The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-07-15
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awful sentence of law was executed on John
Boies for the murder of his wife, Jane Boies,
at Milton in Feb. last, with circumstances
of great brutality. The wretched culprit
was swung off about 9, A. NJ, and met his
fate with fortitude. He was tried and con-
vcted before the Supreme Judicial Court
at Dedham in June last.
Having had occasion to 60 to Dedham,
yesterday, on business, we had an opportu-
nifty of witnessing the scene of profligacy
and intemperance, which public executions
are too apt to produce. There was great
collection of people at Dedham, and it
would probably have been much larger, had
it not been for the jG,lcious arrangements
doom at an early hour. Bat in those as
sembed, there was no appearance of that
solemn feeling which the public dismission
of fellow being to his long and last &C
count ought to produce. Ali seemed de-
voted to dissipation, amusement and drink
ing, and the village of Dedham and the
public houses on the road would have led
one ignorant of the true cause of the "gath-
ering together" to the belief that it was
produced by some holiday festival. 1t con-
irmed us in the opinion we have for some
time formed, against public executions
They do no good but on the other hand,
we believe they are productive of much
evil Each execution adds one day to the
number, already too great, of those spent in
riot, idleness and drinkng.-Boston Patriot.
Pans, (Ky.) June q.
james Rowan, 4 man of color, was exc.
cuted in this place, on Thursday, for muir
der. A great many persons attended, rhshs
ed in crowds to the fatal spot, threw down
the adjacent fences saw a poor wretched
creature suspended bya rope, struggling
in the agonies of death afterwards dspers-
ed, and number both white and black went
to the grog-shops. and showed how much
they had improved from beholding the shock
ing spectacle, by getting drunk Such is
the depravity of man.
DELAWARE CANAL. At two o'clock, on
Saturday afternoon, July 4, the embank-
ments at the summit of the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal were opened, and the wa-
ter was admitted into the whole line. The
President Directors, and Secretary of the
Company, attended by the Mayor of PhilaI
delphia, the Superintendent of the works,
the principal and assistant Engineers, and
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sylvania, Maryland and Delaware, having
proceeded along the Canal from the locks
at the western extremity to the summit
bridge, near which the last embankment
was removed. Here they were welcomed
! by great concourse Of people, large
body of troops from Baltimore, and repeat
ed discharges Of artillery. After remain
ing for some time, the barge proceeded
eastward to the tide lock of the Delaware,
thus navigating the whole line of the Canal.
The repairs at the Delaware tide lock, and
the completion of such portions of the Canal
as have been necessarily left to the last,
will not, it is said, occupy many weeks.
We may, therefore, expect TO see the regu-
lar intercourse between the two bays soon
carried on through channel so long de-
sired and expected National Gazette.
| MIDDLEsEx Mutual INSURANCE. CoM+
PANT. Itappears that during the last three
years property has been insured by this in
stitution to the amount of 81, 7S5,741 that
the funds in deposte notes were 500, 34S;
that the total sum of losses sustained ana
paid was $3,629,74; that three per cent. Of
the amount of all deposlte notes have been
paid into the Treasury, amounting to So
O66,04 that an assessment has recently
been laid on the deposite notes to raise the
sum of $1,000; and that after paying all
losses and expenses there remained in the
Treasury the sum Of $2341. The same
property has been insured at this Office three
years for less sum than had been paid in
Boston for insurance for one year.
ExTRAoRDTNARY CASE. There are now liy-
ing at Tibshelf, in the cohnty of Derby, two
brothers of the name of Milward, who are far
advanced in years, and each of them has Il
property descending from their grand fa:ner,
under will, with this provso, that the whole
property, (Which is forty acres of good la1rll
shall go to the survivor and his descendants,
which, of course makes each of them desire TO
be the longest liver. But the Youngest who
has already @eathered four score winters, ap-
pears now rather detected, from the extraord-
nary circumstance that the eldest brother, who
is at the advanced age of SO, has actually with
in few months, cut FIVE new teeth, and is cIE-
ting more, and is in hopes of having full set
English paper.
The steamer Vermont, built at Springfield
under the direction of Mr.. Blanchard, for COM
Pany in ,Brattleboro, for tow and easeaas
boat ON the Connecticut below that place, has
been finished and performs well. Her length is
10 feet, breadth Is feet, with n promenade
deck, and two commodious cabins, and draws
but one foot Of water. The engine operates
upon one wheel at the stern, and propols Tho
boat at the rate of six miles or more an hour,
against the current The, ingenious builder
has also added new but simple invention for
the boat in rapid water, which must
obviously be of much service. II is merely two
poles placed in front of the boat, which arc put
into the water and used upon the same prin-
cipfe as common polling, except that the power
is applied through the aid of windlass, thus
considerably increasing the advantage.