Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-08-05


house and secured him, although he made (
efforts TO escape. He was taken before AL
len Hunt, ESQ.,, was examined, and for want
OF bail, committed to prison, to await his tri-
al at the sitting of the Supreme court in No
vember next. He says his name is Seth
Figget, is caulker by trade, was lately
from Portland, in the State of Maine, and
has respectable connections there. Said he |
came from Providence, in company with sew
eral persons, strangers to him, who urged
him on and suddenly left him, and will say
but little more concerning the affair.
Providence Gaz.
DARING ROBBERY. On the 25th July,
most daring robbery was committed at Mid
dleville, a little above Camptown, New-Jer-
sey. Two strangers entered back door of
the house of Mr.. David c. Baldwin, where
all were absent except a daughter of Mr..
B. Their inquiry was, if her father was at
home? She replied that he was about, and
she would call him. In attempting to 90 to
the door, one of the ruffians seized her by
the shoulder, gave her severe blow in the
face-then gagged her, bound her hand and
foot, and while one stood with pistol threat
ening her with death if she made the least
noise, the other proceeded to rifle the house.
! After obtaining ten dollars in money, set
of silver teaspoons, and some ladies' ap-
parel, they threw her lengthways on chair
over fire they had kindled in the middle of
! the room, and departed. A short time after,
a person came to the house, and relieved the
young woman from her perilous situation.
An alarm was Immediately given; and
| though there were number of men collect
ed al q vendue in the neighbourhood, yet ev-
cry effort to overtake and apprehend the vii
lains, proved abortive,
A volume of selections from manuscripts,
IN prose and verse, of Samuel B. Paris,
M. D., late of Attleboro', will shortly be put
to press. 1t is said that DR.. P. entered
Brown University at NINE years old, pursued
medical studies at Harvard College, and
subsequently commenced practice at Attic
I boro', where he died at the age of 81.
NEw-YoRK. The convention of friends
of the National Administration, held at Utica
on the 23d inst, unanimously nominated
Smith Thompson for GOVERNOR, and Fran
els Gardner for Lieut. GOVERNOR. Ninety
They gave the most favourable reports OF
the prospect of success to the nomination.
LIGHTNING. On Saturday, the 10Th ult,
! about o'clock, P. M. new house nearly
finished, belonging to Col. E. Stoddard, in
Upton, was struck by lightning, and entirely
consumed; the flares spread so rapidly by
reason of shavings aid combustible matter
as to render, it impossible to save the car
penter's tools, or any thing contained in the
house.-Worcester Yeomat.
The workmen who turned out last week
at Paterson had not returned to their en-
Payments yesterday evening. It was esti-
mated that two hundred Of these men with
their families were in the village without
occupation The greater number of the
manufactures were standing still for want
OF workmen, with the doors closed and win
dows shut, and only two of the cotton mills
were in operation. 1t was mistake of the
informant who furnished us with the account
in our Saturdays paper, that request had
been sent to Newark for company of militia.
1t is fact, however, that the EMPLOYERS of
the discontinued workmen were alarmed for
the safety of their property, on discovering
that an attempt had been made on the night
of the oath to set fire to one of the cotton
mills. Handbills have been printed and post
ed mp In conspicuous places all over the vii
lage, offering reward of 500 dollars for the
detection of the incendiaries.
~ Y. Ere. Post.
DoUBLE-HEADED SNAKE. We were
shewn yesterday small snake, ofthe species
of the Black Snake, with two heads. One of
our townsmen, on visit to Reading, observ-
ed large black snake, which he killed, and
which measured some five feet in length.
On opening its body, thirteen young snakes,
six or eight inches in length, were taken out
and killed, and among these was the snake
with two heads. The body of this snake
was Toned like the common snake I'D to the
junction of the heads, which parted from the
body much as the limbs of tree diverge
from the trunk when two limbs only spring
from it. The head on the right side was
little larger than the one on the left, though
both appeared to be perfectly formed and
capable of performing the same Offices.
Bost. Patriot.
Gold, it seems, is found in Virginia, near
Fredericksburg. A gentleman lately called
on the editor Of the Frederickshnrr Arena,
to show some specimens of pure gold, found
about fourteen miles from that town. The
pieces were four in number, each weighing
about % pwts. He states that, at different
times within the last fifteen years, various
pieces have been found, half the size of a
mans hand. 1t is found on the surface and
mixed with the earth to the depth offve feet,
which is as far as any experiment has been
made. After every rain, he employs five or
six hands who usually return with gold worth
from five to fifty dollars.
We are authorized to say that the Steam
Boat now building at the landing near this
village, will leave the wharf at 2 o'clock
this afternoon with the proprietors only on
board, for the trial of her machinery which