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Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

The PUBLIC LANDs.-It is stated as a
fact that .he public lands Of the United
States are rapidly running out. The
Washington correspondent of the New
York Courier says: -
We have nomnally 100000 square
miles, that in some eight or ten hundred
millions Of acres but perhaps 6ve-sixlh of
the entire quantity is uninhab'table and
valueless. Already the government is un-
able to supply lands in Minnt sofa 10 actual
settlersat the maximum price Of $l,25 per
acre. We,sold and gave away in 1853
"a, 100000 OF acres We sold at a
nominal sum during the past year 10000
900 acres, and gave away to States and
individuals properly enough to make good
the enormous quantity of 30,O0o,Ooo oil
acres. At this rate how long will our t'o
or three hundred millions OF available pub
lie lands supply the demand for the purpose
of settlement, to say nothing of The exigen-
cles of the Treasury in time of war or Of
financial distress. In Minnesota, which has
5000 Inhabitants, the lands to be oiiere d
this season have been reduced from four to
one million OF acres The lands cannot
be surveyed as fast as Congress gives them
away. This is said TO be the cause of the
reduction OF the quantity in Minnesota. In
Utah, already settled by some 10000 Nor
mons, the base line has just been establish
ed, and perhaps years must elapse before
the government, so wholly absorbed is it in
the work of gratuity, can furnish a legal
title to the lands occupied by its citizens.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01
DEFIANCE sALAM,NpER SAFES

ROBERT NJ. PATRICK is the SOLE
manufacturer in the United States Of the
above Gel. l.brated Safes, and PhrEsT Pow
DER ROOF OxFiAscE Lock .sn CRo-'-
in tn world.
These Safes have taken the first premium
Medal. in every exhibition held in the United
States during the past three years. Safes OF oil
sizes, suitable fbr Merchants, Banks, Jeaely,
Record Offices, Steamboats,, etc., Fire and Thief
Proof Bank Vault Doors, Plate Chests, Tor pri-
vate families on hand. for sale, and made TO
der at the Depot, No. 1872 Pearl street, one
door below Maiden Lane, and at the Man.
ufactory Nos. 50. 2, 81 and 66 Cannon ST. N.
Y.
% GIN
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

INTERESTING FROM UTAH-A letter to
the Chicago Tribune, from Fillmore city,
Utah, says that there is not single hive of
bees to be found in the Territory, nor are
there any bufialoes west of the Rocky
Mountains. The writer tells us that the
institution Of negro slavery exists in the
Territory, as also that OF Indian slavery.
Quite number of Southern men are there
who took their slaves with them. The Ir-
dians sell each other into perpetual bondage,
and make good, active, and obedient serv.
ants. He also tells us that though the
prevailing religion is that of the Latter Day
Saints, an occasional sermon is deliver d
by persons of other psrsuasions. He csti-
mates the population at from sixty to one
hundred thousand persons which, IL true,
would entitle the Territory to admission in.
to the Union as State. These people, he
says, are mostly active and industrious in
fact, the most Industrious community he
ever saw. They are strongly devoted to
their religious faith, and many Of them are
persons of excellent character, though too
many others are basely corrupt. OF Gov
ernor Young, he remarks that he performs
more bodily labor than any other man in
the Territory.
Mills and factories are in operation in al
M rto IF tho tor,;torv ,,,hara aapIo,oa,,a 49,
ist, as are also common schools. The cap.
tol building, in process Of erection at Fill.
more city, is superb in design. One wing
is nearly completed, and will be in readi.
ness the second Monday in December, al
which time the Legislature meets. It is
built OF a superior quality Of stone, of
redish hue. Salt Lake city contains 49,
600 inhabitants, and has fine stone hotels,
school houses, &c. A large majority of
the people are Of foreign birth, mostly En-
glish. The city next in Importance is Pro-
SO, a beautiful place, containing factories,
mills, &c, and abou. three thousand inhabi.
tants.
The letter from which we take these
statements is signed w. w. Drummond'
who appears TO be one Of the United States
officials. It concludes with the following
"An apparently miraculous crop of sug-
ar is being made from the honey-dew which
falls on the leaves of the cotton wood ex.
clusively. 1t is made by soaking the leaves
in water, and then after taking out the
leaves, pursuing the same course which is
taken in the manufacture Of the ordinary
maple sugar. A sample of this sugar, I
send by this mail to our esteemed Senator,
Hon. s. A. Douglas"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

