The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-07-09

PORTLAND. This town is fast increasing
IN wealth and population, and is supposed
now to contain $4,000 inhabitants, being an
inc rease of several thousand since the last
census. A very handsome stone church has
lately been finished; the pew doors open
inside, which is an improved plan.
Bangor, in the state of Maine, is fast ris-
ing into importance it is the present hum
bier mart of the state, and sometimes sixty
sail OF vessels can be counted lying in the
river; and at low water it is said that "a
can float A few years since it contained
1900 inhabitants, but it is supposed there are
now over $500. Some of the inhabitants
conjecture that fifty years hence its popula-
latlon will equal that of Boston but this,
we think, is too sanguine an expectation.
Three new meeting houses are now build
ing, and a large hotel containing sixty-eight
rooms, has Just been finished. Salmon have
been plenty there this season, and some
have been bought as low as five cents per
pound. Shad have also been so plenty that
one hundred have been sold for ninety-five
cents-BoSton Gazette.
THoMAsToN. This is the greatest mart
for lime in the United States. The rock
from which the lime is made, appears to be
diffused over this town and Camden, the
town adjoining. 1t is supposed 10000
barrels are made in these two places in q
year, but it is now so low in price, that it is
scarcely worth the trouble of making and
transporting it. The state prison in this
place, is in good order and discipline there
are about eighty prisoners now in it.-Ibid.
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE. A remarka-
BILE instance of religious tolerance was ex
empllhed few days ago, at a small German
town contiguous to the French frontiers
Two masons having fallen from the roof of
house, were killed on the spot One of
was Catholic, and the other a Protestant.
They were both buried together, the Cath
olic and Protestant Clergy attending, with
many members of their respective flocks.
and all assisting successfully at the services
Performed according to the rites of the one
and the other Church.-London paper.
NEW YORK FRANKLIN BANK. Mr.. Kent, the
Receiver appointed by the Chancellor, for the
Franklin Bank, has published a statement of its
debts, and effects. Its debts are for deposites
$l66,67l, Bills IN circulation 100000, Post
Notes $4,000, balances due other banks $84..
600; total $489,971. The nominal estimates
OF assets Is $|oo,252, but deductlng the doubt
tulpaper, and an estimate for depreciation ofprop
erty, the amount of available funds is estimat.
ed at $469, 800. The receiver thinks the amount
finally received is more likely to tall short of
this estimate, than to exceed it, There is
therefore total loss of the capital of the bank,
which amounted after deducting repayments,
to 1886, $50, and deficiency of S9,S5I of the
sum requisite for paying its debts.
INSECTS DESTROYED. We are informed
that cultivator in Midway, Mass. has sue
ceeded in destroying the bugs which prey
on cucumber and melon vines, by means Of
fires lighted in the night. He split the
slaves of old tar barrels, or those of barrels
in which rosin or turpentine had been kept,
stuck one end of the Sits in the soil of his
garden and set fire to. the other end. thus
forming cheap torches which burn during
the night. The bugs would fly into the
blaze thus produced, and immediate them
selves with as much zeal as so many Hindoo
widows.-.W E. Farmer.
JUDICIAL OATH. At the late session of the
Supreme Court of Errors in Litchfield county,
ct. present Justices Hosmer, Peters, Lanman,
and Dagget, it was decided, we understand in
case which related to the validity of testimo.
ny, that the oath of an open, protested Univer.
saist, is not good in law.-COnn Observer.