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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10
CONGRE s
TUESDAY, Feb. 7.

TUESDAY, Feb. 7.
SENATE.-Senator Seward presented petitions
for the repeal ofthe Fugitive Slave Law
Senator Winthrop presented the certificate of the
election of Mr.. Rantou. Mr. Winthrop added ON
presenting it, TINT as his successor was chosen he
should vacate his seat
Senator Clay supported the report Of the Judicial
ry Committee made few days since. He said ii
was not known whether Mr.. Rantoul would accept,
and therefore Mr.. Winthrop should keep his seat un
til the acceptance of it were known.
A lengthy debate ensued. 1t was contended on
one side that Mr. Winthrop should keep his seat I'M
til Mr. Rantoul appeared and presented his creden-
tials. On the other side it was maintained that the
seat was vacant soon as the certificate of Mr. Ran
toul's election was received
The motion of the day on the table was lost.
The debate continued without coming to con-
clusion up to the time Of adjournment
HoUsE-The Bill to establish a board of &C
counts to consist of the three commissioners, salary
$4,000 each. per annum, was taken up. Mcssrs.
Nelson, Venable, Mclean, Kentucky, Faver, Bell,
and Thomas spoke against it. The committee then
rose. 1t was agreed that all debates should cease
tomorrow at 2 O'Clock. The House then adjourned.
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1t will be seen by notice in another column that
the Worcester Mozart Society propose giving con-
cert of Sacred Music at the Salem street Church
(this) Monday Evening
This Society was organized in the early part of
last autumn, and numbers over seventy members,
comprising the best singers from the several choirs
in the city, These individuals have united for the
purpose of cultivating better acquaintance with
Sacred Music among themselves, and elevating the
popular taste in this sublime adjunct of public wor-
ship They have, up to this time, been at consider
able expense in establishing the Society, and, at the
earnest request of many citizens, have concluded to
give concert on Monday Evening We hope our
citizens will give them the encouragement of full
house, and feel assured that those who do attend
will be richly remunerated for their time and
money.
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TRAGEDY IN Quincy. Yesterday afternoon
the dead bodies of two persons were found in the
woods on EPenn's Hill, - in Quincy, under circum-
stances which induce the belief that both murder and
suicide were committed by one of the parties Both
were dressed in mems clothes, but one was fe-
male.
The man was apparently about 80 years of age,
and the female about 20. When our informant left
the scene this morning, coroners inquest was in
session over the bodies of the deceased, neither of
whom were known by NAME When found, both
bodies were frozen stiff
pistol was found on the ground near the bodies,
and the death of both parties had evidently resulted
from pistol shots. The pair had been boarding in
Quincy, from about the first of December until re-
Gently, since which time they had boarded in Wey
mouth, but had been missing from that place for
some days.
Since writing the above, we learn, that the de-
ceased persons were known in Quincy by the name
of Green, and that they have been missing since
about the 23d day of November last The man had
worked portion of the time at his trade of bootma
ing, and the female passed most of the time in read
ing, occasionally seemed much depressed in spirits
but generally quite the reverse
At the time of their disappearance, they left their
boarding house together, as was supposed to enioy
one of their accustomed walks. Upon disrobina
their bodies, the female was found to have been shot
through the heart, and the man, had evidently killed
himself by discharging the contents of pistol in his
mouth.
Much excitement prevails in Quincy on account
OF this tragedy, and the coroner is making every eff
fort to ascertain all the facts relating TO The matter
Boston Journal
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SwINDLE. One Owen Dryer of Danvers, re-
Gently recovered verdict of damages for 1885 against
Railroad Corporation, for injuries sustained by his
wife. The money was paid to the husband who be-
came almost insane with the idea of being the actual
possessor of such fortune He owed about one hun
drcd dollars in Danvers, which he proposed to pay but
companion by the name of Patrick Cillcorey advised
him to keep his money and let his creditors go. He
also entced him to Boston where he made Owen con-
sent to give him Parck) the money for safe keeping,
telling him at the time that the best way he could
silence his creditors would be advertise it as lost,
which Owen did, in the Boston Times, on Thursday
last The night previous, the two, expended consider
able of the money in drunkenness. The following night
Patrick decamped with what remained Of Ovens for
tune, and has not since been heard from. The police
are after him.
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JAIL RETURNs.-The Annual Abstract Of Re-
turns of the Keepers of Jails has been sent u.s. from
which we gather the following statistics of our own
County: The whole number of prisoners in the JAN
at Worcester, for the year ending Nov. l, was 1856
Ofthese 1913 were confined for debt; 10 have been
sent to the State Prison. None of them were coma
mitted for murder, arson, rape, highway robbery
Three only were females; SO were natives of this
State, 81 of other States and &C of other countries
The cost of board per week for each was 81 40
only three.
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Massachusetts, Legislature.

