The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-11-22
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


1t appears, from the last number of Badg-
er and Porter's Stage Register, there are up
wards of 80 distinct lines of Stages arrive aud
depart from Boston. These average nearly
one hundred departures, aud as many arrivals
daily, or about six hundred each week. max
ing in all twelve hundred departures and ar
rivals in the city in one week. This is taking
one coach for each line; but there are many
that often send one, two, three, and even more
extras on the same lines; which. could they
be correctly enumerated, would greatly iu-
crease the sum tota.
CuriosQy.---There is exhibiting at the
Chatham Theatre. New-York, a part of a big
black tcainui- tree, which grew near the 1unc-
ton of Silver and Walnut Creeks, rcar Lake
Erie. 1t measures upwards of hirfy-one feel
IN circumference, and the Part exhibited, the
lower part of the trunk is nine feet 10 height,
and is splendidly furnished as drawing room.
1t is said 10 be beautifully formed, receives a
high polish and admits twelve persons sitting
and twenty-four standing. When standing,
this tree was visited by thousands of strangers
from curiosity. II said in-the advertisement,
that it will be shipped TO London for exhibi-
lion.
| Apples Of the second crop as large as hens
eggs grew this season on the farm of Mr.. In.
crease Sturges. of Greenfield, Conn. The
tree from which they were taken, had borne a
/ plentiful crop early in the season.
person sailing upon the river Cocheco al
Dover. N. II. in small boat saw mink
swimming rapidly towards the shore, having
seized a large eel, with he succeeded in bear.
ing to the shore, in spite Of bis efforts to free
himself by en;angling the mink in his folds
The mink had nearly secured the eel in his
| den, when the gentleman landed and seized
IL hinseIf. II weighed more than two pounds.
/ No Wistake.-The Lexington (Kenucky)
i Public Advertiser, says "th--e now stands on
the bank of the Ohio river, in the State of
Indiana, opposite the mouth of the Salt River,
a sycamore tree, which has stabbed fourteen
head oil horses at one time, with ample room.
1t takes seventy-fve long PAGES to go round
Its trunk. aud you may, with perfect ease,
turn fourteen foot pole in the inside Of its
cavity"
Strength Of ScOrd- Fish. During the pas.
sage of the Sarah Ward West-Indiaman, from
Jamaica, her crew felt smart shock, as il
the ship had struck on rock, and it was cx-
pected that she would leak. No leak, how
ever, occurred; and, on her arrival in the
Wcst-!ndia docks, short time back, when
her cargo was taken out, it was found that
she had been struck by sword-fsh near the
ieool Suoh -vas the extraordinary faree oil
the animal, that its spike had penetrated
through the copper, through the plank, and
had gone through three inches into hogs
head of sugar lying at the bottom of the YES
sci.
The American Farmer mentions, that an Or
ohard of 300 apple trees, planted in Maryland
in 1912, has 1ourished TO such degree that
the owners estimate its product this year as
capable of yielding ten thousand gallons Of
cider.
Il party left Missouri some months ago
With several Indians, whom they intended to
exhibit in Europe but on their arrival al
Philadelphia, the Indians, being afraid to eros:
the Big Lake, or from some other Cause, con-
ciuded to give up the scheme, and returned
leaving their white bretheren considerably out
) of pocket.
fabrication. Wyllis was elected
; town clerk of Hartford 81 successive years
and Secretary Of State so successive years
and his son was chosen to succeed him 2 OF
IS successive years. William Cooper, Esq
waa elected clerk of Boston till ninety years
old.
J. Haywood, OF North Carolina, has helc
the Office of Treasurer of that State for 81
, years by annual elections, and MIR. Macol
has been as long member of Congress from
that State.
The Office Of Register Of Deeds for thu
County of Plymouth, Mass. is now held b.
5 Rossiter Cotton, Esq. who held the Office, fo
more than 80 years, and whose grandfathe
and father held the same Office immediately
before him, and in succession embracing
period of more than 100 years.
Worcester's Memoir on Longevity, states
that the proportion of persons in the State o
r Hampshire, who attain the age of one
r hundred years, is greater than in Sweden oil
Russia. Nincty-three persons are enumerat
ed who were from 100 to ITO years of age
SO we're women, and "a men. Five are men
I, toned who reached ITO and upwards ant
, all of them were men.
$ I'm .4nGconda.-A serpent Of the Boa Con
$ stTiCtOr species is exhibiting at Peale's Muse
um, New York. He was brought from the is
land of Japan, when quite small, in compan
: with another, which died on the passage.
s has now grown TO the length OF about 10 feet
n and measures 8 or 10 inches round the body
Its teeth are sharp and numerous, killing it
prey by crushing it in its folds. Being We
very young, ne Is 'eo v" suaii ""inais, suO'
: as rabbits, which are swallowed entire.-
: Great care is necessary to guard him agains
: tho severity of our climate, FIRE being con
stantly kept in the room, night and day, TO sup
port the temperature of the air.
March, 1886, pair of fat oxen were drov
TO Boston Market from Marlborough, Worces
: ter County, one weighing 1850, and the othe
a 1890 lbs. and il was said they were tn
largest aud latest ever seen in the harteei
States" This year, at Brighton, there wer
two oxen exhibited by person from the sam
county, New. Braintree, we believe, one c
, which weighed 2450 and the other 2400 lbs.
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