The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-03-28
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II Slate Of PENNSYLVANIA
The widow of the late Bishop Heller is preparing for
Indication Memoir of his life and volume of his
sermons
Walter s. franklin, late assistant Clerk of the Senate Of
PENNSYLVANIA has been unanimously elected Clerk, in the
room Of John De Pui, deceased Mr. franklin nominated
laurence Miner of Green county, his assistant, which
confirmed by the Senate
The late breaking up of the ice in the Susquehanna,
has been productive Of extensive damage to the Penn
syauia Canals, bordering that river. The Harris
brg Chronicle states that the Juniata Dam has been
much injured, and that considerable portion of the
Shamokn Dam had been carried away, and that the
total damage is estimated at 100000 dollars
The eight banks in the city of New York have circua
ton Of nearly millions.
PHILADELPHIA. March 93.-The verdict in the case
Of DIR George Mcclellan vs. DIR Francis $. Beattle
for libel in the District Court, given in on Sat
uay Damages $500. The trial lasted l or z
days,
Mr. Joseph Brown, a mason Boston, has invented
for the outside of buildings, which is very good m-
of marble 1t is said resist moisture, smoke, and
severity of climate.
Messrs Townsend s. Company, Pittsburgh
have succeeded in manufacturing iron wire from No
to No &c. at the rate of one ton per week. of an ex
celent quality.
The Great Bald Eagle sent present to General jack
The whole amount of postage, received at the diff
erent offices in the United States, during the year end
ing on the 3tst March, 1928, was l,053,2O4. The
amount the year preceding, was S988,676.
There are in the CITY of New York 463 weekday schools
with 4SS principal and 331 assistant teachers They contain
22943 pupils between the ages of and Is years. The num-
Der of pupils attending the Sunday Schools 1885, making
all 29949 young persons enjoying the benefits OF education
The largest piece of plate in Europe has recently
been manufactured in London for the King OF England
1t is for the purpose of a wine coolers man may
stand upright in it and it comprises seven thousand
ounces Of silver The gliding corresponds in richness
and skill with the whole design.
Nesu York; March 3-Spansh doubloons manufactu-
req this country there being profit in making them, even
Of full weight and quality. The penalties, however, for at
tempting to pass them in the countries where they have e
gay recognized currency are man was taken to
te Police yesterday who had been offering number OF the
manufactured articles the brokers' but he discharged
as there evidence that they of less intrinsic value
than the foreign doubloons
this port picked up the Sd Feb off Montserat three
men boat about 20 leagues from land They appeared to
Dc starving condition. but they speak neither English,
Spanish French they have moi been able make them
selves understood. They appear to be named WEo, OcoN
and MEKo They charge the Collector Of this Port
Mobile Paper.
The papers are repeating statements OF the
suffering, the starvaton and the freezing of the poor
IN Philadelphia let them also repeat that the ac-
counts of the expenditure of the Guardians of the
Poor of that city, item of about $500, for Guar
dams dinners and one Of S45 for Cigars!
GALAXY.