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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

CARRIED THE JOKE A LITTLE TOO FAR.
The Toronto (Canuda) Patriot snys -
"Two Americans on Wednesday morning
last, wishing TO secure free passage from
London 10 Niagara, received a small boun-
ty, and enlisted to serve in the Foreign
Legion. They were furnished with free
tickets through to Niagara, and immediate
ly left OH the cars for that place but the
recruiting officer, hearing of their intention
10 stop at Paris, take the Buffalo and
Brentlord railway, and get their passage
free to the land Of liberty gave notice to
the conductor by telegraph to keeu an eye
to The gentlemen. When at Paris they
attempted to carry out their designs, but
they were arrested and taken on. Proba-
by they will see Sebasiopol before they re-
turn. They were respectable in appear
ancc, but carried the joke lee'le too far"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30
Newport, August %, 1855.

Selling Hot Water-A peculiarly San
francisco method of making money is that
pursued by Frenchman, who is the pro-
pretOr of a machine on whnels, by which
hot wst,r is dispensed to the citizens OF
San Francisco. A large iron boiler is fill
cd with water under which fire is con I.
santly kept burning. A couple of horses
drag the vehicle through the streets of the
town. he interios apparatus is concealed
from view by handsomely painted cover
ing, while the top or deck is loaded with
zinc bathing tubs of all sizes and prices,
giving it the appearance OF a tin peddlar's
estabIishmcnt.-"E Eau Chaud !" CRIES the
proprietor and Immediately the window of
some private dwelling, where the heated
element is in demand, becEons him. lie
draws a bucket full aud emplics il into
Dddy's pail, receives two bits and continues
his journey. This is decidedly "a " feature
and the Frenchman is a beneiaclor OF the
city.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

A GALLANT GENERAL.-While the al
tack on the Memelon was going on, an
English lady, the wife Of one of the officers
was present, and displayed great GOODNESS
and courage. Gen. Penneiather observing
this, Went up ard cut off medal from the
coat of dead Russian officer, and in the
most gallant manner, and " ith very pretty
compliment, pinned it on her shawl, saying
she had fairly earned it. The General is a
grca, iavorite with the army; and the lady
who has great personal attractions, and is
the the daughter OF an old General Officer,
highly prizes this medal which she literally
obtained on the field of battle.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

Very few people or even builders, are
aware of the advantage Of wetting bricks
before laying them, or if aware of it, they
do not practice it; for Of the many houses
now in progress in this city, there are few
in which wet bricks are used. A wall
twelve inches thick built of good mortar
with bricks well soaked, is stronger in
every respect than one sixteen inches thick
built dry. The reason of this Is, that if
the bricks are well saturated with water,
they will not abstract from the mortar the
moisture which IS necessary to its crystali-
zltion; and on the contrary, they will
unite chemically with The mortar, aud be-
come az solid ss a rock. On the other
hand, if the bricks are put up dry, they
Immediately take all the moisture from the
mortar, leaving it 10 dry and harden, AID
the consequence, that, when building of
this description is taken down or tumblcs
down OF its own accord, the mortar from it
is Ike NO much sand.-ScientGc Ameri-
can.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

Narai Apprenticss.-The Washington
Star understands that the Navy Depart
ment have, temporarily, suspended the an
lstment Of apprentices for the havy-39o
have been obtained, and there being ac-
commodations on the receiving ships for no
more. The ships Potomac, Congress and
Constellation, which vessels have recently
gone on cruises, took forty each. The
S"Sqiphanta, San Jacinto, and Merrimac
will, probably, 60 to sea (and possibly other
United States ships.) before the beginning
of The new year, and will take as many
more, when further enlistment of apprenti-
ces will be made. The system, SO far,
works admirably, and continues to be full
OF promise OF future usefulness. 1t is cX-
pected that more or less of these lads, on
returning from their cruises of three years,
will be good ordinary seamen, and seamen
which will make demand for more such
apprentices. The system can hardly fail to
man our ships of war with real American
seamcn in due time.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

