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

ohN uuOul equal III DISTANCE 10
the road which is now most travelled he
tween Boston and Worcester. The curves
which appear on the map Of the route are
such as cannot he avoided without n mate
rial increase of the rate Of inclination. They
are not such as will produce any inconven-
fence in the travelling Of carriages upon the
Rali Road, the shortest curve being OF ra.
dlus exceeding thousand feet. The in
creased distance is much less than it is usu-
ally necessary TO allow, for the purpose of
fnding so favorable profile, and it is yery
slight compared with the advantage of
avoiding all inconvenient elevations IN the
route"
Two modes OF construction are proposed,
one with the common fiat rail, and the other
with the edge rail. Should the former he
adopted, the expense is estimated at S773,-
1872 "a, but if the latter, which is more ex-
pensive, it will amount to S8e3, 9O3 Sc. This
includes all the expenses of construction,
damages, land, and fencing, of Engineers
and assistants, and $4,000 for Engines and
Cars. The capital stock of the Corporation
is 81 100000, with power to create addition
al shares, if necessary.
Posi- OFFICE ROBBERY On Friday, the
10Th inst.,, u letter directed to Providence.
was deposited in the Post Office at Boston.
enclosing three Bank Bills, one of $500, and
two of 500 each. The letter did not reach
its destination, and on the god, one of the
SlC0 bills was presented at the Columbian
Bank by boy and exchanged, without its
being noticed at the time that il was one Of
those which had been advertised as being
lost. On Saturday morning last, the Post
Master offered a reward of 500 for infor-
nation of the lad who presented the hill at
the Bank. On the same evening lad came
to the Post Office, and claimed the reward.
stating that he presented the bill, that he
found it near the pump in the rear of Joys
Buildings. Having occasion to use piece
of paper, he picked up what appeared to he
a piece of brown paper, but it proved to be
800 bill.
The person who took the letter has since
been apprehended and proves to he the son
of clerk in the Post Office He happened
to be present when the letter was mailed,
and took it out, opened it, and after abstract
ing 500 bill, dropped the fragments of
the letter, and the other two bills near the
pump before mentioned. Tie same even.
ing he exchanged The Bill at brokers'. A
gentleman who was present at the time,
gave the Post Master such description as
led to suspicion OF him. and, being hard
pressed, he confessed that he had taken the
letter and stated facts which led to an ex-
animation near the pump, and the fragments
of the letter, and the $500 bill were found
among some rubbish beneath the CRATE of a
cellar window. The prisoner is bound over
to take his trial before the Circuit Court OF
the United States al its next term. This is
said TO be his first offence.
INJURY TO FRuIr TREEs. We learn
from the New England Farmer and other
papers. that, in the vicinity of Boston, and
in various other parts of New ENGLAND.
great damage has been sustained, during
the past winter, by fruit trees of almost ev-
cry description. Peach and pear trees.
particularly, are said to have suffered Sc
veiely, the growth of last year being so
generally killed. that, d correspondent of
the Farmer says, that, from several hum
dred pear trees he was not able to procure
single scion for ENGRAVING that would an
swer to set. Apple trees are also much in
jured, though, probably in less degree.
In the trees which have suffered, the bark
of the twigs, on being cut, looks discolored
and dead, and the buds, on being picked
open, are found to have turned black.
We have, ourselves, made some examin-
alton OF fruit trees in this neighborhood,
and have made inquiry of others, and are
happy TO say that, we have good cause to
believe, that we have mostly, if not entire
ly, escaped the evil, which seems TO have
fallen on other parts of the country. Tn
many orchards and nurseries, the trees
look remarkably well. and we have no rea.
son to suppose that, throughout the County,
they have suffered more in the AVERAGE than
in common seasons.
O. Our readers are referred to the first
page for several State laws of imnortaucs.
among which is the Act to incorporate the
town of Webster in this County. We would
take this opportunity to say-and we regret
there should be any occasion for it-that the
laws of the last Session, MS officially publish
ed,thus far, abound in errors to much great
er extent than we have before noticed. Such
errors ms there was no doubt about, we have
taken the liberty TO correct. If there is not
speedy reform in this respect, it will be a
subject of regret that any change should
have been madc in the official paper. We
say this with perfectly kind and friendly
feelings toward the Dublisbers wbo,r ,ro