The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-01-25

Inc non ma II N oANFORD, Chancellor
of New York, has been elected to the Nation
al Senate, by the Legislature of that State, |
with great unanimity.
Mr.. Fuller, agent of the Providence Citizens
Coach Line, having contracted to bring the
result of the drawing ofthe New-Yori Litera- |
ture Lottery TO Mr.. Braynard, of this town.
left New York at o'clock on Thursday af-
ternoon, and arrived here in twenty -four
hours, and in three hours from Worcester.
Boston d ADJ.
Tine-Reeper.-A gentleman Of Cambridge,
England, has lately invented a time-kenper,
so simple in its construction, that its entire
movement consists of only one common wheel
and lever. This ingenious piece Of mechan-
ism will not either require the operation of
winding or cleaning.
The citizens of Franklin County, N. Y.
have had meeting at Malone, to concert
measures for connecting Lakes Ontario and
Champlain with the Atlantic, by way of Con-
necticut River.
An act to incorporate the Mexico Atlantic
Company of Georgia, passed the legislature of
that State, at its last session. The Company
is authorized to create capital stock of g.
100000, by subscription in shares of 5000.
The object of the company is to connect the
waters of the Atlantic in that State, with
those of the Gulf of Mexico, by canals and
railways.
The House of Assembly of Maryland, has,
by considerable majority, declared their
faith that Congress has power to appropriate
} money for Internal Improvements, Ii. e. Roads
and Carals.)
accounts from Naples of the 26th ult.
state that commissioner from the United
States had landed there to claim the REIN.
bursement for con6scation of the property of
American subjects, during the military oGcu-
patton Of that country, but that little progress
had been made in the negotiation.
/ The London brewers have raised the plice
of their porter five shillings a barrel, which
will put into the pocket of the most eminent
houses, the sum of 100000 a year. Lord
Grosvenor's income at present exceeds $780,
000L year-more than million dollars.
Thomas w. Clerke, editor of the Globe
and Emerald, at New York, has been convict.
ed of libel on William L. Stone, editor Of
the Commercial Advertiser.
The Chilcothe Gazette states that three
r dollars will buy in that town 48 bushels o
corn, 70 bushels of wheat, or $50 lbs. of bee
,or pork.
The bank Of the United States has declared
a dividend OF "a per cent, for the last si1
notwithstanding surplus on hand of only
three-eights Of one per cent.
A girl has lately been found on Long-Island
New York, which was stolen from its parents
at Philadelphia Is years ago. wAen three
years old, by some Greek sailors, who carried
Y her off in vessel, hut afterwards landed her
probably by order ofthe captain, on being dis
covered TO be on board
man by the name of William Patterson
stepped into grocery store, in Rochester, OF
the 9th ult. to get dram, and soon afte
drinking it, fell dead on the floor!
Strange Tdr.-By the Treasury exhibit o
Maryland, it appears that nearly $4,000 were
raised last year in that State, by tax or
marriage licenses.
Capt Croker of the VIM. Thompson, who
arrived at this port on Saturday. has now
completed his 120th passage across the Allan.
TIC; and, what is more remarkable. withou
having met with accidents of Importance.
N. Y. .Mer. .4du.
Great slaughter Of Sheep.-A few nights
since, (says the Winchester Republican,
three dogs of the neighbourhood assailed the
flock of Mr.. John Kerfoot, consisting of 20 OF
80 sheep ; AZ were killed in course of the
night, and 10 or l2 wounded severely. Tbi
has been the most fatal of a number of the like
Expectations happening in the neighbour
hood.
The present number of students in tbe
] University of Cambridge, Eng. is 1878. viz
in Commons I'LL, and in Lodgings 662.
There was heavy fall of snow a; Quebec
on the Sd inst. and on the 5th the thermone
ter fell to degrees below zero.
The Vermont Journal states that eight hun.
dred tons Of coPperas have been manufacture
ed at the mines in Stafford the past wear
yielding net profit of $4,000 dollars.
coach has been established on the Stock,
ton and Darlington railway, which carrie.
passengers at one penny mile
iona. Maltby, of Windsor, Vt. raised the
season past, a potatoe, that weighed five
pounds and ID ounces, and measured one
foot round. 1t wos the only one in the hill.
Editors getting up.-A. S. Wilmington
proprietor of the Charleston Courier
has been elected member of the
House of-Representatives of South Car.
DINA. Mr.. Crafts, editor of the same
paper, is member of the Senate.
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