The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-01-12
Foreign and Domestic ilcanings.


has passed a law erecting Guazacoalco. in
the State of Vera Cruz, into port OF entry.
II is to be opened Immediately for the coast
ing trade. and one year after the date OF the
law, October g, for foreign commerce.
According to the estimate OF the French
engineers who we're IN Egypt with bona
pare, tine whole expense of deep canal,
which would connect the Arabic Cult with
the Nile, ard the Mediterranean, make At
rica an island, and shorten the voyage from
Mars,ilies TO Bombay one half, would not
exceed 600, 600.
Her EXccllency the Marchioness Wclles- |
lev, has given u donation OF R5Oo to the
Roman Catholic Chapel in Marlborough
street, Dublin.
The enormous sum of eighteen millions
four hundred thousand francs is paid annn-
ally to the city Of Paris for the privilege OF
keeping public gaming houses, which, says
!. Paris paper, is 4 ,Arger amount than is re-
/ ceiyed hv all the collectors Of the direct tax
/ Is in the capHal.
I On the lst and "a October last, in the de-
rartment OF l'onnc, in France, in the space
OF twenty hours, fourteen persons, men, wo-
! men, and children, were bitten by one mad
wolf. El.S If them died Of hYarofhobta at
ter the twentieth day; and, altogether, i've
i ouly surl ivct tio.r wounds at the end or
October, and OF those the death OF farce by
4 hyarophobia WAS deemed inevitable by the
/ physicians
il was slil body of $4,000 Egyptian
troops had been collected in the vicinity OF
Cairo, and were training by General Boyer
ana number Of other French officers.
The English barquc Mentor, from Isle Of
France 10 Batavia, having II persons on
board, upset in the night, and all perlsheed
except Mr.. Dumcste. or Frincstic, an A.
nlerican, and two seamen, who reached Mo-
co-MockO in the boat
Capt. Cntc, Of the brig Antelope, arrived
at Charleston, ;. C.. from st. Thomas states
that such is the aviity with which the Slave
trade is now carried on, and so eNtravagant
tho wages paid to seamen cmployed in pros
ecuting il, Chat many Of cir merchant YES
sells arc deserted by their crews.
\ letter. received at Port-au' Prince, from
Hanscatic city had recognized the indepGHn.
dence of the Rcpublic of Hayt, and that i,
h.d named for consul general Mr. Weber,
commission mc9oh."t, residing ii port-au-
Prince.
1t is said Of N'm. G.. Miller, an hmcri-
can, now in the service of the Greeks, that
J hc was one of the four who crossed Misso-
)onghi to Napoli di NomanIa. when Ibrahim
: pacha was hcsicging the Mills, and one o
Z! the nine who hela one hundred Arabs in
Z check, atfovdin,, time for y Greek regiment
{ to be brought up against them.
y Jacob Root, Robert Shannon, and Rcubcr
c Falls, alias Fowler, notorious counterfciters
have been sentenced by the general sessions
: Of New York, to Imprisonment and hard Ia
= bor is tie state prison fur life.
y Mr.. Keen, it woud appear, is greatly de.
= jectel in cons 'qucnce of his reception a.
G Boston. The editor Of the Globe and Eme
G r4ld, waited upon him Immediately upon hi
), arrival in NewYork and saws, "we declare
u Oh our sacred honor, we scarcely kt3 the
u man"
= The legislature of North Carolina. ~ it,
o present session, has passed law which pro
{. vides 4 fund for the establishment of Com
't mon Schools throughout that state.
= The Richmond papers state that on We'd
d nesday last, an attempt was made to set fire
+ tN the Masonic Hall in that ctv. 1t was for
i. tunately Discovered by Il gentleman passing
81 by, and extinguishcd
Fire ct PeterSb1rg.-NVc regret to state
= that the town Of Petersburg has been vistet
le by an extensive fire which has DESTROYED for
l. ty houses and a large amount Of property o
l. various descriptions,
e. A schooneriately arrived at Detroit, load
OF d cd with oysters in the she'll, which camt
y, rom New ! ork, VIA the Hudson river, thu
II Grand Canal AID Lake Erie. They wer,
,n N good condition, very small, and were sole
Us for six dollars hundrcd
D. The United States Engineer at Whining
ton, North Carolina, has advertised to re
ceive proposals for furnishing six million
of hard burned bricks, delivered at th
mouth Of Cape Fear River, during the month
sd OF July, October and d. cember, 1896 Pro
sc posals will be received until the 28th Feb
le ruary next.
a. Mr. BeAuchanp, accused and arrested 70
ne the murder of Solomon p. Shaipe. was ex
ne amined at Frankfort Ken. on .hc 18th ul,
by before Justices Court, and committed 70
trial On strong evidence. 1t is said, that j
es addition to other circum stances, Mrs. Sharp
lit recognizes his voice a, having been that {
ly her husbands murderer.
he Gov Iroup has exerciscd his prerosativ
re of office, by refusing his signature to the bill
re which had passed the two Houses of tn
Legislature Of Georgia, for dividing the Stat
into Districts for the election of Represents
of tives to Congress. That bill. therefore, ha
ct not become a law.
ost The Governor of Mississippi, Waite
&c, Leak, Esq. died on the 18th November las
ers The legislature of South Carolina has a,
Use propriated $4,000 for the use of the Met
I'll ical College Of that state.
re- The Nashville, Tenn. Republican state
vii that there were already nine candidates f