CURIOSITIES.
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4 person reading an article extracted
from the Winchester Herald, relative to
toad being found in the solid part Of a &C.
dar, called at this Office and related the fol
lowing circumstance


Seventeen years ago he (,he inform ant)
wa, digging well at Eewburg, and af,el
digging through Ave feet Of earth and bias
ting through eleven feet Of slate rock, a
small living turtle nearly the size and
thickness of a dollar wss found 1t was
very soft. but on exposure to the air soon
became hard, ard was delivered TO John
Dewitt, Esq. of Fishkill. On relating this
to a gentleman he expressed no surprise,
bu, stated fact which he said was well
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. person who had mar
BILE jambs 10 his house, often heard the
croaking of a toad, whenever the FIRE be-
came warm and at length was induced to
take out the piece, and on breaking it dis.
covered living toad closely bedLed in
marble.--N. 7. Col.


Three negroes, two males and one fe.
male, were executed at Winchester. Yir-
ginia, on the 10th inst. for tie murder Of
their master, Doctor Rober, Berkely-
Two others. who had been convicted as ac-
compiices in the crime, but who had been
recommended TO mercy, were conveyed to
Richmond for transportation


Major Nathaniel Creushaw, OF PiusyIva-
MIA county, Virginia, was murdered by four
of his slaves, on The Sd Of July last. Two
Of the principals hsve escapsds


We are sorry TO have occasion 70 swell
our semi-weekly catalogue OF crimes, by
stating the death of woman in Schodack,
oee0sioned by woa'ds Uanfsnly infieted BY
her husband . He is secured in Troy
goal.-.1l6any Argas.