The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-07-13

CHOLERA MoRBUs. This terrible scourge of
the human race, which has lately made great
havoc in Russia, and latterly in Poland, has at
tracted much attention. England and Holland
have already taken precautionary measures to
prevent its introduction into those countries;
and France il was expected, would take proper
steps as security against the introduction of the
disease into that country. The New York Mer-
camille suggests that it might moi be altogether
unworthy of the notice of oIr government, to
devise prudent means TO prevent its being i'm
ported amongst US. Certain diseases travel
in mysterious manner, defying all human cal
culaton-neither mountain nor ocean arrest
their progress-and, however improbable it may
seem to some, that this chnora will cross the
Atlantic, there is no certainty that it will not,
and therefore it behoves us to use all sa!utary
means to prevent its Importation Should this
epidemic-for such we account it-spread in
England or Holland, there will be more danger
than now of It's reaching us-vet, as it is, rag
ing only in the north of Europe, it is by no
means impossible that it may find footing in our
land"
GREAT FIRE IN New York. The Journal
of Commerce states that on the night OF the
4th: fire broke out in the interior of the block
of buildings bounded by Charlton, Varick, Van
dam, aud Hudson streets, which swept down
including the wooden Baptist Church, Rev.
Ducan Dunbar, pastor; valued at $500, $500
insured Fifty or sixty families ire turned out
of doors, and the loss Of property, Is estimated
at S3O, 900 to 40, 900. Most of the furniture
saved Many of the buildings were of wood,
though sixteen houses and one stable were
Of brick.
II is stated that this conhagration caused
by .fre-crGcker, thrown into a yard where
there were shavings.
CRIME IN New YoRK. The past two or
three weeks have been uncommnnly fruitful in
deeds of vilany. Within the last eight days
we have recorded the death of four married
women in this city and Brooklyn, most or all
of whom, there is reason to believe, persisted
by the hands Of their Oon huSbandS!! Three
of the husbands are now in prison awaiting
their trial 9urglares are committed almost
every night, and with such uniformity in the
mode of operation, proves the existence of
an organized gang among us. vi the cases OF
death above mentioned three can be traced d.
recty to the effects of intemperance, either in
the subjects or their husbands, or both.
N. Y. Journal Of Commerce.
AWFUL DEATH. On the Goth ut., John Mil
ton Partridge, late merchant in TarrytOwn,
Westminster county, N. Y, went with several
others to Butter hills, about two or three miles
above West Point, and attempted to climb up
the precipice in search of iron ore. Mr.. Par
fridge had succeeded in climbing about $50 or
900 feet, up almost perpendicular rock
when, by some MEANS he slipped and fell head
foremost about thirty feet, and struck rock
which was made slippery by the trckiing of
the waite: down it; from this he bounded and
fell the remaining distance of about $50 feet,
and struck among the rocks at the foot of the
ptccipice He expired Immediately.
The four towns in New Hampshire, in which
the principal manufacturing establishments of
that State arc located, show the following rap
idity of increase in population from 1920 to
1870. ISo0 1870