The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-06-18
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

DREADFUL EXPLOSION. On the 9th March,
says letter from Liege, at seven o'clock in the
evening, an explosion threw down whole gal
lery in coal nine at Soaring (Belguim.} Sew
enty-one miners were at work, thirty nine of
them were killed, eight others were suffocated,
and twenty-four escaped, being i'll part of the
mine to which the explosion did not extend.
The explosion was heard half aleague from Scar
ing, and the fame from the mine rose through
the air-shaft eight or ten feet. The sufocated
people were found much swollen, but their bod
les were entire.
During thunder storm in Prince Georges
County, (Ya.) the lightning struck a tree near
the kitchen of Mrs. Williams, descended the
chimney, and killed five persons, two men, two
women, and boy. A nurse, with an infant in
her arms, seated between the two women kill
| led, received not the slightest injury.
| The Ex-President Monroe and Lady are on
visit at New York, for the health of Mrs Mon
roe.
| On Sunday, 6th inst, five young men were
drowned in the Schuylkill, at Philadelphia, by
carelessly upsetting a sail boat, in which nine
were taking an excursion. It is singular that
the four saved could not swim, while those who
persisted were swimmers.
LAgoR LosT. A learned man of Naples.
Martorelli, occupied himself for two years in
| writing a long memoir, in order to prove that
| the ancients were unacquainted with the use
of glass for windows and fifteen days after
the publication Of this folio, a house was discov-
cred in Pompeii, all the windows of which were
paned with glass
ENORMOUS PUDDING. The great Wiltshire
pudding, which has excited so much attention
in the neighborhood of Derry-hill, was distrib-
uted to the poor children upwards of 200 in
nuu1hovN IF that ,oIaoo Sa,fe ,,,o.. l.
for them in front of the Lansdowne Arms, the
band playing during the time. Notwthstand-
ing the number Of persons to witness this nov
city was upwards of 5000, the greatest order
and decorum was observed; and, after the chill
dren had been supplied, the remainder was Civ
en- to the spectators. The pudding weighed
before it was boiled, $40 pounds, and it was
boiling from Sunday morning, ten o'clock, until
Wednesday, eleven o clock.-De7izeS Gaz.
The asylum for INDECENT boys in Boston, has
lately received the muniicent addition of 1000
dollars to its funds, from James Perkins, Esq
of Boston.
Ino thunder storms which have prevailed to
an uncommon extent throughout the Atlantic
States this season, have been attended at ths
south with very destructive hail storms.
The large tavern of Messrs. Hayward g. Har
vey, in Cambrdgeport, took fire early on Thurs
day morning last, and was entirely destroyed
Most Of the furniture was saved The loss is
estimated at $4,000, with only 1880 insured.
A person of Concord, (Mass.) brought 80 doz
of pigeons to Boston market in one day last
week. At Is cents per dozen, they amounted
to $3.50.
INDUSTRIOUS SERPENT. A rattle snake was
killed few days ago at Hamilton, Harris coun-
4 ty, (Geo) measuring 65 feet long, and 22s
inches in circumference,-its mouth when ex-
banded was 6 inches between the extrcmities-
there were only seven rattes to the tail, the
balance having probably been lost in combat
, with some Of his surpentine tribe When the
snake was killed it had large rabbit in its
mouth nearly swallowed, which caused it to
become an easy prey to its murderer. Three
fangs were extracted and measured nearly two
inches long. The rattle snake is very coward.
ly, and acts always on the defensive but its
bite is instant death when attacked by an enc
my.-CoI@mJus Inquirer.
SALE OF Wool. On Tuesday, June 10. the
sale of foreign wool, by Messrs Coolidge Poor
g. Head, took place in the hall over the city
market The company was numerous, and the
article went off with spirit, There was a small
advance on Portuguese woods and the Saxon
and Spanish realized the prices they have borne
at the two or three last public sales. About
900 bales of the latter and l55 of the former
were sold Merinos brought so cts and lot
of choice selected Saxony fleecos 62 cts. Very
little fleece wool was offered.
Ne1r England Farmer