The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-03-12
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
INDIANS. The whole number of the. four
largest tribes within the United States, is stated
at "a geo. The Creeks 10000; the Cherokees
9'0VO; Choctaws $1,000; and the Chickasaws
800 II appears from more recent informa-
ton, that the number is probably much greater
and is rapidly increasing These Indians en-
Joy all the advantages which our own citizens
IN our new states and settlements possess, ex-
cept the political rights and privileges Of which
we deprive them.
boy employed in factory at Mayahunk,
Penn. was caught in part of the machinery,
drawn up between the drum and the ceiling and
instantly killed, on the Goth ult He was carri-
ed round the drum four times before it could be
stopped, and was dreadfuly mangled.
RAILROADS.. The House of Delegates of
Maryland, has authorised a subscription of
$5OO,OOO on the part-of the state, in the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad stock, by vote of 45
to 90.
ALABAMA. By a recent census it appears tho
whole number of inhabitants is 24404I. Of
this number, 81 ,308 are slaves, and 555 free
people of color. The same state in 1920, con-
tanned l27 ,90l Observation-Disclosures in years
ll6, l4O; increase of slaves, in the same time,
1929.
Albany was founded in 1912 Its population
IN l7l2 was 1000, in which number were 450
slaves. In 1896 the population was 602l, and
the city contained 862 houses. In 1920 it con-
taiped 1850 inhabitants At the present time
1t is supposed to have population 100000.
STRAW PAPER. Specimens of paper made
from Straw at Col. Magaws mill, near Mead
vile, Pa. have been shown at Harrisburg
The paper is somewhat rough, but can be writ
ten on without sizing. 1t win probably make
good wrapping paper
A PANTHER Mr. P Cambridge, of Centre,
Penn. was attacked by panther while passing
near dlngle on horseback. The animal seiz-
ed his cloak, which was torn in tatters, but Mr.
q. putting spurs to his horse escaped The
citizens turned out in pursuit of the animal, but
did not catch him.
At the commencement of the late term of
the Court of Common Pleas, holden at Lenox
Judge Strong delivered an address on the char
acter of the late Judge Howe, which is spoken
of in high terms by those who had the privilege
of hearing it. Acopy has been solicited for the
press.
AGE AND INDUSTRY Mr.. Silas Wilder, of
Stirling, in this state, aged eighty years. has
made since the first day of January, 1928,
twenty-three whole and twenty half rum bar
rels. His sight is so good as to enable him to
lodu Without the use OF glasses.
NAVAL BATTLE. Letters received from Key
West contain an account of desperate battle
fought between the Mexican brig of War Guer-
rear, of y guns, commanded by Capt. David
Ii. Porter, nephew of commodore Porter, and
the Spanish frigate Lealted, Of 81 guns. 1t
lasted two hours and twenty minutes. The
Guerrear lost 40 men. Among the killed was
Capt Porter. The loss of the Spaniards was
said to be very severe:
DREADFUL CALAMITY On Thursday morn
ing last, fire broke out in Merrimack-st Bos-
ton, in small dwelling house, occupied as
grocery store, which with its contents was
mostly consumed. What is most horrible to re-
late, after the fire was extinguished, among the
smoking fragments were found the remains of
fellow being, whose flesh had been roasted from
his bones The name of the deceased is said to
be Patrick Cunningham, laborer, of about 26
years Of age.
William Goblet has addressed long egotist-
lcal letter to the king of England, offering him
self In earnest as prime minister, in the place
of Loro Goderich. He tells his majesty that he
is the only person in the British realm that is
tit for the station, and that can save the coun-
try from ruin.
Run BARGAIN. At the last Liverpool Gus
tom house sale, keg of rum sold, which when
d
apple favour. In the key, when the spirits
was drawn off, was found Guiana snake. of
about five feet in length, cooled up.
A chancery suit is now pending in England
which was commenced in 1915 The litigated
matter is the right of the representation to
lectureship in Warwick, the annual salary of
which is 60 pounds. The present chancellor,
to stop the expenditure of money in costs
which has already exceeded $4,000 pounds, has
promised to look into the case
The legislature of Virginia recently decided,
by small majority of votes, that convention
should be called to revise the constitution of
the state. The population represented by the
votes in the affirmative, was 4O2,567; that by
the negative, was 16l, 143.
GREAT Ok. The celebrated New JERSEY OK
has been brought from Burlington to the city
of New-York. He cost 800 dollars, and is said
to weigh upwards Of 1000 pounds.
GREAT FIRE AT HAVANA. Accounts from
Havana mention that on the 18th Feb. fire
broke out in the suburbs of that city, outside
the gates, and destroyed 600 buildings-many
| of them very valuable, but principally occupied
as lodging houses. The fire continued to rage
"a hours
Governor Forsyth, the successor of governor
Iroup, has issued a proclamation calling upon
the constituted powers of the state of Georgia,
to resist the operations of the Cherokee Indians,
[ who have made to themselves constitution OF
government, and have thence assumed an att
J tude of independence.
The Indians few days ago. in their pursuit
of eels, happened on congregation of them in
| the East River; 60 or 20 barrels have already
been drawn from the quietness of their winter S
repose, and the living mass is not yet exhaust
ed.-Nooa Scotia paper.
lT4R PTED