SATURDAY, Feb. s.
SENATE.-Petitions presented and referred: OF
Zacharah Porter and others, for Railroad from the
Boston s. Maine Railroad, in Wilmington, to West
Cambridge; OF Joseph Adams and others, remonsrance
against thr petition for Railroad from Salem to Dan
vers; of School Committee and citizens of Grafton,
that anatomical diagrams may be provided for the use
| OF the common schools.
| Several Reports Of Committees were made with or
ders of notices petitions.
Mr. Seaver offered an order that petition requr-
ing order of notice be issued shall be referred to
any Committee Of either branch, after the 9th inst
Mr. Reyes moved an amendment substituting the Goth
of March.
Mr. Buckingham spoke against the passage of anv
such order, and thought it not calculated to pro.
duce the effect expected
During the debate message was received from the
House, by the hands Of Mr.. Taylor of Norwich an
nouncing the death of DR.. John Spence Jr a member
of that body from Boston.
| The Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE.-Petitions, &C., Presented. OF sundry pc.
titioners for the abolition capital punishment; of
Dir. Daniel Davis to be paid tor medical attendance on
tho Dudley Indians; of the Overseers of the Poor of
Blackstone for allowance Of pauper accounts.
Reports of Committees. By Mr.. Gushing of New
bury, bill for the better protection and preservation of
returns OF voters for county commissioners
| BY Mr.. Wentworth of Lowell, same committee the
bill to nereas, the capital of the Lexington and West
Cambridge Railroad, with sundry amendments.
| Passed to be enacted Resolve TO auhorisng the
| Treasurer TO borrow money!
| Bill to change the Of the Coasters Mutual
Marine Insurance Company.
Orders Adopted. On Motion of Mr.. Clarke of
Nolthboro that the Committee on the Judiciary con-
slider the expedency of providing that all cans used for
the purchase and sale of milk shall be sealed and
stamped by sworn sealcr of weights and measures.
On motion of Mr. Gushing of Newbury, that the
same Committee consider the expedency of establish
no nv la." .';E dog Co. -a -lAetin" of county of
hcers. -
Mr.. Puntam of Boston announced the death of Dr.
John Spence, Jr.. member elect from Boston, which
took place at bis residence this morning. Adjourned
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SUNDAY SCHOOLS. By the records of the Ply
mouth Church, it appears that in 1850 avoe was pass
ed that 'the deacons be requested to assist the Minis
ter in teaching the children during the ntermssion on
Sundays This, so far know the first Sum
day School in America. In Bethlehem, CT, during
the ministry of DIR. Bethany in 1740, Sunday School
established, which has been continued without in
eruption the present day. About the middle of the
last GENTRY Lugwig Thacker opened Sunday School in
Penn, which he continued for than thirty years.
Bishop Asbury, it is said, organized school of this
kind in Hanover, Va, 1893 Another was established
in Philadelphia, 1891. The first Sunday School in
Rhode Island, was begun at Pawtucket, 1897, at the
suggestion of the late Samuel Slater Esq, by Mr. Col
er, then student of Brown University. These nst-
tutions have since sprung up all Country, and
church without its Sunday School, would at this day
be regarded as a strange sight.
Mr.. Lyman Cutter was ordained the Evange-
cal Church and Society in Peppere, Mass, on the 22d
ult. Sermon by Prof. A. Phelps.
Chilly Mcintosh, head war chief of the Creek ma
on has been ordained to the gospel ministry, and is
now employed by the Baptist Board of the ma
tive preachers.
Baptist Association has been formed at San Fran
cisco, comprising three churches and fty.fve men,
bers.
INVITATIONS. Rev. George w. Lirpitt late of
South Boston, has been invited become pastor Of the
Unitarian Society, in Keene, N. H.
MISSIONARIES. A few missionaries have been
lately the interior of Borneo, up the country be-
yond Clutch, on exploring expedition. They report
the natives being far advanced in the of cviiz
alton, and anxious to establish ntercom Sc with Eng
land
gy- One of the exied Hungarians, DR.. Nadhcgy,
who soon after the death of Gen. Taylor obtain much
notorety for the execution Of an illuminated manuscript
written in many languages has absconded having been
guilty of many swndling transactions at Washington
one of which was obtang $500 from the Spanish
minister at Washington by pretending to discover
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lenlc forests; hence RomuIus laid the 70 .ndaE
Ton oil the seven-hilled city; hence the wild
Diack raven OF the northman sea king famed
It's wing over tile Danube, the Rhone the Raj.
tic, The continents of Europe, and the islands
OF the sea- lmpelled by the democracy of
Christianity, the Veniti founded Heir ,,iGh,,,
dams upon the mud and the PUSHES re tho
Adriatic; and piloted by the same oepius tho
Bonny May foacer cast anchor AMONG the rocks
OF Plymouth Sound, carrying on hoard tho
seeds oil democracies 10 shake one world and
build another. The Grecian history. with tic
piracies, It's Persian or Lacedemonian strnr.
glings-Rome with its legions outpoured over
the earth; the heroism Of Reguus, or The per-
tidy OF Caesar; the floods of incursionarv Ten
tones-all these are hut commentaries on tLis
great assertive element of human power-an
element that insists upon the record of IFS his.
tory, whether we survey it in the agricultural
tribe OF Eastern wanderers, pitching their tents
in the outlawTy Of the desert or the forest or in
tie rude bark drifting to the lone isle from the
tolls and mesles Of oppression; or amidst t!,e
tumuItuary horde vindictively trampling on the
last vesiges of beauty Or order, or lifting up
its voice like thunder-chant amidst the in
teIIgence OF mighty people, proudly daring
or hopefully inspiring; the spirit of democracy
should ever be regarded, not as the foe. but as
the friend OF man-the spirit to which we owe
the stout yeomanry of that elder day when such
yeomanry were indeed formidable. the veo-
many of the middle ages-the spirit to which
we owe indeed all the amenities and institu-
lions which have made citizenship noble. or
conferred moral luser or renown on orr hu-
man name. But as liberty is not the final
charter of human destiny, so neitheris democ-
racy the greatest boon indeed this truth is
not sufficiently perceived, that what we pant
for is not so much freedom as faith. Noble
minds seek the highest liberty only that they
may rise TO The perception of the highest law.
Christian Citieea. E.p.H.
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Democracy.

