The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-08-26

have been struck off out of the newly discover
Gu mine oil PiatIna metal which in Russi,
appears to have received the appellation O.
whiie gold The circulation of this coin ha.
not OF course, become very general yet, but is
expected soon to be so, as the discovery NJ
: veins of the metal increases every wear In
1877 the quantity of 1900 lbs was extracted
ana ID me following year the produce amount.
ed to 1920 lbs
Mrs Royal, has paid her fine, and obtained
onndsmen log her future good behavior, anong
whom are MIR. Secretary Eaton and sundrv
other great men of the nation.
WARNIEG TO Posi- MASTERS Asa w. Howe.
deputy Post Master at Norwalk, (Ohio1 has
been convicted and sentenced to paw a fine of
S2OO to the United States, and to be imprison-
ed IN the penitentiary for the space of twelve
months Tor having opened certain letters which
passed through his hands, while acting as Post
Master.
II is reported that the splendid Cathedral of
81. fauls Is discovered to be in an insecure
state and that it mas been thought by scientific
men That great portion of the edifice must be
rebuilt.
LIGHTSINc. On Saturday, the 9th inst,
Darn, A? feet by 30, connected with two so feet
sheds, ono of which was attached to another 40
ieet barn. all belonging to Mr.. Bezalee Baker
IN Marlborough, IN. Ii was struck by linht.
/ nihg, and IN few minutes the whole was In
flame. The barns, with the hay therein, and
about 10 shocks of rye, were suon consumed
Loss estimated at $500.
census of South Carolina is now in pro.
gress A correspondent of the Charleston
courier believes that the white population will
oe found TO have decreased Edgeield district
! shows an Increase of 5000; but this is attribut-
ed to greater accuracy in the census. Ker-
shaw, in 1920, had 1928 whites, $685. blacks
now 1929 whites, $500 blacks.
Baltimore, in 1929, contained population of
43 inhabitants, and covered an area OF 60 acres.
In 1923, century afterwards, it contains
population of $4,000, and extends over an area
of $500 acres.
PoIsoN FOR PoIsoN We do not recollect
ever to have seen any more appreciate barter
trade offered than that of a man in Liberty
Hall, South Carolina, who offers to give Whis-
Key in exchange for Rattiesnakcs. This is lust
as it should be, poison for poison the expe.
rlence OF ages will attest that the bite of the
'corm % the stall is poison as that of the rat
tteSnake
The Boston Centinel says-"We have had
sent TO our office "a Cucumber" raised in the
garden OF Messr. Hagerson d Russell, Charles
town, which measures five feet one inch. 1t is
about one inch in diameter and so much re-
sembng green serpent. that, at first glance
one would be alarmed if ignorant of its charac-
ter"
The Sale of Mr.. Vests paintings has closed
the whole producing {including the Gallery
or Exhibition Room bought by MIR. Smith for
1890 guineas) upwards Of $4,000 guineas
London paper.
An OLD MANS DAYS WORK. On the 9th of
July, Mr.. Solomon Pomeroy, of Easthanpton,
aged a years months, reaped one acre and
one rod of rye and raked and loaded two loads
OF hay. lie used no arGent spirits.
There are six native Africans, of the tribe
called kroomen, or laborers of the coast in
Baltimore. They were seeking employment
on board a Mexican brig off Cape Mensurado,
when their canoe was lost in gale, and the
brig being driven to sea they were compelled
to come to the United States. Two have visit |
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valuable information to the Colonization Board. |
They will probably find passage to Liberia
ADVANTAGE OF PRoMPTSEss. A merchant, |
whose policy expired at IL o'clock, called at
the insurance at half past Ii, and obtained
renewal OF it, At clock, the same day, his |
store and goods were reduced to ashes This |
circumstance occurred at the late destructive !
fire in Augusta, (Geo.) What would have be. |
come of that mans fortune if he had thought it
would do as well after dinner ''-Patiadium
In Atlleboro', Bucks county, (Pa) two ell. /
gine companies turned out on the LIST inst. to
see if their apparatus was in good order |
They PLAYED upon each other for amusement
carpenter directed one of the engines his
apprentice the other. AT one time, the engines
being near together, played simultaneously. |
Both directors were knocked off the engines
into the road, the water striking both in the
face The master has recovered the use of
his eyes: but the apprentice can scarcely see
the light of the sun.
Within 81 years upwards of eight millions
of persons have been vaccinated in Paris, by di.
rection of the Academy of Medicine In the
same period, thirty millions are supposed to
have been vaccinated throughout france.
MELANCHOLY Occurrence. On the 6th
inst Mr.. Curtis Chatfed of Middlesex, IN. W
in driving a one horse wagon iuriously around
the sign-post of E. Parmeleos tavern, in Can
andaigua, was suddenly upset and precipilated
upon his head, with the wagon upon him, and
expired in about 50 hours afterwards. The un-
happy man was at the time IN u stale Of intoai-
cation.
The spire of St. Paul's church in Rochester
IN W was blown down in violent squall of
; wind on the Sd inst and destroyed The spire
was about 1913 feet high, and including the
tower and bHilding 2o feet. 1t was surround
ed with scaffolding, and such was the force of
the wind that it was whired, scaifolding and
all, into the air, and the whole mass fell on the
roof. The roof was partially broken, but only
one of the rahcrs gave way. Tho whole iniu-
ry exclusive of the spire, will not probably cx.
coed $500.
Some gentlemen, while lately hunting deer,
near the mouth of Santee River, S. c. came
upon gang of twenty runaway negroes, who
had infested the neighborhood for some time.
! One of them who was hold and ohsfinota u-os
shot dead by one Of the party; four others
were captured, and the rest escaped.
Seven kegs of powder were exploded at one
blast on the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal, few
days since. From eight hundred to thou
sand tons of solid rock were thrown up by the
explosion.
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