The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-01-20
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

1t was so cold at the Galena lead mines. Nov.
%, that at night the thermometer was tarentw.
one degrees below zero.
A court martial was recently held at North
ampton, upon some privates for disorderly con-
duct. One witness declared the criminals cut
up monkey tricks - upon which an ambitious
private retorted that they were only initiating
the officers
The Albany Advertiser says that gentleman
four years since put frog into an empty flower
pot, winch he covered with another pot, invert-
ed, and buried the whole, two feet deep. A few
days since he dug them up: the frog was alive,
but much reduced in size
The Massachusetts Bank gave notice on
Tuesday, at their Banking House, that they
discounted at .fUe per cent. per annum, until
further notice-BoSton Gazette.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY. At late meeting
of the Board of Overseers of Harvard Universe
ty, Hon. John Quincy Adams was elected a
Member of the Board, TO supply the vacancy
oecasioned by the appointment of Hon. Josiah
Quincy to the Presidency of the University 80
Cadwallader D. Golden has been nominated
as the Anti Masonic Candidate for Governor
of the State of New York.
Deaths in Salem last year 1854; males 80,
females rs; between 20 and 80 years, 10; 80
to 80, IL; 90 to 100, 3; of consumption 40 /;
inflammation of the lungs Z; intemperance Z /;
births 442, males 300, females213
The net profit of the Maryland Penitcntiary
last year, was $16,653.
Henry Parker of MilIbury, recently built
dwelling house without ardent spirits said to
be the first ever raised in that town, without.
Francis Barnes and wife, for cruelty abusing
Eliza Ann Han6arShof lff1a uirl in THAR
family, in Lynchburg, (Va.) last summer, have
been fined, the husband $3.50, the wife $500,
and sentenced each to imprisonment for one
month. $500 in addition have boon recovered
at the suit of the child, for damages
Nicholas Walrod, James Randall, Otis En-
sign, Jr., and Edward Keyes, were lately ar
rested in hut in the woods near Fredonia,
IN. W while counterfeiting half dollars. The
two last were esteemed respectable inhabitants
of Dunkirk they found bail and absconded.
Two men on horseback, in ST. George, Del
aware, recently met at full gallop both horses
were killed instantly, while the riders were but
little hurt.
A Mercantile firm in Portsmouth, IN. H } is
composed of Messrs. " Pray f. Neal" 1t ought
to be reversed: q" Neal 8. Pray."-Salem Gdz.
CAUTION IN THE USE OF LEEcHEs. Ann Nor
ShA VI bWCIfo JColS VA AOo'uihS
Manchester, Eng, was affected with sore throat
which obliged her some weeks ago to leave her
work Leeches were prescribed by an opothe-
cary, and applied by her mother on going to
bed. She was found dead in the morning, bath
ed in blood. The leeches had opened tae jugu-
lar vein.
A CURE. In the same church with the man
who had a particular indrmity,'' was mem
Der who had been for many years in very fee
BILE health. Lately he joined Temperate So
ciety. few months after friend met him
and inquired about his health. am WE'LL"
said he, Il am healthy man." His friend in
quired the cause of the improvement, and was
told he had left off drinking. l did not know,
said the other that you were ever inclined to
intemperance. " never was," said he, "but
drank very small quantity, two or three times
day, under the impression that my health re-
CURED it, but since have dispensed with drink
ing spirit altogether found it poison to
me- am now, as you see, a healthy, able bod
led man."