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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

HE FEELING IN INDIANA.-The La Fay
cite Courier, Democratic paper, says;
"lhe platform (recently erected at Indian
apolis,) is disowned, repudiated, and spit up
on by scores, if not hundreds, as good and
true Democrats in this city and county, as
ever cast vote for Old Hickory
The Greensbwg Press gives an account OF
the decatur County Convention, held in
Greensburg on Saturday week. resolution
to repudatc the platform of the late State
Convention was offered, but laid on the table
by close vote. A resolution was then pro-
posed and passed by close vote to indorse
the platform. Then, in speech, which pro-
duced great "noise and confusion, one OF
the delegates announced that it had been his
intention to offer for readoption the resolutions
OF tho State Convention of lS49 on the sub
Ject of Slavery, but, inasmuch as the body
seemed to disregard popular sentiment, he
presumed it was not necessary to do so there.
He then moved that all Democrats present,
favorable to the passage of the old platform
should adjourn to Temperance Hall. Much
over half the crowd followed the speaker to
the Hall, where Anti Nebraska resolutions
were adopted.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06
The 4th of July.

As no preparations were made for public
celebration. OF the Anniversary OF American
Independence in Worcester the day passed
off in an unusually quiet manner. Awaiting
themselves of the numerous excursion trains,
large numbers of our citizens sought pleasure
or excitement in other places, and the NJ orning
trains in all directions were heavily loaded
with passengers. OF course, the influx of
strangers Into Worcester was not large, and,
with the exception of few hundred, well
meaning, but not very far seeing individuals
from the county towns, who had heard the
idle ruinors Of a great Anti Protestant Riot,
that was to come off hero on the 4th; less
number Of strangers visited the city than has
been usual Of late years, on the return Of the
National Anniversary.
The License afforded by the City authori-
tics to sell and discharge FIRE works, was very
freely sujoyed, if we may judge from the fire.
quent explosions of Indis5 Crackers, Double.
Headers, Rockets, Pistols, and all sorts Of FIRE
arms, that commenced at sunset on the preyi-
Gus day, and continued until late on the
night Of the 4th. The heat of the weather
was most intense, the thermometer ranging
Eon soc to 97e in the shade.
The rising Of tho Catholics, of Worcester,
in order to establish thesupremacy of the Pope,
which has been anticipated by the weak head
cd old women Of both sexes, and which had
been announced in some of the newspapersln
the county towns, as something that was
sure to happen here on the 4th, did not take
place according to the programme The .five
hundred black cofins,1 which were said to
contain thousands of muskets, for the slaugh-
ter of the innocents, as Car as we can learn
were unopened. We do not bear that any
wells were dragged with arsenic, and the i'm
punlty with which the tired horses drank at
the City Fountains, showed conclusiyely, that
a dose Of strichnyne had been administered
10 the RESERVOIR, it must have been very
small one The only attempt made to a. FIRE
the city IN forty-swo places which perform
ance was " down in the bills was made &C.
ss5sntaAy By a."double header, ]" propelledi,y
the hands Of small boy, against the roof Of
Mr.. Hoyey's house. The fire was extineu;sb-
Cd with trihlng damage, and the youngincen
diary made his escape before his relipions
views could be ascertained. On the whole
our city was unusually quiet, and, with the
exception of one ~ two pugilistic encounters.
and extra numbers Of cases of intoxication. NO.
thing occurred to mar the peace Of the CITY. or
to disturb the harmony and good feeling that
.eualiv uravails among all clases of ON, No.,
ulation, whether native or foreign.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

