The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-07-22
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

WORCESTER PRICES, July 81. Apples dried,
per bushel, 81 so; Beans, white, bushel, s. 80 J;
Butter, ID to Is cts. Beef, by the quarter, 5 to
Sc; best pieces, 8 cts. !; Mutton, 5 to 8; Veal, 4
( to cts p; Pork, 8 cts; Salt Pork, middlings,
per Dbl, $2Oj do. at retail, 10 to l2a cts. );
Smoked Hams, Ii to l25 cts. Cheese, new
milk, to 10 cts. do. fout-meal, cts. Cider,
bbl., 1925; Eggs, doz, ID cts; Flax, l2a cts. );
Flour, sc, 80 to $50; Corn, northern, so cts.
do. southern Is to 81 cts. Rye, 81; Oats,
none Hay, ton, So to 8; Lard, III to l2t cts !;
Potatoes, 37A to AZ cts; Salt, fine, per bag,
I 1915 to 800; do. per bush. IS doiLivetpool,
coarse fine, IS to 67 cts. do ST. Ubes, rock,
20 cts. Lemons, per box, 81 do. doz, 25 cts. ;
Wood, oak, So to $40 +; do. walnut, a; do pine,
&c, 2 to 5 Lime, Thomaston, ST. rs to :S3 !;
do S,nithfeld, Dexter's, 2,G7; do. do. Harris's
Jointa, 2,67 +; do. common, to $50; Plaster,
lump, ton, $3.50; do. ground, 50.
! BRlGHroN MARKET Monday, July 49, Num-
Der of Beef Cattle at market 452, including 1872
unsold last week 285 sod at from 81 so to 5
per cwt about 80 brought IS %, and double
that number were sold at from 81 to so, and
a few for less than $4 per cwt Mulch CoacS-
25 or 30 at market-we noticed sales of 8 or III
at from $40 so, ond or ct from S20 to 81
per head. Sheep-3629 at market-2961 sold.
Lots of Sheep and Lambs were sold at from
ST. so to 87A per head few for trifc more,
and or 2 lots on drift" at So IL per head !;
l lot of 240 were sold at 81 80 per head. Lots
of Wethers at from 50 to $50; few brought
So, and FIVE $780, each we also noticed lot
| of Sc Wethers which were sold for $50. The
market was quite dull, and what the Drovers
term " a glut. "-BostOn Patriot
Tornado On Sunday afternoon, July ~,
about 4, P, M. New York City was visited by a
severe storm of wind, rain and hail. 1t arose
very suddenly from S. S. F.. and for few min
utes blew a perfect hurricane, the rain falling
! in torrents, and the hail unusually large Sew
eral saiboats were upset in the North River.
The steam boat Fairy Queen picked up seven
persons from one boat-other boats were assist
ed by sloops and row boats, but no lives were
lost. The Tornado only lasted few minutes,
and appears to have spent its fury between the
Battery and the State Prison, a space Of about
two miles. Four new buildings in First-Street
were thrown down, the gable ends oc a new
brick house in Duane street, and another in
Spring-street nearly demolished. Several
buildings were unroofed or otherwise injured,
and fences and trees were blown down in sever
al parts of the city.
! NARROW ESCAPE. AS Robert Peacock of
Stamford, (Vt.) was at work, on the 18th ut.,
he heard the whistlng Of ball very near his
head and on examination found that it had
passed through the crown of his hat, and
through pocket handkerchief which he had
in his hat The ball, it appeared, had been
h shot from rife, and striking tree Is rods
distant, glanced from thence to where Mr..
Peacock stood, distance of 81 rods more.
Berkshire american.
The Concord IN. H y Statesman relates that
a son of DIR. Renton, Of that town, 6 or years
old, having rode fine horse to water, was
thrown into the path before the horse, by s
stopping suddenly to turn in at gate, having
returned at full speed. The large house dog,
seeing the boys danger seized the horses bride
by springing up, and held him until the boy
could move out of the way.
1t is ascertained that majority in the Vir.
gtniG Contention, to alter their Constitution,
are opposed to the present administration, and
in favor of abolishing the slave representation
The Philadelphia Sentinel says, "a very
{ spirited memorial will be presented to the con-
vention about to assemble at Richmond Vr-
ginia, praying that body, in revising the con-
\ stiultion of tue State 10 make provision for the
gradual abolition of slavery in that common
wealth."
"printed no paper last week because there was
nothing worth printing or telling
ANECDoTE. AT meeting in one of the
western towns of Massachusetts, for the
purpose of forming Temperance Society,
IA gentleman, who shall be nameless, occu-
pied the floor for time, advocating the
4 suppression of gross drunkenness; but at
the same time disappearing Of the princi-
Piles Of entire abstinence, and pleading the
necessity of temperate use, j. e., n little
every day, in the case of some persons.
When he took his seat, man more than
half intoxicated, ragged, filthy, with "A long
beard, started up in distant part of the
house, and exclaimed, Mr.. Mod'rater /!
Squire ---- has 'spressed my mind 'xact-
Ivy This short speech ovelset the gravity
of the assembly and the argument of Squire
-, both together; and society was
formed without further difficulty, on the
principles OF entire abstinence.
Aad0Uer JoRrnal