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

rifles Three pailsful of bears oiI, and grease
enough for fourteen pailsful of soap, were taken
from his carcase.
Nj. Thionville, a Frenchman, has announced,
in French paper, that he has at length sue
ceeded in making malleable glass.
On the night of the Cd ult. the ground WIS
whitened with snow at Quebec.
AUGUSTA BANK This institution has been
in operation fifteen years, and during that time
has divided among the stockholders q sum
larger than its original capital, 100000, be-
sides paying an annual State tax of $1,000, and
respectable salaries to its President and Cash
Ter. The only bad debt made during this pc
riod, does not exceed $50 dollars.
Kennebse Journal.
GEORGE KREMER has lost his election to the
Pennsylvania assembly, the majority against
him being between Is and ID hundred votes.
It is stated in French newspaper, that an
inhabitant of Lyons grated upon the same stem,
red and white grapes, and peaches and apricots,
which all lowered at the same time, and gave
ripe fruit within few days of each other.
1t is stated in Paris paper of the 10th of
September, that in Brussels, nearly all the low
grounds of Furness, in the Netherlands, are in
undated. the meadows present the appearance
of lake, covered with hay and other forage.
One farmer alone has lost 80 cows.
A woman lately died suddenly at Paris, aged
AZ years, of singular malady, which has been
constantly increasing since the year 1915, dur
ing which time she refused all medical assist
ance. She was opened, and a scrlbrous and
fbrous tumor, weighing serenty-three pounds,
was extracted from her abdomen. Its circum-
ferance was ten feet.
There are in circulation, two dollar bills,
counterfeited, of the Gloucester (Cape ANN
Bank, of Perkinss plate. They are a tolsrable
imitation.
One Henry Waite, having failed to appear
at court in Ravenna, (Ohio) last month, to
answer to a charge of having forcibly attempt
ed 20 kiss young lady, forfeited his recogni-
zance, $50. This was paying prstty dear, for
the whistle.
EPIDEMIcs. It is said 10 be fact that nei-
Their the small pox, measles, hopping cough, or
scarlet fever, have ever been known either in
New South Wales, Van Dieman's Land, or the
Sandwich Islands.
AFRICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY," The con-
tributions from individuals and societies for the
month beginning the l4th Of August, and end
ing the l4th September, amounted to 1885,, IL.
In addition to these contributions, % persons
have subscribed to the plan Of Gerret Smith,
Esq, of Peterbo, New York, who proposes to
raise 100000 for the Society in ten years, by
securing one hundred subscribers who will pay
annually 500 each during that time, and six
teen persons have subscribed to a similar plan
for raising 800 600 in contributions of $50 from
each subscriber
A case of spontaneous combustion occurred
at Hartford, recently, where machine builder
directed some frame work 10 be stained with
linseed oil mixed with Spanish brown and rub
bed down with shavings. A light was discov-
cred few hours after, when the shop was shut
up, and the shavings were found to be on fire.
David B. Tinker and Ansel Ely of Chester
Ms, crimped, cut and made thirty pairs OF first
rate COW hide boots in one week, recently.
The aid of ardent spirits was politely declined.
Mr. Geo. Richards, Providence, has lately
invented cooking stove, which, after it has
done its work, is easily changed into a hand
some Franklin fireplace, and easily turned
back into cooking stove next morning
MAINE. This State is now without Gov
ernor the President of the Senate, on whom,
by the constitution, the duties of governor de-
volVe in this exgency, is said to be newly ap
pointed Postmaster and the Speaker of the
House Of Representatives, we believe, is elected
a Representative to Congress-BoStOn .4do.
= POINT FOR THE LAWYERS. The Demo-
cratic Press mentions that while the SiameEe
Boys were in Philadelphia, person squeezed
the hand of Chen SO hard as to hurt him
He drew his other hand and gave the squeez-
or such slap on the cheek as to stagger him
The man went to magistrate and applied
for warrant, for the assault and battery. "
will grant you the warrant" said the magis-
trate, " for Chen, but you must not on that
warrant, arrest Teng if you do, You will sub
ject yourself to a prosecution for false impris-
onment.' The prosecution was abandoned.
An awful scene was lately witnessed in She'd
town, on the edge of Richmond (Virginia)- "a
young negro woman rushing along the road
completely enveloped in flames, screaming for
assistance. Her clothes, which were of cotton,
had taken fire while making breakfast. Before
assistance could be rendered, they were all burnt
off 1t 10 supposed she has since died. as she
was so severely burned as to leave hardly a
hope of her surviving it.
MORE Reform. rewarded postmaster
named Williams, died drunk, in the town of
Woodstock, Vermont, one day last week and
another named Dearborn, postmaster of New
London in the State of New Hampshire, ab-
seconded with all the letters in his office
During the frightful gale on Thursday even.
ing, two immense whales were stranded near
Sir Edward Lees's beautiful lodge at Howth
His gardener, on going to the spot, found these
monsters struggling to get into deep. water.
The man returned for gun and friend, and af- |
ter dschRrging IS bullets into the body of the |
largest, they succeeded in killing him.
London paper.
The value of imports from Mexico to this
country amounted, last year, to S4,8I4,25e, |
and Of foreign and domestic exports, to 50, 1885,
ass
The U. S. frigate Constellation, Capt Wads-
worth, which sailed from New York on the 18th |
Of August, with Messrs. MLean and Rives, our
Ministers to London and Paris, arrived at Cowes |
on the 18th September.
BEWARE OF AN IMPosToR. A foreigner, who |
calls himself John Lang, and who processes to |
be converted from the Jewish to the Christian |
religion, has introduced himself to several re-
spectacle families in New York, Providence and |
Boston, and by false statements, has procured |
money. As he will probably continue his i'm.