The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-11-09
For the JTiimingtoaian.l
WILMINGTON LIBRARY.

,WILMINGTON LIBRARY.
This Institution which certainly deserves
the support of our citizens, as well from its
character as on account Of the means it af-
iords for instruction and recreation, is now
much neglected. The number of Stock
holders having dwindled down to less than
seventy, the income i'll consequence, Is much
diminished. The mere knowledge of this
fact, it is hoped, will induce the lovers Of
learning, and the public in general, to lend
their aid, by the timely purchase Of shares.
This Library comprises nearly two thou
sand volumes of standard books--among
them are several scarce and valuable works,
and the whole are of the most approved
class Several periodical works of acknowl.
edged merit are subscribed for BY the Com
pany, and every means, so far as the funds
will admit of, has been adopted, to render it
interesting to the literary community, and
creditable to our Borough.
Among the books added within the past
year, are: Harmon's Journal, l vol-SChool-
crafts Travels in the Mississippi Valley,
do.-Brown's Philosophy, 3 do.--Segur's
Russian Campaign, l do.-Gourgaud's do.
l do.-The Freeman's Journal, 10 do.-Life
Of Sheridan, to.-I.ast of the Mohicans, 2
do.-Phiadelph, Directory 1885, l do.-
Shaler's Sketches of Algiers, l do--Six
Months in the West Indies, l do.-Three
wise men Of Gotham, / do.--Denham and
Clapperton's Travels in Africa, do.-Mlls'
History of the Crusades.
! The Periodical Works are:--Thc North
American Review, Niles Weekly Register,
Museum, Boston Journal, and Franklin Jour-
nal II.
Mr.. Jeferson's Estate.-In the Richmond
Enquirer is an advertisement Of the sale OF
the pei sonal property of the late Thomas
Jefferson, on the 18th January next, at Mon
ticelo The following are some of the arti-
cles mentioned: 130 valuable negroes, stock,
crop, &c. household and kitchen furniture.
The attention of the public is earnestly inv-
ted to this property. The household furni-
ture, many valuable historical aud portrait
paintings, busts of marble and plaster, of dis
tnguished individuals; one of marble of Tho
mas Jefferson, by Caracci, with the pedestal
and truncated column on which it stands; a
polygraph or copying instrument used by
Thona, jefferson, for the last twenty five
{ years; with various other articles curious
and useful to men of business and private ia
miles.
By gentleman recently from Pittsburgh
we have learned that the Harmonians, late
ly established at Economy, 16 miles below
Pittsburgh, are progressing most rapidly i'll
some of the most important manufactures
) In the articles Of BLANKETS, they are su-
perceding foreign supply. The specimens
of this useful fabric, are superior to any i'm
ported. MIR. Rapp is turning his attention
; more than ever to the production OF WOOL
LENS; he has large number OF hands en-
ployed, in addition to his own people, III
grubbing and clearing out the underwood Of
their 1000 acres, for the purpose of convert
ing it into Sheep walks. The Farmers oi
particularly, of Alleghany, Washington
Westmoreland, and Beaver, are devotine
much attention to the cultivation of SHEEP
In addition to the amount of wool consumed
) in that country, an Agent of Mr. Rapp has
sent as much of this article over the noun
tains, as amounted to S12,S0o.
CincinnatH Register.
Advices from Java to the 18th July, have
been received at Boston. The late insur-
rection had subsidized in great degree: trade
!. was unusually dull, and the products of the
Island came in very slowly. Coffee at Sou
! rabaya, from 90 to 81 cents. the stock of inn
ports was considerable, and there were ne
> sales.
: Codfsh.-A writer asserts, that the num-
5 Der OF Cod annually caught on the Greer
: Banks, the coast CT Labrador, and Gulf o
e ST. Lawrence. exceed four hundred millions
!, without the least apparent diminution of ths
# species.
: The heart of Goldfish, taken out and ex'
posed to the sun for some hours, till almos
e dry, still retains symptoms of life; and when
# ever 1t is touched, becomes violently agitat-
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