American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-06-08


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appointment by the Governor.
JOSEPH 6. ROWLAND, Esq to be Judge O
the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware.
One Of the most common and distressing complaints t.
which the human frame is liable is Dyspepsia or Indiges
ton; and perhaps disease has completely ba Il
the skill Of Medical We would call the attention
numerous portion of citizens afflicted with this dis
ease, avertsemen in another column If our paper
of the Anti Dyspepc Elixir, which highly recommended
Tor It's curative powers.
The Corporation of this Borough yesterday
purchased from JOHN CuMMINs, Esq, his large
and substantial Flour Mill OH the Brandvwine, in
this town. for which they are to pay Twenty Eight
Thousand Dollars. Possession is to be given ir
about two months, when works will be immed
ately erected at the Mill to raise the water from
the Brandywine for the supply of the Borough
Measures have been taken to have the pipes pre-
pared and a basin constructed and from present
appearances it will not be long ere this town will
be as well supplied with water as any other place
in the United States.
Meetings of the Friends of the Administration
are to be held in Talbot and Caroline Counties
Maryland, on the 18th inst.
Mr.. Cooper, the Author of the Spy, Prairie &c
received fve thousand dollars for the copyrights
Of each of several of his novels.
Messrs. CAREY, LEA & CAREY have already
nearly disposed of large edition Of the popular
novel Of Up Tere, and second edition is printing
at New York ScoTT's Life of Napoleon is in
press in Boston.
Joseph NJ. White has been reelected the Dele.
gate to Congress for the Territory of Florida by a
arge majority over his opponent Mr.. Godsden.
The brig Levant, Captain Osgood, has sailed
from Philadelphia for Napoli di Romania, with an
assorted cargo of provisions, of $50 barrels,
sstng Of flour, Indian meal, ship bread, beef, beans
mackere, behring's, SC. for the relief of the suffer
ing Greeks.
rnEEmoLnKn in Virginia may vote in any county il
which he holds property And while persons hot freehold
may be compelled pay taxes shoulder heir mskels
and yet be ienle1 the right OF suffrage; many freehold
may give two, three or more votes at the same cleo
lion and for the person. Counties are some
times united to form one Congressional District.
Political .ueeting.-We have an account of the
late meeting held in Calvert County, Maryland
from friend. 1t was not called an Administra
ton nor a jackson meeting, like those in most OF
the counties, but as general meeting, of the vo-
tiers of the county on the subject Of the Presiden-
tai eleCtl0n. ne Canvass liSteu tWo DAYS, HaV
ing eloquent speakers on each side. 1t was court
week.
There were sos gentlemen present when the
question was taken, an unprecedented number for
that small but spirited county, of which only II
voted for jackson, and all the remainder for the
Observation-Disclosures Republican.
K'idnapper Cnught-The Boston Patriot Of
Tuesday states that ga short time since the Mayor
of this city received letter from the Mayor Of
Philadelphia giving information that muatto
named Purnell. who had been engaged for num-
Der of years in kidnapping in that city and 15alti
more, had taken passage in one of three vessels
from Baltimore, and offering reward of $500 for
his apprehension. The Mayor took the proper
measures for his arrest in case he should come to
this city, aud we understand that vlgilant con-
stable Mr. Reed, found him Sunday last, on
board the schooner Sally Ann, Capt. Ward, and
lodged him in prison where he will remain until
further directions are received from the Mayor of
Philadelphia"
Philadelphia, June 5.--On Saturday evening
St. Augustines (Catholic) church in north Fourth
street, was entered and robbed of silver vessels to
a considerable amount. The vestry room, that
under the altar, was searched with Candles clos
ct unlocked, and the consecrated articles, chalce,
cross, &c. were taken therefrom. We learned
last evening that a person had been apprehended
and committed upon charge Of having perpetra
ted this sacresc.
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