The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-03-26
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

FIRE IN PROVIDENCE. On Thursday morn
ing last, fire broke out in the large three story
store, occupied by Edward S. Sheldon, and be-
longing to Brown u Ives and had made such
progress before it was discovered that all efforts
to save either the store or contents were una
vaifng. Two large dwelling houses one on
each side of the store, were considerably iniur-
ed During the fire, the gable end of cne of the
buildings fell upon three of the leaders of the
hose attached to the Hydraulion, who were
carrying it through narrow passage, the more
etfectually TO play on the fire, when one of
them, Mr.. Joshua Weaver, a truckman, was
killed on the spot, and the two others were in
jured, but not severely.
The motive which induced Mr.. Randolph to
move resolution for inquiry respecting the
police regulations of Washington some days
since, was not explained in the report of the
business. 1t appears since, that it was occasion
ed by some harmless men of color who were
parading the Congress highway, with banjo
or some other instrument of musck and as
they were passing the residence of Mr.. Ran
dolph struck up the g Black Joke, or some 9TH
er lively tune which the Member mistook for
the first throes of a black insurrsction and
sent his black servant with an order to them to
dispense instantly, or he would fire his blunder-
buss among them They had no intention of
tarrying and went off quietly. Centinel.
Persons employed in grinding needles are
usually seriously injured, and become consump-
tive, by inhaling the steel dust thrown off in the
operation. To prevent this, a magnet is now
suspended over the wheel, which attracts the
PARTICLES and prevents all injurious effect This
is one of the many modern applications of sci
ence, to the purposes Of humanity.
Christian ObSerc6r
A wINDFALL. A poor laboring man, who has
lived in Fredonia, m Y y for several years, and
upon whom the hand of poverty has pressed so
hard that he has not been able to get trusted
for dollar at the stores, recently received au-
thentic intelligence from England; from hence
he emigrated, that he had become-h heir to up
wards of $4,000, which was ready for him
whenever he called for it. He accordingly
started for that country several days since to
procure it
A son of Mungo Park, midshipman belong
ing to the French friQate Sybille, is waiting at
AGRA, on the African Gold Coast, for some
scientific instruments from Europe, preparatory
to a journey which he is about to undertake in
to the interior of Africa, to gain certain infor-
nation relative to the death of his father He
goes hablted like a black with a cloth about
his loins, oils his skin every day, and wears
neither shoes nor stockings.
Upwards Of nineteen thousand foreign letters
were received at the New York Post Office in
three days last week,
Theron Metcalf, Esq. proposes to establish
Law School, in Dedham, in September next.
Mr.. A. Lawrence, of Jaftfey, IN H.) recent
ly butciered a cow, 8 years old which weighed
1856 lbs. Her hcifer calf, 80 months old,
weighed 1897 lbs--Mr. Z Harris, of Chester.
field, IN H.) has bull calf one year old, which
weighs 732 lbs.
Essex BEEF. A yoke Of oxen years old
from West Newbury, were slaughtered at New
6uryport last week, and sold at dollars per
hundred. The nett weight of one was 1909
pounds, the other 1871, and each had upwards
OF loO pounds of tallow. The Newburyport
Herald asks if Worcester and Hampshire gra-
Tiers can exceed this