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DELAWARE REGISTER,

Thursday, Sept. %, 1925.
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Four men were killed upon the canal,
near Lebanon, Penn, on the 10th inst.
where the tunnel is making, by the cavng
in of a large quantity of earth. Four other
persons narrowly escaped death at the same
time.-The Secretary of War returned to
the seat of Government on the Il inst. from
a visit to his residence in Virginia.
caterpillars have been very destructive to
cotton crops in the South--Ihe quantity
Of gunpowder which exploded at Dupont's
works on Monday week, was $500 pounds !;
the shock was sensibly felt in Wilmington,
distance of 4 miles.-Capt. Putnam, who
lately arrived at Salem. Mass, from Leg
hora, informs that report was current
previous to his sailing, that an attempt had
been made to assassinatc the Pope of Rome.
Gov. Troup has lately demanded of the
President of the United States, the arrest
and trial of Gen. Gaines, according to the
articles of Wharf.-The dog killers in Phil.
have killed one thousand dogs the past sea-
sou; they have now gone into winter quar-
ters.---Mr. Poinsett, our Ministerial Mex
leo, gave brilliant entertainment on the
4th Of July, in honor of the day.--Two
black men, in N. Carolina, lately quarrcled
about drink of water, and, in a scuflle
that cnsucd, one split the head Of the other,
the length of l8 inches: triiing causes some.
times produce serious efi'ccts---i icut.
Ramage has been honourably acquitted by
the Court Martial of all the charges preferr-
cd against hlm.-Small Pox is prevalent
in New Orleans; at our last accounts thir-
ty cases existed in that city.----Onc Of the
charges preferred against Com Steward, was
for embezzling some articles from the slush
.Jand! charge is now preferred against
DR.. Philips, Of the Navy, for eating he Hos
hNai Souh.!