The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-06

The Comptroller of New York, states in hiT
report 10 the Legislature, that there is deficit
of $l7o,45O in the revenue to meet the ordinary
expenses Of the current year and recommends
the revival of the half mill State Tax, that was
discontinued in 1926.
The auction duties paid into the Treasury by
the auctloneers Of the city of New York, in the
year ending 30th Nov. amounted to 1926, S32,
of which sum David Austin paid S72, 322, NJ
Van Setback 60,57l, T. W. PearsalI As, 42l, r.
Lawrence 81 ,l3l, a. G. Thompson 1886.
The Creek Indians, in full Council, have sane
toned the treaty concluded by Col NJ Kenny
with the Chiefs, for the remainder of their lands
IN Georgia. The government is to pay them
$47,49l.
The invention of Lithographic Printing has
SO facilitated the art of forgery in London, that
the bankers are constantly in danger of taking
spurious Bills of Exchange. A persons SIGMA,
ture has recently been so exactly copied that
the writer did not know which Of the two was
the genuine bill
NEW SPECIES OF BRILLIANTs. At ball in
Calcutta, lady, remarkable for the spIendor
OF her dress and ornaments, attracted the eyes
OF all the company, on entering the ballroom.
Rows OF brllllants, which threw around her a.
hight like that of the fabulous carbuncles of the
Arabian Nights, glttered down her dress, and
ecllpsed al the jewels in the room. When the
other ladies, DESTROYS of examining her sunptu-
Gus ornaments, drew near, and began to pry
INTO the mystery, it was discovered. that. the
ingenious fair one had imprisoned some hun
dreds OF tire-fiies in little bags of muslin, the
rentus textiles of Petronius and that proud to
adorn SO much beauty, they fultered as she
moved, and gave her the appearance of being
decked out with jewels of living fire.
London Weehiy Reoicw.
A MODERN TELL few days since, a brick
maker, in the employ of Messrs Green & Co.
Castle Mills, near Goldington undertook for
the trifing wager of quart of ale, to shoot
an apple oft his companion head which haz-
ardous undertaking he accomplished, without
his comrade sustaining any inlury.-Eng. pap.
LAW OF SoUTH CAROLINA. That from and
after the first day of May next, the books of ac-
count OF tavern keepers, shop keepers or retail
ers Of spirituous liquors shall not be admitted
allowed or received as evidence in any court
having a right to try the same, of any debt con
tracted or monies due for spirituous liquors. sold
in less quantity than quart
Daniel, son of Peter A. Schuyler, of Danube,
New York, aged l6, on the 18th ult jumped
from NOW, on the handle of pitchfork, and
died the next day.
PUBLIC Schools. By the Act establishing
Public Schools, passed at the last session OF
the General Assembly of Rhode Island, the sum
OF $4,000 was annually appropriated, to be
drawn fran the Treasury by the several Towns,
in proportion to their population under l6 years,
by the last u S. Census.
Law ANECDoTE. In Rhode Island, previous
to Judge Burril's having taken his seat on the
bench, there was nothing like a charge to the
Jury known. The Hon Mr. Burgess was in
case, in one of the Counties. when for the first
time Judge L. rose to charge the Jury which
he did rather against Mr. BIS client His client
after the charge, tapped Mr. Burgess on the
shoulder saying, A." who is that lawyer in black
Ii had known he was a-going to talk l ac0Uid
hGee hat HIM on ny de.'-BuHker Hill Aur0ra.
CATADIDs, OR KITTY DIDETs These insects
usually appear in the month of August The
music Is performed by the males it is love
song to attract the females. The noise is made
by fiat plates, one ON each wing, near the back,
which are grated together with great fapaidity.
In warm, fruitful seasons. the catadids appear
early in August; in cold seasons, the latter
part of the month. In the cold, dry seasons of
1916, they were not heard the first week in Au-
gust.
There is in North Carolina, very singular
tree, which is divided at the bottom by small
rivulet, and Is feet above forms one trunk
Both bodies are quite large.
DREADFUL OccURREKcE. The house Of MIR.
John yelling, of Ithaca, n. Y. took fire on the
9th ult and was consumed, with all their chill
dren, four in number, the oldest II years of age
The parents were on an evening visit, and the
children, it appears, went to bed, and left large
fire burning