The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-11-04

merchant in Philadelphia, is causing to be con-
structed large block of convenient brick hous-
es, the annual rent of which is to be ten per
cent. of their cost. He offers to those tenants
who shall occupy them ten years, and duly pay
the rent, to give them deed in fee simple, of
the premises. Charities of this kind deserve
honorable mention they have direct tenden-
cy to produce habits of economy and permanent
industry.
CALAMIToUs OCCURRENCE. On Saturday,
the 18th ult, melancholy accident by fire took
place at the North River. A child four wears
OF age, daughter of Mr.. James CowIey, happen
ed to be with two younger children in the
mouse, IN the absence of their parents. The
clothes OF the child caught fire, which being
unable to extinguish, she ran into bed this
catching fire also communicated it to the house
when miserable to mention, the house together
with the child was consumed to ashes; the
two younger children had the good fortune to
escape.-CanadG Vindicator.
The Rutland (Vt) Herald, gives an account of
one Joseph Durham, who was committed to
the State prison in 1926, and soon after, to all
appearance, died was laid out in the usual
manner, and given to his friends for interment
1t is now supposed that his death was only
feint, affidavits having been published which
declare that Burnham has been seen alive and
well in New York, under an assumed name
The Legislature has appointed committee to
investigate the affair.
New YORK CRY. The amount of real estate
taxed in New York the present year, is SIG, 1884,
$50 i-PeTsonal property, $35,691 l36. Total
$il2,526,Ol6. Amount of City Tax, $5O7, 1O2,
"a cents.
HYPERBoLE. A Vermont horse Jockey boast
ing the other day of the speed of his horse,
gravely asserted that he could trot seventeen
miles an hour. "Seven.een miles an hour p
says by stander, ~ guess that's a thumper."
" My dear fellow" replied he of the Green
Mountain, " seventeen miles is no great for the
creature now; for when he was but two years
old, the lightning killed the old mare, and chaS-
ed the colt all round the pasture, aoitAout get
ting lotthin ten rods of him.
TRIPoLI A detailed account has been pub
lshed OF the proceedings in Tripoli, relative to
the papers of Major Laing, the celebrated Afri-
can traveller, who was murdered in the desert,
ON his return from Timbuctoo. The papers are
not yet recovered Major LANG, by reaching
Timbuctoo, became entitled to the prize Of
EDO 900 sterling, offered by the Royal Society.
His papers must be immensely valuable
English paper.
LIBERIA. Bishop White, in an address re-
Gently delivered, states that the colonists have
established friendly relations with so many of
the neighborlng chiefs, that they have sent into
Liberia as many as a hundred of their children
to be educated. This fact is an evidence how
well founded is the expectation that Liberia
VIII do more for the civilization of Africa than
has heretofore been done by the whole civilized
world.-PhiLadelphia Democratic Press.
MIXING OF FRUITS. The last New England
Farmer contains account of an apple tree,
growing in the vicinity of a pear tree, and bear
ing on the branches near the pear, fruit perfect
ly resembling the latter in shape, although re-
tanning the essential qualities of the apples, in
color and taste. This fact shows the necessity.
in planting an orchard, to keep the different
kinds of fruit as much separate as possible,
EXCESSIVE USE OF SULPHUR Professor Ohm
stead, in geological excursion in North Caro-
lima, met with patient who was enduring the
most circulating pains, with his body enaciat-
ed, his knee joints growing on in excrescences,
knees drawn together, and SO helpless, that he
could not move a single limb without aid. 1t
was occasioned by taking enormous doses of
sulphur, recommended to him by quack to
pounds of sulphur.
Militia. A bill has been passed by the Leg
islature of Vermont to be engrossed, to have
but one training in the year, and that by COM
panies.
The brig Anewan, fitted out by the enterprise
of Mr.. Reynolds, the pupil of Capt Symmes,
has sailed from New York for the Southern Pa
ci6c. The Anewan is accompanied by the brig
Seraph, fitted out from Stonngton.
The Fair of the American Institute, lately
held at Masonic Hall, in New York, is said to
have been attended with unusual interest. The
exhibition was much mole extensive than that
of last year. About six hundred feet of tables,
besides the walls Of the spacious hall, were COW
cred with the choice articles of American Man
ufacture, and with elegant and ingenious spec-
mems the arts. During the exhibition, 10000
persons visited the Hall, and $4,000 was re-
ceived at the door.
CoTToN SEED OH. One of the New York
papers gives very favorable account of the ad-
vantages of this oil, as substitute for sperma-
ceti, or linseed oil. 1t is estimated that there
is an annual surplus of cotton seed sufficient to
yield IL 800, 900 gallons, worth so cents a gal
lon, making an annual value of $6,400,00 A
pretty item among the resources of country.
A person in the State of New York adver-
Using fugitive debtor, describes him as ga
small man, with lank antimGsonic visage."
EXECUTION OF Four BRorHERs!! Perhaps
in the annals of crime no instance will be found
on record, so similar to that which occurred in
this town yesterday; namely, the eGscutiOn of
four brothers, connected Of the murder of their
Oaon brother-in-La,o! Their names were Thorn.
as, Edmund, Nicholas, and Pierce Waace
They died without struggle. They made no
declaration at the place Of execution of their
guilt or innocence.
CtOmmeL (Ireland) .4d0, .4ug. 49,
Quick COMING. At the mint in London,
there are eight presses, which on occasions of
emergency, can all be put in action, and each
press coins forty sovereigns in minute, max
ing 800 sovereigns in minute, or equal 10
Is, 200 in an hour. Allowance must, how ever,
be made for the breakage of dies, &c. As
many as 10000 sovereigns per day have been
coined.
CANAL OF THE PYRENEEs. A magnii cent ca
nal is about to be commenced in France. con-
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