Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-10-28
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Col. Elisha A. Edwards of Southamp-
ton, has declined the Democratic nomination
for the Senate, in Hampshire county, because
the nominating convention endorsed the Adj
ministrat;on and the Nebraska bill. lie
says =
." had fondly hoped, that when the two
platforms, acquiesced in both by the Wings
and Democrats, at Baltimore, touching the
subject of slavery, and Ter the solemn as
surance by the present Chief Magistrate, that
the subject of slavery should not be agitated,
so far as his influence could prevent it, that
the country might be quiet. But that quiet
has been unnecessarily disturbed, and there
can be no reasonable prospect of peace, until
the former policy of our government is re in
augurated and the whole North resolve that
slavery shall be extended no further"
Counterfeit Quarter Eagles, which al
most defy detection, are in circulation in New
York. They are said to be made from gen.
uine New Orleans Mint die, stolen some years
since, and bear the 40" under the talons of
the eagle. Prof. John Torrey, Assayer, of
New York. has analysed the coin, and finds
that it is made of castings of pure gold, filed
with silver and probably platina, to increase
the We eight.
In the county of Harrison, Mississip-
pi, lives female hermit, in house the fabric
of her own hands; she cultivates her fields,
splits her rails and does her own fencing; and
the present autumn she will have 100 bushels
of corn to SELL and a few hundred bushels of
potatoes, the produce of her unaided labors
She has not neighbor within three miles.
Nicholas Behehan, who has been on
trial for several days past at Riyerhead, l.. l.,
for the murder of the Wickham family, has
been found guilty, and sentenced to be hung.
He treated the matter with perfect reckless
ness, and made some jesting remarks to the
judge after the passing of the sentence.
John ]. Rollow, of Fredericksburg,
Va, has invented a machine which will husk
and shell-corn at one operation. The ear
with husk is thrown in its mouth, and in the
twinkling Of an eye the corn falls at one
point, the clean cob coming out at the other
end. Its capacity is about four hundred bar
rels per day.
A sad accident occurred at Chester
field, last Sunday. Widow Ezekiel Pierce,
aged about IS years, being alone in the house
the family at church-fell into the FIRE, sup
posed while in a fit, and when discovered by
one of the neighbors, was dead, and her body
was still burning.
A Cincinnati paper states that five
slaves, the property of Mr.. Huntley, of Bour-
bon county, KY, made their escape from bon
dage, on the goth inst. They were traced to
the Ohio river, after which all clue to them
was lost. There are two women in the party.
In Salem, on Sunday evening, the 2lst
inst, a little child, who had been put to bed
by its mother short time previous, commenc-
ed screaming violently, and on examination it
was found that rat had bitten and torn all
the fingers on one of his hands, and the little
one was completely covered with blood.
There arrived at Quebec, last year, up
to the 14th inst, 81 900 emigrant passengers,
which is an increase of l6,4OO over the last
year.
John z. Goodrich, of Stockbridge, the
present member, has been nominated for re-
election to Congress III the Eleventh district,
by both the Wings and Republicans.
The Republicans of Berkshire county
have nominated for Senators, Billings Palmer
of Sheffield, and Alanson Dean, of Cheshire
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