Ii is said that The characteristic of o,,r ,;noao
is Democracy but in truth, ours must have
been dull planet without the democratic ele
ment in a'y times; this has relieved the mo-
notony OF life, and has called into existence Mt
the same time the most ilustrious virtues and
The most execrable vices. Democracy is the
thirst OF the human intellect for power; and
as intelligence is diffused over the widely.
scattered people, the thirst for power sbnes
Itself into an idea, begins TO select its materials
and lis agents, and eventually embodies The
dream III country or an institution. Democ-
racy is vlrtuous just as il is associated with
vlrtuous methods and objects; it is an instinct
aud when the awess man aspires TO he ;be
ruler and the leader of factions and of dema.
tognes, he too, opposite as his lille may seem
maniiesls the same phase Of soul manifested
by more 'ylannous and prosecuting priest
crafts; it is the ever prevalent sense OF power
The consciousness of strength; frequently, a.
~ our age, the consciousness of Injustice too
This democratic element has been, in ever,
age, the anvil on which Time has beaten nm,
the great changes of the globe; il has been n,
Tue foundation OF all States. Hence, Theseus
performed lis feais of vaor in the wild Hail..
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

THE SLAVE TRADE.-A correspondent of the
New York Express, writing from Havana, states
that during recent period of four weeks, fourteen
hundred slaves had been imported into Cuba from
Africa This is in violation of the existing treaty
with England and the United States, in respect to
the slave trade and the writer adds that it is done
with the knowledge and connvance of the Captain
General.
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Religious Itelligence.

