The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-07-26
MISCELLANEOUS J7,F

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: at a nedfoTd, Indiana, lately. jesse Rya,no,
{ s'u ~ was Convicted of Their H. &c"
athns 81 feeling. His aged and agonize
auu mother were present Aeter h;
:,..' MS mother said. Go IN tba pon;
IN i..,y,, my boy, serve out your time aud
receive you as a mother.n Tbev con
49, o LOT Jail, the other for a rne.anchoI,
~ Dut the scene mad been too mncb e.
ae parent. In few moments she yv.
su.hsd o, tottered and fell. The spectator
- ~ Nssist her-they raised her up. bI,
$3.50 va hifELEss! The son, for the first Time
.he 80 any sensibility-his tears. flowed as il
.h ~, VI innocence, before guilt had frozer
shen m. ne old man could hardly support The
"u' ne said TO his son, 6 See. Won bavt
s;aoa ueatn OF your mother. Three week,
onos ouIied your brother-but while ouI
~ ~ "ele wei with tears for him. you commit.
- ~; aceful deed which has brought on
cod ;n,. alamty: must now pursue the rug
= case was tried at the late term of the su.
preme Court at Machias. which str;k;noIv
snew me importance of taking newspaners.
pIeee o. land in No. 10, which had heen inn
p'G1eu Tor 81 years, having been advertised for
sae ioF lew dollars taxes, was sold unbe.
An"n 10 me owner and occupier. aereeabIv
- i'", and the usual time allowed for redemn,
'.oN ne only plea the defendant could mata
"as1-ha: ne did NOT see The adperfis,nnent NM
S ,'"ss taEen me newspapers Thus, by with
no.ung from the Printer So year, the wise
piNu'ne ana economical farmer lost his land.
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Important DecisiOn.-An important case
was cecIded, IN the case OF Martin ps. the
DanK OF the United States, at the last ses-
spm o. the CircuIt Court of the United States.
d Ihiiaoelphla. The statement of facts set
iqth That the plaintiff was the owner of a num.
Der Of notes Of the Bank of the IJn;ted Statas
amounting IN the whole 10 500 dollars. which
his agent, after the publication of a notice bv
lie directors, that the Bank would not nav
cut notes unless all the parts wee produced
divided into halves at Cincinnati. Ohio. ana
forwarded in two parcels by different mails
Tor Philadelphia, ole of which parcels never
arrived. The demand of the plaintiff W..
Tor the payment of the full amount of the
notes. Judge Washington. in very lumin.
gus judgment, decided for the plaintiff.
Inquirer.
1t IS said that gentleman Of fortune in
new York has been SO far convinced of the
correctness ofCapt. Symules' theory. as to offer
to ut out vessel for an expedition to the
South pole Mr.. Reynolds, who is the aray1t cou
Taef OF the Captain, is to accompany the per-
son who prepares the expedition. "The ex-
Peditlon is not, as we understand, undertake
en- upon any expectation of finding the earth
formed oil concentric spheres, but in the belief
mat great advantages may accrue TO the
country from further scientific examination,
and discovery ofislands, &c.,
Literary PrqseS.-The premiums for the
Bowdoin Prize Dissertations for 1926, have
been awarded by the Corporation of Harvard
University as follows First, prizes Of gold
medals of $50, TO John H. w. Page, of Gil
mahton, n. II. and Edward Warren, of Bos-
ton; second prizes, gold medals of $50 to Cor
nelius McLain, of Washington, d. C. and
Casneau Palfrey, of Boston.
An Explosion occurred on Thursday NOR.
ming at Nitre Hall, Delaware County Penn.
whereby considerable injury was aore 60 the
works, and one man was killed. He was an
Irishman, who, finding his moderate expecta-
ton fulfilled, had sent for his wife and infant
child, and they had arrived in the country but
ter days before the accident occurred. The
force of the gunpowder was such, that both his
arms were torn of. and his body otherwise so
horribly mangled, that few of his original fea-
lures remained.
The Western Peniientiary of Pennsylvania.
now nearly ready for the reception of convicts,
is in the town Of Allegheny, opposite Pittsburgh.
Its form Is an octagon, inclosing nearly three
acres. The main building is l22 feet long, as
feet high. Solitary confinement without labor,
is the contemplated punishment. The cells.
go in number, are Of brick and stone, feet
by 8. In the centre is a large iron ring. to
which the convict will be chained. The cost,
when finished, will be 18O, 600 dollars.
At NewYork, a young man has been con-
victed Of stealing pump handles, to get the
job OF making new ones-but he now goes 10
other work in the Penitentiary.
William F. Hooe, young man of %, has
been executed in Virginia, for the murder of
William Simpson. 1t seems that he committed
the murder TO get money to pay gambling
debt-because it was debt of.tonOr.
Achild in Philadelphia in attempting to cross
a gutter after a heavy shower of rain. was car
ried off its feet by the current, and swept by its
force within very short distance from the
opening into the common sewer, where it was
providentially discovered and snatched from
watery grave.
young man was killed in Pennsylvania on
the 9TH inst by the bursting of a. ffySir weight.
substituted as swivel, and fred in celebrating
the day. A piece of the metal passed directly
through his heart.
Three men, named Moore, Wilson, and
Dickerson, have been apprehended at Nor
folk, Va. as kidnappers. The head one
(Moore) has made full confession of their
villany.
At New-London, on the 4th inst while the
company was seated at dinner, Mr.. Law made
proposal, that a general gaol-delivefy be ef-
fected, and deposited $50 for the purpose.
His example was followed by Judge Perkins,
and Capt. George Rogers, OF the navy; when
the sheriff offered to order the release Of all the
debtors, and discharge the remainder, if any,
of the debts himself; which was accordingly
done.