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

hunters from North Carolina are searching
through many parts of it, and already seven
or eight valuable mines are working, and
others have been discovered. Several of
those in operation are said to be more rich
than any in North Carolina, the owners of
some of them averaging eight or ten dollars
day with only two OF three hands. Large
Jumps are sometimes found. / saw one a
few minutes ago, found by Mr.. Powell
out of a mine of his about twelve miles
above here, and brought by him to this
place, worth twenty-six or twenty-seven
dollars. This gentleman, it is said, pur-
chased the tract of land on which the mine
is situated, short time past, for trifiing
sum, about four or five dollars, and now
would not take two thousand dollars for it.
Since the ore has been discovered in this
county, lands generally in and around it,
have advanced very considerably, particu-
larly those barren rocky spots on which the
various signs of gold are mostly found.
The Washington City Chronicle, paper
Independent of party, announces, in an af-
fecting manner, the death of Miss Mary
STEELE. Her father, Mr.. P. d. STEELE, estab-
lished one of the first hotels at Washington,
in the infancy of the city. In the decline
oflife he obtained humble clerkship. Mrs.
STEELE was one of those ladies who would
not leave their houses when the British took
Washington, and whose firmness so much
pleased Admiral Cockburn, that he face
tiously told them they should be as safe onder
has administration as they had been 1inder
that of Mr.. Madison. Upon the death of
Mr.. Stelle, one of his sons obtained the
clerkship, and devoted his salary to the sup
port of his widowed mother and her family.
By the searching operation of Jackson Re
form, the young gentleman lost his Office.
We will tell the rest in the elegant and pa
thetic language of the Chronicle. "The
family, consisting of mother, three sons,
and daughter, were thrown pennytess up
on the world. The distressed condition of
the family preyed upon the mind of the
daughter, and FASTENED her dissolution. Her
death was as unexpected as it was mean-
choly. Friendship will often drop the tear
of sorrow over the early grave of her, who
was so well calculated to embelish life, and
breathe charm over the dark waste of ex-
istence."
We know there are thousands of respec-
table men, and women too, who not only JUS
tify, but appear to enjoy, the operation of
the system of prescription, because it is one
of the blessings Of the Jackson reign. The
day can never come when we shall ENJOY the
anenUiabte enjoyment derived from scenes
of this ription.-BrGttLeborO Messenger.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. On Wednes-
day laat, Mrs. Milligan was drowned near
one of the New York slips under these very
painful circumstances. Mr. Milligan is the
half brother of Mr. Louis McLane, Minis
ter to London. He had Just arrived with
his lady, child, and servant, from Philadel-
phia, and was going on board the ship Sa-
dem, for New Orleans, at the time of this
sudden and awful bereavement. Owing to
some mis- direction, the driver went down
the wrong pier. The wharf was too much
encountered to admit of his turning. He
attempted to back his carriage into the
street, when, from some alarm excited in
the horses, or some distractions encounter
ed by the hinder wheels, the carriage turn
ed to one side, and before the horses could
be restrained, the whole fell backward in
the river. All were rescued after some
difficulty, excepting the lady.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. On Thursday
last, Capt. Ellis, of the mill boat of Roches-
ter, having placed his boat under General
Beach's store-house, for the purpose of
loading her with wheat, the lid of the con-
ductor was removed, letting the wheat run
rapidly into the boat, from bin containing
several thousand bushels. Capt Fps. son, a
lad years old, had got into the bin unob-
served, and son of Roderick r. Stewart,
aged 9years, and son of Mr.. Edwards,
aged Is years, were standing on the edge
of the bin when the wheat began to run.
Soon, Capt. Fps. son was thrown out of
sight, when the two other boys jumped in
to his assistance. They both shared the
same fate, all being entirely buried sever
al feet beneath the wheat. In this situa-
ton they remained till a shoe was drawn
through the conductor and the passage
partly stopped, when they were discovered
and Immediately extricated, the former life
less, and the two latter seriously injured.
Every exertion was made to restore them
to life, but without effect on Capt. Ellis's
son the vital spark had fled. The other
two were partially restored, and are in a
fair way to recover.-BrOckport paper.
AWFUL ACCIDENT. On Tuesday night,
at late hour after the election, a man in
Hamilton county came home, and under
standing that the lock of his gun, new
rifle, which he had lately got, was out OF
order, went to trying it, or fixing it flor he
is an excellent workman as a smith, but
unfortunately, after several trials, the gun
went off, and horrible to relate, the bullet
went through the body of his daughter, an
interesting child of 10 or IL years old, who
died of the wound on Thursday night fol.
lowing.
No one acquainted with the circumstan.
ces, will venture to accuse the man of in.
tention, iii this unfortunate occurrence and
the public mind here generally excuses hin
for he tcaS drunk. But whether he was
guilty of crime in the act, must remain tc
appear at the bar of Him whose judgment:
cannot Cincinnati Ohio) Gazette.