A writer in one of the newspapers, in
reply to the question, "Wil era berries
cure erysipelas 2" says -" A lady visited
our family few days since, and stated tha,
her daughter had the erysipelas quite bad.
We called to mind the remedy recommend.
ed by the New Haven editor. On return
ing home in the evening she found the dis
case. was spreading rapidly, and had
assumed frightful appearance. She i'm
mcdiately applied poultice made Of
cranberries, which seemed TO arrest it at
once, and the second pouitce effected a
complete cure"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

UsPArD LETTERs.-By law OF the last
Congress the transmission of any letters
upon VIII ch the postage was not prepaid
was prohibited, and since that time none
such have been sent from the post-ofice Of
this city. Though the matter was pub
li'hcd in all the journals Of the city thers
are still those who are ignorant of the law.
and daily large numbers Of unpaid letters
are DR. pped a, the Office. From the first
instant up TO noon of yesterday there wers
thr'e hundred and eighty-iour lying in tho
post-otfice, all of which will be sent to the
dead letter office at Washington. The
average is upwards of nineteen per day.
Baltimore American.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

SINGULAR SUIcIbE.-The Toronto Globe
learns that on "Wednesday last A. young rnan
a stranger, went around Coburg and regu.
lary summoned Coroner's Jury to meet
at the house of Mr.. Brody, Coroner. at IL
o'clock that day. At the hour appointed he
came himself at the kitchen door of Mr..
Brody's house, entered dx,roceeded de.
liberutely to table, opened the drawer, and
taking out case knife thcrefrom, drew il
across his throat. He then started up
'tairs but fell near the top, and. expired be.
lore help could be obtained. lie is suppos.
d to belong to Montreal and came last
ir, m Por, Darlington.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

PUSI>HING WoMAN.-During the al
.sence OF General Vol, lha command Of
Nj tamoras devoved upon Donna Lucinda,
his reputed wife, and her first use of au-
thorily was to command the inhuman trent
ment of one OF her own sax, which not
even the tears OF the ladies of Metamoras
could prevent.
The lady alluded TO wa named Herman
dez. She had crossed the river to Meta
moras, and had been persuaded by her
brother to deliver letter to an Official OF
that city, named Barbarina, asking an inter.
view. This, and the fact that she had not
a proper passport, caused her TO be arrest
ed and thrown into prison. On the
. following day she was taken into the public
square, and her hair was cut off, lock after
lock, by the different maleIactors of the
prison. Her family witnessed this shame
tul punishment in the deepest distress,
while she implored the authorities to put
her TO death rather than submit her to such
disgrace. She was afterwards sent to Vera
Cruz.-N. o. Crescent.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

NOVEL DECIsIoN.-The Secretary of the
Treasury recently decided a curious aud
interesting case, arising under the law re-
lating to the importation Of tea from China,
and elsewhere. A cargo Of tea was inn
ported into New York, direct from Chins,
but was rcshipped at London for better
market; il was thore landed and placed in
bond, but before being sold, the price Of tea
rose in New York, and the cargo was again
placed on shipboard, and brought back TO
New York for sale. a free entry was re.
fused on the ground that il must be regard
cd as an importation from England, and 50
be subjected to duty OF 40 per cent. The
case was brought before the Secretary Of
the Treasury, on an appeal from this dc.
cision Of the Collector, and was by him
determined against the importers.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

STRANGE ACcIDETT AND EscAPE.-Rev.
Daniel A. Hearn, Catholic Priest, met
with severe fall, while Engaged in super.
intending the erection of new Catholic
Church in Taunton, on Saturday last. He
had ascended into the tower of the building
by means OF the tub or car used for raising
the stone or mortar, when at the height OF
nearly fifty feet, the car in which he was
standing parted from the rope, aud he was
precipiated to the floor OF the church.
Father Hesrn weighs nearly 800 pounds,
yet strange 10 say he was not in the least
injured.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30
A CHILD SAVED BY A Doc-A. one

A CHILD SAVED BY A DoG.-As one of
the city cars was passing down Fulton ST I,
New York, Monday morning, lady with
a little girl attempted to pass in front, the
child being a head Before the driver
could hold up, the child was nearly under
the horses feet, when a large Newfound.
land dog seeing it bounded to her, and,
taking her in his mouth, rescued her from
imminent danger OF being tramplcd to
death, brought her 10 the almost distracted
mother, and laid her down. lie looked up
and wOgged his tail and gave short bark
expressive Of his delight, and away he
went.--Nec York Sun.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30
MEssRs. CRANsroN g. NORMAN -

