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The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

A BOLD AND HUMANE INDIAN.-The
following facts Of a young chief Of the
Pawnse nation, and SON of Old Knife,
one Of the Indians who visited the city
Of Washington, q few years ago, from
the foot Of the Rocky Mountains, are
highly creditable to bis generosity and
bensvolence. This young warrior,
when those events occurred, was about
twenty-five years old. At the age Of
twenty his heroic deeds had acquired
for him among the people, the rank
" Brsvsst of the Brave"
The savage practices Of torturiug and
bur,ing to death their prisoners, existed
in this nation. An unfortunate female
taken in war with the Paducha nation,
was destined to this horrible death. The
fatal hour had arrived the trembling
victim, far from home and her friends,
was fastened to the stake; the whole
tribe had assembled on the surrounding
plain 70 witness the awful scene. Just
~ the wood was about to be kindled
and the spectators we're on tiptee of ex.
pectaticn, this young warrior, who sal
composedly among the chiefs, having
before prepared two feet horses with
the necessary provisions, sprang from hi'
seat, rushed through the crowd, looscd
the victim, seized her in his arms, placed
her on one of the horses, mounted tn,
other himself, and made the utmost
speed towards the nation and friends O
the captive.
The multitude, dumb and nervles
with amazemcnt at the daring deed
made no effort to rescue their victim
faom her deiiverer. They viewed it al
the act of their deity, submitted to i
without q murmur, and quietly returned
to their village. The released was ac
companied through tho wilderness towart
her home where she was out of danger
He then gave the horse to her on which
she rode, with the necessary provisions
for the remainder of the journey, and
parted from her. On his return to the
village, such was the respect entertained
for him, that no inquiry was made int
his conduct, no censure vas passed OF
it, and since the transaction, no human
sacrifice has been offered in this or any
Of the Pawnee tribes. Of what in.
fuence is one bold act in good cause 7
On the publication of this anecdote
at Washington, the young ladies of .
female seminary in that city, presented
the brave and humane Indian with q
handsome silver medal, on which was
engraved an address, of which the fol-
lowing is the close:
Brother, accept this token Of our
esteem, and when you have again th'
power to save poor woman from deatl
and torture think of this and of US AM
6y to her rescue"
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03
NJ The Boston Bee saws th

~ The Boston Bee says that q
gentleman in Ipswich has invented a
machine which is capable of throwing
with great force, one hundred cannon
balls in q minute and this without the
use Of powder or any other explosive
agent. Centrifugal motion is the prin-
cipal by which the power is obtained,
and the inventor is confident that the
instrument would be very efficient in
repelling assaults, defending forts, or in
throwing red hot shot at vessel or in
to . town.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03
mI- James s. Treat. of Voluotowp

pD- james s. Treat, of Voluntown,
Ct., is missing. He is cotton manu-
facturer--aged 40 years, hair, eyes and
whiskers black, in form thick set, and
of dark complexion. He started for
New York on business, when last heard
of. Information concerning him would
be gladly received by Mrs. Lydia NJ.
Treat, of Voluntown, or Col. A Wittsr,
Of Plainfeld. 1t is feared he has killed
himself.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03
s@- A brutal murder was committed

H% A brutal murder was committed
at New Haven, Ct., on Saturday evening
last. VIM. Clark, young grocer mer-
chant, shot Richard Wight, a young man
about "a years of age, through the head,
in his dwelling, on Sherman-avenue.
Wight had some time ago married a
Miss Bogart, to whom Clark had been
very much attached, and the murder
it is said, from that circum-
stance. All of the parties are of good
character and standing. Wight fingered
till Tuesday, when he died. His widow
is in a state of mind bordering upon
inanity, while Clark seems quite cool
and self-posscssed.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

