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Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-13
LITTLE ROCK, ca. ~ JULY "a.
GEN. WILKINSON-TEXAS.

We have seen letter from Gen.
WILKINSON, dated at the City of Mexico,
just received by gentleman Q! this
place, in which he states, that he has
procured gyant for large tract Of land
in the Province OF Texas, and wishes to
settle it with body OF honest and we'll
disposed Americans. The inducements
which he holds out to emigronts, are We.
ry liberal and advantageous.
The General con,emplates establish-
ing CnIony, either at the Bay Of 7'ri-
nifty, 40 miles from C.ivcztown, or at
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-13

Relief for Cran,fs in the Stomaeh.-
MIR. Durham have seen the most vlo-
lent cases of cramp in the stomach i'm.
mediately relieved by drinking freely OF
marin water, sweetened with molasses, or
coarse brown sugar, when opium, or its
various preparations, nor any thing else
would give relief TO the patient. Believ-
ing that this hint may probably be the
means Of relief to some one or more at
{licted with the above awful complaint, l
think it my duty to make this co'nmuni.
cation. "o'70'e" e"'
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-13

II Tall Gensleman.-A Philadelphia
paper informs US, that Mr. Magee, from
the county Of Tyrone, ireland, eight feet
nine inches high, has arrived IN that city,
a pas,engerin tho ship Conestoga'
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-13

II Contrast John Quincy Adams,
President OF the United States, is the
son Of the second President that ever
ruled over America, the well known and
peaceful successor of Washing,oh--lhe
Numa Of the United States; and if we
may judge from the principles which he
has taken the first occasion OF testify ing /;
he is we'll worthy Of the honor which
such an elevation confcrs. The manly
plainness and simplicity of the form Of
his Inauguration deserves notice. Think
OF the childish ceremonies, tho idle pa
geantry, the ridiculous mummeries, the
holy oil, the feathers, furs, frippery of a
coronation in Europe, as contrasted with
this dieniied scene At Washington,
in the capital, Mr.. Adams, in plain
suite Of black, ascends the Speakers
chair, pronounces his address TO bis fell
low citizens, walks TO the table Of The
Judges, and on a volume Of the laws OF
the United States reads his GA h Of Of.
fss, and thus the magistrate ofthe nigh.
ty state is installed. !" Look on this pic
ture and then on that" IT, as English
men, We blush at the comparison in one
respect, we feel glow Of exultation in
another, at the thought Of the superior
wisdom and truer greatness ofthat coun.
try, which owes, at any rate, its birth to
surs. America is the child Of England,
and is, perhaps, destined 10 perpetua'e
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-09-17
LOCKE AND COLLINS.

About two months before his death,
Tic celebrated John Locke wrote letter,
Of which the following is copy to An
thony Collins, and left this direction up
on il.
"To Be delivered after my decease''
know you loved me living, and will
preserve my memory when am dead
All the use to be made Of it is, that this
life is scene Of vanity, which soon pas
ses away, and affords no solid satisfac-
lion, but in the consciousness Of doing
we'll, and in the hope Of another life
This is what can say upon experience:
and what you will find to be true, when
vou come TO make up the account
Adieu! ] leave my best wishes with you.
JOHN LOCKE.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-09-17

received very strange compliment on
that score, Lord w. Paulet, second son
Of the first Duke Of Bolton, was SO ex-
tremeIy ignorant as 70 ask who wrote St.
Matthew's Gospel: some wag replied,
Sir Matthew Decker" Lord William,
who had heard Sir Matthew's character
for charity and piety, believed il, and be
ing himself pious person, left Sir Mat
thew legacy, in consideration Of the ex
cellent work of his Gospel.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-09-17
AMUSING TALE, &c.
PROM THE AUBURN TREE PRESS.
THE HAUNTED HOusE.....ArAcr


