisoher pay fine of fifty dollars,
and be imprisoned one hour in the court
room.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28
HERALD OF THE Times
PUBLISHED EVERY vHURsDAY MORNING,
No l44 Thames Street.
CRANST0N & NORMAN.
TERMS--$2 in advance, or 1925
at the end Of the year.

rSherff Lake desires us to say that
the Room of the Court Of Justices in the
lower part of the State House, is the only
one which will be occupied hereafter for
lectures, public meetings., &C., the rooms
in the upper part of the building being re-
served exclusively for the use of the Gen
eral Assembly and the higher Courts. 1t
is very convenient and comfortable room,
and is well arranged for the accommoda-
ton of a good sized audience.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28
A German writer gives this description Of

herman writer gives this description CI
the Crimea -
"The Crimea is one of the finest ard most
pcturespuecountrie of the world. Its soil,
particularly in the southern parts of the Pc
nihsula, where vegetation is truly tropical,
is of an extraordinary fertility. TIE valleys
watered BY numberless brooks and small
rivers, are excelently cultivated, abounding
in productive corn fields and Vineyards
Of the latter tiose nctr Sudak and Koos
give the best grapes. Apficols, peaches,
cherries,p s,pums, almonds, pomegranites figs,
pears, apples and melons are grown in gar
dens, whilst The open lard yields consider
able quantities Of cereals, millet. tobacco,
honey, wax and silk. The breeding of
horned cattle, h rscs and sheep is Of some
Importance; the latter yield the favoriie
small, grey, curly skins, known as Crimca
lambskins. In the r;hern parts of the Pc
ninsula, on the other hand, beth wood and
water are scarce, and the soil is generally
poor, brackish, and unfit for cultivation"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

~ The editor Of BlackWood's Magazine
in the November number of that publication
compares the boast of Sir Charles Napier,
before he sailed at the head of his magnii-
icent fleet for the Baltic Sea, to fog the
Gar, to the expedient Of the man 'who sold
the hide of the bear before he encountered
the animal" This is severe upon poor Sir
Charles. It was not his fault that the
bear would not come out of his den and be
skinned, for it will be remembered the
Admiral had his cutlasses already sharpen
ed for the operation. 1t was cruel in Mich
olas to show his teeth when the admiral
came to pat him 80 kindly on the head. 1t
spoiled the prelliest chance for an easy hi,to-
real Immortality any admiral ever had. But
Nicholas has behaved badly ON several occa-
sions. Admiral Hamelin thins. that he bo-
haved very uncvilly in shutting he door in
his face at Sebaslopol by sinking hips in the
harbor.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28
R sui of The Breach of Promise Case

R;suh Of The Breach Of Promise Case
About year since the circumstances rela-
tive to suit brought against WIN. X. Hall,
at that time superintendent of the Harlem
rail road, for breach of p,omise of
marriage, by young lady from Washing
ton, were published and it was subs,--
qucnty stated that she had obtained ver-
diet of 1900 against him. Since that
time he has applied for the benefit Of the
insofyert act, submitted to imprisonment
in TIE Hudson county Jail, (New Jcrsey,)
and recently obtained discharge from his
debts, by mean. of which he escapes tho
penalty and leaves tho young lady without
redress.-[Cincinnali Adv.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

Drunkenness in Haryord.-The Hart.
ford Times states that since the passage Of
the Maine Law there has been an unusual
amount of drunkenness in that city. The
county Jail, says the Times, "has been
crowded with convicts-this law sending
the rum cases to the Jail instead of the
work house. The Jail is constantly crowd
cd, oyerrun. Its inmates have greatly in
creased under the law. Drunkenness has
evidently increased, too. Tire law fosters
club.houses; it is the parent OF club-lous-
es, and they grow luxurian ly under its
complete cultivating influences. Club.
houses generate drunkenness - makes
drunkards-makes il fashionable for young
men to gather in private rooms and drink
intoxicating liquors"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28
The Kansas Election.-The Kansas

