This is vulgarly called among them,
kissing the Yssrow, or woman, and excites more terror in the
breasts of the populace than any other mode of punishment.
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Inhabitants of Boston severely punished (on paper) in April, 1774, for
_destruction of the tea_.
A CURIOUS HISTORICAL ITEM. In a recent English Chronological
work, under the article of "Tea," we found the following brief
notice of the American Revolution: "Tea destroyed at Boston by
the inhabitants, 1773, in abhorrence of English Taxes; for which
they were severely punished by the English Parliament, in April,
1774."
_Salem Observer_, April 28, 1827.
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Sentences of death for robbery, May 6, 1788.
The Mulatto who, some time since, robbed Mr. Bacon, on the
Cambridge road, was, at the late term of the Supreme Court at
Concord, convicted of the crime, and had sentence of death
pronounced against him.
Thursday next is the day appointed for the execution of the two
Taylors, for the robbery of Mr.
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