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

A letter from an officer on board the
Steam Boat Scotland. says, from the mouth
Of the Ohio to Louisville, nearly all the
houses and towns have disappeared;-
Shippiny-port is almost entirely washed
away, and many houses in Louisville. re.
port says 100. Some days we met from lG
to l5 houses floating down, and very often
their wretched tenants along with them in
skiffs, endeavoring to save something OF
their contents. The Cotton and Sugar
plantations it is thought will be completely
Inundated.
1t appears that the Volcanic Island re-
Gently thrown up in the Mediterranean is
Tast disappearing again. From nearly two
miles in circumference it is reduced to little
more than quarter Of mile.
1t has been ascertained that the sum of
one million three hundred and eighty:fre
thousand dollars, has been drawn from the
pockets of the people of Pennsylvania dur
ing the past year in the shape nf militia
fines.
EMIGRATION The emigration from Eng.
land Scotland and Ireland, TO the United States
during the year 1928 was l2.sl7; during the
same period TO the British Colonies in North
America, 10 054 In ls29, to the U. States,
1858; TO the British Colonies, 1897. In
1880, to the United States, "a 1877 to the Brit.
sh Colonies, 30,574. In 1881, (the half year
to July 5th.) to the United States, 1924; to
the British Colonies, 1888.
The revenue arising from foreign importa-
tons, and paid or secured to be paid, at the
Custom House IT Boston, during the year
1881, exceeded, as appears from competent
documents, the amount paid in any preceding
year, since the establishment of the Federal
Government, nearly S2O0, 900, notwithstanding
the ,cithsrtng effects of the american Sys.
tenn Transcript.
Elegant Muslins, from Robinson g. Co.'S
Factory, Fall River, were sold at The New Eng
land Sale at 40 cents per yard the first ever
made in America.
The Scarlet Fever is raging to a great e1.
tent in the State of Delaware, principally
among children.
The population returns of Great Britain have
Just been printed by order Of Parliament. The
whole population of England is 1909 1888; an
increase of l6 per cent. in ten years.
The population of London according to the
census Of the last year is .474 ,069; of whom
654 AL are males and 739, 626 are females.
AEoTHER LARGE CorToy MASuFAcToRY is
to be commenced the approaching season, on the
Chickopee River, mile below the 80 Chicko.
pee Factories" by the cabot Manufacturing
Company" lately incorporated with capital Of
81 100000 This establishment will soon add
another thousand to the population of Spring
field.
The Connecticut travelling merchants are
again in the field, and the last invention throws
all previous ones into the shade. Ii is no less
tnaa blackball, neatly made Of wood, finely sha.
ped and painted.
CAUTION. Two ladies' members Of highly
respectable family, in Philadelphia, died on
Wednesday last, supposed to have been poison.
ed by eating butter that had been artiicially
colored.
ExTRAoRDIsARY WAGER Mr. Edny the
venerable post master of Lismere, Bedforishire,
undertook, for a wager, 10 travel from that
town to Latmore, in an oyster barrel, drawn by
a pig, badger, two cats, goose, and hedge
hog His head was decorated with rcd night.
cap, and he drove with pig-driver's whip. He
Is in his 9th year.-Engiish paper.
The ship Envoy arrived at Boston on the %
inst, with cargo of which tho invoice value at
Liverpool was 81 100000 The duties will
amount to between and 400, 900 dollars.
At Madison, Indiana, the Ohio was so feet
above low water mark, at the latest dates.
The new law regulating the inspection Of
Hops, provides for new appointment of In.
spector General, and at least two Deputies--to
be located IN situations most conye nient for the
growers and consumers
The Buffalo, Y, journal states that more
Than lO0 days OF uninterrupted slcighing had
been enjoyed since its comm encemsnt in Nov.
and on the Gath ult., the mercury was t,oenfv,
f,oo degrees below 0.
In E rie, Pa, 22d ul'. fool-horiv cojored man
IN exercising silly feat of agility, in jumping
before six FOUNDER between the word 10 fire
shd the discharge, was admonished TO keen
away but when the evening salute was fred,
oeng groggy, he boasted that he could pass be. |
tween the fash and the discharge. Some one |
nela MIN back by his coat. but hs broke away
n.s oooy was cut in two, and his head, arms, and
breast thrown 40 feet into the air.
Tho Cumberland, Md Advocate date. ,h.,
Pompey. man OF color. who ~ a. ho,n III 90
~ ~ lwashlngton's birth day) aied Feb. %
1882. being exactly 100 years Gid.
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