The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-12-14
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,

LAW CAsE' The Court of Over and
Iermlher held In Philadelphia by Chief JUS
tee Gibson and Judge Kennedy, has decid-
ed IN the case of Mrs. Olne, who was tried
on an Indictment for the murder of her hus-
band by poison, but against whom no YER
dict was found, the jury having been dis
charged by orler of the court without the
consent OF the prisoner, after being kent to-
gether from Saturday until 10 o'clock on
Monday without agreeing, and without re-
freshment, that she cannot be tiled arain
for the same effence, and have ordered her
to be set at liberty.
FREEZING IRON isTEmPERAYcE. colored
man WINS yesterday morning found by the watch
extended on the pavement, nearly frozen TO
DEATH On his being taken 10 The watch house
powerful Remedies were applied, which, happl.
~, had the effect TO revive him A man. in n
state OF ntoaieation, was in the afternoon TAX
en- from the Park and conveyed TO Bridewell
ne was discovered lying on his back and would
inevitably have persisted in very short time
from the severity of tho cold, had he not been
rescued by an officer of the police
.New York .4drertiser, Dec S.
Gen. Barnard of Pennsylvania has resigned
ms ms seat IN the Senate of the United States
Inc New York Journal of Commerce remarks
we should not be surprised if Mr. Ingham
should be elected to fill the vacancy"
A LEGISLATURE PRoRoeuED. BY THE ISFLU.
ENzA. we learn from the Newark Eagle that
the Legislature of New Jersey were to adjourn
until the first Tuesday in February, owing to
the prevalence Of influenza amongst the mem
oers' winch is so general that on some days not
nall OF them could attend in their places.
(,OROzEDfs
yesterday, an inquest on the body of black
man, found in an area near Murrav.s,reet. where
1t was supposed he had fallen in state of in
toxication, and frozen to death.
Another inquest was held on the body Of
young woman, found dead in her bed, at "a,
Orange-s'reet, who, it was stated in evidence.
mad scarcely been free from intoxication in sir
weeks. Verdict-death from intemperanco.
.New York .4dcertiser, Dec. q.
One of the Philadelphia pauers mentions that
Mr. Webster was detained by sickness in that
city, on his way to the seat of govern,nant
we learn that he has been i'll of the influenza.
put mat on Saturday last he was nearly recoy
efeo from H-B0ston .3deertise,.
The President dismissed the late District At
torhey IN Florida, saith the Globe for notort.
onS 'neompetency. Excellent! The Attorney
- '-' ~""iuOl.--JNulLOHnL (uZCtfe,
CURIOSITY. A friend has placed in my
hands (says Niles's Register) 1.-THE Calcutta
Gazette and Duly .4dcertiser'' of 9th NAV,
lo3l-wh'ch. among other widely spread ad-
Veitlsements, contains the following
Mackenzie, Lyall, IL Co will sell by pub
nc auction at the Exchange Commercial sale
rooms; this day, Friday, 9th MAJ, 1881, ten
bales fine american sheetings, bleached and
unbleached, as fully detailed in The CATALOGUES
now in circulation"
rRAcTIcE LAUGHS AT THEsRYr The New
YORK Journal of Commerce says-tbree thou.
sand bags Brazil coffee were sold Yesterday at
IA cents, deliverable on the reduced duty of
| ct h. "'J VI
Tha; is-the duty will be only one cent per
~ out Iast year, when it was .fre cents, the
average price of coffee was only III cents so
a reduction of the " tax" hasincreased the price
ms Is sound g free trade" logic, though com.
mon sense REJECTS it--as it does tho whole doc
ifine' Moores Eutopia, or Symmess proposed
Journey INTO the hole in the earth, are not less
strange than the theory oil " free trade"-nor
less rhAoricAnLE.-Niies's Register.
Con CIeARs. subscriber has handed ms
for publication the following extract from a LET.
ter written by Pittsburg correspondent II
Ind there are rogues in Kentucky as well as
Pennsylvania. A box of Kentucky C;cors
marked ID. was a few days since opened in one
of our stores. and after taking course of verv
fine cigars off the top, the remainder was fonnJ
transformed into corn e0js. good wav of dis
posing of the whole produce OF your corn6cld
truly But perhaps the maker may have dis.
covered that Cabs smoke better than Tobacco.
LoYerviry Died, in Goshen, (Conn1 las,
month, Chloe Eaton, colored woman, nrea
one hundred and SeusHtsea gears. She was, if
we are rightly informed, a slave IN the family Of
the Rev. Mr.. Eaton, the first settled minister in
Goshen, about a century ago. She had for
some years been town pauper-bnt until a
few months past had always been remarkably
active and enjoyed good health. It is said there
can be no doubt that she was quite as old as
above siatcd--somc believe l20--the oldest in
habitan,g cannot recollecl the time when she
was not called "Old Aunt Chloc.''
LHthfct& Enquirer.