American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-02-13

other and valuable plants. for the use Of tn,
agricultursts OF that part of the state. He has al
SO succeeded in bringing safe home, genuin,
Tea Plant direct from Canton, in China, by way o
New York.
Vine Company.-An association OF this kind ha.
been formed in Lancaster county, Penn. and com.
mttee appointed to purchase tract fland, at and
near the town of Hempheld, in said county, for the
purpose Of planting ZINE lard.
Mount Ternon.-The editor of the Baltimore
Morning Chronicle suggests, that Mount Vernon
should henceiorward be national property; and ap-
lpropriaed to burying our future Presidents Poets
Sages, Legislators, Lawgvers Heroes, and all those
exalted characters, whose actions adorn the name
and extend the glory OF their native land. There
let them enjoy the honourS Of death, (Qud est hoe
lby sumbering by the side Of Washington" He
assigns as for its becoming national pro.
lpery that, in the flow of few generations the
consecrated spot may come into the possession o.
some individual, who for the sake OF improvements
may scatter the dust Of Washington TO the winds
and drive his ploughshare the family sepuchre
The Town Council of Madrid have presented an Address
Ito Ferdinand VII in which they pray that his majesty
w will turn deaf all advice which may directly OF
w indirectly, tend the acknowledgment of the ansocta
1" principle of the Sovereignty of the People"
| The eightie,h Annual conference of the Yves
leyan Methodists was held at Sheffield within the
month of September. The numbers Of this body
are as follows; In England and Scotland, 2l9,398
In Ireland, 22,218; total, 2416l6. Increased du-
ring the past year, 8006; ditto in foreign stations,
1865. Total increase, 9659.
An Odessa article of the 9TH November states that the
Russian Emperor in consequence of the of Lord
Sangords negotiations with the Porte has agent
NJ de Mnciaky, to Consantnope, cooperate with his
Lordshp The Emperor insisted upon the evacuation of
Moldava and Wallaca but reserved the Greek question far
the deliberations Of al the Allied Courts 1Oo are 10 settle The
manner Of treating it.
HarGnd.-81 per ton is now exacted Of every A.
mercan vessel touching at Havana evpn if they put
IN IN distress. This is high duty and should be
generally known.
HaDana Trads-There entered that port during the
year 1923, ga Spanish merchantmen 703 American 90
English-besides Dutch, French, &C. Sxtyone Spanish
vessels OF war, So American, 81 English and French,
making total OF 1917 vessels. The whole tonnage from
the u States was o7,OS7, OF which 1923 American
The Unadilla N. Y Republican states that 12,-
867 feet of one inch pine boards, were sawed in a
single day at saw-mlll near that village, with one
saw only
Sir Walter bolted-Mr. Horton, of the Charles
ton Theatre, lately drew part Of the 100000 prize
IN lottery at Charleston. He had been announced
TO play Sir Walter, in the Critic, but the news had
such an effect upon him, that he bolted.-Mr
Brown read his part
1t is stated that there are SIX HUNDRED AND
THIRTY NINE WIDOWS in the town of Newport, |
| H. ~ being ONE TWELFTH Of the population of
that town. Should the proposed law pass in Penn.
sylVanla, says the N. Y Commercial Advertiser for
taxing old Bachelors, we would advise the yenera
bic gentlemen to emigrate to Newport in body |
There are now exhibiting in New York three sis |
lers from 95 to 40 years Of age, OF the ordinary stat
nre OF children of or years old they have been
well educated and are quite pretty.
Albany Mayorless. Common Council ofI
Albany, have been vainly endeavouring for some
time past to elect mayor Itappears that among
the members there is majority OF one opposed 10
the reelection OF Mr.. Dudley-but that gentleman
by attending the meetings, and voting for himself
has, as yet, produced tie. The opposite party |
have now become much enraged that they have |
put stop to all business in Council.
.atbnny.-On the evening of the 2Sth ult. the |
Council again met for the purpose Of choosing a |
Mayor, and alter 23 balotngs, and the usual ac |
compartment OF motions, &c. they adjourned at
D o'ctocE neat morning, without having made a |
choice
Raising Salary.-A bill has passed both Houses
OF the Legislature of Alabama aMthorisng the lcen.
sing OF Billiard Tables at Mobile, at $3.50 each, and |
the same to an amount not exceeding
s 1000 as salary to the county Judge, The sur
plus to go to the State Treasury.
The Legislature of Alabama have recommended
Gen. Jackson candidate for President of the
United States
BY the report Of the special committee on negro
slavery, in the Legislature of S. Carolina it appears
that in that state alone there are 81 478 slaves val
ued at S77, $4,000, averaging $500 each. In the
United states there are about one million fue hun
bred thousand
Ohio.-The white male population of this state
in 1919, was 99,780. In 1925 the number was 1884,
COZ: and al that time there ,1ere 100 LIZ Il