THE HAUNTED HOusE.....A rAcr.
"And yells and cries without arise,
That the stoutcst heart might shock;
And deafening roaring, like cataract pouring
Over . mountain rock y SoUTHEY
Tie wind blew a terrible Southeastern;
The rain drlfted fearfully along, and fell in
rushing torrents against the shattered
easements and rafting windows of the
old tenement occupied ~ The Moselys.-
Ihe night too was as dark and gloomy
IS clouds and storms could make it -
lrlghtiul sounds we're heard bowling along
he blast, aud the vail Of the tree toad
from the roof. seemed ominous Of some
magic catastrophe. Mosely himself had
cone from home, leaving his wife and eld-
est daug hter, a girl Of fourteen, to man
age a6aire in his absence When night
ans en-, the younger children, to the
number cf three or four, were put to bed
~ The chamber, and Mrs. Mosely, not
outstanding her fears, which had ncreas-
cd to such degree that she hardly dared
20 breathe, after securing all the doors,
retired to her bed in company with her
eldest daughter.
Mrs. Mosely was a devaut believer ia
separations and supernatural appear
&nces, and her imagination readily sup
Plled her with numberless instances, in
"aich vlsltants from another world had
chosen TO make their appearance in the
mIdst OF precisely such storms and tenn
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-09-17

their bodies, and if, during their lives,
they had never before prayed, they beg
gcd heartily now, but in vain; the noise
advanced; it passed the threshold, thump
neutrality-suspicious. it turned TO the
bed; Mrs. Mosely screamed aloud, but
the relentless apparition stopped not till
it was fairly at the bedside, Struggling.
strangling, grooming, and humping.
Mrs. Mosely was frightened TO dggpc-
ration: she called aloud for mercy and
help, and, springing from the bed, raised
the window and calling on her daughter
to follow, Ieapcd into the street, and
amidst the peltings Of the storm made
her way quarter Of a mile to farmtr
Hodges, where she arrived almost dead
with fright, cold and rain. As soon as she
recovered sufficient breath, she gave he"
astonished neighbors the reason of so
unusual visit, and entreated Hodge TO
save, if possible, the children she had lci.
at home, from-she knew not What
Hodge was an honest fellow, not possessed
on such occasions of an exuberent degree
of courage, and the storm was so violent,
and so many frightful stories crowded at
once on his recollection, that Hodge
scratched bis head and would willingly
have declined a concern which would
have tested the proves of Hooker him
self. 1t was but for a moment, however,
and his humanity, and pity for the good
woman's distress, prevailed: he seized his
lantern, and welding in one hand sound
walnut cudgel, which had formerly served
for a hand-staf, accompanied by Mrs.
Mosely, who bad put on some Of Mrs
Hodges clothes, and whom no cntreaties
could prevail upon to remain, he sailed
forth ready to meet whatever might dare
him TO the encounter.
They reached the house 1T remained
as they bad left it. They cautiously an j
trembIingiy left the room where Mrs.
MoseIy slept, when the first thing that
saluted their ears, was, thumD-thump--
thump, by the frightfJl
strangling noise that had given Sd much
alarm, appearing to come from under Tie
bed which they had just quilted. HODGE
Involuntary sbrunk back but opening
his lantern, with 4 palpitatinG heart, he
ventured to the bed, and cautiously raised
the coverlet which hung uear to the floor,
and peeped under, when, mcrciful Hea-
ven what a scene presented itself to bis
horror-struck vision There was no
ghost, no apparition, no spectre from the
murdcrous grave, no straggler from ne
" Vastly deep;" but a real, white, huge,
bloody, and ieTOcious tomcat with his
head wedged into Mrs. MoselY's large.
l.
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1825-09-17

seen by the neighbors fitting about the
mansion during time it was unlnhabited,
and numberless were the times in which
rumbling noise, similar TO drawing
heavy body over the floor, had commenc-
ed at the southwest corner Of the kitchen
chamber, and with hesitating movement
advanced to the top Of the stairs, and
sometimes even descended them. AS
these noises were always heard in the
night, profound silence invariably fol-
lowed, except that sometimes light step
was heard in the kitchen; it was general
ly believed that some unfortunate person
had been murdered in that corner of the
house where the noises commenced, and
had then been dragged across the cham
Der, and down the stairs; how it was az
forwards disposed Of, no one knew.
The storm continued TO increase, and
the oak that stood in the yard, and had
braved the storms Of centuries, groaned
TO its very centre, while the ends Of some
OF the branches which were leaning on
the house as if for support, by their rat
Ting sweep added not ll:tle to the din
and uproar without Mrs. Mosely. pre-
vlous TO going TO bed, had gone upstairs
to see that the children were all safe, and
finding every thing right, just as in de-
scending the stairs, her head came on
level with the floor, her eye caught
glimpse Of some white object in the sus-
pIcious corner, and to add to her distress,
a sudden gust Of wind, which made the
old house rock, eXtinguished her light,
and left her in total darkness. Sufficient
ly frightened, she FASTENED to where the
little fire she had left made the darkness
aud gloom around visible, and without
daring to look behind her, crept into bed
Scarcely had she been able to draw the
bedclothes close over her head, when the
noise which had given 50 much alarm at
previous times again commenced ii
crossed the chamber, descended the stairs,
and--all was silent, except the storm
which was raging without: Mrs. MoscIy
trcmbled in every Joint, and the bed shook
as though she had been seized with a fit
of the ague. At that moment another
blast swept by the old mansion. and such
a rolling, rumbling, doleful noise, as the
Breton peasant hears before his door
when he is warned that his final hour is
come, commenced at the southern extre-
nifty of long, low shed back to the kitch-
en-, and proceeded till it seemed to stop
with a sudden and hollow sound al the
kitchen door. Instantly loud and strug-
Cling noise, attended with heavy crash,
was heard in the kitchen, which lasted
but moment, when a slow, heavy, ap-
,.ft ht,,,7 fI,t,rf
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-07-05
FOR THE wATcHMAN.
II. w. L..

