The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-12-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

.anittcdn Mama factureS.- following is
an extact from a letter, dated Coast of Peru.
Angus 4th, published in the Baltimore Ga
zette -
"Or manufacturers may contemplate, with
feeling OF pride and interest, the increasing
consumption of their productions on the whole
rsngef this coast. They have acquired
favor ad demand in Chill, most encouraging
to theiEuccess. 1t is estimated that the sales
OF domstics at Valparaiso, during the last
eight months, have not been less than IL or
400 biies.
At te Taunton Factory, there are 5000
pieces of calicoes prepared every week.
They mploy 700 perssns.
Cuhpotion Of Sugar.-It appears from
MacoI (Geo.) paper, that the Sugar cane is
beginning TO DE extensively cultivated in some
of thelower counties, and is found to be more
pro6tale than Cotton. The usual product 4,
from . TO Is cwt. of sugar to the acre, and
the Culture OF the cane is attended with less
labor han Cotton. The Sugar cane does not
come o that maturity in Georgia to bear seed,
as in be tropical climates but the roots live
for se'eraI years and bear crops. The blades
and tie tops Of the cane make good fodder.
Dting the late fire in Utica, two men who
were engaged in handing water quarrelled,
and afer short tustle fell to the ground TO-
getheE embracing each other with a most
frsterrRl hug. Al soon as they were down,
every nan within convinient distance rushed
to theepot, and piled the full water buckets
with stch zeal and dexterity, upon the heads
! and shoulders of the combatants, that in less
than tto minutes they were both upon their
feet, Gas cool as cucumbers,' and entirely
freed rom their pugnacious propensties.
! Thtsshould desert in arms be crown'd.'
A southern print after mentioning the late
duel with nuskets and buck shot, at 80 PAGES,
between C,l Gibson and Mr.. Ross, in Missis-
sppi, adds "we are happy to learn, that
both were Wounded, and hope that the pep
pering theyreceived will do them good"
Last weet charcoal fire had been kindled
in tight abin of vessel lying at Pratt's
ferry. near Hartford. The captain and boy
slept there The boy first discovered the
noxious effects of the coal, and walked the
captain wis could but just succeed in getting
the cabin door open and the boy out. He
then fell back on the furnace and was much
burnt before he was revived by the fresh air.
The acora that gna,cs and neUeT dies.-We
have an instance of the power of an accusing
conscience, in the case of SilasD. Reed, who
was arrested in Charleston, s. G. several
months since, and conveyed to the jail in Ra-
leigh, N. {. charged with having forged certain
1 papers, foIthe purpose of receiving from the
War Department the pensions allowed TO in
dividuals ~ government. While in prison
he was very responding, and a5stained from
food for fifteen days, which occasioned hi
death. He died on tie 30 inst.
| Tho Rrre;I;n9, SIaye Trdde-A letter from
| Rio Janero of recent date, says, this inhu
man traffic is carried on with vigor. and beins
confined by law to the Brazilians and Portu
guese, they reap from it enormous profits. l
is estimated that fifty thousand slaves arr
annually imported into the Brazilian terrific
| ries.
The editor of the Maryland Republican
says, the Jail Of Anne Arundel Co. is half it
time without a tenant, confined either for deb
| or crime; and adds, "neither man, woman
or child, has been in it for year,, for debt, tina
we know of. The feelings Of our community
marching ahead Of the laws with us have viz
tually abolished imprisonment for debt lon
since"
great disappointment took place at Niaga
ra, Canada, on the 28.h ult. in consequence
of the Governors suspending the execution
three men, which was to have taken place o
that day. The loads Of gingerbread broust
upon the ground from the country sold at
great sacrifice.
\ Snow fell in New-Haven, on the 22d an
23d ult. TO the depth of 9 or 10 inches--pro|
:. ably more than fell at one time during the la
winter. The sleighs have since been nyll
kbriskly through our streets