American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-08

! iHHa0etPntd, rug. 3l-We have ]ust, with the
assistance Of powerful maenifying Glass, exsmir-
ed rery small PAIR OF STEEL. SCISSORS.
attached to a siiper chain. MANUFACTURED by Mr..
John Lewis, Matchmaker, No l47, south Second.
street. The scissors weigh ninth of a grair7.
and the chain weighs one eighth of gram. Ii
would require 81 $40 pair of such scissors TO weigh
pound. These quite the smallest pair OF scs.
sars OF which we have ever heard, yet We found
no difficulty in shutting and opening them. They
are curious and ingenious specimen ofthe pro.
gress OF the arts. We may soon expect to ex port
to the Llputans If We continue to i'm prove in the
manufac ute of articles thus elegant and minute
and which could not but be highly valued by thas
dear little people. DEM Press.
The leaves Of the wild cherry tree have caused the
death OF number OF cattle during the present sea-
son. The Pntsburg Gazette states that they are
said to contain Piussc acid, one of the strongest
poisons known, of which the smallest drop, put into
the eye OF dog. caused instant death.
Several families in Dover, N. Fl were recently
much injured by eating msckercI. Immediately
after eating they were seized with sickness and bur
ming at the stomach, head ache, sc. and their nesh
was red, pimpled, and hot, like the disease called
rash The Dover Republican says, The mackerel
eaten are supposed to have been poisonou. speces
called Bulls Eye Mackerel, and describes them as
being OF the midplng size, very round, and their
eyes iarSe anu sCaly.
Washington, SEPTEMBER e.
The JEFFERSON FUND.-Wc have ascertained,
from the most respectable authority, that the most
acceptable destination of the fund subscribed for the
benefit Of Mr.. JEFFERSON, wherever such subscrp.
Ion has been made, will be to place it in the hands
OF MIR. THOMAS RANDOLPH. To the amount of
mat und whatever It may be, the estate lett Mrs
RANDOLPH, the only daughter of MIR. JEFFERSON,
will be relieved Nat. Intet
Lady. who visited Mr.. Jefferson in 1922, says
that in his Cabinet coarse volume attracted her
notice.-On opening. she found it to consist of
pieces cut out Of newspapers, aud pasted on the
blank leaves OF the book. The volume was ent;-
tied Libels, and contained all that has so avishly
during the war Of politics. been written against
him.
Among the visitors at Saratoga, is a lady only 27
years old, who is accompanied by her daughter and
grand daughter, aged 10 months. She is probably
he youngest grand mother in the country, and The
group attract much attention.
". Y. Com. .adv.
The National Gazette says from twenty four to
wenty hve thousand persons OF the catholic church
,ase been confirmed IN the of the last yeer,
turing which the Bishop Of Telmcsse. visited sue
essively every part of the District oi Montreal.
Wyoming Monument Measures have been ia.
zen, says the Allegany Republican, by the enter
'rising and patriotic citizens Of the valley of old
Wyoming, for erecting +" Monument to the mem
'ry Of those who fell IN The memorable Wyoming
by the Indians and more merciless
ace OF beings called Tories. What can rebound
more TO the glory and honor of the present nhsbi.
ants OF that fertile, pleasant and delightful vale,
han such monument with suitable inscription,
0 point the wayward traveller to the spot where
heir fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters, met SO
rcadtul and untimey fate.
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