The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-04-21

SSCNl)hlioba, oh!t IL His putisnipuSIS ISNSt
give him their assistance !--Very seldom Sir,
answered the vjcars when any OF them have
a few moments leisure, they do not want
good inclination; but they have always SO
mach business themselves, that they have
little time to spare to do mine. However,
the duties ofmy office leave me sufficient for
the cultivation of my little piece OF ground;
and if the season is favorable, always make
a few hundred livers year by the sale OF my
fruits and silk, which are a very necessary
addition TO my slender allowance.
The Russian monarch was enchanted, and
wrote down the name of this worthy pastor
in his tablets then turning to the compost
tions of his travels Observe this worthy
tcclesiastic, sthe labour of pis hands supplies
him with cyder, wine, and ready money in
to the bargain. Do not fail to remind me
of him when we return to Russia: I'll try II
there are any means to animate our village
priests to cultivate their globes, in order to
deliver them at once from poverty and sloth,'
We some time since [says the N. Y.
American) noticed several Ingenious spe
cmcns of miniature cutlery made by a ma
tive workman Of this, city Mr.. Samuel Pooley,
and have now to mention an additional proof
of his skill and industry ia the manufacture
OF Il complete set OF knives and forks, with
all the appendages of a Lilliputian dinner APP
paratus, which, together with two pair OF ra-
zors, several smaller knives, scissors, &c.
are contained in small box not four inches
square. The pen knives are composed of
ten distinct pieces, and the largest weighs ~
10ths of grain. The whole are Intended
as present to the President of the United
States, and certainly are curiols specimens
of the state to which the art eau be brought
to extreme skill and industry,
On the gath ult. a Company of entcrpris-
ing citizens of Richmond county, Kentucky,
started on trading expedition to Santa Fec
in New Mexico. Other companies are eX-
pected to follow them in few days. This
trad., at present in its infancy, will be rem
dereu of great and growing Importance, up
OH the opening of the road to the Mexican
frontier agreeably to the act of our last Con-
gress
PIRATES.-The Norfolk Herald of Mon
day publishes an extract of letter from St
Thomas, of March 25d which says:-"There
is gallows erecting here for the execution
of six pirates, taken up by the US schnr.
Grampus, Lieut.. Comdt. Sloat, and a MUM
Der of others who are expected from Porto I
Rico, Lieut.. $. having gone down there this
morning atteF tnefIl.
SUICIDE.-Mss Lydia Olds, of Allcgha,- /
ny county, Pa. aged about 1e years, pQ. an
end to her existence by swallowing three
ounces of arsenic. 1t appears that this was
the sixth attempt she had made TO destroy
her life within the last two years. "The
first was taking laudanum, the second hang
ing, the third and fourth by cutting her
throat the fifth by shooting, the sixth and ia
tai one by arsenic" She gave no other reas-
on for this rash act, than that she WAS tired
of life.
A contagious and mortal disease, rescm-
bling the jail fever, has been raging for some
time in the Penitentiary, about three miles
from the city of New-York, on the East
River, but is confined to the walls of that
building.
Dro4oned.-Dr. John A. Woolley. Of Mont.
gomery Co. IN. CO. and another per4aa,
were crossing Little River, above 4 mill
dam, in fiat without oars. When they got
iate the current, the boatmea finding that
the poles did not reach the bottom, and that
they were floating down the stream, deserf
ed the Hat and swan ashore, as the only
chance Of escape. The other passenger re- .
NAMED with the Doctor, till it became ev
idcnt that the Hat must 80 over the dam, /
and then swan ashore also. The Dr.. then
undresscd himself and attempted to reach
the land, but, from being lame in one ley,
was unable to 10 50. and returned to the hat
where he kneeed down in PRAYER, and in .
that attitude was precipitated over the fall.
Ills body has not yet been found,
GOLDEN DAYS OF COMMERCE..
Monday morning, "bright and early
says the Norfolk Herald, speculation was
briskly stirring in the commercial walk Of
Norfolk, and in two hours nearly all the cot.
fee and all the cotton to be found, was boQ fht .
up. This sly attack upon our unsuspecting
merchants was principally from abroad
Some Of our neighbours of Richmond and
Petersburg having received advices took the |
steam boat which happened in their way in
the nick Of time got here on Sunday night
and before breakfast the next morning
pretty nearly swept the Market In the I
mean time as the news BEGAN to get oat,
expresses were started off in every direction
to pick up all the cotton they could find
and it is said that all the small groccrs
through the country have been drained Of
every grain of coffee, at retail prices, ma.h |
lower than they can now buy it by the bag.
The legislature of Pennsylvania adjourned
On tuesday last, alter q session Of more than