GRowTu OF AMERICA VIEWED ABROAD
The June number of Blackwood's Magazine
has an article upon 1.-The Recent Growth of
the United States of America" from which
we extract the concluding paragraphs:-
We cannot quit the contemplation of the
striking picture which America presents of
vigorous and successful enterprise pervading
every department of commerce and industry,
every pursuit and movement in which her
population are engaged, without instituting
comparison between her and some of the great
European communities, and specializing what
might have been the result in them. had the
same we'll directed enterprise been called INTO
requisition. Take as one of these Russia,
with her sixty or eighty millions of popula-
ton and vast extent of territory, capable of
producing every commodity requisite for in.
surfing the greatness of nation. Had the
government and landowners, instead of ex-
pending the whole of her revenue and capital
in barbaric pomp and wars of aggression-in
studding her shores and frontiers with fortress
es and batteries-turned their attention to the
improvement of her navigable rivers, and to
the construction of system of railroads; had
the appliances of science and machinery been
brought to aid in the cultivation of her soil,
and in her domestic manufactures, what height
OF greatness ana prosperity might she not
have been enjoying at the present moment,
instead OF being, what she has made herself,
the plague and the pest of Europe Her
southern provinces might have supplied food
sufficient, of every kind, to have maintained
population treble in extent to what she now
possesses. She has within her territory min.
erals almost inexhaustible in extent. She has
vast forests of excelont timber, which invite
the axe of the enterprisng laborer; fisheries,
which might be prosecuted with eminent sue
cess and other sources Of wealth, which
more practical and sensible people would long
ago have turned to useful and profitable ac-
count. She has had in her possession the
means of forming powerful mercantile ma
rine. which would have been by this time
vigorous competitor for a share in the COM
merce and the carrying trade of the world
whilst, by an improved system of roads and
inland navigation, she might have made her
self the connecting link between Western Eu-
rope and the interior of Asia. But Russia
has preferred the path of ambition. She has
aimed at grasping new territory, aud neglected
the more peaceful and the wiser policy of de-
veloping the resources of that which she al
ready possessed; and as the result, her fall
from high position amongst the nations is
probably close at hand.
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abr 1aiIg' spp.
THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1854.
r11TcRATIoN CONVENTION.

The Committee appointed for that purpose, at the late
Emigration Convention at Worcester hereby request ina
citizens of Worcester County and the adjacent country
who are esous Of preventing the Slave
~ in the Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska by encour
aging the emigration Of free men thereto as wei as
those who do themselves propose to emgrae as those
who do, to meet In Convention at BklNLkf HALL in
WORCESTER on Thursday morning, the 9th day Of July
prortso at 10 O'clock for the purpose Of forming per-
anen organization and taking any other measures that
mar be necessary promote the objects Of the meeting
An those who intend to emigrate, especially,
cues e to present. for the purpose Of forming
cati n arranging the plan of proceedings and obtaining
be information which may then be laid before the in
laton to the expenses route and prospects, of the emf
grating associations.
Per order Of the Committee
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

FIHE. On Wednesday afternoon, fire
broke out in the south end of the wood
en- block, in the rear Of the Central Exchange,
owned by the ''Amidon heirs" 1t was occu.
pied by some six or eight families, and consid-
cradle damage was done to the building and
furniture, by fire and water. The principal
sufferers are Christian Weidner. and Fidel
Oberer, (Germans) and Mrs. Newell. The
building was fully insured, but the tenants
had no insurance. The fire caught in the gar
ct, near the chimney, probably from some de-
feet in the brick work.
The second alarm of fire yesterday P. NJ,
came from the Court Mills, the roof of which
took fire from the sparks from the furnace
chimney. Itwas extinguished with single
bucket of water.
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General News summary.

The people in some of the counties of
Michigan are signing the call for the Peoples
Convention, en- aaasSe. In one town, only
two persons have refused to sign. One was
the Pierce Postmaster, and the other an saw
full bad specimen of the liquor traffic"
Pnrnell Jackson, of Worcester coun-
ty, Nd, was bitten by copper head snake.
and died the next day. He drank large
quantity Of whiskey Immediately after being
bitten, thinking the liquor would counterfeit
the effects Of the poison. An antidote, hith-
erto supposed to be infallible in such cases,
has thus proved failure.
The Troy Wing, of Wednesday, saws:
"On Monday last, snow lay on the G1een
Mountains, east of Burlington The peaks of
the mountains were white for miles Per-
sons not yet decided where to go during the
warm season, need not be long in deciding to
what quarter to take up their course
The telegraph gives currency to
rumor of an over-issue of railroad stock TO
the amount of 81 100000, by the New Haven
railroad corporation. Mr. Robert Schuyler,
the senior member Of the firm, which lately
suspended payment il New York, is the Pres
ident of this corporation.
On Sunday, the 25th ult., the house
of Peleg Osborn, in East Bridgewater. was
consumed by fire. Uninsured. Loss five or
six hundred dollars. Some grandchildren of
Mr.. Osborn were at his house on a visit. and
having ire-crackers. they went into cham
Der to play with them, and straw bed taking
fire from one of these, it communicated to the
house.
Lola Montez, in attempting to iump
her horse over a wide ditch, in search offow-
ers, near Grass Valley, California, was precip-
itated into chasm, and narrowly escaped
with her life.
Two young men in Philadelphia have
been held for trial in $500, on a charge of
standing on the corner of two streets, in that
city, on Sundays and evenings, thereby mo-
Testing travel and impeding business.
Montgomery Bell, Esq, of tennessee,
has sent part of his negroes to Liberia, and
intends sending the remainder Of them, about
two hundred, as soon as he can get them
ready. They have been brought up to the
business Of making iron, which they under
stand thoroughly in all its branches.
The Savannah, Ga, Journal recon-
mends the formation of an association at the
South, in opposition to the Emigrant Aid So
ciety of Massachusetts.
In Savannah, on Sunday of last week,
the mercury stood at 88 deg. at IL o'clock at
night.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

