The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-10-27


ly 13 months old
A person named Hines, has been sentence
ced in Rhode Island to pay fine of $1,000,
be imprisoned for four years. be placed in
a pillory and pay costs Of prosecution, for
setting fire to a barn.
An Eagle, measuring with eutstretchcd
wings about seven feet, was lately taken in
steel trap at Cornish, VT. The trap was
baitcd with the remains of lamb, which
had been found i'll the field partly devoured,
no doubt, by that rapacious bird.
In the state prison of Maryland there are
268 males, of which 1873 are engaged in the
different branches of weaving, warping,
&C.; 13 in sl1ocmaking, % in hating, 2J in
saving marble &c. There are also 63 fc-
males, of whom 41 are employed in card
ing and spinning, 8 in binding hats, &c.
The Paris Constitutional AYERS that the
French cabinet were endeavouring to obtain
from the King Of Spain cession OF the Span
sh part OF st. Domingo; which cession would
reduce the iadchendent Haytiens to a very
awkward situation.
The last mail from New-Orlcans brought
information Of the death of Mrs. Durable,
lady Of Martin Durable, Esq. and daughter
OF Mr.. Secretary Clay. Thus has anoth-
er deep and domestic affiiction been added
| to those which MIR. c. and his family have
| recently sustained.
| Kentucky is loosing her citizens by hun
! tlreds and thousands, that is by removal to
the westward faster than she had acquired
! them from the eastward for some years. 1t
is supposed that more than hundred wag.
ons with families have passed through
Frankfort within the last ten days.
| By d recent sensus, it appears that the
village Of Rochester,, New York, has an in
crease Ct Dopul iton of more than one thou
sand, since February last. 1t now contains
five thousand two hundred and scvcnty-one
ind lbitants. This very rapid increase of
popul1tionis entirely owing to the Erie Ca
nal, which passes through it, and has caus-
ed the business of the place to increase in
population.
The Island Of Zante contains 35 900 in
ha,itants, among whom are 500 priests, 100
of whom can neither read nor write. What
must be The learning nf the people!
The East India Marine Society, of Salem,
Mass gave aaumptHoas anniversary dinner
on the l4tl inst. The President of the u
Stetcs was at the table; and among the invit-
Ell gues>s was the Hon. Tnto.hy Pickering
On Saturday, public sale took place at
the Iontine Coffee House, Ncw-York, o
one Thousand five dollar notes, $4,000, Of the
Eagle Bank, New Haven, which we're pur.
) chased by one individual at 81 cents on the
dollar, cash.
Joseph Lancaster has received a secon,
letter from General Bolivar, enclosing bill
of exchange for co. 600 dollars, and letters o
advice for the Peruvian agents in London.
Proposals have been issued by the Secrc
tary of the Treasury for lending to the Uni
! ted States the sum Of ten million four hun
drcd thousand dollars-ofiers to be made OF
or before the twenty-frst of next month
no proposals for a less sum than ten thou
sand dollars will be received.
I The National Journal informs that on th
5 9th ult M. T. Williams, Esq. Acting Com
: missioner, attended at Cincinnati. to lie
: on contract "a miles of the Miami Cana
extending fron the head of Mill Greek t
: the outskirts of Cincinnati. On this occa
\ sion, 50 great was the number of Competit
5 ors, that the contracts were taken at a sur
from 1000 to $4,000 below the origina
estimates.
o in the ncighborhood of Rio Ianero, tn
|, common garden pea has been sown, flower
: ed and gathered, and the haulms removed
n within the short space of 81 days.
: A horrible and unmany attempt has bee
made in the city of Caracas, by Colont
~ lie Lima, TO dSSdSSlllillC tJHSIJatl, III
il editor of the Argos. He lay in wait for hi
: victim, and under the cover of the nigl
wounded him three times in the back wit
e a sabre. The perpctrator was in coniint
n nent, awaiting his trial.
The Governor of New Y oik has appon
d ed the oath of next month as day of publ
e thank sgiving. The same day is also set
d part for similar purpose in Connected
and New -Hampshire
d One of the sloups of War, authorized i
i an act of the last Congress, has been launcl
I. ed from the NavyYard at Charestowl
Mass She is said to be a beautiful vessc
At upon the French model, of about GOO tons.
r The last Savannah Republican contain
of the returns Of votes for Governor from a
the counties in the state of Georgia, excel
s, seven.--rraup's majority over Clark W;
TX abon. 1900.
Ne sTh4 woods of the low grounds on I'll
ie north side of the ST. Lawrence, tor the di
tance of 20 miles from Costeau tlu Lac
n the Cascades, were on fire OIL the 1lth ins
ID The flames were raging with great vi
er lcncc, and spreading in every direction
is An English paper states that the Protcsfa
k,ns of lie Netherlands has granted an increa
n of salary to III Catholic cergymen in the ,,,n
OF dom, who are distinguished by their piety al
1e good conduct His Majesty has also glantt
o. various sums amounting in the whole to near
600 forms for the repair and erection of Cat
clio churches in different parts of the Kingdom