The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-08-16

part of May, az Quebec, the thermometer
rose to between Is and 80 degrees in the
shade.
The Philadelphia papers contain an accoun.
0: dreadful accident which occurred neal
f'aston. 1t appears that child of three
years old had been enjoying itself around a
large boiler, in its innocent amusement. for ]
considerable time. frequently the father.
who was busily engaged with his work. had
warned the child TO keep off the boiler. which
was then full of boiling swll. The fathe,
had to bring supply of fuel, when, it is SUP.
posed, the child got on the boiler, and fell into
the scalding liquor. Ii was not, however. as
certained, indeed the child had not been mis-
sed, until the parent of it began stirring IN
the swill about half an hour afterwards. when.
10! astonshed and COMPOUNDED, be beheld the
infant completely boiled.
James Johnson, a mulatto of Geneva. a few
days since, caused the death of his wife. once
white woman, by repeated whippings. II
appears by the account given in the Geneva
Gazette, that she had once seen better DAYS,
but her parents having crossed her inclinations
IN an affair of love, she resolved, and at length
put IN execution, this unnatural connection
Tins circumstance, says the editor Of the Ga
zette, IS mentioned as conveying lesson no
less important to parents than children.
1t appears that of the fi(1y-seven men who
signed the Declaration of Independence. the
oirth-Piooos of four unknown: ten were
natives OF Massachusetts, riipe of Virginia, sew
en- OF pennsylvania, five of South-Caroliua,
TOUR CT Maryland, three of New. Jersey, three
OF Connecticut, two OF New York, two of Del
aware, two Of Rhode-I Island, two Of England.
one of Ireland, and one of Wales.
Inc youngest man who signed the Declare
ton OF independence, was Edward Rutledge.
OF south Carolina, then aged tceniy-sic years.
and the Oldest man who signed it was BENJAMIN
Franklin, aged serenity years. The one who
llved to the greatest age, was William Elcry,
OF Rhode-lsland, who lived to be ninety-two.
The only one oft them now alive, Charles Car
roll, is in his eighty-eghth year.
Just after the accession of Mr.. Jefferson TO
the residential chair, gentleman, who had
made himself conspicuous in boarding the
shlPs winch arrived at Philadelphia wIuh eIuI-
grants, for the purpose Of enlisting them as
voters, throwing his eye upon frank looking
iiibernian, congratulated him upon his arriv-
al, and hoped he would be one of us and
vote for the republicans" He replied, he
did not Rnow about that, but he was against
the government But" said his officious
Trend, you must not vote in that way now,
for zee have got an and ousted them all, and oil
course you will now vote with us.'' Il care
not about that said Pat, Pm still against the
government
This day, [August 10, the venerable DR..
i1olyoke, Of Salem, enters the goth year OIL
his age, the oldest physician in New England
if not in the United States. He graduated al
Harvard College 9th July, 1916, o. s.-eC
years ago-and is the only one living of hi:
class, and of the nine succeeding classes, ex
cepting one who graduated in 1853. But
thirteen persons are living out of the lifteer
classes which graduated after DR.. Holyol1e.-
The late President Adams received his degree
nine years after him. Concord Register.
Distressing Drought.--A letter from North
Carolina, near Roanoke river, saysthe drough
in that place in the dry year, which was 1906
was nothing compared with the one it nov
| suffers from. Streams which before had no
failed, are now dry, and the opportunity i
| improved to burn the timber which lies in thei
beds. Corn enough cannot now be raised t.
supply the population plentitully for 81,
months; there are no apples, oats. nor wheat
Corn is ST. so per bushe -four is brough
$50 miles.
The Rochester Telegraph, of July 25, saws
the horses of the Western Stage got frighten
ed on Sunday last, and running down a bill
precipitated them selves and the stage off
bridge IL feet high. The stage turned twic
over, and was broken entirely TO pieces blu
the passengers (nine) all escaped unhurt
The driver fell between the wheel and horses
and also escaped without the least injury.
The further introduction into Louisiana O
slaves for sale, has been prohibited by re
cent act Of the legislature of that State, unde
the penalty of imprisonment not exceedin,
two years., fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars, and the forfeiture of the slaves,
At Aston, in Cumberland County, England
person resides who has drank every day. dur
ing the last twelve years, "a glasses of ale. an,
IL glasses OF rum; making an annual consump
ton of SAT l-2 gallons Of ale, and So Z I6 cal
ons of.rum,
The premium of one hundred dollars for tn.
best Essay on Gout and Rheumatism, recent
" offered by the proprietor of the America,
Medical Recorder, has been awarded to DR.
NJ. Page' of Richmond, (Va.)
Canal ToNs.-From an estimate recent,
made, it is supposed that the aggregate of the
tolls on the Northern and Western Canals. fol
the present year, will not fall short of the sum
anticipated by the canal commissioner, viz,
seoen hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Canal ReuenMe--1he amount of tolls. re-
ceived by the collector at Albany from the
quarter ending GU the 18th inst. was CSC, 1884
The number of boats that departed from AL
bany during that period was three thousand
i and nineteen
Lead Ore.-We have seen piece of sumo
ror Lead, smelted from ore lately found II
digging Canal through CUTS Island in Saco
(Me.) which yielded seventy-fve per cent
1t was discovered about feet below the sur
face Of the earth-it is expected, in goins
deeper, large quantities will be found.
mass of native gold, weighing nearly IL
I N1 kr,- r