The Kansas Elclion.-The Kansas
election, it is now no longer doubtful, was
Carried for the pro-slavery candidate by the
infamous Atchison sortie thousands Of Mis-
sourians passing over the line and voting,
Under the instigation Of that honorable sen.
ator, who said that the Missourians had as
good right TO vote there as the squatter
sovereigns from New England. Gov.
Reeder had divided the territory into six
teen election districts and appointed three
poll judges in each district, who were re-
quired to make and subscfibe a prescribed
form of oath, binding them to make true
list of all voters and to permit no person to
vote who was not an "actual and bona .fde
resident and inhabitant of the territory on
the day Of election, and to reject the votes
Of all and every nonresident having come
into the territory for the mere purpose Of
voting" How little protection against
fraudulent voting was afforded by these
provisions is evident from the result. At
the settlement called Douglas, near Law
renee, there were but 81 legal voters, but
the judges returned 2S3 votes for Whit
field and SO for all others. The MissoC-
rians had full possession of the polls. The
Parkville, Mo-, Luminary, on the day be-
fore the election, declared that immense
crowds of Missourians had within two or
three days, been going over into Kansas
territory, to the number of three or four
thousand. The Glasgow Times, an At
Gibson paper, said zone hundred persons
left Saline county for Kansas in time to
look after the election Of delegate to Con-
gress - Thus have the actual settlers Of
Kansas been voted down. Great is "pop-
ular sovereignty
At Lawrence City, Judge Wakefield,
Free Soil, received 1873 votes; Judge
Flennikcn, "lhe Governors candidate" 5li
Whitfield, pro-savery, As; Dr. Chapman
pro-slavcry, 0; DR.. Robinson, the Mayor,2i
Gen. Pomeroy, 2; WIN. l.. Garrison, L.
There seems not to have been good un-
derslanding or much concert of action among
the Free Soil voters. DIR. Robinson's in
huence and vote was given for Flenniken
much to the dissatisfaction of most of the
New England settlers. Flenniken is rep
resented to be all Administrat on Demo-
crat, sustaining the Douglas doctrine OF
popular sovereignty, but opposed to the e,-
tabishment Of slavery in Kansas.
Gen. J. w. Whitfield, the Kansas dele
gate elect, is a native of Tennessee, has
been in the Legislature of that State, COM
manded Tennessee regiment in the Mex
lean war, holds under President Pierce the
office of Indian Agent in Kansas, and is
represented to be energetic, pcrseyering,
unscrupulous in politics, bunker of hun
kers, and therefore pre-eminently fitted to
subscrvc the Douglas scheme and secure
the establishment Of slavery in this beauti-
full territory.-SpringfsM Republican.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

1t is stated in the life of Horace Greeley,
that Leggett (ot all men) once discharged
him from compostor's situation on the
Evening Post, on account Of his slove,ly
appearance. Greeley's first employment in
New York was obtained from w. Il.
Porter of the Spirit who was then foreman
of Vests printing Office. In 1888
Greeley started the Morning Post, first
Penny paper in the world: it lived sixteen
days, and begat the New York Sun. Hor-
ace was born perfectly black at Amherst,
N. II. Mr.. J. Parton, who has taken his
life in such an effectual manner, has been
for several years the working editor of the
Home Journal.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

Beheehan, the Long-Island Murderer
The execution Of this most atrocious mur-
derer took place on the 18th of Dec, at
Riverhead, suffolk county, Long Island
A correspondent of a New York paper,
after giving an account Of he execution, in
conclusion says" "Aiter remaining suspended
forty minutes, he body was cut down and
taken to Jasper Nnli's wood, in the neigh
borhood, for interment. Here the body was
buried without any cercmony-the priest,
howeyet, accompanied the corpse all the
distance. The body of Beheehan was con-
yeyed to the unsanctiied burial ground in
rude pine coffin, driven in on old country
wagon and here unattended by any cortege
except a grave-digger and the faithful
priest, was 'he body of the murderer con-
signed to its last resting piace---a lonely,
unfrequcn,ed spot, which will be stunned
hereafter by all the good citizens Of Suffolk
county, as the place containing the body Of
one of the most inhuman butchers that ever
chronicled the records of crime"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28
WHOLE NO 1914