IL A correspondent Of the National
Inielligencer says the the teeth should new
or be cleaned by other than mechanical
means. ANY chemical agent that will act
upon and destroy the enamel Of the teeth
also. Hence, although the teeth may b,
made to look very white 10 few minutes
by the use Of the acid they soon bscom,
darker than ever. 10 be whitened no more,
and early decay, and pain is sure to follow.
In cleaning the teeth by mechanical means,
caution is to be observed that they bo not
broken or scratched, and that tho tartar be
perfectly removed.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

A ScoT WHO LOVED HIS JOKE BETTER
THAN HIS MONEY !-Some me since, says
the author Of "a Week at the Bridge Of
Allan" an Englishman visited the field of
Bannockburn, and offered a pecuniary re.
compense to his guide. "Put il back"
said the Scot, your countrymsn have paid
already dearly enough for seeing tho field
of Bannockburn."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

Tho cause Of George Hitchcock's resig-
nation was the recall, by the Secretary OF
War, of The leave of six months absence
by Gen. Scott. This case of disagreement
between the head of the War Department
and the Commanding General OF the. e.Army,
will doubtless come up IN Congress, and
will give occasion for review Of the laws
which regulate the authority of each.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

~ The Hon. Edward Everett has con-
sented TO deliver an grafton before the Mer-
camille Library Association of Boston, at
their celebration OF tho next anniversary
OF Wa-hiagton's birth day. He remarks
that "ihere is the greater propriety of Sc
lrcting the next ann iversary for such q
celebration, as the first visit of Washington
to Boston was made in the last week of
February, 1856, just a century ago next
Wint,r."
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

u" What shall help you to 2" inqu,-r
ed the daughter of landlady, to 4 modest
youth at the dinner table. "A wife," was
The meek reply. The young lady blushed,
perhap. Indignantly, and it is said that the
kindly Offices of a neighboring clergyman
were requisite TO reconcile the parties.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

The YELLOW FEvER.-Late accounts
from Norfolk state that occasional new
cases of yellow fever continue to break ont
among the returned refugees. The How
ard Society cautions absentees not to re.
turn before the occurrence Of heavy
frost.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01
A New EXPLANATION OF THE DELuGt

A New EXPLANATION OF THE DELuGE.
"A scientific correspondent OF London
Journal, in alluding to the days of Noah,
says, that what is known as 6" the Flood"
il is probable that the poles of the earth
were changed and sudden dissolution Of
the polar seas ensued, which deluged the
equatorial parts of the earth, and whelmed
n ruin the human race.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

o. The editor Of the Eddyvilc, Iowa,
Free Press boasts that lady OF that place,
under twenty years of ags, has been
the mother of SEVEN children.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

o. In an article in the Dublin Uniyersi-
ty Magazine il Is stated that the present
war with Russia cost England and her al
lies quarter ola million sterling per day1
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

A match game Of billiards for $4,000 is
to be played in New Orleans soon, between
two Creole ladies' Of the first respectable.
iiy." These women are said to have few
Equals m the game, even among gentlemen,
III The United Safe
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01
THE GREAT RACE !!
5000 Bottles Sold in 30 Days ! !!
OLD DIR. WILLIAM ABBOTT
AHEAD

u EADER,-These are fast times, and IT, in th
Az great whirl and press of this busy scene where
all around you are tesmng with life and activity Ia
the eager pursuit Of gain or livelihood, gained by
good strong honest industry, you find yourself una
Bile TO keep Your end up, aud forced sit down
quietly, suffering under a dsoIdered stomach, or If
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01
nlarine Jntsllisente.
NEWPORT-ARRIyED.

