The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-04-30
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

New YORK WHOLESALE Prices. Beef, mess,
81 30 to so per Dbl. Pork, mess, Ii % to
Is 90; Hams, 9 to 10 cts. per h.. Butter, fir
kin, l2a to 49, Cheese, to Y Lard, 6 to 8 !;
Cotton, upland, 81 to l0a; do. New Orleans,
10 to l2a do. Alabama, 81 TO liz Flour, New
York snperfine, so to 62k do Western,
Sc to 81; do. Baltimore, best, 5 to 10; do.
Philadelphia, rs to a SO Wheat, 80 to 925
Rye, 46; Oats, 30 to 81; Barley, Sc Corn, Al
to AZ Beans, so to 9 per fierce of Z bush.
Hides st. Domingo, Iii; do La Plata and
Rio Grande, is to 17a do Brazil, 12b to IA
do. South American horse, 371 to | 20 per
piece Leather, Sole, 18 to %; do Dressed, Up.
per, side, IS to 90; do. Undressed, / SO to
225; Goat Skins, Mogadore, IS to so do.
Cape de Verd, % to As do. Curacao, 81 to SIS
Wool, Merino, first quality, 80 to 45; do. do
second do. "a to 35 do Common, 90 to 30; do
Pulled, Spinning, 16 to 90. The spring bust
ness has commenced in New York, with consid-
cradle activity, notwithstanding the pressure on
the money market, which still continues
BssToN Wholesale PRIcEs. Beef, mess,
1915 to 10 per bbl; Pork, clear, $40 to 10 ;
Cotton, Upland, 10 to II ; do Alabama, 10 to IL
Flour, best Baltimore, 5,12 to 5,25; do Gene
see, 5,l2 to 5,37 do. Alexandra and Richmond,
5,l2 to 5,25; Corn, SO to SIS Rye, 60 to 90
Barley, GO to 20; Oats, 80 to 80 Beans, white,
81 to so; Butter, lump, % to 30 do firlsin,
20 to 25; Cheese, new milch z to 10; do. skim.
med milk, 3; Lard best, 10 Pork, best, 10
Veal, to s. Mutton, 6 to IL Poultry, 10 TO
IA; Eggs, III to 10 Potatoes 81 to 40 Herds
Grass Seed, So to 2,25; Red Top Seed, 81
Red Glover Seed, ii to IL cts Wool, merino,
full blood, SO to 80; do. J and {, % to "a do
Native, % to 81; do. Pulled Lambs, 30 to As
BoYLsToN Town OFFICERS FOR 1923. Tolcn
Clerk-Nathaniel Davenport SeIectmen-Na-
thaniel Davenport, Silas Hastings, lothian An
oh
Stqbte-James H. E. Davenport Assessors
Matthew Davenport, William II Moore, Elmer
Loring. TreaSurer-Silas Hastings. School
COmlnrtttee-Rey Ward Cotton, James H. E.
Davenport.
PRoLIFIc Cow. A COW belonging to Mr.
George Jones, of Phillipston, has brought him
ten caloeS in about four years, viz In the
spring of 1924 three, in 1895 tacO, in 1926 one,
in 1927 taoO, and taoO in 1923.
SwINDLER. The Amherst Inquirer cautions
the public to be on their guard against an arch
deceiver, who calls himself Silas Beebe. He is
about IS years of ages feet inches in height
---pale-faced with brown hair, blue eyes, and a
down-cast expression His dress is of blue
broadcloth, with an over-coat of blue camblet--
with standing collar, and pockets on the out
side. He follows the business of stare driver
and ostler, and after having gained the conf
dence of his employers, by his fathfulness and
attention, usually contrives to hire horses or
borrow money of them, with which he elopes,
leaving forged security. He is said to have
married several wives, whom he has deserted
after having possessed himself of their property.
ORDAINED, at Hardwick, April Is, Rev Mar
tyn Upper, over the church and the first Cal
whistle society, in that town. Sermon by Rev.
Mr.. Ely, of Monson, from Isaiah, 3d. H.
Too CHEAP. Passengers are now carried
from Providence to New York, in steam pack
cts, for three dollars from Hartford to New
York, for tao0 dollars and from New York to
Philadelphia, for tacO dollars A passage is
ckeap at double the above prices
GAMBLING. In the New York Court of Ses-
sions, five individuals were recently sentenced
each to pay fine of 800, and find security for
good behavior in the sum of $1,000, for keeping
gambling houses
Mexico. Mr. Taylor, attached to the u. S.
Legation at Mexico, is on his way to Washing
ton, with dispatches from Mr.. Poinsett con
tanning treaties of commerce and of boundaries
negotiated by him with the Mexican authori.
ties
The old Hampshire Post, which has been
published in Northampton, the past year. has
lately been discontinued for want of sufficient
patronage to support it.
Mr. Benjamin Baldwin, Formerly of Bland
ford0 who was in trade in Westhampton a few
ID, L.
October last. on his way to New York, his
trunk, containing $3.50 in Rochester bills, (all
his property was stolen from a steam boat.
His death is attributed to this loss David
Ware, who was a few weeks since convicted of
perjury at New York, has recently confessed
that he stole from boat trunk marked B. B.
containing $500 in Rochester bills, on the day
that Mr.. Baldwin missed his. He EXCHANGED
the money and proceeded to Dover, in Della
ware, where he was arrested for forgery com.
United IN New York, and $500 were found in his
possession. When he made these disclosures,
he requested that the money found in his hands
might be restored to the owner, but the unfor.
tunate young man was either dead or near the
close OF life Hampshire Gazette.
man or rather tiend in human form NAM
ed Lockwood, was lately tried in Epson county,
Georgia, and found guilty of the murder of his
wife by starvation. While his wife was conGn-
ed to her bed by sickness, he withheld food.
drink and medicine, until the unfortunate wo-
man persisted from want
DISAPPOINTED LOVE. The body found in the
canal near Canajoharie, proves to have been a
woman OF the name of Martha Lamar, a cook
IN one OF the canal boats, who was missed last
tall. She had taken liking to hand on board.
VINO not seeming to return her love with suffi-
clent ardor, she threatened to destroy herself
and, in state of intoxicaton, put the kew OF
her trunk INTO his possession, declared her pur-
pose, and in the evening threw herself into the
canal On hearing noise in the water, search
was made for her but III vain. She doubtless
committed suicide in consequence of her disap.
pointment in love
Ihe proceedings of the Legislature of Penn
sylvania, to the first week in April, have been
received. The session has lasted nearly three
months, and has been almost exclusively devot-
cd to Internal Improvements, by increasing
the means OF transportation through the State
A new kind of manufactures not legal how.
ever, is mentioned by the Miledgeville Recor.
der as having been introduced, by convicts. in.
to- the State Peaitentiary- three dollar
bills OF the branch of the State Bank to fifties