The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-06-09


die was then let down and ex,inn.;,, sah'
about Is feet: notwithstanding which ~ al
seended the well safely to the bottom su cue "
few words TO those above, and almo1. cAe =:
stantly expired. 'oSe m
! he descent was reformed bv a 49,.
without its being tied about him. co dIpe .Ip..
| eieie was no human means within reach a' n'
| Which he could be extricated from his ra, y
nous situation. MIR. Kountz, however r.. r.
70 MS honour offered to be let down. bnt =.
snort distance, called to be drawn I'm ~
| mental faculties became impaired bv inn. ~
hhS lhe ueleterlus gas, and he insisted y.
rehPtofiiy on being let down again. and w.. p
| only restrained from his purpose bv fonoa ""
On fully recovering, he was let down ~.
second time, when his head was observed.e me
tall back against the wall, on which h, ~ )"
immediately drawn up in state of nssre;
billty, and continued IN that situation f,n
bout Is minutes, when he recovered. Tho
body was afterwards drawn out by meane os
hooks. VI
tits worthy of remark, that the well h.,
been tried at different times since, with lie
ferent results. After the body was dran",
from the well on the god, lighted c.nd,.
burnt at the bottom and was brought nm ~
extinguished. On the 23d, the candle NO,
extlnguished; and on the oath, there was No
indication OF the existence of carbonic a,iI
gas in the well.--Ohio Rehos.
Mr.. EVERETT, minister to SPAN leaver
this country, in the packet Edward Ouesnsl
Tor Havre, to sail from New York the lsth
inst. -oA
M. Ternaux is said to be the pre,t.,.
WOODEN manufacturer in France He bas O.,
different factories, aid employs 6000 men
One branch of his business, which, iii, ,L;.
time, was unknown in Europe, is the -nal'
ing OF Cashmere shawls.-He has imnorad
anumber of the Thibet and Angola poats
from whose down, those celebrated shawls
are made. His flock has increased; the eli
mate suits them; their food costs but little
as they are fond OF horse chesnnts. weeds
ana similar trash. lie sells 70or so ANIMAL
~. he quantity OF down produced BY each
amman, is not above three ounces and a half
ne makes but few sh&wls Of the pure down,
but the speculation has succeeded, for the
idea IS generally received that they are made
OF the same material as the shawls mpor.
ted from Cashmere. ct is not uncommon
to pay from 200 to 45o dollars for a real
Cashmere shawl)
About fifteen millions of acres (morc than
an eighth party of France are covered with
+ orests.
Near one third part of the wine made in
france costs the makers only two cents per
gallon. Laborers in many parts Of the coun.
try can hive comfortably for four or five cents
a day. In the manufacturing districts, l}
or "a cents day are sufficient. in Paris 23
or ~ cents. Wages are low in the agri
cultural districts, from IA to Is or 20 cents
Gay, IN the manufacturing provinces from
% TO " cents--women about one half; at
Paris 15 tc so cents.
.Aezo York and PhRQdeLdhia.-Thc mer-
chants Of PhRQdeLthia say that the COM
merclal enterprise of Ncsv York is carrying
OIL great deal of their business 1t is true
that New York has more natural advantages
than Philadelphia, but it only wants few
smart men, with good capital to make the
latter city nearly equal, as there is wat1r
sufficient to ioat - gun ship; and the diff
iiculty ofnavigatng the Delawa. ",lght be
by having tow boa.s to carry YES
sells un to Philadelphia, as fast as thy arrive
We AN know the difficulty OF navigation
from the Downs to London, hut VIC do not
learn that London loses any of its commerce
on tha. account. Aoston Gazette.
A private letter from New York mentions
mat the writer had just returned fron Vi
sit to the Rev. Mr.. SUMMERFIELD and
that he had found him so very low, that he
was unconscious, and had no knowledge OF
the persons abou. him. What talents! what
intelligence! what devotion are about to
descend into til. silent grave! \ frame IN
closing -thattlignifles and adorns human
ity, is about tobe disorganized and become
a mere clod II the valley Such is the lot
of Man Whre is the man, savage CT civil
lied, who des not sigh for an hereatter!--
for world beyond the graves- and where's
the Chlj,tial who does not believe IN ~
who does rot consider the Grave as the mere
outlet which leads from Death to Life ever
lasting! With viyed and increasingly ardent
hopes. hedraws nearer and nearer TO INC
(,rave. ubre and more convinced that the
blissful noment is at hand, when he is about
to enioyn the presence ofhis God and n the
COMPANY of His angels, that happiness
which eye hath not seen, nor which 1t hat@
not eirered into the Eeart OF man 70 COZ
ceive.- Ph.tad. Press.
A cory was once told US of person VINO
PACED the diffcren! parts Of large broken !
pri dstone in the centre Ct bale OF cotton
byWay perhaps of helping TO t!efray cxpcn-
So, or by way of replacing it With Whole
oc without loss; The cotton WAS sold at
tood price, and went to Liverpool where 1t
vas disposed Of to manufacturer. On be-