The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-09-10

ne Albany Advertiser states that the quan.
tty OF rain which fell at that place the four first
days OF this month, as ascertained by the rain
gage, was inches and 49, 100 of an inch, being
nearly as much as fell in the months of July
and August, together. The river opposite the
rise up to Friday evening, when the Pier and
DOCK were mostly under water.
Mr.. Clay is on his return to the seat of goy-
eminent from his late family visit to Kentucky.
Wherever he journies he is welcomed with cor
alai greetings; but his health, although i'm
proved, is not so we'll established as to allow
the acceptance of his numerous invitations to
public dinners.
ALARMING SCARCITY. A late alabama pa
per, says there are in this State no less than
loo young men to one woman"
The king of Prussia has caused the sum of
IVO ducats (about $500 to be paid to assist in
erecting the French Evangelical Church in New
orleans The money has been received in
HANDSOME DoEATIoN David Wilkinson
Esq OF Pawtucket, has given lot of 125 square
Ieel OF land, pleasantly situated in the western
part Ut that village, for the site of Roman
catholic Chapel, which is to be built forthwith
FINE Work. Two men with the mechani
cal names of Carpenter and Turner, were last
week lined SIS each, and costs for exhibiting
Crcus without a license from the selectmen Of
Springfield.
SLAVE TRADE. The Baltimore American.
Oh the authority of letters and papers from Rio
Janeiro, states that the slave trade seems to he
prosecuted by Brazil with unremtted energy.
The Canoes, Brazilian SLAYER, which had
been captured on the goth June by the Buenos
Ayrean privateer Sarandi was brought into
Rio on the 4th of July, by the prize crew. Her
cargo consisted Of four hundred and FORTH
SiGreS!
Donald M'Donald, Scotchman 10Y years
old, was brought before the Police Court yes
terday, charged with being common drunk
Although he has long been addicted to ardent
spirits, his step is as firm and his head as erect
as most men thirty years younger.
Boston Patriot.
AN AFFECTING PREACHER. While Der
wise was preaching at Bagdad, one of his hear
ers seemed vastly affected Proud of his pow
er, the preacher asked how his discourse had
touched him so much. "Oh! Sir replied the
other, " it was not that but your beard put me
so much in mind of a goat | had lost, that
could not help crying
The annual income of the Archbishop of Can
terbury, who lately died in England, was no
less than f25,O0O sterling, or III 900 dollars.
A man named Wood has been fined fUe dol
lars by the Boston Police Court, and, for want of
means to pay, placed in durance, for stealing
copy of the Boston Statesman from the door of
asubscriber. That's bad way to borrow news
papers.
HAIR RESTORATIVE. 1t has been ascertained
that the daily application of salt will restore
hair to the heads of those who, from fever or
other causes, may have suffered its loss The
constant application of salt has been found to
give strength and luxuriance to hair which was
falling off, and causing rapid badness. This is
simple and cheap remedy worth trying.
American books appear to be of some consd-
Grafton in England. A London paper contains
advertisements of no less than nine Of them in
one column.
A man named John Mahoney, coach max
er, fell fell from the bridge near Pottstown, in
Pennsylvania, short time since, and disiocat-
ed his back. He was intoxicated
On the night OF the 23d ut Henry Mattice,
Esq, of Middleburgh, Schoharie county IN. Y
had the whole of his flock of sheep, consisting
of about 70, killed by dogs.
A buck in Philadelphia, while visiting the
Museum, asked bystander where the Solar
Microscope was exhibited, as he wished the la
dies of his party to spend the remainder of the
sosning IN seeing It,