Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-01-14


at the time, and Castle was drunk, and
TO have been the aggressor.
In Manchester, Nova Scotia, the house
of Mr.. Rogers was destroyed by fire, and
his four children, three boys and girl
persisted.
There was bill reported during the
present session of the Kentucky Legis-
lature, for the benefit of Matthew Har-
per-" cripple with twenty Children
The bill allows him TO retail spirits with
out licencc.
an inhabitant of Chaumont, in the
Department of Aube, in France, in
ploughing short time ago. turned up
with his coulter an old earthen pot, con-
tanning about 1000 Roman medals.
Native Vine. Six persons in the
neighborhood of Vevay, Indiana, made,
during the last summer, $500 gallons Of
wine.
Second Crop.-A farmer in Ports
month, r. !. has recently picked from
his trees apples Of the second growth,
of the last season.
From report made to the legisla-
ture Of South Carolina, it appears that
there are IN that state 254,476 slaves,
which are valued at 77,543, 400 dollars
or about $500 each.
CITY OF JERUsALEM-The number OF
houses at present in Jerusalem is be-
tween and 1900; its inhabitants are
estimated as follows Turks 10000;
Greeks 1000; Franks 1000; Armeni-
ans 900; Jews $500.
II is calculated that there are 5000
clergymen, 5000 lawyers, 10000 ply
sicians, 5000 legislators, and 100000
students, in the United States. Also,
1000 newspapers, and 100 other period
ical publications. 1t is said no man will
undertake to number the Justices Of
Peace and military officers.
In,por's.--By the Report Of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, in the year ending
Sept. 80, 1923, the Customs received
amounted to S23,932,1l4-of which
there were received at
Newly ork, 39,958,l19
Boston, 4.587,726
Philadelphia, 3,594,624
Baltimore, 1,256,174
New-Orleans, 9O4,791
Charleston, 786,392
%Pretty we'll, considering we have eight or
Ten other ports of entry in Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Cooper, the author Of the " Spy"
I" Pioneers,h S'c. is now on visit to Bos-
ton. His last work, the Pilot,n is
announced for sale by the booksellers.
FROM DEMERARA.-Capt. Bell, Of the
big Atlantic, at Norfolk, states, that
order had been restored at Demerara,
but the red flag was still flying, presum-
led to allude TO martial law still in
Force. The Methodist Missionary,
Spencer, charged with exciting rebel
ion, had been tried and convicted, and
his execution was only delayed until
he Kings pleasure respecting it could
be asCertained.
A letter from Washington, says,
Adams reads his books as usual; Clay
plays has hand with his usual dexterity
among the members of Congress; Jack
son has put off the sternness and intlex-
iSility' Of the warrior and stands arrayed
10 all the smiles and urbanity of cam
didate for public favour; Calhoun is
moving on the even tenor of his way"
aud managing bis department with his
usual vigilence and skill, and finally,
poor Crawford is confined to his room,
sick, dispirited, and ruined in his polit-
ical fortunes. This is fair description
OF the Presidential tableau."
Boston, JAN. 1Oth.-The trial of Mr..
J. Il. Buckingham, editor Of the Ga
laxy, upon an Indictment for an alledg-
ed libel upon Alexis Eustaphieve, (Rus-
sian ConsuD containing three counts
for three different publications in that
paper, commenced in the Municipal
Court yesterday, and was continued this
forenoon, when the jury returned
verdict of not guilty on the first count,
but guilty on the second. The Court
would not permit the third count to be
tried az the Indictment was informal.
FEERUARY.-There will be five sab
baths the ensuing month, which will
not again occur till the year 1852 and
1880.
From .Mcrico-Captain Fox, Of the
schr. Racer, from Tampico, informs
that the first Congress had met, and
formed a new Constitution on the 5tb