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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

DISASTERS ON THE WESTERN RIvERs.-
Few persons are aware Of the great number of
steamboat disasters that occur on the Western
rivers, and the immense amount of property
destroyed. The number of casualties for the
last six months exceed anything of the kind
on record. The following is condensed from
statement occupying three columns of the 81.
Louis Republicans:
In January there were as many accidents as
there are days in the month. Eighteen steam
ers were lost and twelve injured more or less.
The destruction of property, including boat
and cargo, involved loss of upwards of half
million of dollars. Nineteen persons lost
their lives. In February twelve steamers and
four barges were destroyed total loss amount
ing to 81, 100000. About eighty lives were
lost In March twelve steamers were lost,
valued with the eargoes at $3.50, 900. One
hundred and twenty persons perished Dur
ing the three succeeding months we have
twenty-eight steamers reported as being total
ly destroyed, the value of which, with the
cargoes, is estimated at half million. About
thirty lives were lost. So that for the last six
months there were seventy steamers sunk or
destroyed by fire, besides upwards of one
hundred and fifty barges, coal boats, &C.,
valued at $4,000, 600 The loss of life is es-
timated at two hundred and fifty souls though
in many instances the exact number lost by
these accidents IS unattainable.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

GRAPE VINEs.-Those vines which have
been properly trimmed and treated during the
fall and spring, should not be neglected dur
ing the summer.
The vine is a rank FEEDER and may be iu-
diciously assisted by liquid manuros even
during summer.
The summer pruning of our door vines is
OF the greatest Importance, and the rules we
have already given will be sufficient By
close observation the Isabella Catawba vines
will be observed to take summer rest neither
fruit nor laterals increasing at all. At such
times they should receive weak liquid solu-
tons of improved super phosphate of lime or
guano, for two successive days, and then after
four days weak solution of potash or weak
I've should be applied to the soil; this will
force the fruit forward, and cause the ripening
to be completed before frost. Vines so treated
will produce perfect fruit before frost, and ca
pable of being preserved by any OF the usual
methods, of much richer, and of greater
sweetness than those not SO treated We
have tried the summer treatment on every
other vine, and the quantity and quality OF
the fruit fully proved the use of the amend
ments. Working Farmer.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

NEW luhh, ApIl III, 1901.
DR.. Seth arnold, Woonsocket, R. I.-Dear Sir: have
used your Balsam my practice for the last three years.
frequently witnessed its effects in which had resisted
every other remedy; and could cite large number of
instances in which it seemed like CHARM in allay
ing the most violent spasms of the stomach and bowels
when other medicine had been tried in vain. One
markabe feature of your medicine is its prompt and
ergetic-I might say electriccton arresing those light
colored usually called ricewater discharges in
the last stages of choerachanging them almost magic
ally to natural and healthy color at the time act
ing dffusive stimuant throughout the SYSTEM i'm
parting life and strength to the digestive organs,
thereby powerfully assisting nature to perform her natural
functions. have administered your Basam in of
cholera infantum in the delicate infant and have had
good cheerfuy recommend to the public your
valuable medicine, being eninenty adapted for general
use. j. i. QUIDOR, NJ. D.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

