The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-12-21
.MISCELLANEOUs JTEM,S

lately conferred by Williams College. an
nounces in the last New-York Observer that
he shall not accept of the appendage of d. ID.
10 MS name, and assigns many reasons for his
rejection He considers the whole system Of
ooctorates in divinity as fabric of theological
ioppery and dotage, that does real harm, but
no imaginable good; a s. scarlet" relic of pa
Paey that demands retrenchment: as earthly.
ana at variance with the spirit, if not with the
very letter Of the gospel. "Be yet not called
Rabbi" sc.
At recent meeting Of the members of the
London Missionary Society in Bristol. one of
the speakers stated, that Hindoo, believer
IN the TRANSPORTATION of souls, had lately main.
tanned long argument with a missionary. in
which he endeavoured to convince the latter.
that ne (the Hindoo) remembered the time
when he was an old cow ! 1t was also men
TONED as fact, that, in some towns in India,
boys go about the streets carving boards on
their heads, loaded with clay images, and
crying "g0aS TO sell ! a penny a piece %
The steamboat Balise, from New-Orleans,
having in tow ship for New-Yo,k. was dis,
covered to be on fire on the 9Th ult being
near Fort Jackson, and such was the rapiditv
Of its progress, that in five minutes, the boat
was completely enveloped in flames. The
boat being detached from the ship, ran ashore
and sunk in less than ten minutes after the
fire was MISUNDERSTANDING to her sink
ing the boiler burst with a heavy explosion.
We do not learn that any lives were lost,
though lady was with difficulty saved
from death.
Mr.. Aaron Barrett last week discovered in
Windsor, Vermont, the track of Wild Cat.
Alter following the track nearly all day, ac-
companied by boy, he discovered him on
tree, SO situated that he conld not get shot
at him. He therefore set the tree on Ere.
The animal, forced from his retreat, leaped
upon the ground near where the boy stood,
and mounted another tree, from which he
was brought down by well directed shot
He measured three feet and half in length,
from the nose to the end Of the tail.
The rage for building in the vicinity of the
metropolis continues undated. The extern
size tract of ground between Mbank and
Chelsea, which has long supplied the London
markets with some Of their best and earliest
vegetables, has been lately let as building
lease, by Earl GrosVenor, to Mr.. Cubitt. the
builder of Gray's Inn Lane, who has deliver
ed in plan Of 5000 houses to be there erect
ed. The market gardeners by whom they
are at present occupied have received notice
to quit. London paper.
Sutocdti0n.-MF. Elias Dawley, of Johns
town, N. Y. was found dead in his own house
on the Both ult., The house had been plas.
tered the day previous, and Mr.. Dawley re-
manned in it, against the advice of his neigh
oors, who warned him of the danger, with a
view Of keeping fire to prevent the plastering
from freezing. 1t is supposed he became weary
during the night, and laid down, as he was
found stretched out on an old coYerlid. The
verdict OF the coroner's jury was, that his
death was caused by sufocation.
,So..,vss..tro oy oIedn.-We learn a child
OF MIR. Grove-, of Brighton, los: its life a
few days since by being condemned to sub
NIT to the inhuman process of steamine.
which the murderous disciples of Thompson
have induced 500 many infatuated persons to
lnflict upon their families. In the process of
this case, we understand that strong decoc-
ton OF Cayenne pepper was administered to
the victim, which very soon terminated its
suherings. Bait. Pap.
Child carried atcay by an Eagle-A circum-
stance quite uncommon in the north, lately
happened in Scania. A woman at work in
the fields laid her infant on the ground, at
little distance: soon after an eagle bounced
upon the infant, and carried it away. The
poor woman WHO heard the cries of the child
IN the air, is become insane, and is now in the
hospital at Malmoe. Ha,nb. PA.
At convention held al Haverhill on the
9th instant composed of Delegates from sever
al towns north of the Merrimae, for the pur-
pose Of ascertalning the opinion of the inhabi-
tants, as to the expediency of their being an
nexed to New-H Hampshire, it was resolved TO
be inexPedient to take any further measures
on the subject,
Haverhill, Mass. contains about 5000 in
hahitants, and has now Meeting houses-
3 Congregational, 2 Baptist, Christian. and
1 Universalist. The Baptist. ofthe Cor
sregational, and the Christian societies. are
supplied with preachers.
A foot race for one thousand sovereens was
lately run in England between Dalton and
Coulter The distance, 16 miles, was run bv
ID. III SO minutes 81 seconds, and by c. in 98
minutes and l8 seconds. The running was at
the rate of about nine miles the hour.
A letter from Calcutta, of May 30th, saws.
" the war is drawing to a close, and the Bur
mese are flying in all directions. Ava and
Ummerapoora only remain to be taken possess
sion OF, and the instant the British army moves
forward, they are sure TO be evacuated.
Breach Of Promise.-A case was recently
tried in Goshen, n. Y. between Dorothy Ack-
erson, plaintiff, and William Ellis, defendant.
which resulted in a verdict in favor of the
lady Of tt0o thousand dollars, The families on
both sides were respectable.
John Randolph, Esq. has been chosen SEN
ator from Virginia, to supply the vacancy in
the US. Senate, occasioned by the resigna-
ton of Mr.. Barbour. There were three bal
lotings before choice was effected.
CoatateJeitS.-A person was recently de-
tected passing counterfeit money in New
York. memorandum in his pocket-book
led to search, which eventuated in the dis
coverY of 800 spurious bills amounting to a.
bout $1,000. 1t was secreted in fence
Rotation.-Ofs about one hundred and thirty
Members of tho Acren,hl1 If No.