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

I B4NK ROBBERY. On the 29th ult, John Full.
Ter, second teller of the Branch Bank of the
United States, absented himself from that in.
stitution, when, on examination, L was found
that he had taken with him, Sal 500, in bills
! of several of the Boston Banks, and that he was
defaulter TO the amount of $4,000 more
Advertisements were issued offering a reward
| Of $25OO for his apprehension and the property,
but no discovery was made until Sunday night
last, when he voluntarily surrendered himself
! to the cashier of the bank having been con-
cealed in the city till that time.
Close SHAVE. On Monday, the 2Ist nit.
the annual strengthening at Nantucket took
place. The Inquirer informs that between sew
en- and eight thousand sheep were sheared.
The day was holiday on the island, and the
selectmen of the town had prohibited the sale
OF ardent spirits in the booths erected on the
| occasion. One man, however, opened shop for
the sale Of ioater, and furnished the liquors
drank with it, gratGitously. A Jack Tar hay
ing been made acquainted with the terms OF
the water merchant, filled tumblcr with rum
from the temporary bar, drank it off at a
draught, and said it was good enough without
reducng,-telling the evader of the law at the
same time, that he might sell the sc0ter to some
body that liked it better than he did.
| COMFORT FOR SMUGGLERs. We were in.
formed yesterday that parcel of cloths were
stopped at our custom house last week. invoiced
J so per cent. below what they were adudoed to
have cost in England. They were carried I'm
( to the next higher minimum, and the legal pen
aity of so per cent on the amount of duties was
imposed. Had these cloths been entered since
the passage of the late law for protecting the
revenue, th~Y would have been forfeited We
have not heard the precise quantity stated, but
our informant believed there were FIVE bales
and If the whole werc subjected to the penalty,
I it would make difference to the owner of sew.
en- or eight hundred dollarA-BostOn Courier
| MONSIEUR ToxsoN COME AGAIN! TIE Port
land Courier states that Sea Serpsnt was seen
in Boothbay harbor, (Me.) week since, by Mr..
Chandler, keeper of the Light House, and sew
eral Others. At ono time he seemed to be st
rest; at another, catching fish. Mr.. C. thought
him about 100 feet long. He came very near
a row boat the crew of which pelted him with
potatoes.
! CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. A law has been pass
ed in Connecticut, which reduces the number
of crimes which are to be punished by death to
three; treason, MURDER and arson, which is
attended with the destruction of life
| The Erie Canal has been greatly damaged by
freshet. The torrent of water. escaped, dug
/ in wheat field, a channel 10 feet deep rods
wide and deposited as much earth in a swamp
as will make or 10 acres of arabic land An
orchard was covered with earth, as to shew
only the branches of the trees above it.
Al Troy (N " man by tho name of Green
has bean indicted for marrying girl under the
age of l4>without the consent of her parents,
contrary TO the law of New York.
! A rich Copper Mine has been discovered in
/ West Chester County, New York. 100 lbs. orc
give 20 lbs pure copper. company has been
established in New York, with capital Of
$4,000, to explore and work this minc.
A milliner in ono of tho principal towns in
Maine, having lately advertised one case of ele.
giant Leghorn bonnets, through mistake wrote
e1trapagant Leghorn bonnets-and strange to
tell she had disposed of them all, one at time,
before dark Of tho same day.-Porttand CoHr.
The whole number OF lawyers in the United
States is estimated at 5000. In Massachusetts
there are nearly 500. The new law list in Eng
land, it is said, contains the names of 1896 bar
risters, l3S counsel under the bar, conveyan-
GERS, and special pleaders. This is exclusive Of
attorneys in London estimated 1T 1856, and in
the country at 2667, making grand total OF
1886.
DIR. Barrett Of Northampton, has COW which
was MIXED every eight hours for a fortnight,
and gave at each milking a ten quart pailful
Her milk yielded daily lbs. 5 OF. Of butter
making 80 lbs. 6 OF. in IA days. From one
milking only, ID. 6 OF. was made. II was OF
such superior quality, that while the ordinary
price was ten cents, this sold for SHILLING