Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-12-08

t"e Slouhu peluS frozen nafu, makes
good sleighing.
Stacking .4fa'r.-A gentleman yester-
day related the following sad occurrence,
which took place at Suyder's Mills on
the 90 mile creek, U, g. lie was on the
spot.
Above 100 lbs. of powder had been
purchased by Mr. M'GilI, merchant,
which he had in his store examining
There were also two men present when
MIR. M'Glll and his clerk were examin-
ing the. powder which had been damp.
and had some Jumps in it of the size of
hens egg. The powder was within
or feet Of the fire. Just at this time
DR.. Samuel Woodruff of The place step
ped In, aRd taking up one of the humps
tossed 1t into the fire. 1t exploded,
throwing out Goals which communicated
p the rest, and the whole burnt. 1t
blew up the roof Of the store, which
fell in, broke all the crockery in the
store, and injured the goods and most
distressingly burnt the CLERK, Mr.. M'Gin,
and Dr. Woodruff, who are in hopeless
state of recovery. The clerk had a
sinew drawn out CT his arm from the
back Of his hand The loss Of goods a.
mounts TO upwards of $1,000. The
other two men, though badly burnt, are
convalescent. Niagara Sentinel.
AViolent outrage was committed at
Albion, Illinois, in the third week of last
month, by some slave dealers seeking to
get possession Of negro woman, called
Sally, whose right to freedom was dis
puted, and who had been placed under
the protection Of the Court. She was
under the roof of respectable family
of coloured people of the name of Bur-
res. The following account of the af-
fair has been furnished in letter to Mr..
Richard Flower, of Illinois, now in Phil
adelphia. Nat. Gag.
"ALBIoN, (ILLINoIs, OCT. &c, 1924.
sit was Friday evening our musical
meeting was held at your sons. About
8 O'Clock in the evening, our dogs made
a great noise, and all the company at
my brothers thought they heard wolves
al distance. About an hour after, black
Sally burst into the room with her child
in her arms. covered with blood, and
overcome with its loss. Gilbert Burres
few minutes after reached the porch
with another child, and there tainted
from loss Of blood and hard struggles in
fierce combat; he was followed by his
wife with his third child AS soon as
they recovered, they stated that, about
an hour before, Burres's house was yio-
lently attacked by five armed men, aud
after much banging they split the door
into two pieces, and with violent blows
fell upon Burrcs, who, aided by his wife
aud Sally, defended themselves for a
long time, until Mrs. B. Wrestling a riff /"
from one of the assailants, with which
Mr.. B. telled him to he ground, they
called to them for a truce, and they
said, "if you will give up Sally we will
go away quietly y but he answered,
"never, while have drop Of blood TO
defend her" The wretches, dsmayed
at so bold resistance, begged their
hats, which had been captured in the
fray, and left the house silently and one
by one. The musical party, ladies ex-
cepted, with magistrate, started 10
quest of the bold marauders, who were
well known. and took the whole. They
have been indicted before a jury, and
true bills have been found against them"
Lau Intelligence interchangeable
owner ola slave, lately murdered in Sa-
vannab, obtained a verdict of 500 dollars
damages against the murderer, while he
was under sentence of death.