The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-11-23

fs!e Scers..-"Wherefore We dim,
married." said Scotchman 70 - sr ainna I'M GET
WHO - shall l have J" replied shsN.Tald b o'u mad
III he yas' returned the Scotehms, .Wha
ous Jamie Jimneson!" "Do Won snrn VIVA
said she, that I'll marry that ola uppose,"
when I've had Ave offers before ana ausr. ,uuoSer.
minister ~ "Whcw! (reioincd ths G.. Sn ron
man}-Ye're worse nor Peter--hso o,I. sIo'ch'
MED his master three times. and ve ",y &c.
yours five tines Hoot ava, woma, uened
worse nor an infdeln' yere
A person by the name Of Silas n D.,
starved himself to death on the asd ~ ;r,,a neea
in the prison at Raleigh, North Carol;aa', oIsa,
He was fifteen days in Accomplished ;',s. ~
end. He was charged with having sorn.s nls
papers for the purpose of receiving From esu ss
War Department pensions allowed to o,sae t,e
persons by government. Aef
The U. S. ship Lexington, Captain sh,
brick, is expected shortly to arrive At Nv
port with the remains Of the late Comm,
dore Perry. Preparations have bern n.S.
for public funeral celebration vhsn.u.e' aoe
they shall arrive, and publia invitation ~.
been given by the committee of the TOM, "ss
all officers of the army and navy. and n NV :.
civil and military officers of the STATE ,nS .uS
vicinity, to attend. ''0
Improvement on the churn.-After ~.
numerous patents'and premiums for imnro'
ed churns, it may seem difficult to find AM,
thing worthy Of attention; !, however. have
met with the following. which, as it Is sim
pie and useful, may possibly be an accenta
BILE hint to some of your readers in the coun.
try.
Let the dasher of an ordinary chn,,
with holes in it, have second dasher nlacea
above it on the same handle, about four in
ches distance; a couple Of pins, will hold i
in its place while in use. This second dasb'
er having no holes, the cream passing thro,
the lower one, strikes against it, and produ.
ces a great agitation, which saves much
/ time in churning.
| At the Cattle Show at Carlisle. Pa. tbe
most curious part of the exhibition was the
equipage of Mr.. Oyster, who appeared in
neat carriage drawn by two fine Eiks, male
and female, and a horse. The noble Slsser
Bull presented by Colonel ]. H. Powell 10
the Agricultural Society of Carlisle, was
present.
ne British papers say the P2risians werr
surprised at the sight of turtle sent to Mr..
Canning, and astonished to find soup was to
be made OF it. They were fond offrog soup,
and many other kinds, but soup Of so ugly q
creature they could not stomach the idea Of
They pitied the British indelcate taste
and fortified themselves with an extra
quantity of garlic.
We understand that Of the two premium
Oxen, given to the city of Boston by Mr.
Boylston, one is to be killed for the inmate
OF the House of, Industry for their Thanks
giving Dinner, and the other for their cele
bration OF Merry Christmas.
The account of the hostiiities betweel
Persia and Russia, is confirmed. 1t is stated
from Moscow, September %, that General
Paskewitsch, with two divisions of Infantry
and Gen. Illowaisky, with twenty Thousand
Cossacks, are ordered to the Frontiers o.
Persia.
AT a late term of Mercer circuit court, in
Kentucky, an action for SANDER, in which
Miss Matilda Bohom was plaintiff and
Jas: Cardwell, defendant, was tried. The jury
after hearing the evidence, and argument.
OF counsel, returned virtict for the plain
tilt tor three thousand dollars damages.
Such is the state of excitemet on the sub
Ject Of mad dogs in the city of Lancaster
Pa. that the Mayor has issued proclama
ton ''enjoining it upon the citizens to con
hns their dogs for the space of thirty days
A great number of dogs have been bitten
and the Lancaster Journal recommends tt
parents to keep their smaller children from
the street for few days.
COMMUNICATED
At special meeting of St. Johns Lodge