The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-09-20
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

er St. Clair, Capt. Ward, arrived at Detroit
on the 9th. ult. from New York. The Mich
| igan Herald says-in June last the st. Clair
sailed from Detroit to Mackinac and the other
ports on the upper Lakes, took in a cargo.
and proceeded to the city of New-York, from
which place she has just returned, with the
proceeds OF her cargo-being the first vessel
that ever made the voyage between the up
per Lakes and an Atlantic port.
The Grand Jury of this county, says the
Raleigh Register, last week presented Ju-
ror for being intoxicated in the iury-box, and
the Court fined him .Jifty dollars the fine is TO
be RENTED TO one dollar, il the Juror will
prove 10 the next Court that he has kept So
Der since the last term.
London paper of the 9th July, has the
following paragraph: " The American gem
tleman in the Greek service, and dressed 10
the Greek costume, continues to attract
attention at the North and Sonih A.
merican Coffee House." We hope that Mr..
Alien is not making Col. Pluck of himself!
slap of .Meic- England.-We have careful
ly examined the Map of the New England
States just published by Nathan Hale, Esq.
Editor Of the Daily Advertiser and, as far as
our travels. and acquaintance with maps ex-
tend, we do not hesitate to pronounce it the
most correct work Of the kind we have seen.
The size is convenieil, and the work we'll ex.
ecuted. Boston CeyatineL
Thirteen hundred woodpeckers were killed
in the vicinity of Cornnersville, Indiana, by
hunting party of twelve. The practice Of
destroying birds until the species become ex-
tinct, is extremely hazardous; the experiment
has been made in different sections of the
country, and almost invariably some destruc-
tive insect has multiplied TO such an extent,
as TO do tenfold more injury TO the crops, than
the birds were capable Of doing.
The elegant map of South Carolina. lately
published, cost the State about 100000, and
the map of Virginia, also 'atey published,
cost that State abou! sos 900.
At County Court lately held in Montpc-
her, Anna Lyman recovered Sal :67 cents Of
David Hatch, for breach OF promise of mar
rage.
Il yotmg- Gyand-mothsr.--The New York
Commercial Advertiser states, that there is
lady at Saratoga, only 81 years old, who is ac-
compsned by her daughter and grand. daugff-
ter, the latter ten months old The group at
tract much attention.
Extraordinary Passage The new steam
boat, New-Philad elphia, Capt. W. B. CRIT.
tenden, left New-Yplk on Saturday morning
at 6 o'clock, and reached toe wharf in Albany
few minutes before o'cioe the same after
noon. Making the passage of $50 miles, in
Guiding the landing of passengers at way plac-
es, in less than twelve hours 1t was made
literally between sun and sun. a
There is a little hoy named Willmot, now
living at harrington, near Cambridge, Eng.
who has six srandfathers, viz. his fathers ia
ther, grandfather and great grandfather, and
mis- mothers father, grandfather and great
srandiather.- viii those proud persons
say 10 this, who piquc themselves upon their
fcreiathers
Srinning F2cr.-Two mechanics of Low
villa, N. Y. have invented machine for spin
ming fax, which is expected 10 be of great
value. For such an invention Napoleon Of
fercd great prize. Hitherto, ak attempts to
spin fax with facility at all compared with
that with which cotton is spun, have been
Intellectual. If this machine succeeds, the
price of linen will be greatly reduced, and
become an article of export from the United
States.
The Paris Constitutional is enraged that
Spain should purchase peace with Algiers by
the payment of 10000 claimed by the
Dcy, and neglect the debt due to France ;
but the Dey's claim is the most equitable Of
the two. He agrees that he will moi molesf
Spain upon being paid six million of francs
annually; while the French claim much
larger sum for oficiously meddling with her
affairs greatly TO her injury. Thus is once
proud Spain despoiled by deypots, bigots and
pirates!
We have noticed accidents to persons late
| ly, rather more numerous and unfortunate
than usual, from leaping from carriages, &c.
when the horses are running away with them.
In all such cases, unless the horses are rush
| ing towards precipice, the safest way is to
stick TO the carriage.
The death of man in Gushing is mention
ed in tho Thomaston Register. lie was driv-
ing his team in a state Of intoxcation, and il
is supposed he got under the feet Of his oxen,
and was trodden to death, as he was found
| lying in the road, his teainhASing passed on.
This was the unanimous opinion of jury Of
inquest.
| The Editor OF the Haverhll, N. II. paper,
says that on the Il th inst. he measured in the
garden Of Mr.. Bunce cucumber which
measured eight feet and one inch in length.
Large .Apples.--The N. E. Farmer says,
that Mr. Ferguson, of Dixmont, Maine, has
raised apples, measuring foot in circumfer-
ence. They grow on a tree which had never
borne before, and as large round as the tree.
An athletic man, surnamed the northern
Hercules, lately died at Lille, France, at the
age of As. lie has lifted a weight OF 2,400
pounds, loaped over seven men ranged in a
row, and, in short, performed almost every
thing strength and agility could do. 1t is
said by some that these violent exertions
shortened his life.
| A sale of seven horses has lately been made