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The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-07-24
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WORCESTER:
THURSDAY, SEVENTH MO. GULLY "a, 1s45.
THE DAILY spy.

We this day, present the public with the 6rsE
number OF the Daily Spy. For near two wears past a
PORTION OF our friends have urged upon us the commence
meht OF daily paper, in the belief that the business of
the town required such accommodation. and that The
population was such would afford an adeonae snn
port On the latter point we differed with them in opin.
ion, and, was not till the passage of the new most office
law that we were prepared yield 10 their suggestions
but upon tie passage Of that law, we concluded 10 try
The experiment. and communicated 10 some ofour friends
our intention SO to do at as early day as should be
convenient, after the law should go into effect.
In accordance with that determination, we now en,er
upon the experiment. We enter upon it, with determi.
nation, that, III do not succeed the fault shall No, no
ours All reasonable and proper exerlions to secure the
permanence Of our new bantling shall been made. For
the rest we must trust 10 the public-to that public.
which we have labored diligently for more than tyen
years 10 serve, and from which, we have received so
many and long continued proofs that our efforts 10 salts
~ them have not been in vain. With the facilities FORM
Producing and circulating the papers of Boston and New
orK' and with eight newspapers already existing in this
pace we could not, of course think of the present un
uer'dk'ng, win any expectation of sustaining it by the
patronage OF this town alone nor indeed withoutbe hone
'ids very considerable portion of its support should
come rom other portions of the county Neither sbould
we 'hink OF 1t as distinct and separate concern. Bu
~ connection with well established weekly paper If
extensive circulation the daily can be sustained with an
amount OF paronage much less than would be absou,el
necessary for its support if it were not Thus co,noc,od
WIN TINS advantage, and the additional one Of being
able TO circulate it, free ofexpense for circuit of birlv
mes,so that all the towns within that distance NAV he
accommodated on as good terms those of this VILLAGE
we hope keep along, till the increased business ana
population OF our town and of the adjacent country shall
secure TO it a liberal and adequate support.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-07-24

HOUSE STRUCK by LIGHTNING. The thun-
der shower Of Monday afternoon 18th inst. was
felt severely at Westboro', where the lightning
struck the dwelling house Of Nahum Harrington,
Esq, and caused considerable damage The cleo
trio bolt struck on the roof near the chimney, and
made its way through the garnet, chamber, parlor.
kitchen, cellar, and pantry, escaping finally
through an acqueduct log in the rear OF the
house.
Mr. Harrington and his lady were both sitting
in the kitchen at the time; and the bolt passed
probably within foot Of them Mr. Harrington
felt the shock slightly, producing, as he informs
us, burning sensation In the bottoms Of his feet
Mrs Harrington Is not sensible of having felt any
effects of the lightning. A watch which was
hanging upon the kitchen wall was thrown dow n
and afterwards found unharmed--the watch and
case in different parts Of the room.-B Boston TraU.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-07-24
NetO York, July 10, 1916.
n VIE n oUNJ
Chief Engineer,

Mr.. EDIToR--As many of your subscribers are in
sured at the Hna, Protection, and Hartford Offices, in
the City of Hartford, and may wish learn how the late
disastrous confagration a, New York will affect said
Offices, will say, that have this day received letter
from Hartford informing that all their liabilities in
New York will be promptly met and that the late fire
will not in any manner, affect the security Of those nsur
ed IN SAID Offices Yours, respectfully,
Worcester, July %, l845. LDAVlS.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-07-24

In the Recorders Court Of New Orleans, on
the 9Th inst, the witnesses in the case of Henriet
IA Blanchard, under arrest for shooting John Park
er Pettiway, were discharged, and the prosecu-
ton discontinued, on account of Pettiway having
left the city. The Tropic remarks that the pub
lie sympathy for this illused and deserted woman
was such that the prosecution could not have been
successfully carried on it would have led to no
good results; and would have raised storm OF
popular indignation that would have been terrible
to the heartless and unprincipled deceiver OF
course the report Of her death was Incorrect
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-07-24

