The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-04-18
THE LEGISLATURE.

order, the ground that many members did not wish
TO attend the celebration, that they were detained in
'ne mean time, IN Boston, expense that they could
De attending to their public duties, although the House
were not IN session, and that it unfair and unjust
or members who chose to be away for their own pleas
ure and Srauhcation thus deprive those who were
thus faithful to their public trust of their legal reward
After debate of an hour and quarter during which
the previous question moved but not sustained the
motion to rescind prevailed by an almost unanimous
vote. The consideration of the report of the Rail
Road Committee on the petition of Robert Goldman and
others, Tor an extension of the Norfolk County Rail
Road Company into Boston, by an Independent line,
next came Ups the question being on striking out the
leave to withdraw, and substituting bill for charter
Three or four speeches were made all in favor of the
charter when the question was taken and carried in
the affirmative by strong majority. The bill then
passed to third reading
In the Senate, the Resolves Slavery were under
discussion, and 1t was very evident that the position
occupied by Daniel Webster and the course Of events at
Washington have done not a lirle to "recall' the
members of that body a sense of their duty and
OF their obligations to their country and to Liberty
Senator Buckingham's amendment to COL Merrick's
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amendment is couched in the strong nervous and en-
phatlc language OF Daniel Webster, in that oft quoted
passage IN which he defined the unaerabe position of
Massachusetts, on the questions of Slavery and slave
extension. Dawes of Berkshire and Upham of Essex
sustained the amendment, in manner that does them
much honor. The tide has evidently turned and the
retalners OF Webster and the endorsers Of his in
famous course will soon find themselves placed, by pub
lie sentiment, where they deserve to be.
70 The Northern Rail Road appears to be recover
ing from its financial difficulty 1t is SO miles inlength
and extends from Concord, n. II. to White River
Junction, Vt where it connects with the VT. Central
and the Connecticut and Passumpsc River Roads
The Franklin and Bristol Branch 13 miles long, also
. belongs this Corporation. The whole AImber of
shares, including the branch, is 27679 on which has
been paid, appears by the books including discounts
s S2759,l LOG. dividend of IL per cent from the
net earnings was paid the stockholders Nov. l. 184s
at which time the stock selling at 800 per share
The entire net earnings of year to Nov. l. 1919
have since been appropriated the payment of debts
leaving the Company, at the present tme free from all
RI pecunary liabilities and with cash on hand sufficient
to pay handsome dividend for the six months bust
ness ending on the approaching LIST of MAY. Notwith
standing these favorable features the stock is now sell
e. ing at S25 per share less than it commanded at tn,
e, time the first dividend declared The Directors
ne IN recent circular to the Stockholders state tina
henceforth ''the actual income will be applied to
ca and paid out in the form of semi-annua dividends
u ANOTHER BRIDGE OVER THE NIAGARA A
company has been organised for the purpose of con
strcting suspension bridge over the Niagara river
hoe hoo,
cd under the direction of Edward w. Serre civil enpi
neer OF New York The bridge is to be located upon
level with the ridge road seventy feet above the water
Is to be lo4O feet span between the towers sup
s ported by ten cables, capable of sustaining 225O tons
he with double carriage way and foopath and will be
m ready for crossing by the first of September next
ort EDUCATION AT THE WEST. Forty-two teachers
in have been sent out under the direction of the Boarc
nd during the past year, making 152 since this plan was
adopted Ot the whole NUMBER Massachusetts furnish
lat cd 40, Vermont 36, Maine 20, New York 49, Connec
tlcu Ia, New Hampshire Ia, Rhode Island 4, Pennsvl
vana 2 Virginia l. large majority were sent to In
n, dIana' Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa. OF
Sc the whole number out 1925 are now enoaged in
1t, teaching, having under their instruction about 5000
es children.
MRS MARTINS LADIES' WREATH, for Nav,
CHI comes to us with the addition of several pages and
ot with superb embellishments This periodical is ex.
tensvey circulated at 81 year, and is one of the best
=, oil his class. Now is good time to subscribe as tho
at present number commences the volume The future
III numbers may be found at Mr.. Lazell's Bookstore.
d, uh' Mr.. Joseph Corbn was instantly killed at Taf.-
If VIe Vt on the 10th inst. by the breaking of the
in nd'tone upon which he grinding, in Nlessrs. d.
le iat & Sons Axe and Scyjhe Factory. The stone
y weighed forty hundred pounds one half of which srik
y ing h' threw him against the beam above, crushing
y MS head IN shocking manner He was respec,abo
!, and Industrious man.
re DEATH OF DAVID G. GOLDEN. David CadvoI.
'f ader Colden Esq of New York formerly President
a he 81 Davds Society," and the first President of the
J. American Dramatic Fund Association, died on Thurs.
DAY afternoon. lie was brolher-n-law of the lato
n o'd 1ehrey good citizen and most estimabe man
GD tockway, the engraver implicated in the fraud
On some OF the New Haven Banks by secretly masses
Z, Ss himself OF their genuine plates, and striking of
p''' 10 large amount and forging the signature of
Is Their officers, escaped from tie jail in Hudson ON Mon
DAY nsht, last week, and is now of to parts unknoyn
Z rFAcE CoNGREss.-Thc Hon. Judge Jay, of New
foik, President Of the American Peace Soeetv and
! he Rev. Charles Brooks Of Boston Cbairr,. ~ ill.,