The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-06-04

LAKE SUPERIOR. According to late surveys
OF the boundary between the u. States and
Cqnada, about one thousand riUers empty them
seves INTO this enormous inland sea- Il is es-
tImated that an elevation of nine feet in the wa
ters OF the lake would cause them to flow over
lpto the source of the Mississippi instead OF
rFnnlng IN their present direction. An earth
9asRe, such as was. experienced in Chill in
~ might be attended with tremendous con-
sequences to that region of the country
BOUNDARY The ~ Intelligencer, of the
gun ut. contains special Convention between
Y. britain and the u. States, respecting the NJ
2. boundary. The parties are Immediately to
proceed to the choice of friendly Sovereign
r State as Arblter. and to endeayor TO have a
secislon within two years after the Arbter shall
pave accepted His deci.on is to be conclu-
S'lve, and, when made, is to be carried into i'm
nediate effect, without reserve.
In Pennsylvania, after the first of JAM next. a
person IS TO be fined five dollars, who shall pass
II bank bill of less denomination than five dol
ars.
SPoTs ON THE Sun. There are now on the
sSun IRON eight 30 ten spots, some of them very
large, which may distinctly be seen by good
Spy glass or telescope.
SAuGERrIEs IN. " PAPER MANuFAcroRY.
l'lIis establishment, for the manufacture of ma
chine paper, is probably the most extensive in
the U. States. When all the works are in op-
GRAFTON, it will employ about 800 persons, and is
capable of turning cut $4,000 square feet of pa
per In an hour. The paper is of very superb
or quality.
ExTRAoRDISARY Cow AND CALF. MIR. Jere-
mia1 Stickncy, of Rowley, has Cow, of large
SIZE snd Of a dark red color, remarkably well
proPorioned and handsome, six years old, which
an4l I'll n
day of rs birth, 100 pounds On the day the
Calf wastwo weeks old, it was again weighed,
and found, to have gained 43 pounds, little
more thanthree pounds day Besides sup
plying the Calf, the Cow now affords six quarts
OF milk, of tae richest kind, daily She had
been wlntered on co,lmon keeping, which in
that place. is salt hay.-Satem Gazette.
The Philadelphia markets were abundantly
supplied on the eith nit, with green peas and,
Tor the season, there was an unusual quantity of
Strawberries. They sold for about 81 cents
per quart.
SINGULAR ASSOCIATION. A cat in Nantucl-
ct has adopted two rats into her family. which
were thrown into an oven for her consumption
They play with her kittens and she seems 10
take more care of them than her offspring
This is no new instance of natural antiquities
being overcome, though it appears to have ex-
clied the special wonder OF the good people of
Nantucket, who construe it to be sign of the
amalgamation of parties There haze been
stranger instances of strange reconciliations,
during the presidential controversy.
The subscription in the city of New York. TO
raise $4,000, to release the personal property of
the late Gov. Clinton, from embarrassment, has
failed. Only $4,000 were raised.
STEAM Boar ACCIDENTS. The Steamer At
las arrived at New Orleans on the 9Th nit. hay-
ing burst her boiler at the Balize, by which ac-
cident the engineer was so severely scaldcd that
his life isdespaired Of
The Wheeling Gazette states that the boiler of
the Car of Commerce burst, six miles below
Louisville, by which accident ,6fty-seuen per-
sons aoere killed and a0ounded
Rev. Timothy Alden, President of Alleghany
College, has laid out village of the lame Of
Aldenia, in Pennsylvania. Winthrop, Bentley,
and Thomas streets, are named in honor Of
James Winthrop, l.. L. D., Rev William Bent
ley, ID. d., benefactors of that College: and
Isaiah Thomas, L. L. d., the founder benefac-
tor, and President of the American Antiquarian
Society.
a U. S. Company has obtained the privilege
of making Railway from the Atlantic 10
the Pacific Ocean, across the IsthIaus of Pa
mama.