The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-09-16

large and elegant tortoise shell comb, carv-
ed to represent the American eagle, supporting
wreaths OF vines and flowers, has been made at
Clayville, (R. ~ and is about to be presented
to the lady of Henry Clay. 1t bears the in.
scriptlons Presented to Mrs Henry Clay, by
the Clayvlle Manufacturing Company and
Manufactured by Mr.. William B. Swift, Sept
5, 1922"
RELIGIOUS DENoMINATIoNs. In the little
village OF Paterson, IN. j. where there are
l220 heads of families, they are divided into 90
different religious denominations. and have but
! 8 clergymen.
LoNeEvITY OF TREES. According to Masham
and other respected authorities, there are trees
in England, which may be supposed from the
data which they furnish, to have existed CEN
fury or two before the Christian era The eel.
ebrated Tortworth chestnut is considered not
less, than 100 years old. In the reign of king
John, more than 700 years ago, it was called
the old chestnut
The Lancaster PENN Intelligencer of the
Sth inst, says" At quarter before 10 O'Clock,
on Saturday evening last, we experienced a
slight shock, accompanied with a rumbling
! noise, which we are yet at loss to account
tor. 1t was either an earthquake, or else caus-
ed by some terrible explosion. The house that
we were In at the time, was very sensibly shak-
en-"
Druggists in Boston advertise for sale real
European leeches. Will not those of our own
country suck blood enough or are thew too
well fed to answer the purpose2 These gen
tiemen ought to be satisfied that there are blood
suckers enough in the United States without
any resort to foreign countries.
FAT Dividend. The Boston Insurance Com
pany, yesterday, declared dividend of 8 per
! cent for the last six months.-PaUadiun.
The stealing of single newspapers has long
been complained Of in New York At length
one depredator had become so bold as to steal
files of papers. But he has been caught and
sentenced to the State Prison for one year.
BEARS. Six bears were seen, few DAYS
ago, in Adams, crossing the village road
about daybreak. They were pursued by par
ty OF men most Of the day, who traversed the
mountains, but without success.
CANADA. The crops in the country about
quebec are said to be better than ever before,
as well as abundant.
BY census recently taken, it appears that
Cincinnati, (Ohio,) contains "a, 1873 inhabitants
Inc settlement was commenced about thirty
years ago.
SNOW IN VERMONT. We learn from the
| Woodstock Observer, that on the Sd inst. snow
fell on the hills in Shelburne an inch or two
deep.
! MrcRomErER. Aforeign periodical mentions
that Mr Skladan, Russian, has invented
micrometer, by which the one thousandth part
OF an inch can be measured with accuracy.
Law School AT CAMBRIDGE. The exercis-
es OF tins school commenced on Monday last,
under highly favorable auspices Eighteen
young gentlemen were present. These, with
those expected from the school at Northamp-
! ton, will form a department worthy of the an.
cIent Unlversity.-S0lem Gazette.
The air for few days past has been alive
with pigeons and the woods thronged with
| sportsmen. So great a flight of pigeons has
| not been observed these twenty years. Great
numbers have been killed and taken, and they
have been afforded in market at the extremely
low price OF l2a cents the Dozen Some sports
men who have stages, have taken 90 or 80 doz-
en- day. MIR. Todd of East Haven, caught.
we are informed, 1902 pigeons on Friday, in a
nei-most OF them young birds, very fat and
ve,y hne.-.Neao HGoen Advertiser.
! Death BY Poison. A negro belonging TO
D.. Floyd, near Lynchburg, (Va.) attempted to
poison the family on THURSDAY, the 30th ait.
1t was discovered, and medical aid obtaiped, SO
seasonably, as to save the lives of all tie family
except one boy of ten years old, who died the
1 % % s"y,-lt is supDosed that several more of
Dr; rloya negroes were engaged in the plot,
apd hive OF them have been committed to prison
! for trial
The MORGAN ABDUCTION Mr.. Aaron Park.
! hurst of Weathersfeld, in this county. the
diver of the coach in which Morgan was con-
pyed TO the Niagara frontier, set out from this
pace on Thursday last, in custody of Capt.
joel lull, Jr., Deputy Sheriff of Windsor
! county, under warrant from the Governor of
" obtained at the request of the Governor of
| New York. The prisoner is charged with
|pelng implicated in the abduction of Morgan,
but it is understood from the officer who came
gtrom New York to procure his arrest, that he
us wanted merely as witness in the trials now
pending Windsor Journal.