The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-03-01

of mind, the infant ran to bed in the room,
and catching a blanket therefrom, wrapped
it round her person, in such a manner as to
extinguish the fre.-Though severely burnt,
we are pleased to learn that the child is out of
danger.
A singular occurrence happened in Raleigh,
N. c. few days ago, which we mention by
way of caution to careless nurses. negro
woman having left her child, about six weeks
old, on the floor, went into an adjoining room,
from whence however she was soon recalled
by the cries of her infant. A hog, perceiving
the door open, had made bold to enter, and
bit piece from its head two inches in length
and one in breadth, and but for the interven-
ton of the mother, would no doubt have kill
ed it. AS it was, the integument Of the brain
was entirely exposed, and though the sufferer
is still alive, but little hope is entertained of its
eventual recovery.
ROgueS caught.-On Saturday last, two per-
sons named Richard White and Joseph But
Ter, were apprehended by Constable Reed,
in Boston, on suspicion of having stolen goods
from several stores in the city. On being
searched, three pieces of silk were found on
White, which he laid hands on at one store,
while Butler was purchasing a piece of rib
bon. While the search was going on, large
roll OF bank bills, principally counterfeit, was
found on the floor. After committing them,
the Constable went to their lodgings, where
they arrived the first of last week, from New
York, and found three trunks, which were
full of silks, laces, muslins. ribbons, &C. stolen
from various stores IN Boston, and identified
by the merchants, amounting to about $500.
On Monday they were examined before the
Police Court, and required to give bonds for
their appearance at the Municipal Court, of
$4,000, and being unable to procure them,
they were committed 10 prison.
Game, of every description, is more abundant
this season than it ever has been known before.
The white hunters are making money rapidly.
and the Indians find abundance of provision in
every part OF the country. The latter never
kill an animal, not even a muskrat. for its skin
alone, but only when its carcase is necessary
for their food. By Il singular superstition, also
they cannot be prevailed upon to kill a wolf
insisting that wolf is their brother. and live.
by hunting deer, like themselves. If the In
dams could be persuaded TO kill the wolves
this country would be filled with deer.
Detroit paper.
A gentleman lately took a bet, that h,
would cause all the bells of a we'll frequent
ed tavern in town TO ring at the same period
without touching one of them, or even leay
ing the room. This he accomplished bv turn
ing the stop cock of the main gas pipe, and in
volying the whole inmates in instant darkness
In short period the clangour of bells runs
from every room and box in the house. which
gained him his bet amidst the general laugh
ter and applause even of the losers.
Glasgow Chronicle.
The steamboat Ramapo, in descending the
Mississippi stopped to land passengers few
miles below Baton Rouge, when the boiler
burst and killed two of the hands, (saves
and scalded three others so badly that their
lives were despaired of. There was a great
number OF passengers on board, all of whom
escaped, except a lad of about ID years OF
age, who was slightly injured.
Gold Wednesday.-The Franklin telegram
informs that Wednesday the 1st inst. was the
coolest day ever known in the neighborhood
of Malone; that at Fort Covington, fourteen
miles distant from that place, the thermome-
ter sunk to forty degrees below Zero, and that
pure quicksilver (mercury) exposed to the
open atmosphere, froze solid as zinc! The
same paper adds, (by way of Gaping the
climax, we SUPPOSE that a man took his
whlskey bottle from his pocket, aud found it
frozen and burst! However, with literal sang
Jroid, he pulled off the glass, and ate the
whiskey. .4Lbanv d. Adm
On Saturday morning cask was delivered
to MIR. Woodward, scotsman, from a Balti-
more coaster, as shipment Of seeds from that
place. But on opening the cask, he was not
little surprised to find it contained the body
OF negro 'oOnla7l, apparently about as years
OF age, which had been preserved in spirits.
On inquiry, it was found that this shipment
was addressed to surgeon instead of seeds
man. NJ Y. .Mer ADV
I'm the gath ult. an axe was dropped in the
Potomac river by person who was cutting.
ice, for the recovery of which he offered dol.
lar. man named Souders was foolish p
nough to dive after it. In his first attemut he
was unsuccessful; in his second he was
brought up corpse.
We have seen a letter from highly re-
spectacle source, dated at Buenos Ayres the
18th OF December, which says, cit is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the differences with Bra
I'll will be settled by the mediation of Sir
Charles Stewart, who is coming from Rio ia
metro for that purpose" f.N. Y. Gas.
Great Solar Ecltpse.-On the 10Th of Feb.
1927, there will be great eclipse of the sun.
visible to us. At 11h, pom, A. M. small
black bent will increase TO the middle of the
eclipse, when only small edge of light ex.
tending beautifully down on each side, will
be visible. The whole duration will be three
hours and one minute. The darkness will be
so great that the largest stars will appear and
obScurity will shade terrestrial things.
Surgical Operation. Hull, of Gensee
has made an important and delicate surgical
operation upon the body of young gentleman
OF that village, named Stuart. An orifce wa,
made under the right arm between two of the
upper ribs, into the cavity of the BODY. abovt
the diaphragm, into the region of the lungs