~ The crazy vagabond Orr, who
some time since disturbed the public
peace by perambulating the United
States under the title of "The Angel
Gabriel" and called together audiences
Jas crack Drained as himself by blowing
a tin horn, has recestly turned up again
in England; where he. gives notice in
the newspapers that he is going to the
Crimea to strengthen the spirits of
the heroes" then to Africa and Asia,
and finally to Rome to suffer martyr
om."-Eaehamge.
l~"A consummation devoutly to be
wished for" certainly. We are glad to
learn that he has concluded to call al
the last named place, and we think
there is no friend Of good order but will
most sincerely wish that he may not fai
in the object Of bis visit.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

DEATH OF A FIRE Doc.-Died, in
Charleston, Mass. recently, "JAcK
HAM," large and valuable dog be-
longing to engine company No Q. Of
that city. The history Of this dog is
very interesting and worthy of note.
He was one of four dogs owned by a
gentleman some years since, who was
accustomed to harness them to q little
wagon constructed for the purpose, in
which they drew him about tho country,
a la horse. BY some means, about four
years ago, be was induced to dispose Of
this dog to Mr.. Ham, living near the No.
o., engine house. In the family of Mr..
Ham he made himself useful 10 q va
riety of ways, rocking the cradle, TAX
ing the baby out in little wagon for
an airing on pleasant days, &c. The
frsmen Of No 2. became very fond Of
him and won his confidence by feeding
him in the enginc-house aud at, their
tables, till at length he joined the com
pany, assisting by his we'll known bark
in spreading the alarm in cases of fire
The engine-house was his home, ane
he was always the first to seize the rope
and assist in dragging the machine tc
the fire. He attended all celebrations
of the company, dressed in uniform
which the company had made for him
eating crackers and cheese and drink.
ing coffee with as much apparent relish
as the best of them. At one time he
was by accident locked up in build
ing near the engine-house, and an
alarm Of fire being given in the night
Jack sprung through the window with
bis we'll known bark, and took his place
at the rope with the rest OF them.
He was general favorite with tht
whole neighborhood, and always recog
nized his friends in the street, salutin.
them with good natured bark wa
of the tail. The company have hi
daguerreotype, besides having him paint
ed on canvass, and will have his ski
stuffed and placed in their eugine-house
His disease was old age, though it i
not known how old he was.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03
~ The hard times

~ The hard times experienced by
the middling and poorer classes in New
England, the past year, the result of
monetary difficulties and the exorbitant
price of all the necessaries of life, has
caused many to turn their eyes in the
direction of the Great West; large
numbers have already started, and many
others are preparing to start, for that
portion of our country. So far, this
spring, the emigratian from New Eng
land in that direction appears to be
greater than was ever before known.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

p1 A highwayman, confined in
Newgatc, London, sent to know how he
could defer bis trial, and was answered,
by getting apothecaries to make affida-
Wit of his illness This was according
ly done in the following manner The
deponent verify believes that if the said
prisoner is obliged to take his trial at
the ensuing session, be will be in immi-
nent danger Of his life." To which the
learned judge on the bench replied,
{" that be really believed SO too"
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03
nH- We learn that there is likely to

@r We learn that there is likely to
be lawsuit, growing out of the offer of
the city of Providence Of a reward of
$50 for the arrest and conviction Of
Scott, charged with an attempt to MUIR
der John H. Springer. The reward is
claimed by two parties, each Of whom
have engaged their counsel. The re-
suit probably will be that the lawyers
will get the oyster, and give each party
a she'll.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03
rsJ- The Legislature of Connection

rV The Legislature of Connecticut
met at Hartford, yesterday morning
The Senate was organized by the ap-
pointment of Hon. James F. Babcock,
of New Haven, President pro TEN, and
Orville H. Platt, of Meriden, clerk.
The House was organized by the choice
Of Austin Baldwin, of Middletown,
Speaker, and Francis +. Harrison of
New Haven, and Edwin B. Trumbull,
of Norwich, clerks. The two Houses
meet in Convention this morning, for the
choice Of Governor, and other State
officers.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

