The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-05-05
PoRr G1nsor, lMiss.l April 8.


PoRT GIBSON, Miss April 8.
HAIL STORM. Our town and neighbor-
hood, was visited on Tuesday last, about 8
o'clock, by a most terrific storm of hail and
wind. 1t passed over the town in direc-
ton nearly from west to east, in vein of
about ten miles wide, destroying in its pas
sage the plants Of the gardens, and stripping
the trees Of their foliage and tender boughs.
Our streets were literally covered with
leaves and twigs of the china trees, which
had been broken off by the hail, and scat
tered by the wind. The forest trees also
had much Of their foliage torn off, Not
a window glass, which was exposed on the
western side Of the house, remained I'M
broken. In Gen. Haring's large three-story
house above $50 panes were broken.
During the continuance o. the storm, which
lasted about half an hour, all other sounds
were drowned in the pelting noise of the
hail on the roofs, and the streets presented
a scene of wild confusion-horses broken
from the racks, running in every direction
the boughs of the trees torn off by the hail
scattered on the whirlwind, and the hail
itself darkening the air with its rapidly
falling masses. Such sight was never
presented to the view Of our citizens-such
storm never visited the country since its
settlement.
Hundreds of bushels of hail stones of
various sizes, presenting every manner of
shape from round to the fiat and shaggy re-
sembling ice broken into cakes, lay in the
streets when the storm had passed over.
Some oe these were of size much larger
than hens egg, and the most common size
was about half as large. Some that were
measured were more than six inches in cir
conference, and weighed an ounce and a
quarter.
MORE FORTUNES. The glad tidings of
great fortune, the rightful heirs of which
are all Americans, has been circulated
during the week. AS the story goes, and
we have taken some pains to ascertain its
correctness, an old lady emigrated to this
country from Holland some eighty or
rightful heir of large estate in Amster-
dam. An advertisement to this effect fail
ed to reach her descendants, and in default
of any claimant the government took the
property under their care, and have nurSed
and increased it, till it is said to exceed
two millions of dollars in value. There are
several squares in Amsterdam included in
the whole, besides other valuable matters.
The worst or best, as our readers please, of
the matter is yet to be told-the old lady
left several children, and these, like good
citizens, have obeyed the injunction TO in
crease and multiply till they have arrived
to the number of about two hundred, among
whom, if the Dutch Ambassadors opinion
proves correct, this handsome estate will
II kt,y h. ls.,s1 nI Al L..
residents of New Jersey, and belong to the
society of Friends.-PhiIadelphia Bulletin.
In the House of Commons on the 10th
March, Mr.. Peel, in reply to the statements
OF the distress of the manufacturing districts
said he would select Birmingham as an IL
lustration of their incorrectness. In 1918
there were in that town $4,000 premises,
including warehouses in 1928 there were
22,OOO inhabited houses, exclusive Of ware
houses. Notwithstanding the depreciation
OF property consequent upon the change in
the currency, the value of property had
greatly increased. Three acres in the
neishOoIhood had boen pUsI chased Ia 1927
for $500, which had since been sold for
G2,426, and ground rents, where forty years
remained unexpired, were sold at 100
years purchase. Lands sold in 1926 for
$500 were bargained for last November
at ga, 200. In 1920 the number of licensed
traders in Birmingham was 1873; in 1929
there were PAL. In the former year the
number of dealers in tea was 615; in the
latter 926. In 1919 the number of four
wheeled carriages was SO; in 1922 there
were A in 1925 81 in 1896 106; in 1927
there were 1876; in 1928 there were 157.
The two-wheeled carriages in 1919 were
30l in 1892 32l in 1925 1856; in 1928 All.
The number of horses presented nearly
similar result. The tolls taken on the roads
had increased at the rate Of from two to
five hundred pounds annually. The traffic
on the canals had increased from 1920 to
1929 at an average of Is per cent.
CURIOUS AFFAIR. A few days ago
gentleman residing near York, received an
anonymous letter, appointing meeting in
the Oak Market, when, the letter stated,
something would be communicated to his
advantage. The gentleman kept his ap-
pointment, and was accosted by respecta-
Bile looking man, who proposed they should
60 to an inn. Having entered private
room, the stranger presented his new friend
with EGO, which he said was his property.
The gentleman refused to take it without an
explanation, but the stranger then present.
ed him with EGO more, and said that was
also due to him, as interest of the money.
during the time he had held his property.
He afterwards gave the following explapa-
tom" More than 20 years ago you had
an uncle whose property you now possess.
My sister was his house-keeper. Some