The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-11-16

maton. He proposes that the stake shall not
be less than one, nor more than 5000 dol
lars.
Messrs. Myer & Cooke, of Washington
city, propose to publish new periodical.
entitled the "potomac Magazine and Jour-
nal of Literature and Science" They are
to be assisted 10y some of the most distin-
guished characters of our country.
Mr.. Stephen Walker, respectable inhabitant
of Albany, put period to his existence, by hang
ing himself in the woodhouse III the rear Of his
dwelling. His mind had been partially derang-
ed by pecunary difficulties, which probably led
him to the commission of the horrid act v
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Stock
| has experienced a great decline. 1t is quot
ed at sixty to sixty-fve dollars, for 200 dol
| lars paid.
Rev. Mr., Van Horn, of Montgomery coun-
tv, n. Y aged 62, married his Mousandth
| couple on the twentieth of October. One
of the physicians Of the same county. now
in the prime of life, has been present at the
birth Of nearly four thousand children!
Boston raises about S250, ,0co year in the
shape of taxes. The late improvements of
that city have created debt of s. GOO COO,
which is rather quantity dcnominatel the
Quincy debt.
Berlin, in Prussia, with 10000 inhabit-
ants, has only thirty-threc churches-5ut
these are abundant for all who attend service
in them. In some of the churches the prac-
tice prevails of oflocking the doors, to prevent
the departure of persons until the sermon is
over!
The Councils of New York have ordered
! that Broadway be lighted with gas.
A save made of hard soap, called by some
rosin soap, and ginger, rubbed OIL rngwornls,
will cure them.
> The American Sunday School Union en-
braces at the present time, no less than 4oC
auxiliary societies, 8 80 schools, 1928 teach
: ers. and l55 ,074 pupils.
Yesterday we saw a cabbage head which
:, grew in the garden of John Smith OF TIM
;. place. cleared of all the offal leaves, ant
: ready for cutting up for cooking, measuring
: in circumf, renee five feet four inches.
!, I'hiia. Press.
y y Remarkable Conversion. liononrabl
Charles W. Byrd, Judge of the United States
District Court, in Ohio, has joined the Society
3 Shakers, residing in Mercer county, kentncKy
:, CDMnen'dt0r.
r T7olsnt Deatht-Thc Charleston Courier say
two deer were found dead day or two since,
e st. Thomas Parish, with their horns so firml
locked together as to render it impossible to SCI
orate them now that their heads have been se'
l. cred from their bodies without breaking tn
" horns.
n .Tustjfabie Homicide.-In one of the south
10 ern states recently, a Mr.. Station was she
W by his tather.in-law, at whom station ha
= inst levclled his musket. Station was tro'
- Kentucky, where it had just been ascertalne
- he had living, another wife.
20 Cats and Rats.-In this place, there is
; rat which receives from cat the same Cal
which the latter bestows on its own oloot
40 it is quite tame, plays with the Kittens, all
! NAV be handled with as much safety as a''
he OF them.-Rochester -Adp.
i, nticsllo.-proposal have been issue
in Washington by Pishey Thompson, II
~ publishing a picturesque, view OF Montice
~ lo house from drawing made on the sp
f. bv Mr.. Mills. aquanted in the best style
one of the first artist of our country.
,e Largc Lood.-A common farmers wa
nr ON. with five horses, recently carried fro
70 the neighborhood, of Getty ysburgh, Pa. dl
he tance of fifty miles, 10 barrels OF whlsK
~, and Is barrels of -four, besides few kegs
~ butter. The weight of the whole exceed
w. three tons and a half.
Nv Mr.. Daniel Hisdahf, of Middletown, CO
necticut, largely indebted to the Eaf
:, Bank, has been imprisoned in New Hav
tns County, by the Deputy Marshall OF that u
ali trict, bv virtue of sundry executions in fay
of the United States, amounting 10 a'e
m. seventy thousand dollars.
ere ere Faithful Public Ofeers-Benjamin Sw ;
,he of Woodstock, has been treasurer OF
,ch State of Vermont, for twenty-six success
~ wears. The venerable John Haywood,
filled the same situation in the State OF MOI
i, Carolina, for at least thirty years
y o,v Hens.-The Raleigh Register repe
'"' the declaration, which is attested by cert
-. Gates, that a cloth saturated with soutioI
diff. diff; common salt. applied to wens, will certa'
to remove them. :.
am. Old Billy, horse aged 49 years, die
D ,;.h few DAYS since, in East Hartford, Conne'
49, cut. on a farm where he had been kept
an wears. His appearance to the last was
!, of colt, and when standing exhibited
n;G marks of old age. He was probably
&c oldest horse in the United States
,oth Literary-A new novel, entitled ~
,0'" town" by citizen of Massachusetts,, is
AZ nounced as being in press and shortly te
. IF published by Wells * Lilly OF Boston.
,our port speaks favorable ofits merit.
,ccn , Soluem for Putty.-To move panes
old glass from sashes-Sprcad, with sn
non brush, little nitro, OF muriatlc ac1d, c
% to the putty, and it will soon become SOFT
80, can be removed without injury.
. he Erie Canai.-Thc amount OF toll recel
ar by the Collector at Rochester, n. y.
Il