The Chaplaincy IF the S.nate.-Th'
Hon. Augustus Caesar Dodge, with an i'm
porial magnanimiy worthy Of his great
name, pitches into the Hon. VIM. ii. Sew
ard for oGtring a resolution to choose chap
lains OF different denominations" for tho
Senate. Dodge thinks it covert blow at
Mr.. Slicer, because of his Nebraska partial
tiles, and is wonderfully indignant. A IL;
tie while ago anolhsr ll.uc gentleman with
q big name, one Douglas, defined the duties
of clcrgymen TO his own entire satisfaction,
They were TO keep to their pulpls and
theology, to berate hereiics (of the middle
ages) and to abstain utterly from the excl.
ting topics of the day. Nov, Il sppcars
that these reverend gentleman may indulge
in little political spccul tion, and even
make prayer or two, with appropriate bib
lical references to st. Paul and Oncsimus
provided it be upon the Southern side OF
the question. If the lack gown only GOV.
ers his orthodox views Of the Ntbraska
question, and sound sentiments upon slave
hunting in Boston, that which was "unclef:;
ical and injudicous inedding in public AZ
fairs, becomes holy so'iciuie fer the wei
fare of our common country. III
p, rhaps Mr.. Dodge is right. The Sen
ate (which on certain occasions likes its Ii;
quor strong) prefers its religion diln'cd,and
the Rev. Mr.. Slcer is just the man TO ac.
commodate them with the homeopathic do
ses which suit its complaint.-Nc~ Bed
ford Mercury.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

FOREIGN RELATroNs.-A report prevails
in New York that the French and British
Minister'S have demonstrated against the
annexation Of the Sandwich Islands, as 10
eontravention with their treaties with their
native government The Washington cor
respondent of the Courier a. Enquirer says
dispatches from Madrid represent the min
isteriai crisis as unsettled on the 22d Of No
vember. Mr. Soule was expected .herc on
the 26th. The people were much excited
against him, but the government wn well
disposed.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

nor The New Bedford Standard appears
to be very tenacious in regard TO what the
newspapers say Of Robert B. Hall, the Con-
gressman elect from the first District of
Massachusetts. Does The Standard pretend
to say!that Mr.. Hall has always been above
Suspieion2 Does it pretend that his con-
duct was moral and what it should be in
clergyman, at the time he left the Church
in Roxbury' Such conduct cannot be ca
silly forgotten, and the least the Standard
says shout the matter, the better ii will be
for Mr.. Hail.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

uSeveral citizens Of New York recent.
ly presented Major Wyse, OF the Army, with
asplendid sword, as a testimonial of their
respect for him as a man and an officer
Major Wysc was tried by Court Martial and
sentenced to be cashiered, for refusing to
embark on board the Falcon, on account of
her nnseaworhiness, when ordered to Cal
ifcrn'a but the President commutcd the
sentence to six months suspension. The
time has about expired, and Major w. will
soon be ordered to duty again.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

The New CENT PIECES are to be
issued from the u. s. mint in Philadelphia
in few days. The Pennsylvania says
they are a really beautiful copper coin,
smaller than those now in circulstation,
the copper being mixed with certain
amount of alloy, aud the perfection of the
die giving to the coin high finish and elc-
gance. On one side is the head of Liberty,
the thirteen States being omitted, and the
surface plain and polished.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28


Titles ofthe Turkish Empife:-The fire.;
quent use of the words Sultan, Porte, ETC.,
in the newspapers publishing accounts of
affairs in Turkey at the present time, are
enormously understood by a many per-
sons.
The sublime Porte is the official title of
the government of the Ottoman empire,
and not the title of any officer Of the gov
ernment. ms many suppose it to be.
!. The Ottoman emperor is called Sultan
or Grand Snltan. or Grand Seignior, ac-
cording to the fancy of the person speaking
or writing. They all mean the same thing.
Pacha is the Governor of Province
and according to the importance of the
province he is distinguished by one, two or
three tails. Every Pacha has his own ar
nv in his own province, distinct from the
guard army of the empire. A Pacha with
three tails has the power to punish with
| death any agent who seems to threaten the
general safety. Bey is a sub-Goyernor
under the Pacha.
The Divan is the Council of State, and
| consists of the principal ministers.
The Refs -Effendi is high chancellor ef
the empire, and stands at the head Of the
BODY of attorneys-which body is thought
to contain the best informed men Of the
nation.
Cadi is a sort of judge or justice of the
peace. To order bastinado on common
people, to impose a fine on a rich Greek or
European, to condemn n thief to be hanged,
is all the duty Of an ordihary Csdi.-tLon-
don Leader
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

