The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-04-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,
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Yesterday morning crowd collected on In
dia Wharf, to see catchpole attempt TO arrest
a sailor, who had taken an erial station at the
mast head of a schooner about to sail for Nan
tucket. The mariner refused to surrender, and
1t was no easy matter TO take him without his
own consent and cooperation. A couple of
patriotic rggers, however, were found TO 20
after the squirrel that he might BIO carried to
his cage The aspiring mariner in the mean
time had crossed his legs in an easy posture
over the block that is attached to the topmast
where he remained for about half an hour,
when, becoming tired, he descended little to a
place where he could have rest for his foot,
Here the riggers renewed the siege, but in ev-
dent fear of the sailors foot, which he used
like an unbroken colt. His threats too were
oil bloody character, for he had possessed him
self OF block and rope, with which he could
upon occasion do mischief.
} The creditor in the mean time, with tho zeal
that becomes a man on the subject of his in
terest arrived to superintend the siege in per-
son; but being Of portly dimensions, his zeal
was OF course greater than his activity and
though all was done that was possible TO do, the
seaman maintained his ground, and the two
rlggers retired amid the Kisses and groans of
the assembago, while the schooner filled away
and the sailor went off to the qualification of
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are here, as Corporal Trim saith, in one mo-
ment, and in the next we are gone So Jared
! 1t with the hunted sailor, and the disappoint-
ment of the creditor is but a type of the disap-
| poIntments of life, and a lesson TO those who
have an over confidence in their own powers.
| Boston Courier.
( A Jeweller in this city, received this morn
| ing through the Post Office, silver watch and
the following letter "This watch was stolen
from you and the money is the interest on thu
price of the watch since it was taken," signed,
Conscience-or rather the effect of a revival
of Religion" Enclosed was 1861, estimated
interest of the value for FIVE OF six years There
was no date to the letter and no traces of the
author of it can be discovered.
Boston Transcript
1t is stated, in the Barnstable Patriot, that
the fourteenth child of Mr. Salathiel Nickerson
was lately married by the same clergyman who
had united all the others to their different help
meets; and that the fifteenth will probably
soon be settled in similar manner. All his
children are settled around HIM.
| OrvilIe L.. Holley and Henry Dana Ward,
are about to publish a daily evening paper in
New York city. to supersede the N. Y. Pilot,
Register, and Anti-MasoEic Review.
A young female Ourang Outang was lately
carried to Liberia. 1t looked in the face like,
an ugly old woman. She became very fond of
sugar, and stole it often. Her change of diet
brought on the dyspepsia, and she died After
her death the human likeness was increased.
In one of the Eastern districts of China about
Sept. l, 1880, it is said, there was great mum
dation from the sea. 1000 houses were swept
away and 5000 people drowned
1t is estimated that $4,000 pigs are daily
slaughtered in Canton. The permits issued
give the estimate.
There are 100 shops in Canton which sell
firewood and charcoal.
1t is said that shoemakers form the most nu-
merous class of operatives in Canton, and are
! estimated at $4,000. OF Lapidaries there are
upwards Of 1000. Of Weavers 5000. Car
penters and cabinet-makers 10000
In the granite quarries near Seringapatam,
India, the workmen cut long groove in rock
| about two inches deep. Upon this a fire is
kindled, and when the rock is thoroughly heat
ed, line of men and women, each with not
of cold water, sweep the ashes quickly away
and pour the water into the groove Blocks six
feet in the side and 80 in length are thus de-
tached. Such block would weigh nearly 500.
900 lbs.
BETS. A claim was lately brought before
the Court of Kings Bench, in England, to re-
cover the amount won upon fight between
couple of Dogs Lord Chief Justice Abbot
refused to try the case, being of opinion that
the time OF the court was not to be wasted in
trying which dog or which man won battle, as
the whole OF these wagers were illegal.
AN INVENTION. Mr.. Caleb c. Ore, boot and
shoe maker of Philadelphia, as the papers of
that city mention has invented new method
of manufacturing boots and shoes for which no
is about to obtain patent. The invention con-
sists in manufacturing these articles with but
one seam that of the boots in the heel, in the
shoes over the instep.
RESTITUTION A correspondent informs us
that widow lady in Medield lately received
a letter, post marked Boston, enclosing twenty-
seven dollars the same being stated by tho
writer to be in return, with interest, ofthe sum
Of ten dollars, which, many years ago, he had
stolen from her husband.-N E. Palladium.
AT the town meeting held in Plymouth, Cha.
mango county, N. Y, on the LIST instant, Mr.. ia
bez Hancock, an inhabitnnt of that place, was
Killed Instantly in consequence of being tripped
up in crowd so as to dislocato his neck. He
was "A years of age.
A fellow in the upper part of New York, was
seen to strike woman. The bystanders ses-
ed the brute; but as it was goody distance
to the police office, they administered TO his
bare head a pct of warm tar" 10 which was
applied light layer of oakum.
MULTIPLICATION AND ATHEISM. Dr. Cooper.
the celebrated leader in notification, has dis
closed new and awful traits of character. Be-
sides calculating the value of the Union and
dcnonncng it, he has calculated the value of
the Bible, and condemned the religion of Jesus.
He has avowed himself an Atheist, and teach
er of irrelgion. He is at the head of tho Col
lego Of South Carolina, and in a situation to 4
disseminate the sceptcsm of Tom Paine, and
the civil RIGHTEOUSNESS of his once bosom friend
Marat. May the eyes of the politicians of the
South be opened to the tendency of DR.. Coop.
er's efforts /; may they be undeceived as to the
past, and guard against him for the future.
The Philadelphia papers state that greater
number of buildings are TO be erected in THAI
city the coming season than ordinary