Polly Bodine is to have new trial, the Su-
perior Court deciding all the points raised by her
counsel, on the last trial in her favor 1t was
Anacharsis the Scythian, we believe, one of the
sswise men of Greece who said that laws were
like cobwebs. "The little flies are always caught;
the big ones always get clear. The world has
not much changed, we fear since the days Of Ana
chargis.-.M " Express.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-07-24
the Highland, heard the report and felt concus-

the Highland, heard the report and felt concus-
sion.
Among the goods destroyed by the FIRE are IA,
300 bales cotton, 20, 900 chests tea, 5000 1000
hhds. and 1900 boxes brown sugar, 5000 a 5000
bags coffee, 600 pieces carpeting, 1000 bbls. and
500 600 hhds. molasses, 10000 lbs fleece and
pulled wool, 800 bales Smyrna wool.
The dry goods jobbers escaped almost entirely,
but the domestic goods factors suffered severely,
and several large stocks of foreign manufactures
were destroyed. The whole loss of dry goods
was perhaps two millions and half of dollars
The following is rough statement, in round
numbers, of some of the stocks destroyed
Bird, Gillian s. Co. $500 900
Reiss Brothers & Co. 300, 900
Fearings s. Hall $50, 900
Post, Phillips s. Dale 100000
Richards s. Cronkhte 100000
Hutchinson & Tiffany, (rear bulldog 900
Barber Brothers $4,000
Rhodes & Co 100 900
Mali & Co. 20o, 600
Seignette & Co. 100000
Hennequin 100000
Gay Lussac & Co. (plate glass; 100000
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06
Virginia Senator.

The following from the New York Sun, neutral
paper will he considered fair statement of facts in
relation to the proceedings of the Virginia Senate
relation to the election of United States Senator
THE FACTS IN A NUTSHELL.
The New York TRIBUNE AND THE SENATE OF
VIRGIx1A.-There's no pleasing the Tribune, with
any thing political opponent can do-strike high
strike low. The Senate of Virginia is Democratic /;
the Assembly, Wing. The majority on joint ballot
probably Wing by two. The people of the
State have recently proved themselves Democratic by
majority of about 5000. In this state of things,
the Assembly, weeks ago fixed a day to go
into the election of Senator The Senate took them
at their word and consented. But when the day
approached, the Assembly, finding that from the alb
of some of their votes, they would be in certain
minority in joint ballot backed out. Again. at later
period they fixed upon another day, Friday, the 18th
ult This time the Senate thought proper Decline
and Thursday postponed the resolution indefinitely
by II to IA. But whether they comply with, or de-
cline the propositions of the Assembly, they appear
to be equally unsuccessful in satisfying the Tribune
1t would doubtless vastly prefer to Wing
placed for six years in the Senate representative
of the Democratic State of Virginia If this arrange
ment was not perfectly agreeable to the Democracy
OF the Virginia Legislature, il is scarcely matter
of much surprise. In throwing the choice of Sem
ator over, they have done the next Legislature
which is TO be elected in April without wrong to any
one prejudice to any public interest they have only
appealed to the people TO prevent the preparation of
greater wrong TO themselves, which the Wings in the
Assembly were anxious to effect.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06
Correspondence Of the Journal OF Conn
mefCe.

