The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-04-27
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,

A letter from Richmond contains the follow.
ing speculations
1t is distinctly understood that Mr.. Ran
dolph comes homo, determined to make war
on the administration. He is satisfied the a p
polntment was given to bribe or disgrace
him, [prebably both1 and he means TO make
the amends honorable, by washing off the
Treasury dirt from his own doublet, and spit.
ting his venom at those who tempted him into
the slime. He is to decline the outfit of 1000
dolls. and take his stand upon this for purifica-
ton. The standard of Calhoun is TO be raised
under his auspices, and the yawning and mpas-
sable .gulfthat lately separated them is to be
closed.
REBELLION IN HAYTI. The Jamaica Cour-
ant contains the following =
We unders tand that accounts were received
here by his Maiestys ship Mersoy, Can't
Courtenay, that Mr.. President Boyer, during
the stay of that ship at Port au- Prince, receiv.
ed the intelligence that revolution had been
attempted by the troops in garrison at Aux
Cages, Every thing in consequence was bus
tie and confusion, to prepare an expedition to
quell the rebels, and it was reported that the
President in person, would take the field at
the head of his "guards' What the result
would be it was impossible to imagine but the
general feeling was, that Boyer had presided
quite long enough over the destinies of the
Haytlen people.
EXTENSIVE CIRCULATION A very singular
kind of Bank note circulation occurred in the
Bowery during the gale on Saturday. A very
well dressed man was walking through that
street in the early part of the day, when his
hat was blown off and Immediately some hun.
dred slips Of paper were seen flying before the
breeze. At first the person seemed about 10
endeavour to catch some of them, bat he sud.
denly stopped, picked up his hat, walked quick.
ly down by street, and was soon out of sight
In the mean time some persons caught several
pieces OF the flying paper, and found them to
belong to parcel of the counterfeits on the
Chemical Bank that day discovered. Search
was made, but in vain, for the person from
whose hat they had fallen. The notes caught
were not entirely filled up.-.N Y Courier.
EXTRAORDINARY SPEED. 1t is an extraordi.
nary fact, says the Leeds Mercury, that the
railway carriages, on the 18th Feb, travelled
from Manchester to Liverpool go miles) in an
hour andG quarter.
CAUTION TO YOUNG LADIES. On Monday
young female who had been dancing at a ball
at Monkwearmouth, Durham, sat down 10 rest
herself, and expired Immediately. Her death
Is attributed to apoplexy, from too tight lacinq
| Eng. paper.
Two stage drivers thought to exercise their
Jehushp in Norristown, few days since, by
showing who could drive the most rapidly.
They arrived at the tavern at nearly the same
second, and wero both dismissed from their
employment as soon as they had left the box.
1t is stated in the GAINESVILLE Messenger, and
i is very singular fact, that there was but
one native born citizen Of the State Of Ohio, in
the last House of Representatives.
Com. Creighton has lately been notified Of
the decision Of the Court Martial on the charges
against him. He is acquitted of all the charges
and specifications, except that of receiving a
months pay twice. The court sentenced him
TO be admonshed to be moro circumspect in
keeping his accounts for the future.
A person hearing chemist and his appren.
tice quarrel, said, " | perceive, Sir, that the
youngster has soon learned the use of retorts. /"
Tho bridge over Connecticut river at Cbesb.
ire, New Hampshire, was swept away bv the
iee on the 25th ul. 1t fell about half mast 0
O'Clock in the evening, and soon after travel
lt,r drove on it for the purpose of crossing. -
The tollgatherer called to him TO stop, but the
man replied, =" 60 by the year." and would
have kept on, had not the former discovered
The means to make him sensible Of his danger.