A novel case has just been decided in
New York which involves a curiosity in
meddico Jurisprudence. A mesmeric ply
sician sued a husband for services rendered
the wife in his absence, and the supreme
court say that in the 9Th vol. of Cushing's
Reports, is their opinion in the ca,e, VIZ
that the law does not recognise the dreams,
visions or revelations of woman in a
mesmeric sleep as necessaries fora wife,
for which the husband, without his consent,
can be made to pay. These are fancy
articles, which those who have money of
their own to dispose of may purchasc,if they
think proper, but they are not neccssaries,
known to the law, for which the wife can
pledge the credit other absent husband.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

MAGNETIC IRos.-The editor OF the Lake
Superior Journal states that he has been
shown some fine specimens of magnetic
iron ore brought from the shore Of Lake Su-
poror. Samples Of this ore are to be test
ed in the manufacture Of steel. SO i'm
portant is good quality Of iron for this
purpose that the manufacturers in England
have sent scientific men this season TO the
United States and the Canadas to examine
their iron ores with the view Of securing
the best magnetic iron for their business.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

MIR. .Insorsoll, Of Connecticut, lately
said, in the House Of Representatives., hst
"on the question Of popular sovereignty, az
avowed In the Nebraska bill, he could 90
safely before his constituents, and feel as
surcd that they would approve his course
The Hartford Courant significantly wishes
that he could be induced to try, and adds-.
awe should be glad to .ecord tho soupdsst
beating that ever demagogue received in
the Land Of Steady Habits"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28
NEWPORT, THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER 2e 1884

IL A very destructive fire occurred IN
Broadway early this morning. 1t was first
discovered in the City Assembly Rooms,
situated between Grand and Howard streets
aud owing to the intense coldnesS Of the
weather the flames gained great headway
before water could be brought to bear
against them.
The building; as also several adjoining
were entirely destroyed.
Among the sufferers are Woods Min
strels McKinstry's coach factory; Ly-
on's Medicine Depot Alexander Duns-
combs saddlery; Mix's coach mauufactory,
and others.
The fire broke out about 8, a. m, and
burnt through to Crosby street before it
could be subdued.
There was ball in the principal room Of
the Assembly building last evening, and it
is said to have been still in progress when
the fire was observed. 1t is possible that
the fire may have originated from the care
lessness of some one in attendance at the
ball. but this is not known to certainty.
Several persons are reported to have
been killed ard wounded, and the sufferings
OF the firemen in their efdeavors to prevent
the spread Of the conhagration, were, owing
to the; severity Of the weather, very
great. =.
The amount Of loss we have not heard,
But it cannot fail to be very heavy.
FURTHER PARTICULARS. ~
This morning about 4 o'clock, as the
guests of the Taiors' Protective Union
were about to leave the City Assembly
Rooms, No. 44O Broadway, where they had
ball, sftioke was discovered issuing from
under one Of the setees. Much confusion
prevailed for while, but the ball-goers all
got out safely An alarm was Immediately
raised, but before the fremen arrived the
flames had extended to the building No:
442, and was raging fercely.
The cold weather interfered somewhat
with the efforts of the fremen, and some Of
them were slightly frozen. 1t was not till
after eight buildings were destroyed and
the fire had reached Crosby street in the
rear, that the devouring element was sub
dued.
In the meantime the rear walls Of the
Assembly Rooms, in falling, had buried
two of the members of Hose Co. No. t.
One of these was got outl alive and
taken to his hom'. The other named Jas.
Lowery, remains under the ruins crushed
to death.
The following buildings on Broadway
were destroyed, Nos. 44o, 442, 444, 446,
44S and 45O, and two were destroyed on
Crosby street. These buildings, however,
with the exception Of the City Assembly
Rooms; were old and somewhat dilapidated.
No. 44O was occupied by j. Mix as a car
rage store. His loss is not heavy, the
fremen having saved most of his carriages.
No. 442 was occupied by the Cheshire
Glass Co. Loss $4,000. Insured only
for $4,000.
No. 444 was occupied by Christy &
Wood. Loss $4,000. No insurance.
Mr. Miller, proprietor of the Assembly
Rooms, met with loss of about $4,000,
which is said to be nearly covered by in
surance.
The fire was supposed to originate from
one of the heaters.-[N. Y. Mirror.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28
9 d N N T. Il.
To !ANrHE's EYKs.

