The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

FAT Pics. Doct Benjamin Webster of
North Providence, fatted two pigs this season
which were killed the fore part of this month at
months and days DID, and weighed, when
dressed, one of them, 367 lbs. and the other,
1853 lbs Total 720 lbs.
ELECTORAL VoTEs. The votes of the Elec-
tors for President and Vice President, have been
heard from the States of Massachusetts,, Rhode !
Island New York, Pennsylvania MARYLAND !
Virginia, New Jersey, Maine, Connecticut,
Vermont, New Hampshire, Ohio, South Caro- (
lima, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Ten |
nessee, Illinois, Indiana, and Alabama. and give
the following result, viz: Jackson 1877, Adams |
80-Calhoun 160, Rush &c. and William Smith |
Z. Those for Smith were given in Georgia
COUNTY EXPENDITURES. From the account
Of the Treasurer of Essex County, lately pub |
lished, it appears that the expenditures of the J
County, in the year ending in October last, (
amounted to $3.50, l52,02, of which sum. S16,218 !
were expended on roads and bridges, $3028
for building House of Correction, and repairs of
the Gaol in Ipswich, $5527 for board of prison
ers in gaols and house ofcorrection, with cloth J
ing and medicine, and $5446 for expenses of
courts, their officers, jurors, &c.
The WEATHER. The Montreal Gazette
states that on the 18th inst the cold at night
was intense for the early period ofwinter On
the morning of the 18th, the thermometer stood
10 degrees below zero,
Snow. Nelson's Quebec Gazette of Dec
I IL, says, the average depth of snow at Que
bsc is now upwards of % feet; notwith standing
this the st. Lawrence, opposite Quebec, is per-
fecty navigable."
Cold WEATHER. At Bangor, Dec 2, the
/ mercury in Fahrenheit was down to five de.
! grees below zero.
| Mr.. Lawton of Newport, (R ~ has invented
a new kind of Temples, pair ofwhich are now
| in operation at T. Buffum & Co.'S. Cotton Mill
| in Northbrdge, who find them to answer a
much better purpose and with no labor at all,
than the old fashioned wooden temples now in
use at most Mills in the country, which requires
great share of the labor of tending looms
! They are essentially different from any thing oil
the kind heretofore made use of and fully an
swer the expectations of the inventor
! EARTHQUAKE. An earthquake was felt in
! Milledgeville, (Geo) on the morning ofthe 11th
inst. II continued about five seconds, and was
preceded by noise from the west resembling
| thunder. The doors and windows were shaken
by the conclusion so as to produce some rafting
The weather unusually calm not a
breath OF wind was perceptible, the atmosphere
was warm, and charged with light haze, as
suming IN the western horizon the appearance
of dense smoke or clouds
The New York Enquirer states, that there
arc loW III Ihdt CITY, 60 plaNo Iorte makers who
dispose of $40 instruments year.
1t is remarked in one of the letters from
Washington that Congress VIII soon ns s ss., q
to admit into the Union as States, the Terr;to-
rles of Michigan, Arkansas. and Florida, adding
six Senators to Congress from population less
than that ofthe city of New York
STEAM CARRIAGE. Mr. Burstall again tried
his steam-carrlage last week. 1t travelled over
rough pitched pavement, from Leith fort lead.
ing to the turnpike-road, and when there fifteen
stout men having got upon it, it carried them,
upon road constantly ascending, at rate of
five to eight miles an hour. On the return any
velocity might have been got, but great rapidly
was not thought prudent, the boiler not uoeii:%~
yet liked upon springs. string of six or EIGHT
country carts were met and passed by the car
rage, as well as two ladies on horseback. with
out danger or alarm.-London paper.
Vice President Calhoun has arrived at Wash.
ngtdn in good health, and taken his seat in the
Senate. a.s
ACCIDENT. In raising the steeple of meet
ng-house in Williamson, Wayne County. N, Y
on the 18th inst, stick of timber gave way,
and sixteen men, with the frame of the steeple,
fell to the ground. Fourteen we're wounded
most of them having legs, arms, ribs, &c
dreadfully broken and crushed.
ROCHESTER. At a meeting of portion of
the citizens of the village of Rochester, ON the
18th instant, it was resolved to apply to the
Legislature for an alteration in the charter, SO
as to raise Rochester to the rank of City.
The beef of an OK seven years old which !
weighed 1900 lbs, was offered for sale in the
Newport market, few days since. 1t is said
to be the latest beef ever raised in Rhode ISL
and. The OK worked on farm in Portsmouth, !
during the spring.
A bill to extend the laws of the State over I
the Cherokee Indians, and to secure to them !
the enjoyment OF all civil rights, has been re- !
ported to the Legislature of Georgia.
SALsAFv OR VEGETABLE OYSTER. This
plant, TrogopOgon porriCoiiam, is biennial,
and the root is good substitute for the real J
oyster. 1t is of easy cultivation in deep rich |
soil. The young plants are not so liable to be |
destroyed by insects as most other bennals |
The roots are white, and shaped like parsnip !
They may be taken up late IN the autumn and !
secured in moist sand from the air, or be suffer
ed to remain out, and dug up when wanted
Every lover of oysters, who lives at distance
from the sea shore, will wish to cultivate this |
plant, after he has once eaten it, when properly
prepared for the table.
Mode of cooking. Wash the roots, and cut |
them trarlsversey into thin pieces; boil them
in a little water, or milk and water when boil.
ed soft, mash them, and thickcn the whole |
with flour, TO some degree of thickness then
fry them in the fat of salt pork or butter. They
are luxury.--N Y. Farmer.
CoSJUGAL GRATITUDE. Frank Hayman,
was droll dog, | reepllect when he buried his
wife, friend asked him why Inc OK peuded SO /
much money on her funeral! "Ah, sir" re-
piled he, F" she would havo doue as much, or /
more Cor me with pleasure"