The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-10-22

ALBANY, Oct. ID.
DEATH IIY FINE. We have to record an
appalling instance of the death, hy fire, of a
daughte'., aged about IL, Of Thomas Lee.
merche Mt tailor of this city. About z o'clock
rocking chair, in the second story of her
fathers house, in Daniels-street, and, as is
sr,nnosed, asleep, she fell over the fender
into the 6fe. and the flames caught her
clothes. She instantly ran up stairs into the
third STOW, where was girl about her own
age, who was too much alarmed to render
assistance The sufferer, writing in ago
nv, and uttcring the most piercing shrleksr
made her way down stairs, and out OF the
front door into the street. At this time, she
was completely cnveloped in flames, which
illumined the whole street, and her pteous
cries aroused the neighborhood gentle
man who was passing at the time, caught
/ her in his arms, and to his own injury, press
ed her to his breast and partially succeeded
| in staying the flames, but not having an over
coat did not subdue them. AS the soonest
means of granting relief, he ran towards
pump neal by, but stumbled and fell. An
other gentleman caught her up, and took
her TO the pump, and a person happening 10
be there with pail, the flames were quench-
ed. The agonized being was taken back
/ to the house, and her body presented most
dreadful appearance. Her clothes were al
most entirely burnt off, and the skin was al
so all off, except that on her face. Medical
aid was rendered, but at one o'clock, that
night, the spirit of the unhappy victim left
its wretched and tortured abode, and wing
ed its way to heaven.
The mother of the girl was at the time on
visit to a sick neighhor's, and the father
was absent from town.-.4ibany .4drertiSer,
SHAwNEETowN, Ullinois) Sept. 81.
SQUIRRELS. We understand that great
havoc is every where made and making l,T
, these mischievous animals. They were
never seen in so great numbers before. A
, gentleman of veracity lately stated that he
,, killed upwards of 400 in and about his field
in one day, and the next morning they APP
peared as numerous as ever. They are
seen constantly swimming backwards and
{ forth across the Wabash, Ohio, and Mis-
, sissppi rivers, and are killed by the boys
= and sportsmen in great numbers at their
landings. 1t is a new fact to US, in the nat
:, ural history of these animals, that they
:. should swim rivers from mile to mile
y and half in width, but it is every day ver-
:, flied by the eyes of the inhabitants.
n JACKSON LOSING GROUND. In Duff
If Green's Extra Telegraph of the 10th of
/ May, we find calculation as to the result
of the Presidential election, made out with
j. "that strict regard for truth, which has
/ marked all his statements" The calcua-
! ton gives Jackson 213 certain Adams "a
n do, and leaves IA doubtful votes. In a cal
~ cuation published in late mail from Duff's
g Telegraph he claims but l34 for Jackson,
M and comedies for Adams 1877. Thus, ac-
m cording to Duff Green's own account, jack
n son has lost, in about three months, 70
Mt votes, and Adams has gained SO. If this
,p course of loss and gain continue two months
longer, Adams must have an overwhelming
majority. In his last estimate he claims
20 two votes in Maine for Jackson. 1t he do not
40 withdraw this claim we shall set up claim
af to for Adams in Tennessee; then good
&C bye to the election of his "Farmerw
ne We the People.
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e. PUzzLER. Three Irshmen bought in
tv company lot of 81 boxes of lemons, and
n stipulated among themselves not to under
10 sell each other, but to sell at the same time
re and at the same price. In dividing the lot
H. of 81 boxes between them, it turned out by
ry some miscalculation, one got Is boxes,
RI another 10 boxes, and the other 5 boxes.
es Rather than quarrel about it, they conclud-
10 ed that, as the national debt, though large
D. amount was always met and paid no one
of knew how, to put their wits to work to avoid
n violating the original contract; land when
la Pat exercises his wit, no one is found to
hoU nf \ 81, L..
iul all sold in company, and at the same price
be and time; ard on counting proceeds, each
NJ had an equal sum. Will any of our read
ed ers solve this? 1t is simple every day af-
VS. fair, and involves a secret IN trade worth
tn knowing, as simple as it is.
lie
RI NEW YoRK PosT OFFICE. The Journal Of
Ii Commerce has published some interesting par
n tculars respecting this establishment. The
whole number of persons employed there is
iwenty-fnur Number Of daily mails about $50.
Nearly 10000 newspapers, and between so and
10000 letters, pass through the office weekly.
ed The last Liverpool packet brought 2l00 letters,
in which were counted, marked and ready for de-
at livery in forty minutes The amount of post
ut age received during the quarter ending Both
es June, exceeded $4,000.
is
ne Fortunate ESCAPE. One Of those SINGULAR
IN ly fortunate escapes, when the adverse chances
At are as thousand to one, occurred last. weeL =
40 lew miles above this city A son OF Mf' men,
III that the key of the yoke was falling out while
y. standing between the oxen to fasten it. they
oil took fright and ran. The boy supported him
to self on the yoke, and being shook from that,
n caught the chain in his hands he was falling.
is. He was carried in this way about fifty rods,
in when he fell to the ground, and the harrow,
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