Ofthe one hundred and twenty colleges, there were,
in lS49 under the direction of the Baptss, twelve;
under that of the Epscopalians, ten the Methodsts
influenced twelve, and the Catholics thirteen. The re-
mainder divided, between the Congregatonalists
and the Presbyterians.
The American Almanac for the present year supplies
the following list of churches and communicates of the
various religious professions
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

u On Saturday morning, Feb. Sh, at half mas,
Two O'CLOCK building owned and occupied by Mr. Pau
gus Jr' IN East Canaan, n H., usually called OH.
ms was burnt, together with all its contents, viz two
run OF Gristmill Stones, Cupboard machine, shnole
machine about 10000 capboards, and all the tools and
machineY.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

~ private soldier named Nicholson, belonging
to the 10Th highlanders stationed at Quebec on Tues
day night fell from the top Of the cliff at Cape Diamond
into Champaign street, distapce ofthree hundred feet
lie was taken out from the snow in which he fell,
senseless and covered with and bruises but at the
last accounts was doing well
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

No SMOKING. 1t was decided some lime since by
the Supreme Court at Boston, that smoking contrary
to the acquisitions of policy, vacated an insurance
The case was John DAILY VS.. the Peoples Insurance
Company for recovery Of $1,000 insurance on his stock
of goods, &c. 1t proved that the workmen had
been in the habit of smoking pipes in the shop-where
upon the plaintiff lost his Insurance.
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SATURDAY. Feb. s.

SENATE.-Messrs Seward and Hamlin present
ed petitions for a repeal of the fugitive slave law.
Mr.. Gwinn introduced bill for the establishment
of Branch Mint in California
HoUsE.-The House Immediately went into Com
mlttee, and resumed the consideration of the bill to
establish board of accounts for settling claims
against the government.
Mr. McLane spoke at length in favor of the bill,
and Mr.. Daniel against it,
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The ATWOOD TROUBLE. We learn from the
Lowell Courier that the New Hampshire State Central
Democratic Committee at their meeting to take into
consideration the Atwood case, last Friday could not
agree what it best To take They adjourn
ed over to some day this week.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

The legislature Of Florida adjourned on the 26th
ut. The assembly took no action at all upon the
slavery question. The committee on the Nashville
convention proceedings, &c, never reported, and
the proposition to elect delegates to the Southern con-
gress was laid on the table.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

RE-ELEcTIoN OF GEN. CAss.-LaaSing, Jan.
5.-General Cass has been reelected to the United
States Senate for the full term from the 4h of March
next.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

b Merriam g. Co., publishers of Webster
0uaf'o Dc'ionary state that under the Legislative
act Tor supplying the public schools with that work.
t0enty-nine hundred copies have been called for,
and hive or six hundred districts remain unsunnlled
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

MORE DE LAME MILLs.-The Woonsoclet
tersvile, in company with other gentlemen, is about
to enter largely into the manufacture of De LANES,
in Eastern Connecticut.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

y horrible murder of negro girl, an idiot,
is related by the New Albany Ledger, as having
been committed by two fends in human shape, be
tween Madison and Client. One of them, named
Ross, alias Crawford, has been arrested.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

% The people ofLouisyie are moving to raise the
necessary means to send specimen Of native growth to
the Worlds Fair. They think of sending Porter, the
giant.
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MARRIED..

