The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-06-28


horns after rebounding from the head oi
his adversary; ofa pumpkin seed which nav
mo accidentally fallen into the water trough
If house, grew with such amazing rapidi-
80 thatit choaked and actually killed hne
,briving orchard o. apple trees; and OF
traveller in the west, who having choice
lind of the same seed, planted one OF them
IN a rich spot by the road side and rode on
IN \ few days, hearing a rustling noise be-
hind him he looked back and beheld to his
astonishment the pumpkin vine close at ms
,,o.,s. but never before did we hear OF q
stalk of rye measuring nineteen, thlrty-one,
ar even thirty eight feet in length. Really
really, these Pennsylsanians must be nation
oueer fellows wonder if they have men
,b;r,v-one feet high, if they have, they feed
them upon plaster OF paris pudding
Aseyerc shock fan earthquake was lately felt
:, Wilkesborough, n. G. The dooFs ana WIZ
l,ys of the holses were sensibly shaken, and the
r'ycr had perceptby a tremuo motion.
SIMILAR shock is said to have been feitat the same
place about two years since.
n;tc. Choc.aw Indian, lately shot himself
=, Natchitoches He had been good and valiant
,varror hut had become Incorporate, and was
attacked with pulmonary disease, which rem
dered him unable to procure subsistence Tor
himself and family, and being too highmnded
to beg, he deliberately put period 70 ms eAis-
tence.
The London Court Circular Of April II, an
rounces that, in addition 10 the other rcsiana-
tions of his maiesty's cabinet and household, t!e
Cook and Master Baker, and the Royal Cha@beI'
maid had resigned. The morning Chronicle adds
tive trust no difficulty will atisc y i.l.h@ up
these Offices"
The estimate saving by the substitution oi wa
ter power instead of steam, fora single herse
power, is thirty pounds sterling per aiiiaIn Wa
Ter was raised into 4 reservoir formerly hy steam
10 supply tile city of phalelphia--it Is now
done by means Of water power. II IS sad the
expense is not more than one-iiitett pait'
The water in the lake at sackett's Harbour, is
about three feet higher than il usually is 1t this
season. and continues rising. lIe cause OF this
is attributed to the heavy body cf snow on the
ground last winter, as the si'nc effect has here
tofore been observed, after we have had severe
winters.
The Chcothe (Ohio) Gazette Of the l4th
inst relates the following instance of superst
ton, developed in the course of a trial in the
court of common pleas-"One of the principal
witnesses for the state, in the case of Mtor
Redding, indicted for the murder of VIM Blair
having testified in the course Of his examination
that he had found the knife with which the ia
tai stab had been given, he was asked what he
had done with il. He replied that he had tlrowt
it into the fire, with the view Of curing tie W0und
AS he had been told that if it was burnt, thu
patient would get well Immediately! The event
however, did not reaizc the poor mans cxpec
tations: for although the knife was burnt to
coal, the wound thad been instrumental in in
Aseting terminated fatally il a few days after
wards
Among the notices for the celebration Of til,
approaching anniversary Of our Independence
we observe in the Boston papers, that an oraio
Is TO be delivered on Bunkers Hill,n by Wn
ENmons.
The Tinted States and Twkey-It IS ir;im:
ted in the Smyrna papers, that arrangements al
making at ConstantnOple through the mediul
OF Russia, for 4 commercial understanding b,
tween the United States and the sublime Port,
in consequence Of which the two powers will il
terchange resident minister's It is suppose
that the increase Of our commerce in the Jcya1,
renders such an arrangement desirable.
4 Rghteons Sentence.-Punell, the blec
kidnapper, whose arrival in New-York fro
Boston, under arrest, WAS announced in this D
per last week, was tried at Phiadelphia on 81,
urday week and convicted. Judge King SCI
tenced him to torfy-tlOo years imprisonment, az
10 pay hne OF 1000 dollars, and costs Of pros
cution
AT Alstead in New-Hampshire, large niajo
ny Of the soldiers assembled for an annual trail
inB voted that they would not drink ardent sp
i'S, and maintained this profession Of sobriety /
practice This is an example worthy OF II
marx and imitation, as trainings too often pr
alce rlotons and disorderly scenes IN social s.
elety' rather than any Improvement IN mltal
tactics Or subordination.
The fields throughout the interior Of Pennsy
vanla are said to promise abundant crops
IN some instances the wheat has been injurt
ythe fly, but in general it looks we'll Ry
oats grass and Indian Corn, have the best n
psarance, and the orchards are laden with fru