{"newspaper_name": "American watchman and Delaware advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p3", "byline": ""}
THE COMET, known by astronomers by the
name of ENcKE's COMET, and which il was calcu-
lated wouldappear in the north hemisphere in the
autumn of 1925, may now be seen ltlle after 10
O'Clock al night with glass, and al half past IL
with The naked eye, near the pleades,
above the eastern horizon. Ii is not brilliant, bot is


large end distinctly seen. Bait. PatIia.


The death Of Governor BATES has placed the Sac Of
Missouri in situation at once novel and embarrassing.
The Lieutenant Governor is absent attending his duy
marking out the road from souii to New Mexico. III
Secretary Of State, who according TO law is the proper
person to assume the government when there is neither


Governor Lieutenant Governor absent from the state.
The administration of the government therefore devoves
on the pro President If the Senate, who is A. ].
WILLIAMS, Esq.


The owners of the Steam Boat Baltimore, Capt.
Jenkins sent her down to New Castle, expressly
for the President OF the United States, bis family
and suite.


Alta meeting Of the Ioudan County Auxiliary Colnnila-
ton Society, The 12 inst Mr.. AloSnoF, lae Pres-


dent of the United Staes President of the Soc
ey II was The meeting resolved, that the Society
will unite with the Petersburg Society," and other Auxiliary
Societies. in Virginia. for the purpose of cbarterng YES
sci, to carry to Liberia emigrants from Virginia.


Rail Roads-lt is suggested in Philadelphia that
rail roads, il they were to cost much as ca
nails would be much more beneficial 10 internal
trade than canals. The quantity Of iron required
for their creation would furnish market OF suck
great demand that many iron and coal mpes would
be opened which would otherwise never be touched.
The expenditures in making the excavations of Il
canal, are paid away to workmen who again expend
il on the necessares of fe but by the erection OF rail
roads the iron and coal trade would receive an ims
pulse, that would confer a lasting good on the in
ternal wealth Of Pennsylvania


Amongst the publications announced in the London
Times of the 18th ult. find Memoirs and corlespon
dcnce of John Paul Jones, by j. u Sheshnrns, ae'ef
sed fnr publication n few davs