The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-07-05

m fixture TO be stirred with tobacco pipe
| 'ne cup to be placed liz different parts of the
sick room.
premium medal of 500 value is offered
Tor Inc best poetic address, 10 be spoken al
the opening of the New-York Theatre.
An Individual Of New-Orleans is said to be
| IN possession of recipe, by which he has al
| ready cured dozen persons OF the beastly sin
Of drunkenness.
Inc SMALL POX has made its appearance
IN glastonbury, in Connecticut. Several per
sons have been attacked, and many person.
exposed TO the disease. 1t is said 10 have
peen brought by a colourcd mar. from New
York.-.No,acich Courier.
Messrs. Carey & Lea have now in the Dress
a very curious book, containing an account Of
the whole internal navigation Of the U. States.
giving a full account of 1902 canals. made.
making and projeCted--to be accompanied
with maps showing the routes.
The Duke of SAKE Weimar travelled 1000
miles through the United States. Our fellow
citizens have learned that it does not follow
OF course, because man is a Prince, that he
IS either fool or coxcomb. He is neither
better nor worse for the rank in which he is
born or, as Scotia's bard better expressed it,
he ranks but the guines's stamp,
The mans the goacd for "a !hat.''
Henry Watson, Esq. Windsor, Conn. has a
flock of upwards Of 900 Sheppard lately in
Fited number of friends to be present at
their shcaring.
Mr.. Ralph Owen, o. Belchertown, in Nav
last, planted three or four acres with corn
which had been soaked in eopperas water:
the seed came up well, aud not a plant was
destroyed by worms. An adjoining field plan-
ted with corn which had not been sieencd
was very much injured.
There were, at Nantucket, in 1920. 500
persons named Coffin. It is proposed, if Ad-
miral Coffin should visit the island, to give him
a fanily escort such as no man ever had be-
fore.
Some Peaches were ripe at Charleston, S. C.
on the 10th uit. earlier than ever known be-
fore.
Hay was sold at Philadelphia, on. Monday
last week, at tarO dollars per hundred weight,
which is at the rate of forty dollars per ton.
Mr. John Hunter, near Annapolis, (Md.)
afew days since obtained SO pounds of wool
iiom ~ sheep, averaging upwards of seven
pounds for each fleece.
Post OGices.-There are in the u. States,
1000 post Offices and 303 distinct mail routes
he mail travels over an extent of 95, $50
niles.
A pumpkin was raised last season in the
leighbornood of Nashville, that weighed 139
| rs.
A catfish has been caught at Huntsville,
IAla.) weighing So lbs. On opening it, there
! we're found rattle-snakes, 45 bull-frogs, and
large turtle.
1t rained very heavily most of last week.
though i; did not 6 rain pitchforks,' we trust
has rained business Tor them.
| The Emperor Nicholas has issued a
Ihaniiesto. announcing that his corona
ion will take place in June
/ Greek YOlsth.--By the brig Romulus, at
| eston, from Smyrna, three Greek youth
caAe passengers, to receive an English edu-
catIca n this country. Their names are
Creepy Perdicari, Nicolus Prassas, and Mic
ous lassoponlo. These young men are ex-
ceedpgly intelligent and interesting, bu: nei-
Their them can yet speak English.