The Wilmingtonian., 1823-09-18

A hlack earle was wounded and taken near
Sunderland, Mass. last week. He is two feet IN
height, when standing erect, and upwards OF
seven feet between the tips OF his wings.
An earthquake was perceived by sundry peo.
oIe in Meatlvilie, (Penn Oh "Wednesday, the 23d
av of July, At about half after ten in the evening"
At five minutes past O'Clock IN the morning OF
the same day, Il shock was noticed in Salem, Mas
sachusetts,
The noble anthor of 'Glenarvon,' Graham
Hamilton and Ada keis,' has two new WORKS
in the press, one of which tale, entitled charles
and Julia, is ON the eve adjudication the other,
IA work Of All entirely original character VIII
follow it.
SHAKEspEAnE's PLAYs-rhe art of printing has
ARRIVED to that perfection that the works OF
shakespeare are compressed into one small vol
un.e, and are yet printed ~ characters perfectly
distinct and legible. THUS traveller has the
means, when settirg out on journey, OF putting
la whole library in his Goa, pocket
Ferdinand of Spain is placed in depot
lat the Custom House in Cadiz, till he shall
have paid his last duties, as regulated by
the Tariff of the Cortes. His royal mind
lis fixed .on high matters, for his Majesty is
employed in flying kites. His affairs are
very much up in the acind.
| Of $50 convicts in the New York state prison.
1888 are Foreigners, and l56 are blacks.
! Commodore Isaac Hull has arrived at Wash
lngton City, from the Charlestown station.
| A duel was lately fought near the Grand river,
u. C.. between Col. Norton, the famous Indian
chief, and another chief Of his neighbourhood, in
which the former was slightly, and the latter
mortally, wounded. The savages seem TO be pro-
lgressng in the arts ofcIvILIzATIos.
1 There is male dwarf exhibiting himselfat the
d New England Museum, by the name of Stevens,
i, who is about twenty years of age, and measures
lby 81 inches in height. lie was born in Lyman,
Maine, and is an intelligent and agreeable little
-Ifellow.
u About the middle Of last July, at Mallnbrdge,
near Sheffield. Eng hive OF bees swarmed on !.
woman's neck, from which they were hived with
t out doing her the least injury.
S MIR. 7 George, clockmaker of st. Georges,
lin the East, London, has lately invented an appa-
ratus which, by the sole agency ola clock, wakes
1.-THE workmen and lights candle, at any desired
tltime of the night or morning.
{ The dysentery, it is said, is making dreadful
q havoc in Cumberland, N. J. and some of the
NIneghbouring counties.
There are in the state of New York, 206 incor-
porated manufacturing companies, the aggregate
OF whose capital is 2O, ,350,000. Or these o2 are
a for manufacturing cotton and woolen goods SO
for cotton goods l6 for wooen goods. II for cot
ton, wooden and linen cloths, and 10 for glass;
The municipal Board of Charleston, has resol
Z we'd on forming guard for the protection of the
nlcity, the expence of maintaining which, is est
f. mated at 28,520 dollars, annually.
.. The dysentery is making dreadful ravages ir
: Cumberland county, Penn. along the borders o.
yh the Yellow Breeches and Conadoguinnet streams
nl Whole families are said to be down with it.
1t is stated that Doctor P, of the village
lof Frankford, few days since, by virtue of the
Fever and Ague Powder, brought child to lif'
n-lwhich had to all appearance been dead hours
uI suicide under very affecting circumstances
tlwas committed at East Guilford, (Con) on tn
ng6th ult. by man named Parsons Kelsey. Ii
ofhad for some time been partially deranged. O
Il the 50th July he began to shave himself, and hi
y" wife watched him as usual; but being busy, sh
left him for moments returned immedlaIel
'ui and found he had stepped out at the door; sh
Cd ran to him and arrested him just as he was takin
it'll the razor from his throat. He had cut off bot
pipes, but had not opened the jugular vein. Fl
. reason was Immediately restored. lie wrote q
Ia slate, and continued to communicate his fee
ngs in that way, expressing the deepest regr'
lat what he had done. He was worthy mai
- and much respected. He died of starratlon-
ISL said lie was hungry that he could eat grass
a but could swallow nothing, OF course, and all d
W.. tempts 10 insert food into his stomach failed.