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The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-09-22
TKzE LMzrJCsTONIARy
AND
DELAWARE REGISTER,
Thursday, Sept. %, 1925.

Four men were killed upon the canal,
near Lebanon, Penn, on the 10th inst.
where the tunnel is making, by the cavng
in of a large quantity of earth. Four other
persons narrowly escaped death at the same
time.-The Secretary of War returned to
the seat of Government on the Il inst. from
a visit to his residence in Virginia.
caterpillars have been very destructive to
cotton crops in the South--Ihe quantity
Of gunpowder which exploded at Dupont's
works on Monday week, was $500 pounds !;
the shock was sensibly felt in Wilmington,
distance of 4 miles.-Capt. Putnam, who
lately arrived at Salem. Mass, from Leg
hora, informs that report was current
previous to his sailing, that an attempt had
been made to assassinatc the Pope of Rome.
Gov. Troup has lately demanded of the
President of the United States, the arrest
and trial of Gen. Gaines, according to the
articles of Wharf.-The dog killers in Phil.
have killed one thousand dogs the past sea-
sou; they have now gone into winter quar-
ters.---Mr. Poinsett, our Ministerial Mex
leo, gave brilliant entertainment on the
4th Of July, in honor of the day.--Two
black men, in N. Carolina, lately quarrcled
about drink of water, and, in a scuflle
that cnsucd, one split the head Of the other,
the length of l8 inches: triiing causes some.
times produce serious efi'ccts---i icut.
Ramage has been honourably acquitted by
the Court Martial of all the charges preferr-
cd against hlm.-Small Pox is prevalent
in New Orleans; at our last accounts thir-
ty cases existed in that city.----Onc Of the
charges preferred against Com Steward, was
for embezzling some articles from the slush
.Jand! charge is now preferred against
DR.. Philips, Of the Navy, for eating he Hos
hNai Souh.!
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much the case with some of the most con-
slant church-goers in England. There are
indeed no "chief seats to be found in
churches here. In England, the church is
looked upon by many folks, as sort of the.
atre or place to show-off in. The finest pew
seems to contain the most pious worship
per. What is there more common in an
English parish, than the quarrels about the
" best pew"a While the French people are
kneeing to expiate their sins, upon the stone
floors of their churches, we forget our sins,
and add to the stock in a squabble about who
shall have the gaudiest seat or cushion, up
on which to sit or kneel down to protest that
we are deeply impressed with feelings ofhu-
mility."
Letters from Philadelphia. received in.
New York, mentioned that the Salem IN
J.) Steam BANKING Comhany had exploded,
and that the notes were on a par with those
of the State Bank at Trenton-but in con-
tradiction to these reports, we find the fol-
lowing notice in the Philadelphia papers -
Salem Banking Comhang.-A malicious
report having been circulated to the preju-
dice of this institution, the public are inform.
ed that the notes of this bank are received in
deposite at the Bank of the United States
from their customers, and at the Mechan-
ics' Bank of the city and county of Phiadel-
phia.
Two hundred dollars will be given to any
person who shall discover the author of the
above slanderous report, and obtain legal
proof of his being such.
WILLIAM MULFORD, Cashr.
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Delaware State Lottery.

Under the title of the Washington Canaland DEL
azure State Lottery, with Prizes exceeding in a
mount
$12G, GOO;
VIII be drawn on the 5th of October ncxt--a
period of little more than three weeks The pro-
cceds of the latter scheme, it will be remcm-
bered, will be appropriated for the benefit Of this
State.-l'ickets s4-shares in proposition.
Yates q M.Intirc,
No. %, Market-st., Wilmington.
September Is. 81.
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The ship Panther, arrived at Providence,
on Friday, from Buenos Ayres, bringing ad-
vices to the latter part of July. The fellow
ing is an extract of letter to the Editor Of
the Providence Patriot.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-03-05

