Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-12-08

The Queen of England, on her late
journey from Balmoral to London, telegraph
ed that she would stop all night at Hull, the
loyal people of which town had never enjoyed
that honor, though often requested of visit
from her Majesty. At very short notice great
preparations were made for her reception, and
the town expended Goo, 900 on the occasion.
The good people who pay the taxes must be
very loyal, if they do not shrug their shoul-
ders at the investment. The account of the
affair dwels upon the condescenaion of the
Queen in toaltiug from the railway to the ho-
tel, ninety yards, and says that the royal chill
dren " did not forget to mark their sense of
the reception accorded to them 10Th a beconl-
ing air ofSerious dignity"
John McMahan, recent graduate
from the State prison, on Tuesday afternoon
fastened the door of Bacon & Smiths jewelry
store, in Boston, so as to prevent egress then
dashing his hand through the window and
Selling six valuable gold watches, made off at
the top of his speed. He was pursued by sew
eral persons who witnessed the opel alton, and
after all exciting chase, captured and cabined.
Crandall, Scott, Wilson, and Jones,
the robbers of the Windhan County Bank,
have had their examination, and been COM
mitted for trial in default of bail in the sum
of $4,000 each besides the reward offered,
and the expenses incurred in the pursuit of
the burglars, the bank is a sufferer to the
amount of $4,000, that amount having been
taken by the burglars, over and above what
has been recovered.
The U. S. ship Albany, which has
been so long missing that hopes of her are al
most abandoned, sailed from Aspinwall for
New York on the 2Sth of September. The
severe gales which have lately been expert
enced IN the Gulf of Mexico give occasion for
serious apprehensions as to her safety.
When General Whitefeld, Indian
agent, visited the Chyanes and few other
wild tribes of Indians, to pay their annuities
this fall, they informed him that the next year
he must bring them one thousand white
squaws, and the balance they would take in
money. They prefer white squaw to a
blanket.
At Clarendon, Vt, few days since,
a lad of eleven years, named Jonathan Parker.
got caught by the machinery of mill, and
was drawn into space but five inches wide,
where he was so firmly wedged as to stop the
water wheel, by which means he was 30 in
jured as to cause his death in two days.
]. E. Holman, of Wilbraham, picked
up live loon in the road, between that place
and Springfield, on Wednesday morning. 1t
measured four and half feet with its wings
extended, and had probably fallen in conse-
quence of cold and fatigue, while on its mi
gratory course southwark.
There were forwarded from Water
town, N. Y, by railroad, in the month of Oc-
tober, 635, 900 pounds of cheese, and $4,000
pounds of butter, nearly all the product OF
Jefferson County, and worth, at present prices,
nearly or quite $l50,000.
Lewis Russell was found dead in the
road, in East Montpelier, VT, on the morning
of the 26th ult. the general supposition being
that he was thrown from his wagon while in
toxicated the night before.
On the night of the I'd instant, two
young men, aged 10 and 81, sons Of Mr.. Suth-
erland, of Colchester, VT, were drowned at
that place, while trying to save flock of
geese, which they feared would get frozen in
to the ice.
The Legislature Of Iowa met in Iowa
City, on Monday last. Among the first things
to attract its attention will undoubtedly be the
election Of U. S. Senator. in place of A. C.
Dodge. The Anh.Nebraska majority on joint
ballot is IA.