Gentlemen "A low me a brief space in
the column Of your Journal, TO acknowl-
edge, as well TO yourselves as to my friends
and fellow citizens, the Indebtedness | feel
for the many tokens of affection and es-
TEEN so often received since first came to
this most charming and delightful island
home of our common country, in Eighteen
Hundred and forty four.
The death of co.laborer and friend,
Reverend Father Wiley who a, ordination,
1927, knelt with me before the same altar,
where mutual pledge was given 10 live
for God and our neighbor, calls for tho
separation which ill a few days ago was
little anticipated Previous to his death,
my friend had laid the foundations of
magnificent church in Boston, my native
city, and what he would have done in the
event of my death, | am called upon to do,
il life is spared, complete the holy under
taking, consecrated 20 The great honor and
glory of God.
Unwilling as ! am that my humble name
or movements should appear before the
public, yet ! could not taIe myself away
from 80 many fond associations without
acknowledging my deep Indebtedness 10 the
citizens of Newport for their christian
courtesy, generous liberaity and friendly
confidence which | have ever experienced
and for which in return | viii ever pray
that heavens choicest blessings will be
their great reward.
JAMES FITTON.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

To lsvIGoRATE THE System, at this sea-
son Of the year, use old DR.. Vm. AJboifs
Bhters. They have been used as Res.
torasivc more than thirty years, in Boston
aud its vicinity. Many individuals now
enjoy good health, who, before using this
medicine, were long sick with Dyspepsia,
Jsundice, Dysentery, and Lassitude, who
can and do testify to tn benefit they have
received from The use of the medicine,
which costs but fifty cents a bottle, and is
sold in this place, Ogrseably to the advertis-
ment in our column.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

Dir. EDIT In your paper last week
you call attention to the breaking out OF
the spirit Rapping MANIA" and the dan
gerous tendency OF such investigations.
In connection with your remarks allow me
TO refer those who are interested in the sub
ject to the very able aid philosophical work
just published by Prof. Nahan large
part of his book il devoted to the Mission
of the Spirits" and arguing from the state.
ments made by splrtuallsts themselves he
proves that these mysterious manites-
taions are attributable to poirer existing
in nature. He not merely admits, but en-
presses belief in all the physical phenomo-
ma clamed--a'l the intellectual cummuni-
cations said to be given through medium
at these circles, and .he shows
lst. That from known mundane causes
precisely similar and analogous facts do
arise.
ID. That these so called spiritual mani
fcstations actually occur, in circumstances
in which such causes arc known to exist
and to act, and that by reference to such
causes, all these manifestations can be ac.
counted tor.
81. That from such causes, and not from
the agency Of discmbodird spirits these
manifestations DO proceed
His book is emitted" Modern mysteries
explained and exposed and | am we'll con.
vinced that no disintcrcsled inquirer can
rise from its peru,a without a conviction
thrt the proiane and almost blasphcmous
assumptions of pirituaIists have received
from it a simple AM satisfactory expana-
ton. Candid men will recognize in these
strange manifestations the existence of
what the Professor calls -
Oaglic Force.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

CRosasG THE ATLANTl. IN THREE
DAYs.-A working engineer by the name
of John Ross, residing in Montreal, has
addressed letter 10 the Mayor of Boston,
upon the subject OF a recent invention of
MI extraordinary character lie claims 10
have discovered a new motive power which
will watt a ship across the Atlantic Ocean
in three days. And further il hole
were bored in tho bottom, The vessel would
float with equal safety aud freedom. In
order to complete working model, which
is wholly independent Of steam, he asks the
assistance OF fifteen hundred dollars from
some gcntleman's pocket. No progress
says Mr.. Ross, has been made in that d..
rection, (the sea- to keep pace with the
movements over railroad on the and, but
this dssderatum will certainly be accom-.
pished and demonstrated in his great dis
covery. .--BOSton Daily ADJ
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

HrRoIc.-Miss Lucy Z. Andrews, of
Syracuse, N. Y, arrived here yesterday
morning and rendered her s'rvices to his
honor tn, mayor, as a nurse in the hospital.
Miss a., isa very pretty young lady, whose
philanthropic spirit has prompted her to
this noble sacrifice OF self Ills honor
promptly accepted her services and as
promptly cscourIed her down to Jalappi,
where she was duly installed Miss A.,
made a contribution to the Howard fund.-
Norfolk Bwcon.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

