American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-05-25
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resembling that of New York The stock $4,000 all
AIKEN up Providence active thriving place, contain
ing nearly 30 900 inhabitants; many of it, buildings equal
IN SIZE and beauty TO those Of first class and bids
fair sh"rty to rival them in business population and wealth
owes its prosperity principally 10 the manufactures in
the vicinity.
AT a late Insolvent Debtors Court in England.
woman upwards of serenity years OF age. was
brought up to be discharged on her petition. 1t ap-
peared that she had been detained in prison five
years, Tor the costs of an action of ejectment
brought by Sir NJ. NJ Lopez, and that she owed no
other debt. She was discharged.
The new Governor of Rhode Island has abandoned the
good old custom of treating the election day fle
enclosed the Of 500 donation to the free schools
OF Newport, thinking that as good a treat as any.
A paragraph in late number of Nes's Regis
Ter states that an elegant broad cloth power loom
of New York manufacture, was shipped last month
for England for one of the Leeds factories Some
machinery, made By Mr. Gilbert Brewster. which
had been sent, by order, to Prussia. has been So
much approved of that he has received fresh or
ders for the supply of number Of his machines
and other machinery for the manufacture of cotton
and WOOL s.lhese (remarks the Reglster) are
new things and pleasant"
survey has been taken of Newburyport harbor. A
is proposed 10 be erected lis length will be
Engine ers made the survey.
Boston Election.-1he second attempt to elect
Representatives for the city of Boston was made
on the 18th INST. but proved entirely unsuccess.
fu no one member being chosen. Four differ
ent tickets were run. The Union Ticket had 1874
votes; The Federal 1896; The Democratic $50 ::
the Bridge, 249; total. 35O8. Necessary to a
choice, 1855. All the tickets were said to be
friendly to the National and State Administrations
LANCASTER, May H.
THE CROPS-The rye fields in this county are gen
orally very fine and promise great yield But many of the
wheat fields Which few weeks ago looked exceedingly
well are turning yellow fear the wheat crop will
be seriously injured by the fly which the yellow appear
snce spoken of above, is greatly attributed
The President and faculty of the Columbian
College. at Washington, having resigned their sta
tons in consequence of the great pecunlary enibar
easements of the institution, the board Of trustees
have declared vacation until the second ednes-
day in september next. They express hope that
by that time they will be able to procure faculty,
Of the highest qualifications, and to recommence
the operations Of the [ )ege under more favorable
auspices.
Providence, n. May 1--WE see daily in our FISH mar
ke very respectable serman who from the
that business has accumulated ample fortune for himself
and family He now tolls in The vocation he has followed
for forty years during which period at the mos. moderate
computation he has with his hands sced boat
than the distance of three times round tine earth.
The state treasury of Ohio was entered on the
night of Sunday, the 9th instant, and all the funds
then in deposite stolen. The amount is supposed
to be from thirteen to fourteen thousand dollars,
and consisted of about five thousand of Chllic0the
paper of the new plate of the denomination Of ten
dollars each about five thousand of United States
paper, of the denomination of 100 dollars, 80 dol
lars and 60 dollars; about two thousand dollars
in specie, and the remainder OF various kinds.