The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-02-24

MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE. A friend has
furnished the following statement of the occu-
pations of the members of the House of Repre-
sentatives of this State:
Farmers, 207; Merchants and Traders, 1876
Lawyers, 60; Mechanics, "A Manufacturers,
% /; Physicians, IS; Clergymen, IL; Gentle,
meu,* 10; Deputy Sheriffs, 4.-Total 500.
In Safolk-l farmer, 90 merchants and trad
ers, z mechanics, 2 manufacturers, Is lawyers,
physician, gentlemen. ESse1-24 farmers
~ merchants and traders, mechanics, man.
ufacturer, lawyers, physician, gentlemen
.MtddteSeI-27 farmers, Is merchants and trad
ers, mechanics, ! clergyman, manufacturers,
lawyers, / physician. Worcester-4I farm
ers, lO merchants and traders, mechanics,
clergymen, manufacturers, l deputy sheriff,
lawyers, physicians, 2 gentlemen. Hamp.
shire-l6 farmers, merchants and traders, 2
clergymen, = manufacturers, 5 lawyers. Hamp-
den-l3 farmers, merchants and traders,
mechanics, l clergyman, 2 manufacturers, /
deputy sheriff, lawyers 2 physicians. Frank
hn-l4 farmers, merchants and traders, 2 me-
ehanlcs, 3clergymen, l lawyer, physicians
BerkSh're-l6 farmers, merchants and trad
ers, mechanics, manufacturers, lawyers,
physician. NoUoLk-9 farmers, merchants
and traders, s mechanics, 2 manufacturers,
lawyers. BristoI-l9 farmers, 9 merchants and
traders, mechanics, clergyman, 2 manufac-
turers, 2 deputy sheriffs, lawyers, physi-
clans, gentleman. PLymouth-l9 farmers
merchants and traders, l mechanic, l clergy
man, manufacturers, lawyers. BGrnstabLe
= farmers, merchants and traders, me-
chanics, l manufacturer, l lawyer. DukeS-1
farmer, | merchant and trader. .Nantucket-5
merchants and traders-BOSton Patriot.
1t must not be by any means inferred that
there ara but ten gentlemen in the House, but
that bory
fession.
PENNSYLVANIA. A correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, writing from Harris
burgh on the 18th ult, takes the following
view of the canals made and making in
Pennsylvania. "The Schuylkill canal is lO8
miles in extent. 1t cost about 100000 of
dollars. In 1923 the revenue derived from
tolls on 1t amounted to Ga, 900 dollars In
1879 1t amounted to upwards of 10000
dollars. Deducting the expense of repairs
and other things, nearly 5 per cent. upon
the capital was realized by the stockholders.
This must necessarily increase every year,
by the rapid increase of the quantity of coal
and other products which will be taken to
market from the coal mine regions. and
from the interior of the state, much of the
produce passing through PENNSYLVANIA and
the union canals into the Schuylkill canal
and thence to Philadelphia. The Lehigh
canal is about 35 miles long. Ofthe Penn.
sylvania canal, 212 miles are completed.
and % miles more nearly finished. The
Union canal is eighty miles in length. Thus
you will perceive, we have in this state,
435 miles of finished canals. Between two
and three hundred miles ofthe Pennsylvania
canal remain to be completed. A great
part OF this will be navigable during OF be-
fore the expiration of the present wear. A
rail road of 70 miles is also in rapid pro.
gress. Notwithstanding, therefore. the ex-
traordinary exertons of New York to take
the lead in internal Improvements, Pennsvl.
vania already rivals her, and will, in few
years, # | am not mistaken leave her
behind"
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. Died in Maiden.
on the 10th inst, Elizabeth Pickard. child of
Dr. Isaac I. Smith, aged 6 woeks-its death
was occasioned by taking the Aconitum or
Hemlock. The plant was raised during Tho
past year, collected labelled and put carefnllv
away; but in the confusion of removing n m.
other dwelling, il was accidentally wra6ned in
another paper, marked Elder Flowers = Mrs
Smith being unacquainted with the appearance
of Hemlock, and deceived by the mark, made n
strong infusion, with which sho fed her child