GrcnvilIcs Vegetable Extract. Twenty
years experience has fully proved that this e
iectua remedy ever discovered, for all diseases of the
THROAT and MUCOUS MEMBRANE.
single bottle will cure canker in the mouth.
From to three bottles will malignant or putrid
sore throat.
Two to three bottles will cure a nursing sore mouth.
single bottle wi | cure the dysentery.
single bottle will cure canker in the bowels
From two to six bottles will cure Bronchitis.
single bottle will cure canker- rash.
single bottle will cure scarlet fever.
From testimonials of its efficacy in the last
named disorder, select the following from the late Dr.
Reuben Macy, of Nantucket, celebrated physician OF
the old SCHOOL, who had tested its virtues and voluntarily
gave his certificate of its virtues to the proprietor:
NANTUCKET, Nov. %, 1888.
Dear Sir; [ have received the Vegetable Extract by
Captain Whitney, and delayed writing until this time, in
order my experience and that Of Others to learn
its effect When the medicine this place, the di-
sease for which is intended, had somewhat subsidized
consequently not that call for it there otherwise
would have been But it has increased to great
tent consgning almost daily some new victim to an
timely grave It has been confined to children
years of age and unde but lately thas begun spread
among the adult portion of our communityI have sold
considerable quantity of the medicine and from the re-
ports have heard of it, it has uniformly effected cure,
provided has been taken in One physician of
high standing and extensive practice but who had unfor
tunaely lost number of his patients, hearing of the
medicine, procured and administered it to his patients,
and he informs me that he has not lost single pa
ient since he began to giUe with the exception of
who past swallowing lie esteems it very val
liable remedy gentleman who had a child taken sick
with the Canter-Rash and Sore Throat, procured bottle
and trusted wholly in it without the aid of physician
add although the disease very bad yet effected
entire cure great number of instances might be emu
merated, but think the trial has ben sufficient con-
vince any of its great and wonderful power con-
quering this truly deporable and fatal disease. Send
further supply. Very respectfully,
REUBEN MACY.
This invaluable medicine is prepared by Mrs. Grenvie
widow of the late Dr. A. s. Grenye from formula Of
her late husband and may be procured Of d. SCOTT,
Druggist, No. 2l3 Maiu street, Worcester.
aul0 dawtf
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

EXTENSION OF THE Bounty LAND LAWS.
One of the acts of Congress, at the last ses-
sion, extends bounty lands to those who serv-
ed IN California under Col. Fremont, during
the Mexican war, who were not embraced in
the provisions of any previous bounty land
law The same act also grants bounty lands
to all seamen, marines, and naval and marine
officers, who served on the coast of California
during the Mexican war. These facts are i'm
portant to be known far and WIDE Hereto
fore, only such of those last mentioned above,
who served on shore, were entitled now. all
who served on the California coast in mill.
tary or naval capacity. -Washiagton Star.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

AN EDIToR ON BEARD.-The editor Of the
Maine Republican-JomRa5s says
Editors are telling their experience so here
is ours. Four years we have worn stout,
handsome beard, of fancy color, cross be-
tween London brown and the shade of
Malta kitten, shaving only the upper lip
We began this course, III the first place, be-
cause we were too lazy to shave. Last sum
mer we wanted to look at our countenance,
and so we had our facial hair removed, and
got the bronchitis in place of it. The beard
was more comfortable than a sore throat, and
so we took it back. We believe in a beard as
an arrangement of nature, necessary tor the
health-and nature is not improved upon.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21
Republican sra,e Convention.

The Provisional Committee, appointed by the COnven
ton of the People, held at Worcester the both day of
July current call upon the Republicans of each of the
towns and cities of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
to elect number of Delegates, equal to three times the
number of Representatives to which they entitled in the
General Court, to attend STATE CONVENTION, at
WORCESTER, on THURSDAY, Tab day of
September, at L O'Clock, A. Me, to nomi-
nate candidates for State officers and take such other
action may be though proper in order promote the
cause of resistance to the Slave Power.
The Committee, consultation with the President
and various other officers of the late Convention and a
ter meeting this day in Boston. which all the members
of the provisional committee present, were unan
mousy of opinion that the tenth day of August is too
near hand render possible for all the towns and
cities to be notified of the place of meeting and to be
seasonably organized for the choice of delegates 1t
the highest degree desirable that every constituency in
the Commonwealth should be fully and fairly represented
in the Convention in order that complete expression of
the will of the People shall be made.
The Committee having in view this, which is the lead
ing purpose and necessity of such meeting of the peo
ple ard considering also that the Convention by holding
its session at later day, than the originally suggested
will have the opportunity Of being addressed by some
the distinguished Senators and Representatives of this
Commonwealth in the Congress of the Unitel States and
by other eminent friends of the causes which the Republic
can party rapidly organizing in the Free States
to promote, have decided upon the responsibility
the necessity of the to impose upon them Of
making the change of day above mentioned The FIRST
THURSDAY IN SEPTEMBER seemed to them to be the
most convenient considering the of the year and
the business engagements of the people, of the several
days which suggested after allowing reasonable
time to perfect the local organizations of the party And
they that the friends of the cause throughout the
Commonwealth will recognize and approve their decision
The CITY OF WORCESTER is selected as the place Of
meeting, being the judgment of the Committee that de
legates from larger number Of can assemble at
that place, returning their homes the evening of the
day, than Il any other.
Trusting to the patriotism and love of liberty which
tnguh Massachusetts, that the great body of her free
men will renounce lmerey personal and party consider
atoms, and will rally together now, upon common plat
form OF opposition to common enemy the Committee
earnestly and respectfully invite the cordial and efficient
cooperation of the whole People of this Commonwealth
JOHN A. ANDREW Of bingham.
JOHN L. BAKER, of Beverly.
WILLIAM CLARK of Northampton
j. G. FULLER of Charlestown
MITCHELL HOOPER, of Bridgewater
ESTES HOWE, of Cambridge.
Boston, July 26 1854
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