Some years ago. the following Dialouge took
place in the County of Bucks, and was published III
the Correspondent Of Doylestown. The con-
versation is between shrewd old man, about sixty
FIVE, and conceted young fellow who had acqur-
ed but little informatn either by reading or CONVEX
sation, The latter was observed by the former to
manifest at times naughty disposition, and dis.
posed to make game Of others quite as good as him
self, and much better informed though not quite so
impudent. Wishing to inform himself OF the ex
tent Of his knowledge, he put the following ques-
tons to him.
Old .Man.-Are you fond of reading-and do you
spend much of your time in study!
Young JNan-No, am not fond of reading; l
can always find more agreeable paslime in my lei
sure hours.
O. Mt is true we may pass our time occasion
ally very agreeaby in gay company. But we sell
dom gain any thing in this way, that will be advan-
taeeous to us in future. 1t is of great advantage to
be acquainted with history, and every man ought 10
be well acquainted with that Of his own country.
There is great pleasure in reading Poetry and some
of it is very instructive. The study OF Geography
is very interesting and memoirs OF learned men
who have excelled either as Statesmen, Poets or
Philosophers, are truly fascinating. Though you
say you are not fond of reading, you doubtless know
something of the immortal Washington
/ Y MI used to know one Washington Dennis
he was most excellent dancer, and chopped coro
wood for my father.
o. M.-Ah! that is not the then, was
speaking of; but have you any knowledge OF the
Island Of Great Britain its size, situation govern
ment sc?
Y. MI don't know much about it--but me and
my brother Tom were there once.
o. M-Were you land how did you goF
Y. M-Why we went on horseback, one Sun
f day morning and staid to meeting in the Baptis
n Meeting House.
E o. M-Oh you mean New Britain Township
that is in this County.
e Y. M-Yes, know its somewhere in the STATE
Of Bucks County.
o. M.-Have you any knowledge of the Poets
Can you tell me who particularly exceled as such
Y. MI don't know great deal about them
but think the man who our last years Alma
e nae must have been a very great Poet.
e O. M What idea have you OF the figure OF tn
earth Do you think it round like ball, or fiat
it appears to the eye?
Y. MI have heard folks say it was round--an
l think it very likely, or how would the sun 6
Us round it.
Q. M.--Sure enough-but Astronomers say II
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-07-05
THE MISER.

A Miser being dead and fairly interred came TO
the banks OF the river Syx desiring to be ierried
over, along with the other ghosts. Cbaron demands
his fare and is surprised to see the miser rather
than pay it, throw himself into the river and swim
over 10 the other side, Notwithstanding oil the cla
NOR and opposition that could be made to him. All
hell was in an uproar; and each OF the Judges was
meJitatng some punishment suitable to crime oil
such dangerous consequence to the internal reve-
nues. Shall he be chained to the rock along with
prometheus? Or tumbed below the precIpice in
company with DanaidesP Or assist Tysephus in
rolling his stone?' No (says MOos none of these
we must invent some severer punishment. Let
him be sent back to the earth, to see the use his
heirs are making Of his riches"
Neutrality-suspicious. said to have been the son of ape
ts who animated that he had formed of clay, with
eve WHICH by the assistance of Minerva, he stole from
heaven and therefore chained by Jupiter TO mount
Caucasus where yuture devoued his liver as fast as 1t
crew."
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-07-05
NOTICE..

