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The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-10-10

Pirate Aas mhieh originated IN NE Senate
An act in relation to donations Of land to GER.
ain persons in the State Of Arkansas
The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-10-10

Pirate acts which originated in the House Of Repre-
sentqttpes
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

- PROGRESS OF RAILWAYS AND RAILWAY
TRAVELLING IN GREAT BRITAIN. The vear
ao4l closed with 2l4S miles of railway open for pco
10 thls total these several additions hay been mad
In 1915, 293 miles; in 1885, 595 miles; in IsG7
'oo miles; IN 1913, ll9l miles: so thai tho nro
gress OF these national works was steadily copt;pfd
through all tempess Of evil times and i'll renort arJ
was even most conspicuous when the pressure mon
the Proprletors was most severe The lines at r.
ent IN action furnish respectable and remunprpt;v
employment to $4,000 men. Besides these , bo5,,
OF nearly 2Oo,O more are engaged upon tbe coy
s'raction OF works still incomplete
computation of the gross traffic shows that tho
NUMBER Oh passengers conveyed on the several lin
was sucn as to allow two trips year to every nan
woman, and child in Great Britain and Erelond T.,
SIX months return from the various lines If tho
m KIM the total number of passengers carried ~
VVo,oO0, OF whom about 3 ID million trnveled b.,
tne first-ciass IL million by the second and Tho ~
lhal1der, amounting to nearly Is millions NV tho
lhrd As to the safety of this mode of travelling il
must now be surely beyond question even in ,ba
minds OF the most timid Out of grand total or
9a'Soo,lSS passengers conveyed during neriod Of
~ ~ months, Il only were killed, of whom 70 met
eir deaths by Their own carelessness or misconduct
leaving but nane bono ide casualties upon near 59
nj ventures and giving the odds of more Than
OV'CoO'ooo to l IN favor of the travellers safety.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
SATURDAY, March 2.

SATURDAY, Marcn <
SENATE. Petitions, &c., presented and REFEREED
OF Elizm Wright and others, for change in English
Orthography.
Voted, that the Senate would hold no session ON
Monday.
The orders of the day were taken up and nine bills
passed to be engrossed
House. Passed to be Enacted. Bls--to extend
the powers of collectors of taxes to authorize the Ply
mouth Cordage Company increase its capital stock;
to incorporate the Ware Savings Bank the Massachu
sets Arms Company; to authorize Warren Ayeri and
Others to drive piles in Ipswich river.
Petitions, SC. presented and referred-Of G. w. +.
Meen and others for the passage of resolutions in fav
or of the measure proposed in the Ssnate of the United
States, to fair trial fugitive slaves of J. A.
Novel; and others for further legislation relating TO
railway statistics, and others for diversity
of objects.
Mr. Griswold of Greenfield, from the Committee on
the Judiciary reported bill to repeal the law
ing hawkers and pedas also that it is nexpedent to
egislae in regard enlargng the jurisdiction of JUS
tees of the Peace in actions of repleyn.
The bill to incorporate the Ladies' American Home
Education, SC. was laid on the table.
The report of the Committee on Elections, conclud-
ing with an order declaring the seat of Hosea Blake,
returned as member from Ashfed, to be vacant. was
taken up. The ground of the report was that Mr..
Blake elected only by vote, while was proved
that four illegal votes thrown at the election
Mr.. GrswoId of Greenfield moved to amend BY
striking out the conclusion of the report and substitute
ing therefor leave to withdraw on the remonstrance
Messrs Griswold, Gray of Boston, Waters of Mill
bury, Banks of Waltham, and Boutwell, of Groon. SUM-
ported the amendment at length and in much detail
while it was opposed at about equal length by Messrs
Dinsmoor Of Lowell, Hall of Haverhill, Hoar of Con
cord, and Guild of Boston.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