at present as State House, and for offices for
the various departments, provided it should
be required by the executive. A good and
commodious ferry boat runs every day, regu-
larly, between this city and Council Bluffs.
Much hustle and activity are exhibited by
many who are preparing to build and remove
to our new and delightful Territory. There
is fine body of rock Just below the city,
The next in importance is Bellevieu, some ten
miles below this city. 1t is situated about
three miles from the river, upon high and
beautiful eminence, commanding view for
many miles around, including Bluff city, st.
Marys and Choteau. There is timber in the
bottoms below the site, and continuous body
all the way to this city. There are good springs
Of water at hand plenty of rock, with good
farming lands around. The old Mission House,
the government agency buildings, and Trading
House of the American Fire Co., are near the
site. Mr.. Sarpy has a new steam ferry boat,
which continues to run across, through the
business part Of the year, but is now laid up
until spring. Ferrying is done, however,
with few boats, for the present. Fort Kear-
ney is situated some Is miles below the mouth
of the Platte, and is also on the river and is
beautiful and charming location, with all ne
cessary advantages for being rapidly built into
thriving city. We cannot speak from much
observation on this point.
Plan OF OMAHA CITY-The survey cf
Omaha City has been made with the greatest
possible care and accuracy, by A. d. Jones
Esq, and is now plated, and can be seen at
Tootle and Jackson's Store, at DR.. loves
Office, Bluff city, or at Mr.. Gaylord's, Re
corder, this place.
The lots are 66 feet front, and 1872 in length
every lot running back to an alley 20 feet
wide, and instead oflaying offthe entire tract
into small lots for speculation, out lots have
been laid off around the business part, ON a
liberal scale, including an ample number of
commanding and beautiful points for private
residences and gardens.
All the streets are 100 feet wide, except the
two avenues which lead to Capitol square
which are l2O feet wide, all the alleys are 20
feet wide.
Squares have been reserved and set apart for
all the leading and principal denominations,
and for Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

PENSIONS AND Bounty LANDs-1he most
important change made by Congress, at its last
session III the bounty lands and pension laws
was one granting bounty lands and pensions
to widows of deceased soldiers, if they apply
during widowhood, whether through the death
of the husband performing the service, or any
subsequent husband. Heretofore, in case of
marriage after the death of the husband for
whose service the application was made, the
law forbade the allowance of the claim. AS
ammended, the law now gives the land or
pensions, or both, as the case may be, to those
whose claims were thrown out on account of a
second marrage,i in case the applicant has again
become widow, and is now one. The only
widowhood requisite, is that she must be
widow at the date of her application. This
fact is important to many poor widows, and,
we trust, will be republshed by all our cotem-
poraries.- Washington Star.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21


