The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-09-22
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


'ly called before the police court, for throwing
stone which struck little girl in the eye-the
responsibility Of the parties excited considera-
BILE interest, and drew many persons to hear the
examination. The boy was bound to appear at
the Municipal Court, and Col. NJ. was engaged
as his counsel Soon after the examination,
another boy, about IL years of age, called upon
the counsellor aforesaid, and asked, Sir, are
You engaged to defend -" 'Yes, am;
why do you ask ? To which the little fellow
replied, with honesty worthy of his immortal
grandfather, because, sir, threw the stone.
and cannot suffer comrade to be punished for
q crime of my own commission We'll done
you are fine boy what is your name ? My
name is --' 'Well,' said the counsellor,
admiring the noble heartedness of the lad, swill
yea teifth county attorney that you commit
ted the act I" Yes SIR said Ire; and immedi-
ately went to Col. Austin's office for that pur-
pose. The friends of the injured girl, on learn
ing these particulars, declined taking any fur
ther steps in the premises.
Boston Commentator.
THE ADVANTAGE OF A NEWSPAPER. One of
the officers attached to the sloop of war Falmouth,
upon her late cruise, robbed at MatanZas of a
valuable gold watch, which he priced the more as
1t was a present from his father. All expectation
of its recovery had been abandoned long ago.
Since the return of the young gentleman to his
friends, his father, while reading morning paper,
glanced without interest over paragraph about
the apprehension of sailor, which concluded,
however, with stating that gold watch had been
taken from him, with name similar to his sons
engraved on the inside of the outer case. Upon
making application to Justice Hopson and describ-
ing the lost watch, there doubt that the
one found his sons and it therefore
promptly restored. How the sailor came in pos
session Of it. has not been ascertained. 1t cost
3 dollars to pay for the newspaper year the
watch was worth 100 dolars.-Nete York paper
A Prince Of Bourbon imagined himself to be
dead, and refused to eat. To prevent his dying of
starvation, ten persons were introduced to him in
the character of iustrious dead like himself, and
they invited him after some conversation respect
ing the world of shades to dine with another dis
tinguisbed but deceased person, Marshal Turenne.
The Prince accepted this polite invitation and
made very hearty dinner. Every day whilst this
fancy prevailed, il was necessary TO invite him to
the table of some ghost of rank and reputation !;
yet in the other common affairs of life, the Prince
was not incapacitated from attending to his own
Internationally Indications Of Insanity.
TIE PORES Toe. When the Pope held out
his toe to be kissed by the Earl of wiltshire the
Ambassador Of King Henry VIII, spaniel belong
ing to the Earl caught the Pope's toe in his teeth
the Ambassador scorning to kiss after his dog lost
the APecialfavor which had been proffered him.
GoLD. A correspondent of the Savannah
Republican, who writes from the Indian Springs
under date of the 18th ult. says, that the gold
diggefs have obtained million of dollars worth
Of the precious metal, one fifth Of which has
been dug from single branch in the Cherokee
nation. He also states that the Indians are
anxious to bring their controversy with Geor-
gia before the Federal Court, and that Ross, the
Cherokee President, has gone to see Judge
Johnson the subject, and If he fails in his APP
plicatiOn TO him. will proceed on to the Chief
Justice for redress.
ELEGASr AMUsEnEEr. Among other sports
at the Olympic Alley, in Columbia, South Car
elina. we notice the following proposal:
+" To give pig TO the man who can catch
him by the tail. and throw him over his Shout
deF-not less than foar men to try
N. b. The Pigs tail to be well s0Gp'd! p
This will be superb sport, no doubt, to all
the parties concerned, except the pig.
The abominable Tariff found Castor Oil sell.
ing at SIG gallon in 1916, and has had the ef.
Sect OF compelling the consumer to pay 81 25 ia
gallon This Is one article of hundreds ope-
rated upon in the same manner The domes.
tic article is fresh and Of better quality.
Warrent0n, ". C., Gazette.
In Charleston, (Va) an innumerabIe swarm
Of bees aseertained that merchant had fierce
containing 30 or 40 gallons of W. India honey
in his cellar. In three days they carried off the
whole.
CoUETERFEIT. The public are cautioned
against receiving bills purporting to be IS, al.
tered from 81, of the Merchants' Bank, New
port. The vignetIe Of the genuine FIVE is a
front view Of the State House in -shis town
The bills which have been altered to five, have
a vignette representing eagle and paper
mill.-NeOPort Republican.
EMALL PRoFITs. Sir Walter Scott and Mr.
Heath expect to realize $4,000 By the pre-.
sent edition Of the Waverly novels and the
illustrations.
Miss Ann Wade has recovered $1,000 Of Mr.
Charles P. Cookey of Baltimore, for breach
anfmarriage promise.
A colored man at Brooklyn, IN. ~ who
took. two ounces laudanum, on Sunday, was re-
lieved by the stomach pump.
CopIED FROM AN OLD CAPE Con LOG Book
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trummy wheather--WiDde Nothe Aest and
klowdsy--L and skippar patchen baFrils, all We
reala a 0ulfain0 Kidd felae "