A Coon ExousE.-There is society i'll ex-
istence, which, like most other associations OF
the kind, has standing rule, that all mem
bers who come late or absent themselves, shall
be fined certain sum, unless they can give
sufficient excuse for hardness or absence. On
one occasion q member came in, after hours,
and the Chairman asked him his excuse for
being late.
'Really, sir" said he, al was not able to
get here before. Domestic troubles, perplexi-
ties of mind-I cannot say which will die first,
my wife OF daughter -
"Ah" said the Chairman, expressing much
commsseration for the father and husband,
81 was not aware of that. Remit the fine,
Mr.. Secretary; the excuse is a good one.
The member consequently took his seat
The next morning another member met him,
and with feeling asked him how his wife and
daughter werei
In excellent health" he replied.
Howl l thought you said last night,
that you did not know which one would die
first"
81 did; and 1 am still in quandary. Time,
howere will decide the question
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

Sun SrRoKE.-On Monday, Sd inst, Mr..
Elbridge G. Watkins of this city, was sun
struck, while working on his lot on Union
Hill. Mr.. Watkins is putting in the cellar
walls, for a new house, which he is about to
build, and had hired three men to draw and
lay the stone, but they disappointed him and
he determined to do so himself The labor
was excessive, the day was excessively hot,
and the consequence was that Mr.. Watkins
was seized with the tremor and flushing which
are premonitory of Coup de-soliel. Finding
his sight beginning to fail, he set out for the
Medical College, but before he had reached it
he had completely lost the power of vision
Fortunately John F. Pond, Esq, found Mr..
W., a few seconds after he had lost all volt
tion, land carried him home in his chaise. Byju-
dicious treatment, and by reason of his native
energy, Mr.. w. was out on the 4th, and
assisted to fire the salute in honor of our Ma
ional Independence.
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Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

-AONDAH GNENlNd, July D.
A communication was received from the
Board Of Commissioners of Hope Cemetery,
stating that that Board is now organized by
the election of Levi Lincoln, as Chairman,
and Albert Tolman, as Secretary.
The petition of John Sherman, to be ap-
probated as the keeper of boarding and
victualling house, No. 10 Mechanic street,
was laid on the table.
The petition of Hemenway and Wall, that
curb stones be set in front of the Worcester
House, was referred to the Committee on
Sidewalks.
The petition of Horace Chenery, for fire.
engine, hose, &c., at Worthwhile, was referred
to the Committee ON the Fire Department.
The usual orders of notice were voted to be
issued in relation to making William street
public; the grading of Exchange and Union
streets; and the making of George street pub
lie. The orders are severally returnable on
the 10Th of July, at o'clock P. NJ.
Aldermen w. A. Williams from the special
committee, reported that the Mayor be author
lied to draw his order for $500, in favor of
Isaac Davis, as compensation for damage to
his estate, by reason of the alteration of the
grade of Main street, provided Col. Davis will
accept this sum in full for all claims he has
now upon the city for damages.
Alderman Harding, from the Committee of
Conference, reported recommendation that
the subject of fremens salaries, &c., be re-
ferred to the Comm ttee on the Fire Depart
ment. Adopted.
The City Solicitors opinion in relation to
the liability of the City, for the demolition of
Lewis Bigelow's house on Exchange ST., was
read. The Solicitor is of opinion that if the
house was pulled down, by order of the board
of Engineers, in order to stop the progress of
the FIRE, the ciry is liable. If it was ordered
by any other person, in good faith, it is doubt
full where, or TO what extent the liability at
taches. The whole matter was referred to a
Joint Special Committee and Aldermen
Washburn, and w. A. Williams, were ap-
pointed on the part of this board
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

