The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-08-25

PALMRR's LETTER. The following is the
letter written by Palmer, and directed to J. ).
Knapp, Salem, which fell into the hands OF the
father of Knapp, and was communicated to the
Committee of Vigilance. This was the grand
link in the chain Of evidence, which developed
the whole plot. 20 ,ooo
UDear Sir-I have taken the pen at this
time. to address an utter stranger, and strange
as it NAV seem to you, it is for the purpose oil
requesting the loan of three hundred and hlty
dollars, for which l can give you no security
but nv word, and in this case consider 1t to be
sufficient My call for money at this time is pres
sing or would not trouble you but with that
sum have the prospect OF using 1t to much ad-
vantage, as TO be able to refund 1t with interest
in the course of six months. AT all events
think that it will be for your interest to comply
with nv request, and that immedlately-that
is not to put off any longer than you receive
this. Then sit down and enclose me tho mo-
new with as much despatch as possible, for your
own interest. This, sir, is my advice, and II
you do not comply with it, the short period
between now and November will convince you
that YOU have denied request, the granting OF
which will ruin you. Are You surprised at TINS
asserrisn-rest assured that | make it, Teserv-
inc to myself the reasons and a series OF facts,
which are founded on such bottom as Will bid
defiance to property or quality. 1t is useless
for me to enter into discussion OF facts whlca
must inevitably harrow up your soul-no. 1
will merely tell you that am acquainted with
YOUR brother Franklin, and also the business
he was transacting for you on the I'd oil April
last and that think you was very extraVa-
CANT in giving one thousand dollars to the per-
son that would execute the business for you
but you know best about that, you see that such
things will leak out. To conclude, sir. will
inform you that there is a gentleman OF my
ACQUAINTANCE in Salem, that will observe that
YOU do not leave town before the first of June,
giving you sufficient time between now and
then TO comply with my request; aud 1t do
not receive line from you, together with the
above SUN, before the 22d of this month, shall
wait upon you with an assistant have said
enough to convince you of my knowledge, and
merely inform you that you can, when you an
swer, be as brief as possible Direct yours TO
CHARLES GRANT, Jun at Prospect, Me.
! Ertract of a letter, receiued in Boston, dated
Doaaids0npiLie, Louisiana, July 20.
! On Saturday night last we had one of the
most miraculous escapes that ever was heard
of. About one o'clock that night our house
was violently struck by lightning, which first
came down the chimney, the whole of which
was torn away, and passed through every room
in the upper part of the house, doing more or
less damage, but thanks to Almighty God, we
have all escaped uniCjured. The mantle piece
was torn away, carrying with it looking glasses,
lcock shades, candlesticks, pictures, &c. which
were shvered to atoms; it split the top OF the
piano, then forked off into the other rooms, split
the posts of the CRIB in which my children lay
tore away the window and sash within one
foot of my head as lay in bed Every door
was burst open, every bolt and hinge torn off
and scarcely whole pane of glass left in the
house 1t also passed through the hearth down
into the Bank tearing away part of the chin
ney below, splitting doors, and doing consider
able other damage; it came down with ire
mendous crash, and stunned and dcafened us
so much that we could neither speak nor move
for some minutes after. Providence seems Il
have interposed for safety. for il appear
almost impossible that in small house a
ours, where tho lightning passed through al
most every room, cracking all the walls ant
bursting, doors and windows in every part, tina
we could have been in the very midst of it ant
all escape unhurt. 1t is the wonder of ever,
one who has witnessed the destruction.
An investigation has been recently made, a
Boston into the conduct of clerks and appren
tees, in consequence of suspicion Of the
honesty, which excited by the expensive
ness of their umusements. The disclosure
produced were appalling. One lad was con
vlcted of having, at various times, abstractet
employed, to the amount of three thousand dol
lars. He had sold them to an old clothes de al
er at about one third the cost Another, who's
employer was an agent for Bank in the coun
try, from which he received bundles Of baHl
notes from time to time, TO be passed over e
one oil the Boston banks, had distracted five
ten, and sometimes twenty dollars at once, un
til an aggregate of from six TO eight hundre,
dollars had been taken. The remittances q
course fell short, but the fraud went undiscoyer
ed until this general investigation
; Between twenty and thirty boys were detect
ed in populations of greater or less extent, an,
dismissed from their places, within the neiph
borhood of Kilby st. alone.
RECOVERY FROM DEATH. A Iaborinp ma,
living IN the northern part of this city, on hi
return from the funeral of one of his children
found another one, which had been dangerousl,
i'll, dead. Another coffin was obtained bv M
unhappy parents, in which the body of the littl,
) girl was deposited. The doctor and many 9th
er persons had examined her all pulsaton hat
ceased, the cheeks were cold and liyid, and If
fact, every sign of life had departed but Il
their establishment, as they were watching be
side the collin, the body was seen to move, anc
the child arose and called for her mother
The doctor was again called for, who, by civ
ing her an emetlc, caused her to throw up 4
great quantity of phlegm. She is nov alive
and WE'LL Baltimore Minerva.
PREcocloUs DEPRAvIrY. Last week two
boys, brothers, were playing on a wharf at East
Haddam, when tho eldest, who is 10 years old
from trlfilng alteration, pushed the youngest
into the river, and he was drowned The bow
confessed the fact ofguilt, and said his brothe:
sunk and rose, and held up his little hand for
help, two or three times. While this tragic
scene was transacting, some men were ut work
within tcw rods, ignorant of what was pass.
ng.-NetO London Gazette
BoYLsToN PRIzE. The Boylston Committee
OF Harvard University, have awarded to Dr.
osner rarsons OF Boston, premium Of flly
dollars for the best dissertation nm Tho e 60.