Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-17
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WORCESTER Spy states that person was
committed to the House of Correction III
that town, ON the 9TH inst, as a common
vagabond, who, for adroitness in rogueis
and lmposture, rarely has had parallel
In Oxford, he appeared and passed him
sell off as the nephew of widow woman
in that place, the son of sister in re-
mote section of the country He so re-
lated many circumstances, corresponding
with the true history of the family, as to
remove all doubts of his being the person
he protested to be. He represented him
self as possessed of great riches, and af-
ter securing the confidence of the family,
succeeded in obtaining from the widow a
sum in bank bills, for which he was to
give her gold, of which he said he had a
large amount in his trunk at the tavern,
and that the paper would be more conve-
nient for him to carry. With that, he
decamped, having forgotten to leave the
gold in its stead. After he left, gold
ring was found to be missing. From Ok
ford he came to Worcester where he sue
ceeded in passing himself upon four diff
ferent families in succession, as near
relative, from distant part Of the coun.
try ; but, before he had an opportunity TO
carry his swindling plans into successful
operation, he was interrupted in discourse
by the appearance Of an officer from Ok
ford in pursuit of him. s.
| GREAT SALE. The sixth semi-annual
sale of Domestick Goods, under the direc-
ton Of the New England Society, took
/ place over the Faneuil Hall. Market, last
week. On single day, Wednesday, be-
tween six and seven thousand packages Of
Woollen and Cotton Goods were sold ;ythe
value of which which we have heard esti-
mated at 5000 the package, amounting to
| 81, 100000. Besides these, large quantities
of leather, shoes, wool and furniture, were
disposed Of, which would much enhance the
| amount.
Arson. An Italian by birth, Gactaro
Fazzi, has been committed to prison at New
York on the charge of setting his own store
on fire on Saturday morning last 1t was
No. 3l2 10 Broadway. He was insured
$1,000 and had property in his store amount
ing only to 5000. He was seen just before
the fire escaping out at his back door, car
rying two band boxes. family, living
above the store, were much exposed-but
the speedy extinguishment of the fire was a
favourable providence to all concerned.
THEFT. A man named Christopher SUIT
cliffe has been committed to Jail at Lowell,
for offering $42 from the trunk Of s. L.
Wilkins. A number of keys filed apparent
1 " to fit particular locks, were found upon
khim.
4 The town of Knoxville, Tenn, has beer
! visited with destructive fire. 1t broke ou'
in smoke house, and the fury Of its course
could not be arrested until seven or eigh
I dwelling houses and shops were destroyed
The wind was very high, and the houses il
the vicinity of. the fire, and in the range o
. the blast, were only saved by spreading we
4 blankets ON the roofs.
i COLONIZATION SOCIETY,". The Legis
fFlaturgs Of nine states have adopted reso
lutions approving of the design Of the So
ciety, and the legislature Of Maryland has
appropriated 1000 annually to the OBJ
Iject.
Rowland Stephenson, the fraudulent run
away London banker, has arrived at Sayan
nah, Geo in the ship kingston.