The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1825-12-29

cbens, died on their way fome--anti Il Is fear
nJ ,b;s misfortune will lead to new difficulties.
me Legislature cf North CaTol.a have re-
elected Ilutchins &, Burton, esd, Governor OF
that State.
we learn from the Lancaster Journal, that the
Conestoga Navigation Company have entered m
10 contract with Mr.. Caleb Hamil TO make
steamboat navigation from the city OF Lancaster
TO the Susuuchanna river, distance Of q miles,
for $500. The work 10 be completed by the
4th July, 1927. There arc TO be niire dams and
nine locks, averaging about 7 feet lift each MIR.
Ia,nil contracted or the delivery of the necess;'-
rv timber III tic spring, and has now number
OF hands employed upon the work. :.
It's about to be attempted in the y. Carolina
LEGISLATURE to make horse stealing capital Of
fence without the benefit ofclcrgy.
4 singular incident occurred on the outward
passage Of the ship London Packet, captain be-
neaic., arrived ut n. York from Batavia On the
95th June, lat SO, 16 South, long. I, 50 Fast, a
Cape Pigeon alighted on the ship, having on its
neck a label, upon which was written, "pnginia
Of .Micm."
Mrs. Wrigh,'s philanthropy has formed com
rnunity to lberate slaves. She gives S5,OO0 and
her services, Lafayette 10000; and many 9th
crs large sums, as $1,000, &c. This is the cele-
brated English autllorcss, who accompanied La
fayctte in his recent tour through the United
States. ,,,
Josiah seclcv, of Bridgciown, N. j., has kill
cd three hogs over a year old, weighing lololbs
five ether. killed in the srine place, weighed
9a2a4,s The success Of the l3ridgetown farm
ers in raising pork, is greatly due to the exer
tons of Mr. Johnston, in procuring the proper
breed.
'"'c whole extent of Louisiana, deductinf
1-5h TO- 4wamps, rivers, lakes, barrens, &C., Il
sina'cd at y, ,460, $40 acres and it is supposed
that 25o, 900 are capable of being cultivated adj
,antsyeous!y in sugar; 250,0o0 in rice; 2, ,40O,0 ,0CI
in cotton 2,000,oJ0 in indigo; and 100000 IL
tobacco The indigo and tobacco lands arc a
wrll sutcd for cotton as any other.
II is stated as fact that the loss ot.fty Mo'ts
md dnHtrs by late fire at n. York, was occa
suncd by one Of he gas pipes leading into clos'
room bring LEFT a lttlc open, so that the gas ca
car. in The night I'll it became sufficient,
dense to take fire from The Goals left burning II
the CRATE, and which created an explosion.
large Panther was killed last week south 0
Watcrown, Y. York. His pursucrs followed tn
track considerable distance, supposing it to b.
that ola bear and discovered their mistake on
when within II few Yards of the animal. 1t meas
ured, from the nose to the end of the tail, aoou
seven feet, and weighed rising Of 100 pounds.
dreadful shpwreck occurred on Lake Fri
in a gale on the 9th inst. The schooner Goo
Intent of Buffalo. having on board four persons
I got under way for that port Oh the 9Th with la
II wind, ant! on the next day was discovered bea
ing against the Pier, with her mas,s standing, bt
y sails torn to pieces A man Was seen on bcarc
a but the violence Of the waves rendered it impo
sblc to save hinl-the bodies of thrCe Of the lot
" were afterwards found.