Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-02-24

lWmeuiale neighborhood, amount to not tesS
than $500, 1000 1t is truly distressing to Wit
ness the devastation of property in the Borough
OF Allegheny, number of houses having been
overturned, and families forced to fly for their
lives, leaving in some instances, all they pos
'sessed a prey to the angry element. w have
not YET heard from abroad, but presume there
have been terrible ravages along the banks of
our rivers There are Fumors current that
lives have been lost, but being vague and con-
Trajectory, we sincerely trust that they will h&t
prove to be correct Pitts6urgh Times.
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CARIcATUREs.--Our photographic artists are
as prompt in taking advantage OF passing e.
vents as those Of England or France. On
Monday, caricature was sent to us, which is
for sale by ii. Anstce, 2l4 Broadway, and
which has this legend The rejected Minis
ter. We can never make him Vie PRESIDENT
1t might pass for Sinbad the Sailor, with the
old man of the sea on his back. A poor old
gentleman, who looks considerably like the
President of these United States, is attempting
tie stagger up the stairs that climb the capis
Itol,' with another gentleman who is clinging
firmly round his neck, and looking as if he
would not be shaken off; out of whose pocket
ia label is flying marked $4,000, He says,
Thus only can | reach the Throne and the
wearied old gentleman sorrowfully replies,
with his favorte oath, No Matty, by the <.
ternal you'll sink me with you.--N. r Lom.
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Three hundred Cars for the transportation
of goods, wares, merchandise, &c. are now en-
gagged on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
between Baltimore and Frederick and the I'M
termedate points. At the opening of the
Spring trade the number will be increased.
Bait. Patriot.
A gentleman crossing Ludgate- was
applied to by man who sweeps the crossing,
for charity. The gentleman replied, am
|going little farther and will remember you
when return. - Please your honor, says the
man, 1t is unknown the credit give in this
Way
Death BIZ Latemberance.- man named Less
ter left tavern in Alden.,in this county. on the
evening Of the a6th ult. and was found on the
morning of the 28th, in a field, frozen to death
IA victim to ihtemperance.-BlBaio Patriot.
Fuey-In Duxbhry, MS. the dwelling of Capt.
Weston was burnt; & Capt. W., widow South
worth, and Geo. Cushman, a Revolutionary
patriot, persisted in the flames lib
Damage By Flood. The Maysvilie KY. Ea-
gle says; The loss to shippers, owners of boats,
and insurance Offices, in the destruction of pro-
lperty on the Ohio, can never be fully ascertai-
ned; but it is the general impression among
those who have taken pains to Inform them.=
selves, that 1t will not fall short of half mill
lion of dollars.
A man going in a cart to be hanged, was
told he might live, if he would marry certain
vixen of woman. Like man Of sense, he
said, : Let me look at her FIRST When brot'
forward, he eyed her: Sharp nose! thin lips!
red hair' exclaimed he drive on, Jacke
BoNcGv1rY-The following instance of lon
gevity mentioned III the St. Petersburg Ga
zette. is almost incredible. There is living
near Polosk. on the frontier of Lithuania, an
old man, named Demetrius Crabowski, whoi is
now 1863 years of age. This Russian Saturn
has always led the humble but tranquil life of
a shepherd, assisted by his two sons, the ell
dest of whom, Paul is 100, and the Youngest
Auastole, 81 years old. They all enjoy high
consideration as being the Oldest family in the
country.
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