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The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

l0- A correspondent Of, the Boston
Transcript, who is rusticatiug amid
mountain scenery in New England,
writes:
The Bible came on the mountain
country. The book of Exodus, which,
for poetic sublimity, makes the coloring
Of the Iliad pale, should be read, if one
would get the true commentary on it,
as Dr. Robinson read the sublmest pas
sage Of it, few years ago, among the
clefts of Horeb over looking the plateau
where the gathered wanderers saw the
mountain quake and blaze. JOB must
be studied by Imagination that can con-
jurc Idumean landscapes and skies.-
There are passages III the prophet which
no annotations could interpret to men
that had lived on prairies all their days
And the Psalms, especially, which ar,
dyed in the spirit of all kinds of scene
ry, as well as in the most Intense an
varied experience of the soul-which in
terwcave with their rapturous piety, i'm
agery and colors caught from the pas
lures of Bethlehem, the forests of Ha
roth, the caves Of Adullam, the wilder
ness of Engedi, and the mountain fast
nesses Of Ziptb, cannot yield the rich
es Of inspirations to a formal reading
but must, many of them be studied un
der influences Of nature kindred to thos
which helped to kindle them, bcfor
they will grow, and sing themseve
anew. The twenty-third should b
read once in sight of the Connection
meadows ; the nineteenth on bill over
looking desert; the eighteenth durin
a thunder shower; the eighth under
sparkling, frosty night sky; the sixty
fifth after rain that breaks q drought
Then the power of poetry, as well as c
= piety, that is in them, would be mani
fest.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

D%~ HOllOaoay's Ointment and Pills,
the best remedies for the cure of Fe-
male Complaints The extraordinary
effect these Pills have upon all COM
plants peculiarly incidental to females,
would appear incredible to the citizens
of the Union, if it were not confirmed
daily by the wonderful cures they effect
in the various States. 1t is an unoues-
tionable fact, that there is not any rem
edy to equal them for exterminating su f.
fcring from the softer sex, particularly
for young girls entering into woman
hood, therefore all are requested to give
them trial, which will insure their
Recommendation.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

their store did good business, and their
land was yielding an immense profit
A school house had been put up for three
years, and that fall saw the finishing
touch put upon handsome church.
And where was John Tatnall He
still lived upon his farm, seven miles up
the river, and he had grown poor in
flesh almost to a skeleton. His power
of pinching his neighbors was. gone, for
no one was obliged to do business with
him. He saw that village grow up, and
he saw poor, honest Winthrop become
wealthy and respected-and be knew
that all this might have been upon his
own land if he had been an honest, and
honorable man. But twas too late now
He could only look upon his own wilder
ness, and then upon the smiling lands o
his neighbor, and the canker ate into
his soul and made him miserable. Ii
time the settlement extended up the riv
or, and the stout trees upon John Tat
nails land began to give place to houses
barns and farms but John Tatnall diC
not live to see it nor profit by it, hi
chagrin and envy had killed him {; anG
in the last hour of the man who had al
his lifetime made it rule Of practice t.
overreach all with whom he had any
dealings, was him,alI oyerreachcd by
that power against which no art Of cart
can prevail.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
gay- Governor Clark of New Yor'

gay- Governor Clark of New York
has commuted the sentence Of Henrietta
Robinson from hanging to Imprisonment
for life in the State Prison at Sing-Sing
We learn that Judge Harris, before
whom she was tried, as wo understand,
advised Communication Of her punish
mcnt. The Sheriff and Physician Of
the Jail who have had her under THEN
charge, seeing and conversing with hel
daily fer two years, both declare by aft
davits that they believe her to be insane
Her counsel and other, respectesle citj
zens of Troy who have had means o
forming a correct opinion certify to th
same fact
We presume it was on the groun'
that an insane person ought not to b
executed that the Governor interfered.
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"Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells i'm white and black the same ,
Day- A finder of money or other v;