LONDON, Jan. TO-
The church is in sad trouble. Puseyism has bitten
many of the heads of the Episcopacy and war; bitter
war, is now being waged minor points, but all in
volved In the TractarIan dispute 1t is melancholy
sight to behold the animosity which exists between the
two parties in the established religion and witness
the mean shifts which resored to by either party
for the pnrposo nf Anaming and doproScnp the other
The great points of dispute at present, in con-
nectlon with the oertory, the surplce the pray
er for the Church Militant, all which, in pastoral
letter to the clergy of his diocese the Bishop Of Exc
ter, Dr. PhlPotts, recommended to be observed -
that Is, that there should be weekly ofertory, and
that whenever the Priest shall return from the SER
mon to the Lords table he shall say, according
discretion, one or more sentences from Holy Scrip
ture which declares the duty Of aims giving" and
during the time collection shall be made from pew
to peW-tat the surpllce shall be worn In the pulpit
instead of the black gown when preaching and that
the prayer for the Church Militant be read the con-
clusiOn of the offertory.
Now all these things enjoined by the Rubric,
they form part of the statute law they expressly
set forth IN the of the church, and to be
found In the Common Prayer Book used in the Epis-
copal Church to this day but these services and
forms have long since fallen into desuetude they have
been deemed relics of popery, and that they are
revived the aity are in rage, many of the clergy
refuse to adopt the suggestions, and the Bishop Of
Exeter is left In the lurch The agitation, both lay
and clerical, has been very furious, but potent
against marry OI Exeter tnat ne mas Wltn0raWn SO
much of his Pastoral Letter referred to the
pce still retaining the remainder about the Oertory
and the Prayer for the Church Militant.
And here may well mention that the state of
the agricultural laborers, throughout of the
finest counties In England, is most deporabe. They
in hundreds at particular places, without work.
and refusing to receive the relief of parish poor
house. Their condition is frightully more pitiable
than any thing that almost morbid Imagination
depict, for those with families who get work en-
abled to realize only from six, seven, eight shi
ings per week, and the majority who procure
employ must either submit to go into the workhouse-
the Union Workhouse-a word Of bitter derision-
there to be separated from wife and children else
sbsst upon crime in Its varied form of larcenes of
urnps potatoes, faggots and the felonies of incen-
diarism, poaching and murder.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06
The China Trade.

The opening Of China to the commerce of the world,
says the New York News is destined to have great
influence upon the affairs of all nations. Hitherto
the intercourse with that country has been limited
and to the Chinese it has been fraught only with
fold evils The baneful effects of the opium trade,
have formed the chief objection, the part Of that
government to the extension of foreign intercourse
Their dealings with the English nation have been of
character TO inspire them with the utmost horror of
external nations. For years and years the ports of
China contrary TO law, were filled with opium, the
moral effects of which plainly apparent In the
degraded condition of large portion of the popula
ton. The commercial effects We're apparent in the
continued and large drain of specie ii carried from
the country. Exerting his right an Independent
sovereign the Emperor determined to stop the trade
This produces war; and his subjects slaughtered
in thousands his cities pillaged AID himself compel
led to pay millions of money ransom,after which
the infamous opium trade is renewed with greater
vigor than ever. As last resort he attempts buy
off these ruians. The Journal des DebafS, Of late
date, states that Sir William Parker had arrived at
Calcutta with formal proposal from the Chinese gov
eminent to the Directors of the East India Company
offering TO pay an annual tribute Of E 500 600 ST.
100000 condition that the cultivation Of the poppy
shall be renowned in the British dominions. The
aged emperor unable to protect his subjects, finding
them exposed to poison OF the sword as the only al
tentative, offers gold the invaders to spare the
morals and lives of his people, This. the ruthless d.
rectors sent out from the s'phianthFopic" govern
ment refuse to accept, because the profits are now
f2500,000.
Whatever have been the means by which ii was eff
ected, the door is open trade and all nations
are striving for their share. The comparative trade
in the lndo-Chinese seas is seen as follows:
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

