Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1849-08-03


sho was gradually pinine away, and had nc
appetite. Her husband to do away with th'
witches spell, went 10 Philadelphia week o.
Two ago, and stated the case to a fortune iele
as'roogeI there. lRoobsck we believed VII,
promised TO cure her and dissolve the spell
HIS charge was $40, ton to be paid down, an,
the other when the lady was cured. Tho hus
band paid The $40, and the lady now Imagine
herself cured, but she cannot gain strength
W % have rot heard whether she has been to
physician, In our opinion one would do equal
y as much 10 remove the spell of witchcaft
as the invisible power ofihe asirolog'r. Their
Is no mlsiakoabout Bfandywino Hundred being
"a place." Something remarkable aud as
founding is always occurring there; for strangi
incidents &c. 10 other part Of the state cal
begin TO compare with that place Of pretty girl,
anu blue rocks. Sometime ago a ghost as
peaIed there, and frighled portion OF the Hun
bred from its property. Ii was none of YOU
every day COLLINS. that only walked a, the
d" solemn hour of midnight" but one to whom
day'igh and dark, midnight or morning was
all the same. He would appear IN "ques
liunable shape" at any time; now like horse
now like COW, now like one thing now like
another; the candle didn't sven burn blue at his
approach as with ord nary ghost and after kick.
ing up all that rnmpus, the unreasonable COB
lin went away without giving any satisfactory
explanation OF his appearance, either as to
whether lo was the guardian spirit Of spot
OF money" OF which he rushed to inform some
lucky individual who had the courage TO ques-
ton him, or to tell of some unnatural murder
cummited on himself, and his troubled spirit
being Condemned 10 walk the earth until he
was buried in consecraled ground. But enough
Ut tho ghost, only shot tina sinca a Young
lady, while at meeting prophesiod she would
iall into trance, on a certain day-the day
caniei sure enough according to prophecy she
became enhanced, and while in that state, she
gave accurate descriptions of heaven, and the
lower place, and held conversations land even
shook hands,) with many OF her arQuainlances
and friends some Of whom we've in heaven. and
others, who according to her account unforu-
nately had their residence In the warmer re.
glons. She also prophecied as regarded the
future condition of several Of the neighbors--
also conversed in unknown tongues with the
angels. That Ia. language she made use of
was unknown there was not the least doubt.
Tor though there were physicians there who
had soma knowledge both of the dead and lv-
lug languages, yet none OF them could under
stand what she said. She remained in this
state we are informed better than week, du
ring which II is asserted she cat netting. A
part oil the linn great concourse were present,
as people far and near came 10 see her. few
weeks ago too, quite spirited dispute occurred
In one oi the churches, of which mention was
made short time since, and now we have IN
addition spells and wilchcmli. There is no
mistake that Brandywine Hundred is hard 10
btat, either in pretty girls, industry, enterprise
or in stirring and remarkable occurrences, such
As ghost witches &c. &c.
Horses Sickaess.--A strange disease made lis
appearance amongst some of tho horses in
Bmndywine Hundred, last fall, winter anc
spring. Z he horses limbs would swell, and
become still, they would refuse 70 cd ard drink
Several died with il.
There wiH be preaching at Asbury Church.
this morning at half past ten o'clock. There
will ba no preaching AT St Pdul's on account,
Of the death Of the wife of the Pastor, the Rev.
Pennell Conmbe.
0rdainsd.--Mr. Edmund Roberts. son oil
Joseph Roberts, Esd. Of this cls.va'is.. . nS
RI. Rev. Bishop DE- Lincey, Bishop of the
Northern Diocess OF New York.
The Rev. young gentleman has preached sew
am times in this city since his return.
Une0Hseious.-Nh Mrs. Burke was play
ing to a crowded house in our city few days
since, and the audience were convused with
laughter, Geographic despatch came on, in
forming her that hei sister was laying dead
" no can describe her feelings.
N, ,so,on ,yeeL or an ann ,ra
. com,,nnnics,ion onnasad - S,,I', ''ss', .'s
a;'ns /, nav T. f. ~ 49, NV aesoo Ia"n"y 'NeI'
Ala M, s,,,a c,on, ,rhanca /, 90 bSJ -
l,,ving +, immsd,,slv u,itod an, H.
,vss ne n,,no a,,achsd u, and ,o.oa,hpa -, NO.,
rule. ws did not n"hlish \, /, x rmie a. ad on
,e h., rs liz, ,,,ps, .,,'','o 20 ~ a.yp
must furnish his name, That rule will be
found ut The head of our p1aer. Our paper Is
open to communications on all subjects Of pub-
la morality orinterest. The reason we mention
is, thatiu looking over tile journal day or tWoI
since, we perceived a communication. which
the author says he Offered 10 US, and we refused
10 publish il. Our only reason for not pub
fishing it, was having no nalnc.
.qrc;J,,J- wo,.i. Tho t1o,so oe nat.
Miller, rnn an Win lis rorri,as.in ,he v,lI.aa
Of Brandy win.. and broLo i, IN niscco"',Se|
Doe,,r e5,,,na,elv was n"lv s,;ah,Iv ;nin,ed
-, - r, 'l
'HF",'fs u'--'a'''e q, L. Nox mas oeen appoint,
AZ " ''s m"yo', naf \, lof 'he second
'r y III inc p'a'e o. re'e' morn ueeeasea'
The Excursion of the Marion Assembly TO
Pennserove, tina. IVES TO have come off nm
"Wednesday last, was postponed.