The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-12
GLEANINGS.


The East Florida Herald says, it is under
stood that General Lafayette will locate his
township of land in Florida, at or near the
seat OF Government: and that Gen. Call is
his agent for that purpose. He offers for
sale one half fit, and the other half he will
retain.
Capt. Birmingham. of the schr. Lady
Tompkins. arrived at Mobile on the 9th nit.
in SIX days from Havana, reports that about
the 18th of March, ship from Hamburg
was captured by the pirates, and run ashore
on Point Jacco, and every soul on board muir
dered
The assassin Pahavone. who murdered
two finc children in the wood of Nnccnnes,
near Paris, was executed in the French cap
tal, on the oath March, in the midst of an
immense concourse OF spectators. He died
as courdgcousiu as monsters of that descrip-
tion generally do.
As an es sidence of the flourishing state of
the silk trade in England, the Macclesfeld
paper, abvertises for OF 5000 persons from
seven to twenty years of age, to be employed
in that trade.
The Pacha Of Egypts said to be raising cot
ton il creat quantities: his next crop is cx-
Statement of produce exported from Ha-
vana to the United States, from January 1st,
1925, to April 10. Sugars, boxes, 8771; hhds
624i; Coffee. arrobcs, l36679; Molasses,
hhds. 11o06; Honey, hhds. ISL.
Mr.. Enos Pratt, Of Taunton, Mass. owns
an Eve which in four years has brought him
eleven lambs. She had two the first year,
and for the three last wears each year.
Three brothers, named Israel, Nelson and
Isaac Thayer. were tried a few davs since at
Buffalo, N u for the murder of John Love
They were all found Guilty on circumstantia
evidence, aud sentenced to be executed on
the 18th Of June. They have since confess.
ed their guilt.
| A learned man of Naples, Martorelli, oc-
curicd himself for two wears in writing an
enormous memoir i'll order to prove that the
ancients were not acquainted with the use
OF glass for windows-and fifteen days after
the publication of his folio, house was dis
covered in Pompeii, all tho windows of which
were pancd with glass.
1 A Berlin Journal mentions two remarka-
Bile instances of lethargy. One is young
girl, who remained asleep weeks; and the
| other who slept during As days. Both were
reused by the application Of calvanism.
4 A letter from Madrid dated, March IA,
states that the official account of General
Sucre's victory in Peru had been received in
| that capital, but that every one who even
spoke of it was liable to be arrested by the
I police.
/ Gem Comhanu-A company is forming
1 in London, with capital of one million
sterling, for the purpose Of procuring from
the Brazils, and the various provinces of
South America, 'precous stones" Of every
description, for the supply, not only OF Eng
land, but Of the whole continent.
The proprietors of "'rhe Ecw-York Mir
ror and Ladies Literary Gazette" offer a
/ premium of fifty dollars, to the author of the
best Prose Essay, to occupy not less than one
nor more than three pages of the Mirror,
and to be forwarded to Messrs. Hopkins &
Morris, No. Nassau street, New York, be-
fore the first Of August. A literary COM
mite will reward the premium.
The Baltimore Patriot, speaking Of the
state of the Market at Rio Janero, states
that the number Of vessels with bread stuff,
had arrived, and some were Mrozving syhea!
into The sea, 20 avoid paying the duty
A child near Reamstown, Berks county
Pa. was poisoned an the 9th ultimo by eat
ing mixture of arsenic, -four and water
prepared by its imprnden. and unfortunat,
mother for the purpose Of destroying rats.
The seventeenth anniversary of the Biol,
Society, OF Philadelphia, was held on Wed
.. nesday morning, at which Bishop Whit,
presided. The annual report was read, at
ter which the meeting was addressed b,
Thomas Bradford, Esq. John Sergeant, Esq
the Rev. Mr.. Bedell, the Rev. Mr. Holdridg,
: and the Rev. DR.. Greene.
On the 22d ult. about two hours after he
arrival at Augusta, Geo. the steam boat Hen
ry Shultz was discovered to be on fire, an,
: in short time the boat and cargo were de
= siroyed.-Loss estimated at from aepent,,
= Jipe TO eighty housona dollars.
: The acting Secretary of the Treasury ha
a given public notice, that the principal AM
a interest Of the eleven millions loan of 1871
d will be paid off on the first Of October next
e Thomas Jones' of Putnam county, Indiana
'f was shot by James Robertson, on the 28th {
: March, from personal .n nifty. 1t wa
y thought possible thst he might receive,