dOOSE Of hEfhE~SEN
The correspondent of the Ohio Statesman, writing
under date of February 3D. says
"Among the amendments agreed to and adopted in
the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill to-day,
were the following appropriations.
$50 9I3 for the purchase of books, under the reso-
luton of June last. No part of the sum TO be ex-
pended until the committee of accounts shall have
amined the publishers prices, and reported to the
Clerk Of the House.
1000 to the Executive Mansion and grounds at
tached 10 the same Furniture to be Of American
manufacture.
s., 600 for books for Congressional Library.
$4,000 for the expenses of the Magnetic Telegraph
TO Baltimore f'r the ensuing year.
$1,000 for five lamp posts along the Pa. Avenue
tagging in front of Treasury building, &c.
$4,000 for new buildings for the War and Navy
Departments, addition the old edi6ces, which are
too small for the business of the Departments
$1,000 salary, and $4,000 outfit for Minister to
China, ans $500 for his Secretary
$4,000 for the erection of Custom House at Sa-
vannah, Ga.
81, 1000 to be divided among nine foreign Minis
tiers abroad, salaries and outfits.
Mileage of members to be paid according to the
shortest post from their residences TO Washing
ton.
Surveyor Generals Office N. West of Ohio River,
removed to Detroit, Michigan Official papers, &c.
Of surveys of Ohio and Indiana to be left in the Office
of Secretary of State Of said States.
Clerk of the House not allowed to have on hand or
under his control, surplus of money of the House
fund, greater than the amount of his bonds.
S2S00O for the purchase Of lots attached to the
General Post Office building
$1,000 to Custom House at Charleston.
The BILL as your readers viii remember, embraces
also, the yearly expenses of Congress of half mil
lion; of the Executive Departments, amounting to
upwards of two Millions and of the Judiciary Of the
United States, amounting to nearly S5OO,OOO, with
all other incidental, civil and diplomatic expenses
With the foregoing and various other, but less i'm
portant amendments, the bill passed. and the
House adjourned, &c Next week effort, and a
strong one will be made in the House, to take up and
consider the Senate bill for the reduction of hostages
&c"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06
Madison and indianapolis Rail Road

The Board of Directors of this Company met at
Madison during the past week and agreed that the
for the road to this place should be Immediately
agreed upon and the location of the Depot established
in this city. They have also agreed to receive pro-
posals for the completion of the road to this place
different TERMS a notice of which will be shortly
published, in substance as follows:
They will receive proposition agreeing to pay
one-fourth of the amount of contracts in cash, the
balance in bonds on the company, payable on time
also, another, agreeing pay 40 cents the dollar
the balance in bonds on the company; also, propo
sails, agreeing to pay the whole amount in bonds and
also proposals. agreeing pay the full amount of the
contracts in cash.
We also understand that proposition was made
to the directors to finish the road to this city, the
late meeting the precise nature of which we have not
vet learned There is but little doubt that the road
will progress during the present season, under some
one of the above propositions The company will be
fully able to meet any of the engagements it may
make from the income of the road alone, should con-
tractors agree to take the bonds of the company.
In one case, where credit is given, heavy capital
lists will get the contracts and relet them
convenience. In the other, where full payment is
made in cash, contracts can be taken without much
capital being necessary to complete the contracts.
The proceeds of the road, for the year ending on
the LIST of February 1915. amounted to upwards of
$50, 000-being nearly double that of the previous
year. After paving more than $4,000 for repairs
and $1,000 for machinery, &c, dividendi 81 per
cent. was declared on the stock of the company.
The committee appointed to locate the Depot in
this city here for that purpose and will make
a location In few days.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06
Political Vcracity.

The Daily Wing Examiner of the 9th Feb, pub
shed at Madison, contains what IFS editor calls let
ter from its 'TndianapoS correspondent" but tcihout
the name Of the trrer who seems ashamed to show his
face After indulging in abuse and falsehood of de-
mocras by ,choesae it graties Its itch for msrepre
sentation to a considerable number, by name.
Among the rest, referring to Governor Whitcomb,
it risks the dlsehood that 'the report of his i'll health
published in Louisville papers, turns out to be an
entire mistake as he enjoyed better health than
during his stay at that institution" One who makes
so round and unqualified statement should do it up
good authority The writer means of k,1oac-
inc his statement as to the health of absent ind
vidual be true, even if it were So and our paper
had confirmed the of the Governors sick
ness while absent before the date of the anonymous
letter.
If the writer had seen article, published it
was under his own nose before he wrote his state
ment, he stands branded a reiful falsifer. If he
had not seen it, then he stated as true what he did not
know to be true, ana stands .-.hed e-l
sier and whether wilful reckless it is for him
make his choice Every man who has conscience,
knows precious little difference between them
II is true there is class in this country who think
there is no harm in political lying, and who even 90
far the Cincinnati (Whig) Atlas and insist that
it is right to tell lies if good object is to be obtained
by it, the liar of always being his Judge
of the goodness of the object Still thought the
people had taught these gentry lesson within the
last two years, that political lying bad
policy as it is poor morality Butt is as the pro-
verb says What is bred in the bone stays long in the
flesh"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06
The new President