2.Two Yankees " took lodgings a, q tav-
ern in Lancaster county and f,red sumptu-
ously, drinking two or three bottles of
wine daily. The last day, before they had
paid their bills, dispute arising about the
speed of their horses, they at last agreed to
enter on The profitable contest. The land,
lord was appointed Judge, each being tho
rider of his own horse. When they were
mounted the judge, like those OF the Oiym-'
pic games, gave the word, one, two, three,
and 90. OFF they went, and have never
been seen or heard Of since, leaving the
landlord to find compensation in the honor
of having been tier Judge.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

Mrs. Robinson seems TO behave very ra-
tionally at sing Sing. The Troy Times
says -" We learned yesterday through all
officer connected with the prison that Mrs.
Robinson, since her imprisonment there, has
behaved well and with the exception of a
few ecccnlrlclties exhibited on her first ar
rival, she has complied with The rules OF
the prison, and has earned the good will OF
the worthy mairon. Sle is somewhat an
noyed, however, by visitors at the prison,
who manifest great curiosity to see her. and
she endeavors to hide her face from obser-
vaiion. She is engaged with a sewing.ma-
chine, is industrious, al. d. ner task
we'll"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

LUxURIAsr PAsrs.-Greeley says Of
Paris -" France, or rather Paris, is pre-
eminent in all the arts which minister to
luxury and sensual delight. l need not
speak of al! that pertains 10 costume,
wherein this is notoriously the worlds me-
tropolis, The Vanity Fair of Christendom
but the display in the Palace Of gems,
jewelry, gold and silver ware. bronzcs,
tapestry, porcelain, cut glass, stained win
dows, paper hangings, &c, is beyond trans
Atlantic conception. The brain reels and
the eye is dimmed by tho sheer fatigue and
bewilderment induced by wandering and
gazing for hours from case to Gaze, and
from court 10 court, Of such dazzling ob-
jeCis rs Aladdin never dreamed Of"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

BEAUTIFUL PgEsENTs-Two magnif
cent rings presented by the Emperor asd
Empress OF Russia to Col. Samuel Colt, ol
Hartford, Conn, are on exhibition in that
city. Ore of the rings contains diamonds
worth S3,OoO-each contain the cyphcr Of
Alexander and wife, set with very minute
diamonds in enamel. The shank Of one OF
the rings glitters with numerous petite dia-
monds, and the whole affair makes a gift
worthy of sn Emperor.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30
SUMMARY PUNISHMENT OF A PrcxpocK EFT.

SUMMARY PUNISHMENT OF PIcKPocK EFT.
In New York, on Tuesday, Alfred Gray,
an English pickpocket, most skilfu in his
profession, was caught in The act Of pick
ing the pocket OF Miss Sarah Brown, re-
siding in Princeton, Mass, of porte mon
ME containing nearly Sl2. A policeman
nabbed The "operator just in time to see
him drop the money. lie was forthwith
taken before Justice Connolly, at the Tombs
and from thence to the Court of Special
Sessions, where he was tried, convicted, and
sentenced TO Blackwell's Island for six
months. Not over twenty minutes elapsed
from the time of his arrest ill he was in
Black Maria" on his way to the Peniten-
tiary This is quick work.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30
WHOLE NO 1913

A TOUCH SToRY.-The Louisville DEM
ocrat is responsible for the following
We were told this morning a rather
tough tale about fed OF wheat up the
country.-The stalks were wedged so
closely together that the wonder was how
they managed TO grow at all. The owner,
just before cuttir g, was standing on a
stump in the outer edge Of his field, looking
over the vast expansc, when the wind blew
his hat upon the top of the wheat. He
wanted his hat of course, and TO get il
mus, moods 60 into the field. He made an
effort 10 get down without breaking much.
when he found, tos,his utter amaEemenl,
that the growth was so thick and heavy he
could crawl upon the top Of the CROP with
no more yielding beneath him than il no
were on spring matrass or heavy fcath-
or bed. And he crawled until he got his
hat, AMI then backiagain--perhaps walked
back; 1; we are not certain ON that p, int.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

