The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-05-27
From the Montrose PENN Register.

WILD PIGEoNs. We have never before
witnessed such multtudes of wild pigeons
as have appeared amongst US the present
season. Flocks extending miles in length,
have many days been seen passing over the
hills, and presenting novel and interest
ing appearance. But what is most extra
ordinary, and causes US nov to notice them,
is their encampment, about ten miles from
this place, in S. w. direction, where they
have bnilt their nests and are raising their
young. This encampment is upwards of
nine miles in length and four in breadth
the lines regular and straight--within which,
there is scarcely tree, large or small, that
is not covered with nests. They cause
such a constant roaring by the tapping of
their wings that persons on going into the
encampment have great difficulty in hear
ing each other speak. Every thing through
out their camp appears to he conducted in
the most perfect order. They take their
turns regularly in setting and in feeding
their young; and when any of them are
killed upon their nests by the sportsmen,
others Immediately supply their places
We are inclined to believe that they have
in part adopted Mr.. Owens Community
SYSTEM" as the whole appears to be a
common stock business"
BLow-UP. A woman living in one of the
houses in the rear of the Centinel Office,
Congress-street, on Monday threw into the
fire quantity of sweepings from the cham
bers, IN which was more than a pound of
gunpowder. The consequence was start
ling explosion, alarming all the neighbors
around. The hair on the poor woman's
forehead, including her eyebrows and eye
lashes, was singed off, her face blackened
like that of a powder monkey, and her
clothes set on fire. Speedy assistance be-
ing rendered, and bucket of water appl-
ed to her flaming apparel, she escaped
without very serious injury, although her
face and hands were badly burnt. The
mistress of the house, who stood not far off,
was little singed. The powder was
thrown from some cartridges upon the floor
of the chamber, by some children who had
been playing there.-BoSton Patriot.
SPEED OF PIGEONS. In the neighborhood of
New York, pigeons have been killed with their
craws filled with rice, collected by them in the
fields of Georgia and Carolina, the nearest
points at which this supply could possibly have
been obtained ; and it is we'll ascertaned that,
owing to their great power of digestion, they
will decompose food entirely in l2 hours, they
must have travelled 300 or 400 miles in six
hours, making their speed at an average rate
of about mile minute
Com. 1t is stated in the Cheraw, IS. C1
Rddtrat' that at boat launch in that place.
on the I'd inst, solid lump of gold, mould
ed somewhat in tho shape of man. in an
erect posture, was exhibited on the deck of
the boat, to the wishful eyes of large
number of spectators. The rich mass is said to
weigh one hundred and thirty-cight pounds,
worth about thirty five thousand dollars The
whole was taken from miEe in Montgomery
county, and the owner was several years in
gathering the small PARTICLES of which the mass
is composed.
PATENT CASE. The case of DR.. Hull vs.
Hovey, Farr and others, was finally disposed of
on Friday last, in the District Court of the
United States at Albany The suit was in
stituted TO obtain an injunction against the de-
PENDANTS selling or using the Instruments the
patent truss which we're alleged to be in.
fragments. After hearing the testimony, the
Judge (Conklng) refused to grant an iniunc-
ton, on the ground that the complaintant's
right was not conclusvely established.