TUESDAY, Oct. 30.
Schrs Israel l.. Snow, Conary, Rockland. N. Y;
Gertrude, Horton, Pendleton, do. for do. Medium,
Hicks, do. for do.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

II AIDES ClOths--Aii wooi Hpd Cplion ssp
~ WoDI Ladies' Clo,hs, kae sssmimes, ~
sn LANGLEY h NUkMAN'e.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01
Dyspepsia, COStivenes~, Bill
Ou> Complaints Jaundtcc,
Bad 1IuInOrS, Coughs,
CAlIS Hen II H a. lsa 40

raise up, and go at once for II bottle fold DR.. Wm
Abbols Bitters, take them by the directions go in
good faith and strong hope, for you he cured
we'll as ten thousand Others, who, could they ilI
speak its praises with one voice, would b. heap
nom Maue 10 California. The strong men use IL
for Il maintains them In vig0r The weak ard De
biiitated use IL for IL renews and invgorates; moth
eis give IL TO 'her Children for II safe, honest
m mad .in
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

/ t.CTUKE-rhe Rev J,nes q. Kichn nd
IL will deliver lecture on Mon lay evening
ne<,. 1t 7 O'Clock, a, W 'sonc Hall ubject,
"rhE POETRY of THE BIBLE"
Tickets, % cts., 10 be had AT the door. s22
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

DLACK Bugle F"~~rs now opening at
- Git.ENE'S. ST Thames s.. :, another L.t
of those hrau'iiui biwk BuyIe Flowers. aud os
sale low. IS
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

nRESS Trimnirgs---Jusi =, ccivsd nj
~ GREENE'>, sG thames ST., g0d assort.
mrut oi Dnss Inuuii"gs and iur saie low.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01
A. Bi>INGES 4 co. 90
u,v,yo .pps;.'.s ssss" ksIiros hS:ti snore,

Hiuout.r roa's. caprs. &r. whh new ,oi
oi "...bric an mu~lin bindr, eGgiugs, IN
servings, r~,, ivrd ih, d.,. go 'rr.s.
Newald desira goods from New Yok. ~.
cry d,, ih,, week. ~
AT wM &. COZZENS Co,
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

DICKED up adrih, on Saturday. of Prices
L Neck, spar 81 feet long, and marked '.L.
s." in eight different places; the owner can
have the same by proving property and paying
charges; apply at this ufhce. %
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01
$751; NEW GpoD.. no. 1876

Nj EW Gooi--Jusi r"o'issi , luir !" -
~ Ribbon., French \ ns-ss, F,chch iiuds,
and all other Kind. Of Mili,ei, yo"'is ulil,
kept ia such an est iiishnnen. Als0 iwen',
five hundred spools of SEWN Silk oi all shades
nd II the best quality, at 1872 rh,mc. ,'re,f.
mner Of Church. IRA FhtNCii.
a22 sge, 81 q, L.s Bonnet.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

DECkUAM'S Wvokn IWn---w bite, blset.
I Bro.n, Purple. miy.d, Lavender Nisr''s
Rlue Mixed, Shecp's G,a,, Scarlet, Dab aud
Slate Yarns, with a variety VI hnz rasiom, lsr
children. recd At 9i 4 81 Thames o..
a3u CHAS. W. TURNER.
NATIVE wlNEs-The ssi,seribsr hsvn.g
~ received u consignment of Wines frs,m ,ha
Vineyard oi J,hn y. Park, Cincinnati. consi-,.
ing oi Sparkling C,,awba aud y bsla, st'Il Ia
tawba, aud nlsos bt - the cel.b, s'.d CH,s~ts
Brandy, 10 prepared ~ yrnish them ", the
manuisciurers prices. These " ines R~ war.
rsn,ed 'h. vpe juice ~ the Cat,wIA aud iss-
bella Grape. v. \. BtRkEk, Agent.
es0
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

DOY Wanted TO attend store one that hus some
ID knowledge Of the business preferred to such
good wages will be paid.
s23 II II. YOUNG, Parade corner.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

TUE Burslar's Alsrm and PLysicias's Night
Bsll aud Lamp This instrument, patent.
d\ugua n. 1865, is simple sad csr,ais IN its
operaiion, aud gives security against the depre-
daiions of burglars. An attempt 10 opeu my
do"r'r ~,n,iow CONNECTED with this APPARATUS,
vii! cau.e an a'arm loud aud long, % bc rung.
and common hand nmp W he bghud at ihe
sane insant. The bm mgnr. tightn.d at the
alarm be has raised. will hastily abscond, even
belpre an actual entrance j. made
Ph,sirians aud Aphhccaries All also Hna The
article Of great utility For such pusposcs, It
10 ope' "ted by abll pull at ,he atre, eloS. and
viii save the expensc AM copyeRieace of a con.
stan,ly burning light
When compared with other Instruments in
vented Tor the same pm p'se' ms alarm Is ad-
miitcd 10 be vastly superior, both as to the ef.
hcacy Of he alarm, and the cer,a,Rty oi ignition
For sale at TISDALE'S, llS Thames Ut.
30
a. fEHlH bresses--Whhe india Muslin OF the
- Ightest texture, yds. m width, jus, fectl BY
aH r. LAYTON d. 8ROrHERS.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

(NLOCKS, Time -keepers-A great variety of
~ Eight day, 80 hour, Marine, Gallery, Man
tie, Chamber aud Parior Clocks, m Rosewood
Walnut, Ebony, Mahogany and Gilt Cases. A.
80 Extra sire office aud Church Clocks, which
require winding only once month, just rece'v-
ed aud for sale with warrant, by
HENRY TISDALE,
Sign Of the Gold Watch aud SpectscIes,
Is 1873 Thames st.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1855-11-01

NXTANrED, y tiir' g. ntcni n Millinery nd
w Fancy Goods Stne one who has ID
some experience will hras OF \ place al t6
Thames street. n5
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-06-15
VOL. XIX, NO. WHOLE NO 25s9.

dollars, a gold watch and other val
uables. She was taken with the
trunks and the body Of Mr.. Willis to
the Dumas House.
Dr.. Menzies being called in, held
an inquest, when a verdict was re-
turned in accordance with these facts.
Mr.. Ball, of the legal firm Of Chase
e. Ball, being called in, the will Of
Mr.. Willis found on him was opened
and read, when it was found that he
had willed his entire estate 10 Amy
and her children, and had appointed
John Jolife, A. II. Ernest and Ed
ward Harwood as executors. This
viii is duplicate of that left in the
care of Mr.. JoIiffe, which has not yet
been opened. If the property is OBJ
tanned, each Of these colored children
will have fortune Of twenty-five or
thirty thousand dollars. The body
of Mr.. Willis viii be buried to-day.
The executors of the will are all res
idenls of this city.
Those who affect to believe that
the abolition Of slavery would lead to
universal smalgamution at the North,
will please make note of the above
case.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-06-15
ERUPTION OF MOUNT
VESUVIUS.
NAPLES. MAY 5. 1855.

NAPLES, May 5, 1855.
After the lapse of now five years,
Vesuvius has again burst forth with
most destructive violence. fl is an
event which has been anxlously wait
ed and hoped for during the last
year, for the stiffness of the noun
tain, and the occasional drying up
of the wells, and the shocks of earth
quake which have taken place more
or less remote from Naples, have led
people to desire an eruption as the
less of two evils. What if the pre-
dicton should be verified that this is
the Italian city 10 be destroyed this
year, and that this vast mass Of hu-
man souls who now live upon a mere
crust, should sink into the abyss
To many, then, il was relief when
the chief guide of the mountain an
nounced that as he was ascending on
the morning of the LIST May, at half
past four o'clock, he heard, as 1t
we're, a discharge of artillery, and
saw fire and stones being thrown up
from several new openings. The IN
telligence spread like wildfre through
the city, and the evening was look
ed forward 10 with intense interest
for confirmation of the guides re-
port. AS Ave Maria was tolled,
thousands were pouring down TO-
wards the Mola, Santa Lucia, and
other spots whence good view could
be obtained T; as we turned round by
the Swiss guard house, en- route to
the shipping, the whole heavens APP
peared TO be on fire. Scarcely any
portion of the mountain was visible
for as the wind was rather SIrocco
the dense swelling clouds were con
gtegated about lis summit and sides
SO as TO conceal its outline, aud rend'
er the scene as mysterious as II wa
grand. The flames which were
thrown up, too, were only percepli
BILE from their effects, being reflected
from cloud to cloud, until the sky ap
peared to be one mass Of fame. Ii
the centre only was there any open
ing, and there might be seen por
ton of that burning stream whicl
was now pouring down on the de
voted country beneath.
Not content with distant view
we resolved the next night on goin
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-06-15
Hoeing in Dry Weather.

