The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-04-30

proprlety, was the only objection that could be al
legged against him. it would be sufficient to condemn
him as a representative of nation, and particularly
of so great nation as the American. As long as
our government will give these high places only to
party favorites, payment for services rendered.
shall be continually exposed to the risk of being
represented in as dlsgracefu manner during the
last year, by the late minister. ~. Y Mirror.
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THE HUTcHINsoNs have been very successful in a
series of concerts in New York city. They have al
ready given huteen at the Tabernacle to full houses
They have several pieces, such as the Horticul-
tural Wife,, ''Good Old Plough'', ''Uncle SANS
Farm &c. Abby has new song, from which the
following is an extract:
If | were a voice, persuasive voice,
That could travel the wide world through,
would fly on the beams of the morning light,
And speak to men with gentle might,
And tell them to be true.
would fly, would fly over land and sea,
Wherever human heart might be,
Telling tale singing song,
In praise of the right, in blame of the wrong.
The papers give the following incident concerning
the Hutchinsons, which the New VarL Tribune saws
''Years ago when they were about to commence their
career, they arrived at neghboring city in wagon
with two horses. They gave one or two concerts and
tailed. Unable to leave the city they were about to
sacrifice their horses to be enabled to return home
gentleman IN the city persuaded them to remain and
give one more concert, making himself responsible for
their debt The result that they did well
On recent visit they found this gentleman poor and
sick, absolutely in want. After providing for his i'm
mediate wants they set aside for his benefit the pro-
ceeus OIL he rs concert, which restored comparative
comfort to his home.'
TEXAS. DR.. Ashbel Smith, formerly minister Of
Texas to Great Britain, writes from Galveston that
pubicopinion in Texas is decidedly opposed to fir.
Their subdivision of its territory for the creation of new
states The people, he further says would assent with
much unanmity to arelinquishment of the Santa Fe
portion OF their territory for an indemnify.
President Taylor The telegraphic correspon.
dent of the Sentinel Of Boston, says that Geu. Tav
or stated on Saturday, in conversation with Bosto
man. that the damage to his plantation by the inunda-
ton last winter, would require him to go there mne
diateIy after the adjournment of Congress Later in the
season he hopes to visit the North''
% The names of Senator's Webster and Dickinson.
jointly signed in answer to an invitation to ball tender
ed to them as mark of respect for their distinguished
services, certainly suggests some queer ideas. The
New York Courier Enquirer expects next to see the
names OF Benton and Foote to joint recommendation
OF some new invention of emolent soap.
Y Oxford is University composed of twenty-one
colleges coniederated together, with fifteen or sixteen
hundred students. Professor Buckland has class Of
ten' The Greek professor has a single pupil The
professor of modern history has eight pupis of chems
try, five; botany, SIX; Arabic, none.
RESPONSIBILITY OF RAILROAD Compare.
MIS- margaret Hart recovered verdict against the
Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad Company, few
days snce for the amount obaggage lost on the route
from Whitehall TO Troy. She purchased through
ticket Whitehall, over the two railroads the White
nall and Saratoga road and the Rensselaer, and Sar
atoga road The defense urged that the two roads
mad no connection with each other, that there was
evidence that the baggage had ever been transferred
from one TO the other, and that the road which had
received the baggage should be responsible fer # c
either Judge Parker charged that the Companv were
responsible for the delivery oftbe baggage at the end
OF the whole route for which they had sold tickets
and that they were also responsible for the acts of
their agents.
NICE QUESTION. The Washington corres.
pondent Of the Charleston News, in recent letter
says
~ hear that a novel suit will shorv.be brouvb, |
against one Of the telegraph companies nAler ibe |
following cTcumstances:-Some weeks arc land
Spectator while in this city sent message north in
slructing his agent to give a certain amount for |
piece OF land then IN the market. The operotor
installing the figures, increased the sum named 90
that the agent purchased the anu at three times Tho
amount he ought to have paid. The action will be
to test the liability of tho telegraph company in the
natter.' s