The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-08-12
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grain One Of the stakes from TO inches in cir
conference, passed entirely through her body and
came out her left breast The length " the stake
within her body ~ inches that OF the end which
had passed through, or inches. Yet il is said size
Is likely to recover
The Board of Health in New-York. have e,r,es,I,,
recommended to the citizens to desst from the nraccs
OF wetting the streets with from the rivers dur
ing the months Of July, August. and Septembsr-snd
as a substitute to keep the streets swept clean.
Gardner Lycessn.-The Philadelpbia Recorder
locates this institution in Tey7Roat We presume
there IS 20 Lyceum in that state. Gardiner II town
70 TINS state On the Kennebec river and possesses na
ny local advantages for an institution ~ bis kird
which i probably Tie only in the Union. II MAJ
signed 10 form scientific pechOnies oad ,J;.
without me time and expense Of collegiate education
Lake Erie ShRPPing.-On Saturday the 26th ali. our
haTDor presented 10 the eve ofthe stranger ,ost
Ell and picturesque sight By the side of the fores,
trees that Sill skirt lis borders, and strecb their broad
Ddhcies over rs waves, the masts Of tCent ouy sail
OF vessels including Steam boat were Seen to,ye
lng aoit ana spreading ~ the hla breeze he canvas
and me stlr-spangled banner that protects ,hpra
lbIDafo Journal Jn1y l5
~ LhHnder storm Of unusual violence. was exner
enced on the 9TH inst in the eastern part az Msss,
chusetts. At Beverly, Mrs Deborah Ctarr;co .aad an
was Kiied Dy lightning; and the house in which she
was Standing was exceedingly shattered Another
!ady' sitting IN tie same room with Mrs q was Who'll
" uninlures' Another house, within few rods. was
iiiN~N NJ fhp 0nf A L..
~ ana ner child, setting bY window were considar
ably injured but not dangerously - N Tovinato.
DaTn ana It's contents were consumed II F..+
brldgewater, valuable barn was struck ana cnnsrr
GU WIN an l'S contents Next morning the bones of
,nal were discovered IN the ashes. Ihey proved 70
be the remains of Mr.. Simeon Davis who ,yas ses
IN the neghhorhoOd early in the evening &. nrob.hI,
Ieu 70 the barn Tor shelter. He was travelling frun
fenooscct to New York and appeared to be abou, g
years OF age. =
Use Regulation The legislature ofN. Hampsbjys
mas passed an act requiring the overseers of NV oo
N the several towns to make annual retnrns AZ nj
deS ana ages Of panpers with the expenses incurred
lof each the causes of their inability TO support ther
serves luocy distraction age infrmity of body or
t ''u tl0ious hants, or ntemperance. We suspect
beforehand that the last class will be found much lar
ger tnan any other. if equal to all the resi-, and
mat he inquiry will lead to the useful disclosure ~
many facts. i =
boats 'Clhout tinbsrs-B Boats or this descripton.
.osiss ~ three layers plank only are building III
ne northern waters Of New TorkCne Nv ,bsn, All,
ed 0y the canal at Waterford loaded win vbeat Shs
= IONS measurement her burthen 100 tons and her
siaes ana bottom are 10 inches thick Size * said
10 DC staanen strong and tight and succeeds SO well
i ol%eis are building upon the same plan. One
iayefs Oh OAK half an inch thick the two others Of
pine an inch each - olAoiS q
ohark Of about 500 lbs. weight near feet Ianp.
alu u the most voracous Species was caught on
Lnuislay ilth ult IA Windmill Cove five miles be-
low Philadelphia. I'M
CHrioSity.-The Eippopotamus. a. lana - ,r.,s.
morse Is no" exhibiting 10 New-York II was taken
90 the banks Of the Amazon, and at wears old eisbs
oVV pounds Its skin is rough without hair on
'ne Top OF the neck It's feet are like the ELEPHANTS
u i: nose long and slender it is very gentle and in
offensive and subsists when wild some,5n,ss -, ~
and sometimes in the water
Aec'dsnts.-The steam boat Beaver burst her boiler
On me Red River, near Alexandra, June l7th. INA
scaideG one man 70 such degree that lis LIE II de
EStLs Of SlGUery.-In Charleston, S. c. there III.
eeen lately discovered, gang Of negroes extending
aI nto the country who subsisted by stealing caff
ana diving them 70 the Charleston market in the ngb+