Experience has fully established
the fact, that corn, aud other crops,
are essentially benefited by hoeing
in dry weather, but the reason why,
or the manner how it is done, is not
so generally understood. That moist
ure is formed by stirring the dry par
tices of earth and changing their rel
alive positions, is generally admitted.
Water is composed of oxygen and
nitrogen. These substances are also
contained in different particles of
earth whIch'act upon escl other, when
brought into contact, as done by hoe
ing. Water acts as a solvent on
other substances, and holds them in
solution so that they can be taken
up by the roots, and made to nourish
the growing plant. This is the rea-
son why it is hes, TO sow or plant our
seeds as soon as possible after the
land has been plowed or narrowed.
The different particles Of matter COM
ing together, form new relations and
chemical action, during which heat
is evolved and oxygen and hydrogen
are generated and caused to unite,
forming water which with other sub
stances act upon the seed aud pro-
duces termination, and gives TO new
born plants a vigorous start into exis-
tence After the soil has remained
quiet for some time, these substances
having exhausted their energy, by
neuiralzing the powers of each 9TH
er, the plant having absorbed all the
elements of nutrition within reach
of lis roots, its growth becomes re-
tarded, and can only be restored by
renewing the chemical action. This
can be done by applying some COM
post manure or by hoeing or stirring
the earth, so as TO bring different
particles in contact with each other
and forming new combinations, and
consequently. thus producing a fur
Their supply of nutrition. Corn that
is hoed every two or three weeks will
come TO maturity sooner, produce
more, and be better filed on the cob,
than il will when treated in the usu-
al way. We would recommend to
our farmers to select two or three
rows in the field, and hoe them reg
ularly once in two weeks, and in the
fall inform US of the results of their
experiment.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-06-15

tia, by a series of commissions Of the
earth, which have recently taken
place upon the southeast side Of
Granville Mountain. On the day
of the earthquake, which occurred
several months since, the mountain
was considerably shaken, and small
opening was made upon its slope,
whence a great quantity of smoke
immediately rushed forth, and con-
tinued to issue throughout the re-
mainder of the day. This manifes-
,atiou at length ceased, and all re-
manned quiet until about fortnight
ago, when suddenly the ground in
the vicinity was violently agitated,
and chasm opened from which not
only dense volume of smoke, but
great quantities of dust and small
stones, were elected. The agitations
OF the surface continued from day to
day, until, in a short Time, a portion
of the sioping ascent was converted
into a small level plain. which is so
shaken up that at little distance il
presents the appearance Of well
ploughed field. Shortly after the
opening of the chasm, huge frag-
ment of rock was thrown from il
with such force as TO penetrate the
side Of a neighboring cottage, the in
mates of which have since removed
to what they consider a safer home
The correspondent of the News says
that eruptions are still constantly
taking place, and no person has yet
dared venture close enough for a
minute examination of the pheno-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-06-15
FRIDAY, JUNE Is, 1855.

doorways of every house we passed
were crowded as at a fair. Leaving
our carriage at Pollena, a walk Of a
quarter of an hour brought us to the
bed OF the winter stream of Vctrana
and those who know Italy know
what such a bed aud such stream are.
Turning sharp off TO the left we came
on an embankment of lava Of from
one to two hundred ieet in depth or
thickness. As the mass accumulated
from one moment 10 another behind
1t, gigantic fragments of the outer
crust tell of, and showers OF liquid
lava came pouring down, rolling on
TO our very feet, and laying the
foundation of a new embankment.
Vineyards were burning right and
left, and the axe of woodcut,ers,
now past midnight, resounded in
every direction, ia the forlorn hope of
saving something from the ruin
Soldiers aud e.--.ie were mingled
with the crowd to keep order, to pre-
serve life, and TO be IN readiness to
break down a bridge which might
impede the lava, and thus difiuse ii
more widely. Leaving this spot, we
assembled through grounds teeming
with the abundant produce Of an l.
Italian spring, now trodden under
foot, and walking on the edge of a
precipice from which we looked down
on rIver-nay, sea--of fire which
flooded down beneath US, we arrived
at the spot from which we have end
Favored to give what is most fair re-
presentation of the most marvellous
spectacle that the eve can gaze up
on. We looked down into the val.
ley $50 feet beneath IS, filed in the
winter by water, now by boiling red
hot lava the width of the stream
being many parts 200 feet. Sup
porting ourselves by one Of the trees
we looked over, and watched the
flaming flood rolling down ma jestl-
caly towards the village we had left.
Looking upwards, we beheld one
continued shoet-a cascade of fire,
flame and smoke, at least 900 feet
in height. We speak in measured
terms. 1t fell into the abyss beneath
us and then flowed on as we have
described.