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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-26
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GRAND OPEN ING f.!
ONE PRICE ONLY!!!

GRAND OPENING
% NE PRICE ONLY!!!
MARTIN STOWE
Takes great pleasure in announcing to lis Old customers.
and to the public generally that he viii oprn his elegant
and spacious store Gust erected in CHA Il KS
BLOCK, on the corner Of Main and Mechanic
strsetg the 4th of April 1856 where he hopes 70
ceiye liberal share at patronage from the public.
Customers viii be Tar better accommodated at this store
than at any other in the sate nasmuch as all goods
kept ard VIII be shown tie floor, thereby avoid
ing descending into damp cellars for Domrscs, going
up long flights Of stairs for Carpets have just pur
chased an entire stock o. about
500 Bales and Cases Of Goods.
at the recent New York Auctions, and otherwise. which
Ipropos offer at prices that will ensure quick sale
The stock consists of large variety Of
FANCY DRESS SILKS!
BLACK SILKS.
In Black silks do hesitate to say, that their su
perior cannot be found in this city any other.
snAWLs
every Variety from he cheap printed to the $50 Cash
mere in and elegant designs.
DRESS GOODS
Of every description to be found in the market
PRINTS! PRINTS.
In fast nadder co.ors, from Ct cents upwards.
CARPETS CARPETS Il!
The best sele ted stock to be found in the State, and al
NEW GOODS Of elegant designs, aauy of which are
not to be found elsewhere and at lower prices than
before offered IL this stock will be found the celebrated
CLINTON CARPETSJ
in all their variety, whose reputation beauty and du
rability, has equal
EMBROIDERY and LACE GOODS.
In this department customers will fad a large and
beautiful stock, not sxcelled by any in tae city.
From auction, HOSIERY and GLOVES in great variety
THREAD STORE GOODS.
partcu ar attention paid to all the small wares usually
kept in haberdashery stores.
DOMESTIC GOODS.
All widths Brown and Beachsd sheednss 6 the most
approved manufacture.
HOUSEKEEPING GOONS.
4 LARGE V.ARIETY or LINEN 4SVDS.
Linen sheatngs.
Pillow Cas- Linens,
Fronting dor
Table do.
IN fact my Linen department large and at very low
prices
win not attempt to enumerae the many articles KEEP
IN the different departments Of this establishment but
will only say that they many, and viii be likely
meet the wants Of ALL and will be sold cheap for cash.
1 am determined to meet a want which has long been
felt in this city, and establish the
ONE PRICE SYSTEM!
believing that business may be conducted under it in ia
more honorable sud agreeable manner, commanding the
trust and confidence Of ha customer, and integrity Of the
Deller.
Ia prise OF every as.is win be MARKED rs PLAIN
FIGURES. FROM winch DO deviation wi,l be alaNsd.
have employed nslp that win give their undivided at
lenton to the wants of the customer, aud 10 ryhng
loreudcr yi.it to this estaliment agroeab! aul pro
ntabe. MARTIN STOWE.
CLARKs BLocg,
Corner OF Main ard Mechanic sts. du app
EMITTED STATES BOUNTY land
a AGENUY.-PhE SS WARp YOUR
CTIg1Tg NAVY Officers. gDtifrFs u, Hau-
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-26

EMITTED STATES BOUNTY land
q AGENCY-Ph ESS FORW ARD YOUR
CLAIMS Army aud Navy Officers, Soldiers ban Reg
ulars and Volunteers Sailors, Marines, F1ul tneg Nh
sicians, Masters Transfers, Indians aud 40 per-
sons who may haze served fourteen days ia Rp li the
Wars Of the United States since The year asstb Naw Of
1866 gives each Of you, who have not herct0d 'stved
a Warrant for land One Hundred and sx,v .scrcs :
And 20 all who have received Bounty Land, cuafs
10 make one Hundred and Stay Acres
In the Of the death OF che person Cutt0 10 and
his widow, or II no widow The minor child or Children
are entitled To the Bounty.
ne are prepared 20 promptly prssj6ite ~ CLAIMS
for and, and iOW supply JuEdces Of Psdce, County
Cierks, Commissioners ~ Dfea8, Notnies PHbitc
Lateyers and all Others 0itt ne necessary instruc-
t,oHs and blank forms, fee Of cost, aPPiieatioH
by mail or OfheTWisc
When desired, will sell the Warrant at the market
price, and remit a check for The proceeds.
n Il. COBB & CO.,
- W liam street, New York.
RErRRENcEs- Of the Commonwealth New York.
Ohio Life and Trust Company, New York,
mch2T dom
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-26
Business CQr0s.