pe1- A finder of money or other val.
liable property should always take
prompt measures, by advertising or 9th
orwise, to make restoration to the owner
In Rochester, N. Y, few days since,
a dishonest man by the name Of Thomas
Hall, who neglected this duty, was con-
victed of grand larcency and sentenced
to two years hard labor in the State Pri-
son. He had found package of $1,000
and carried it to his boarding house
During his temporary absence woman
discovered the package and took from it
small portion Of the money. Hall
subsequently carried the remainder to
his brother and asked him what it would
be best for him to do in relation to it
His brother counselled the honest
course, but before Hall could adopt it
he was arrested and held to answer for
larcency. Upon the trial it was not
shown that he had appropriated a dollar
of the amount to his own use, but as he
had neglected to take the proper steps
to find an owner, heawas obliged to suf
fer the consequences.-B Boston Journal
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Vbc Desterlp Gfbu,
Westerly, August 2, 1855.
DsS- The last General Assembly,
AND
Pawc aGWSk AdvortiseYs

D@- The last General Assembly, of
Connecticut, is said to have been
the most industrious Legislature that
ever assembled in that State, and
accomplished more business than any
other, although the session was not
as long continued as some Others have
been. On this subject, the Palladium
says that the proof of their industry is
not merely in the number of Acts pass
ed--but in the number of hours EN- =,
ployed in work. Committees were in
session Immediately after breakfast and
continued their labors when the two
houses were not engaged, until night
and often the Chairmen would continue
the night work until late hour in pre-
pairing their reports, or rewriting bills
in form. 1t is rarely the case that
legislative body is in session four or five
weeks without passing some foolish law
that have soon to be repealed. We be
lieve that the late Legislature were
guilty of fewer of these follies than US
ual; but there ia nevertheless radica
defect in our system of Legislation tha
needs to be cured. The property o
the cities and large towns is in variou
ways, particularly in tax laws~ at th
entire mercy Of the small towns, whic|
have about ten times the representation
to which they are entitled.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

pSS" Considerable excitement prevails
in Newburyport, growing out of alleged
cruel punishment of little girl by her
school teacher, named Harriet u. De-
Ford. The child's hands were bcnumb-
ed or paralyzed by blows on the wrist,
and she was said to be at times partial.
ly insane, in consequence of blows upoS
the head with a heavy ruler. The mis-
tress has been dismissed, and held il
$500 for examination in the Polio,
Court.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
r1S- Georre Shank who lived as host

r~- George Shank who lived as host
ler with DR.. Oelig, in Waynssboro', Pa,
hung himself on account Of grief for the
death of favorite horse Of the doctors
named Fox during whose sickness
Shank was heard to say, When Fox
dies | want to die, too After the an
imal's death, when removing its halter
he remarked, this halter will do me a
service some day;' and verified the re-
mark by ending his own life with 1t.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
~ The following article, cut from

~ The following article, cut from
the Providence Tribune, has been hand
ed us by subscriber, for publication,
which we do that our readers may know
in what light Prentice views the Know
Nothing organization:
Prentice, of the Louisville Journal,
does not seem to be on the best of terms
with his Know Nothing brethren, altho'
he has certainly labored for the advnnce-
ment Of the party with zeal and ability.
In an article published on the llth inst
after remarking that he joined the order
with reluctance, he says:
we bave never attended single
Council meeting, but the few weeks ex-
perieDce since our connection with the
order has convinced us that no man who
has any self-respect or independence,
can belong to itstwclve months without
sacrificing both. 1t contains features
which, sooner OF later, must cause eve-
ry one who has particle Of manliness in
his composition to revolt at the organi-
zation and leave it with disgust 1t is
an organization which may suit unscru'
pulous politicians to use for their owl
selfish purposes, but it will drive from i
all good men, and will infallibly fall from
its own weakness. Not even the glori
Gus principles which caused its rise, Cal
long prevent its downfall. True Amer
icanism, to succeed, must do so unde
other auspices, and the sooner there is
reorganization Of the party the bette
for the country.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
esy- At Boston, on Wednesday,

rsy- At Boston, on Wednesday, a
most distressing accident occurred at a
doguerreotype saloon in Washington st
A lady named Russell had just had the
daguerreotype of her little daughter
three years old, taken, and was waiting
to have it completed, when the child
which was upon a settee, pitched over
the back and through window into
Washington ST., distance of forty feet
1t was almost instantaneously killed.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
WILL BE SOLD TO
CLOSE BUSINESS,
AT
Great Reduction of Prices /! 4!

