The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-02-09

BANKS. In Massachusetts, there are 70 banks
Rhode Island so, Maine 90, New Hampshire
=, Vermont IL, Connecticut %, New York 81,
pennsylvania 40, New Jersey 10, Delaware g.
Maryland II, District of Columbia Is, Virgin.
ia II, Ohio IL, Mississippi l, Alabama 4, Lou
lslana 8, Michigan 2, Florida l Canada 4.
! ANOTHER WARNIEG. On Tuesday last, a
child of Elisha B. Chapel of Cen!reville,
| Warwick, aged about a years, was burnt TO
death by its clothes taking fire, (belng of cot.
ton cloth) The mother of the child was con-
hned to her bed at the time, by sickness, and
the nurse had left the room for a short time
when the melancholy accident occurred. The
enid survived few hours, when it was re-
iieVed from its sufferings, by taking its fight
to another and better world.
Precedence Journal.
A Rhnoceros, imported into Philadelphia.
was sold in that city last week, for $4l00
MoRRIsTowN, IN. J) Jan. %. On Friday,
the 18th inst. Mr. John Abel, in crossing Brook
land Fond, in this county, discovered Deer
upon on the ice, which he attacked with a view
OF killing. The Deer struck him in the breast.
and left him senseless for some time he how
ever recovered sufficiently to reach home. On
Sunday he became deraDged, and died on Mon
day morning.
AUGUSTA, (Geo.) JAM "a The gold dggers
and the State Guard under Col. Nelson, have
already had hostile meeting. The gold Dig
gers were repulsed, after one of their company
received three bayonet wounds, from which it
is not likely he will recover.
1t is announced that Thomas Campbell has
relinquished the editorship of the New Month
ly Magazine. We learn that this distinguish
ed poet intends shortly to visit this country.
young man was arrested few DAYS 400
in the bar room of the CITY hotel, in New York,
while smoking his segar and drinking whiskey
punch, on charges of stealing clothing and
pledglng 1t for money to the pawn.brokers He
was about % years of age, and had been admit
ted to the bar in New York, year before
FIRE. A house in Dexter, Me- was burnt
2lst ult. and Mr.. Dugan, aged SO, who laid at
the point of death, persisted in the flames The
others escaped with little besides their night
dresses. At Mr.. DIS request the watchers a.
bandoned him, as il was impossible to remove
him.
child Of VIM. Colt, Baltimore, lately got at
the coffee pot, and scalded itself TO death. be.
fore it was perceived. child Of Mr.. Hysan
was run over by hay wagon, same day, and
killed.
A man lately induced gentleman to let him
try on his skates, on the Delaware, at Philadel-
phla, pretending ignorance Of skating. The
spectators were much amused, and at last
when be said he could 90 better on all TOURS,
they strapped pair on his hands. He was
then off like shot. and no one could catch him.
A piece of gold was found on the 9TH ut. in
the mine of Mr.. Richardson of Habersham
(Gcol which weighed t,cO hundred and FORTY
nine penny aOeightS and serenteen grains.
A gentleman being in candle factory, in
London, on business, recently, slipped into
vat of melted, but not very hot, fat. As he
rose workman tried to pull him out, but he
slipped through his fingers A second pull
brought the sufferer out in the shape Of huge
candle.
A report has been presented to the Lcgsla-
ture OF Alabama by select committee, which
recommends connecting the rivers Coosa and
Alabama, by removing impenetraJLe barriers
and everlasting hills"
LAND OF FRoGs. A Mr. Gridley, who ad-
vertises some land in Georgia, for sale, among
its recommendations says" The land is said
to be very valuable but | never had the ex
IRENE pleasure of getting within half mile
Of it, not having prepared myself with canoe
1t IS warranted to yield from thirty to forty
bushels eft bull-frogs to the acre, and alligators
enough to fence the tract