The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-12-14

GENERAL WASHINGTON.
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GENERAL WASHINGTON
OF the powers OF his arm the Boston Cen
tincl contains the Glowing "Rrcolcction:"
The circumstance occurred in 1880 a
omnan.l of about 500 men had been de-
tached from the main army to a post on the
bank of the Hudson, ab2ve Fort Lee, at
what is now ,lctl, we believe, "the Paf2isa-
d1cs" Soon after Gen. Washington, accom-
paui"d hv his staff. visited the command
After his usual parade and salute, che troops
stacked arms; and several oi the officers
and men amused themselves With efforts TO
cast stones from the high bluff (Which to
the eye atteared almost Perpendicular in
To- the river, but no one was able to ef-
feet it. Washington sitting upon his char
ger. and witnes s,ing the sport, smiled at the
Intellectual attempts, disnountcd, gave his
sword to his servant, searched for stone,
and finding one to his liking, took two or
three onick steps, and giving it what is cal
led in Virginia, the douglass cast" or what
We Yankees call aJerk, it seeNtd to take
wings. and scaling considerable distance
almost horizontally, struck the water ut least
"A rod from, the shore.-All the troops Wit
messed the feat. and gave three spontaneous
cheers, when the General, without the least
appearance of having made an cXertion, re-
mounted, and returned to camp. 1t is mex,
to impossible to describe the sensations fel,
bv the spectators of this feat of muscular
strength, however trivial, executed by til.
idol of the army.
1t is estimated that by the establishment,
! of the factories in Massachusetts eight times
! the amount of tonnange is now employed toi
\ would be required to import the anne quan
tity OF clothes they now manufacture.
7 We canno, tell the precise moment wher
( icadship is formed. As in filing vcsse
/ drop by drop, there is at last drop whcl
makes it run over; SO in a series of kindness
there is At last one which makes the hear
| run over.
Nriicai--Onc of the premiums Offered
to th, pny srialls Of the United States by til,
proprietor Of the Medical Recorder, publish
cd in Philadelphia for tho best essay on
medical subject, has been, By a committed
of Physicians of that city awarded to DR.
Jno. II. Lucas, OF Limestone, (Alabama,) } fo
his essay on the variousIdiscased states of tn
liver. Ii is understood that this essay will
shortly appear in the Medical Recorder.
The following singular case of somnolen
cy is copied from the Charleston Courier {
the 23d of Nov. The editor remarks tina
the facts as stated may be relied on.
Son the Oath Oct 1926, about - o'clocl
at night negro girl belong to a gentema
Of this city, aged about 20 years, of a robus
constitution, and apparently in perfec
health, in consequence of strong excitement
caused from sitting up with black corps.
in company with large assemblage of colo,
ed people, who were singing, &c. as is com
mon with these people on such occasions
S fell into lethargy, from which she was nj
reused, notwithstanding the application, (
: blisters, the shower bath of cold water, &
until the 3lst of the same month when st
: awoke, but could not separate her lower ia
!. from the upper one until she was electrified
which was done on the Cd inst. when ST
, ate food for the first time since being i'll til;
j. situation; but her tongue being contracte'
she could not speak until the 2lst inst. he
;. she spoke, and said she felt quite we'll, ar
n free from any kind Of pain. She was fn,
= weeks in this state: During the first entiI
: week she was asleep, her pulse good AT
natural, and her siumbers appeared cal
= and comfortable, but there was total su
d pension of all the animal functions exec
:. perspiration."