TRAIN FIELDS THE WEST. James Da,;s
Oh Waverly,. Ross County, Ohio, cultivates 500
acres exclusively in Indian Corn, and has this Win
ter corn crib filed which is three miles long. fen
feet high, and six feet wide. We presume this 10
one OF the largest fields in the world owned bv
single individual On the great Miami bottom, near
L,aWrenceburg, Ind about rs miles below Cincinnati
mere Is one field seven miles long, by three miles
pIoaa extending IN tact to Aurora, which has been
regularly planted down to corn for nearly hale, com
fury. Although corn is oae of the most exbapstno
crops no manure Is used and the soil is as ferte
as ever The Waroash Valley is also remarkable for
the extent of its corn fields. We should be clad to
see the statistics ofsOme ofthe corn fields on the nj
nols praires.-Cin. Gazette.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

Four CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH.-The Miri-
michi n B. Cleaner contains account of the burning
of the house of Mr.. George Drysdale, at Big Tracedie,
on the night Of the 22d u, when his eldest eigh
teen years age daughter eight years. years,
and granddaughter two years, all burnt to DEATH
Mr. d. was absent at tie time, and Mrs. d. in endea-
vorng to rescue of the children badly burnt.
A daughter broke in window, and at great hazard
saved one of the children. The survivors had nothing
on but their night clothes, and the night being stormy
they suffered dreadfuy from cold before they reached
place Of SHELTER The bones of the four children who
hus persisted collected the next day. and inferred
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

AWFUL TRAGEDY. About the LIST of January
shocking murder was perpetrated in the county of
Logan, Va, by man named PasIy. This individ-
ual was suddenly attacked at his own house by two
young men, of noted old villain, by the name
of Markum. Pasly, being taken by surprise at the
onset received several stabs without resistance, fell
to the ground, and was thought to be kilIed-but
partially recovering he suddenly arose, seized an
axe, severed the head OF one and split assunder the
back Of the other so as to cause the almost instant
death of both. A woman engaged in the affray had
her hand cut off, and man who came to the relief
of Pasly was dangerously wounded The two
young assassins were accompanied by a man UNI
Known, who participated in the affray
JefersonuWe lYa.l Democrat. Feb. A.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04
IuiB
CHARLES ALLEN.

REDEEMrNG THE TIME. "As in letter. >,
says Mr.. Jay, =" If the paper is small, and we have
much to write, we write closer, so let us learn TO
economlze and improve the remaining n onents Of
me-" Worh while ii Is day: the nisht cometi
tchen no man can lcork
must be very industrious, for this is the only
candle have, and it is almost gone" SAID a little
g 70 hersel as she sat swiftly plying her needle by
the light Of candle that was burned down almost 10
the socket "
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

ACKNOWLEDGMENT & Co. may now be found, at 249
Washington stone of the largest and best in
Boston-where their old friends and the public will find
one of the largest and best assortment of Shaws Dress
Goods, Housekeeping articles, Lancaster Ginghams
&c., SC, in the city. They purchase the best pos
slbe terms, and sell as low any others, adheing
strictly price. Country Merchants and Families
will do well to call on them-See their Advertisement
in this paper.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

LONG SLEEP.-The Cincinnati Times mentions hav-
ing witnessed the College Hail. in that city the wax
ing up Of young lady mesmerized by Prof. Rogers,
who had been in the mesmeric sleep two weeks, dur
ing which time learn she has been cured of painful
spinal Affection When walked up, the lady was asked
how long she thought she had been asleep, and replied
ssabout two hours. When informed it was two weeks,
she laughed and seemed much astonished and stated
that she was entirely cured OF her complaint.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

R-A Normal Shoot has been established in Con-
nectcut. There much competition among several
towns as to its location, New Britain coming off with
the prize by subscription of $4,000 the part of its
citizens. One man gave $4,000. Pennington an South
ington subscribed nearly as much as New Britain
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

FARMERS AsD CITzEEs.--The greatest establish
ment in the country for furnishing every description of
oothiag, is Oak Hall, Boston, and the extreme cheap
of his goods is the tits sought for by every
stranger who visits Boston This place is richly worth
a visit .skfnM aE f88a
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

