The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-11-19

FRUITS OF THE TARIFF" The ship Me-
e [Idian arrived at Baltimore, on Wednesday, from
: mn win cargo OF copper, in pigs, for the
supply OF our great manufactures, and five hmm.
dred thousand dollars in specie for the comfort
> % our mefchants-together chiefly the product
, Oh american manufactures exported.
WokKiSG OXEN The following is the award
OF the Committee of the Massachusetts Agricul.
1 n Society, on the trial of Working Oxen at
brighton; October Is. To Henry Mellen, Mi
i9iu' cattie four years old, first premium, S25--
iillah Copeland, Easton, cattle four years old,
second, 70 Asa Cummings, Sutton. cattle fam
years old, third, Is Silas Dudley. Sntton cal.
lie live years OLD, fourth, IL William Har-
rington' Graflon, cattle five years old, fifth 8.
ne receipts at the late grand Musical Festi.
val at the Minister in York ENGLAND are calcn.
lated 1000. Each of the four hospitals for
whose benefit the Festival was given, will re-.
ceive, 1t Is said fl000. The following are the
sums Pald to the principal singers Madame
catalina, 600 guineas; Miss Patton. f20O Miss
Stephens, E200 Madame Caradori. f2O0 !.
MIS- oKnyvett. Gl00; Madame Stockhausen
tlOO; Mr. Braham ESQ
! The Lady of His Excellency the HoonoI died
not long since, in the city of Canton. in China
,ieI death was announced. by saying thai she
M" gone to ranbfe amOng the genti The Gov
erm"r and other great officers of the province.
| called and expressed their cexation.
COMFORT TO WINE DRINKERS. 1t is said.
mat at Bremen, there is a wine cellar. called
me otore- where five hogsheads of Rhensh
wine have been preserved since the wear il25.
nese nVe hogsheads cost 200 francs. Had
this sum been put out to compound interest
each hogshead would now be worth a ,Lonsand
millions bottle of this precious wine would
cost ~ '1994o0 francs; and SINGLE glass
@''@o'oOo francs, or about fIl0000 English.
A Miss Honeywell, "who cuts out of nancr
the most difficult work with scissors held in her
mouth-was born without arnns-can write
draw and do the finest needle work, with the
greatest ease is exhibiting her unriyalled
powers at feale's Museum in New York
TURKISH STANDARD. The Turks preserve
green standard, borne by Mahomet, with
great deal OF veneration, as believing it to have
peen brought down BY the angel Gabriel. Eve
ify time 1t is displayed, all who profess the Ma
honetan faith are obliged to take ND arms
those who refuse are deemed as inidels
On the 9th ult. party were firing at mark
near Rutland, Vt. 1t was pumpkin, placed ON
an elevation about 60 feet higher than place
where Mr. Strong was standing, 81 rods dis. !
tant. A ball passed the pumpkin. entered the
mouth OF Mr.. Strong, knocked in two of his
teeth, and lodged in his throat The ball was
extracted with some difficulty and the patient
suffered only slight inflammation in the mouth
and throat
NEW MODE OF DuELL1se negro bow in
Raleigh, N. G. recently took up pistol, which |
ne supposed was not charged. placed himseIfbe- |
lore large mirror, took deliberate aim at his |
own image, and pulled the trigger; when 10 /! |
the pistol fired and completely demolished the
glass. we suppose the parties had at least as |
much satisfaction, as in the usual mode of dn- (
cling. To be sure, mortal wound in the
abdomen" sounds better than mirror shv- |
cred to atoms
1t is fact, that the agent of mandatory
to be establ shed in Prussia, lately ordered ma [
chlnery to be made at a New England manufac. |
tory, to the amount of l0OOO dollars, prefer. I
ring it to what he could obtain in England.
An nquisitiSe boy near Manchester, recently |
killed himself by trying to ascertain the sersa.
ton Of hanging. He had made two expert. |
ments before.
A barber in Modena, 0taly) lately exhibited
signs of melancholy. and cut his throat !; he
died in four days. On opening his body l40
gold coins were found which he had swallowed
a short time before. The physicians said they
had produced inflammation which would have
caused his death if he had not cut his throat.
The American Insurance Company of New
York, has recently declared a dividend of q
per cent, for the last six months
AMHERST COLLEGE. The annual catalopueI
of this Literary Institution has been RECENTLY
published. The Glasses are as follows: Sen
iors, 40 Juniors. AZ Sophomores, II Fresh
men, 90. Total Oil. The accession to the
different classes, this year, amount to 60.