In her wild orbs is infinite expression
Of throbbing thoughts tumnltuous passion.
The sun of soul shines in them with a gare
o! great intent, shedding magnetic rays
or fascination, and a hsllowing hare,-
Such as in Indian summers lovely days
Great Sol diffnses, with voIuptuous rays
Der loving landscapes tha, look up to him.
Or like that spiritualizing CLEAN
Scrn glistenipg ia the chaste moon. beam,
o. in those universal eyes, the stars
When they look down onie,rth aud all that mars
The entraicins beauty out Of which they shine; /;
All this see in her eyes when they look in
mine.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

O. There Is some fun in this world,
after all, even amid poverty and iron bars
The lone and suffering prisoner sometimes
sends forth an episte, which although it
may be pcnned by a madame whom the law
has foully and u'yustly oppressed, cannot
but create smile and any amount Of
amusement among outsiders who have not
been sufficiently fortunate to obain COM
Portable winter quarters, at the public ex-
pence. In confirmation of this, we subjoin
the following rich document, addressed to
the City Marshal, by one of the inmates of
our Jail. The fair writer was arraigned
before the Court of Magistrates, some
weeks ago, charged with being found in a
beastly state Of intoxication in the public
streets,-in such condition, in fact. ac-
cording TO the testimony, that she differed
very much from Saxe's "Proud Miss Mac
Bride" inasmuch as she did not
"Know chalk from cheese"
The iniunan Court sentenced her, ac-
cording to law,-and now she makes her
appeal to the feeling heart of our worthy
City Marshal, who always feels for a wo-
man in distress. The following is the doc
ument, copied from the original, and is, ac-
cording to the language of Alfred Bunn,-
verbatim et Hleratim, punctuatim Ell spella
tim
New Port r December l9-l854
Mr. Charles Cossons the City Marshull
now tax my pen in hand TO inform you
that ! am well hop to find you the same
since you have put me in theas iron bars |
ask one requist Of you and that is want
you open your heart an send me pair OF
chickinss half pound Of bitter an half a
pound tea half a pound shuger an half p"ck
of potaers an codf h one spurm candl i
hop when you are sitting down to your one
table with plenty Of goud things to eat i
hop you will think of tn poor prisnors you
have put in the Jail and ifi was at homa i
could have Turkey an cornbeff an cabege
an plum puding have b,en in this cuntry
as years aa thi, is the frs that hive ever
applied fore eny1thing hop you grant me
this req"ist an hop that God will bless you
Ann Shanahan From you
humble Servent
If the City Marshal refuses to comply
with this afiectIonate and very modest ap
peal, he ought to be dismissed from office
Immediately, and pestered during the rc-
mainder of his mortal career by all the lit
tie Shanahan's OF creation.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-28

A Competent Waness.--A boy eight
years old, being offered as a witness at
Justice Court in Boston, was examined
as to his understanding the nature Of an
oath. Tire Justice inquired-''Do you
know anything about hell p Phc boy
scratched his head for moment, and look
imp the Justice in the face, innccenily re-
pIied-"No sir no! never vls there in
NV life" lie was allowed to testify.