TIE FUNERAL OF ABBOTT LAwREScE,
took place in Boston on Wednesday. The
services were performed by Rev. Dr. La,h-
rop, at Braule Square Church, and were
attended by large number of citizens.
Many stores throughout the city were
closed, and during the progress OF the pro-
cesson to Cambridge bridge on the way to
Mount Auburn, the church bells were toll
cd, and minute guns were fred on tho
Common.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

An anccdote is related OF the Rev. DIR.
Kirk, OF Boston. Early in life, lady Of
lorunc whose attention was awakened to-
wards him by his conspicuous talents, wrote
him note Offering him her heart, fortune
and hand. The Rev. Dr., however, with
more terseness than gallanily, replied to
her, that she had better give her heart TO
the Lord, her fortune 70 The church, and re-
,,yre her hand Io1 lim ,rlo should ask w.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

The telegraph says that, at Niagara
Falls on Sunday, five men got into skfl
near the suspension bridge. Unfortunately
one of their oars broke, and they could not
manage The boat, and were carried down
ths stream into the whirlpool where the boat
upset and was broken 10 Iieces. All the
men were drowncd. Their names have
not been ascCrtaned.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

IssAsg OK SPIRITUALlsM.-Dr. Allen
Potter, of Woonsocket, Il. L., has become
suddenly and furiously Insane. The Pat
riot of that place says its cause must be
attributed to spirtualsm. In all his wan
derings his mind dwells mostly upon that
subject. The prospect OF his recovery is
considered doubtful, as the disease has been
so gradually developed, and he is now "a
years Of age.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

AN OLD SERMON. Rev. Mr. Strceter,
the Oldest minister of the Universalist de-
nomination in Boston, preached at his
church yesterday, the first sermon he ever
delivered, which was originally preached
ihy years ago in Richmond, New Eamp-
shire. lie delivered it twenty-five years
age at the request of his parishioners.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

Gerrit Smith closes a letter 10 II race
Greeley with the following hit -
81 close with thanking yon tor yonr
wish that may live long to improve my.
self BE assured that ! reciprocate tho
kind and generous wish, and that do 80
all the more cordially because you are in
such special need OF Improvement"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

~ Why will you 60 limping through
the world with corns when you can have
them made comfortable in few minutes by
visiting DIR. Kenison, at Robert X. Carrs,
Thames-street, where he has separate
rooms lor Ladies' or, if preferable, leave
your orders and be waited on at your rooms
or residences, tree of extra charge. We
hear many of our acquaintances speaking
very highly of his operations.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

A SUICIDAL MoSKEY.-The Springfield
Mass, Republican must be held rcsponsi-
bic for the following -
"A gentleman of West Harwich had oc-
cuson last week to chide a pet Monkey {;
the animal was so chagrined that he went
directly to an clubhouse and lung him.
self"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

BE One of the rooms at the Atlantic
House was entered on Wednesday even
ing, gentleman's trunk broken open, and
tho following articles stolen,-A small
green enameled watch, pink coral bracelet,
three diamond studs, eight setts Of other
studs and eight dollars in gold. A thief
well known by the Boston Police is sus-
pected. as he was seen in the house, but the
officers could not fud him after it was dis.
covered that the property had been sIoien.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

" Among the distinguished Know
Nothing arrivals at the Ocean House, we
notice Daniel Ullmann, Esq, the late Amer
ican candidate for Governor of New York,
and J. f. Marsh, Esq, editor of the Boston
Bee, the organ of the American party.
They, would undoubtedly have received
much attention from Sans troops in this
city, had not the Know Nothing bubble
long since exploded here.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

u A man calling himself McBIide was
arrested at the steamboat landing, Long
Wharf, a few evenings since, by officer
Seattle, caught in the act of robbing lady's
pocket; he did not obtain anything. On
Tuesday last he was sentenced TO three
months Imprisonment in the County Jail.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-08-30

The Albany knickerbocker says that
during the month of May, iorty-nine loco
motives on the Central Railroad, use up
over thousand gallons Of oii. This is
equal to ten hhds. This oil costs about "a
per galon-which shows that to keep a
locomotive properly CREASED for one single
month uses up about $40 worth Of oil.