ENSDRA Ms Sc
E7NA INSURANCE COMPANY, Hartford.
Capital 100000.
AMERICAN INSURANCE COefPANg, Providence
Capital $4,000.
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, New York.
Capital $50G,G09.
The above named Companies continue 70 insure under
avorabIe terms For further paEtteq.q[s inquire Of
a Il BeLL0CR, Agent,
OF dawtf Worcester
INSURANCE AGENCY
Howard Iire Insurance Company, Lowel,-Capital
Milford Mutual Insurance Company. Milford Mass.
Haverhil Mutual Insurance Company, HaverhiI Mass
The above safe and reliable Companies continue to in
sure on favorable terms. For particulars, inquire Of
S. A. ROWLAND, Agent,
narl4 - al =. 49,. -. :,
EZEKEEL DANIELS.
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
No. I4I MuEu Street.
I'd Door south Of Qunsigamond Bank, " Forester.
Farms and House Lots bought and sold Also attends to
auction Sales Of Real Estate in any part Of
Worcester County.
DIG Once hours from to II. dSwtf
UATCI 8 TOW NSEND.
CABINET FURNITURE,
OF EvERY DESCRIPTION.
Feathers Feather Beds, Mattresses Looking Glasses
and Looking Glass Plates, &C. constantly on hand.
We have combined Will. our Furniture stock, extensive
G 4 r Z Il L w A Il Z Il o D NJ S,
With all qualities and descriptions of Carpets.
No, Fiass's Building WORCESTER, Mass
febl d&wG
GRAVE STONES,
MONUMENTS, s. CHIMNEY PIECES,
BEST OF MARBLE,
WHICH WE WILL SELL
CHEAPER THAN BOSTON PRICES
GALL AND SEE!
Rear Of 2o5 Main street. Worcester, Mass.
marl3 DIFF Q Fl, FLAGG & co.
HERBERT DANEFv.s.
L A n D s U R Y Z \ o II.
No. III MAJ Street.
Attends to all kinds ofand surveying in city and county
upon reasonable terms Plans made, &c
WEDGE & LINCOLN.
PAIN ERS AND PAPER ERS,
No. - S2uthbridge street, Worcester.
30 HN u1A6k,1l2. d 6 e,
Heck Ne. ,. Orders to be left at B1yden's Exchange
Office, Worcester House Bock i. +. Wits stable From
street, and al my oWa residence No, Trunlbul street
mar2l d6
CITY uALL l1AGEET.
BELG * r & ET0 W ELL,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, A'0r5E, LaEs2, Es@Ess &C.
PRODUCE OF ALL KINDS.
GAS BELCHER, FRANCIS ?. STOwRLL.
Tzu dawtf
WORCESTER II @ U $ g THE Pro-
EZs prietor would respectfully announce to the pub
ssa&@ lie that he has taken the above House and has
i5EsM thoroughly renovated and furnished it in neat
LGS@4AA durable, and comfortable style and is now
ready to wait upon all persons who favor him with
GALL A VI. BUGDEE.
febl3 DIT
JOHN BOYDEN
BROKER AND NOTARY PUBLIC,
"a De =
WORC ESTER HOUSE BLOCK
ia4l WORCESTER, MASS, ldH
--~- WITT & PRATT, c.9ss ~ H.
- IlVEGY STABLE. zsSl---.Iz3
no. 81, Front Street, Worcester, Ms
Single Horses either for the Saddle Buggy, FURNISHED
at all times. Passengers for the cars will be
called for at their residences.
Carriages in readiness at all times for Funerals.
e. F. WIT, Inch2}df c. B. PRATT
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-26
Boston advertisements.
NOTICE TO THE LADIES.

