The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-05-25

American BIBLE SocIEEY. This benevo-
lent ana pr aseworthy association held its an
nlversary, last week, in New York, in presence
OF an immense number of spectators. The An
nual Report was read BY the Secretary. Mr..
Brigham; and the following facts therefrom
we abrdge from the Commercial Advertiser.
During the year, 81 new auxiliaries have been
formed, and the whole number of auxliaties at
tins time is 700, scattered through every State
and territory in the Union. The receipts of
the year, amount 10 $l25,3l6,79. OF this sum
S50,l were in payment for books S2,7I6
from legacies; $l0,s63,34 as ordinary dona.
tons; $o2,37O, 40 towards the general supply ;
and the remainder from miscellaneous sources
Inc books issued in the course of the year,
have been 242, 1888. This number. though ex
ceeding but little in the aggregate, the issues
OF the preceding year, contains a much greater
quantity of entire Bibles. The number of BIZ
bles issued the past year, is III ,972, an in
crease IN this class of issues, over those of the
preceding year, of a ,6lS copies An unusual
number OF these distributions were in the way
OF Tree donations, or else were special sales,
where pay for such only as could be sold, was
to be returned A grant of t1centy thousand
New Iestaments has been made to the Ameri.
can Sunday School Union, for gratutous dis
tribution, among children in the new settle
ments.
The managers have had in their employ dur
ing part or all of the year, 10 agents, most of
them in the Western States. This number
will probably be diminished the coming wear
though In the newly settled parts of the coun-
try the services of some will be INDISPENSABLE
to the success of the Bible cause for many years
to come.-BOSton Traveller.
AMERICAN TRACT Society. 1t appears from
the report of this society, read at its annual
meeting in New York last week, that during
the past year there had been printed 6S ,796, 900
pages Of Tracts, and put in circulation 6S, 522, =
7O4. Whole number since the formation of
the Society 254, 479,926 The number Of dis.
tlnct publications on its list, is 57I. Receipts.
during the year S42,922 SO. Expenditures the
same. This Society has no permanent funds.
Its whole number of branches and auxiliaries is
9Oo of which 50 have been added during the
past year.
EDWARD SMITH alias JoNEs. One of the
persons concerned in the robbery of the New
York City Bank, in March last, had his trial in
the General Sessions of that City on Wednes-
day, the llth inst. The prisoner was arraipned
upon three indictments in connection with this
robbery. One of these was for Grand Larceny.
whlch at The instance of the District Attorney,
was hrst taken up for trial. There was some
difficulty IN making NJ jury, and the 2annel
was not completed till O'Clock in the after
noon 1t appears from the testimony that the
whole sum distracted from the Bank amounted
to $242, 900. OF the large amount found in
possession OF Smith, the officers of the Bank
were not able to Identify more than one or two
notes. The evidence on the whole was never
theless such as to fully satisfy the jury, who re-
turned verdict of Guilty, against the prison.
er, without leaving their seats The offence
OF which he has thus been convicted, being
Grand Larceny, the-utmost extent of punish
ment Is hive years Imprisonment in the Peni-
Tertiary. After the verdict was rendered. the
district Attorney lntimated his intention TO try
one OF The other Indictments. In NOTICING the
above trial the New York American saws: It
came out in the course of the evidence that
Mr.. Bangs, in whose house Smith was taken.
had instituted suit against the City Bank for
the reward offered for the detection Of the rob.
Der, and the recovery Of the money.
! The same paper states, that there are no less
than five claimants for the said reward. and
that the Bank, not being able 10 decide between
them. has paid the amount of it into the Court
Oh Chahcery, by virtue of decree of the Court
TO wait judicial investigation
I Murray, who was arrested in Phn.aclnbi,
and Is by some supposed to be the principal in
the City Bank robbery, has not vet been
] brought to trial.
SINGULAR CASE OF HzDnoPnonIA. A vounu
man, named Josiah Morehead, Jr., was seized
on Monday last with symptoms of this maladv.
All the signs most characteristic off were pres.
ent, and on Tuesday evening he suddenly ex.
pred An examination of the BODY was made
on the succeeding day, and the diseased appear.
ances, which most constantly characterize nv.
1 drophobla, were present, and no others, The
case is therefore regarded by the four respeeta-
bic medical gentlemen who attended him. as
nothing more nor less, than that which is pro-
duced by the bite Of mad dog Still the pa.
tent had not been bitten by such an animal, nor
indeed had ne ever been bitten, but once, and
that was nine years before, and the animal not
mad.
! The only explanation ofthis curious and mel.
ancholy event, which has been suggested. i,
the following. The deceased was by trade a
tanner, and 1t is supposed, as several domestic
| ANIMALS are said to have died of hydronhobio
during the past winter, that one of them, which
had besmeaTed its own hair with saliva. had
been skinned, and its hide sent 10 the ian ward
where the poison might have been inoculated
into those who handled it. We understand that
m the opinion of the profession, the poison IN.
pied to the sound skin cannot excite the dis
ease; but the deceased, a few weeks since. Ind
a burn on one of his fingers. and the sore vet
! had scab on it at the time of his death.
We cannot readily find terms to express orr
adherence at the conduct of an individual, who
would sell the hide of an animal that had died
of this disease and we take this occasion 70
warn those who deal in hides, to observe the
greatest caution in this matter, at time when
rabid animals are among us
Cincinnati Chronicle, Mav7.
Wanted Immediately, for Public Service, to
supply vacancies
One Magician to do all the twisting and turn
ing-in and out-he must have two faces,
looking before and behnd-walk like crab
and speak Dutch: