The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-06-27
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

At Millbury. on Tuesday last, in blasting
n rock, large piece fell upon the roof of thl
house of S. Farnsworth, Esq, passed througl
that and the garrett floor, and crushed table a
which lady was sitting, without doing further
INJURY. 1t weighed 1874 pounds
At the late session of the Connecticut Baptis
Convention. it was recommended to the Baptis
Churches in that State to observe the first Mon
day IN July as day of Fasting, and Prayer to AL
mighty GOd-to beseech him to stay the progress:
OF that scourge of nations, the Cholera, why're II
now rseages, and to avert it from this nation.
Mrs: TroIlope says Virginian gentleman told
he- that since he had been married he had
bee@ accustomed TO have a negro girl sleep in the
same char der with himself and wife, and that
being askoo Why he had this nocturnal attendance
he replied, Good Heaven, If wanted glass OF
water during the night what would become OF me ~
1t is stated III the Quebec Gazette that much in
jury was done to the cattle in several of the back
settlements that district by the bears last year,
and their ravages have been continued this year.
About list inst five COWS were killed on the Bon
homme Mountains, ADD cattle have been attacked
IN other places. A girl of ~ years old, sent in
Tho woods to drive cows home and another child
IN another place have been missed, and unayailing
searches made for them.
EMIGRANTs On Sun dav week, fourteen hun.
dred aud iorty-six emis !pts arrived in New
York from Europe, and on Monday, four hun
piou anu t"eHty-eIgu:. De NUMBER WHICH
arrived al Quebec on the 26I b, 9Th, and 25h
OF May, was two thousand, folr hundred and
eighty eight.
COPPER. About 1000 tons of Copper ore
were raised at the copper mine in Sinsbury,
Conn the past winter, yielding 18 TO 20 per
cent. OF pure metal.
- Lo, THE POOR INDIAN" The remains of
one of the original occupants of the land upon
which Lowell now stands, was lately found in
that town. His hair was in a good state of
preservation, and the blanket in which his
body was cnveloped at the time of nteTment,
was also discovered; but so much deca ye d that
it could only be pulled from the earth in small
pieces. A couple Of arrows were found with
the body.
ISLANDER. A case of SANDER was dece' ed at
the late Superior Court of Putnam County,
Georgia, in which the plaintiff, young lady
OF humble but respectable character, received a
verdict of $4,000 damages. The Islander was a
few words spoken by thl defendant against the
purity of the character of the plaintiff.
MAMMOTH STEER. There is now in Boston
Steer years Of age last March, measuring
eleven feet and six inches in length, girth in
the smallest place round the body eight feet
eight inches, height five feet ten inches and
supposed TO weigh $500 pounds He is of the |
improved Durham short horn breed, and was
raised IN Greenland, New Hampshire
The frigate United States has left the NAVY
Yard New York, and anchored in The North
River. She is bound to the Mediterranean;
aud is to be commanded by Capt. Nicholson.
Dr. Picton of New Orleans, recommends the
exclusion OF light as means of preventing the
'pIIting" in Small Pox: he states that in 1890
number of small pox patients were admitted
TO the Charity Hospital, and the rooms were so
constructed, that while air was freely admitted
Jig lit was carefully excluded, and that no; one
had pit in any part Of the body.
Senator Upton declared in debate, that the
recent Indian disturbances, arose from the en-.
crohchment Of the white people on the Indian
Understanding up their corn fields--depriving
them therefore of bread-and driving them 10
despair. VI The policy of Gen Jackson has
been TO withdraw protection from the Indians
Blood has beon shed-numerousl lives have been
lost. Who-ior the solemn question will come
who is responsible