The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-08-11

SINGULAR RECOVERY OF MONEY. Two
or three weeks since, foreigner named
Finn, arrived in this city, and received a
sum of money that had been left to him.
Elated with his good luck, he was deter
mined to have frolic, and in a few DAYS he
got rid of SllOO. What led to the fact
that he was on frolic, and had lost his
money, was the following circumstance. A
colored clergyman in this city advertised,
Just at this time, that he had been robbed
OF $500, consisting of one note of $1,000,
one OF $500, and three of 800, and whilst
the advertisements was circulating, Finn
offered IN payment for glass of grog, a
$1,000 note. The grocer had heard of the
clergyman's loss, and suspecting the bill to
be part of his money, had Finn brought to
the police office. This examination led 10
the fact that Finn had made way, in a few
days, with $l100, for which he could give
no account, and he was advised 70 advertise
his loss. Whilst his advertisement was cir
eulatlng, some colored persons appeared at
Brooklyn, and after getting something to
drink, offered note of $500 in payment.
The tavern keeper pronounced it forgery,
and 1T was handed about from one to an
other, until 1t was ascertained to be good
note. The circumstance of so large bill
being In the possession of these colored
people, made some talk, and man in Brook
lyn who had read the advertisement of
money stolen, got an officer, and traced the
four blacks to Jericho. One of the colored
women becoming alarmed, threw the $500
out OF the window; it was, however, found,
and the party was arrested and brought to
this city. On investigation, it turned out to
be Firms $500 bill; in state of intoxica-
ton he had given some bills to white fe-
male in this city, who being ignorant of the
amount of them, sent note of 800 to a
grocer, TO pay debt of twelve shillings,
and the balance was squandered without
knowing how. One other 800 was sent to
lottery Office, and paid out for tickets, al
go without knowing what was the amount
of the bill /; and the $500 was handed by
the white woman to colored woman, in
whose house they were, for some trfing
demand, being ignorant OF the amount of
the bill and when the colored woman was
told, at Brooklyn, the amount, she supposed
the bill which had been given to her, to be
a counterfeit. In this singular manner was
this money handed about, by persons unable
to read, from one to another, until it was
finally taken from them and restored to Finn
its owner.
1t thus appears that the clergyman's loss
was to Finn matter of gain, and that the
suspicion excited by his offering $1,000
bill for glass of grog, and which led to
his arrest for supposed felony, was the
means of recovering $500 of his own money,
which he had lost he knew not how.
NJ Y. Daily advertiser.
TAXING THE BULL BY THE Horns. At re-
cent penning Of some two thousand cattle from
the pine plains, Hancock county, Mississippi,
for the purpose of marking and branding the
calves, number of citizens were present in the
pen, to view the horned multitude AS fire.
quently happens on these occasions, several
large bulls became furiously mad, on finding
themselves crowded on all sides by believing
competitors. The mammoth of the pen not be-
ing able to find any one that dared meet him
face to face, but who had driven all until he was
weary of pursuit, in the maximum of his rage,
sprang with the utmost fury at little boy who
stood at some small distance from him. At this
moment Gen. Pray spectator, seeing the dan
ger the child was in, leaped at the Infatuated
beast, seized him by the horns, and with one eff
fort Frustrated the huge animal at his feet ); the
monster struggled for brief period and expir-
ed. On examination, his neck was found to be
dislocated. AS an instance of physical power
and daring courage seldom exceeded, the above
is deemed worthy of passing notice.
.Nero Orleans Advertiser.