The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-11-17
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
WORCESTER SOUTH DISTRICT.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

At the late sitting of the Supreme Court, in
Kent county, Delaware, the case of Elizabeth
Johnson against John A. Collins, for the Sc
duction of the plaintiffs daughter, was tried
and verdict found for plaintiff. The case
was one of aggravated character, and the jury
gave exemplary damages-taoo thousand and
eighty-three dolLarS-being the entire amount
of The valuation Of the defendants estate, real
and personal.
ENCoURAcEMENr TO CuLrIvAToRs OF FRUITS
Mr. Samuel r. johnson of Charlestown Mass.
has received $5l ,36, for the produce of sin.
gle plum tree in his garden, this season, be-
sides giving away considerable of the fruit to
his friends The tree produces the Bomer's
Washington Plum, and has yielded but little
short of $50 per annum, for the last three years.
st. Michael pears of the finest appearance have
been sold in our market this week for s so per
dozen.-.Ne,O England Farmer.
Steamer Neptune, from ST. Louis for New
Orleans, with two boats in tow, all loaded with
lead, was snagged recently, and sunk in 90 feet
water near the mouth of the Ohio. The crew
and passengers had not an opportunity of saw
ing their clothes or baggage. The keel boats
were cut adrift Just in time to prevent their,
sinking with her, and on them were saved the
crew and passengers, who must otherwise have
peTished. 49,
picked the pockets of the unwary in New York.
at a game of billiards called cut-throat," have
been convicted of the same. One witness lost
$4,000 by them.
Culver, the celebrated French naturalist, is
said ts have dissected an insect which, though
but an inch long, contained 494 pairs muscles,
connected with as many nerves, and 10000
antenne.
GREAT GROWTH OF CoRx. On the farm of
Earl Stimson, the celebrated agriculturst, in
Galway, Saratoga county, IN. W there was on
the Both ult.on enc rod of his cornfeld, 40 hills,
and ZIG ears of corn; the quantity of shelled
corn, on careful measurement, was one bushel-
and one quart
Eighteen convicts were lately released from
Jail in Rhode Island, eight Of whom were ban
lshed from the Stale, not being citizens. Three
of them were confined on complaints of their
wives, for abuse, who now petitioned to have
them released.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Chronicle,
upon the S~ppOSitiOn that Time is money"
computes the LOGS to that city by neglecting to
put up town clock, at 1921 $50.
The whole cost of the Liverpool and Man.
chester Railway, including salaries and antci-
pated expenses before its entire completion, is
stated at G320,000 sterling, equal to about
$3,936000.
THANKSGIVING CHEER. Rasins are sine
qua non in celebrating New England Thanks
giving. These annual festivals approach, and
since the LIST instant, there have been received,
by five vessels from Malaga 76l4 casks, 800
half casks, 439 quarter casks, 7772 boxes, 1906
half boxes and 745 quarter boxes raisins and
more are capitalization Patriot.
A LARGE LOAD. Last Tuesday (says the
Concord (Mass.) Yeoman,) four wheel vehicle
so feet in length, from Bolton for Newburyport,
passed through this town laden with 1908 hand
somely painted chairs; they were drawn by six
oxen and two horses-guided by one man.
When last spoken the concern had put into the
port of Bedford in distress, having broken an
axletree.
SPURIOUS BANK BILLS There are now in
circulation, one dollar bills. purporting to be of
the Providence Bank, signed by WIN. G.. Bill
lings, President, and James w. Crawford, CASH
Ter. These bills have not the least re semblance
to the genuine Providence bank bills OF the
Providence Bank, Thomas P. Ives is President,
and Charles l.. Bowler, Cashier.
Counterfeit $40 bills, u s. Bank, letter B,
payable to G. Houston, Mobile, dated May &c,
1927; George Poe, Cashier; Phil. M. Leskey,
President, are in circulation in Philadelphia.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT occurred in Delhi, Del
eware County, n. Y, a few days since, One of
Mr.. Wrights bears sprang with SO much force
as 10 tear up the post which he was chained to,
and seized upon woman, Mrs. Scott, who was
passing by, and inflicted several wounds with
his teeth and claws upon the bead, neck, and
other parts of her body. Fortunately several
persons were near, and ran to her assistance.
Mr.. Waters, with a courage worthy Of old Gen
Putnam, took the bear by the throat and choak
ed him of. The wounds are very severe. and
it is considered somewhat doubtful whether
they will not prove fatal
REMARKABLE. Four brothers were present
in this Borough last week, the youngest Of whom
is II years of age. The three Oldest reside IN
Berks, and the youngest in Columbia county
Reading (Penn,) Chronicle.
The members of the Worcester Debating Club
are requested TO meet at Bansters, on Saturday
evening next, at 4. Question-EIas Congress a
Constitutional right to lay tariff imports, for
the sole pGpose of protecting domestic industry
Debate public, Nov, II,