Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-07-12
General News Summary.

Senator Douglas walked up the Know
nothings in Philadelphia on the 4th He
took occasion to remark i'll the course of his
address, that " there was q secret organiza-
ton called Know nothings, who know not
what they do, and know not the obligations
they owe to the constitution, to the laws, or 10
their feIlowmen." At this point he was in
terrupted by cries of - turn him out turn
him out !" and although he entreated the
disaffected to listen to him, he could not get
their attention again.
Two thousand one hundred and eight
cen persons were arrested in Boston during
the month of June, of whom four hundred
and seven were natives, and seventeen humid
red and eleven foreigners. Two were charged
with assault with intent to kill, nine with
burglary, one hundred and thirteen were ar
rested as common drunkards, eight hundred
and seventy seven for drunkenness, sey enteen
for gambling and seven for murder.
A fn-back whale was captured on
Nantucket Shoals, OH the 9th inst. by the
schooner William p. Dolliver, of that port
The fish was +" done for " with bomb lance,
projected from the deck of the vessel when
he Immediately sunk in about four fathoms of
water His enterprisng captors, however,
succeeded in rescuing their prey from the
deep, by means Of graphing irons and, it is
thought, will obtain from the carcass 60 or 70
barrels of oil, worth about $4000.-Nec Bed
ford Mercury.
They write US from Washington, that
the Cabinet, in its surprise and chagrin at the
unexpected intelligence from Concord has
thought proper to vary its plans little. A
war message, in relation to Cuba, was ex-
pected to have been sent to Congress before
this time. In consequence of the uniavorable
aspect Of politics in New Hampshire, it has
been withheld, lest it should add to the popu
lar excitement Ucning Post.
MIR. Pettee, the landlord Of the Cen
trail House, at Waltham, was knocked down
with a stone, and severely injured by a man
named cGuire, who had been refused liz uor
by Mr.. Pettee. Mcclure has been ar
rested.
1t is stated, in the Washington Star,
that Miss Mary Ann Beachler, daughter of
John Beaehler, has fallen heir to 100000
by the death of a relative i'll Germany, on
condition that she marries on arriving at the
age of eighteen.
A letter, written by an officer attached
to the Japan squadron, says that on the part
of the Japanese Commissioners, it was at first
much insisted upon that the United States
government should allow stipulation that no
American women should ever visit Japan =
So preposterous demand was not counten-
anced for moment by the gallant Commo-
dore.
In Baltimore, Hebrew woman, who
was supposed to be dead. came to life in her
coffin, arose therefrom, embraced her children
aud relatives, and subsequently partook of
food. She maintained this condition till even
ing, when she tottered to the bed and breathed
her last.
The Columbus, Ca, Sentinel, in
speaking of the purposes declared at the
North, of rescuing the Government from the
hands of the slave power, says that the worst
thing about it is, "the North, if united, is
able to accomplish what it threatens"
Latest accounts from Mexico indicate
that the revolution is making rapid progress
IN all the States, and that Santa Anna will
not be able to sustain himself in possession of
the supreme power.
Arson P. Morrill,, Anti-N ebraska and
Name Law Democrat, has also received the
Free Democratic nomination for Governor of
Maine.
Miss Elizabeth Rand lost her life a
few days since at Bangor, by the explosion of
can of camphene, from which she was fll-
ing lighted lamp.