CATHOLIC CHURCH IN UPPER CANADA
The Provincial Government has given five acres of
land, on the banks of the River Thames i.-4i----
of WoodstacK, woman Catholics of this neighbour.
hood, as site fer church, &c. subscription
foot for the purpose of providing funds and
materials for the erection of the Necessary buildings
Abulldlng committee has also been formed, consist
OF two Protestant and three Roman Catholics, and
1t Is expected that the work will be commenced ear
ly In the sping.-British .fmericaa
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

lg~ "Billy Larltns, who is whatmay be denom-
mated ''spreeing character once shook hands with
Gen. Jackson. "And," says Billy, ~ CUB him
piece OF advice, at the time: says 1, now; General,
we've elected you, hope you take good care ofthe
take care Of YOURS.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

ID A Slave Case, of rather comnlicoted 10
ture, has just been decided in Raleigh, N. G. wh;,b
eer the slave, man named William Hardy. wns IN
ken from Baltimore. He was free man Inf hono
arrested IN the latter place for felony was sold for
certain term, which was afterwards extended ,n ,ba
plea of disordery conduct. The Court has ordered
him to remain a slave until 1856.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

~ "llave you,'' said an inquiring minded ..l
slightly worldly gentleman recently, to an sevangel-
cal bookseer' in Broudway, nave YOU FCbr;st,e
sermon on the Mount p "Chrstis sermon o.,
i ihe Mount " exclaimed the bookseller with not
,illle surprise Yes, said the other, it was men
ohmro Yesterday very charming discourse at our
yet % The anxious inquirer was NOT cprrectad Su.
was permitted to go his way-for he Lad great nos.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

81 The Lowell Courier thinks Winthrop will no
INTO the Cabinet. His base treachery to the prin-
ciples of Massachusetts will doubtless be rewarded
Caleb Gushing said in l847, that the way for Mass
achusets men to obtain Office and power in the gen.
eral Government, was to repudiate Massachusetts
principles. Winthrop follows Cushng's advice.
Boston Republican,
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

EY- A general banking law has substantially passed
both Houses of the New Jersey Legislature, although
some amendments yet pending, and the disagree
ment upon them will probably defeat the bill. BY this
bill banks may be incorporated with capitals Of not less
than 5O0OO0 and may issue notes based on the depos
it of the public securities Of the United States, New
Jersey, New York, Massachusetts or Ohio
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

w Sixty-eight years ago, according to letter
written at that time by Rev. Dr. Chauncey all the prin
in Boston had not types enough to print an edition
ofthe Bible; could they have procured the needlu
paper without sending for it to Europe. This pauciy
of means strikingy contrasts with the abundant
sources Of the present day.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

PAINTING IN CHARACTER. Some of the old
painters ieli INTO udcrous bunders in the accessories
Oh .her compositions, they being probably, absorbed
py 'le principal subject. Thus Tinorette, in pic
lure rePresentlng the lsraelites gathering mama in
Brengheii, Dutch Painter in picture of the Fast
efn Magl, has dressed the figures after the fashion Of
his own country. One of the Indian kings anDear.
IN large white surplce, with boots and spurs and
bearing IN his hand present to the infant Saviour
Inc model OF Dutch seventy -four In picture Of
Inc Annunciation at Cassna, the Virgin is seated in
rich, crimson velvet armchair, with golden en-
nrGldery cat and parrot are near her, and seem
70 De very attentive to what is passing On the ia
p 111 are seen a silver coffee pot and cup.-N Y
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

70 The talk about dissolution of the Union is
all mere CANNON, shere nonsense, manufactured
by the unprlncipled Washington letter writer's
Washington is very gay; dinners, parties, and routs
are the order of the day. Foote denounces Seward
during the day then attends Stewards parties in the
evening his mixture of threats, denunciations,
and lrlvoltIes, Is supremely ridiculous, cant and
humbug.-Boston Republican.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

Two WOMEN FROZEN TO DEATH.-The New
Brunswick papers speaks of the cold there intensely
severe last week. Two women, named Lindsey and
Goodrich, who attempted to the river near ST.
John we're afterwards found upon the frozen DEATH
They each had bundles with them, and it is supposed
that they first became benumbed and finally so
overcome as to lie down, and never rose again.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

EB There is one great evil attendant upon the
progress through the country of such celebrated
singer as Miss Jenny Lind; there is so much toady-
lsIn so much of the calves head soup of mock en-
thuslasm manifested that it makes the sedate as
named ofthelr fellow men, and lends them TO bless
Their stars that they have no musical ear.
Hartford Conrnnt
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