T meeting of the President and Managers OF the
"A Newcastle Turnpike Company, present HENRY COLES
~ president and RICHARD SEXTON and john CRow
Managers; . ~, 1914. r ~,
Whereas the General Assembly of the State OF Della
ware on tile 28h Of January, 1885, enacted that 1t the
Newcastle Turnpike Company shall on or before the 4th
Of july next issue license under the seal OF the company
exrmn,ing the Electors of Newcastle Hundred from the
payment Of toll going returning from any general
or specal elections therefrom 10 be held at the Court
House in the town of Newcastle
The President and Managers of the Newcastle Turn,
nike Company do license the Electors of the Hundred OF
Newcastle and exempt them from the payment OF toll on
the day of the general special elections thereafter to be
held At the Court House in the town of Newcastle
81 ahlInMgM WITNESS the Seal of the Newcastle
| .895F 81 X Turnpike Company
zH1.-ll X June IS, 1925.
M7RSR7a77l%
.Ne4vcdst'e Cotntt, SIS. 49,, g.
Recorded in the Rolls Office at Newcastle, IN and io
the County aforesaid, in Book C. Vol A. page $50, &c
In Testimony whereof, have hereun'o caused Inc
TsEAL Seal of Office to be affixed, at New Castle 'uh'
i IS, 1926. p
Il 59-9t MATTHEW kEAN, Ifecofder'
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-07-05
GOLDEN HARVESTED
Wilmington, June %.

The favorites Of Fortune will shortly reap abundant
crops of gold and silver, by the drawing OF tile following
spendidy rich lotteries.
Union Canal lottery 18th ClaSs---.Ne'u Series.
will be drawn the 9th Of july and finished in few
minutes. The scheme contains prize OF S5O,OOO; OF
90 900 of 10000; OF 5,000 Of 1920 20 of 1000, so
of 500 50 of 1OO 1856 of So and 1856 prizes of 20 and
10 dollars amounting S13l640 making altogether the
sum Of S273,760. Ticket S9-Shares in proportion
.N9lo FORK State Literature Lottery, l st Class.
TO be drawn on the Doth of July, and finished in few
mnues contaning-1 prize of $4,000 dollars OF $4,000
Of 10 000 Of $751; % Of 1000, 80 OF SO, 80 OF 200,
81 of 1O0 81 OF So 1884 OF 3D. 11475 Of 1lIicket Sl0
half 5, quarter 50, eighth IS.
.Naryland State Lottery No 5.
To be drawn on the 9th of July. prize Of $4,000 ;
of 10000; of 5000; 10 of 1,Oo0 80 of 100i so Of
So 200 of 90; go of l0 500 Of $4,000 of 4-2l O43
prizes 40 900 licketsnOre Prizes than Bhlhks Tickets
S5-shares in proportion.
DELAJVdRE STATE LOTTERT, LIST Class,
for the endowment Of Newark College, Mddle'own Acad-
euy &c TO he drawn the Sd OF August, and completed
in few minutes j. Il. YArns & a. MlyTrRE, Managers.
Scheme-1 prize of S10,0 zoos of 5,00Qj Of 5000;
of2000; Of ISL II of 1000; ~ Of 500; 80 Of 100
1856 of 50 1856 of 20; 1888 OF o. 1880 OF s. Tickets
S3--haves 1.50-quarfers 75-eighths 374
Tickets and shares in either of the above lotteries may
be had at the JACOBSON y Lafayette Office,
No. lO5, MARKET STREET,
Where Prizes will he paid on demand and Lottery infor
nation given gratis, by
7. J. ROBINSON,
Wilmington juno II.
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henry Wilson, no. 40o, Market Street.
Volume ~.
WILMINGTON, Del TUESDAY JULY 5, 1925.

earth stands still and the goes round it, turning
on its axis from West to East once every twenty
four hours.
Y. M-Weil, if that's the way, when want 10
go to England some other western Country, IN
Just climb up tree and wait till 1t comes under me-
and then jump down upon it.
.. Mare you acquainted with Geography?
Can you tell me where the Mediterranean is stu
ated
Y. MI don't know exactly where it is, but
think have understood that army once landed
there-and that it was the Capital Of Constantine
pie.
Might not many young men, nowadays, CLEAN
good moral from The above dialogue?
MALCOME.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-07-05
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

