The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-03-05
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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are cleared Of ice and navigation as free from
obstruction as in summer. The North river is
! open to Albany, and the steam boats between
New York and Providence have already COM
menced running for the season.
] Mrs. CLINTON. Letters from Albany rive
Z the most distressing accounts of the afflicted
relict of the late Governor She has, since the
bereavement, been in perfect state of derange-
ment, insisting that her husband is only sleep
ing, and entreating her friends to awaken him
Circumstances so pathetic as these, must add
greatly to the general gloom which this event
has occasoned
VERY APPROPRIATE The first play perform
ed at the Salem Theatre was d" Tie Road to
! Ruin"
! 1t is said that 36 tons ofcoarse German Wool
was lately purchased by woolen manulactur-
ing company in this neighborhood, at cents
per lb-Springfeid paper.
CtRE FOR lSTEMPERANcE, It has recently
been discovered that sulphurc acid, taken in
spirits, completely eradicates the inclination to
use them Unexpectedly 1t is said to be pref
cradle to Chambers remedy, being more simple,
cheap and wholly innocent.
TIMELY PREcAUTIoN. We observe in the Os-
wego Gazette an advertisement notifying the
public that 9 Doct. II. Dewey has set up bust
ness at Fulton, in that county and among other
things, he advertises for fifty stonecutters
to prepare tomb stones for his patients, we pre-
sume.-BOStOn paper
Mr. Prince, of the LinnHan Botanic Garden,
near New York, says that his ground through the
winter was not so frozen but that his gardener
could work until the 2lst ult The expense of
this horticultural establishment for the last year.
exceeded $1S,000
1t appears by statement in the Philadelphia
Gazette, that the winter oflS02, was very much
like the present. The navigation of the Della
ware was not stopped during the season, and
there no ice in the river during the month
January, and but few days in February.
According to the census of 1927, Alabama
contains l52, l75 whites, 81 ,308 slaves, and $50
free persons color
fire lately broke out in q milner's shop in
| Taunton in consequence of having hot ashes
deposited In band bon under the counter
! We are Informed, as an evidence of the warm
I interest which is felt in favor of the Greeks,
that contributions were yesterday made in
goods in portion of Pearl-street, for their ben
| eft, to the amount of about $4,000.
NJ Y Gazette.
! There were born in the last year, in the city
and liberties of Philadelphia 1851 male, and
1862 female children, making the total number
| of births 1888 The total number of deaths was
3945 The difference in the births and deaths
I is $685.
On Sunday, the 18th ult a wolf appeared in
! Waltham, (Vt) and commenced furious at
tack upon the sheep in that neighborhood. On
Monday morning pursuit was made, and the
depredator traced to Chipmans Hill, near Mid
debury, where he was surrounded by line of
farmers, properly armed, by whom he was soon
despatched-N Y. Statesman.
In the Burmese war now waging, General
pGde 3r0n-Sheng dang -leGag-y
Daanamcnt lG-yOza, sends orders to one of his
subalterns, General Hda-SchehG-nohej-ian,a-
Schet2-cheng-d ab by his Aid, GuemGnam.ai-
cdapchGd, to charge one OF the enemys divis-
ions. An active army would put the long named
host to route, while General Elga &c. was
speaking the name of his subaltern.
SINGULAR LAW CASE. A man about Is
years age disappeared from his family and
friends, in the state of New York. leaving a let
ter stating that he was about to commit suicide
and depositing his clothes and pocketbook in a
boat near mill pond, so as to induce people to
believe that he had drowned himself The evil
dence Of his death being deemed satisfactory
administration was granted on his estate, and
some of his land was sold to pay his debts. He
has since appeared, and tried to eject the pur-
chasers from the property, but the Equity
Court has granted perpetual injunction a.
gainst him
BoLoaNA SAUsAaEs All the world are aware
that these sausagcs are esteemed the incest, if
not the most delicate food that can be eaten :;
yet they are made with asses flesh. Xenophon
in his Anabasis, remarks that the flesh of the
wild ass was esteemed delicacy by the army
and in tho history of Belisarius's wars, we find
mention of sausages made from the flesh of
mules that had died of the plague.
THoRBURN's SEED STORE. Mr.. Thor
burn, the elder, who keeps seed store in
New York with his son, came from Scotland
a nail maker. He next kept a small gro
Gerry, and after this commenced painting
fower-pots One day he purchased plant,
and put it in pot in his shop to draw atten-
ton. Some person bought plant and pot.
This gave him the idea of selling plants,
and he soon displayed hundred, which en-
cited much attention, the selling of plants
being something new under the sun. Peo-
pie soon began to inquire for the seeds of
plants; this induced Mr. Thorburn to think
of selling seeds. With great difficulty he
collected seeds to the amount of fifteen dol
lars this was in 1904. He and his son
now annually sell seeds and plants to an
amount exceeding ttOenty thouSdS,f dollars.
Their premises are so by 80 feet, and in
front is an elegant green house, in which
are abont 5000 plants from all climes, put
ting forth their flowers in all the gaiety of
spring.--Hrmp GaV,