Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-03-31

An Grafton III memory of the New
! DIRK rowdy, Foole, is to be delivered next
Sunday afternoon! The Tabernacle and Ac-
ademy Of Music were applied for by the Poole
Association, and 900 collateral security
offered to the trustees of the latter as insurance
against damage, but the buildings were refused.
Castle Garden was offered but considered as
being too far down town, the Apollo rooms
were taken instead
A negro man belonging to Mrs. Bat
son. widow lady residing in Rogers Prairie,
Madison county Texas, went out into the
woods to chop timber and did not return. \
piece of one ofhis legs was found near the
spot where he had been chopping, and five
dead wolves. It is supposed that he had been
attacked by gang of these animals, and that
he killed five of them with his axe before they
destroyed him.
AT an association dinner, a debate
arose as to the benefit of whipping in bring
ing up children. Old DR.. Morse took the at
hrmatlve; his opponent, young minister
whose reputation for veracity was not very
nigh, affirmed that parents often did harm to
then children by punishment, from not know
ing the facts OF the case. "Why," said he,
'the only time my father ever whipped me
was for telling the truth" "Well," retorted
the Dr., sit cured you, didn't ;" The DR..
beat
AT late town meeting in Fallsburg.
N. Y, held in an upper room of a tannery' a
row occurred between the Know Nothings
and "adopted citizens" In the midst of the
tight the floor suddenly gave way, burying
Know Nothings and their antagonists together
''heads and point" in the eats below, regard
less OF order or sect. One mans shoulder
was dislocated, and several others sustained
slight bruises.
The Legislative committee on con.
vents inspected the Catholic sch ,ol under the
charge of a few French nuns, at Roxburv, on
Monday. They found nothing startling, or
specially endangering the permanence of our
native institutions. 1t is said that one of the
deputation conducted himself very unhand-
somely, and his language has been described
as beng "the foulness Of an official black.
guard"
The Greenfield Republic of Monday
says "While here in the valley, there is little
snow and no sleighing, in the hill towns all
around us the snow is two feet deep or more
in the woods, and sleghing is "tip-top." The
snow is so deep that sugaring is not COM
menced except to a limited extent"
The editor of the Amherst N. H..
Cabinet intimates that unless his delinquent
subscribers pay up, he will take tour Of the
country and board it out which we think
is capital idea. Many editors could in this
way board round for score of years, thus saw
ing the necessity of a country seat.
The Boston Advertiser states that the
late James Brown left, by his WILL the sum of
$4,000, for the purchase of books on natural
history for the Library of Harvard College
During his life he made several very valuable
and judicious donatiors to our public libra
res.
The State Prison at Nashville, Tenn.
took fire about o'clock Thursday morning.
and Is completely in ruins. A prisoner by the
name of Conner was smothered to DEATH
The damage to the buildings, tools, work, &c.
is estimated at 100000.
1t is thought at Hong Kong, China,
that the United States brig "Porpoise' went
down with all on board in gale which arose
soon after her departure from that port, last
September, no tidings having yet been feard
of her.
A coroner's jury, in Warren county,
Miss. lately returned verdict that the dc.
ceased came to his death from visitation of
God, or some other disease unknown to the
jury.
The straw goods mandatory of Fol-
let & Rand in Wrentham, was destroyed by
fire Wednesday night. Loss $3.50, 000--fully
insured.
The New Jersey Senate has postponed
the consideration Of the prohibtory liquor law
until next session.
Hon. VIM. S. Archer, formerly U.
s. Senator, died on Wednesday, in Amelia
Co., Va.