Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-01-20


Tor Greece, where he is to become the Generassi,no
OF The Hellenst forces the sole cause of his mot
having been promoted to the rank of Marechal de
Camp IN the French army. -
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From the Cooperstowa ttatch To,oey7
! DISTRESSING FIRE.-We understand that On the
evening of the Sd. inst the new two story dwelling
house owned and occupied by Mr.. Conrad, In the
northwestern part of this town. was, with all its
contents consumed by fire. The fire is said to have
taken place from the heating of the oven, and vas
not discovered until about two o'clock at night when
all efforts to make any attempt to save the house or
any Tits contents, were useless as it was with the
utmost difficulty that the family escaped with their
ives and many Of them were badly burned before
It was effected. young man to save two of his
sisters, rushed through the flames to the second so-
ry, where they were in their midnight slumbers
took the bed from under them and thriving it out
OF the window to the ground, threw them on it., and
made his escape by jumping on the same. He was
most shocking burnt in making his way to the cham
Der. The house was situated three quarters of mile
from any neighbour, and the evening being so cold
that many of them badly frozen before they
could get oany Of the negbors as they had nothing
but their night dress on. Mr. Conrad, we UNDER
stand. fingered about the fire long be was so badly
r ven that 1t is feared ne will lose bis, legs to the
knee JOINT The loss is estimated between and
+ 900. ----s.4--
Niagara Falls a letter from gentleman at
hat place, dated Dec. so, l828 states thai on the
sunday evening preceding, about o'cluck,' w, or
three successive shocks concuss,uns we're felt, the
second of which accompanied with an unusual
rushing sound fthe waters" The next mornin. it
was discovered, "tha large portion of the rock in
the bed OF the river, at the distance Of about two ths
from the Canada shore to the extreme angle of the
Horseshoe. had broken off and fallen into the abyss
below" The whole aspect Of the falls is said to be
nuch changed by this CONFUSION course thigh
winds tor several DAYS, previous to its occurrence,
producing accumulation of water in the river. is
supposed to have been the immediate cause. Tho
west side OF Goat Islands is rapidly wearing away
by he action Of the stream its shure, and it is
timated by the writer of the letter. t,oo thousand
tons of soil sand and graud hare disappeared since
he first aren't there in October." This gradual crum-
bling away of the rock. over which the Niagara is
preclpltated gives probability to the conjecture, that
the falls were once as low down as Lewstown, and
they have for centuries been travelling up towards
their present position.
The Georgia Journal gives the preference to the Post
Master General over all the candidates vet named for the
Presidency to witt Messrs Clay, Van Buren,, Calhoun, and
Thompson.
The NewIaven Register States, that on Saturday NOR.
ming the Sd inst, according to the register kept Yale
College, the Thermometer stood at degrees below zero
and rose only degrees above, during the day Saturday
night at 10 ocock, 40 egrees The lowest temper
aure marked last winter I6--the minimum Of 1927,
was degrees.
/ The friends of the present administration in NewHamp-
shire have nominated John Betor reelection Governor
and the opposite sde Benjamin Pierce, the former Cover
Il nor.
i The following particulars of the death of MRS,
Jackson are published in letter in the Democratic
II Press
MRS. Jackson on the 18th Of December, at
tackled with severe pain in her arm, shoulder and
side, accompanied with violent pa pitation of the
heart. Medical asssan called in, and relief
soon administered. There doe, not appear to have
/ been any serious result unprecedented On Monday.
the 22d however, she again complained of pain. aud
had slight fever In the evening, about O'Clock,
when The Physician visited her, she appeared reIiey-
ed and was free from pain. So little alarming were
her symptoms, that it was not supposed that her in
'dspositlon would at all interfere with the Public dim
ner which the next day to be given to Gen. jack
: son. About bali after o'clock, however. she sent
: for the Physician who was an adjoining room, but
) before he could reach her she had fallen from her
, chair and expired in less than two minutes. The
immediate other death is believed to have been
: violent spasmodic affection of the heart. She was
y buried on Wednesday, Her remains were followed
4 10 the grave by an immense crowd.