The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-09-23
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Muslin. Mr.. Faulkner, weaver from Scot
land, has introduced, at Pawtncket, the weav-
ing of figured Musins, by power looms, where
as 1t is done in Europe, exclusively by hand
looms. The figures can be changed at pleas
ure-and any lady can have any pattern she
may order. Mr.. F. says the goods can be made
as cheap as in Europe, and conceives they may
be afforded as low as shirtings. The looms are
not costly, are free for inspection, and he is
willing to furnish them to manufacturers for
small compensation. The same principles, as
in these looms, can be applied to scarf and fan
cy weaving.
The Suffolk bank now offer 1000 dollars for
the apprehension of Wade, and the recovery
of the money stolen by him.
The Merchants Bank of Salem was forcibly
entered on Wednesday night last, but the rogues
could not succeed in getting into the vault
They took about $50 from a drawer which
had Just been deposited by C the Society for the
Detection of Thieves and Robbers y
The Providence Journal of the 3lst u1timo
contains ninety-three notices from iDsolvent
debtors. petitioning for the benefit OF the insol
vent act. These Petitioners all reside in the
County of Providence, and eleuen of them are
in the manufacturing business of the remain
der, IL are traders, 7 tailors, accountants,
mariners, cigar 10 0nuSeWGlgnlS. <
shipwrights, l blacksmith. 5 printers, 8 labor
ers, 8 masons, stone-cutter, butchers. ! en-
graver, barber, I cabinet maker, widow,
book binder, distiller, 2 slioemakers, survey
or innhoIder, scythe grinder, chase max
err, cooper, wheelwright, 3 farmers, and l of
no occupation.
In an action, tried at Albany, Starr Foot VS..
Barnum Whpple, for SANDER, in saying the
former helped to murder the brother of the lat
ter, 6 cents damages were given. This action
grew out of the murder for which Strang was
executed. Mrs. Whipple, it is said, has been
again married.
The New York Herald estimates that the
amount of cotton consumed in New England
does not fall short of 100000 bales per annuE1.
INSANITY At the Sept. term of the Supreme
Judicial Court, holden by Judge Morton at
Greenfield, the last week, Alfred Elmer of Ash
field, who was committed on a charge, for kill
ing an infant child II months old, bv cutting
his throat with a razor, on the 9TH July last,
was examined by the jury, but it nanifestLy
appearing that Elmer was so insane al the time
as not to be moral agent, the facts were GER
tilted, as the reason for not presenting an in
dlctment for murder whereupon, he was
brought into Court and ordered to be confined
as a lunatic and dangerous person his friends
having right to the custody of his person,
upon giving bonds with surety in the sum of
$500. 1t is understood he il to be placed in
the insane hospital.
The Philadelphia Aurora says-A novel and
ingenious scheme called "The Mural Dia-
graph" to enable individuals to converse
through a wall, has just been devised and pub
lished in this city by Mr.. James Swain. 1t is
simple and comprehensive. blow and
scratch are all the signs made use of, and from
those elements conversation may unquestion-
ably be maintained. Mr. Swain will find
Charlestown many proficients in the use of
his "mural diagraph" 1t will be an old story
to them.
"RocKlNG TIE Boar" How often does it
happen, that ignorant and unprincipled fellows,
when in boat on the water, make a practice
of rocking it, to frighten their fellows. On
Sunday week, on Otsego Lake. this kind of
fun was commenced in fishing boat with five
men aboard, when the boat upset, and three of
the five we're drowned; the names of two we're
Halock, and the other, Coon.-BafalO RepuJ
The Bedouins massacred "a Frenchmen, who
lately fell into their hands, and carried their
heads to Agiers. A young officer was saved
by female.
BENEFITS OF Horse RAcIEe We are in
formed that during the cambridge Races or
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Of last week,
a riot or rather succession of riots, took place
between the visiters and the workmen on the
canal A colored man lost his life mot instan-
taneously) in consequence of the bruises he re-
ceived one man had his leg so shattered, with
shot fired from gun, as to render amputation
necessary-many others were miseraby man.
gled, cut and bruised, and some escaped with
their lives, by flight only.-.harietta Pioneer,
WISr The editor of the Lynchburg Vir-
ginian has been furnished by DR.. Owens with
the following receipt for meking WINE from the
American Domestic Grape. "To every BUSH
ell of Grapes, add % quarts of water, mash the
fruit and permit it to stand "a hours, then
strain it through linen, and to every gallon Of
iuicc 2 lbs. brown sugar-fll the cask about
three fourths full, and let it stand open about
IA days-then close the bung."
ACCIDENT. In Gardiner (Me) on the 3lst
ult. son of Mr. Stephen Joy, agsd years and
months, was burnt to death by its clothes
taking fire, while his mother was driving some
| cattle from the corn-feld near. His sister
aged a years had extinguished his burning
clothes in doing which she burnt her hands
badly.
Joshua Stow, Esq. of Middletown, Comm
raised a watermelon this season which meas
ured round one way Al feet and the other B
feet q inches, and weighed az pounds. Mr..
Alexander Sage, who raises melons, gave 81
for it for the sake Of the seed.
Among the products of Florida is the Cuba
Tobacco, from which the cigars are made at
St. Augustine, scarcely inferior to the best
Havana.