DOMESTIC SUMMARY.
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A premium of so dollars is offered by a
gentleman in N. York for the best essay on
the inheritance of the Sabbath being eonsid-
cred merely as q civR institution.--Mr.
Samuel Pooley, a native citizen and mcchan-
ic of N York, has finished complete set
of knives and forks, with all the appcndages
of dinner apparatus, which, with two pair
of razors, and several smaller knives, scis-
sors, &c. are contained in a small box not
inches square. The pen-knives are compo-
sed of 10 distinct pieces, and the largest
weighs 4. 10ths of a grain. The whole are
intended as present to the President of the
U. States---A ship of 1000 tons burth


Ell is about to be built at Baltimore; and up
wards of 300 buildings, many of the first class,
are about to be erected in that city,
The riggcrs at Baltimore, have fixed the
price of their work at 81 so per day.
Upwards of S55, 900 have been subscribed
for erecting monument to Gen. Warren,
on Bunker Hll.--Prcsident Monroe's
debts, which we're computed at 100000, it
is now said do not amount to more than half
of that sum; and it is added that he has
1000 acres of land in Albemarlc CO. Va. for
part of which he has been offered 90 dollars
| per acrc.--A Mr.. Van Swearinger, a


person in the employ of Majo Chairs, the
contractor, has been lately murdered in the


Indian country by two Indians, supposed te


be Scmnoles.--A ball had passed into hi:
head, and another into his breast.--The


stock of the new Bank of Southwark, has al
been taken; during the three days OH which


the books we're opened, about $50 shares


were taken on the first day; 5000 on the I'd


and the residue on the Sd. Such was thu


pressing anxiety to obtain the stock, that
4 4. ~ ~


cxcrtions he made, and bruises received, II


attempting to get up to subscribe.-Ih


benefit of Mr.. Jefferson, of the Phila. Thea


tire, on the 18th ult. amounted to $500


a Baker in n. York advertises bes


bread of superfine Flour, as follows: a loa
76 ounces for one shilling: one of 38 ounce
for 6 pence: one of 10 ounces for 8 pence. Ry
-four bread, 119 ounces for the shilling, )
ounces for 6d.--Thc University of Yer
mont, at Berlington, that was lately burned
is about to be rebuilt on more extendc
scale. 1t is contemplated to erect two brio
: cdi(itcs of three stories high, and rs tet
long, and a centre building of so feet from
and d stories high.---The people OF Geore
ia are about to engage in the election OF


governor by a popular vote for the hr'
i time; that officer heretofore having bee
: chosen by the Legislature. The prescI
!, Gov. Troup, and the former Gov; Clarl


are the candidatcs.-Jarcd Chanblee hi
+, been committed to Raleigh Jail, charge
/; with numbering Edwin X. Lyle. They ha
$ ouarrcllcd about some money matter, whic
y led to fight, that ended in the death of tt
:, latter. Chamblee is said to have beatt
y Lvle with piece of fence rail or gait pos


until he was unable to move; and from Il
% wound. and bruises received, he shortly a
Y ter died.-A new map of the State OF Vi


gina is completed, on a scale of miles to
+ inch. The whole State contains an area


65 ,e24 square miles.