The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-16

perhaps, between two and three hundred ibon
sand, from the first appearance Of the cholera
TIL the 18th of August, $3.50 individuals were
auachId, OF which 4,433 had died, and 226 re.
maineu III AS The disease was at that time or
The decrease, il would seem that the number NJ
fatal cases bear a very small propnrti,,n N tls
whole population. The medical men in Russia
seem now TO be almost unanimous in denyino
the contagious nature of the maady Al the
great Cholera hospital on Wassili- Osbrow moi
one OF the medical men attached To the estab
hshment was taken i'll: and of ninety nurses
and other servants, Only two died We should
Imagine that if the disease were contagious this
wonid not have happened. II the cholera be
i ,eahy not contagious, It's progress will. proba-
viii not appear in this country
London Morning Herald
IRON. Though returns were not made ia
the Convention at New York, from all the
sources OF information touching Tie manufac-
lure OF IRON IN this country, vet assurance loas
given that more than l24 900 tons of iron are
annually manufactured IN The U States, at a
value exceeding 2l20O0, 0O0-of that sum,
more than S7.000,O00 must 20 for labor. The
agrlculturist must see his benefit in such state
OF things.
CHURCH BURNT DOWN. On "Wednesday
morning last st Mary's (Roman Calholic)
Church in Sheriff street, New York was dis.
covered TO be on fire when first seen the fire
was raging about tho altar. 1t WAS but short
lime before the entire building was enveloped
IN flames, and soon destroyed 1t was insured
for S8O00. The flames soon communicated TO
other buildings and destroyed several dwelling
houses. The entire loss is estimated at up.
wards Of 100000
la Wilkesbarre, (Pa a man named He,cocl,
lately tried the strength of key of powder
which he was going to use for blasting. He
lgnited few grains in his hand when a spark
went into the key, blew up his house, killed his
little daughter, and his own life is despaired of.
VALUABLE IMMIGRANT Count de LEON has
arrived in this country from Germany, with
retlnue OF forty-hye persons. bringing with
HIM specie to the amount of S7,000,000. The
papers say that it is his intention to purchase a
tract of land near Pittsburg, where he ex-
poets to be joined by two thousand mo:e of his
countrymen, who will settle around him.
The following admirable sentiments are ex.
tracted from communication in late number
of the Richmond Enquirer:
i" have seen a renewed recommendation of
tho vulgar and mercenary policy of prescribing
subordinate officers for opinion sake-a doctrine
at war with the fundamental principles Of free.
dom-subversive of the freedom of thought-put-
ting up offices for sale, and making politics and
principles matters of calculation. A system so
base, and Vulgar, and venal, cannot be too earn.
estly denounced and repudated by all who
would strengthen tho administration, and save
the honor of the country"
ltthere ever was home thrust surely this is
one.-Nationat Intctigencer.
The National Journal states that Cen Jack
son in conversation held some short time
since with personal and political friend who
felt DESTROYS of ascertaining the present opin.
OF nj oF
great public interest, declared his entire and
thorough opposition to the Bank of the United
States. In an answer to an interrogatory as to
his views of this institution, he answered sub
stantially and nearly verbally as follows =" Sir
| have entered for the next Presidential heat
upon the principle of opposition to that Bank :;
and mean that the people shall decide wheth.
or they will have Jackson and no Bank, or the
Bank and no Jackson
The New York STANDARD SAYS there vas re.
mitted TO Washington, from the New York
Custom House, on Monday last, the sum of
$537,00 and on the previous Monday, the
sum Of $500 900, gross, Of One million one
hundred and serenity nine thousand dollars, for
duties collected in two weeks, eIclusiue of ell
Dc6entures and Drafts
The nomination of Mr.. Writ has caused
no little dissatisfaction among the Antima-
sons Of Pennsylvania. The Huntington
Gazette says that "Mr. Writ, from the
principles he has avowed, has no claim on
the support of the Antimasons, superior to
either jackson or Clay"-and ntmates that
he will not be supported by the Antimasons
III that section of the county.
The largest Buck within the recollection
OF our Oldest hunters, was shot on the 10th
inst. in Lebanon township. He was start
ed on the runway, and was greeted with
fire from two ofthe hunters, but Mr.. Will
lam J. Shields, Of Philadelphia, did the lob :"
The deer weighed before he was dressed,
three hundred and sirty;fve pounds ! =
When cleaned his Meat weighed 210 lbs. :;
Tallow, 10 lbs. Hide, % lbs. 6 oz.-Betha-
ny (Pa.) Enquirer.
ACCIDENT. Mr.. Eben. Kicker, of Need
ham, was shot dead on Wednesday while
on shooting excursion with some friends,
one OF whose guns accidentally fell and
discharged the contents in Mr.. RS back.
He was a steady, industrious but poo. man,
and has left wife and four young children.
LITHoroMY. The operation of lithvtomy
was recently performed upon Chief Justice
Marshall, in Philadelphia, by DIR. Physic. The
Commercial Advertiser says,-One of the sur
geons present at the operation has stated to US
that SIX hundred formations of gravel from the
size Of large peas down to that of small shot,
taken from the venerable sufferer, were actual
ly counted--and the whole number probably
OK cseded a thousand. The case was so diff.
cult that instead OF two or three minutes, the
operation was protracted to above twenty. Not
groan escaped his lips nor was there a per.
ceptible twinge ofa muscle.
The stock Of the Lowell Railway, with right
of Inscription to Mill Pond Wharf Corpor ation,
sold at auction in Boston on Saturday, at 3g8
per cent. Advance, and the Boston and Provi.
,Aenee Railway at per cent. advance.
A SALEM MERCHANT. Mr.. Joseph Peabody,
a merchant of Salem, Mass, few days ago,
mad in the course of week, had five vessels az.
rive at that port, viz: The ship Sumatra, from
Canton, the ship Francis from Sumatra, the
ship (dthar,ne, from Calcutta and the briggs
Leander and Pioneer, from CrOpstadt; the In.
dia ships, in particular, being very richly freight
ed. The drtios secured on the cargoes Of these
ships al counted to $225, 00o being more than
the duties on all the arrivals in any ono month";
since 1887. Other vessels Of the same owner
were looked for soon.
SoMETHIEG CURIOUS. In splitting a rock
about four feet long and from Is to Ia inches
thick, for building in Addison township, in
this county, plate of iron about four inches
long and more than an inch broad, perfectly
smooth and with the initials w. u on it, was
found in the middle of it. The split of the rock
was perfectly straight and struck the plate
transyerssly, so that when the pieces of the
rock werr separated, one end Of The iron plate
remained in one OF the pieces,
Somerset, NJ J. Herald.
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