TIE entire Stock of Goods ut the Store
OF the late p. HANCOCK, in Stoninpton
Borough, Ct., consisting of Dry Goods, &C.,
&c; together with tho largest and most
desirable stock of Carpets, Oil Cloths, Win
dow Shades, Gilt Cornices, Bands. Lace
anu muslin Curtains, Rugs, Mats, &c., &C.,
ever offered in the country.
VOW Is the time to furnish your houses,
Us the above goods will be sold for CASH,
without regard to Cost, being the balance
OIL our stock remaining unsold in Brooklyn.
stonington, Aug; 2, 1855.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

DsS- A fast young man, returning
elated after an evenings carousc, spied
a portly figure shivering in the cold -
He clasped tho lone damsel in his arms,
kissed her smooth, icy face, and sympa-
thizingly inquired why she vcntured out
without her bonnct'" An observant
policeman saw him hugging the round
headed cast iron pillar post erected
there the previous morning.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

Dey- MassaSoit Salre cures Burns
The most painful burns are caused by
fireworks; nothing causing as bad sores
as powder. When the 'MAssAsorr
SALvE' is applied, it instantly eradi-
Gates all Of the fire, and causes the
Scared flesh to heal. 1t should be
kept on hand for use. 25 cents per box.
All orders should be addressed to
j. P. SULLIVAN, Proprietor,
l2O Washington street, Boston, Mass
AGENTs--PoTTER & CHAMpL1N.
Westerly G. +. NICHOLS, Kingston,
and Druggists through the States.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
nsS- The Adm inistration has remov-

ed Governor Reeder, and has appointed
Jsha l.. DaN sen of Pennsylvania, in
his place. This step is intended to
crafty the slave-breeding interest and
to remove an obstacle to the execution
of the plans of the Missouri mob now
sitting in Kansas as the Legislature of
the Territory. Dawson was a member
of Congress when the Missouri Prohibi-
ton was destroyed and was an accom-
plice in the act. He will doubtless
give full satisfaction to the Missourians
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
pas- THE New England Washingt

paS- THE NeU England Wash,ngto-
MAN says:-For incipient consumption,
we know of no better remedy than Wls-
tar's Balsam Of Wild Cherry. 1t is
soothing and healing in its nature, and
is admirably adapted to allay and disi-
pate that annoying and distressing irri-
tation which SO much prevails at this
season of the year, caused by colds,
coughs, and chills, brought on by the
frequent and sudden changes of the
weather. We know of several severe
cases which have been radically cured
by the use of this Balsam. Some two
years since friend of ours was suffering
under what was thought to be confirmed
consumption--a severe cough, loss Iof
appetite, night sweats,'&c. BY the use
Of the Balsa.a be dispelled these alarm
ing encroachments, and is now in the
enjoyment of comparative good health.
Sold by all druggists. =
Always signed 1. BuTTs on the wrap
per.
AoENTs--PoTTER & CHAMpLIN,
Westerly; w. T. SEcAR & Co., Brand 3
Iron Works; b B. SHELDON, Usqua-
paug; 6. +. NICHOLS, Kingston.
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pS-'I hope they're right, these
Millerites,' said Jones. 'If the world
burns up on the nineteenth, shall be
just five hundred dollars richer-for in
that case, old Smith can't collect that
note due on the twentieth, Of course. >
Jones contemplated locking himself ur
in his 'Salamander Safe on the day
spoken Of.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
psJ When Bishop Leighton was one

