The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-29
At A MEETING;

OF the Fire Companies of Wilmington, held at
Gen. ]. Wolfe's Inn, April 90, 1924, CARSON WIZ
SON was called To the Chair, and VIM. II. NArF
appointed Secretary.
The following Resolutions we're proposed, a
dop'ed, and ordered to be printed in the several
papers Of this Borough:
Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be
presented to Jacob Robinson. Thomas s James
Morrison, and James Murtlock, for the prompt-
'ude with which they conveyed our engines and
apparatus to the fire at New Castle, on the Goth
instant
Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be
presented to the owners of the steam boat Supe-
rior, and to Capt. Reed, for their liheraity and
promptitude in repairing to New Castle for the
purpose of bringing back our citizens and appa.
ra,us, which was accomplished on the night ar
ter the melancholy catastrophe.
CARSON WILSON, Chairman.
Attest-Wm. H. NAFr, Sec'y.
STNGULAR-t surgical operation was per-
formed at ST. Louis hospital in Paris, the last sea-
son, on a peasant Of La Fere, who swallowed a
small reptile two years|before Tortured by ex-
crucatng pain, the man, last season, entered ST
Louis hospital to be opened An incision was
made a little below the caradc oriice of the sio-
mach, which exposed the animal it Immediate
y coilet itself back from the opening, out of
sight An assistant put his finger into the wound
and drew out a snake two and half feet long
and eighteen lines in circumference. 1t lived
sixty hours The patient felt great relief linme'
diately-his recovery rapid.
conntryman passing burial ground near
Cnpar one night some weeks ago, observed two
or three men inside the wall, and suspectng
them to be dsturbers of the dead, challenged
them as he approached with their unhaliowed
purpose. Ono of them made answer in an under
tone that they were not resurrection men, but
smugglers; and that if he would venture over
the wall, they would make it worth his while to
keep their secret. The man did not scrupIe to
i join them, and was conducted to little building
adjoining the steeple where they and their stores
were deposited: here By the glimmering of tn c
starlight he was able to discover well filed
bottle, with glasses and other good cheer, which
they told him to make free with till their return.
The invitation was too agreeable TO be declined
but John had hardly begun TO make 4 proper Use
OF his opportunities, when the door was some.
what hastily shut, and the light which was to
guide his operations obscured. The place, be-
sides was reckoned un!ucky, being that set apart
for the Sections tools so that the poor fellow
thought himsefn much distress. His alarm was
augmented On hearing the strangers engaged in
whispering conversation without, OF winch lie
imagined himself the subject.--lhe idea that
they were resurrection men again recurred TO
his mind, and he had often been told that 10 those
persons living subject was as acceptable as a
dead one. lie imagined he heard them say dis
tnctly, "Psiaw, won't it be much better TO kill
fellow that is fresh, than dig up one that is
stnkngf" And his terror, as may easily be con-
most pteonsly, and offered every hing he was
worth AS the price Of his ransom. En'reaties
seemed for while to be of no avail, but one cf
tn men at last approactedthe docr and told him
IN low voice to be silent; that haNing got sub
Ijeet which would suit them, they had resolved
that he should he spared, on condition that he
carried tie body to place in the woods, where
they had q gig in waiting for it. This was glad
tIdings to the poor conntryman SD lssninI forth
from his place of imprisonment, he bent his back
willingly to receive the ndions burden. The load
was soon adjusted, and he sailed forth from the
graveyard between two sturdy vampires, who
were To be his guides, and who watched him with
the most wooifsh vigilance. The road WAS long
and dark-with much sweating however, he a,
last arrived at the place where he had calculated
on being relieved. The gig however was not 10
be seen; hut the men who were some distance
behind, told him 10 lay down his burden, and
unite the sack to see that all was right. John
timbleti down the dctcsted heap, and from hi;
terror of the fellows, having opened it (thougf
with much "euctancel was horrioly aston,t,ed