The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-02-01


robbed; he hE just smoked cigar, and was
about to lighhis one, when he perceived a
hole in it, ne the middle; he picked up
piece of Gu. wrapper, covered the hole
with it, andwoIked it up to the top. On
taking off tn wrapper, the hole was found
where the vness had said. This circUm-
stance serveto identity the cigars as those
which were den.
QUACKERIRutb Wheeler, cancer doc |
tor in Providce, brought an action against |
Mr.. Hill, toscover pay for attending upon
his wife, and essing her cancer ten differ !
ept times. lt,peared in evidence, that Mrs.
| Hill had 30 cser, buta scrophulous humor, |
and that the 9sck had applied vitriol to the
| supposed cancin such quantities as to seri-
ously injure u patient. The plaintiff was
nonsuited, on ground, that person under
taking any piession, must possess skill in
the exercise othat profession, to entitle him
to recover.
Breach Of iOnsise.-On Tuesday and We'd
nesday last, action for a Breach of Prom
| Use Of Maria. was tried before The Supreme
Judicial Cou, now in session in this city.
Chief Justicearker presiding. The suit was
brought by srusha Day against Howard
Mann, both olVrentham. The parties were
Of unimpeach respectability. MI. Mann is
now maricdo another lady. Verdict for
| the Plaintiff damages S550.-Pallad'uDl
An un:orttate accident took place last
week near Georgetown cross roads, iuFthls
county. A DO in the act Of shooting rabbit,
accidentally SGT four boys, who were seated
on the groupI some distance from, and un-
perceived b I'm. Among the number were
black boys, so.of whom died soon after hav-
| Ing receivedEh ty shots in his person.-One OF
The white BOSS also very much injured.
CharlestOtVn, Nd. Tel.
young Ia named Hugh Nc Bride, in
he employ + he Hudson Bay Company, at
he post of IhtRiyer, was found dead on the
13tb of Decmer. While hunting, he was
caught in Is trap by accident; the two
Aaams Of thi trap closed on his neck, and
"e"ked hin teore he could extricate himself.
On the NH of this month, at Southhold,
L /. Miss 4igail Goldsmith, aged 56. was
hot in thelrm, which was mangled in a
shocking mAer, by boy about 12 years old.
Ina few day she was seized with the lock-
Jaw, whichrminated her existence in about
one week iin the time she received her
Wpuu1. LunlS uS soteIlD WdluiAS 10 UOt ,
and all othewho handla loaded arms
Two gen:men riding in gig from New
York to Wln Plains last week were alarmed
by the cry fire, and on looking round per
ceived thathey were travelling in car oil
fame. Onof them had smoked cigar, a
spark from qich mad caught the calash, and
they were lirally surrounde d with fire before
they were aorised of their situation.
On the inning Of December Sd, at Man.
chester En- eighteen houses, near the Sal
ford Cresce, fell into the river Irwell with
most trenndous crash. Owing to the high
ly dangeroustate they had been in during the
last two das, the bank of the rivero which
they stood sing partially undermined, the in
habitants othem, aud three adjoining ones
had left tha with their most valuable effect
and thus pRented a loss of lives, which 9th
; erwise woI have been attendant.
Great Fa.-A destructive fire occurred it
Petersburg Virg. on the 4th inst. Fifty o
go houses md store-houses, in mercantil,
part OF te town, were destroyed. Grea
quantitiesf cotton were rolled into the river
where tho continued to burn till consumed
200 balesN cotton were burned, and al
lmineH qunuty Oh furniture.
The dwehg-house of MIR. Charles Par
ker, OF OssIn Allegheny County, was burn
on the niehtoi the 23d ult. while he and hi
wife were absent on visit to their neighbours
about niledstant, and three of his children
persisted the flames, VIA little girl, aget
9 years, nd,wo boys, one 6, and the other
years of sc.
fem.e about 25 years of age is wander
ing abounear Poultuey, Vt. in state of de
rangemet; she speaks often Of Connection
River, ad says her fathers name is Asa
She can I'VE no account of herself.
The .Mantees.--It is stated in the Englisl
papers, tat Sir Charles Mccarthy and othe
English cicers, who had the misfortune to fal
into the lands of these merciless savages
we're litellly skinned alive, and after ling
ering deah had put an end to their torments
their heas were torn out, and served up a
the Srandentertainnlent TO the Chiefs OF tn
army, WIRE, with yells Of horrid joy, tn
savages Tasted on the most precious remain
OF those gallant men.
The Burmese War.-The account from
Raugoon lave little expectation Of any NOR,
fighting. The whole population declare thei
aversion to'it; md the Burmese Monarch
absolutely destitute OF means for renewing thu
campaign.
| Accounts fror Rio Janeiro to Jan. Cd are re
ceived-it was reported, that the Brazilian
government w0ld Immediately declare wa
against BuenosAyres.
A treaty proiding for the abolition of tn
a. he oan npfarad into hot
Brazil and Grat Britain. 1t provides that
after four year, this trade, now carried oil
from Brazil, shal cease entirely, and be con
sfdered, at the expiration of this period, a
piracy.
The CreeFs.-The National Journal says
We are gatified to learn that it is probable
an arrangement will be made, by which full
and amicahls adjustment of all the Creel
differences will be speedily effected"
| James r. Gardiner was recently exDellet