The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-05-13

MS wife to stop the paper because it had every
week something to say against intemperance!
SALT YOUR BEES" To those who rear
bees 1t may be useful information to know that
the ravages of worms may be prevented BY
setting the hives an inch and half above the
bench, on four or more wires about the size of
small pipe-stem, driven firmly into the bench,
and spreading coarse salt underneath. The
worms are driven from the hives by the bees,
and In their vain attempt to return up the wire,
are Killed by coming in contact with the salt
Green peas were exhibited for the first time
In the Norfolk market, on The ed inst.
dimnution in the rate of wages by a late
regulation of the Taunton Manufacturing
Company, has caused about 60 female weavers
to quit work; Of the factories were standing
still, last week.
On Sunday morning, 10Th ult, the dwelling
house of Mr.. jeremiah B. Green, in Dover, Me,
was consumed by fire, together with its con-
tents, and an infant child of Mr. Green perish
ed in the flames. The family, with the excep-
tion Of the child, were absent from the house at
the moment, and it is supposed that the fire
was communicated from the fire place to pile
OF shaVIngs at the other end of the room, some
OF them being scattered between the pile and
fire. place. When it was discovered, it had
made such progress that it was impossible to
| enter the house.
The number of persons who have filled the
office OF President of the United States, Secre-
rles OF Departments, and Attorney General,
since the establishment of the Government is
| sixty nine, and during the whole period not one
has died in office. 1t would seem from this
! fact that the discharge of the executive duties
! OF the government is healthy employment.
Within the last twelve months, there have
been one thousand and seventeen bodies ncar-
| cerated for debt, within the walls of the Jail of
Suffolk.
| DISTANCE TO LIVERPOOL. 1t is stated that
the shortest distance from Sandy Hook, IN. W
to Liverpool (Eng) is 2999 miles. This dis
lance has sometimes been run by the packets in
Is days; which shows daily run of a frac-
ton short of 200 miles, and an hourly one of a
| little over 8 miles.
On Wednesday last, half dozen rifle shoot
! ers from Boston, tried the experiment of TWEEN
ty shots each, distance of thirty rods, at dol
lar bills for bonus, the average result Of
which terminated in one hit in four shots.
When this is beaten by six other men, it would
be pleasing to hear oft.
LAcoNIc. An advertiser in the Thomaston
paper gives the following gentle hint to those
indebted to him: "Look here /! Pay, or be
sued William Cole.'
SINGULAR. On Wednesday last traveller
came to Mr.. Brooks's tavern in Lincoln, about
eleven o'clock in the evening he ordered his
horse put up for the night, then slept out, and
has not been seen or heard Of since. The next
day, search was instituted and inquiries made,
but to no purpose. His horse remains; but no
traces of the rider, or Of his name, or residence,
can be found. The innkeeper believes from the
travellers observations, that he is deranged
Concord Gazette.
JOHN L. SIBLEY, from the Cambridge Theo.
logical School, will be ordained over the Con-
gregational Society in Stow on Thursday next.
Sermon will be delivered by Rev. DR.. Lowell
of Boston.-COncOrd Gazette.
FIRE. On the 10Th uIt. Mr.. Jeremiah B.
Green's dwelling house, furniture, &c, and his
infant son, were consumed by fire in Dover.
LIGHTNING. The barn of Mr. Lyman Wat
son of Berne, IN. " was struck by lightning,
during violent storm in that vicinity, on the
evening of the goth ult and consumed, with
quantity of hay, and horse which was knocked
down and could not be got out. Another horse
was struck blind, but saved from the fire. Some
of the shingles and boards on the barn, were
thrown IL or IA rods. The house of Mr.. George
Fox, in Berne, was struck at the same time
The chimney had several stones knocked out of
it, and bed was set on fire.
The Inauguration of the Hon. Josiah Quincy,
as President of Harvard University, is to take
place on the first Tuesday of June.
The increase of the Slave trade, carried on
by Brazil, may be learnt from the fact, that for
merly the number of slaves imported per an
mum, was only Is or 10000; in 1897 it was
10000; and in 1928, 4l,000.
EFFECT OF TOBACCO ON VEGETABLES. The
New England Farmer queries, whether snuff
and other preparations of tobacco, applied to
vegetables, for the purpose of destroying insects,
do not poison the plants?
The effects of industry are strkingly ex-
emplified in the fact, that a citizen lately died
in Boston, whose estate was priced at 100000,
who fifty years ago, carried mortar hod at the
building of the brick house at the corner of
Union and Green-Streets.
! NJ Champollion, the French traveller in
Egypt, has explored some tombs in the vicinity
Of Benz Hassen-one which is said TO be that OF
Nohothph. The paintings in this tomb were
remarkably fresh and beautiful. M. Champol-
lion took colored copies of them and found
them so true to nature in the declination of
quadrupeds, birds and fishes, that he expresses
his fears that Europeans may doubt the fidelity
of his copies. The paintings connected with
zoology were the most satisfactory, the birds
were magnificent, and of dogs there were more
than fourteen kinds.