The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-09-22

about so miles distant As the owner wos
about securing them for the night, one of
the negroes took up stone and struck hin,
with such violence as felled him To tha
ground. In the confusion which ensucd
.fpe ofthem escaped in chains, one of whom
only has been retaken. The remainder ave
supposed to be in this vicinity.
Hints TO those guho Vvear Nankeen Clofhinn
The soft soap that is commonly made use
OF generally contains too large portion of
alkai, which is powerful solvent OF the COL
oring matter of Nankeen: and by first wash.
ing articles made of that material, therewtb
and in hot water, and then drying them IN
the sun, is extremely injurious. Both alkaes
and the oxygen contained in atmospheric air
alone, have powerful bleaching properties
but when combined with the SUMS ravs, thew
are trebly deeterious. Every lady or gen.
tlcman who admres nankeen of deep ell
low should have their articles washed in
tepid water, with the best kind of bard SOAP.
and then dried in the shade, and if they are
rinscd i'll water in which some annatto has
been dissolved with a little alum, the origi-
nal colour will be preserved, or rather i'm
proved, until the articles are completely
worn out S. Il. h.
The Governor of Kentucky is loudly call
ed upon in the newspapers of that state to
convene an extra session of the legislature, on
the ground that the opinion of the people Oh
the question of the new Court of Appeals has
been clearly expressed by the result of the
recent elections. The object is to have the
old Court restored the judges of which were
Ill. A
the new judges draw their salaries, and the
old ones cannot be refused theirs, if they
claim them; consequently the state is liable
for the expenses Of two courts without the
legal administration of Justice.
The Comet, which is visible before day
light, the received the appellation of Enckc's
Comet, has astronomer of that name. Di-
rector of the Ducal Observatory at Seeberp.
having discovered its true orbit in 1919. lis
periodical revolution is 1905 days-it was OBJ
served in 1886, 1875, 1905, 1919, and 1929.
! DR.. Bowditch observes in his account of its
appearance in 1892 that if the comet should
| pass the perihclon between the months of
October and Fcbruary,it it would be visible
in our northern climate, but if at an opposite
season of the year, it would not be visible
here. He likewise remarks, concerning the
extreme difficulty of determining the time
and place Of its ppearance.- .dnnah. Reh.
BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
Fonded debt of the u. States S20,566, 900
Dis. Of Mates and Bills of Eng. 33,l55 900
Funds in london 8S7 900
Mortgages $4,000
Notes OF State Banks 1,264,00
Due from State Banks 5S2, 900
Smith SlBuchannan, Williams &
M'Bu loch e0sO00
Real Esate 1,436CO0
Banking houses 1,oll,O0u
Specie 4,30o,O00
Total S64,262000
Liabilities of all kinds, including capital
and the whole circulation S59,99l 900
Leaving balance of 4,27l, 900
Within the last three years the Invest
ments in funded debt, have increased by a
sum oS9, 900.
The discounts on Notes and Domestic
Bills, las increased between two and three
mllios; besides which there has been
large addition to the Real Estate.
Th debt of 81, ,292, 900 due in Europe, has
been laid oH: and the European correspond
ents q the Bank, have in hand considera-
BILE sun as above stated, to the credit of the
bank.
Th; circulation during the last three years
has more than doubled, being now upwards
Of nire million and half.
A corresponding and large increase has ta-
ken llace i'll the private deposits, amount
ing . between two and three millions.
lie surplus profits amount to S553,
Plce Conrt-Donald Mcdonald a
Scothman, reported to be one hundred ant
MrGyears ofage, was brought before the
+ coul yesterday, charged with being COM
MOI tirunkard, Of which he has been con
weed once before. Donald stated that he
hatbcen in various battles of the revolution,
hadsailed with Paul Jones, and was at the
taking of Qucbeck. He was found guilty
ancsena"nced to the House Of Correction for
thl,e nonths.-Bostonf fahes.
FIRES IN MAINE.
Che fires in the woods Of Maine were at
lag dates raging with tremendous fury. Oh
Paobscot river the fire has extended thirty
n,les. Many houses, barns, fences, cattle,
Sls have been destroyed. The roaring ot
ii; fire like thunder, could be heard 2or
1jnies, 1t had reached Bangor Sth inst.
all several other settlements both sides the
rger. Even some of the islands had been
llrnt over.