The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-07-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

I THE CRoPs. From the accounts which have
reached US it appears that the wheat crop
throughout Virginia and Maryland, has been
unusually fine, and secured in good condition
The crop of Grass, Rye, and Oats, has also
oesn better than an average. In portion of
North Carolina, the wheat is good, and that
which has reached this city, was never better.
In some parts OF the State, however, particu-
larly about Raleigh, and Fayetteville, by the
last accounts, they were suffering severely BY
drought. All the accounts we have vet seen,
from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the ives.
tern parts OF the State, and portion of New
England, are most cheering to the labors OF the
Farmers In the Northern part of this State,
washington County, the Weavel has appear.
ed, and wheat has suffered. Taking the re-
ports received, which are all favorable, togeth.
or with the tdct, of so few complaints, we think
there IS every prospect that the wheat harvest
throughout tn; country, will be full equal, if
! not greater than that for several years past
-Nelo York .4doertiser.
Wool. Accounts from England inform us
that the price of wool has advanced there as
well as in this country, and that there is not
! sufficient in the market to supply the demand.
This will probably tend to raise the price still
more In this country, as some of our manufac-
turers had sent out orders for wool to England,
which, it is probable, will not be supplied.
Some Of the Massachusetts, manufacturers
! came into Hoosick and White Creek, some days
ago, and purchased the shearngs of several
farmers In these towns One farmer sold $50
heeces at lO0c-another 600 fleeces at 6Oc-an-
other 800 deeces at 63c--and other lots of 800,
900, $50, 800, and 900, feeces each, sold at so
55c.-Troy Sentinel.
The present number Of convicts in the State
Prison at Sing Sing, n Y, is zoe, of whom l59
are foreigners; $50 are whites, and 1853 blacks
Of the whites, ~ are under co. and .226 be-
tween 20 and 80 years of age.
| HALF DRUNK AND WHOLE DRUSK. Four
young men, surgeons, were held to bail at the
Mansion House, London, for riot which they
created at the Mitrs Tavern, Fish -street-hil. on
| the night before. They were described by a
witness as half drunk,-that is " in a folicsome.
dancing, singing condition" Whole drunk,
was by the same authority, described as the
condition in which men can "neither dance
nor sing, nor do any thing but fall upon their
noses"
Jackson CONVENTION The Jacksonians have
recently had a grand State Convention in Yer.
mont. The Vermont Waterman states, that
forty U. States officers, with the governments
money in their pockets, assembled for the ex-
press purpose OF effecting the elections Of this
State, and thus perpetrating the power of their
employers" A pretty comment this on Gen.
Jacksons pretended "reform"
! Curious CIRCUMSTANCE. The lighthouse
recently erected at Portland Harbor, Lake Erie.
is Illuminated with natural gas, carried in wood
en- conductors from the fountain whence it is.
sues This new method of illumining the light
house will be great saving TO government :;
and the light from the gas is much preferable
to the light of lamps, as it burns clearer and
| can he seen at n much nraafar diS,anoo
.Nsw York paper.
ANOTHER WARNING TO DRuHKARps! Ly-
man Adams, living about FIVE miles north of
Johnstown, IN. w. lately put period to his ex-
lstence, by shooting himself with his musket
He was seen in state of intoxication a short
time previous to the commission of the act !;
and when in this situation he had frequently
threatened to do violence to himself-when So
Der he was remarkable for mild and pacific
disposition. An inquest held by Peter Mike,
coroner, to view tho body gave their verdict
that the deceased shot himself wkite under the
influence Of ardent spirits" He has left wife
and five small children in destitute circumstan.
ces.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. The dwelling
house of Mr.. Reuben Gridley of Woodstock,
Ulster County, IN. " was DESTROYED bv fire
on the night of the 18th ult., and three Of his
children burnt to death. Mr.. G.. was himself
much injured in attempting their rescue. The
part Of the house in which two of the children
slept was built over stream of water; and
the fire burnt through the floor, destroyed its
victims, and their bodies dropped into the water
beow-the third was taken from the flames,
but died the following day. This melancholy
accident has deprived MIR. Gridloy of all his off.
spring, save ono.
SLAVES IN THE UNITED STATES. The pres
ent number Of slaves (men, women, and chill
dren) in the United States, is probably about
1000, 900 their average value may DO stated
at $3.50 each, making a total amount of FIVE
hundred millions of dollars,
The Delaware Journal states that a farmer,
named John Y Townsend, returning homo in.
toxicated, turned all the inmates out of his
house, except negro boy, and went to bed.
In the night tho house took fire, and Town.
send was consumed. The boy was saved
The Concord Gazette states that two maniac
brothers, named Maynard, had been chained in
one apartment, in Sudbury, for some years. A
few days since, some fruit was given to one,
and the rest offered to tho other, at which the
former, in great rage, broke loose and strang-
led his brother before the keeper could inter.
fere.