$4,000 in Seas0nsble Dry Goods.
Just purchased at a GREAT BARGAIN, and will be-of
ferel at Retail, FOR THE NEXT TWENTY DAYS, at
the CHEAP STORF Of
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

A LORD IN A QuANpARY.-An am
using circumstance is related about
Lord Elgin, who left here for England
week or two since in the steamer
Pacific. His lordship was in want of
funds to settle his hotel bills and so
forth, and presented at the Bank of
Commerce, in this city, a draft from
The Bank of Montreal, ordering the
frst-named institution to pay to the
order Of the Right Hon the Earl of
Elgin and Kincardine the sum Of two
hundred aud fifty pounds, etc, etc.
The teller Of the Bank of Commerce
assured his lordship that be could not
pay the draft could notsay whether he
was the person named in it or not,
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25
BoTTLE G.. JONES.

The nomination of General Angus
tus Caesar Dodge as Minister to Spain
is generally regarded with Indifferent
ce, n reception so different from that
which met Mr.. Breckenridge's nomin-
alton as to furnished contrast not at
all complimentary to the first named
gentlemen. The Administration seems
to have exhausted itself in the effort
to select aproper representatives, and
falling, has retorgranded immesaura-
bly,
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

Theodore Gray. the individual who,
was arrested about two months ago in
New York for throwing vitriol upon
the dresses and clothes Of upwards Of
Fifty ladies' and gentlemen as they
We're leaving the various places Of
amusement, in the month Of Novem-
Der and December, has been discharg-
ed by order of the court Of Sessions,
the District Attorney having salts
fed himself that the prisoner was in
sane at the time he committed the off
enccs. lie has, since then. recovered
his senses.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

TIE OLDEST TREE.-Perhaps the
Oldest tree on record Is the cypress Of
Somma, i'll Lombardy. 1t is suppos-
ed to have been planted in the year OF
the birth Of Christ, and on that ac-
count is looked on with reverence by
the Inhabitants; but an ancient chron-
icle at Milan is said to prove that it
was a tree in the time d Julius Caesar,
B. G. AZ. 1t is 1913 feet high, ana
twenty feet in circumference at one
foot from the ground. Napoleon when
laying down the plan for his great
road over the simplon, diverged from
a straight line to avoid injuring this
tree.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

IL GoDEY as usual--in advance
of the time has out the March mum.
Der of his attractive book for the ladies'
This is the only work we know Of that
answers directly, that all important
question Of the ladies, what is the
fashion T. Here we have it not only
in words but the very best coloring
Of American artists. No centre table
is completes unless Cooley can be found
as a monthly visitor upon it.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

A SPLENDID MANSON The Duke
Of Bucclengh one of the richest men
in England, has laid aside from his
revenues evry year for the last TWEEN
ty four pears the sum of 500, 900 as
an accumlating fund in order to
rebuild Montague Honse in a palatial
manner, so as make it the finest man
in London This would make g4SO.
00r but as it was pro6tably invested
it amounts now to a much larger sum
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

ORNoTHoLoGtcAL PHENOMENON
There are said to be living in the small
village Of Legion, Mass. four persons Of
the name of John Swan. not at all,
related and all with wooden legs. al.
though not one has been in the army
or navy.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

FIRE IN New YoRK.-A fire oc-
CURED in the building No. IS Pearl
street, New York, occupied by New
man & Co., on the morning Of the
18th inst, and upwards of 1000 bar
rels Of flour We're destroyed, besides
other property. The adjacent houses
were damaged, Loss estimated at
$50, 900, of which 81, 900 was insur-
ed
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25
Ey 1t is not a little singular that

