The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-09-26
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LICENSES. At the late meeting oil '' 80 :,
ty Commissioners, eight persons vi 81 thar
Northampton applied for The rene"a .;.S;,1ar.
licenses to retail spirits. The Conln'';
after examining a great numoe' " L'II H.
decided that only three (drugeislsl snI I,T- "
licensed. The Selectmen haa spp' a. Nh
MIR. Ring, the suPerln.eI1u.1,n., " 90 ,,rnsrs
who we're AT that establishment at one ume'
.hA,t "a had become poor and dependent by
tippling -NsyfhGmptoH GdSette'
wropcbt.iron steam boat has just been
con,nleied far the East India Company, and is
intended for towing vessels IN the river
Gsnges Her length is I25 feet, breadth "a
ard between decks II. The whole is Of Iron
except the deck which is of plank, The iron is
half an inch thick in large plates, and fastened
by 10000 curously contrived riveis. The en-
CINE is sixty horse power, and it is calculated
that she will not draw above one foot ] inches
ofwater 1t seems there is some wsrm or in
sect in the Gauges that speedily destroys the
wooden steamers, which has led to this novel
expedicnt al the cost Of some 100000.
London Literary Gazette.
The amount of donations to the American
Colonization Society from the 23d Of May 10
the 29th July, was SS47S, Of which S2429
were contributed in England. .e- &c
An actien for breach Of promise OF mar.
rage was lately tried in Hartford, Maryland,
and verdict gwen for 1925 dollars and costs.
UNPRECEDENTED SPEED. The new steam
boat " Patrick Henry built in Baltimore, to
run between Norfolk and Richmond, is now
in TIE line, and performed the distance GAS
mles) on Tuesday week, in hours and 43
minutes, stoppage deducted Baltimore Patriot.
About 10000 persons have become members
Of temperance societies in Hampshire County.
The duties secured on merchandise, at Bos
ton, during the first six months of 1882, was
$2,l43,5s6 Sc, being an increase over the first
six months of last year Of S503,543 SO. The
revenue was greater last year than il had ever
been before
Dr., SrURzHEIM. The celebrated DR.. Spur.
helm has commenced course of lectures on
Phrenology, in Boston, at the Medical College
Gentlemen who have seen him, since in this
country, are highly pleased with the man, his
good sense, and philosophical ideas ON most
subjects.
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. A gentleman of
our acquaintance, now in this city-a Virginian
by birth, has g done the State some service"
He is but 80 years of age, and is the father of
fifteen children. He married his first wife at
the age of fourteeH-she died when he was
eighteen, and was the mother of six-at nine.
teen years of age, he married his second wife,
who is young yet-and the mother of nine. To
use his own expression he has " prospects of
more" Fifteen children, in seventeen years, is
what we call doing tolerabe good business.
Baltimore Visit0r.
The Municipal authorities of Washington
and Georgetown, have prohibited she sale Of
Ardent Spirits in those places for three months
An acre of ground in the vicinity of Newbu
ryport (Nlass.) produced last year 6465 bushels
Of onions from three pounds of seed.
VILLASous. Extract of letter received in
Charleston from gentleman in Savannah, dat.
ed Aug ii -" We had horrid affair here
yesterday. DR.. Minis shot a young man named
Stark, in the City Hotel, a fine, honorable
young fellow, who came to town TO fight him
with rifles, and went over the river in the after
noon previous, when the Doctor not making his
appearance, he returned and was about 10 go
home, when, without any caution or previous
intimation, Minis shot him down. standing be-
tween his friends. Minis is in Jail, and the
community much exasperated."
Capt. Benjamin Thompson has sent TO the
Office of the bingham Gazette, sun-hower,
measuring in circumference three feet and four
inches. Its diameter in a right line is between
thirteen and fourteen inches, and the diameter
across the face Of The flower is sixteen inches
Such flower will produce nearly quart of oil.
At Tallahassee, Florida, on the 29th ult, a
party OF gentlemen were amusing themselves
by galloping round the new race course, when
the horse of John w. Edwards suddenly bolted
from the path, and dashed his rider against a
tree with such violence that he was instantly
killed.
DIAMoND CUT DrAMoED. The New Orleans
Gazette, of the 9th ult states, that at one oil
the gambling houses in Chartres- street, a fellow
who had not been very successful at play, sud
denly started up, and Selling quantity of bank
notes, which were displayed on the table in the
usual attractive style, in the first moment OIL
surprise and stupefacton by which the keepers
of the table and the other attendants were en-
chained, got securely into the street, and made
good his retreat. The amount OF the booty thu
obtained is said to have been about 900 dollars
. New ORLEANS Letters from New Orleans
to Aug. 29th state, that the city is healthy, ant
that no case of the fever of the country or chol
era has occurred.
On the morning of the 2lst ult., Mrs Mixer
of Indiana, had boiled common bake-kettle OF
dutch oven full of brine, or strong pickle, anC
having sent her children to a neighbor witt
permission TO larry an hour, set ii out by the
door, and in order that 1t might SOON cool, left
it uncovered; nor did she think any more about
it until she from within, heard the piercing
shiiehs Vi HeI suffering OdOe, some ~ OF Ut
minutes after she had set it there. 1t had &C
cidentay fell backwards into the vessel, anC
thus remained shriekng and wrthing in agony
Its sufferings were terminated Is minutes be
fore next morning.
AS one of the workmen employed in the
West Point Foundry, in Beach-street, Boston
was passing through one of the shops, whero
belt happened to be thrown off the pully, he in
cautiously set his foot on il, which frightened j,
on the drum, and the double caught him anc
drew him up between the drum and the fooI
several times before the steam engine could be
stopped, which tore his body in SO shocking q
manner tina: he breathed only few minutes
His name was Thomas Marcus, aged about 81
years, native of England. He had been only
three months in this country.
GEORGIA. A great Union Meeting has beer
held in Savannah, (Ga) The Georgian of III,
Both ult. says, /" The meeting which took place
yesterday was pronounced by many competent
judges TO have been one of the largest ever seer
here Never, in any community, was there ex
hibited a greater unanimity of feeling than by
this meeting. Caronas conservative spe
cifc, Notification" was utterly Frustrated. But
ore solitary voice was raised in favor Of Gao.
lima Notification" Judge Wayne addressed
the meeting in speech Of some length, which
was highly applauded.
A very severe storm was experienced Oh the
l7th ult, in Troup, Harris, Coweta, Muscogee
and Carroll, Geo, Prestratiug the crops and
doing great damage.
DISTRESSING MORTALITY We understand
that during the prevalence Of Cholera at Will
six individuals from the family Of
Mr.. Marshall, in that place, were taken off I!
The first was attacked at about i2 O'Clock on
Sunday night, the I'd inst, and by Monday night