The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-07

"A Horse believed to have been bit by a
mad dor. and to have been mad tor the last
two DAYS, broke out of a stable on FRIDAY
evening last, at the Orange Tree In Sixth
street above Poplar Lane. and gallopped
violently down Sixth to Green-street, where
he fell on heep of bricks and was Killed
by the people. The horse was valuable,
and the property Of T. Camac, Esq. lie
had attempted, and was near making his way
into a Tavern, the keeper OF which and MS
guests were exceedingly alarmed. Press
The following anecdote is copied from
the New Haven Eagle, the Editor OF winch
paper has made tour on the Erie canal
this summer and has given his observations
and reflections to the public:
Some time before we passed, young man,
as was related, had been knocked on, and
his head and limbs considerably bruised.
He was taken cut, his wounds dressed.
and lay on the sofa or settee, at one end OF
the cabin. At dinner, there was long table
| filled with gentlemen and ladies'. tie was
too much bruised TO relish dinner, but hav-
ing a goodly portion of true philosophy, ne
concluded he might as well laugh and sport
with his pains as groan and grunt at tncm.
! So when the whole company were engaged
in eating, he suddenly roared out, Bridge
Bridge Every head dropped to the table
4 in an iGstant, to avoid the supposed danger;
and some Of the young ladies brought up
butter and gravy adhering TO the nose and
chin of their faces, having been brought IN
contact with the loaded plates; forgetting
their faces, that their heads might be out Of
danger The joke was pronounced good
one-the table was in roar-ana some pres
tori q
Young man, who was believed not to be opu-
lent. 1t was done, and the young ladies
whose faces had Just been daubed with but.
ter and gravy, and consequently the butt o
laughter Cor the company, joined heartily tn,
!. mirth of the moment, and III the contribution
to the young wounded yet laughing philoso
pher, who had caused it.
The Quebec Gazette mentions the singu
lar case Of woman found un.lecayed IN th
old cemetery of ST. Francois, Riyierc au SUI
after being buried 45 years. 1t is neither pc
trifed nor ossi6ed, but has been preserved
by its extraordinary fatness Ihe head AM
, part of the feet were wanting. but the otle
parts Of the body were quite perfect, am
the flesh retained its fullness and FRESHNESS
of appearance.
L
coatngs of the body, particularly the lungs
stomach, into which large incislons wer
e made. External portions of the body re
sembed in colour and consistency, very har
: tallow, and in its chemical analysis nigh
! throw some light upon its nature. An at
r tempt was made to remove it to the muse
. um at Quebec, but it met with oppcstio
! from the inhabitants and the relatives Of tn
ou6 WAS abandoned.
/ Political ManderS.-A lady who visite
: Mr.. Jefferson in 1892. says that in his cabin
: ct, coarse locking volume attracted he
notice. On opening. she found It to copsi'
: of pieces cut out of newspapers and paste
t, on the blank leaves Of the book. The vo
! ume W as entitled Libels' and contains all tn;
4 has so lavishly, during the war OF polite
been written against him.
n It's stated in the Donaldson, Lou.) G.;
is 2ette, of the 29th ultimo, that Gen. Wac
Hampton died in Alabama short time sint
while on his way from the former state
his seat in South Carolina. We believe th
III Gen. Hampton, in his life time, owned tv
II very large sugar plantations OIL the Missi
:, sippi, in addition to several farms in S. G.
= roina. He is said to have on his dffere
10 plantations, 1000 slaves.
is From the Schuylkill Journal.
Mt Recihe for the Fever and .Ague
ne The following simple remedy for the few
af and ague, has been tried by many persons
: this borough, who were afflicted with tb