The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-02-17
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

ANEcDoTE. During the late cold weather,
one of the gentlemen of Boston, who was en-
gagged in visiting the poor, and supplying their
wants, entered @nA IS the anllars in Road
street, which was occupied by an Irish family.
In one corner of the room there was an old
straw bed in which was a little boy, whom the
mother was covering with some rags, on the
top of which she placed an old door Moth
err said the boy, g how do poor folks make out,
this cold weather, who have no doors to lay on
their bed Z"
liz LIQUOR. A fellow the other evening en-
tered distillery in Boston for the purpose OF
stealing, or getting drunk, it is not known
which. Blundering about ins the dark, he fell
into cistern of warm water, where he remain
ed all night, up to the chin in liquor, tantaliz-
ed with the savorv fumes of New England but
unable TO taste drop. He was taken out in
the morning pretty We'll coddied.- BOs. .Mer
REFORM. 1t is stated by Mr.. Ingersoll, a
member of Congress-, that the contingent ex-
penses of the House have increased $4,000,
and those Of the Senate $4,000 Add this to
the 5000 increase of the expenses of the dip
lomatic service, and to the thousands expended
in fitting up " the East Room, and to the hun
dreds Of thousands layished as rewards on
the partisans of the hero, and then tell US how
much of the peoples money has been saved by
change of the administration.
Concord Journal.
SILK WORMS 1t is stated in a memoir pub
lished by the Royal Agricultural Society of
France, that the use of the chloruret of lime,
for the purpose of purifying the air in places
where silk worms kept in large numbers,
is found to be very beneficial. The mortality
so common to the insects from the miasma Of
atmosphere is thus prevented.
On board the steam boat Amazon, which left
here on Tuesday last, was Gen. Houston, late
of uiadh v fHraa
Cherokee Chiefs, forming. as it is rumored, a
detachment from the Indians TO the general
government. Gen. Houston was equipped with
his leather hunting shirt, bullet pouch, and
scalping knife, in true Indian style. We have
since heard Of Gen. Houston's arrival in Wash
ington ShaaoneetOaon (Iu) GGz., Cd alt.
A sharper named Erastus Cult, recently stole
horse in Ohio, and sold him TO the owner, dis
guisod with toll end Peiatod faca This
is the sharpest Cult we ever heard Of
1t is stated that one of the daughters of Mad
anne Christophe, Ex-Empress of Hayti, now
resident at Dresden, is promised in marriage TO
a very handsome Prussian Colonel, of great
reputation.
SUNDAY MAILS. The House of Representa-.
tiyes Of Indiana have passed joint memorial
TO Congress demonstrating against any inter
ference on the subject Of transporting the Mails
on Sunday, and charging a certain religious
sect with views inimical to the government
Thomas Biddle, Esq Of Philadelphia and his
associates, have offered to loan to the State
of Pennsylvania four millions of dollars, at {
per cent. A resolution is before the Legisla
ture, authorizing loan Of four millions from
American Citizens; but If ii should fail ir
whole or in part then the whole or part 10 be
negotiated in Europe.
terrible occurrence happened near Potts
vile, Penn, a few days ago. A Panther, rem
dered frantic by the snow and cold, sprang up.
on woman while passing alone in the road
and killed her.
In the last 20 years the population of New
York state has doublcd-it is now 100000
MELANCHOLY AcciDEET. On Sunday night
Jan. 81, Miss Caroline Morse, Of Poultney, vi
was suffocated by the use of kettle of Goals in
her bed room. Miss Morse was sleeping will
younger sister, who well nigh shared the same
fate
Near Norwich, Comm large dog being in
a room with four little children, who were seat
cd around the fire, the smallest being unable Il
walk, large stick fell, and scattered the fire
over the hearth, when the dog instantly drew
the little one back with his paws, and thus pre-.
vented it's being burnt.