The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-12-24

Ohy wool was withdrawn because the manu-
iasturers and Others would not bid enough TO
pay the cost and charges of Importation. Amer
lean fleece wool sold low. The average prices
OF the Merino, Saxony, and native wool, were
estimated to have been Is per cent below the
prices at any previous sale.
MINERAL RICHES IN EsGLAKp. A Spaniard.
IN an interesting work lately published, has
shown that the value of the coal dug up every
year In Great Britain, even at the mouth of the
mines, IS much greater than all the gold and
silver which is yearly obtained in the New
World and, moreover, that the coal is the &C.
easioh OF the employment of so great number
OF persons, that the annual value of their labor
surPasses that of the valuable metals found in
America each year.
TOPPED FETTIcoATs COME AGAIN. The N.
T. Commercial Advertiser says the hoops have
actually come, giving to the fair damsels the
hgure of Dutch churn. Some of the ladies'
who appeared in the streets with hoops, caused
so much wonder and merriment among the
boys, that they we're obliged to fly into stran-
| gers houses for refuge
| The retailers of dry goods in Portland, with
out exception, have pledged themselves not to
! gtre patterns of any broadcloths, cassimeres,
habit cloths, or pelisse cloths under any circum.
stance whatever, for the term of six months
from and after the Goth inst.
| The Philadelphia Gazette contains an extract
Ola letter dated Mobile, Nov. 1, to the owner
of1the brig Cato, commencing in the following
strain" The Almighty disposer of human e.
vents has taken from US your brig Cato under
my command"
This reminds us Of letter said to have been
written by eastern shp-master, in the West
Indies, to his owner. sBy the blessing of d.
zine Providence, (said he) | was enabled last
night to smuggle on shore two thirds of my
cargo of flour, and if we are favored with a
dark night, hope to run the rest before to-mor-
row morning.'-.N Y Com. .4do.
A SNEEzER. A Philadelphian notifies the
world that he has Just received an invoice of
Jackson snuff, in which, as it is such as the
General uses, there can be no deception.
This is a fair offset to the " anti masonic itch
ointment"
Ono. The official returns of votes for Gov
| ernor give Mr.. Trimble 1881, for Mr. Camp
bell 81 ,e61, giving an administration majority
Of 1890.
AUCTION SALES. Within 18 years the amount
| of sales by auction in the city of New York,
amounted to $300,000,0O0, and in the last year
| to about $3.50, 100000.
New York FIRE DEPARTMENT A eommu-
nication Fl IN Alderman Cox, late Chief Engi-
neer, on resgning that Office, was laid be-
fore the New York City Council, on the 9th
inst. He states that in 1925 there were "a
fires in the city in 1921, 81; in 1927, 81 and
thus far in this year 13l-the losses by fire
during I l months of the present year, amount
TO the enormous sum of $680,Q00!
The votes at the late Presidential election in
New York were nearly twice the number of
those given in the New England States the
former being 76,593-the latter l70, 406.
An elderly woman was lately fined forty
POUNDS at the Yorkshire (Eng.) sessions, for
horsH whpping an infant three years old.
ME>!cAE MINES. From September, 1926,
to June. 1920, the different MINIS in the Re-
public of Mexico, coiHed gold to the amount of
$603,97l, and silver to the amount OF S6,S59,-
329. For SO years, commencing IN 49, and
ending in 1896 the amount of god an silver
coined in Mexico, averaged $14 ,43f ,l89 per
.nn.', Ia Al aiiio44 il,is, q qias,ity of
metal was exported as bullion.
The subterraneous road, or tunnel. under the
Thames, is not the first of the kind There
was one under the Euphrates, at Babylon, cal
culated to be 1926 feet long, Is wide, and IL
high, made of brick work. The Thames Tun-
mel would be only 1900 feet.
HARTFORD ASYLUM. The Deaf and Dumb
Asylum at Hartford has been in operation
about II years. The present number of pupils
is 135 ;-malesa95 females 81; $50 have left
the school. There are % from Vermont; 50
from Massachusetts Is from New Hampshire
9 from Maine, and 2 from Rhode Island The
whole are under the instruction of Rev. Thomas
H. Gallaudet, and assistants.
MlLITIA. A resolution is before the Lepis-
lature of Pennsylvania abolshing Military Par
ades-laying Militia Capitation Tax of 81
providing for the education of Oficers-giving
encouragement to volunteers-and appropriate
ing $4,000, from the Military Tax, to defray
expenses.
A GOOD DEED. The apollo Lodge of Masons
in this city, have purchased 100 cords of wood
which they have laid up in order to deal it out
to the meritorious poor in the rigorous season
Of winter, at the price which it now COSTS
Trey Budget.
SYMPTOMS OF CIVILIZATION. A Havre pa
per mentions that young African Prince had
arrived at that place, who was captured on
board slave ship, having with him fifty ne
groes on his own private account, that he in
tended to sell in an American market and apply
the proceeds TO paying for his education in
France.
FIRE A brick Factory, in Jafrey, IN. H.
was destroyed by fire on the 4th inst The
whole loss is estimated at between 40 and
$4,000. No Insurance.
SUCCESS OF QUAcKERY. Tho following say
ing of Cesar will probably explain the cause of
the great success enjoyed by Quacks of all des-
cri?tions. g 1t is the common vice of nature
that we have most confidence in, and the great
est fear of things unseen, concealed, and un-
known"
LONGEVITY. The village of Stapleton, near
Bristol, (Eng) has always been proverbial for
its instances. of longevity and it is in the rec
objection of several of the inhabitants, that a
woman nick named I" Old Mount" was married
at the parish church at the age of 30 to third
hite md Wh she and lad
at the extraordinary age of l05 years
A two listed backwoodsman in Kentucky late
" went to see caravan of wild animals After
examining them, he offered to bet with the own
er g that he could whip his lion in an open
rinn nd he Inirht ihrnyy in all his nonknus