.Newcadie County, in the Stale Of Delaacare, set.
I'D virtue of Order of the Orphans Court, for the
ID said county of Newcastle will be exposed to SALE at
public vendue Wednesday, the tweGy-sevenh day of
July next, at O'Clock in the afternoon, at the house of
John Grow, Innkeeper in the of Newcastle and
ty aforesad-the following real estate:
No. l. A three story brick dwelling house and frame
shop, and lot of land which the situated in
Water street. in the town of Newcastle, aforesaid; bounded
by three story brick house and lot belonging to the
heirs of Charles Thomas decd and by the old tile house.
No. Q. lot opposite to No T. with wharf, which has
long been used ferry having erected ON large and
commodous house, and offers excellent situation
for boat landing, any business connected with
No. s lot at the corner of Water and Harmony Streets
which are erected frame bake house and carriage
house.
No A. lot of ground at the corner of Market and TTar
mony streets, on which erected, frame stable and
carriage house.
No. S. Two lots and frame house on Orange street.
No 6 a lot and Frame house in Market street,
cuped by Enoch Anderson.
No T. A lot and frame house in Vine street adjoining
property Of Nicholas Van Dyke, Esq.
No. A lot west Of the town Of Newcastle, bounded by
lands of James Booth, Esq John Wiley, Esq and William
Il. Janvier.
No O. A piece or parcel of land, including the brick
kns lots bounded by the Newcastle and frenchtown turn
pike road by the Newcastle Common and lands of George
Pearce Esq containing about thirty more or less
No. 10. plantation or tract of land called Stoneham,
adjoining the town OF Newcastle; comprising quantity Of
mprov ed meadow and upland bounded by the Newcastle
Common, lands of George Pearce, Esq. lands of Lemue
Iawey, lands of George Read Esq and by the river De
aware containing two hundred and foryon acres, more
or less.
No H. A tract of woodland, upland and marsh Join
ing the of Newcastle, containing in the whole abou
one hundred and thirty acres lessi bounded by
lands Of Nicholas Van Dyke, Esq. and the Newcastle Com
mon.
No To- plantation or of land situate in Red Ii
on Hundred and county aforesaid, well tmbered and On
two miles from the Buck Tavern in the of the Ches
) apeake and Delaware Canal bounded by lands late G
John Collins deceased lands of James Miles, deceased,
land of William Carpenter and others containing tire
hundred acres less, with the improvements an
arpurenances being the real estate of Doctor Jones "
(anont deceased and be sold for the payment Of h
l debts.
Attendance will be given and the terms of sale mad
mont and Sarah MCalmont, ADMINISTRATORS of the sal
deceased, their Attorney.
y By Order Of Me Orphans C0wt.
MATTHEW KEAN, Clerk.
Newcastle June %, 1926. 59-9t
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FOR THE WATERMAN.

o Mss hearing Of her intention to ieave Wilmington
Harriet, farewell-wh thee will go,
The prayers of many anxious heart;
For those who thy true worth did know,
Will grieve, dear girl, with thee to part.
Safe be thy heart from inward storms,
Secure from aught that man can dread;
May'st thou pluck roses without thorns,
AS thou the path of life dost tread.
May angels kindly hover near,
To guard thee from impending Ill
May guilt meier stain thy bright career,
But thou remain unspotted still.
Harriet, farewe-when thou art gone,
Often will Macome think thee;
Whilst Melpomene her child does mourn,
Then will weep in sympathy.
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-07-05
TEN DOLLARS REWARD.

TpAN AWAY from the subscriber near Mddletown,
Ia Del on Sunday the 18th inst. indcnted dark .fu
o Bou about IA or of age, broad square Shout
dcr stout built prominent cheek bones, and rather sry
when spoken to. Had when he went away, domestic
shirt tow towsers home made rab cloth waistcoa and
straw hat 1t supposed that he is about Wilmington
Whoever him that get him again, shall receive
the above reward and reasonable charges paid brought
home. IHoMAS D. MbhNi l.
June %. o9-Ft
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A CARD.
w. s. DXLXII%GNAM, Dentist,

from Philadelphia respectfully informs the inhabitants of
Wilmington, that he has visited this place and intends re-
naming short time for the purpose Of performing any OF
may be required OF him
w. S. i. has credentials from sources of the first re-
spectaby which he will exhibit TO any who may be pleas
ed to call on him. - - ,
Apply at Mrs DIXON's, No. 1917, MARKET STREET.
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