but it is too late to settle it, He put some mo-
ney into her trembling hand, and they both departed
The aged parents never heard that their son
a murderer
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should be led forth to be stared at by all the
less mob. feared and, as lay thinking, the
love of life rushing back with fresh force, as if
to mock me, by making my own feelings contradict
themselves and shook all over with cowardly fears
and crept farther in among the bushes and hemlock
that grew over the ditch for listened till fancied
every little noise the voice of some in pursuit
of me- Iheld in my breath, and buried my hot face
IN the damp earth The blood seemed all gushing
up into the top Of my head, and pressing against
the skull till thought it would have split asunder
At last, those fears slowly went away, and turned
round, for had begun to rain, and the sweet cool
drops fell upon my head, and soaked through my
hair; | opened my shirt collar, and spread open my
hands, for every drop seemed to give fresh life.
/ went to sleep, with the rain streaming over my
eyeds and into my but my sleep was heavy,
and l started up out Of horrd dream. The rain
was over, the stars shining above my head :
but was cold and stiff, and gddy, that could
scarcely walk. Here the poor wretch stopped :
Susan reproached herself that she had allowed her
interest in his story to make her forget his illness
lie gasped for breath his eyes rolled and he seem
ed overtaken by death. Susan called hastily to
those below, and he again slowly revived, although
he did not appear to notice any Susan stole
from the room, and immediately returned home
She was now too much occupied by all that she
had Just heard, to think of the dreary gloom of the
way or indeed of any external objects. The next
day Susan's father returned from London, and he
visited the dying man, who survived for few DAYS
longer. Susan Lee blessed God that the murder
er was spared, even for short time that her a-
Their could be with him and pray with him.
One day, when Mr.. Lee had gone up to the
chamber of the dying man two strangers stopped
at the door of the howell, and inquired if J---N--
was at home. His mother went out to them and
said, He is my son. he is very, very bad The old
woman only was at home at that time. They beg
oed Immediately to see her son they we'll
dressed, civil spoken men, and the poor mother
their arrival. Mr. Lee came out on the stairs when
lie heard her approaching and she about to
sneak when the men who close behind her,
bowed respectfully to the clergyman, and plying
the age of the poor woman, gently entreated her
to return for a short time to the room below. Mr.
Lee who suspected the truth, joined in the request,
and she rather unwillingly, obeyed. When the men
had reached the chamber, the clergyman closed
the door; they said nothing, but put into his hand
a paper; he looked moment at it, and beheld
warrant for the body of j - N, on
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roundsyou, and the pleasure of the scene is height
ened by the contrast you have just witnessed.
4 EEs.E 2. EgsTPLsE.
FROM CHALMERS SERMONS.

it The universe at large would suffer as little, in
its splendour and variety, by the destruction of our
planet, the verdure and sublime magnitude of afo-
rest would suffer by the fall of single Leaf The leaf
quvers on the branch which supports it 1t lies at
the mercy of the slightest accident A breath of
wind tears it from its stem, and it lights on the
stream of water which passes underneath In
moment of time the life, which we know, by the
microscope, it teens with, is extnguished and
an occurrence 50 insignificant in the eye of man.
and the scale of his observation, carries in it. to
the myriads which people this little leaf an event
as terrible and decisive as the destruction of
world. Now, the grand scale of the universe,
we, the occupers of this ball, which performs its
little round among the suns and the systems that
astronomy has unfolded-We may feel the same lit
teness and the same insecurity. We differ from
the leaf only in this circumstance, that it would re-
qure the operation of greater elements to destroy
US. But these elements exist. The fire which ra-
ges within may lift its devourng energy to the sur
face Of our planet and transform it into one wide
and wasting Volcano The sudden formation of elias
tic matter in the bowels of the earth-and it lies
within the agency of known substances to accom-
halation of noxious air from below may impart Vi
rulence to the air that is around us it may affect
the delicate proportion of its ingredients and the
whole of animated nature may wither and die I'M
der the malgnity of tainted atmosphere. A blaz-
ing comet may cross this fated planet in its orbit,
and realize all the terrors which superstition has
conceived of it. We cannot anticipate with preci-
sion the consequences of an event which every as
tronomer must know to lie within the limits of
chance and probability. 1t may hurry globe to-
wards the suh-or drag it to the outer regions Of
the planetary system-or give it a axis of revo-
lution-and the effect, which | shall simply an
nounce, without explaining it, would be to change
the place of the ocean, and bring another mighty
food upon our islands and continents. These are
changes which may happen in single instant of
time, and against which nothing known in the pre-
sent system of things provides with any security
They might not annihate the earth, but they would
unpeople it and we who tread its surface with
such firm and assured footsteps, at the mercy of
deyourlng elements, which, if let loose upon US by
the hand of the Almighty, would spread solitude
and silence, and death, over the domnons of the
world.
Now, it is this tteness and this insecurity, which
make the protection Of the Almighty so dear to us,
and bring, with such emphasis, to every pious bo-
son. the holy lessons of humility and gratitude
The God who stitch above, and presides in high
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NATURAL GRANDEUR.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM NArCHEZ, (MIss.
WEIR'S CAVE.