HAGUE STREET SUBscRrpTIoN Tho H..
surer of this fund informs US, that 1923 500 b,vo
ready been paid over to him. BROOKLYN and Wi.
ansburs subscriptions, yet to be received. will b,no
the total up to more than S25, 900. About 20 v,;,as
were made widows, and the number of f,tbor,ess
children will reach nearly 100 Relief has bcer
granted to over 10 PERSONS who were The i,nn,eJo,o
sufferers by this appalling disaster.
Nc " J0ur oc |o,n
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

GY Nearly two days time of the House have
been occupied in discussing very simple measure
to protect the people from fraud and deception. The
speech of MIR. Plymton of Boston shocked the moral
sense OF the House. 1t was deliberate defense of
fraud and deception, and would disgrace anv BODY
in Chrlstendom. Goldman of Boston, and Earle Of
Worcester, shar ply rebuked him for the atrocious
sentiments which he DECENTRALIZATION Republican.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

R- A Convention Of Ministers, recently assembled
at Syracuse, N. Y, formerly denounced the honorary
degree Of d. d. as mark of distinction, and resolved
that the title belongs all teachers of christianity
They recommend, therefore, that all ministers should be
called DR.. instead of Rev.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

: 70 In recent expedition to search out Sir John
Franklin. they were eighty days without seeing the
sun, and had the thermometer fifty degrees belo,,
zero. They served out their rations of 6fth-proor
brandy by choppng it up with Ratchet. Ofcourse
it was frst-chop. " y GJo5c
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

PENNSYLVANIA SLAVE LAWS bill repeol-
ing the law of Sd March lS47, which forbade the Of
Ulcers of the State Government of Pennsylvania from
aiding IN the capture of refugee saves has been read
IN the Legislature of that State, and almost GER
tain to pass, it is said
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

E5- "Giye me" said Rufus Stebbin, the money
that has been spent in war, and will purchase eve
ry foot cfland upon the globe. will cothe every
man, woman and child in an attire Of which kings
and queens might be proud! will build a school
hdi'se upon every hillside and IN every valley The
habitabc earth, = i8iN2 t&thfN
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

~ In the Court of Common Pleas, Mr.. Abijah
White has recovered 5000 Oagainstthe city
damages for being thrown of wagon in fremont
street, in consequence Of pile Of oyster shells left in the
road
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04
Lancaster Ginghams,
NOTICE.

AZ NO. gao Main ST., corner of Pleasant
HE subscriber will sell the remaining Stock Of Goods
4 consisting OF GROCERIES, FIXTURES OF STopr xn'
At COST, aud LESS THAN COST, for 7,ipo JJan1 anj
close ,e.,, me sae with an AUCTION on WEDNEsbAV
AFTERNOON, March 9th.
1LSo-Al persons indebted to the late firms of n,o;es
htags-Moies, WMsdns 4 Ftags-Moies q. JgiII;orns
Vntidms q haH and e. WWidans q Coz are reouestcd 10
make immediate settlement with the subscriber xyho =,
authorized to adjust all claims due the late firms '' "
All accounts not settled by the first Of April will b lac
with an Attorney for settlement i' 't " IGN
Worcester, March 4. d j w AvrpuY
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

% We have, to-day another article, from "E H .
on the "Euharmonic" perfect organ. The desire
among musical friends to the first article ndu-
ces us to insert it again. 1t will be found on the third
page.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

LrTELL's LIVING AGE.-Number 3O3 is just pub
lished. The leading article is entitled Sir L. b. L. ton
and Mrs Grundy and humorous review of the sCax-
tons'' from Frazer's Magazine.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

I1g The first electric telegraph wasa woman's heart
Ever since the day of Adam, she has extended her IN
iuence from pole to pole.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

AEorHER GIRL MIssISG. Roxanua Comery,
aged sixteen years. has been missing from Lowell since
.ha 10iI, ,,lt
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

TT beggar was captured in the streets of Paris
ute recently, who had in his possession property to
'he amount OF $l5,O00.-lle was Hungarian.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

l6F- boy in Cincinnati almost burnt to death
by camphene; his life saved by throwing him into
The mud of the street.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

