Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-04-15


have been killed. We are grati6ed to
state that the officers, assisted by few Of
our citizens, succeeded, about seven
O'Clock, In securing some of the ringlead-
ers, who were forthwith conveyed to the
watch-house. They were brought up
yesterday morning before Justice Wyman,
and some of them, for want of bail, were
committed to prison to await their trials.
The others entered into recognizances for
their appearance. The names of a num-
Der more are known to the magistrates,
and they will no doubt be taken. We
trust they may all receive punishment adj
equate to the enormity of their offence.
Great praise is due to the officers for their
exertions on this occasion.
Another riot took place yesterday morn
ing IN Cross-street, which resulted in the
commitment of some half dozen to Bride
well.-Neac- York Gazette, Of ApriIS.
FAITHLEss LOVE. Mr.. Nathaniel Mars
ton, of Maine, has posted Miss Sabrina Bos-
tor for jitting him, in consequence of receiv-
ing overtures from a young gentleman, who,
she had reason to believe, possessed more
of the zone thing needful." He says, "a
few weeks since, unbeknown to me, She re-
ceived an offer from young man, who had
little more cash than | could command.
and on my arrival, found that he, or his
cash, had supplanted me in her affections
l warn all young men against being caught
in such an evil net; congratulating myself,
however, on thus escaping, with little
modification, and the loss of few davs'
time, the matrimonial bands with which I
should soon have been bound by the perfidi-
GUS coQUETTE."
EASTERN FRONTIER. The President of
the United States has ordered detachment
OF the army to be stationed in the vicinity of
the boundary line between the United States
and the British territory of New Brunswick,
to afford, if necessary, protection to the
American citizens in that quarter. The
troops are on their way from Sackett's Har-
bour; and officers of the United States have
proceeded to Maine to make the necessary
provision for them. The troops will proba-
bly, be employed in making the road from
the mouth of the Mattawamkeag to Mars
Hill.
CHANCE FOR INVESTMENT. Mr.. Francis
Smith who has invented method of travel
ling through the air, advertises in Wash
lngton paper, that he wishes to obtain mo-
ney on loan, for the purpose of introducing
his invention into use. He is willing to re-
celve it in sums of five, ten, or twenty dol
lars, to be repaid if he succeeds, but if he
does not, the lenders, he says, can as well
afford to lose their capital, as he his time
and trouble.-BostOn Daily advertiser.
ACADEMIES in NEw-YoRK. From the
late report of the Regents of the New-Yor
University, it appears that forty five incor-
porated Academies, subject to their vista
ton, have 1880 students, of whom 1910
pursued classical studies, or the highest
branches of English education, or both, for
SIX months of the last year. The sum of
$4,000 from the literary fund, was distrib-
uted to these Academies, in proportion to
the number of students in each, of the classes
above described.-B.
LABoUR-SAvINe MACHINE. The Autom-
atom whist player, which is now exhibited at
Albany, is represented as a very ingenious
and surprising piece of mechanism. 1t will
make very great saving of labour, time
and skill, which may be devoted to more
prohtable employments, if the machine car
be introduced into general use, so as to SUI
percede the whist playing now performed
by manual labour.-B
A novel circumstance took place in the
west part of this town on the 21st inst. Mr.
Andrew Quick, aged ninety-taUO, mounted
the frame of barn Is feet high, and held
the foot of rafter, while his great-grand-
son, on the opposite side of the frame, per-
formed the same service. Mr.. Quick, who,
In his old age proves worthy of his name,
exhibited the activity, precision, and muscu-
lar powers of man Of ffty.-Esser Repub.
The WEATHER. The Mobile Register
mentions, that after an unvarying mild win
ter, in consequence of which fruits were in
great forwardness, and gardens assuming
the livery of summer, the weather in the
beginning of March became unseasonably
chilly, and on the 18th heavy white frost
nipped the tender plants. Approximations
were felt that the growing cotton had sus-
tanned serious injury.
Four prisoners, committed for criminal
offences, broke the Jail in this town and es-
capped, in the night of Saturday last, 29th
ult. They were placed two by two in diff
ferent cells; but by means of instruments
furnished by some persons from without,
they sawed through the bolts and removed
the bars which fastened the doors of the
cells in which they were confined and also
sawed hole through the outside door OF
the prison, which was of wood covered with
plates of iron, the iron being bent to admit
their passage through the hole in the wood.
The persons of the prisoners are described
by the jailer in an advertisement in another
column. 1t will be seen that two of them
had before served an apprenticeship in the
state prisons. They will probably soon let
themselves as journeymen in some of our
state institutions. In Massachusetts, it is
said they hire the prisoners to labour.
amherst, IN H. Cabinet.
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