EE 1t is not little singular that
in tie published programme yesterday
for celebrating the anniversary of the
"Father Of his Country in beco,n-
ing and proper manner, that no place
in the order of procession, should have
been allotted to members of the press
As the press is very heavily repre-
sented in this city just now, and there
are editors, compositors, reporters, cor
respondents for the city presses, and
"authors Of much = we take it as a
great oversight, if not something
worse. Why independent of exter-
aneous aid, the city press, { por ercel-
lepcy) can turn ont large and respec-
table procession, itself, possessing all
the elements, of a fine turn out with
a head of beauty, grace. eaze and ele-
gance and a gradual graduation in res
probability, to the end with devils
and imps of darkness to bring up the
rear, and highton the effect BY con
trast. No "order of processjou.' can
be a good order, without the press lie
represented. The press is the great
palladium Of light life, liberty. electric
ity, and lucid logic. What would eel
bratlons, Of the anniversary Of the
"Father Of his Country" or anyother
celebration be without the press?''-
Why the bas less fabric of a vision
with no other existence than that Of
the moment. How are great men and
things handed down to remote poster
ity Does not every thing have to
have the screws of the press put to it
and be actually pressed and squeezed
into existence Z Certainly. Why
ninety-nine and halfone, hundredths
ut the great men are great only, IS
they appear on paper, after it has come
from under the press, Talk of I'M
Why were it not for the
press, when great man, true to him
self and nature lies down and gives up
the ghost then that would be an end
to him as far as the mundane world is
were it not for the revivi
flying influence of newspaper and
book makers. Such being actually
the fact, then what apology can he Of
iered, fer not assigning members of
The press - place 10 the order of pro-
'ession' Why they ought to come
before-lf not behind the "fhief Mar
shall on horseback" or after the Vet
rams Of IA and Is, or behind the
Reverend Clergy y supporting on ei-
her side bis honor the "Mayor."-I
This would be q fanltless arrangement,
rs il was not made therefore it is, that
he daily press of this morning have
'ut very meagar account Of the
proceedings
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

The LARGEST LIBRARY IN THE
WoRLp.-The Paris correspondent Of
the Providence Journal writes that
at the B;tliotgue Nationale, in the
Richelieu, contains at the present
time fourteen hundred thousand vol
umes, or about four times the whole
number Of books in the public librar-
les of Massachusetts. The Volumes
are mostly in handsome binding of
colored leather enriched with gilt, and
are placed in solid walls from floor to
ceiling, with net work for protection
as high as the hand can reach.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25
CO NJ M 1t n tcdted.


Comet. umbuggery naked and
transparent is the order of the day -
This is not confined to particular per.
sons, places, Of thipgs-tis to be mel
with every where, high places aud
low it has even invaded the sanctua-
ny of religion, SO a man is not far
wrong when he makes sweeping de-
nunciation, and declares "oH humbug-
gerry, himself concluded. Such being
the fact do you know Comet, who, l
(Bottle G. jones' conceive to be the
greatest man aive-ereat in all the
elements Of popular greatness-great-
err than all the great men in Livings-
toms Law Magazine ? If you do not ;
| will confidentially tell you, and re-
commend him to your consideration,
as a model to pattern after. That man
is Phineas Thompson Barpum. the au-
thor of Tom Thumb, the Bearded La
dy, etc
The Bear Woman being in town,
calls me out from the seclusion of my
solitary den, in North street, to fire off
small gun at this beastly exhibition
and villianous imposition on the pub
lie.
You know Comet, full we'll the
bent. Of my philosophy, based as it is,
upon the Cosmos of Humboldt and
the "Vestiges of Creation If the
progressive developement theory, be
not true, then science-wbich is based
upon the intelligence of human rea-
SOD, is false. If | believe in anything,
apart from ''most excellent cherries"
it is. that man has come to Ire a li-ped
from an all four position, and is the
offspring Of some more honest, if not
more intelligent animal. To prove
this, should like to be able to refer to
Mss Julia pastrana misnomered as
the small bills say, the Bear Woman. -
or to the Bearded Woman of Bar
nun; or tile wild men Of Borneo.-
But sir, this cannot be done. man
and dwarfs are as common
in animal as in vegetable life anil the
who would point to them.
as 'hybrids' is--to use vulgar Eng
lish "a fool The getter up Of this
humbug-beastlv aud dis
gushing as it is, Of the "Bear Woman
has no more right to call her so, thar
we have to go look up any ugly look
ing feline Of the feminine gender, and
eall it a male Girafe.
If there were not general laxitv.
IN human soclety-a giving way
md wearing out Of screws | should
say that it is high time stop was put
% exhibitions Of fat women, short men
md ugly looking vermine debaspd
enough to expose their persons to the
vulgar gaze. There is however
aste in the community, for such shows,
md why should there be unavailable
complaint on tine part of your much
sronged aemirer.
BoTTLE G. JONES.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

