American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-10-14
From the Liverpool ldrprtiser.

/ Tie Morning Ghronicie.-Thc circumstance OF
II recent sale Of the Morning Chronicle newspa-
M for 50 large a sum as forty thousand pounds,
Ia excited much conversation, and some inquiries
ave been addressed to us on the subject But we
in possession Of no particulars beyond the TACT
the sale, and that the printing materials were not
&cuded in the forty thousand pounds tor the copy
rh but were sold separately. The Mornngl
hroniclc is an old established daily paper; is in
I'm estimation in London and, as VIC have heard,
subscribed for in all parts OF the world.
! An extraordinary case Of hydrocephaius, or water
die brain is Just now exciting the interest OF the
bedIcal gentlemen Of Salisbury. The head OF an
btt before any operation was performed, at the |
IL Of six (now only seven) months, was of the fol-
Bsjnc extraordinary dimensions Round the fore |
tad and back part Of the head 80 inches, and from
b. 10 car across the vertex 81 inches; which meas
ltments will he better understood by stating that
larger circumference Of the adult head averages
M % inches and from car to ear but IL; ana al
e,thy child og 6 months old the largest clrcum
Ersnce averages rs, and from ear 10 ear inches.
he infant, belonging to respectable parents IS IN
r The immediate treatment Of one OF our surgeons,
Id Is submitted to novel practice, VIZ the re-
loyal Of the water by degrees, through the means
gRevation and al the same time the employment
pressure, The infant has undergone the opera
hn Eve times, and ITO ounces (nearly seven plnts
water, have been removed. The present state OF
infant and the effects Of the operation and treat
ent ave such as afford well-grounded hopes that
This disease, considered hitherto hopeless, rem
BY hes at length been found.-- Salisbury Jour.
The bell presented by the Empress Anne to the
shcdra al Moscow, and esteemed the largest IN
world Weiphs 492 600 lbs.
On Friday morning, the 9Th inst. young man.
amed Thomas Clements, los, his Lille In manner
dreadful as il was extraordinary. tie was hsh'
X with draw net, with some ot his triehcs, hea'
Izabeth Castle Jersey, and taking little sole oo
HE net he put it betw cen his teeth 10 kil H. "neN
K FISH, with a sudden spring forced itself into ms
tost and choked him. The unfortunate man hat
ly time to call for assistance, but It came too iate
expired soon after in dreadful agony
Something .Ne,U.-John Phipps Townsend INT
NOUS Jack,rard pedestrian has undertaken .
ok Up three hundred stones with his mouth, WIN
n loncbinr any one Of them with his hands. eacl
one one ward apart, in eleven successive hours,
stance OF hfy-one miles, FIVE hundred yards
bis feat is 10 be performed at Stepney
DR.. Twins recommends, as the winter approach
the use of wash leather for an underwaistcoa
r those individuals who perspire freely, ana ar
hbect to rheumatic complaints. He has know
trsons by the use Of this material, entirely Tree
Eom their former visitations OF rheumatic palms, al
have been more warm and comfortable thruuR
be winter than by an additional clothing, to wiHc
sy usually had recourse.
----sss % zr----
4 I;rrring to thoughtiess Jesters-There
Ow in The New Bed,am, Loudon, man who W
iyen mad by being suddenly startled :-"hs
Ea> one morning crossing his fathers helds, on |
Eoy 10 liza psva labours cheerful and guardess,
finate rustic acquaintance saw HIM coming, S"'
rs simplicity, and, in me'e irohc' s'erpeu 90
|nd conceaed himself behind bush until me ON
ame up. when he suddenly rushed upon MN W
loud shout. He was so astounded oy inc shos
Nat he was struck almost senscless ; ne sta6Eei
t. and tainted away. The current OF ms pc
eemed for some time arrested ana ms pu'sat
eased. lie was taken up and conVeyeu hu'
eIrum ensved and madness followed, wn'ch
yer since coniinueel without abatement 10 a ueh
boz only ptiable, but dangerous TO ali VINO appio'
him"
slnecdGte The following anecdo'e IS saio " =
actually occurred in ,he western part OF 'ii's 9'a
An agent soliciting subscribers Tor the h'e VI ~
pate, showed his prospectus to a man, "no -
ly one dollar in boards or one dollar AND twenty
Gents IL sl,eep' After considering ter NOM
BE replied, that when he should be caieu o''
= he pay he might aot have boards or sheep on No
:" hd ne would not subscribe
t.Ne,o York Statesman