Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-08
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req ulslllon on Ine governor OF New y erSey,
for the delivery of man charged with the
violation of the Sunday Liquor Law. The
laws OF Delaware are very severe, and it is
said that after the commission of any crime,
the criminal generally leaves the State for fear
OF the consequences. ~
The late frosts did severe damage to
the young cotton in Florida.
The price of admission to the Crystal
Palace is to be permanently reduced to TWEEN
ty-fve cents
A Maine Law bill has been defeated
in the Ohio House of Representatives.
An association has been formed in
Trenton, N. j.. the object of which is to OPP
pose the election Of any national or State off
GERS who may be in favor of repeating the
Missouri Compromise, or the extension of
slavery.
Three of the vine growers of Reading,
Pa, have forwarded to Gov. Seymour, Of
New York, each one dozen bottles of native
wine, Of their own manufacture, and embrac-
ing three different varieties, as testimonial of
their approval of his recent veto of the pro-
hibitory liquor law.
1.-THE Governor will probably obtain all the
wines and liquors he may need in his life
time, in the same way
Job Banton, colored Waterman, in
New Bedford, has been missing for the last
few days, and it is feared he has fallen into
the claws of some prowlng kidnappers.
The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia North american says " it is
reported that eleven Democrats have changed
in favor of the Nebraska bill, and its friends
are confident of its passage. Its opponents
admit that six have gone over
They have large ships upon the lakes
as well as upon the ocean. The Cleveland
Herald mentions the arrival there of the Can
ada, from Buffalo, craft of HOO tons bur-
then, which has carried $4,000 bushels of
grain at trip.
There was prize fight at New Bed
Bedford, last Thursday, between an English
and Yankee sailor. The Yankee was the
victor.
The night-watch of New Bedford have
asked of the city an increase of pay. One
dollar night is all that they now receive.
The steamer Union, which sailed from
New York, for Havre, on the 9Th, carried out
ninety passengers, and one million of dollars
in specie.
A letter from Washington, in Satur-
days n. Y. Tribune, states that Messrs. Eddy
and Lane, of Indiana, Vail and Lilley, of New
Jersey, and Green, of Ohio, have changed
front, and will go for the Nebraska bill
Other members from Maine and Connecticut
are suspected. @
On Friday night, 9Th inst, the steam
er Pennsylvania collapsed fue, near Bor-
dentown, killing fireman named VIM. White,
Owen O'Malley, drover, and two others,
names unknown, and badly scalding several
others.
On account of the inclement weather
this Spring, the North River fisherman have
caught bat few shad thus far.
An Albany jury have assessed $4,000
damages against Benjamin Snow, of Boston,
for driving over Irena Winchell, on one of the
avenues of that city.
The deficit in the accounts of William
Sloanaker, who was navy agent i'll Philadel-
phia, under the last administration, is some
where about 1924 900. His accounts, as rem
dered by himself, admit nearly the whole Of
the balance claimed to be due.
The Cincinnati Gazette learns that
large company of Poles and Hungarians, from
various parts of the Western States, left Gin
cinnati on Wednesday last, for New York. on
their way to Europe, for the purpose of join
ing the Turkish army.
heavy frost occurred on the Cd in
the vicinity of Matches, and snow is reported
to have fallen in the southern portion of Ala
bama. This unusually severe weather has
done great damage to the cotton crop.
Mr.. William Slonaker, the late Naval
Agent at Philadelphia, is said to be default
er to the amount of $4,000.
The New York milkmen Indignantly
deny that the break in the Croton dam had
any thing to do with the late scarcity of milk
in that city.