p% When Bishop Leighton was one
day meditating in his own sequestered
walk in Dundelane, widow came up to
him and said that it was ordained that
he should marry her, for she had dream
cd three times that she was married to
him. The Bishop answered, very well,
whenever he should dream thrice that
he was married to her he would let her
know, and then the union would take
place.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

eG- Justice James r. Newhall Of
Lynn, few days since fined an cmplyee
of the Eastern Railroad 81 %, includ
ing costs, for assault and battery upon
a passenger. The assault and battery
consisted in forcibly compelling man
who was lying upon cushioned seat in
the depot to remove his boots from con-
tact with the cushion.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
DE- The Albany Express Of the 18th

De- The Albany Express Of the 10th
says - A friend Of ours, who delights
in very fine garden, embracing choice
pear and other fruit trees, this Spring
regretted the decay and death of several
of the former They were cut up and
cast beside the fence, to be used for
such purposes as might be required, and
accordingly were levied on for bean
poles. After being Topped to suit their
new vocation, and stuck in the ground
it was not long ere they gave signs of
life, and leaves put forth, and now they
are in full bloom and blossom. What
will be the upshot of this matter, wheth-
er new life or only a last struggle re-
mains to be seen.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

THE SNAKE CHARMED 'GIRL.-This
would be strangely charmed child has
been exhibited in Boston for few days,
and on Thursday, one of the snakes bit
the child, causing the blood to flow pro-
fusely The father of the child has
been arrested, and is held to bail in the
sum of $500 for his trial. Humbugs
never cease.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
nA- The Blackstone Manufacture.

@- The Blackstone Manufacturing
Company at Woonsocket, have estab-
lished meat market, anil supply those
in their employ With meats at less than
actual cost, or three to four cents per
pound less than the butchers prices
This has been the case for several
months, and must have saved many dol
lars for the operatives.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

n@- The attention of our readers is
called to the advertisement of Does ticks
New Book. 1t i, very popular work,
and one that will "take " with the
reading public. We cordially recon-
mend this work to those who are fond
Of wit and humor.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

nG- Gov. Gardner Of Mass, having
transmitted to Gov. Adams Of S. c., a
series of resolutions passed by the Leg
islature of Massachusetts,, in favor of the
French Spoliation claims, and another
series relative to the Territory of Kan
sas, with request that he would sub
nit them to the Legislature of South
Carolina, he replied as follows, probat ly
regarding Massachusetts, since her Null
li6cation Act, as no longer belonging to
the American Union -
Il cannot consent, under existing cir
cumstances, to be the medium Of com
municating any action of the Legislature
OF Massachusetts, to the State ovol
which | have the honor to preside
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

30 Thomas, little son of Capt,
Thomas S, Holloway, of Wexford, had
his leg badly fractured on Friday, week
by falling distance of fifteen feet from
tree to the ground, near the Academy
The lad is doing well under the care o.
DR.. William A. Shaw.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

pg" A Worcester, Mass, paper says
one of their ontcrprising mechanics has
invented the art Of rendering the steam
whistle musieal-thus making one o
those nuisances quite as ornamental al
useful. What an improvement that vii
be when brought into general use.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02
ny The Columbus LOhiol States

ssS- The Columbus (Ohio) States
man says that at picnic, cocoa-nuts
were empted of their milk and filled with
liquor, which were used BY the gentle
mon of the party. This is called a
uew device, but sailors have used the
cocoanut for liquor smuggling for at
least half century. Ia Marryatt's $
novel Of Peter Simple, the whole pro-
cess is graphically described.
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sE- In the IOtoo Tribune, published
in Clayton County, in that State, wheat
is quoted at 81 per bushel, -four at S.,
% per bbl., butter IL l 2 cents per lb.,
and eggs 0 cents por dozen.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

