The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-11-10
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

CoUNTERFEITs. We are informed that dies
! were lately discovered IN the edge of N. Hamp-
shire, near Brookline, which were designed ia
alter the bills of Betchertown Bank, into Globe
Bank tuLS, of Boston. One bill Of $40 altered
IRON Belchertown bill TO the 41neyic0n Bank
IN Boston, has been sent to that city, as genuine
The public will do well to be on their guard
against these and other spurious emissions.
Concord Gaz.
TERRIBLE. The British brig Matilda. lying
at Bonny, on the coast Of Africa, exploded on
| the 18th May. How the accident happened
never can be known, for every one of the ships
company, with upwards of one hundred blacks
who were on board, lost their lives, the Matilda
being riven into atoms.
Insurance DIVIDENDS The two New Bed
ford Insurance Companies have declared semi.
annual dlvldends-one of 90 per cent,-tbe
other OF 81 per cent Their Immediately pre-
vlous SIX months dividends were 10 per cent
and IL per cent.
The Merchants Insurance Office in Boston.
have declared semi-annual dividend of 10 per
cent.
notorious topper used to mourn about not
having a regular pair of eyes; one being
black and the other light hazel ssIt is very
lucky for you," replied his friend "for if your
eyes had been matches your nose would have
set them on fire long ago"
INV MEDICINE. 1t is stated in letter from
Rome, that the French Medical men in thai
city continue to administer with great success
against intermittent fevers, the bark of the will.
low. These gentlemen assert that it has more
power than Peruvian Bark.
PRESERVING PoTAroEs. To retain their orig.
lnal flavor, potatoes should be packed in casks
as they are dug from the ground, and fill the
lnterstIces with sand as you put them in the
casks. The casks will hold as many potatoes
as IL would without the sand by this means
the ar is sufficiently excluded, which is very
injurious to the potatoes, as is the light of the
sun; they cannot be too soon secluded from
both
ALL TOGETHER ONCE MORE. The Secretary
Of War returned TO Washington on Saturday,
so that the Cabinet, which has been practically
dissolved since June last, is once more united
by the boundaries of The city of Washington, if
no stronger ties.-N. Y. Cont. .4drertiStr.
Snow STORM. We learn from gentleman
VINO arrived this morning from M2ntreel, that
on Wednesday night considerable snow fell in
the neighborhood of Lake Champlain. On
Thursday morning in passing from Whitehall
to Troy. he observed that the hills were GOV.
cred with SNOWY Y Com. Advertiser.
The new four story Collegiate edifee at
Athens, Georgia, was entirely destroyed by
hire on The morning of Saturday, Oct %. The
valuable library and number of mathematical
and astronomical instruments were lost. No
insurance has ever been effected upon anv of
the property. No lives were lost, although the
student in whose room it is supposed to have
originated was little burnt, his bed HAVING
caught before he was aroused.
On The 8th ult. David, the properly of Mr..
Williams of Montgomery, was hung pursuant
TO his sentence at tie late term of the SUPERIOR
Court for that county, for the murder of John
Chisolm, white man. He was convicted on
the testimony of two deaf and dumb persons.
who gave in their evidence through a sworn
interpreter. He confessed his guilt, we learn.
on the evening previous to his execution.
Yadhin (.K CO. Journal.
| SUBoRNATIoN OF PERJURY. BENJAMIN F.
Haskins of New York, was tried lately there
for subornation of perjury, in persuading one
Phelps to take false oath The circumstances
were very atrocious in their character. The
cath taker was made drunk, as preliminary
step, so that the suborner, to make him rogue,
made MIN first brute. Haskns was found
guilty; and will probably receive the most
| rigorous penalties of tho laws he has violated.