Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-09-04
General New. summary.

ting OF asphaitum, sulphur and arsenic. 1t is
applied like paint when the wood is dry
A marine Railway in California, to which it
was applied, remains perfectly sound, while
timber of the same species by its side has
twice required removal, Mr.. Swan, of Shoal
Water Bay, N. j., is the inventor.
The amount Of. revenue received in
the Custom district, during the month of Au-
gust, was $9lS, 7SS 31-increase of $67, 4S5 Is
over that of August of last year. The amount
for the two months of July and August was
$I,697, -4l7 II, on increase of $222,7 II
over that of the corresponding year Of 1858.
Kossuth and Pulszky, are both residing in
London, with their families. Kossuth's two
sens, aged II and Is years, are attending
school, The father lives in very plain and
economical style. Pulszky and his wife, by
their joint writings it is stated in London
letter in the Ne'o York Times, have made this
year 9400, ($200O).
A slave girl was taken from a Railroad
train at Salem Columbian county, Ohio, by
force She clung to her mistress, but was
carried off by large negro who fourished
pistol, amidst the applause of the spectators.
The New London Chronicle says that
the bogus publishers in New York, that take
advantage of the panics, to depreciate stock
of perfectly sound banks, with the view of
buying the bills at profit, ought to be sent to
the penitentary.
Five dollars is the price of the best
seats at the opera, in which Grisi and Mario
appear, with something in the way of premi-
ums for choice. Itshows the tendency to grum-
Bile at everything, that people are found who
| complain of this moderate charge.
The reported existence of cholera at
| Grenada is fully confirmed. Up to August
4, the deaths amounted to 5000, or very near
| ly tenth of the population, and this within
period of A days. At the latest dates the
epidemic was on the decrease.
A number of persons in Maine, chief
ly females. in the vicinity of the burning for
ests, became insane, thinking that the final
conflagration predicted by the Millerites, had
begun. Some of them have been taken to
the State Asylum.
The Collins steamer Artic, sailed from
New York, on Saturday, with passengers
and S ,0l9,6S2 in specie. Amongst the pas
sengers were Gen. Dix, Professor Mitchell,
Capt. Mckay, of Boston, Miss Dix, the phil
anthropist and others.
An arch of the bridge now in the
course of construction, for the Hemp6eld
Road, near Wheeling, Va, fell on Saturday,
killing the contractor, Mr.. James McCourt-
ney, and one of the workmen.
The whole number of deaths IN New
York, for the past week was Sl4, being de-
crease of Is from the previous week. Deaths
by cholera supposed to have decreased one
half
One of the walters at the St Nicho-
las Hotel, New York, has been detected in
robbing one of the lady boarders of 81, 100 III
money and two gold watches.
@5 A little boy, about six years old, nam
ed John Ryan, Jr., while playing on the
wharf near Fox Point, Providence, Wednes.
day afternoon, fell overheard and was drowned.
Barbados dates are to the 10th of Au-
gust. Cholera scarcely exists as an epidemic.
The total number Of deaths from cholera on
the Island was set dawn at $4,000
About fifty persons hove reported
that their watches were stolen from them, at
Salem, during the Second Division Encamp-
ment on Winter Island.
The official statement of the United
States Treasury Department shows that there
were $25, 62S, 900 in the various Sub Treasur-
les subject to draft on the 2Sth ult.
The investigation of the Schuyler
fraud on the New Haven Railroad, is near a
close, and full report will be made to the
Directors on Wednesday next.
The United States Express Company
was robbed of between $4,000 and $4,000
at the Hamilton, o., Railroad Depot, last
night.
The United States Express Company
were robbed of hetwcen $4,000 and $4,000
at the Hamilton (Ohio) Railroad depot, last
Thursday night.
Over 70 members of the Irish con-
stabulary- have volunteered to JOIN the British
troops iii Turkey. Some have been appointed
to subaltcrn ranks in the commissariat depart
ment.
At St. Louis, Cholera deaths had
reached $50.