The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-02-20
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

DESPERATE DRUNKARD. 1t is stated in the
portsmouth (Ohio) Times, that a man came to
that town, whose thirst for liquor was so insatia-
I Die, that he suffered dentist to pull sound
TOOTH and sold it to him for 90 cents, with which
ne bought rum, and got drunk! Such slave to
ms appetite would cut his throat for gallon
OF aohtskey, provided be could get it on IL
months credit.
The house of Mr.. William Sharpe, in Scipio,
Cayuga county, N. Y. was consumed by fire, on
sunday evening the Goth ult and two of his
children Zone aged 5, the other about l3 years.
persisted in the flames, in the upper story
CURIosITY. The Middletown Comm Ga
zette mentions, that, in cutting an elephants
tnsk at comb factory in that city, few days
since, two iron bullets were found imbeded in
1.-THE surface of the tusk BEING perfectlv
smooth We have seen a similar curiosity.
similarly brought to light. 1t is portion of a
very large tusk, the exterior of which is per-
1ectly sound, and in the centre is an iron ball
considerably larger than common leaden
ounce bullet. The portion of the tusk immed-
ately contiguous to the ball. is scaly and carl
Gus, while the sound part which surrounds it.
Is nearly an inch in thickness This piece is
now IN the Cabinet of Yale College.
NeD York paper.
The oLDEN TIME. The following is an ex-
tract from the minutes of the Common Council
OF Philadelphia of Oct. |, I706 1t will be seen
that offices of trust and honor were not then so
anxiously sought after as at the present day:
:" Alderman Story, refusing to accept the
office of Mayor, therefore, he is fined by this
Common Council, the sum of twenty pounds
SPONTANEOUS HYDRoPHoBIA. NJ Rossi,
member OF the Royal Academy of Turin, fur
nishes very interesting memoir on hydropho-
bla and the consequences of madness. The
memoir is divided into two parts-in the first
the author speaks of spontaneous hydrophobia,
without any bite from rabid animal the 9TH
er contains number of facts respecting canine
madness. In the first part, Nj Rossi speaks of
seven cases Of spontaneous hydrophobia, which,
with simple exception, all proved mortal.
London paper
What is called hydrophobia has often been
produced without any bite from rabid animal
DR.. Howe has in his possession the helmet of
Lord Byron 1t is surmounted with crest
and plume; and on plate in front, the arms
OF the Byrons are attached in embossed silver
lt-was given by Byron, just before his death, to
young Greek who was in his family. The
latter persisted in an expedition. The sword,
belonging formerly to Lord Byron is also in
Dr. Howe's custody. Mr. Miller, to whom it
now belongs, purchased it at auction. Mfr
Stuyvesant and DR.. Howe have brought with
them two Greek boys in their native costume
They are very lively and intelligent. Their
mothers gave them to the gentlemen above
mentioned.-Neao York paper.
LARGE Hoe. Col. Benjamin Adams, of Win
chendon, killed on the LIST of January Hog 10
months and Is days old, which weighed Cps lbs.
The Hog had been kept chiefly on corn and
cobs ground together into meal and mixed with
water.