American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-12-02

nnmber of young women offered him a bouquet,
and addressed him in some complimentary verses
A medal, worth 1000 francs, is proposed By some
Paris Liberals, prize for the best piece OF poetry
on the visit Of Lafayette TO America.
LA GRANGE.-Grange is derived (quasi) from
orana gerendo, j. e. bearing grain, and was orgi-
nay appliedto the larm-h house of Monastery, from
which il was separated at distance 1t is said,
that in some counties OF England all houses stand
mo by themselves and unconnccted with Others arc
q a, this day called Oranges. Shakespeare applies the
Y term 10 a house cncircIed by moat. or canal ol
II water, used as an ancient defence:
~ will presently to St. Lukes; there. at the
u moated grange, resides this detected Mariana. =
Fl Measure for Measure.
MOUNT VERNON.--Thisv venerated scat was
n 50 called, from respect 10 Admiral Vernon. The
arms Of his family bore for their motto, Yer non
B somper vret spring does not always flourish +;
Y or Vernon always hourishes. This will be true of
tbe sacred tomb Of Washington, while there is pen
4 10 record his virtues or a hear: to feel.
il In the Frankfort, Kentucky, Argus, OF the 9th
Nov we find the following additional particulars Of
EA,hs assassination Of Col. Sharp:
Ii mAbout two O'Clock on Sunday night last, Col.
3Solomon P. Sharp was awakened by knocking
|zswered that it was Coyington His wife obsei we'd
|ahat it was not Covingtons voice, and advised him
Mot TO rise. He however, got up and the stranger
Uniformed him that he had come in town late, and
Fkcould not get bed at any OF the taverns, and SO
ESIccd lodgings for the night. Col. Sharp told him
|3he should have a bed, and opened the door. The
assassin entered and passed with COL Sharp by the
8sloor Of Mrs. Sharps room. He then asked, Are
Eyou Col. Sharp f'' The Col. answered in the al
han I Nv 10
Elohn A. Covington." Col Sharp replied, " do
Mot know you" The assassin said " Damn you,
N bou shall soon know me-" and plunged the fatal
weapon into his body Mrs. S. heard her husband
ball and groan, and sprngng from her bed, alarmed
he family He was found lying on his face near
ahe spot where the blow had been struck, gasping
Dor breah Some of the nearest citizens we're i'm
|4nedatey alarmed, and on enterng witnessed a
Elscene which beggars description.-Col. Sharp was
EHexpring: his wife, prostrats upon his body, was
! u sscg him and bathing him with tears, their in.
tant child was crying at missing its parents; and
#Dr Sharp, the Colonel's brother, was lying by his
#Adc and exhausted by emotion. Mrs. Sharp soon
became wild and delirious, in which state she con-
Ianued several hours. Col Sharp never spoke,
bnd could not have lived more than ten minutes af-
[ter ,ec wing the blow. The assassns dirk or
kniIe penetrated the of his body about three
X}nchcs above the navel
" The murderer escaped at the same door by
(which he had entered. A bloody neck handkcr
MGhet was found the door, with one corner cut
bif aud two holes through it, evidently made by the
b,me instrument which gave the fatal wound. Ap
faren,ly, the murderer had wrapped It around his
baud and arm, and stabbed through it, for the pur
pose of avoiding being stained by the blood OF his
sicim, and he passed out, wiped his weapon upon
u and threw it down.
Never was a more cool and deliberate murder
|perpelra.ed. The door at which the murderer ap
piled was not the street door, but one which enter
I'D near the room where the Colonel slept, and the
mos private OF the whole house. 1t is evident that
be must have known the house. and the room wher c
his victim sleeping for had he knocked at any
pther door, he would probably have been met by
Some other person."
$4,000 REWARD.
In addition TO the 81 900 offered by the Trustees
of Frankfort, the Legislature has authorized the
Governor to offer reward Of $4,000 for the appre
h.nson of the murderer of Col sharp. consid
erable sum is also raised by private SUBSCRIPTION
$50 that the whole amount offered does not fal! much
shor, of Five Thousand Dollars.
Murder and Suicide.-Ip Portsmouth, r. |. on
the afternoon on the esd Nov. were found BY Ar
nold Pearse while setting his boat along shoie, the
bodies Of woman and two girls, apparently OF about
Sj, Is and years Of age. 1t appeared by evidence
given the jury, that the deceased had been In the
water about one hour when discovered, that they
were tracked TO the waters edge, that their outside
samens were dry on the shore, and that there were
kyidcnt marks of struggle on the shore opposite
shere they were found. On account OF the position
n which they were found, and other circumstances
the jury had doubt that the two girls we're drown,
ed by The woman, who afterwards drowned herself
The woman proved to be Ann Lawon, daughter o
Georgc BrownelI and wife of John Lawton, absent
and in parts unknown, all OF Portsmouth. II is be-
esed lha. the oldest girl was her daughter, and the
pnl hnr1 he had taken under hcI