Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-01-26

aers in regard TO the miserable light at
Beaver Tail. We have had an expla-
nation OF the difficulty fro the CoIlec-
tor Of this port, and also from the Sec
Ie'ary OF the Light House Board, a,
Washington. The ligh, house al Bea.
yer Tail was built about one hundred
years ago il was subsequently raised
several feet in height, and afterwards
reduced again, but never was construct
ed properly. We subjoln the iolo".
ing extract from the report o The Light
House Board in regard to this Light,
Fifteen lamps and rcnectors Is
inch reAeclors; (sphrrIcaD lights at
sun-selllng and puts out AT sun rising
Inspected once year. IN June has not
been insprc ell for a year.
Keepers sou 20 years old has
charge OF the Light; had no in
slruclion tr training previously trims
at | Il. m. /; lantern s Alp feet diane
ter, good size, wants pant badly frame
miserable glass IN lantern varies in
sizc, II X IL generally; burners OF
scratched-ihin plating ; no painting
OF lamps leak badly. Worst huiIt tower
yet seen built OF soft shalr, greatly out
Of repair has not been repaired Tor
seven years, since present keeper has
had charge whiiewashel two years
since tower inside aud out, in wretch
ell condition; bad materials and NOR
tar very poor pieces oi the material
ready to fall out cracks from base 1t
lantern woodwork in rapiG decay
badly done IN the frs, place /; steps oi
stairs resting On iron spikes in rart'
We learn thar new illuminating ap.
para!us is expected daily for the Light
at Beaver Tail an appropriation will
also be asked for at the present session
Of Congress, Ior building new Tower
and fitting i, with new illuminating al.
pata,us, und with log signal TO be
worked by machinery.
The Light House Board have but II
.lniied sum Of money at their disposal,
and in many cases they have TO await
the action OF Congress, before they can
make repairs which are Immediately
demanded, This is wrong the whole
charge Of The Light Houses Of the
country has been placed in tie hands OF
an intelligent board, composed of able
, Army and Naval Officers, and Con
grcss should lace at tieir disposal
sufficient sum to enable them 10 place
the Ligh, Houses OF the country in the
, condition which the demands o, COM
merce and the safety OF passengers on
the water require.
The B ,ard has only been established
little over \ year and they found the
hight house system in wretched cor
Ji,on they have had much 10 do, and
they yet have much more TO accom-
, plish and the only way for them to
be successful, is Tor Congress to place
liberal appropriation at once Il, their
disposal.
TClement Webster Was advertised
10 deliver "A Temperance lecture on
Monday evening. a, the State House.
The subject announced was Moral
suas;on with boots on. Wo must con-
less that We do not understand the
character oiths peculiar announcement,
perhaps it is comprehendsd by such
as are in the hab, Of getting drunk and
+ Trying to persuade the bed 10 come TO
them, with their boots on. However,
be tha, as it may, Mr.. Webster fzzIed
out, and did not come. The ardent
men of the Maine Law persuasion,
fearing that we should have little iun
with them il they permitted the evening
10 pass away without some kind OF a
demonstration, had the Representatives
u Hall Ct the State House llt up, and
Brothers Mumiord aud Lake did The
preaching. We were sot present, AMI
therefore cannot SPEAK Of their efforts,
Z although they were undoubtedly good,
of their kind, that is, in advocacy Of
the Maine Law. Bo h OF them can
make frst-rate pollIcal speeches, and
as they are good IN good cause, we
presume that they can do tolerably with
such n iarcical and ridiculous subject as
the Maine Law. Better put your ta'.
ents, gentlemen, TO n more practical
and profitable use. Mr.. Webster will
lecture next Monday evening, provided
he can get his boots on in season II
not, brothers La;e aud MumIord W II
hold forth again. Admission, Tree.
Ur I, seems 10 be we'll authen,ica ed
that when the bark klby sent her first
boat TO the San Francisco, to commence
taking oil her passengers, Col Gates
was the hSt man 10 spring on board,
notwithstanding he had just previously
stated to the troops that he would be the
Iosi man 10 desert them. In speaking
,l this matter. tie \. \ Mirror says -
"Thc fact that the Col. was the first
70 swing over the side oi the steamer
into the kilby's boat cannb, b. gain'aid.
The truth IL the Col. may hr very
b,ay, man ashore but lie was rrlhcr out
rrhls element on III water, ana we
,houd not scruiini2' he ropdrci ton
closely"