Among the natural curiosities have visited in my
tour is Wier's cave, which is situated in spurs of
the Black Ridge in Virginia. It's entrance is by a
narrow aperture in rock, which, gradually open
ing as you advance, presents to view spacious
chamber decorated all around with organisations
and petrifcatons of the most beautiful white trans
parency hanging like cicles around the walls of the
Many of these when struck with stick,
produce sounds as sweet, melodious and diversified
as the tones OF an organ or piano The cave is di-
vded into great variety departments, all of which
are hung round with these beautiful stalactes pre-
senting great diversity of shapes and formation.
The rooms have acquired different names con-
forming in some instances with their respective pc
culiarties, and in Others originating in circumstan-
ces attending the visits thither. One is called the
ballroom, and has in or two instances been APP
proprated to that use, by parties of ladies and gen
tlemen from Staunton, on which occasion the room
brilliantly illuminated. The combined effect
of the music and lights in place that seemed al
most to speak ITSELF decorated too, and sparkling
with elegant transparencies, must have been next
to enchantmcnt E; and if one, without any previous
knowledge Of the existence of such place, could
nave suddenly DcGn presented with view or 1t on
this occasion, and could have seen the fine air and
sylph-llke forms of the Virginia ladies' stripping
it on light fantastic toe in the varied mazes of the
dance, he would have required no Legendary recur-
rences, or tabled stories, to have believed he was
transported into fairy region.
find it impossible for me to give YOU any ade-
quate notion of the place. can neither describe
to you the deep solemnty that strikes on the mind
on entering it, the enthusiasm of feeling, and
the varied emotions felt, when the first impress
sons had give way to those Of succeeding wonder
and admiration deep and death-like silence
reigns around you, you recede from the light of
the mouth interrupted only by the occasional drop
ping of the water, and your own footsteps or voice.
which echo through the cavern, as if the presiding
spirit of the gloomy region was warning you of the
horrors, which seem only to surround you. All is
impenetrable darkness before you, and appears to
to have acquired deeper shade of gloom from the
reflected glare of your torch.
Amid such scene as this, the mind Involuntary
reverts to the legendary tales Of the Golden time,
and almost maglnes the Genii of the cavern are
stalking around with noiseless step, breathing ven
geance for the sacrilegious intrusion But when,
as you advance, the receding darkness is dispeled
by the blaze Of your lights, the beauties of the place
begin to display themselves your vision becomes
famlarized with the sombre shade that sta sur
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-10-27
NOTICE.

"HEREAS aman calling himself AL
w DEN, aud saying that he belonged
to Bridgewater, Mass. has presented me a
quarter ticket in the Grand State Lottery,
having on il the number which is entitled to
the prize ofsi000; the sum due on which I
paid him, in cash, except fifty dollars, which b
he took in tickets in the Consolidated Grand
State Lottery of Maryland; and the afore-
said quarter having proved TO be altered in
the combination number, hereby caution
all persons against receiving any Of the fol-
lowing tickets in the above named Lottery,
Wholes, ,-25, 22S-3i, i,9il-34, ,9i2-,3i,-
9l5-30,74l--30, 1880 0,743-30,7ii.
Halves signed byme,-25, ,226-30,7l5-
81, 4,943-3i,Ni.
Whoever will give information ofthe said
ALDEN, SO that he can be brought to ius-
ice, shall be suitably rewarded.
WIN. ID. CALLAHAN.
Oct. %, 1895.
The Editors IF The Providence Pafrio, are
requested 10 copy The abore IN their paper, I'll
forbid.
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Purified dPyrOli OligMeous Acid.
VERY numerous experiments have full

