The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-12-26
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

80 "etc 4 'tHtcfS.
The Arkansas Gazette of Nov. ,2lst states
lnat me Cholera continues 10 prevail among the
emigrating Indians near thai place. and has
carried of at least 80 or 60 Of their number.
ROBBERY OF SouTH CARoLIyA BANK. The
BANK OF South Carolina has been robbed Of
Sl56,OO0. reward of $4,000 is offered by The
President, J. S. CogdeIl, for the recovery OF
| the money, and $1,000 for the conviction of the
thief. Some Of the s. bills stolen had never
been IN circulation. The 800 bills were dated
FEB. "A, 1924, signed by Heating Simons Pres
ident, and of Murray, Draper, Fairman s. Co.'S.
| plates.
ihe House of Representatives Of Alabama
passed resolution % illuminate the Capitol in
honor of General jackson S election. but reject
ed one, which proposed to illuminate on &C.
count OF that of Mr.. Van Buren,. The Senate
sesoived, that the illumination should be in
honor of both.
FISHING PARTY. On Fraay, the Cd ult., q
young men started from New York in a small
ooat on fishing excursion, and nothing was
neard OF them by their friends until Saturday
last, when news was received that three of
them had arrived at New Orleans, in vessel
that had taken them up, afte. they had been
blown out to sea, on the Monday following their
| departure from New York The other had
been drowned on the preceding day.
| ~. York Gazette, Dee. II.
SEASON OF WHISPERS 1t is worthy of re !.
mark, that when cold weather approaches, "a nd
other vegetables begin TO fade, whiskers sprout
up and flourish with the utmost vigor MANY
lace, which in summer appeared barren as
The deserts of Arabia, is now covered by most
iuxWlant crop. Every thing in its proper sea.
son-cowsps in the spring, cucumbers in the
summer, cantelopes in autumn, and whiskers in
I'll
A bridge across the Connecticut River at En-.
field, nine miles from Springfield is lust COM
peted.
Resolutions, denouncing notification have
been introduced into the Legislature of Ken.
lucky by Gen McAfec.
A motion to print 1000 copies of the presi-
dents proclamation was carried in the House
Of Representatives of Pennsy lvania by vote of
II to %.
young Hotspur of Philadelphia, who was
preparing to fight duel. was on Wednesday
brought before the Recorder, and bound in the
sum of $4,000 to keep the peace
The tow boat Washington arrived few DAYS
since al New York, from Poughkeepsie, with
1915 dressed Hogs, 1850 of which weighed from
$50 to 300 pounds each.
The Washington, Pa. Examiner saws the
scarlet lever prevails to an alarming extent in
many parts of that county, in some cases car.
rying IN whole families of children within
few days.
The Galenian Of the 2lst November states
mat the Indians on tho frontiers are forming
aiiiances, and think that next summer thew
Will be prepared to encounter the whites. The
Wlnneoagoes, IL has been ascertained can raise
io0o warriors among themselves, and thew
say the nelghboring tribes will furnish an equal
number. The Galenan thinks the Ki,kapoo
hills will be their probable place of rendezvous
MORTALITY AT SEA. The Br. brig Tweed
Capt King. in twenty Eve days passage from
Kingston, Jamaica, for Halifax, has nut into
Norfolk in distress, with the loss of all the
crew except the Captain and Cook, by fever.
A musket proof garment is stated to have
been invented by two Italians 1t is said to be
light and flexible.
Mr.. Allen of Ohio appears TO be elected to
Congress, having received one vote more than
Gov Macarthur.
Mobile
me House OF Representatives in New Hamp-
shire by vote of lSl to 2, have expressed their
appreciation OF the Presidents proclamation.
BRANCH BANK. VIM. Appleton, Esq, has
S"'1u ieeioent OF the Ofnce OF the Bank
OF the U. States in Boston, in place of Card.
ner Greene, Esq.
Archibald Gordon of Granville county, N.
W. an applicant for pension, served three
years in the revolutionary war, and has been
the father Of t,oenty-seven sous alt By one pife,
who is still alive.
In the U. S. Circuit Court, of MARYLAND
Leonard Prather, Assistant Postmaster at Vans.
vile, and Thomas Simpson, his accomplice.
have been convicted of stealing money from
letters passing through the Post Office and sen.
fenced TO ten years confinement at hard labor
IN the Penitentiary. Michael Kelly was con.
voted oil counterfeting U. States half dollars,
and sentenced to five years Imprisonment at
hard labor
The Siamese twins are now travelling in
Ohio.
PENNSYLVANIA. The election of an United
States Senator, was postponed to the 9th oc
January, y
The number Of passengers which have arriv-
ed at New York from foreign places, during
the present year, exceeds forty thousand or
about ten thousand more than last year.
EMBEZzLEmESr. Messrs McGreror, OAR
ling " Co, New York, on The Sth of Oct last
entrusted to lad named Thos Darling, Jr..
who was an apprentice in their Store, the sum
| OF $3.50 10 deposite in the Branch Bank, in.
| stead OF doing which, he returned after short
| absence, and represented that he had lost the
bank book and money. The owners have re
Gently discovered, that the money was given
| by the lad to an elder brother, that they con-
cealed 1t IN various places, and have since spent
several hundred dollars Of it, The lads have
been taken into custody, and the greater part
OF the money recovered,
RurrEp With . ,o r r
believe there is no single article shipped from
this place that bears any comparison to the
value OF Butter. We have been furnished with
the quantity of Butter shipped during the last
sixty days, seven-eighths or nine-tenths of
which was made in tho county of Duchess.
Tho quantity shipped by Penfield, Day g. Co.
S676 firkins; and by Donnelly, Cooper & Co.
3lS6 firkins; making an aggregate of Ii,S64
firk!ns. Surprising each fi-kIn TO contain 100
pounds, which is the common average, it would
make i,lS6,4OO pounds The average price
wo arc told is about ID cents per pound, which
would amount to the sum of one hundred and
st1ty-ssr thousand and ninety sir dollars.
4 Ca1shM paper
A PRkDIcAmEST. Slaves escaping from one
State into another, are now reclaimable nv
their masters, whenever found within the Un-
ion. Slaves however from foreign country
are not so treated, or course South Carolina a.
II she separates from the Union, is in a fair
way to lose all her slaves; in other words more
than half her population. 5aF
| The Premium Of the American Poaco Soeie.
ty Tor the best essay on the subject of Con.
gress OF Nations TO promote the treat cause of
peace, is to DO awarded by Mr.. Writ Mr.. Cal.
houn, and Judge Story. The ESSAYS are 10 he
sent to l.. ID. Dewey, 100 Nassau STREET, New
York, on or before the LIST November next.