The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-07-29

science, mas been deputed TO visit the eastern
States TO make himself familiar with the most
approved systems. MIR Butler has arrived in
New York, and commenced his tour of obser-
Vatlon among the schools.
A new religious paper has been issued in
Hartford, devoted to the cause of the Roman
Catholics tits to be published weekly-con-
Quoted by Mr.. A. NJ. Talley.
The late warm weather seems to have over
powered the principal workmen engaged in
cleansing the Augean Stable at Washington,
aud compelled them to leave the city on excur-
slons OF pleasure. A part of them resorted to
Old Point Comfort, "a point of all others they
seem most anxious 10 gan) and the great organ
OF the party Duff Grcenl is on tour through
the New England States, with a view, proba-
bly,, to pay off his pressmeu and contract anew
Tor another campaign.-yNOrrlch Courier.
The Cincinnati Chronicle speaks of ballot,
ing about to take place in the Museum, among
the young men, to decide what young lady of
that city should be selected as the model of a
wax figure to be placed in the Museum. The
candidates for the palm Of beauty are not requir-
ed to make stump speech.
1t is said that in Lee, Berkshire county,
there are no ardent spirits to be found, except
little kept by the Physician, which he deals
out as he does wine Of atitilnony or tincture of
bark.
Commencement at Dartmouth College, Han
over, On. II } is on the 10Th of August, >and not
the Goth as stated in the almanacs. Many per-
sons were disappointed last year by similar
error. The new college buildings will then be
completed, and the old ones repaired.
NEIGHBoRs INCREASING. The land in Cana
da between QUEBEC and MAINE, is settling
with great rapidity, and the British and Coloni-
al Government are promoting emigration
thIther by holding out great encouragement to
all who can be induced to go. This must soon
cause new and important trading relations be-
tween Maine and New Hampshire; and The
Southern part of Lowe: Canada.
If those who have reared hocks of pure meri-
no and Saxon sheep at great expense, must
sell their wool at the present reduced prices,
which are trlae higher than those of com
mon and grade wool, the fine wool sheep, in
stead of increasing, will become extinct in the
couEtry.-HampShtre Gazette.
The volunteer military force of the City and
Liberties of Philadelphia, is stated in the Phla-
delphia Aurora, to be, 1852 troops; ofwhich 230
are Artillery; 81 Horse and 865 Infantry and
Rifle, forming, in all thrtyfve Companies.
France continues to increase her Navy rapid
ly. Ete0en vessels war are now on the stocks
at Toulon.
The ship Sully, at New York, from Havre,
brought 1877 Swedish passengers, who are said
to have 100000, which they intend to lay out
in western lands.
BRIGHToN MARKEr-.Monday, July 90
Number of Beef cutie at market 34l, includ-
ing I40 unsold last week PSI sold at $3.50
a 500 per cwt about 20 brought $5,25, and
about the same number 400 per cWt. The
market for cattle was a little more animated
than during the two preceding weeks. Mich
COacS-dull 10 or 90 at market-saes of a
few were effected at Sl5 5000 each ] at &c,
and l at $2S. SheeP-3253 at market-2739
sold Lots of sheep and lambs were sold gen.
orally at 81 so ,87a per head, a few for a
trltie more, and quite number for considera-
BILE less. Wethers were sold at all prices-we
noticed sales of the following lots or small
lots at 1894 per head l or lots at So 1872
at s "a !; and 40 selected from a large lot at
81 "a per head. We also noticed the sale Of
eve and lambs for $ll so Sloine-none at
In the garden of Hampton Court, (England)
is celebrated vine, allowed, by all foreigners,
to surpass every other in Europe. 1t is - feet
by 20, and has, in one season, produced 1912
punches of grapes, weighing Is cwt. 1t was
planted in the year 1863 The stem is about
l3 inches in girth
A Salem writer says it is the duty of every
man, when he perceives lady laced too tightly
to inform her of it Immediately.
Col Knapp, in his address to the Society Of
Mechanics and Traders in New York, estimates
the whole number of Mechanics in the United
States at 100000, Lawyers 9000!!, Doctors
10000, Ministers 1000, permanent School Mas
tcrs 10000.
The laborers on the Quinebaug Dam are rep
resented in a Connecticut paper to have ban
iShed whlskey and taken to switched. Fifty
men in nine weeks despatched three hogsheads
of molasses
HoRmBLE. Capt. Petit of brig Mount Par
nassus, at New York, from Jeremie, (iaytI
states that some time previous to his sailing
eighteen men were taken in the mountains
near that place, charged with numbering the
inhabitants of the neghberhood, and eating
their bodies! They were shortly to be tried for
the crime.
The population of the Island of Cuba is as
follows Whites, 1890 /; free blacks, 1884,.
900; slaves 225, 445. So that the colored pop
ulation exceeds the whites in number, by more
than 100000!
Commencement at Waterville College, on
the 29th inst The Eastern Chronicle says
there ale but four students to be graduated.
A volume of highly interesting original let
tiers by Fenelon has lately been issued from the
press of Geneva. =,
IxDIGo Messrs. Partridge and Colgate Of
New York, have received upwards of 1000 lbs.
South Carolina Indigo from Mr.. Fielder. Some
is said to be equal to Bengal! The annual
consumption of Indigo in the United States is
estimated at S2,0O0,000. Duty 20 cts.-sub.
iect to an increase to 80.
The New York Commercial Advertiser de-
nomlnates a selection of 4th of July toasts,
q flowers of Bacchanalan Literature"