p1- 1t was announced in our columns
with those of many other papers, that
the Rev. j. r. Graves, editor Of the
Tennessee Baptist, had been recently
assassinated, while making little tour
into the country. We are glad to see
that Bro. Graves is still at his post as
editor, and hence we very naturally in
fer that be is yet alivc.--Ezchange.
S6- We should like to know what
reason there is for supposing that he is
yet alive. The fact Is, in these days of
spiritualsm, il is hard telling whether
man has been assassinated or not. for
he may, even if he has passed the bounds
Of mortality, occasionally take a trip
over this side of Jordon, according to
the belief of some people.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

bSr The Boston correspondent of the
Christian Inquirer, says that " the an
omaly exists in Boston of church with
out single worshipper, residing in the
city, of the faith of those that built it.
1t is believed that not. q single Quaker
now resides in Boston. Diligent inquiry
of the friends and of others has failed to
bring to light hring Quaker as resi-
dent of Boston for several years.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03
Che mesterlp Gfbo,
AND
PawcaGmck Advertiser.
~ The following anecdsts /" tick
ed'' us " considerable" Old uncle
.Zak;el and hia frnnal xife

~ The following anecdete tick
led" us considerable" Old uncle
Ezekiel and his frugal wife,
Dorcas, were one of those couples which
we we'll remember as descending the
shady side of life's pathway in loving
com panionship. Uncle Ezekiel, like
most of bis cotemporaries, was very fond
of cider, repairing some three or four
times a day to the cellar for the purpose
of repleuishiug his pitcher-whicb, by
the way, was cherished relict of their
earlier housekeeping days. Barrels Of
cider had uncle Ezekiel drank from this
sslfsame pitcher. Taking it, one day,
he started on his usual errand but un-
Gle Ezekiel was getting old, his limbs
were shaky and his eyes dim, and in his
descent of the stairs he stumbled and
fell hcadlong to the bottom but, with
praiseworthy efforts, he saved the pitcher
from the seemingly almost inevitable
fatc-a smash. The old man, groaning
with pain, picked himself up, while aun,
Dorcas, in great trepidation, ran to the
door, exclaiming-" Ezekiel Ezekiel
have you broke the pitcher :" "No !''
growled the old man, I han't, but I'll
be hanged if don't do it now !" and
sent it whirling against the stone side o.
the cellar with will that scattered it in
hundred pieces.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

b~ The Newport Adrertiser says
that several sloop loads Of visitors ar
rived at that city, on Tuesday last, who
supposed it was Election Day, not hav-
ing been informed that by an amend
ment of the constitution, the day had
been changed to the last Tuesday of
May.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

~ Give employment to the poor
man whenever you have an opportunity.
BY 20 doing you will often save a fellow
being from. wsut--frem the paug Of re-
turning without bread, to his house.
You will encourage him to be honest
and industrious-sdd to the comfort Of
his family--receive bis grateful thanks,
and acquire BY his labor the full value
Of the pittancs thus bestowed upon him.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

~ We notice that our neighbors in
the various towns about us are making
arrangements for tho celebration of the
coming anniversary. We wonder if
there will be Fourth of July in Wes-
terly.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03
Administrators A Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that have been
~ appointed Administrator on the estate of
DANIEL LANPHEAR, late of Westerly, de-
ceased, and have qualified myself according
to law, to settle the same, and now hereby no
tify all persons having claims against said es-
tate, to present them Immediately; and all per-
sons indebted to said estate 10 make immedi-
ate payment, as the estate will be settled soon.
WIN. r. FRAZIER, Administrator.
Westerly, April 30, 1855. 3t2l3
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bA- Nancy @. Servos has obtained
$500 damages, for breach Of promise
of marriage, from Willis Kelly, in Lyons,
Wayne county, ny
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

~ Our friend, the Hudson mich. }
Sentinel, makes its appearance this
week considerably enlarged and other
wise improved. Success to you, brother
Davenport, We are glad to see this
evidence of your prosperity.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03
p~ The following verdict, delivere

b% The following verdict, delivered
at Rome, Georgia, in the case of Abe
johnson VS.. Thomas Cameron, shows
that Philadelphia does not monopolize
all the intelligent "jurymcn" in the
United States -
"We the gury choazcn and swoarne
agree that tom kamyron must pa abe
gonsing the full amount of 30 yfue sents
that the planetif pay over the won
kwart of Ticker for the benefit of the gury
ank kosts will be rooled out"
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03
~ The house of Samuel Brunke

