Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-03-07
Genernl Nova summarr.

The new tariff bill, as introduced into
Congress, will add another five per cent. duty
on the importation Of Irish linens, but will
take off five per cent. from that on Irish sew
ed muslins, the former being advanced from
90 to 25 per cent, and the latter reduced from
80 to % per cent, which is the general duty
The new ship, Mary T. Starrett, Capt.
Crockett, of Rockland, from New York for
Havre, was abandoned ON the first of Febru-
airy, when in lat. As N, lon. 81 W., with loss
of all her sails, foremost, and rudder-very
leaky, and half of her cargo thrown overheard
The crew were taken off by the packet ship
Wesmoreland, which scuttled the ship to get
her out of the way of other vessels.
A conspiracy of most atrocious
character, has come tolight in Massillon, Ohio.
A number of young men were banded to-
gether for the purposes of robbery and arson,
and one of the rules of the organization en-
powered any member to take life when it stood
in the way of the success of their enterprises,
or to shield them from danger. Some of the
conspirators have been arrested.
At Providence, on Saturday night,
the book aud fancy store Of Abraham H. Still
well, No, basement What Cheer building,
Market Square, was entered by thieves, and
robbed of jewelry and fancy articles to the
value of between 5000 and $500. The store
was entered in the rear by breaking a window
in the door and pushing the bolt.
The number of blind persons in Japan
is said to be enormous. In Jeddo, the capital,
alone, $4,000 is the computation. There are
more blind people in America than in Europe
In Egypt, there is one blind person to every
hundred, LII Great Britain there are twenty
fave thousand.
The Steamship Baltic sailed from New
York for Liverpool, on Saturday, with l16
passengers-among them Max Maretzek.
The Northern Light sailed from New York
for San Juan on Saturday, with a full compile
ment of California passengers.
In the Senate of Maryland, the COM
mittee have reported unanimously against
prohibitory liquor law. 1t is said there is no
chance OF the passage of the law by the pre-
sent Legislature Of that State.
The wife of John Brosnehan. living
in Half Moon street Boston, has presented her
husband with four healthy boys, between the
first day of March, 1858, and the second day
of March 1854. All doing well, or better than
could DC expected.
DR. B. d. Carpenter relates in the Med
ical Times two cases of tetanus successfully
treated by the application of ice to the head
and the whole length of the spine.
A Nebraska Expedition has been or
ganized in Chicago. Over one hundred have
signed the roll, and others are expected to go.
The expedition starts April LIST, under the
leadership of Capt. Gibbs.
The farm in the Perham Gift Lottery,
was drawn by Franklin s. May, r-tender in
porter house in New York city The num-
Der of Mr.. Mays ticket was 5539. The farm
is valued in the scheme at $22, 1000.
The different railroad corporations in
Boston now decline to sell season tickets for
a longer period than the LIST of April, the com
panies having united to make general rise in
fares at that time.
The Illinois House of Representa-
tives, after stormy debate, has voted to en-
dorse Senator Dogulas's Nebraska Bill-yeas
80, nays d.
FAIRBANKS SCALES. In all business transactions, re-
qung the of Scales it is of the Importance to
have those which durable and exact. Persons pur
chasing Scales of the Messrs Fairbanks may be sure OF
getting article of the very best quality reason
able price We invite attention their advertisement, in
another column. Messrs C. Foster Co. are agents for
the sale If theuo in tbis cit,