10 The Rev. Mr.. STRArroN of
Na;chez, will preach at the Presbyte-
riau Church this morning at II O.
clock.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

Our esteemed friend, Mr.. simkins,
being caught in the rain, lamcnted as
follows:
90 Twas ever thus from childhood's hour
That chilling fate has me fell
There always comes soaking shower
When hain't got no umbereI"
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

MAGNlF1CENT Su,Rrs.-The Ores
cent will do us the favor, to enter on
the descriptive" of the shirts Of
Ellington and Barbot, corner ofcanal'
which be denominates Magnificent"
How are they made Is there needle
work" anywhere else than on the
bosom If SO, is it embroidery. and
if so, what is the name Of the stitch {!
We desire to know, for public infor-
nation.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25
no The steamer II. 4. w. Hill,

10 The steamer II. 4. W. Hill,
reports that the steamer Norma, bound
up from N. O. to Cincinnati sunk near
Choctaw bend, on the night of the
18th inst. As she did not sink in
very deep water, The passengers at
last accounts were ON board awaiting
the arrival Of some boat going up, to
take them home.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

rThe New Jersey Legislature
has passed bill for the establibment
ola State Normal School. Two hun
dred and fifty pupils are to be admitted.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

TThe Mormon Temple, begun at
Salt Lake City, will be much larger
that the temple built by the Mormons
at Nauvoo. It will require ten years
to compIeat it, and will cost several
millions of dollars.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

TO- A very sensible depression has
taken place in the money market in
New York, during the past week
The price Of tickets to the "Grisi Con
cert" has gone down.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

The pressure of the times, is about
TO be used as propelling power
The sheriff and his deputies have al
ready learned to work the maclline' Y.
Look ont for yo,r fingers. We saw
one Of he officials parking it INFO our
office Yesterday. and we ran out at The
back doof.-7,mes.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

Some of The Interesting ruins Of
Gui'ienia, in Central America, visited
and described by the Amoiiean travel
er Stephens, have been transported to
to be placed in the British Museum
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

Sir YOU shall hear from me y
said n fellow with a laundering voice
and chinneyhlack frown to an editor
who had published something he had
construed as too hard upon his party !;
" YOU shall hear from me =" shook
his fnger Significantly, That's right
dew. said Jonathan, bowling politely !;
- write occasionally, aud let lis know
how you are getting along
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

An apology has been made to Omar
l'asla, hv the Sultan, and he has with
drawn his resignation of the office Of
communicating chief of the Turkish
f,rces.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

FHHch.
Tue NEXT GENERAL ElEcrloF.-
1t IS rather early in tbe day to speak
OF an event so far removed us the
November election. yet we see the
press bere and tbelc making favor
able mention of Their tavo,iles for ex-
ecutjve places. Our neighbor in Lafay-
cite, has had out lately, Two or three
articles il reference 10 The office oi
State T,casurer. The Gazette in this
connection DIGS III the "Ame,ican
parry" an organization we have not
Till now heard Of, in his locality and
for this reason we are unable to
speak.
There is evidently a reaction now
going forward in the public mind. in
reference to office, and we feel salts
fed that it will soon produce a very
sani,ive effect on the body polite
The profession Of office seeking, which
has made demagogueism science, is
to be put down, and men elevated
to peace. for moral worth, mc1it and
business capacity alone.
Speaking o. the Office Of State
Treasurer, we do not know of any
gentleman who it would crafty us
more 20 see occupying that position
Che ensuing year, tbau our friend GEO.
p. BriANr, ESQ, a gentleman who
has served in the office as Chief clerk
under two administrations, and who
is thoroughly acquainted with the
business of the office-a gentleman
against whom not word 1epreciatory
can be whispered We hope Nj.
BEIANr will concent to be a candidate
for that office, and if he does, he will
receive our support over any other
candidate that can be named.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-02-25

Srors ON the STA correspon-
dent # the Providence .Iopruaf. sfafes
for the information OF those who believe
that there is connection bctween5 he
temperature Of our planet AMI the state
of the SUNS disc, that there are now
two spots OH the sun of uncommon size
and great regularity Of figure, almost
circular, which are surrounded by a
penumbra, very distinct, also circular