American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-07-08
THE FOURTH or JULY

INC Ilh OF cannon ana ringing OF beis, and the " otd'
spaegled Ba'er' maesticaly waved along the wharves
and from the most public places in the The Della
Fencibcs, with number Of citizens partook Of
excellent dinner provided by Mr. Dorsey, Of the Blacl
Horse Inn, and informed that spirtuos liquors
were allowed the OCCASION This circumstance is high
cieditable TO the managers and the example deserve
to be initiated would tend to prevent those disturban
ces which too frequently the harmony and brother
love which ought to prevail the glorious Anniversary
our Independence.
Early in the morning the country lads and lasses dres
sed in their Sunday clothes began to flock TO town,
towards noon the streets thronged with citizens
strangers Every one seemed to participate in the oy
which the occasion calculated to inspire We never
before saw Wilmington look lively. Great numbers
were attracted TO town to witness the drawing of the Della
ware State Lottery which according the promise Of the
enterprsng MIR orE, took place half past o'clock
the Town Hall, in the presence of large concourse
spectators who retired highly delighted with the cxped
ton and correctness of the mode Of drawing lotteries
as exhibited at that time. The this new plan is un
derstood the more it is approved.
We state with great pleasure that Notwithstanding there
were many people i'll tile OH that day. very gen
eal Of department was manifested and We
witnessed but very little improperly, have heard
Of any serious disasters without The following ccums
ber, had ocular demonstration Of it. we do moi
Ivouch for the correctness of the narrative.
The little boys in the street, impatient to manifest the
patrotism commenced the celebration the evening pre-
lvious during which, and the succeeding day they kept
up ncessan discharge OF crack rs, torpedoe, spit
devils and miniature guns, thereby annoying in small
degree many OF the passengers especially Of the weaker
Isex. However it was privileged season; every body
was free to manifest their joy in their way. But die
you hear Of the terrible accident that happened Mis-
Dinah Milky Flatnose, the celebrated Etopean DQldye8
from Philadelphia, a visit this place You didn't
Why then you didn't hear how that as Miss Dnah and hel
gallant were promenading up Market-stree some mis-
chievious little urchin bent upon having little fun and
toughtess regardless OF the dreadful consequences
which might from his rash act threw sbde1W al
Miss Dnahs heels, which Immediately began TO vent its
rage upon the poor innocent fair Who wouldn't be a.
Harmed with devil at his hees Though terror did moi
cause Miss Dnas wool actually stand on end, We must
not say she slrangerto this feeling. Springing with
most admirable agility, she made or three whrs and
lin almost exhausted voice, exclanng $50 Besa Massa
my cossa bone my rocca belt p down she fell Now Mss
Dnah would fan have passed for lady of quality fanting
with terror aided BY compressonand the height of her
pride and ambition would have been gratied could the
usual resoratvcs applied similar occasions fash
onabes have been administered her. But alas alas
what modification is human pride frequently
posed in this unfiiendly word Just at the critical mo-
men when the apparently expiring Miss Dlnah crying
smy cossa bone! my belt !" who should step up
turn the soemnities of inting scene into a fruitful
source of merrlnent, but Miss Judy Guielma Blueskn,
who with bosom burning with Jealousy rage, for Miss
Dinah had stolen the affections Of her paramount de-
ermned to be revenged by pulling down her pride peg
two No had Miss Dnah finished than Miss
Judy began =" You bone nteed--you beta say
you grdron barr you hussy you You belt rocca!
nothing but old half eda boss belly band you stole
out you massas stable, you nigga you" Whatsoever re-
NEEDLES might have been applied for the recovery of Miss
Dinah we are confident none could have operated more
speedily successfully than the words Of Miss Judy
Guelma Their effect instantaneous They caused
the fainng belle 10 bounce from the ground with the
grron bar in her hand, with which she rushed towards
the aucer Of her fair fame, declaring that she 'woudnt
let goodfornothng Guinea Niger like her cast stgn
y on her character 1t impossible tell 10 what lengths
they might have proceeded had not The proper authorities
timely ntcrfered, and taken Of them.
100000
Three Ladies have been lately furnished with apart
men in the Massachusetts prison. for life Tor assault
ing and robbing gentleman Of his pocket book.
A man in Ohio recently sho at squirrel and the ball
passed through brush heap, fence, and entered the
breast Of his own child not far from its mother. 1t
about IL months old, and expired in a few minutes.
BY census Of PASSPORT, Maine, taken last May, the
,,,,,,ar of nLnt+an+s IL 1904 Rirths in 1922-1I5-