The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-03-28
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

APPOINTMENT The Governor and Connc;l
nave appointed James Draper of Spencer. Ia be
County Commissioner for the County of Wor.
cester, instead of Aaron Tufts, resigned.
Hon. Marcus Morton has been nominated
for Governor by the jackson members of Ills
Legislature.
The Quebec Gazette of the 9TH, saws. tbe
deepest fall of snow this season occurred mr.
Monday and yesterday. Our streets were If
some places completely blocked up. The depfI
of snow on the ground is now above the aver
age at this season.
The returns Of votes in New Hampshre. a,
far as received indicate smaller vote than tia,
of last year, and Gov. Dinsmo!e is probably re.
elected by an increased majority, owing to the
apathy existing among his opponents.
ECCLESIASTICAL CASE. In a recent case i,
has been decided by the Supreme Judicial
Court, (the opinion being delivered bv Oh ict
Justice Shaw that the law was fully settled
that an adhering minority of local or terrific.
rial parish, and not seeding majority. con
s,liutes the church Of such parish, to all civil
purposes.
1t is said that the New England people al
low their fruit trees to grow too HIGH, and thus
expose their tender lwigs unnecessarily to The
| cold air. In England, the tops are bent down
or cut Oft, in the training, and in this way the
trees are formed into what are termed dwarfs
The fruit is said 10 be fairer and rpens sooner
on dwarts than on trees of natural growth and
size.
DIR. Cyrus Jordan of Livingston, Me. re.
Gently performed successfully the operation of
hronchotomp upon child of Mr.. David Chase.
Standish, who had swallowed part of an acorn,
which remained in its wsrdpipe. three hours
distra,p
| come almost extinct before the arrival of the
physician.
1t is stated in the Hampshire Gazette that
broom corn seed las been used in fattenng
cattle by some feeders for several years. and
immense quantities have been consumed in This
way the past winter. Cattle fed upon it mixed
with corn are said no. to be inferior as TO the
quantity of tallow and quality of meat. The
seed last year was unusually plump, some
weighing over % lbs. per bushc
HUzzA FOR MARTIN VAN PuREs. The
Pennsylvania Jackson Convention have nomin.
ated William Wilkins, Gone oftheir Senators in
Congress for the Vice Presidency, on the 10Th
ballot. The votes stood as follows Wilkins
OF, Dallas o. VAN buren, |, viz, George Kre.
mer Screamerl of Union By the same Con.
vention, Wolf was nominated for re election as
Governor OF the State.
VAN buren, IN VIRGINIA. The friends of the
Great Rejected have been defeated in Virginia.
A legislative caucus was called last week, at
Richmond, to favor his pretensions to the Office
OF Vice President. But so strong was the pub.
lie feeling against him. that they were com sell
LED to adjourn without accomplishing their OBJ.
ject.
Speaking Of the discontinue of Martin Van
buren, who finally received one vote as can.
dldate for Vice President. in the Democratic
Convention at Harrisburg, Pa, the New York
commercial Advertiser says, " So the Me.
phistopheles of the exploded cabinet went gu,
as q unit ?"
A National Convention of School Teachers
VIII commence in the city Of New York on the
4th OF May, under the direction of the National
Lyceum.
From MKxIco. Intelligence from Vera Cruz
70 Fe3: z, has been received by way of Havana.
Yen 81. Anna. with his party was shut up in
Vera Cruz, and the troops of the Government,
unoer Gen. Walderson were in the neighbor.
hood. The Chamber of Deputies had passed
an act tor closing the port Of Vera Cruz against
foreign commerce.
CONCORD BANK. The stockholders of the
concord Bank held their first meeting on Mon
Gay, last week. The Charter was accepted
code of by Laws adopted-nnd the following
gentlemen chosen Directors Abel Heywood
Nathan Brooks, John Reyes, Daniel Shattuck
phineas How, and Abel Moore, of Concord
huius Hosmer of Stow; George F. Farley o
Groton; John Merriam of Bedford; Benz
Ns1zzey OF Lexington and Timothy Prescott