The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

| NA performed by Oul
ingenious countryman, Perkins, with his new
invented steam gun, before committee, ap-
pointed for the purpose, by the Duke of Wei.
lng.on. The report of the exp osion resem-
oled the loudest thunder. In the first experi
ment' Inc balls discharged against an iron tar.
get, al me distance of SO yards, were scattered
'o-atoms. In the next experiment, the oaIls
were driven through eleven one inch planks.
piaceo al the distance OF an inch from each
other. Then they were propelled through a
i,ldte OF IRON. one quarter of an inch thick. In
Inc experiment with musket balls. il was as
certained, that, with little additional annsra-
tus, the steam gun would discharge about d
THOUSAND bale per minute. This important
invention Will effect great change in the mode
OF Carrying on war.
raw eggs, says the American Farmer,
given to sheep or cattle which have been
poisoned by eating laurel or ivory leaves, will
effect speedy cure. The dose is l for
sheep, or for cow.-They can be admins.
>ered ny simply breaking the she'll and slip.
ping the yoik and as much of the white as is
practicable, down the animals throat.
Substitute for Yeast.-Boil one pound of
s sSpu a nodpe, quarter of pound OF brown
S"'' o"u ii''ie safe, ;--.-,n 2allons of utter
Tor one hour; when miik-warm, bottle it and
cork it close; it will be fit for use In twenty.
tour hours One pint of this will make is
lbs. of bread.
Accounts from the South represent the raw
ages OF the disease, known here in a milder
form by the name OF Influenza, 10 have been
very extensive. Whole families are prostrat-
ed by 1t, and many have died with it. In
some OF the parishes near Charleston, it has
universally prevailed, and has been partiou-
larry fatal to the people of colour. In one vii
lsge, we have heard, eight persons died Of
the disease i'll single day. Language is
scarcely strong enough to represent the dis
tress on some of the plantations, where, white
or black, there is not one individual able to
help another. Nat. Ha.
The London Courier asserts that the assets
belonging to the firm of S. Williams & Co. are
found to be equal to the payment of all claims
upon them without having recourse to The
private fortune of any of the partners. and
that Messrs. Williams & Co. would restme
business 10 few days
According to official returns received last
! week al the Office of the Secretary of State
at Albany, the total POPULATION OF the State
of New York is 1916 1858. lis population
excluding liens, paupeFs and persons of color,
is l,o3l,61 The gam since 1920 is PAP. l48.
4 conspiracy has beaen discovered a ST.
Sebastian, IN Spain, the sxtcnt snd Objects
OF watch were uot ,u!iy ascertained, but IN
winch the French garrison was concerned, and
a Colonel, Adjutaot and Captain OF that na-
ton had been arrested. 1t was believed that
their object was 20 obtain possession of the
fortress as point d'appui fer an Instruction.
Most OF the conspiratofs escaped III the boat
OF an English vessel which they seized.
The wolves have increased IL dreadful
manner in Croatia. "a province in the south
OF Hungary and pursue the human apeces as
we'll as cattle. The magistrate sent 400 men
against them, armed with muskets, hay-lrks.
&c. Fifty forins are offered for female wolves
and only one for males. They were long un-
successful, ill they placed some children on
an cminence in the wood, and when the
wolves approached, some of them were shot
by marksmen placed in ambush.
On the 9th Dec. between and 700 people
assembled on the bridge OF Nreuburg TO geet
the duke and Dutchess Anhalt, when the
bridge sunk into the river, and upwards of
80 persons persisted.
I1undatfons IN France.--At Movers, ON the
9th of December, the Loire had risen so
much, that the inhabitants had to seek safety
on the roofs of their houses. Many persons
were drowned and many cattle persisted.
A letter from Tours mentions that great
damage was done on the banks of the Loire,
and some persons lost their lives.
At Brazey, the inhabitants took refuge on
he rnof, 0f h.. nh tbor h.
remain two days.
II is forbidden, after the 1st of January,
1896, to introduce into Spain any work print
ed in foreign country, in the Spanish Ian.
guage, whatever may be the subject of it.
On the Sd of December, the earth sudden.
ly opened in the plain of Leyden, and house
was swallowed up. The persons in the house
were extricated with difficulty.
The Congregational Church and Society, in
IIardwick, haveinvited the Rev. JcnN WILD
Err. jr. to settle with them in the work Of the
Ministry.
A Post-Ofice has been established at Gard
ner, in this county, Of which Clement Jepsit,
Esq. is Postmaster.
At Portsmouth, Mr.. VIM. Gardner, aged SO,
returning home on Tuesday evening, in state
of ntoxication, fell in the street-when found,
he was so much frozen, that he soon after ex-
pred.
At Bangor, Me. the thermometer was at SO
deg. below zero, on the cold Wednesday.
Timothy Jayne, aged between SO and
60, was lately found frozen to death, a
short distance from his own dwelling, in
the town Of Milo, N. Y. He had in
his hand a whlskey bottle, which he
drained to the last drop!
II appears by the new census that
there are upwards of $4,000 more
males than females in the State ofNew.
York.