CT The "Kentucky infant" Andrew H. Brand.
died few days ago Of pneumonia. He was sixteen
years old and weighed 500 pounds.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

DEATH OF BARroHSA,-rhe cebrated sculptor
Bartoni, died at Florence, the 10Th uIt aged II,
after an illness of three days.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

" Why are some conuneums like halbutl Be
cause they are f,r-fetchcd and very fiat.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04
mo- LEH,.

no LET,
'EHE SHOP now occupied by Burt g. Holmes ON Ihoos
street. suitable for Carpcnlerrg or Carriage bus,ne
4""i"" l. td2w' LUTHER SLATER
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

Municipal Election ...Monday, March 4.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-03-04

Other difficulties which have been suggested, will be
considered hereafter Ell
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-22

PARTY APPoINTMENTs.-Th Legislature of
Alabama have before them bill providing for the
codifying Of the laws of the State by three commits
sioners. The names of the commissioners were
left blank in the bill. When the House came to
fill them, Messrs. Ormond and Thornton, both of
whom have been Supreme Court Judges, were sue
cessively named and accepted; when, on moving to
fill the third blank it discovered that somehow
or other, democratic House had already given
majority of the commission to wings. The two ex-
judges are both wings and, let it be added, men of
spotess character and eminent ability. When this
point made the House set to work to undo what
had been done. A spicy debate sprung up which
lasted all day. at the close Of which resolution was
carried to strike out the whole section thus getting
rid Of both names at once. The next move was to
propose vote all three at once, and the follow
ing names were offered Judge Geo. Goldthwaite,
(dem.,) Judge Jno J. Ormond, (whig,) and James
Robinson, (dem.) No vote has since been taken
on this proposition.
The democrats of the Alabama Legislature have
heretofore been extremely liberal or very unlucky,
as some of them think, in the dspeDSation of their
offices. Probably the inducement to require ma
jority of party men on this commission u.s. that the
same Legislature has, at the present session, made
majority of wings on the Board of the Supreme
Conrt
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-22

Wesee noticed every day the "pairing off y
Of some member of Congress with another One
member wants to go home, and, if wing, he gets
some democrat to go home too, to decline voting
until the other returns, though all subjects Of
Legislation decided by party votes, and that a
wing Of no in Congress except to vote
against democrat. By this rule of subtraction,
inarkingout equal members on both Sides we could
soon have cheap House Of Representatives at
Washington. Taking away first wing and then
ademocrat, until all the wings or all the democrats
were withdrawn, with an exactly equal number Of
the other side, there would be left choice few re-
presenting the majority, and those who are neither
wings nor democrats, TO whom the business of
Legislation might be left, and all the rest sent
home as useless. This wouldbe pairing off on
large scale, and would be an economical enlarge
ment Of the present plan, which send democrat
of to Virginia whenever wing wants to go
Vermont or New York.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-22

RESULT OF A STATE SPECULATION IN Town
sLoTs.-The Journal, at Montgomery, Ala, is re-
monstratng against even temporary removal of
the State Government back to Tuscaloosa, and
gives history of the calculations which first placed
The State House at Tucaloosa, and how they turned
out. Congress gave Alabama several sections of
land as a seal. of government fund. This land was
located about Cahawbs. 1t afforded fund suffi-
Gent to build the Stale House at Cahawba, and
surplus Of $50, 600 more. In 1926, when the ques-
lion of removal was agitaled committee went
down from Tuscaloosa, with magnificent city
mapped on paper-with this lot marked SIS ,OC0,
another $1,000, and another $4,000, and so on, to
be given To- the State, and which they gave assn
RANGES would not only build the new State House,
but would produce large overplus in the treasury
Under these representations the removal was car
ried to Tuscaloosa by one pote. The Journal SAYS
that not one of the proposed lots, except perhaps
the one on which the building stood, was given to
the State The State had to build the house, draw
the necessary from the treasury and foot the
BILL So ended that speculation in town lots to
build State House and it is pretty good argu.
ment, bought by experience, against any like specu-
lation for any like purpose, in all time to come.