The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-12-17
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

| MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
| U. 3. SENATORS. Gov. Iredell has been
elected by the Legislature of North Carolina
united States Senator, in place of Hon. Nath'I
! Macon, resigned. Judge Burnett. a man of
talents and high character, has been elected by
the Legislature of Ohio to fill the vacancy in
the United States Senate occasioned by the re-
slgnatlon OF Gen. Harrison. He is friend of
the present administration
The Louisville Public Advertiser. of Nov. %
says" We understand that Gen jackson will
proceed to Washington about the 1st of Febru-
ary to enter on the discharge of the most exalt.
ed office IN the world y and that "he will as
cend the Ohio in steam boat from that place
water permitting"
WEBsrERs DIcTIoNARY. The printing of
this long expected work is at length completed
II contains about 10000 more words than
Iodds johnson. Walkers Dictionary contains
about $4,000; Todd's edition of Johnson
$4,000; Websters, 10000. 1t forms two ouarto
volumes, and abridgements of it are to be pub.
lished in octave and duodecimo forms. The
price of it is $40.
The chief owner of an establishment for max
ing liquid shoe backing, in London, is said to
have accumulated fortune Of two millions of
dollars by the business
No less than % persons are nominated in
the Pennsylvania papers for the Office of Gov
ernor of that State
fire broke out in a stable in Wheeling, (Va)
on the I'd inst, which, before it could be extin
guished, consumed dwelling iIuusus,-a.,d I5
stores, shops, and stables. Fourteen horses
were burnt 10 death in one OF the stables.
SPECIE returned by the Boston Banks, Dec
6, 1928 Globe 100000; American 69 1000 !;
Suffolk $4,000; State $4,000; New England
< IITtn -.
Manufacturers and Mechanics A 900 Column
bian $4,000; City $4,000; Commonwealth
$4,000; Eagle $4,000; Boston 28.000 Wash
ington "a 1000; North $4,000; Atlantic 10000
Total, l2,000-BOSton Courier
A Post Office has recently been established
at Acton, Mass.
WARNING. Mrs. Ann Bots of Boston, wife
of Mr.. VIM. Bots, was on Friday last found
dead in the chimney fire place, and shockingly
burned. She was first discovered BY her little
son on returning from school, 1t is supposed
that she came to her death by her clothes acct
dentally taking fire
A crooked neck Squash, was raised in Halo
well, (Me) this season, which weighed fifty. fire
pounds.
! internal IMPROVEMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
1t is stated, in the recent Message of the Gov
of Pennsylvania, that this State has now under
contract 400 miles of Canal of which lib
miles may be considered as finished, 103 miles
more than two-thirds finished, and 1913 miles
J commenced.
BUTToNs. The Hampshire Gazette states,
! that since the LIST of January last, there we're
manufactured within ten miles of Easthampton,
at least $1,000 gross of cloth buttons. These
buttons sell from rs cents to one dollar per
gross The wholesale puce of the imported
ones was So per gross
INDIAN WAR. A letter from the Indian Agent
resident in Upper Missouri, published in Mis-
souri, paper, states that the Grand Pawnees,
and Pawnee Loups, two powerful tribes, num-
bering 1900 warriors, have started on war ex-
cursion against the whites. Their attention
was directed towards the frontier settlements
on the Arkansas and Red Rivers; and fears
were entertained for the safety of the inhabi-
tants, as the Indians had declared their deter.
mination to kill every white person they should
meet.
FANATIcIsM. A manwho calls himself Christ,
and who says he has come to judge the world,
appeared in Guernsey county, in the State of
Ohio, few weeks ago and, strange as it may
seem, has collected band of deuded followers,
who worship him as God Some of his disci.
pies are said to be respectable people, and have
neglected their business TO follow after this fan
attic.
The propensity for achitttiRg seems to have
been legtimately derived by New Englanders
An English writer recommends the following
method to nip the evil in the bud Paint the
benches and book boards for schools, and while
the paint is fresh, sprinkle fine sharp sand upon
it; when dry, put on another coat of paint.
No boy, who values his knife as e. rare piece
of stuff will make more than one incision.
ONO. The Legislature of the State of Ohio
assembled on the first inst. In the House Of
Representatives, parties appear to have been
marshalled on the first day. For Speaker of
that body, the votes were for Mr.. King IAdmn-
istra,ion] 80; for Mr. Hayward, Opposition 81.
A MISERABLE END. The boy named George
/, Summers, aged IL years, who was convicted in
Rhode Island, more than wear ago, of mali.
ciously putting out the only remaining eye ola
pauper by the name of Rich, fan account of
which was given at the time, died in the Jail at
Providence, last Friday, where he had been
confined ever since the offence.
WALKING. Mr.. w. H. Smith recently walk
ed from Salem Hotel TO Bradstreet's Coffee
Heuse, (Milk-stroet,) in Boston, and back again
in SIX hours and half The number Of miles
walked was thirty, and which he had undcrtak.
Ell to do in seven houis.