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

From tic Fall River Monitor.
Crssus OF THIS Town AND VILLAGE. we
have been favored with the returns of the ON
Ger appointed to take the census here, no. !
which II appears that the population oil TINS
10 4l59 The number Of inhaol-
,tants in 1890, was I594-increase in 10 years,
2565 or l6lk per cent. 900 7,
The population of this village is 34l3: In
1a00. the number of inhabitants in the village
IVA. about $50. Increase in 10 years, 1868 or
30IA per cent. There are in this village ~
Cotton Factories the principal part OF which,
are very large The number OF spindles IN op-
GRAFTON, 20, 357-the number OF looms, 80 III
these factories are made weekly 100, lO5 yaFas
of cotton cloth. There is one printing estao
I;shment TOR making calico, in which, are PRINT,
cd weekly 50 900 Yards. One Nail Factory and
rolling mill, in which are made l2 tons OF nails
weekly. and about 900tons of iron rolled annu-
allv. One Wooen establishment, where are
made, on an average, 5000 yards oil satlhet'
weekly. In the above establishment, are en-
ployed 1854 hands. In the village are Ma
chine shops, / Bleachery, Clothier's shoP'
Furnace, 10 Mechanics shops, Bake house, z
Livery Stables 2 Barber's shops, Brass soun,
dry, Tin do, 2 Book Binders, Grist mills
Printing Offices, 9 Banks, Institution FOL saw,
ings, IS Stores for groceries, dry goods, haFa
ware, drugs, &c, 8 Merchant Tailor's shops,
Lawyers, 5 Physicians, A Clergymen, b tuoiic
Houses, School houses, 5 houses for 'uoilc
worship, 4 mems and women's schools.
The rapid growth of this village, during the
last ten years, has exceeded, we believe mat Oh
ty-~~'- r.-,s'-'. mig fsnd, except. per-
haps, Lowell, which town was not incorporat-
ed until 1896.
The SCENE OF THE MURDER. There is
melancholy interest excited by viewing
+ the mansion of the murdered Joseph White
1t is three story brick edifce, fronting on
Essex-street, a few rods east of the Laiay-
cite Hotel. The garden and yard are 81
considerable extent. We should say that
which tcas garden; for it is now overrun
with weeds. Here and there, the brilliant
color of flower, may be seen among the
this,les and bur-docks, as if endeavorlng to
assert its prerogative over the useless and
unsightly intruders which almost choke 1t
from existence. The fruit trees bear
marks of pelting from the clubs and brick
bats of the ol-boy, and the whole place
though in the centre of a populous and
polished town, has the appearance OF desc
iation. No one has inhabited the dwelling
since the funeral of its late owner. The
furniture remains in its former condition
The kitchen utensils stand undisturbed on
the dresser and about the fire place. The
| looking glasses, chairs, tables, beds, all but
! the bed ofthe victim, keep their wonted po
sition. In the keeping room are the por
traits of Capt White and his wite-noi
painted in the present fashionable style, but
said to be good likenesses neVertheiess,1 N
small and not very expensive frames. In
! one corner of the room IS bookcase con-
tanning small library. On table in the
! kitchen, lie a common duodecimo Bible and
an antiauated book of Common Prayer, q
| the uuarto shape, with few, memoranda
ON blank leaf and the date 1794. The
chamber over the keeping room is that ii
which the murder was committed. Tht
bed on which the victim was sacrificed, wa:
removed as a matter of accommodation a
| the time of the funeral, and the sofa, under
the covering of which the key of the cham
ed from its former position to 81 the place ace
where the bed had stood. The bed itsel
is now in an upper apartment. The stain:
| of blood cover two circular portions, each
of six or eight inches diameter. 1t is sale
that Mr.. White had on when he was muir
dered, a thick cotton shirt and fame
nioh- gown or waistcoat-these prohabl,
absorbed much of the blood which issueI
from the wounds, or the spots on the bet
would have been much larger. The furni
ture ofthe chamber occupied by the domes
tics has the appearance of being left BY
them in fright, as if they had fed from
the club and dagger of the assassin, no
dared to look back upon the scene of hor
/ ror.
The hand which perpetratcd the deed O
| Ionkl ~. ito
BILE and hardened owner, and fed from tn
tribunal of earthly justice. But the hear
which contrived the unnatural project an
promised the reward for its performance
still beats in uncertainty with regard to it
earthly destination. He may escape fron
the retribution of man, by some TECHNICAL
ty or imperfection of law but he must bea
about with him the eternal consciousness
that he is known, by his o1Un confession, a
the murderer of his benefactor.
Boston Courier
| MOUNTAIN SLIDES. The Keesville Her
alb gives the following account of severa
slides which took place in Keene, in tn
County of Essex, in New York, during th
late storm =
These slides were four in number
| The hrst occurred about four miles west
erly from Graves's Iron Works, and from
! the top or commencement of the avalanche
descended about one and half mile, unit
/ it met the base Of another mountain, cover
ling the road between the mountains to
vast depth. The second and third wer
somewhat similar, but more destructive il
their effects, the former, or most westerly
having completely covered the farm of
Mr.. Wallace, and compelled him to abanIor
the idea Of attempting again its cultivation
/ the latter having covered, 10 considerable,
depth, about fifty acres Of fine meadow land
belonging to Mr.. Benjamin Baxter.
The fourth took place at no great dis
lance from the iron works above named
and descended about three miles with ,