- INC nOuSe OI OaIIueI DrUnKer
in Danbury, CT was destroyed by fire
on Sunday night Of last week. Mr.. B
and boy living with him narrowly
escaped with their lives. A brewery
which adjoined the house, was also de-
stroyed, and destruction OF human life
and the products of the earth may
thereby be slightly lessened.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

B@L The New York Herald thinks
Hon. N. P. Banks, Jr., will be the
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives, at Washington.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

- The sensitive actor whs could
net cit in the same room with tea urn
on account of its Kissing, has just been
killed with ." burst Of applause
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

B@- A mother at Great Falls, N r.,
boasts Of eighteen living children-two
pairs Of twins and triplst being on the
int.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

~ We learn that the eclipse Of the
moon passed off on Tuesday evening
last, agreeable to announcement, with
ont any serious disturbance.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

1@r SinguLar-To see . boarding
school Miss afraid Of a COW, notwith-
standing she did call the milking tn
hum q few months previons.
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Notices..

PUrNAM's MAGAZINE, for May, has
an unusual variety of good articles.
Some are of very striking character,
but almost without exception, they pos
ssss uncommon merit. The opening
paper is scientific description of the
Silurian system regarded as " The Last
Word of Geology" "Only Pebble"
is successful attempt to clothe some of
the leading facts and principles of min
crology in popular form. The politi-
cal article in this number, entitled
" America for the Americans" is a
mercilcss, though not undescrved, attack
on the Know-Nothing Movement. Of
the lighter papers, "Ths Danes of Vir-
ginia," "The Compensation Office"
and GA Cruise in the Flying Dutch
man." are each admirable specimens of
magazine writings The other contri-
buttons are good. Published at So a
year, by Dix & Edwards, New York.
HARpER's MAGAZINE, for the pre-
sent month, has been received by Barnes
This is capital number, as indeed arc
all of them. The May number closes
the tenth volume-ffth year-and all
should avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity of becoming regular readers of
the best and cheapest magazine publish
in this coun,ry-or, any other.
TIE MONTHLY JUBILEE, is the title
of a small magazine which looks so much
like tho quaok medicine pamphlets with
which the land is flooded, that it took
US sometime to convince ourself that it
was really any thing else. 1t is pub
lishcd by an vi Association Of the Daugh-
ters and Sons of Toll" for 81 year,
at Philadelphia. On pcrusal of it
which is literally "pursuit of knowl-
edge under difficulties" on account of
the unwork,nanlike manner in which it
is got up"-wc find it made up of the
wailings aud grumblings Of that class of
workers with which our country is food
ed. who prate about the dignity of labor
and yet are always growing because it
is their lot to toll while others make a
shift to get better living without
physical labor.
| THE LADIES' WREATH, and Parlor
Amnual, for the present month, is the
first number of the twelfth volume. 1t
contains fine engraving of Madame
Anna Thillon, a flower Piece, fancy
Title-page, three pages of music, and
tue usual amount of reading matter.
Published monthly by Burdick & Sco-
will, New York, at 81 a year.
FoRREsTER's BoYs' AND GIRLS Ma
cAzINE-the best work Of the kind pub
lished-has been received for May.
Parents cannot invest dollar a year
more advantageously than by subscrib-
ing for this work. Published by +. &
? G G. Rand, Boston.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

~ He who spends all be gets is on
the highway to besgary.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

FoRREsTER's BoYs' AND GIRLS Ma
cAzrNE-the best work Of the kind pub
lished-has been received for May.
Parents cannot invest dollar a year
more advantageously than by subscrib-
ing for this work. Published by +. &
G G. Rand, Boston.
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ID L E ID ,

