The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-02-07
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

MAINE.-Alhion K Paris Esq. is elected
Senator Of the United States, from Maine,
for six years from March next. Iu the Senate
Mr.. Paris had l votes, Mir. Holmes 4, and
were scattered.
A child was lately frozen to death near
Charlestown. Va. 1t was with its mother 10
Wagon. and the driver, being intoxicated,
took wrong course and became lost in the
woods The Wagon got fastened between
some trees, and they were unable to proceed !;
they therefore lett the wagon, & endeavoured
to reach some house.-Whle they wandered
in the dark and cold without fudipg house,
the child fell liieless from the mothers arms
She too having suffered extremely from the
severity of the weather, nearly lost her life.
.4'cfM The DoyIstown, (Penn.) Demo
Graf OF the 29th ult. says, James Crow ord
who occupied a house in Buckingham, and
lived entirely alone, was burnt to death on
the night of the first inst. He fell from his
| chair in ft, as is supposed, and when found,
his head was nearly burnt off,
The present population OF New Orleans is
believed to exceed City thousand souls.
When the city was transferred to this govern
ment twenty-three years ago, it contained but
eight thousand inhabitants.
Medheld contains less than 1000 inhabi-
tants; but, during the past year, there were
IL deaths, ii Of which were those Of persons
whose aggregate ages amounted 10 8l3 years
making an average of 33 years. The Oldest
| OF them wa 90. There is still person liy
ing the town at the advanced age Of ga; and
the aggregate ages of the II oldest persons is
l ,420 years.
The Richmond Wing states, that AZ bushels
OF letters and papers were brought to that city
10 tlC0 mails.
1t is stated that the amount of pork export
ed and prepared Tor expectation, in the State
OF Kentucky, last season, will exceed a mil
laon Of dollars in value.
rogue was arrested at Rochester. N. v
IN attempting TO pass counterfeit bill. To
clear himself from the imputation OF passing
counterfeit money, he declared that he had
JUST stolen II from neighboring grocer, whom
he found asleep on his counter.
Dr. Holly has resigned the Presidency of
Transylvsnia University, and will reInonish
the government Of that institution in March.
His object is to make tour of Europe.
The Grand Jury OF the Circuit Court for
me Eastern District of Pennsylvania were dis
charged on Friday, the 26th inst. after having
! oeen sitting from the 18th of October, and
haVlng IN that time, says the Democratic
fress, found nearly six hundred bills of in
dictment IN relation to the Teas, &c surrep-
tfiously taken out of the Custom House.
1hr. CathOun--The Alexandra Phepix
G@Ze;te Of Tuesday last week says:--ss The
calhoun Committee is stiII examining witness
es. We learn that eight or ten were in wait
ing yesterday. Some days must yet elspse
before il will report -
The Legislature of Virginia has decided,
lO7 to 1902. to reject the bill which provides
for calling a Convention to revise the Consti-
tuition of that State.
Application has been made to Congress, for
/, the relief of MIR. Jeferson's daughter by a
lottery.
The British ministers have challenged
the production Of an Instance wherein
promotion has MOI been equally granted
TO all officers, be her politics whatever
they might! Here is IA royal example for
ln'olerant republicans.
DR. Newboufg, of Brussels, has restor,
ed 10 speech aud hearing, FIVE ndividu
| ais, the youngest l l years of age and the
oldest Is, who had been dumb and deaf
from their birth
Longevity.--Joseph and Elizabeth
Copeland, Of Plymouth, Mass. have had
9 children, eleven of whom are nov
living, of the following ages; 90, 88,
SO, So 81, 10 II, 76, II. 60, 81.