say A DR.. Knapp, of Covington,
Ky, has published lengthy essay, in
which he processes to have discovered
the cause Of cholera. He defines it to
be hemorrhagic termination, or a
manifestation of the dying phenomena
Of scorbutus.'
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r@- On Monday morning last, John
Mulligau was brought before Justice
Sheffield, of this village, on complaint
of Matthew Stillman, Grand Juror, for
committing an assault on Ezekiel Cory.
The complaint was sustained, and Null
ligan was fined 50 and costS-taxed at
$5.91.
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na. At Catham, N. c., lately, wid-
ow Guilty undertook to chastise her lit
tie daughter with a stick, when the child
pushed the mother on to broken rock
ing chair, one of the rounds of which
penetrated her abdomen, causing her
death in an hour or two afterwards.
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Marriage Extraordinary.

She loved me for the danger had passed.
And loved her that she did pity them"
Moor Of Venice
On Sunday, July 18th, by special IL
ccnse from Ebonez2r 7. Fogg, Jr town
clerk Of South Sctuatc, before Perez
Simmons, Esq, Mr.. George Lee to Mrs
Sarah Penniman, both Of South Scitu.
ate.
The gentle lady welded to the Moor
was fair as Desdamona, and the happy
groom dusky as Othello. They proved
the truth of the undying poetry of the
author of Yarico and Inkle
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same"
Scorning the onventionalties of SO
ciety, the fair bride has set a noble ex
ample of amalgamation. This was nc
childish fancy or result of fanaticisn
working on youthful enthusiasm. The
bridegroom had arrived at the mature
age OF fifty, and the bride thirty-three.
Both have tried the silken cord of Hy-
men with partner of their own race
and SO will be able to speak experiment
ally of the advantages of one or the 9th
er plans. We shall soon know whether
it is advantageous to mix races in Ne'
England or not.-AbingtOn STANDARD
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n@- Advertisers are requested to
hand in their favors as early as Tuesday
noon, as our paper goes to press on
Wednesday morning.
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nT- Boss. I want tvon,v-fvo =,

pT Boss, want twenty-five cents
Twenty-Five cents How soon do you
want it, Jake = a week from next
Tuesday AS soon as that! You
can't have it. l have told you often that
when you are in want Of so large SUN
of money, you must give me at least
four weeks notice y
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

R4- Rev. James A. Lyon, of Colum-
bus, Miss, recently said in sermon,
that it is shameful fact that no rich
man can be hung an the Southwest >
He also said The frequency with
which slaves are killed, aud the little
attention paid to it by the officers of the
land, is a crying evil
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

~ The salary of the mayor of Bos-
ton, for the ensuing year, has been fixed
at $4,000, reduction of 81 900 from
the amount which that officer now re.
lcsives.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

- Orson Hyde, the Mormon Saint,
is new in st. Louis, for the alleged pur-
pose of marrying twelve more wives, to
whom he is engaged The old slow
process Of taking one wife at time il
obsolete in the Mormon country.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

esS- James B. Clay publishes let
ter declaring Prentice, of the Louisville
Journal, to be liar, and william for
asserting that he had torn down his faith
er's house at Ashland and sold the beams
and rafters to be made into walking
sticks.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

nUr General Scott remarked, on
reading the news from the Crimea, that,
in his opinion, the most formidable OBJ
stacle the allies had to contend With was
q divided command.
The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-02

no. At Boston, Thursday, Hon. Alb
bott Lawrence was very low, and but
faint hopes we're entertained Of his re-
covery.
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nR. FARNHAM is absent-will return.
~ to his Office in Westerly, about the FIRST
Of September next.
Westerly, Aug 2, 1866.
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~ The Free Church in Wakefield

was sold at auction on Monday of last
week, in order to cancel the contract
or's bill. 1t was bid of by Mr. Samuel
Rodman for $1,000.
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MI A R IL lie ID,

In Phenix, god inst, by Rev. c. Rhodes.
WILLIAM MATrEsoN, of Coventry and CArn.
ERISE Hunt, of East Greenwich also, by
the same, IRA WEST and JULIA A. TYRoS.
both of Warwick.