EXCESSIVE HEAT.-Tuesday and Wednes-
day, July 4th and 5th may be ranked among
the warmest days ever experienced in this eli
mate. Thermometers in different localities in
this city, have ranged during the warmest por-
ton of the day, at from 80 to 100, There are
very few localities where the mercury has not
gone as high as 90 to "a. Accounts from 9TH
er places, also represent the heat as excessive.
In Boston, the thermometer ranged at from 90
to 102. In South Boston, SO, Charlestown,
81, Concord, N. H., 100, Cambridge, 96. At
Philadelphia, it stood at 90 in the shade on
Wednesday morning.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

CATHOLIC CHURCH DEsTRoYED.-The new
Catholic church at Dorchester Lower Mills,
was nearly destroyed on Monday night, by
the explosion of guupowder which had been
placed under the church for that purpose by
some malicious person.
Who were the perpetrators of this outrage,
or what were the motives for the act, has not
been ascertained. 1t is said, however, that
there has been some difficulty in the society,
and it is supposed that these unfortunate
differences may have been in some way con-
nected with the destruction of the church.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

EXTRAORDINARY COUNTERPART CoIN.-We
understand that under instructions of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, given some months
since, to the mint Of the United States, to col
lect specimens of counterfeit coins in circula-
ton, for the purpose of examination and re-
port, one has lately been received of a very
singular character. 1t purports to be of a
Mexican dollar, coined at the city of Mexico
in 1861. Two pieces have been assayed, and
give an average fneness Of US thousandths,
and q consequent value of 81 Ia cents in sill
yer; but strange to say, the amount of gold
contained in them is sufficient to add IL cents
to the value of each, after paying the charge
of separating, making net value of lOs Ia
cents; and if to this the usual premium of
silver is added, the worth of this counterfeit
is actually 100 cents - Washington Union.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

JUDGE HoAR's CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY.
The July term of the Municipal Court, III
Boston, was opened on Monday morning,
Judge Hoar presiding. In his charge to the
Grand Jury, Judge II. laid down the law in
regard to riots, as follows:
I" In regard to riots, the law declared that
three or more persons, assembled mutually to
assist each other against any force brought
against them, and thus creating public dis
turbanee while engaged in an enterprise of a
private nature, were rioters. The late attack
upon the Court House was clearly riot, and
all persons present were liable for the conse-
quenees Of the common design, but if one did
an act beyond this, then the rest were not LA
hle''
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

ACCIDENT Mr.. Harvey Clapp, of Walpole,
hostler employed at Waites Temperance
Hotel, was struck by ball, on the morning of
the 4th, while at work in the stable, which
was discharged from pistol, in the hands of
two young men, named Green and Richard
son, who were practising target shooting in
an adjacent lot. Mr.. w. received prompt sur
gical aid, aod the wound is not considered
dangerous.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06
DIEIl.

In this city, July 4h of congestion of the brain induced
Z. Capp, aged 81.
y tunrral o bis late residence Exchange street,
ct 10 O'Clock this morning.
In this city, June 25th Enoch c. son of Adolphus Rose
year and months; July 1s syvanus son of Joseph
Harnum, 10 years, Catherine L., daughter Of Leonard
Woodbury. years. 3D., Frederick e son Of Har ey
Capp, years and II months 4th, james Carlisle, IS
years.
In this city, July 9TH, after protraced illness, Mr.
Lewis Bradford, aged 62 years.
In Grafton, July 5th, VIM. T. Dowley aged So
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

