The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

JuBSCELL.dsVEOOS IIE.IS.
DIRECT TAXES. By an act of congress, APP
proved April %, the time allowed for the re-
demption of. lands sold for the non-payment of
olrect taxes, has been extended for the further
term OF three years from and after the. expira-
ZION OF the present session. Compound inter-
est is to be paid at the rate of 90 per cent. as
provided in preceding acts.
PosT OFFICES. The following new Offices
have been established, viz BogLston, Eli b.
Lamson, Post Master; Berlin, Jonathan ID.
Merriam, Post Master and Feltons1ilie, in the
north western part Of Marlboro Silas FELTON,,
Post Master.
Messrs. Carey, Lea g. Carey Of PHILADELPHIA,
are about TO publish " The Travels of Gen. La
ilayette In this country" by Col lie Vasseur
we can scarcely imagine work that would ex-
cue, and we may say, crafty more curiosity,
tnan an account Of the Nations Guest during
ms visit; and from source where we may al
most suppose Lafayette himself the narrator
we wait with impotence the appearance ofthe
book. S. Gazette.
HIGH PRAISE. There at present two gentle.
men ofthls city, who have been subscribers to
the City Gazette, for fifty years and upwards,
VINO, we believe have never been in arrears, and
VINO, during the term of our proprietorship,
have scarcely given us the trouble OF handing in
our bills-.Charteston City Gazette.
New YORK, May, 10.
A THUMPIEG DNIDEND. The American In
surance Company, this forenoon, declared divi-
dend of taoetoe per cent. ont of their earnings
Tor the last six months. This, added to the for
mer dividends, make t'oO Hundred md ta0enty-
nsne dottGrS they have divided for every one
hundred dollars of the capital stock of the COM
pany, since the Cd of March 1915, the day the
company commenced business
The President of the u States has appointed
Albert Gallatin, of Pennsylvania, and William
T. Preble, of Maine, to be severaly agents in
the negotiation, and upon the umpirape re-
latlng TO the North Eastern Boundary of the
United States.
A GOOD EXAMPLE. A large barn belonging to
stephen Hosford, of Williamstown was raised a
few days since, without the aid of ardent sDir-
ats. 1t was found that water was strong enough
to bear up the ridge pole.-HqmpShire Gazette
Partisan HoRsE BurcHERIEs The rearing
and multiplication of maggots, for profit, is a
regular business at the horse butcheries, near
Paris. They are sold by measure, for feeding
birds and poultry, and for fish bait. The man
who superlntends the maggot breeding pays to
the owners of the slaughter house 30 francs
($5 62) per week, for leave to carry on the
trade
a.
mount OF wood consumed in the Steam Boats
on the North River as follows Thirteen boats
between New York and Albany require about
l,500 cords of wood per week. The ferry boats
crossing the Hudson about 400 more besides
the amount by the boats to Singsng, Newburg,
Poughkeepsie, Catskill, &c making a con-
sumption of more than three thousand cords of
pine wood per week for generating steam on
the North River-COn COuront
A Lost CHILD. In Aug. 1922, a little girl
named Susan Allen, at that time between sew
en- and eight years of age disappeared from her
mothers residence, at the corner of Amos and
Washington streets, N. York, and has never
been heard Of since. She had dark brown hair.
and large black eyes, was of slender and deli
cate torm and of a fair complexion She had
mark on the small of her back resembling a
bunch of raisins, and small scar under one of
her cheek bones, where the skin adhered to the
bone. The mother, Rebecca Allen. offers a re-
ward OF one hundred dollars for any information
which may lead to discovery of her daughter;
which may be communicated through any of
the Editors in N. York.
Hon. Francis G.. Gray Sherman Leland, and
Seth Knowles, Esqs. have been appointed In
spectors of the Massachusetts, State Prison
Thomas Harris, Esq, Warden; DIR. VIM. ].
Walker, Physician; and Jared Curtis, Chap
lain.
A CHILD BURNT. daughter of widow Polly
Paine, of Berkeley, aged years, was accidental
ly left at home alone for few minutes; while at
tempting to kinde fire the fame caught her
apron, which she tried, unsuccessfully, to
smother by rolling it in her gown In a mo-
ment, finding she could not extinguish the fire,
she ran out of the house, when her whole dress,
which was cotton, became body of fame, ex-
tending considerably above her head Her
clothes were entirely consumed, and her body
so burnt as TO cause her death, after most ex-
cruclatlng suffering, in about eight hours after
the accident
On Sunday last, the house of colored woman
(widow of Cuff Leonard) of Raynham, was
burnt. The occupant was alone, confined to
her bed by sickness, and was removed by per-
son who accidentally went there after the house
was on fire.-Iaunton Reporter.
ARRIVAL EXTRAORDINARY. The Concord.
N. II. Register, announces the safe arrival al
the post office in Acworth, its place of destina-
ton, of Letter, mailed at Windsor, Vt. Nav
20, lS20-having performed the route in little
less than eight years. Distance % miles-in
termediate post offices, One-chances of arriv
ing S32.
AT Female Seminary in Connecticut, dplo-
mas, premiums and titles, have recently been
conferred upon several young Ladies, for excel
lence IN literary attanments. We presume the
title of Mrs. would have been more acceptable.
and if the preceptor of that institution would
engage to confer this title, he would not be
wanting for scholars.-SpriRgfsld Republican,
MARRIED.,