In Hopkinton, April "a, NANCY CLARKE,
wife of Job b. Clark, Esq, aged 80 years.
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Westerly Savings Bank.
'NHE Annual Meeting of the Corporation of
this Institution will be held at the Wash
ington Bank, on Monday, the 7th inst, at Q
o'clock =. NJ. ST. PERRY, Sec'y.
May 9, 1855.
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q. Ii. Chester

Continues to give particular attention to re.
pairing and starting up Wool Carding
Machines, Spinning Jacks, &c.
l0t213 Address, Ashaway, r. I.
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Kingston Classical Seminary
UMMER Quarter, opens May Z. For par
ticulars, address
WIN. s. PALMER, Principal
Kingston, r. l., May 9, 1855. sit
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-29

A DRAMATIC IscIDEST.-A fire instance
was given, q few day since, in ono Of the
afternoon performances at the Museum, Of
what true acting will do when the language
Of the play bears at all upon private hopes
or fears. Mr.. +. Reach was PERSONAL
ing, with his usual fine taste and descrimi-
uationl,he difficult character Of William,
in "BIack Eyed Susan" and after taken
eave Of his companions, was bidding the
final adieu to his wife, in the following pa
thetic lines "Many summers day
abroad I've lain in the top and looked at
these leaves, until l saw green meadows in
the salt ssa, and heard the bleating Of the
sheep. When am dead let me be laid by
that tree-let me"-At this moment a wo-
man in the audience was ssized with violent
Mysteries. On being carried into the fresh
air, she recovered, and in answer to in
quries, ata,ed that her husband was sailor
in the navy, and had been absent from home
a long time. The incident Of this piece
had taxed her cslmness too much. There
can be no greater proof OF an actors abili.
ties given than in this little incident, and
Mr.. K, ach should feel proud Of il as an
involuntary testimony to his excellence
upon the stage.-Bos,cn Transcript.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-29

POISONED OYsTERs.-A married lady
died in Mewburyport, recently, on accourt
Of being poisoned by oysters obtained at a
confectionery store. An estimabe lady oi
our acquaintance, residing in Chelsea
was poisoned, a few weeks since, q, n
fashionable confectionery store in this city,
by small quantity of oyster soup, and
great fears we're at one time entertained in
regard to her recovery, though she is now
out of danger. 1t is the general opinion OF
oyster dealers that oysters are not poiso-
nous when tai on from the water, aud tha,
more care should be taken by confectionery
against using copper kettles and pans, and
that the article used for coloring candies
&C., should not get mixed with oysters
Enamelled iron ware and tin pans are us.
ed at most Of the oysters saloons, and
should be used by all persons. The oys-
ters at the present time are of an excellent
flavor ard quality, and If cooked in proper
vessels, no danger may be apprehended
from eating them.-Boston Courier.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-29

PANTALooNs WITHOUT SusPENDERs.-
Professor La Borde Of South Carolina c. |.
lcgc, in his recent work on physiology.
says:
"As the woman have concluded to dis
pcnse with should straps, some men, es-
pecisly in the city, have thought they would
prove pant alocns can be worn without
suspenders, The men now strut the streets
with their pantaloons tightly buttoned, side
by side with the women, whose skirts or
pctticoats are tightly bound around their
persons. Upon fair view, the evil is the
same in both cases, pressure upon the vital
organs, impalamen, OF their proper action,
want Of development, deiormiiy disease,
and premature DEATH" The New York
Phrenoiogicai journal says: As we walk
the streets Of our city, we see scores of
boys from twelve to sixteen years old, with
their pants buckled very tightly around
their disconnected bodies, preventing
growth at this rapidly growing age, and the
result is a generation Of dyrpeptic, pale.
faced, Puny apologies for men,"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-29

The question h wing been asked what
the striped squirrel does with the dirt when
he digs his hole, as none is left about the
orifce correspondent Of the New Erg-
land Farmer responds by saying:
al had supposed that naturalists knew,
and every intelligent farmer ought to know
that striped or ground squirrel, when he
digs his hole, carries his dirt in his cheeks
to distance OF several rods from where he
digs it. In proof Of the above can show
spile of dirt where it has been left by them,
and have several times killed them with
the dirt in their faces or cheeks"