The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-07-30

| The Anti Masonic Enquirer, printed at Roch-
ester gives the particulars of the .4nti-IMasonic
celebration at LIE Roy, on the 18th inst. Ten
thousand persons are said to have assembled
there on this occasion. Among other proceed
| ings, the seeding masons adopted declaration
OF independence, setting forth after the manner
OF the great original, the abuses alleged against
masonry as an institution, and closing with the
same solemn pledge, of " our lives, our fortunes,
and our sacred honor" against Masonry.
| A new Post Office has been established in
Chelmsford, called North Chelmsford Post
! Office"
RATS. Cork, cut into small pieces and fried
IN something that will give it favor tempting
10 rats, will be eaten by them and will effectu-
| ally drive them away. The experiment has Of
ten been tried and always with complete sue
| cess.
! Auctions. The amount of duties on sales at
quarter, is $48,202 70.
tobacco box is now in possession of Mr..
van Zandt of Albany, made in the year 1851,
| and which has never since that time been al
! teTed or repaired. 1t has been in use 25,8l5
| days, and been used in opening and shutting
l,OO2,60 times, and the tobacco used out of It
during that time cost upwards of BAG dollars.
! SO much for tobacco chewers
( ALARMING Colleton District, in S. c., which
has Illuminated its declaration of War against
the United States, contains White population
OF about $500; with Black population of
nearly $4,000 These fierce beligerents might
muster probably, some five or six hundred fight
ing men. Truly, if such a powerful nation
were to talk more, instead of acting it would
be g dastards refuge! ~ Let the General
I Government provide for their safety i'll season :
here is ''tempest in a teapot" which will
most surely overwhelm theme tduaba Jour
HTarrT EtIch hor, r. r.
this country, in 1907, died few days since, in
Dorchester county, (Md) having attained l2l
years of age.
New ALLOY. NJ Frick, in melting together
so parts of copper, 81 20 of zinc, and 49, Is of
nickel, obtained a metallic alloy, white not OK
idible, very ductile and which receives beau
tiful polish In varying these preparations, viz.
by taking 1899 of copper, 90, 10 of zinc, and
l7,48 of nickel, he produced an alloy which has
the sound and Interchangeable nature of silver,
but harder. 1t is particularly suitable for orna-
ments, saddlery, watch.chans, &c. This alloy
was sold at first at II francs per pound, but as
nickel is sufficiently abundant in Germany, and
as many artists are engaged in this compost
ton, the price will necessarily fall.
French paper.
Mont BLANC. M. Rogers an officer of en-
gineers, in the service of the Swiss Confedera-
ton, has lately taken means to ascertain, with
great exactness, the height of Mont Blanc above
the lake of Geneva, and the height of the lake
of Geneva above the sea. The result of his
measurement is, that the summit of Mont Blanc
is about IA, 542 English feet above the Lake of
Geneva, and about Is ,775 feet above the level
of the sea.
A meeting house was raised at the New Mills,
in Danvers, on Friday last, without the use of
ardent spirits. The most perfect order and reg
ularity was observed, and no accident of any
kind occurred. II is understood to be the de-
termination of the workmen to dispense with
the use of the poisonous liquid in the future
progress ofthe building -SdLem Gazette.
HIGH HANDED FORGERY. We are inform
ed by the Portland Argus, that system of For
gerry has Just been discovered in Portland which
alnosts battles credulity, notwithstanding the
facts in the case are too stubborn to be in any
shape digcredited. Luther Richardson, Esq, a
Counsellor at Law, of respectable standing in
his profession, and young man with small
family, heretofore possessing the unbounded
confidence of the community, has been found
to have forged, beyond doubt, notes and en-
dorsements against various individuals, in and
out of town, to the amount of from toenty-fUe
to thirty thousand dollars No palliating cir.
cumstances, from necessity or otherwise, are
said to have come in explanation of this attro-
cious transaction.
According to accounts from every part of the
Union, such productive agricultural season as
the present, has scarcely ever been known 1t
calls for the acknowledgements of thankful
hearts.