American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-02-04
LIBERAL DONATION.

Z LIBERAL DONATION.
We learn that David Sears, Esq. has given
e. the city of Boston deed of the valuable estate ca
led the City .Market, which was lately owned by
. corporation, but has been purchased by Mr.. Sea
t at the cost Of $4,000, the following liberal col
dtlons, viz: that the income shall be funded annua
lily, and that half the interest arising from the fun
shall be paid, for the Of him his heirs, TO ii
: Wardens of St Paul's church; the other half to
expended from time to time, first in ornamentiD
the Common, improving the Mall, and building
wall round the pond; and then for such public i'm
!, provements in the city of Boston as the Mayor
Aldermen for the time being shall think 1T to
made. Ii will be perceived, that the fund 10
public improvement will be rapidly increasing, an
that at the same time it will produce perpetu'
income for the improvement Of the city.-BOsto
!, ID .adv.
! The title of E.cceltency, as applicable to III
Governor, Of that state, has been abolished by tn
General Assembly Of New York, who have ordere,
THAT it shall not appear upon their journals
| This is it should be; all such titles, which arr
ride lous in the extreme, should be totally cut of
from the government Of free and republican
nation. Our Senators and Representatives in Con
gress are called Honorable, and our Presidents ant
Governors are styled Excellent; are they NOR,
honorable or more excellent than others? certainl,
not; and we would be gratfed should the example
set US by New-York in this particular, be followed
promptly by the General as well as the several State
Governments. Phil. Free Jour.
Pittsburg Jan. "a
A singular and distressing accident orcurred
near Greensburgh, OF Friday last. Mr.. Kngen.
smith, his son, and laborer, employed in boring
for salt water, were in the act of drawing out the
auger, when flame burst from the well, and burnt
the three persons so badly, according to our inior-
nation, as to endanger their lives. The fame con-
tinued until Monday when il was only stopped by
covering the Wells mouth by boards and clay.
An operation was performed last week upon Mr..
Elisha Andrus, of East Hartford, which deserves to
&c mentioned. He had tumor within the orbit of
he eye, closely connected with the under eyelid
md adhering firmly 10 the lower part Of the orbit
! extended over nearly half Of the eyeball Ossii-
alton had commenced in the centre Of the tumor,
nd would probably have extended itself through the
Whole substance. 1t was about The size of hen'sl
gg, ard very hard. The only way of extracting il
vas by dissection, which was successfully perform
d by William II. Morgan, NJ. D. ofthis city. The
atIent Is doing well, and his eye will without doubt
e completely restored.-rr Hartford, Con. Mirror |
'S'ander.--Before the Superior Court Of Connec.
cut cause was lately tried between Col. Daniel
ul'am, the 6 andson of the revolutionary general
u'nam, and the Rev. George Savage White, for
ieriy OF England, since resident of Boston, and
'ely rector OF the episcopal church at BROOKLYN.
4 Tor having at several times charged the plaintiff
I'm perjury, in obtaining pension from govern !
tent as revolutionary officer, The principal eyi
ence IN behalf of col Putnam, was the Rev. Bisbon
ro"nel, and witness of an unimpeachable andIC
Try respectable character in the course of his les Il
nony stated that the defendant had declared to k
m that when he was injured he meant to hare re- l.
hge. NO Justlhcation was attempted but in mi a
CATION OF DAMAGE The case was argued at great a
ngth upon Doth sides. G. Goddard, Esq. closedI
argument for the plaintiff and after an able andIC
oquent address to the jury he intimaed TO them f
q the court that the plaintiff came there to de- "
I'D his character against calumny, and not obtain v
DEFENDANTS money;-he therefore should be a
ntented with damages sufficient to cover the ex S
nses which he had incurred.
Alter an impartial charge from the bench. the I
y returned verdict for the plaintiff with three
ndred dollars damages and his costs--R. r. yldr al
of the State.-Tbe treasur. ii
$ report TO the legislature, now sitting at Port
d' gives the following exhibit of the finances ofti
state: n
ce'Pts into the treasury, during P
The year 1922, including the mo- IL
ney on hand, at the commence
ment of the year, s1soooo ,aI
pendltures, during same period, l144o7 sII
Al the commencement of the year 1899, the state
. was $4,000, bearing an interest of six ner
IT, But as it was thought money might be oh ia
ned on more advantageous terms, it will be re- tn
ected that the legislature, last winter, authorized
treasurer to make new loan OF lorty thousand III
lars to be applied to the liquidation Of the stale
u. This fnpefher ,uitl, III La