DREAD INsTITurE.-We copy from the Bos-
ton Daily Adrsniser, the following well de-
served notice of this excellent Young Ladies'
Seminary:
1t is not often that we are able to speak
from personal knowledge of the varions
schools which ask for public attention. But
from the information given us, by friend, on
whose judgment we rely, we are able, and
wish, to commend to the attention of parents
the large school for young ladies known as
the Dread Institute in Worcester. This insti-
tuition has been carried on since its establish
ment by Mr.. Ihayer, who selected the beau
tful site it occupies, and erected its extensive
buildings. A large staff of well selected
teachers carry ON the instruction in the vari-
GUS useful branches of a woman education,
= in the languages, aud in any accomplish
nents which are ever taught in schools. The
instruction is careful and thorough, and the
charge of the young ladies who live at the
school, is such as attaches them to the school
and the teachers and seems to be a family
influence of the happest kind.
The school is situated about half a mile
south of the village of Worcester, in beautiful
situation, airy and very healthy. Miss Dodge,
the first assistant teacher, has been we'll known
as successful teacher in Boston and in
Townsend.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Baltic at New York.

The Collins Steamer Baltic, arrived at New
York, about four o'clock on Saturday after
noon, with three days later intelligence from
the old world.
Tie WAR.-It is again reported that the
Anglo French forces have again embarked for
the Crimea, and are now lowering on the coast.
An imperfect account has been received from
the Baltic, of the capture of Aland and its
occupation by the French. The Russians
have evacuated Bucharest, and tits now occu-
pied by 5000 Turks, under Omar Pasha.
The Austrians have not entered either Mol
davia or Wallachia. Prussian affairs are un-
changed. Denmark has declared her adher-
ance to the Austro- Prussian treaty. All is
quiet in Spain.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

HE ITALIAN REFUGEES IN New YORK.
Thirteen of the Italian refugees who recently
arrived at New York from Rome, whence
they were banished for alledged political Of
fences, have advertised for employment.
They are mostly mechanics, and declare their
Willingness either to work at their respective
trades, or IN any other way by which they
may earn an honest livelihood
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

CoNvIcTED.-In the Boston Municipal Court
Saturday William Huxford, the person who
was arrested for assaulting r. H. Dana, Esq,
on the evening of June ID. and who eubse-
quently fled to New Orleans, and was brought
back to this city on an Executive warrant, was
tired and convicted of the assault-the jury
being absent but about eight minutes. Hux-
ford will be sentenced on Tuesday MORNING.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

Hunts Merchants Magazine advocates the
passage of an act abolishing all laws for the
collection of debt, except where property is
transferred for its security the property so
transferred to be the only legal security on
such debt The writer says that should this
become a law, it would prevent Is per cent
of the bad debts now made, besides promoting
integrity and upright mercantile character.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

THE GREAT VALLEY OF THE WEST. The
difference of elevation of the valleys of the
Missouri and the Mississippi has been deter
mined. The level of the Missouri at Council
Bluffs is one thousand and twenty feet above
the Mexican Gulf that of the Mississippi
at Rock Island, in the same latitude only
five hundred and twenty eight feet. At Port
Pierre on the Missouri in lat A deg "A min,
the elevation is one thousand and fifty-six it,,
while at the lower end of Lake Pepin, in the
same latitude on the Mississippi, the elevation
is only seven hundred feet above the Gulf
There are in the Missouri 2lO islands between
the Yellow Stone and the mouth; one half of
them produce forest trees, chiefly cottonwood
and plane trees below the Platte, and above
intermingling gradually with trees and shrubs,
peculiar to higher regions, until the predomi-
nant growth is stunted cedar and pine. The
number of tributaries within the same space
is over two hundred. Very few of them are
of any size or length. The Kansas and the
Platte are the only ones west of the States of
any value for navigation.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

Thomas Doyle, of Salem, got drunk
on Wednesday night accidentally set his house
OH fire, and in trying to extinguish it, burned
himself badly. No serious damage was done
to the house.
The Providence Tribune, an excellent
daily paper, has been enlarged. 1t boasts of
having the largest circulation of any daily
paper in the State.
The sins of the fathers visited upon
the children! The editor of the Transcript
saw at the Wing Convention, one family re-
presented by three generations.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

CRITIcAL.-The Transcript on Saturday,
devoted paragraph to a typographical error
which occurred in the Spy of the previous day,
by which the word lumber, was substituted
for water. A file of the Transcript for the
last six months, will show an average of sim
liar errors to the number of twenty day, but
we never publicly noticed the fact, because we
did not consider it to be of the least conse-
ouence
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

