Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-22
General News sun,nnrr

An important discovery has lately been
made by the chemists, and is nothing less
than that the leaves of coffee are better than
the berries. The essential principles of tea
and coffee are the same, although chemists
still call that from tea theme, and that from
coffee cafiein. This discovery will probably
affect the commerce of Brazil, which now ex-
ports such enormous masses of the coffee ber-
ry. When it is generally known that the
leaves of the coffee tree are as valuable as the
berries, the price of coffee may be lowered.
The New York Times Washington
correspondent backs out from the charges he
made, a few days since, against Hon. N. P.
Banks, of Massachusetts,, and says, in his let
ter of the 18th Mr.. Banks, of Mass,
opened the day with a strong, decided, out
and out speech against the Nebraska BILL
There is no doubt of the honesty and earnest
ness of his opposition to that measure.
The steamship Cleopatra left Port
land, on Tuesday, for Quebec. Just after she
left the wharf, couple of cannon on board
were fired, and Immediately some twenty or
thirty small fish, of the pollock species, came
to the surface Of the water ON their backs,
and, after struggling few minutes, died.
The fears that the fruit crops in New
Jersey had been destroyed by the late frosts,
have subsidized. The country is now in full
bloom, with every prospect that the apple
crop will be vastly more abundant than usual.
Other kinds of fruit, from present indications,
will also be more abundant-the peach not
excepted.
Hon. Rufus Choate has resigned the
Office of Attorney General of the Common
wealth, and His Excellency the Governor
has nominated as his successor, Mr.. Clifford,
the late Governor, who held the same office
previously to his being called to the Executive
chair. This appointment has not been yet
confirmed by the Council, the period for which
it is required for the nomination to stand, be-
fore confirmation, not having yet expired.
The Philadelphia Ledger, noticing the
arrival at that port of the .. S. ship James
town, speaks in commentator of the conduct
of the crew, and states the main cause for this
change in the appearance and department of
sailors, to be the adjustment of fogging on
board of the U. S. ships.
There has been some curiosity to know
what consideration" induced Mr.. Walbridge
of New York to turn SO suddenly from OPP
position to the Nebraska bill, to the support
of it. The Washington Star announces that
ne mas received the promise OF the Honolulu
Consulship.''
At Norfolk, Thomas Muney, mate of
the schooner Ellen Barnes, of New Haven,
and negro slave, were remanded for trial on
the 10Th, for abducting two slaves from that
city, who made their escape, and arrived at
Wareham, Mass
A little son of Grin G. Andrus, of
Brimfeld, aged seven years, was instantly
crushed to death at his fathers saw-mill, on
Friday week, by getting upon the water wheel
just as it was set in motion.
The ship building of Donald Mckay,
for the year 1854, will amount in value to a
million and half dollars.
A young man named George Rehl,
died in Philadelphia on Friday, of hydropho-
bia, induced by the bite of mad dog in
April last.