Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-12-05

! standing the war, England is falling in debit
Russia. The rate of exchange on st. Peters
| burg, which under the first influences of tn
war, fell to 23d per rouble, has gradually rise
and is now exactly at par, or Esd the rouble
further rise of single penny, or even less
will so far turn the exchange in favor of st
Petersburg, that IN spite of all effort or al
law, gold will be drained from England to re
plenish the treasury Of Russia. This state
things is caused by the fact that England j
purchasing through Prussian and other neu
lral ports thirty millions of dollars annually
of Russian produce, tallow, hemp, &C., Will
she is selling Russia little or nothing in re
turn. France must also feel the loss of Gus
toners for forty or fifty millions of dollars
her articles OF manufacture although she re-
quires but little raw material from Russia
The enterprising fishermen of Prov
incetOwn have been engaged, for the past tw
or three weeks in taking mackerel in net.
With such enterprise and spirit has this bus.
ness been carried on, that it is estimated tina
during the last three weeks not less than 500,
900 worth have been taken. They were uni
formly large, and perhaps better fish have new
er been taken in the bay. The fishermen
Truro have also probably shared in this en-
terprise.
The surveys of public lands in Ore
gon and Washington Territories are being
prosecuted with energy, Indications of extern
sive mineral resources are presented i'll both.
1t is believed they will be able to afford an
abundant supply of coal to our steam vessels in
the Pacific. There are no agricultural lands
on the globe superior to them.
Two trains came in collision on the
Rock Island Railroad, near Chicago, on the
28th inst The locomotives met with great
force, and the shock uncoupling their trains,
both were driven back leaving the shattered
machines alone in the field. No lives were
lost, but the engineers OH both trains are re-
ported missing.
The total cost of the National Capitol
and adjacent grounds, up to the time of the
commencement Of the great extension, was
$3.50, 4j9. The additions now making will
add five millions mole to this sum, and the
accommodations then will probably require no
further increase for many years to come.
The New York Express states, that
since the Kanzas bill passed. the New York
Emigrating Company have directly forwarded
over one thousand emigrants to Kanzas and
indirectly one thousand more. Provision is
made to forward eleven hundred more in the
spring. This is in addition to the large num-
Der sent out by the New England Societies.
A census of Lawrence, recently taken,
shows the population to be 1851. This is
less by 1000 than the estimates, and the differ
once is probably to be accounted for mainly to
the discharge Of large number Of hands from
the extensive machine shop, on account of the
scarcity of money and railroad depression.
Ole Bull and Strakosch were brought
up before the mayor, in Louisville, ON the 18th
ult., for not obtaining license for concert
which they gave the night before. They did
not know it was necessary.
Intelligence has been received at
Washington, stating that the Bentonites in the
Missouri Legislature have offered to coaesce
with the Wings to defeat the election of Mr.,
Atchison to the U. S. Senate
The shirt factory of T. II. Barnes. in
Bridgeport, Conn, was destroyed by an in
cendlary hire on Friday morning together with
all its contents. &. f. Everson of New York,
owned the building, and his loss is large.
The Wheat Growers Bank of New
Jers ey, suspended payment on Friday, and
hrm OF sugar rehners in New York are report
ed to have asked All extension of time from
their creditors.
Oh friday afternoon, Mr. Thomas
Baker, of West Groton, had one Of his arms
very much lacerated by being canght in the
machinery Of paper mill. The arm had been
amputated above the elbow.
The "big drum" of the band of every
Austrian regiment is drawn by a dog in neat
little cant The drums placed endwise in
the cart, the drummer walks behind, and taps
away. @G
Henry A. Wise has received the nom
ination for Governor of Virginia, by the Demo-
cratic State Convention.
Navigation is closed in Bangor. The
river was frozen over on Friday night.