The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-12-08

made an incision in the windpipe of a daughter
of Mr.. James Williams of East Haven, two
and half years old, 24th ult., and with probe
removed a part of a chestnut, with which she
was choked, and thus saved her life.
SPECIE. The New York Journal of Com
merce says-it is estimated, by those who un.
derstand such matters, that the Banks in that
city have now on hand seven millions Of dollars
IN specie, and it continues to flow in from all
quarters. The vaults are already overlooking.
and some of the Banks will soon be compelled
TO rent larger accommodations, in which to
store their redundant barrels of dollars. The
legal interest on this mass of idle capital, would
be almost half million annually.
Coop SHOT. Mr.. James Thurlo killed sew
en- fine wild Geese, at one shot on Tuesday
morning last, on Woodbridge's Island, and
wounded the 9Th so that she fen, but did not
succeed in getting her. The flock lit in Plum
Island river, and he took them on the wing
as they rose. second gun missed fire, when
his chance was good for half dozen more out
oil the same tiock.-.NswbnrypOrt Herald.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT The number of
commlttals in Boston during the ten months of
the present year, ending with October 81, will
not vary much from 1000. A majority of these
were for debts or costs of Court from 50 so to
1901
ners! few days since, David S. English, ESQ.
being out cunning, his gun went off, and shot
young lad dead upon the spot
Salem (N J) Statesman.
Stow A letter to the editors of the Albany
Advertiser, dated Gilboa, Schoharie county,
Friday morning, Nov. &c. says" We have had
very heavy fall ofsnow in this quarter for the
season OF The year. 1t began to snow on We'd
nesday evening and continued till Thursday
evening, Notwithstanding the day and night
were mild, yet the snow fell from twelve to
sixteen inches on level in this village, and on
the highland from two, to two and half feet,
and the weather is growing cold
UNNATURAL CURIOSITY. A large collection
OF men and boys were seen in our streets the
other day, and on inquiry. we found it was &C.
casloned BY man having drunk too freely of
the ardent. 1t is such a rare thing to see
person intoxicated, that it has become quite
curiosity, though not natural one.
Boston Transcript.
Activity seems now to pervade every depart
ment of business in our city, and the idle and
the vicious are our only croakers. The COM
plants OF dependency have given way to the
busy hum and cheerful demeanor of we'll regu-
lated enterprise and successful industry. We
rejoice at this result We rejoice in the happi-
ness it brings to the intelligent and moral pop
ulation of this city, and we are not dspleased
at hnding our own anticipations. during sea-
son OF comparative gloom, so soon realized 1t
should ever BIO remembered, that the only basis
of permanent prosperity is the industry, tenn
perance, intelligence, and moral and religious
improvement of the people.-Boston Patriot.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT. The citizens of
Monroe County, (Alabama,) at public meet
ing, have resolved to apply to Congress for
donation OF land, to make Canal from Tennes-
see and Coosa Rivers to Alabama River which,
they say, will open communication to East
Tennessee and part of Virginia, N. Carolina,
Georgia and Mobile. They have also resolved,
that IT. their opinion, such donation will be con-
stitutlonal and have appointed committee to
correspond with other counties in the state.
In Sudbury there is a wooden house, built in
1850, which, for the last ia years has been
occupied as tavern by family of Howes. Mr..
Adam Howe, who succeeded his father in 1776,
is the present occupant.
GRAPES. 1t is told us as fact worth record
ing, that one hundred thousand pounds of grapes
are annually raised in the neighborhood of Bos-
ton. We know many grape vines in the city
that bear abundantly-I Transcript.
About month since, 4 person in neighbor-
ing town having lost noble horse, went in pur-
suit of him. He found his property in the safe
keeping OF an honest groom, who not knowing
his customer, proposed to sell him his o,cn horse
The gentleman declined paying twice for the
same article, and caused the thief to be arrest
ed. His trial came on last week before the Su-
oreme Court, at East Cambridge, where he was
acquitted by special verdict of Insanity.
Boston Transcript.
RICH ORE. The Miners Journal, printed at
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N c., men,
ions as on undoubted authority, that at one of
he mines in Cabarras County, there was found
oy Mr.. M 'Clellan, few days ago, taco thousand
fire hundred and forty penny-aoeights Of Gold
IN 10 bushels of ore, one half was obtained
from Sir bushels of orc. The whole was found
IN vein about fifteen feet below the surface
The whole amount (2540 dwts) had been sold
n that town the week before
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