The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-12

posed he despaired of reaching there, and
turned back with a view of again coming
to the village. The marks of his hands and
knees could be seen on the light snow for
nearly mile. When found, he lay on his
side, and the neck Of bottle, partly filled
'oith Whiskey, projected from has coot pocket.
Schoharie Rep.
! SINGULAR INVENTION. Among the nu-
merous inventions which industry brings to
light every day, we ought to mention me-
tallc composition which has all the proper
ties OF gold, except weight, and which
promises to be extensively useful and or
namental, to which the inventor has given
the name of gold mosaic. The origin of
the invention, and the peculiarities which
distinguish the ingenious individual who
was the author of it, are these:
An enthusiast, named Hamilton, was
struck, about 20 years ago, with certain
passage IN the Bible, where ''metal more
precious than gold" is mentioned. I'M
pressed seriously with the conviction that
the scriptures contain nothing which is not
strictly true, he set himself to find out what
this precious metal might be; and, after
numerous essays and experiments, has pro- 1
duced the composition now announced. !
Having brought his invention to what he
concelves the point Of perfection, he has
associated with him capitalist named Par |
ker, and has formed an establishment in |
London under the superintendent of his
partner. One of the most important quail
ties of this metal is, that it remains expos
ed-to air and humidity, without impairing
its brllliancy, and may be therefore useful !
ly employed in any out-of-door objects, |
such as ratings, harnesses, balustrades like !
those at the Tuilleries, &c. An exposure
to the salt, as in the Isle of Wight, turned
brass chain quite black and rusty, while !
chain of mosaic, exposed for the same
period. retained all its lustre uniniured. In |
addition to these advantages. the materials |
of this metal are cheap and in inexhaueti
bic abundance. N. Nash, Royal Archi- |
tect of England, has received orders to use
it in all the gliding required in the repairs
as intended as royal residence during
the kings continuance in the metropolis.
london paper.
MoRE FASHIONABLE MURDERS. "Some
time this week" says the Schuyl1ill Jour
nal, two colored persons at a public house
near Joanna Furnace had dispute whilst
playing at cards. They (as we have been
lntormed) agreed upon batting Tor fighting
head to head when one was unfortunately
killed. The survivor was lodged in the
county jail"
Messrs. Vance and Carson, of North
Carolina, rival candidates for Congress in
August last, undertook to murder each
other on the 5th Nov. near the dividing
line of the two Carolnas. Vance received
wound, Of which he died shortly after.
We have placed these examples togeth-
er, (says the New York Observer) because
we conceive there is no difference between
white murderer and a.black. Neither is
1t Of any Importance what is the particular
mode of killing, whether by butting, or by
blowing each others brains out with pistol.
William Atkinson, veterinary-surgeon,
or horse farrier, met with the cause of his
death in a manner as singular as the event
was awful. On Saturday evening, the
29th. ult., he was sitting in public house
in Kendall, quietly smoking his pipe, when
two persons, one of them having York
shlreman's bundle on his back, began push
ing each other about the room in n rude
and vulgar manner, called sport he who
had the pack received push from the 9TH
er, and, in swinging round, the weight of
the pack came in full contact with Atkin-
sons pipe, and forced it, with great vio-
lence, into his mouth. 1t entered along
the side of the tongue, or, perhaps, partly
under it, penetrated upwards of three
inches, and broke, causing great pain,
coplous bleeding, swelling the tongue,
&C., SO that the patient had to endure the
most eXcrucating agony. Medical aid
was of little avail, the portion of the brok-
en- pipe could not be extracted, and he
Saturday terminated his earthly miseries,
and sent him prematurely to his great ac-
count, leaving wife and small family al
most desttute.-Ealgiish paper
The following is the state of the popua-
ton of Paris, during the last year. There
was in 1896, 29,970 births; males l5,1S7,
females l4,7S3 Out of the whole number
of births, there are to be reckoned l0,602
natural children, 1904 of which have been
owned. The marriages amounted to 1855.
Amongst the deaths were 1860 males,
and 1879 females. Total, 25,34l. The
births exceeded the deaths by 1920. The
! number of births in 1925, was 1926; in
1896, $3.50; being difference in favor
t of 1896 of III. The number of deaths in
1926, was 26,S93 in 1926, 25,34l making
!, less in 1896, by 1852. The majority OF
deaths in 1925 is attributed to the small
: pox. In 1885, the small pox reckoned 2l94
q victims only 240 persons died OF It IN 1896
: English paper.
: Coon Luck. An inhahitant of Corfu,