American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-01-07

,f this State for the year ending the 30th OF MOL
yember last, were 650,667 dollars. The amount re.
ceived for auction commissions was l4,200 dolls
Tor auction duties 58,204 dolIs-for tavern licenses
1885 dolls-duties ON retailers foreign merchant
disc 1890. The expenditures for the same time
were 6S4S71 dollars. There balance in the
Treasury on the LIST Of Dec. 1928, Of 60,7S7 dolls
and on the LIST Dec. 1924, of 26,582 dollars.
Ns,o- Jerspy-The Legislature adjourned on the
s1st u,. The bill for incorporating company to|
construct the Canal for uniting the Delaware and
Passaic rivers, with capital of one Million OF Dol.
lars and the bill for incorporating the Delaware and
Rariton Canal company, with capital OF oOO,OooI
have passed both Houses and become laws. TheI
Morris Canal company have banking privileges il
and the Delaware and Raritan Canal company payl
to the State bonus of 100000 Tor the charter.
The State has reserved the right of subscribing, att
future PERIOD for certain number OF shares u u
should be deemed expedlent.
Henry Chambers has been elected Senator OF
the United States from the State OF ALABAMA, Tor
six years from the Sd of March, to succeed Mr.
Kelly, whose term of service will then expire.
We have seen with surprise, says the Lancaster
Gazette an article going the rounds OF the papers,
stating that director of one Of the Lancaster Banks,
had committed forgeries to the amount OF 7oOOo
dollars. There is no truth in this story.-A Zen
tleman who was director in one OF the banks, has
unfortunately failed, but the banks have sustained
very trihing loss.
| Dividends have been declared by the U. S. Bank
of 20 per cent, by the Marine Insurance 20. OF
S per cent, and by the Schaylkill Permanent Bridge
Co. of per cent for the last six months.
i On Sunday morning last, shallop, which had
anchored off Timber Creek, in the storm, abou'
FIVE miles below Philadelphia, filled with water, ane
Benjamin Williams captain, and Elisha Otdcretl
lperished on the occasion.
u FIRE occurred at Worcester, Massachusetts,, or
1.-The Oath ultmo, which destroyed the building know
as the Butman tavern" A reward of 500 dollars
is offered Tor the detection of the incendiary.
p Mr.. THOMAS SNowDEN, the proprietor of the
! National .adrocate has purchased OF Col CHARLIE
s X. GARDNER, all hrs interest in the vieW ! ort
Of Patriot. The Patriot was discontinued on the Is
inst
q United States Bank Stock In this city yester
e day, III liz IA. In New York on Tuesday tn
;. same. franNan oa~. oeM snSe'
l. The project Of sheathing vessels with leather ha
failed II is found that barnaces adhere to the lea
e Their to an astonishing degree, and thus impede tn
y :. passage Of the vessel through the water
N The Post Master General has made Report I
Congress on the subject Of The most practicable POI
e route from Washington City to New Orleans Th
Id present route he estimates to be 1880 miles, an
n, requiring travel Of "a days. He points out ne
% route which reduces the distance 10 1856 mile
a which is believed to be the nearest direction pract
of cable.
Fl Catholic Meeting at Cork.--An Aggregate Nee
- ing Of the Roman Catholics Of the County and GU
re- of Cork was convened on the goth October las
ID 10 consider the State OF Education as regards u
a. Poor therein and to adopt measures Tor counte
y acting the efforts OF the various Societies whic
: under the sembance of religion and charity, a
nd aboring to subyert the Catholic faith in Ireland"