The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1825-11-24

At a late exhibition of wild animals in Towap
da, Bradford County, Pa Mr.. John Fox was yery
seriously injured by the king of beasts Mrs
Fox, coroner of that county, was looking to.
wards another cage, and had unconsciousy pO
within few inches of that which contained thn
Lion, who, without any ceremony, or respeu
for office, thurst apaw through the crate, and
seizing Mr.. F. by one shoulder, dragged him a
gainst the cage, and then seized him by the
other shoulder. 1t was with much difficulty, and
not until he had been seriously injured, that NJ,
+. was rescued s'from the paw of the Lion"
Imitation Of Gold.-Mr. Ditmer has published
i'll the Iianovcrian Magazine, the following ac
count Of compound metal, invented by Pro-
fessor Hcrnbstadt Take Of pure platina l6
parts, pure "COPPER", and pure zinc l. put them
into crucible, and cover them with powdered
charcoal, and keep them over the fire until they
are perfectly melted into one mass. This com.
pound is stated not only to be of the same colour
as gold, but to be equal to it in specific gravity
destiny and ductility.
Moonshine.--If an animal, fresh killed, be or,
posed to the full ehulgence of the moon, it viii
in few hours become mass of corruption
whilst another animal, not exposed to such in.
huencc and only few feet distance, wIIno be
in the slightest manner affected. Fruits also.
when exposed to the muonshine, have been
known to ripcn much more readily than those
which have not; and plants shut out from l4
suns rays, and from light, and consequentl,
bleached, have been observed to assume the,
natural appearance if exposed to the rays Of
full moon. In South America, trees cut at the
full moon, split almost Immediately, as if torn a;
sunder by some great external force. All these
are remarkable and well established facts, but
have never, as yet, been accounted for
University IF Pirgiaia.--A letter from Char.
lottesvillc, Va. mentions the following TESTIMONY
IN favour OF the venerable JErfERsoN's devotion
to the cause of education:-
"Mr. Jefferson has even taken down, from hi
own hall the numerous ctiriosities which he had
collected and which had been sent to him from
other countries, in the course of his long and dis
tingaished life, and presented them to the Uni.
versity. One large room in the Rotunda is ap.
propriatcd as a museum, and the collection Of
curiosities, when properly arranged, will be ex.
treinely interesting"
Remains Of General Washtagion. editor
Of the Washington Gazette states that gentle.
man of that city IS obtaining signatures to me.
moral TO be presented to the President, for the
purpose of taking the necessary steps towards
the removal of the remains of General Washing.
ton from mount Vernon, to be deposited at the
capital, and for the erection of monument to
his memory. It viii be recolected that the wild.
ow of the General, many years since, when ap
piled to by Congress, consented to the removal
not wishing to oppose hsrprirate feelings to the
public will.
A gentleman of the name of Dickinson, Of
Shrewsbury, was lately committed to rothill.
fields prison in London, for hanging mp on the
ratings and pillars, " seditous placard," the
tenor of which was-that he had been robbed Of
considerable property by the uniustifable op-
preston of the law; that for seven years he had
been applying for redress to the government;
that the King, as respected the due administra-
ton oath and that, finally, George 4th, com.
monty called the King, ought to be such no
longer, but his heir put upon the throne.
SORE EYES.-1'he Port Gibson (Mississppi)
Correspondent Of the 2Oth ut. says-This singu-
lar disease has been prevalent in this county the
whole summer season, and this fall seems to
have ASSUMED worse type. In some instance.
OF late the eye-balls swelled to bursting This
happens with one eye, sometimes with both. In
tins neighbourllood, an unfortunate lady is af-
ficted with the loss ofboth eyes so completely
that they can never be restored 1t appcars to
be disease peculiar TO the country, and pro.
duccd by local causes Some parts Of the coun.
try are free from it. 1t generally goes through
family, yet does not appear to be contagious,
for the towns people have not been affected, al.
though holding daily and hourly cemmunica-
ton with those who were. In almost every in
stance the patient is deprived of sight for five or
six days. The eyes become highly infiamcel, and
generally accompanied by slight fever in the
system.
The followingis an extract of letter from s.
citizen Of Natchcz, to citizen of Knoxville, dat
ed Natchez, Oct. IA, 1926
"Thc yellow feveris raging in this country at
2 higher stage than it was ever known before.
the people have all moved out of town, except
those that are compelled TO stay. The deaths in
Natchez, since the middle of September, are,
on an average, SIX every day, exclusive of those
in the country, which were numerous and un-
preccdented."
Tn the lower part of the county of Scriven,
about 95 miles from Savannah, there is natural
which have never seen or heard men
toned. It is cavity in the earth, or the Punch
Howl, from its resemblance to the latter-al-
though it rather resembles in shape goblet. A
few rods from the road, the soil to the extent of
probably hundred Yards in circumference has
sunk, carrying with it shrubs, trees, and every
thing upon the surface, forming deep hollow or
hole of the shape / have mentioned being in the
centre or deepest part, about fifty or sixty feet