FIRE. WoRKs.--We hope the City Govern
ment will monopolize the business of display
ing fire works, on the next Anniversary of
American Independence. Let them if they
think proper, make liberal appropriation for
splendid display, and then, prohibit the sale
and explosion of every thing of the sort, in
the public streets and squares of the city,
By such course it seems to us, they would
do much to promote the rational enjoyment of
the day, and meet the wishes of the great
body of our citizens, who prefer to go abroad,
without endangering their lives.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

The Grertest Medical Discovcry Of the
Age MR.. Ke NEEDY, Of Roxbury has discovered in one
OF our common Pasture Weeds, remedy that cures every
kind Of Huor, from the Scrofua down to common
Phnple He has tried it in eleven hundred cases and
never failed except in two cases. (thunder humor) He
has now in his possession two hundred certificates of
its value, all within twenty miles of Boston,
Two bottles is warranted to cure nursing sore mouth
on the face
Two or three bottles will clear the system Of biles.
Two bottles warranted to the cauker in the
mouth and stomach.
Three to five bottles is warranted to cre the vorat o.a
of Erysipelas.
One to two bottles warranted to cure all huor in tbs
eyes.
Two bottles warranted to cure running of the ears and
botches among the hair.
Fours to six bottles is warranted to cure corrupt and
running ulcers.
One bottle will cure scaly eruptons of the skin,
Two or three bottles is warranted to the case
Of rngworm
Two three bottles is warranted to cure the ros do.
perae case of rheumatism.
Three or four bottles is warranted to cure salt rheum
Five to eight bottles will the worst case of scrola
benefit is always experienced from The first bottle and
perfect cure Is warranted when the above quantity is
taken.
Reader, peddled thousand bottles of this in the
vicinity Of Boston. know the effects Of 1t in every case
So will extinguish fire. so sure will this cure
humor sold bottle of it but that bottle sold an
ohef after trial it always speaks for itself There are
two things about this herb that appears me srpriso
FIRST that grows in pastures in some places ouite
plenty and yet its value has been known until dis
covered in 1886 second that it should cure all kinds of
humor have given to children year old up to old
men Of sixty from the homelest in Boston, IN to
tina belle of Momentum, and in all the cure certain
No change of diet necessaryea the best Won can
get have likewise herb when smmered in sweet oil
dssoyes scroulous swelling of the and under the
ears-price SO cents. w
directions for Use. Adult, table spoonful per
day. children eight years. desert spoon children
from ve to eight years. tea spoonful Az nodrecon can
be applicable to all constitutions, take enough 10 operate
on bowels twice day.
Mr. Kennedy gives personal attendance n bad cases Of
Scroula. = - ~ "
Price 81 Manufactured by DONALD KENNEDY, 100
warren street, Roxbury. For sale by REDDING 4 CO.,
State street, Boston, = :.
For sale in Worcester by D. Scott M. Green 8. O.
White Co., Q. A. Harrington Co.. E. II. Marsli Il. D.
Wctherbee, Caldwell Hill, Bush Co., James Green,
L. y Lazell, sibey Scott; Clappvle George Roberts
southbridge, A. y. Ammidon. d1y nov2
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LOCAL NEWS.
Emigration Meeting.

Another meeting of those who intend to
emigrate from this section to the territories of
Kansas and Nebraska, will be held at Bruley
Hall, this morning, at 10 o'clock, for the pur-
pose of forming permanent organization,
and arranging plans for speedy departure.
The meeting will be free to all, and it is earn
estly hoped that there viii be large attend
anee of those who sympathise with the move
meut, as well as of those who are determined
to be among the foremost of the defenders of
freedom in the territories of the North West.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

ACCIDENT AT PAXTON. -Silas Skinner while
firing national salute, on the evening of the
4th, had his left arm terribly shattered by the
premature discharge Of the cannon. DR..
Martin, of Worcester, and DR.. Murdoch, of
Paxton, amputated the arm above the elbow,
the same evening.
A black flag, at half-mast, bearing the in
scription, 100000 in Slavery" was float
ing but a few feet from the scene of the acci-
dent,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-06

The Richmond Examiner insists that South
ern youth shall be taught by Southern teach
ers. We go in for that. So far as Harvard
College and its schools are concerned we be-
leye that Southern students and fees have
done more to corrupt the teachers with pro-
slavery doctrines, than the Northern teachers
have done to tndoctrinate the students with
anti-slavery. Commonwealth.