American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-11-26
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A friend mentioned 10 us The other day that trial
Of a very singular nature had just terminated in the
court now sitting in this citywe did not attend the
court and will not consequently give any names.
1t is stated that young man, after having been
several years in the employment oi Tallow Chand-
ler in this city, book keeper &c. concluded to
commence business 10 that line, on his own account;
which he accordingly did with the onsurrence and
good wishes OF his employer. Soon alter the com.
mencement Of his business, or perhaps In the midst
Of al arrangements, 1--WE have not the particularly he
was taken Ill, and died in two three days without
having possessed sufficient strength TO arrange his
aha'rs. AS the young man was without any relatives
in the city, the Scotch Thistle Society, oil which he
was member, undertook, as is customary 10 such
cases the direction Of his funeral and the settlement
Of his lftcts and to this end, appointed two res.
pectabe and capable. gentlemen TO act 10 the name
OF the Society. These gentlemen, after the fune all
returnedt the house and proceeded TO take an " in
,entory of all he possessed to the last Ia exams
lining very large chest, containing wearing apparel
they accidentally discovered under the till secret
drawer, in which, opening IT, they found to their
utter establishment, a SUN Of money, amounting, as
we learn to nearly ten thousand dollars.
This discovery was suon made known and the
gentleman, in whose employment he had been tor
many years instituted suit against the admins
traitors for this sum of money so found, upon the
The deceased during the time Of his service.
Ii was proved by the defendants thai the deceas-
ed had ever borne good character.--that no sus
p, cons had ever been expressed by the employer-
that the deceased 10 the habit OF loaning sums
Of money on interest, discounting notes, and pur-
chasing lottery tickets during the time oil his clerks
ship.
The jury however, brought in a verdict in favor
Of the Plaintiff the former employer, for six thou
eand dollars IT. s. Gazette.
An attentive observer recently remarked, on
opening an oyster shining matter, bntlsh light
resembling a star, about the centre OF the shell.
which appeared to proceed from small quantity
of real phosphorus. On being taken from the
animal it xtended to nearly hall inch in length,
and when immersed in water, seemed 10 every res.
pect the same as the phosphorus obtained from
bones, SC. The oyster itself was perfectly alive
and fresh consequently the light could not oceed
from any decomposition Of the shell or animal, but
must have re- lied from some other source. On
submitting this apparent phosphorus to high mag
infer, il was found to consist OF three different
sorts Of anualcHes, one Of which had no less than
49 legs attached to slender body, black spot on
the head which was evidently its only eye and the
back exactly resembling that Of an eel when de-
prived of its outer coating. The second Insect,
Poyphemes had also solitary eye, and numerous
feet, nose resembling that of dog, and body
mode up of several rings. The third was very
different, having a speckled body, a hr-l tesemb-
ling fowls. with iuft of hair on both sides.
Each of these extraordinary insects was beautifully
luminous, and altogether resembed blueish sai'
CoRchotogiSts Companion.