On Tuesday last the President elect, James K Polk,
was sworn into Office as the Chief Magistrate OF this
great Republic and entered upon the discharge OF his
duties The scene was of deep interest TO every
friend of our free Institutions, and exhibits In bold
relief the beauty of system of Government
Twelve months ago James X. Polk was not even
thought of as candidate for President Of the United
States. But when the Representatives of the great
Democratic party met at Baltimore last spring. after
looking over the whole ground Of the great political
Struggle in which we about to engage struggle
which was to tell or the desnes of this great nation
the eye was directed to the quiet scenes of the
Hermitage where grew in all its giant strength, that
o.. Hickory whose branches had protected this nation
in peace and war; and Its root discovered
young tree, exhibiting earnest of the same power
TO bear alo successfully the banner of our country
The private citizen became at the leader of the
great Democratic party, and under his standard we
have gloriously trumphed He is now at the head Of
the nation and it duty to give him warnest
support in his efforts to advance the interests of this
great nation.
In few days his Inaugural Address will be here,
which we shall lose no time in laying before our
readers.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06
Virginia Elections.

The elections for members of the Legislature in
Virginia take place in April. The veteran of the
Richmond Enquirer assumes confident tone ofsuccess
which Will secure to Virginia Democratic United
States Senator. The following is his language:
We enquired yesterday of our Democratic friends
of the General Assembly about the prospects of our
election in the Spring. We Intercepted them par
ticularly about the Southwest and the NORTHWEST
the tive great points where the Wings expected to
sweep last Fall, and where they were so wofully
deceived in their saRguine calculations. The voice
Of the sentinels Is cheerng--and, saving here and
there point where entertainments are not vet
thoroughly fortified. the cry is airs reH. We shall
gain decidedly in the elections for the General
Assembly"
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-03-06

ed to the Governor as long ago as last November
they must have VIGOROUSLY been circulated for long
time previousand yet not solitary petition has been
presented against the pardon And that too although
the Governor, for the purpose Of thorough examna-
ton of the papers, &C., &c, delayed action until the
latter part of this last month. We must
selves. Three persons, in different counties, did
write soon after the trial against pardon But even
one of them has since pettoncd for it, and the others
have remained silent.
There were largely over 5000 petitioners for the
pardon made up Of almost every religious persuasion
Presbyterians, Methodists, Reformcrs &c, &C., and
some Protestant preachers. They were made up Of
men of both political parties, although there
doubtless the most Democrats, but we think the po
litca character Of the petitioners or parties should
have nothing TO do with OF this kind, and we
should not have adverted TO il had we not perceived
as thought, some itching that way in the Examiner
We have only commenced this matter. We yet
have "a shot in the locker" We shall however en-
deavor to spare feelings and not comment the cir
cumsances that have transpred since the trial (and Of
which the Court and Jury could Of course know no.
thing) unless it becomes necessary In the meantime
the Wigs, whose names we have given above, are
able to defend themselves against their Editorial bro
ther without our aid But since the Examiner has at
last discovered that it is courageous to abuse the
pardoning power, and has thought proper to couple
Gov. Whitcomb's name with that of Gov. Porter on
this subject, shall also take the liberty of connect
ing that of Gov. Bigger, merely saying at present
that Gov. B. than 20 criminals large from
the Penitentary ,cithn has last year. and many more
promised that If elected they would be pardon.
ed too! We will not say it was designed by this
to get the votes and influence of their friends in diff
ferent parts of the State, but will say that such
promise could not diminish their friendship. Gov.
Whitcomb has pardoned bat sir up to this time. We
have hitherto abstained from noticing this matter.
But it has now been thrust upon and if the truth
comes, Gov. Bigger must thank his advised friends
for it.
From what we have heard of the Editor of the Ex-
amner through friend, indulge the hope that he
will recede from his position and do justice. We
shall shape course accordingiy.