NERY numerous experiments have full
Y ly established the fact, that the flavor
of meat prepared in this manner, is equal, if
not superior, to that given by the common
mode ofsmoking. For safety, convenience,
economy, cleanliness and despatch, this
mode of smoking has many advantages o.
yer the common one.
There are two modes of using this Acid,
which have proved equally successful. One
is to mix it with the pickle, in the proper
ton of one quart to $50 VT. of meat, and
when the meat has lain in it about weeks,
it may be taken out and hung up to dry
The other mode is to bathc over the meat
3 or times with the Acid, after it has
been salted; which may be done with a
brush, sponge or rag, dipped in the Acid.
The subscriber having given the above
Acid two trials, is fully satisfied that it is
equal to the accounts given oft above, and
confidently recommends the use oft to his
Customers; who may be supplied with il at
his Medicine Store, No. I4S, Thames
street JAMES TAYLOR.
Newport, Oct. 81.
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GREAT FIRES.

liz CANADA Woops. The Montreal
Spectator Of 18th inst says, Fire has been
raging during most of the summer in the
woods at the Cedres and Vandreui, on
the south side of the Ottawa; also in Cote
st. Joseph in the seigniory Of the Lake of
the Two Mountains; and in a great part Of
the woodlands between that seigniory and
st. Eustachc. II has destroyed a vast
quantity Of standing timber, and some thou
sand cords Of wood chopped for the win
ter's use. A piece Of handsome woodland
on the Isle Jesus, which had been careful
ly preserved by the owner, was entirely
ruined"
The fires in the woods continued ravag-
ING around Frederickstown and the back
Of Gagetown and vicinity.
Gres, fres were said to be raging and
spreading great devastation in the upper
settlements .Miramchie: 30 dwelling -hou-
ses had been consumed.
Iy MAINE Woops. The Bangor Reg
lister OF Oct has the following: "The
.;res in The woods, which had ceased to
rage for some weeks, and from which we
Anticipated no further damage-haye, ow-
;nr to the dry weather, rekindled, and are
making great havoc in the Timber Lands.
In the northwesterly part Of this county
and in the county Of Somerset several hou-
ses, barns. &c. have been burnt. We
have heard the number stated az high as
forty, hut have no, been able to obtain cor
rect information
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TAuNroS, Oct. ~.
SrsAM Boat. The novel appearance Of
a steam boat was witnessed ut one of the
whaves in this village last week. The first
experiment of navigating our river as far
up as this town, with boat OF this kind,
was made by the "BGbeoek" from Newport,
and we are happy to learn, met with no
obstruction. This boat is propelled by the
improved steam engine invented by Mr.
Babcock (whose name the boat bears.) She
arrived here on Thursday in four hours
from Newport, consuming only two feet of
wood, and returned the next day.
Reporter.
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sArrrsAY--srr slo,ps Aurora, Bgightman
from Westport,
Factor, Catheart, fr Nantucket, for ~ York
SuSDAr--arr sehrs Laurel Thatcher, from
Bangor,
Royal Hope, Barlow, fr Sandwich, ior New
York,
Sloops Globe, Baker, fr Alexandra,
Fame, Walden, fr Providence,
Ann, Hull, fr Prov for New-York.
MoSpAr-arr schrs Only Daughter, Brow
nell, fr Boston foI Albny,
Martha, Luther, III Dighton, for N. York,
Dime, Wosier, fir Chmden, for N. York,
Sloops Providence, Hathaway, fr Prov. for
Albany
Friendship, Read, of & ft Frectown,
Friendship, Durfee, Of Troy, fr Freotown,
George & Mary, Walden, fr Prov.
Eagle, Briggs, fr Freetown,
TUEsDAY-arr schrs -Four Brothers, Burgess,
fr Belfast,
Flag-of. Truce, Stedman, fr Hampton,
Superb, Osborn, fr Edingtown,
Hope, SEWN ir Prov. for Georgetown, G.
Sloops Elenora, Hathaway fr Bristol, fol
Savanna.
President, Gates, fr Hartford,
Lady Washington, Fowler, fr Newbcrn,
George a. Mary, Simmonds, fr Nantucket,
Hannah Il Nancy, Saunders, fr Warren.
MEMORANDA.
The sloop Good Hope, Short, cleared from
Baltimore, 10th inst for this port,
The sloop Hudson, arr at Boston on Monday
last, from this port 60 Charles, Clifford, do.
The ship Newport Burroughs, of this port
was spoken, Aug 29i ~ miles below Stock
holm, bound up.
Arr. at Norfolk, lGdh; Washington, Eldridgc
from this port. fat
Arr. at Philadelphia, Goth, sloop Speed, Fl
this port.
Tho brig Stephen, Cornell, for Gotenburg
and ship George Champlin, Dayton. from Gu
ba, were at Hamburg, about 80 days since
both ef this port.
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Milton AaN,

