The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-04-29


the building. The parents and an infant were
visiting at the house of neighbor, and had
left their house in the care of the children.
On Sunday night about zen o'clock, fire
broke out in one Corner of a cellar in BIoad-
street, which, it is said, was occupied by four
families. Ii was exiting uished with little dam
age, owing to its early dIscovery.-BOston Pat.
At the late fire in Augusta, Geo an infant
two weeks old was laid OH a bed in the second
story of house, and covered over with some-
thlng light. stranger came along, bundled
up the bed and threw it out of the window
The half distracted mother ran down and found
the babe unhurt
Thirteen wild geese we're killed at one shot
by party OF gentlemen in Merrymeeting Bay,
near Bath, on the 18th inst. Three guns only
were fired, one before and two after they rose.
LATE SLErGHING. The Bennington W }
Journal, of April q, says, I'VE are informed
the line of Stages between this place and Brat
tleboro', have to the present time performed
their jourhies across the mountain, distance
Of 80 miles, with sleighs"
The Western Caronian states that the Jail
of Rowan county, North Carolina, is at This
time, and has been for some weeks, without a
prisoner; and that not single writ was re-
turned to the last term of the Superior Court.
Rowan is, we believe, the largest county in
the State, and contained, at the census of l530,
$4,000 souls. Can the world produce parallel
to this We shall be glad to hear SO, but we
doubt it ]-yNatiOaaL Ipteiigencer
FURIOUS DRIviNe. The Boston papers of
last week mention several accidents which
have lately occurred in that city, in consequence
of furious driving Two gentlemen of New
York, who were overturned by the careless
driving OF hackney coachman, last week, re-
COVprnu VerdiCtS 10 f tIp
rage, for between two and three hundred dol
lars In late persecution for furious driving,
which came betnre Chief J. Best, in England
tn Judge declared, that on the next conviction
of this kind he should transport the offender for
life.
The Concord Gazette states that the body
of man named Buffers was found in Jatfrey,
IN. H. on Saturday last. He was supposed to
have persisted in the snow storm in the Begin
ming of March, and fruitless search was then
made for him. On the disappearance of the
snow he was found, in sitting posture, with
rum bottle by his side
PRICE CURRENT OF CENrERvILLE, INDIANA.
Beef, So to $50 per cwt. Butter, cents per
pound Corn, Is cents per bushe Meal, Ii
do; Chickens, SO to IS cents per dozen; Eggs,
to cents; Flour, superfne, 2,50 good, So
to 2,25; Hams, fresh, 3 to a cents Oats, l2
cents per bushel Pork, |, so to 200 per cwt
Wood, 30 to so cents per cord; Wheat, rs
cents per bushel; Whiskey, 19 to 90 cents per
gallon.
BosToN HOTELS. That splendid establish
ment, known as the fremont House, has been
leased we learn, to MIR. D. Boyden 1t will,
probably, be finished and ready for the recep-
ton of vsiters in the course of the ensuing
fall. The Exchange Coffee House having I'M
dergone extensive repairs and alterations, has
been rented by Mr. Gould, late of Burlington,
(Vt) and will shortly be opened for the accom-
mediation of the public.-BuLetin.
ORDINATION. The Rev. David Perry was
ordained pastor of the Evangelical Congrega-
tional Church and Society in Cambridgeport,
on Thursday afternoon last. Sermon by the
Rev. Or. Beecher; Address to the church and
people by the Rev. DR.. Fay; Charge by Rev.
Justin Edwards Of Boston.
There are Id schools in Newburyport, of
which are under male and 10 under female in.
structers. $4,000 has been raised this year for
their support Population about 1000.
A destructive fire occurred at Savannah on
the 10th inst, which was not extingushed until
about 100 buildings had been burned down; 900
:ierces Of rice, and rs bales of cotton were also
stroyed This is the third fire which has &C.
Cured al Savannah within about two months,
the whole number of buildings destroyed being
at least 150
Mr.. Clay. with his family arrived at his re-
sidence i'll Kentucky, on the 9th inst. in good
health and spirits, where he was received with
every demonstration of respect by large con-
course of citizens, among them many of the
Jackson party united testimonies of respect for
his services and character
STOPPING THE Mail IN New JERSEY. We
understand that the intention of those citizens
who stopped the United States mail in Trenton,
last week, on the Sabbath was to test the con-
sttutonal power of the United States to send
mail on the Sabbath through the territory of
State that has recognized in Its constitution
the sanctlty OF seventh part of time. In his
view, the prosecution, said to have been con-
menced against these citizens under the Post
Office law of the United States, will be an i'm
pnrtan: one, and its result will be watched with
Standardization Paiadium.
Saturday evening" hand,cartman of Boston
by the name Of Boyle, rather past the middle
age of life, was engaged to carry barrel Of
beef to the lower END of Long wharf. He de-
liVered the beef at the store and was seen no
more until his body was taken from the water
on the north side of Long wharf Just below
Brimmers T on Sunday forenoon. He was a
man of family. His hand-cart was found on
the wharf near where he was drowned He
WAS DRUNK !-PGlladium
FIRE. fire broke out in store in William
street, New York, Wednesday morning last,
which destroyed several buildings before it was
extingulshed. Among the sufferers was a Mr.
Lynch who had a valuable stock of wines,
winch were destroyed 5000 bottles, very
choice, cost s. each, were stored in the second
and third lofts, and were lost Thus gentleman
suffered his policy tor $50 900 to expire short
time ago, aud did not renew it, in consequence
OF a contemplated Iem,val in May. The total
loss may be estimated at 80 or 60, 900 dollars
The large and convenient Steam Packet
Connecticut, one OF the most approved vessels
which mas successfully Piled between N. York
and Providence, arrived at Boston OH Monday,
having been purchased To complete line be-
tween Boston, and Gardiner, on the Kennebec.
Mnnday nnrnlnn lnhn Trask a lahnrer and