The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-12-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


1t is a singular fact that most of the conspic.
nous advocates OF the ARIsTocRATIcAL princi-
pie of the mixed basis of representation to the
Convention, were supporters of Jackson during
the last election-and claimed 10 be the erclu.
size republican party, real patent democrats,
peoples men. &c.-viz., Tazewell, TYLER. Nor.
ris, Giles, Randolph and Leigh while those
who were friendly to MIR. Adams, and who were
called the aristocratical party, are showing
themselves to be genuine republicans, by es-
pousing the principles of political equality,
without which there can be no such thing as re-
publican gOvernment-to wit, Johnson Cooke.
Mercer, Doddridge. Fiizhugh Taylor Peasants
Powell, Summers, sc -LynchGurg Virginian
HARVARD UNIVERSITY A liberal regulation
has been adopted in regard to the religious in
struciion of Students They now permitted
TO attend Public Worship in either OF the Re-
llgious Societies in Cambridge, without restrc
ton This is it should be. An institution
supported by the State should neither be par.
ty nor Sectarlan engine.-Satem Register.
GREAT STORM. For more than week past ,
accounts have reached us of great snow storms
at the south and west. On Tuesday morning.
the 18th ult., it commenced showing here and
continued until last night FRIDAY, the 20lh)
1t is about two feet deep in the woods
Buffalo Republican.
David Johnson, colored man, who had been
a faithful servant in boarding house in New
York, for six years, had acquired property, 90:
well married, and had a promising family. was,
on Monday week, arrested as Virginia slave
In agony he confessed the fact, and was about
to be dragged to bondage again, when few
benevolent individuals subscribed the price of
his manumission, $3.50, and gaze him his lib
erty.
Charles Howard, Esq, has been appointed
Paymaster and Military Store Keeper in the
U S. Armory at Springfield, vice John Chaffee,
Esq, removed.
We understand the Solicitor General has
entered Nolle Pfosequi in the suit against
Gen. Lyman, for libel on the Hon. Daniel
Webster.-BostOn Gazette.
STAGE ACCIDENT. We understand that the
Keene stage, which left Boston on Wednesday
morning, was upset the same forenoon in turn
ing up 20 the tavern door in Groton One
passenger had his shoulder dislocated, and
others were bruised. The stage was top heavy
with passengers and baggage
CharleSto,cn aurora.
The report recently in circulation respecting
certain changes in the Cabinet, seems to gain
credence. 1t is now said that the th0ughtfuL
Secretary of the Navy has almost come to
" conclusion" that it is best for him to retire
Other Indications also thought to be in
Columbian Gazette.
1t is staiod in the Virginia Convention that
four hundred voters were created one morning,
by temporary distribution of land deeds.
million of dollars, fresh assurances, are
said to have been made at Philadelphia, the
day after late fire there.
The New York Courier says that 90 years
ago Russia was not half European-and now
Europe is half Russian
THE GRAPE There is single Crane vine
on the farm of Henry Skinner, Esq, Of perqu-
mans county, IN. CO. which produced this sea-
son "a bushels of grapes, from which three bar
res of wine were made and this, after his
family and neighbors had used as many as they
wished, for the table.-Edenton Gazette.
In Haverhll, recently, an illnatured man
turned his wagon suddenly on one side of the
road 10 run over a dog, and nearly killed the
unoffending animal. On the next day he fell
out Of his wagon and both wheels passed over
his body, which hurt him almost as bad as he did
the dog. How much sympathy his case excites.
Arnold Mowry of Smithield, (R y has rails.
ed tnrnip, weighing l04 lbs. and measuring
feet inches round.
gentleman in New Haven has succeeded in
DEMONSTRATING large number of wild pigeons
They deposit but one egg, and the male and
female sit by turns, the latter always in the
night.
On the 18th ult one of the Cattaraugus In
dams was killed by wolf within ten miles of
Chataugue county. The deceased
found the wolf IN trap, and going too nigh it,
it caught him by the neck and cut his throat
instantly.
A young man was committed to the Sussex
county, PENN Jail last week, for having in
his possession horse, of which he could give
no good account. He was on the horse when
found but how he got there was a mystery.
lie said he had been tpsy, and must have stol-
en- the horse while in that state. Getting drunk
and stealing horses is bad business to get
living by.
ALL FOR SHILLING. A man from Rensse-
aerville, in attempting to ford the Scoharie
creek last week, above the Middleburgh bridge,
with a wagon and horses got into deep hole,
lost part of his wagon, n quantity of tools
and several bags of grain Himself, wife and
two children, Zone but eight weeks old,) mar.
rowly escaped being drowned. So much for
avoiding the bridge, and all for a shilling
ScohGire on ~ Republican,
WEBsTER's DICrIoEARY. The officers of
Yale College, who have examined Wehstcr's
American Dictionary. have recommended it to
the students, work superior to any English
dictionary. This work is now republishing in
England.
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