HAS just received from New York, and
IL for sale at his Store, No. l07, Thames
street: gilt and mahogany frame looking
glasses; handsome gilt fancy chairs; large
assortment of crockery md glass ware a
few sets Of elegant china, from q to
SIG; tea walters; nests of cedar tubs; hair
trunks; table and desert knives and forks;
high and low post, french and camp bed
steads feather beds and feathers brass
androns, shovels and tongs; gold and silver
watches. Likepise, as usual, An assort-
ment Of Groceries, Canal and Southern
Flour, &c. &c. all Of which will bo sold Oh
the most reasonable terms. Oct "a.
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\ person offers to teach school in
N Richmond, from the Goth Of Decem-
ber to the 1st of April, without any com
pensation, and supply the same school with
an Instructress, from April to October, at
his own expense.
A letter directed to A. B. Brattleborough,
(vermont,) and conveyed by mail, will be
faithfully regarded.
Oct. l5. 1875. OF
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WHEREAS the subscriber, the sur
w viving partner of the firm Of GRAY
& WHITE, by power Of Attorney, bear
ing date the 18th Of August, 1923, author
ised and empowered THOMAS WHITE, of
Little Compton, to collect certain debts of
said firm which were specifiedin a schedule
TO said power annexed--and whereas 1t
has become necessary for the subscriber to
collect said debts: / do therefore revoke,
annul, and make void the aforesaid power
of Attorney, and shall hereafter exercise
the right, which TO me belongs, Of collect
ing the aforesaid debts as surviving part
ner, and do hereby forbid the payment of a
ny demands in favor Of the late firm, to said
Thomas White, as his power TO collect the
same is now at an end. All persons who
shall hereafterpay the said White any Of
the demands in favor Of the said firm, are
hereby notified that no discharge which he
can give them will prevent the collection Of
the saine by the subscriber.
ASA GRAY.
Tiperfop. Oct. 9fih. 1895.
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New and Fashionable
Goods.

4 LARGE assortment OF new and fash
n ionable Goods are now opening by
n. SESSIONS, consisting Of the greatest
yaricty--among which are, Ombra prints;
Bcrarc do; London DO; Chilian dresses ;
Battiece; shaded gro dc Nap; plain do;
Merino. Cashmere, and Valencia long
shawis. steel mixed cloths for ladies coats;
broadcloths; cassimeres; coatngs; satttnets;
velyets sheetings and shirtings; bonba-
gets: tartan and Caroline plaids; blankets;
bombazines oftbe first quality all ofwhich
nrc offered for sale az low as can be pur-
chased in Newport 0ct9O
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Dtr0,

: In this town on Thursday last, Miss ABB
gail Gardner, daughter Of Mr.. Benjamin
Gardner, aged 90 years,
Iu Tiverton on the 18th inst. Miss Patience
Bailey, aged 66.
In Providence, on Thursday evening last,
Mrs Mary Taylor, daughter of the late Mr..
Wan. West. of this town, and wife Of Mr.. John
Taylor, in the 30th year of her age.
On Friday, Mr.. Ulysses Holden, aged 35.
In Point Petre, (Gaud) in May last, MI
Benjamin Hoxse, son of the late Mr. Ladwick
Hoxse of this town, aged % years.
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NautirdI fntrIIfgentr.
PORT OF NEWPORT.

TOHl OT sNEVT OHl.
ENTERED,
Brig Harvest, Robinson, Stockholm.
Sloop Ann Maria, Gardner, n. York,
Rising Sun, Hall, Philadelphia.
CLEARED,
Schr. Franklin. Parish, Alexandria,
;, Hope, Bowen, Fredericksburg.
Sloop n-Maria, Gardner. Prov.
4, Rising Sun, Hall, Warren,
!. Essex, Pitman, New-York.
THURSDAY, Oct 20-arr schrs Rosebud,
Crowell, fr New Bedford,
William, Fournier, fr Long-fsland.
Shops Ann Maria, Gardner, ff ". York,
Reformation, Pratt, fr Providence,
Henry, Msey, fr Prov. for Nantucket.
FRIoar--arr sloop Halcyon, Hill, r. n. York
Essex. Pitmln, ff Bristol, for N. York,
Providence Brown, fr Providence,
GeOrg, * May, Walden, fr Prov.