IN se'iisg, on the 4h inst. ly Rev r. Kenre, NJ,
Wheoio r. Messehger, of Worcester and Miss Elgabe
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

Mr.. Geyer, the newly elected Senator from Mis-
souri,, is German by birth. His native. place was
Franklort-on-the-Main. His parents removed to this
country when he was three years old
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

"a Mr.. Rogers, first engineer of the steamship
Atlantic, was resident Of East Hartford, Conn,
where he has family.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

Hg The knocking Spirits, at Milwaukee. break
chairs, ss tip over the tables and behaved so bad on
one occasion that mortals had to interfere to ston the
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

WRECK OF A STEAMER.-The wreck Of steam
er which was seen on the 10Th ult off Cape Hatteras
Lght,is supposed to be that of the North American
before reported lost in that vicinity.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

SAILING OF THE STEMsHIP FRAEKLIN.-New
York; Feb g. The Steamship Franklin sailed for IIa
vre this p. M. with SO passengers.
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- 1t is said that the usual anestbetic ogents srcr
as ether choroiorm, &C., will remove pain by mere To-
cal application to the part affected.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-02-10

GENERAL CAss RE-ELEcrED-The MIcbi.
gan Legislature, on the 9Th instant, reelected Gen.
erai oas' to the Senate s.I the full term from Tie
fourth of March next
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u Knight, who killed Hughes at Macon, has
been convicted of involuntary manslaugher
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DIED.

>. Lnn'svne kentucky, Fcj 9Th, Mrs, Wepdycu sr
sGn, w'ie oil Tie late Col JOSEPH Sargent Of Iecese
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un in AND Saoe TRaDEsonthem customers are COM
are limited large number OF obbers ore nov 1 SSeS
en e manufacturers making purchases for the
In Boston buyers plenty and sales largo for tho oo,
uu n WIN US trade has been quite moderate ard nrobabiv
up. WV VII s'ochs are all Illed
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SALE OF STOCKS,
AT ROstOn, NIondny En1, =,

shares Boston and Maine Railroad
10 W Central Railroad. .....,..'''' le5f
do W Me,ern Railroad i Iest
do Vo oraon una worcester Railroad. ... lo5i
do Et and Mass Railroad. ... AL
IA - ~ Observation-Disclosures. MOI
Nv Michlsln Central Railroad. ..,..... az Ss
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the right to serve the Emperor. This privilege,
which is sold for few tses, (sbout 7s 6d) entities
the Chinese militia man to q certain quantity of
rice, piece Of ground to ensure his subsistence.
Thus bound to the glebe, these militia are not con.
gregated In barracks. Each militia man lives at
home in the circle of his children, cultivates his
morsel of the Celestial Empire" and pus on the
uniform only partic alar aud few occasions.
Wben the mill. tia are required for any emergency,
scarcely fourth of the soldiers are inscribed
the mapdarins' registers. Some do not rapport
themselves at all when summoned, and the greater
part have never existed at all, and their pay con
tributed only to increase the appointments of the
i'll. paid officers When, however, they have been
assembled under the banners, this undsciplined
macs frequently becomes mutinous, and, not uofre
quently, whole corps refuse to fight the enemy I'M
less they paid extra to do their duty.
Before the invasion of the English war, and,
therefore, all exercise in the use of arms was a
thing scarcely dreamt of in those peaceful re-
gions Even the robbers, whose bands increased
by want and oppression, frequently perilled the in
tegrity of the empire, feared but little the Chinese
soldiers, and were mere frequently disarmed by
successful negotiations than by the imperial army
1t is thus, also, with the pirates which infest the
coast Of Fokien and the Gulph Of Tonkin, who beat
every war junk, and laugh to scorn the Mand arn
Navy, fitted only for the navigation of rivers
Whenever the Chinese government wished to dis
perse these pirates they were comp elled to employ
some captain of these very pirates, one who had
quarrelled with bis comrades, been bribed to de-
With such i'll organic I'd elements Of strength there
is nothing more likely than great revolution in
the Chinese empire the seeds of which were perhaps
by the loss of prestige to the imperial power,
BUNDLED in the eyes OF the people by the success of
the European barbarians.