New PATENTs.-The following patents
were issued to residents ofNew England, dur
ing the week ending, Aug. Is:
John A. Bradshaw of Lowell, Mass, for
improvement in machine for pegging boots and
shoes.
d. NJ. Cummings of Endfeld, N. H., for
improvement in rakes.
Aaron L. Dennison of Roxbury, Mass, for
improvement in punches and dies for punch
ing watch hands.
Joseph Harris, Jr., of Boston, Mass, for
improvement in lamps.
J. L. Lord of Chester, Conn.,, for improved
grindstone frame.
Sylvester II. Roper of Worcester, Mass,
for improvement in sewing machines.
0. S. Reynolds of Dover, n. H., for i'm
provement i'll machines for cutting irregular
forms.
Chas. G. Sargent of Lowell, Mass, for i'm
provement in machines for combing wool.
w. A. White of Roxbury, Mass, for i'm
proved process of printing long mapped fabrics.
VIM. Kidder of Newburyport, Mass, as
signor to VIM. Kiddor and Nehemiah Hunt
ofBoston, Mass, for improvement in machines
for regging boots and shoes.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

DREADFUL ACADEMIA camphene lamp
in butcher shop on Western Row, near Lib
e,rty Square, Cincinnati, exploded on Wednes-
day, while it was being filled. Three child
rem who were in the shop at the time were so
dreadfully burned that they have since died,
and the man who was filing the lamp when
IT exploded, named Ruff, is not expected to
live.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

PATIENT Cows TAIL HoLDEn.-John M.
Weare, of Seabrook, N. H., has recently OBJ
tanned patent for holding coaos tails STILL dur
ing the operation of milking. The machine is
fastened to one Of the animals hamstrings.
and the tail is compressed. Mr. Weare, po-
ltely styles his discovery the " Mixers Pro
teetor."
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

ENORMOUS Bunch OF GRAPEs.-At the hor-
ticultural exhibition in this city, 22d inst,
there were exhibited several punches of Black
Hamburg grapes, of remarkable size, from Mr..
John ]. Sullivan, of Brookline, one of which
weighed seUen pounds and half and which,
therefore, was by far the largest ever exhibit
ed in the United States.-I6jd
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-08-21

A. II. Wave, proprietor OF the One
PRICE CLOTHING WAREHOUSE, Nos. 16S and ITO
Main street, Worcester, would respectfully invite the at
tenton of his friends customers and the public generally,
to the immense Stock Of
SEAsoNABLE CLOTHING,
ohs manufacture adapted every age taste,
and profession The great of this establishments
and its superior facilities for manufacturing upon large
scale have secured large share public favor and patron
age and in regard to the present Stock it believed that
In point of neaness STYLE excellence of shape fit, and
thoroughness ofworkmanshp it is not surpassed by any
other in the State The Department of
BOYS AND YOUTHS CLOTHING
presents an attractive array Garments for all sizes and
conditions of the juvenile community. and exerons win
continue to be made keep this Department as compet
al possible
The Furnishing Goods Department.
Embraces full and complete assortmentof
SHIRTS DICKIES,
DRAWERS, BOs0MS,
GLOVES MITTENS, HOSIERY,
SUSPENDERS, STOCKS,
UMBRELLAS, CRAVATS,
sCARFs HANDKERCHIEFs,
GAPS, NECK TIES,
DRESSING GOWNS,
six, Cotton, and WOOt Undershirts, Drawers, &C.
" The Go.ds are purchased in large quantities. from
the best Sources and are sold at small per advance
from cost
The Custom Department.,
In the second story contains large and desirable stock of
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES VESTINGS, &c, embracing
almost every article of seasonabe Goods for Gentemens
Garments which will be made up to order al short notice
at reasonable prices in tasteful and Fashionable style Thor
ough workmanship, and unexceptonable fits warranted
In all cases.
Purchasers who been in the habit of procuring
goods at this establishment, especially invited ex
anime this stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Thu attention of wholesale purchasers respectfully in
Tited
n b. Stock reviewed at frequent intervals. and every
article having become change Of season or fashion of
diminished value. MARKED DOWN. A P. WARE