Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-18

vented an improved plane iron. In this i'm
proyement the cutting iron is placed inside of
a thin piece of metallic case, open at both
ends. fhis case, with its cutter, is wedged
into the plane in the common manner. The
cutter is moved up and down within the case
by means of a set screw. The thickness of the
shaving is adjusted with the utmost facility,
all that is required being simply 10 turn the
screw.
j. B. Flagg of Roxbury, was found
lying senseless in his bed at the Norfolk
House in that city on Friday morning, with
blood running from his nostrils and his fea-
lures badly distorted, being the effect of coal
gas, which had escaped from The stove into
the room, owing to The fact of the damper in
the funnel having been accidently turned so
as to close the draft.
Since u o'clock Friday night seven fires
have occurred in this city, destroying six
buildings and damaging, to a considerable ex-
tent, six houses occupied as dwellings and
places of business. Within the same period
there have been Two false alarms. The total
loss by these fires will probably exceed $685.
600. which amount is only about half covered
by insurance.-N. Y. Tribune, Monday.
Two NJ. DIS, Dr. Albert E. Miller Of
Rome, n. Y, and DR.. Mary E. Walker of
Oswego, have formed medical, matrimonial,
and harmonial co partnership at Rome, under
the name and firm of DIR. Miller and Lady,
and Drs. Miller & Wakre. The new firm
commences with every pro- pect Of an extern
sive and productive practice.
Sailors and engineers are occupied in
destroying the Russian vessels sunk in the
harbor of Sevastopol, in order, no doubt, to
enable the gunboats and floating batteries to
enter. 1t is only when these vessels can be
got in that the northern forts can be attacked
with success.
A school mistress, Connecticut born,
but now residing in Missouri, writes to the
New Haven Register to say that the border
ruffans' are perfect gentlemen. So was Capt.
MeHeath duck of man in the estimation
of his dear Polly.
Our Irish fiibusters, who got up the
stupendous practical joke of an invasion of
Ireland fran this country. will be delighted
to learn that an additional force of 50 600
English militia have been ordered to Ireland,
probably for the purpose of receiving the Irish
delegation from America with all the honors
of war.
The Charleston, S. c., Mercury, one
of the most mercurial OF the fire eating Jour
mails of the South, advocates a modification of
the laws of South Carolina relative to colored
seamen. 1t scouts the idea that there is any
necessity for those laws, and asserts that those
who resist any change in them know there is
not.
Mr.. Manly, of South Dorset, VT,
pretty, extensively engaged in the marble bust
BsSs s9sEs il the SssstS e give
an invention that will saw two sides Of ia
rering slab for monuments, both al the same
time.
Robert Sears apd Lorenzo Brown.
counterfeiters, have been arrested near New
ark, Ohio. They had in their possession an
! paratus for the manufacture of bogus money,
with plaster casts for nearly all descriptions OF
United States coin. and 800 of the finished
article.
Slavery in Egypt has been abolished
not only the buying and selling of slaves is
forbidden, but all those in possession of pri.
yate individuals have been informed that tney
were free.
The Savannah News announces that
| the first shad of the season was caught by
Charles E. Smith, in Savannah river, on the
| eth, in pike net. 1t was sold for NS45, and
served up in South Carolina.
At the recent municipal election in
Boston, several of the policemen, about TWEEN
ty-two or so, did not vote till after two o'clock
and then, finding how things were going,
| jumped right out of the "wagcn,'' and voted
for Mr.. Rice.
A daughter of Alexander B King, In
Pawtucket. was SO badly burnt by her clothes
taking fire from lamp, on Saturday even.
ing, December Sth, that she died on Wednes-
day.
Josiah Pollard, of Marlboro, on the
l4th inst, was caught in the gearing of a
grist mill, and SO badly injured was his arm,
that amputation was necessary.
The census of Illinois shows popu-
iation in that State of about l,3OO, 900, against
s05.0l8, in 1850.