Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-31

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Nor ExPELLED.-The atlas understands
that the students recently arrested for disturb
ance of the peace in Boston, have not been
expelled from Harvard University, but are
suspended for the remainder of the present
tenn
An Alabama paper gives the particu-
lars OF a trade between two men in that state,
which comprehended nothing less than an ex-
change of wives. The whole performance had
the sanction of the women, and one of the
men gave the other g cow and calf, two
goats, an old gun and an OK. bel" as an in
ducement to complete the arrangement, be-
cause the alers - crtter'' was the Youngest
by dozen years. The children were to re-
main with their respective fathers.
The expedition in search of DR. Kane
Is now ready for sea. The vessels have been
hau'ed out of the navy yard, at New York
and will depart May 5lst. They lake out with
them a marble tablet with suitable in
scription upon it, as tribute to the Franklin
expedition, which has been prepared by Mr..
Grlnnell, at the request Of Lady Franklin,
and is to be erected on sthe Breechy Island,
by the side of that commemorating the fate of
the gallant Lieut. Beliot.
The N. Y Tribune states that James
w, Barker who is at the head of The Know.
Nothing order in this country, was initiated
into the third degree previous to the elections
Of 1858, by delegation consisting of DR..
Beecher of New York, J. E. Elliott, and Jo-
seph Hiss, of Baltimore lsnce better known
III BOSTON,. The third degree is an inner
temple of Know Nothingism, to which few
are invited, or attain. 1t is emphaticalIv
pro slavery.
There have been reports that an extra
session Of the Legislature would be called to
adopt the requisite legislation to put i'll force
the constitutional amendments. We are glad
to learn, however, that the people will be
spared the inAicton. The Chronicle saws the
matter was considered in Executive Council,
and acting under advice, it was decided that
no such session would be required. The
amendments will incorporate themselves.
Boston Journal, 30th.
The Boston and Lowell Railroad re-
Gently made trial with one of their engines,
III order to test the respective economical
merits OF wood and coal, and found that while
$6l5 worth of wood was consumed, only
$2l0 worth Of coal, with about $40 worth Of
wood to light fires, is needed to perform the
same work, showing the very handsome bal
aAce of $3.50 in favor of the latter process.
The real Mrs. Patterson has been dis
covered i'll Lowell. She is California wild.
ow, who has been suspected of improprieties,
but against whom nothing tangible could be
found until the Hiss affair transpired. On
Saturday she was before a court, on some pre-
liminary proceedings for divorce, and was
identified by the clerk of the Washington
House.
Mr.. E. N Doe, Of China, Me-, whose
unaccpuntable absence for some weeks has
caused much uneasiness to his friends, has re-
turned to his home. Mr. Doe was severely
injured in his head some two years ago, since
which time he has been subject to much suf-
fering. He left home in one of these attacks,
and when he came to himself he found that
he was in Davenport, Iowa.
There were twenty-seven deaths at
Memphis, Tenn, the week ending on the 18th,
of which seventeen were from Cholera. The
secretary. of the board of health says in his re.
port: "This fell disease (cholera) made sud
den outbreak in the upper portion of the city
about the first of the week, and proved fatal
in almost every case"
The seven or eight hundred pocket
knives which our late Know Nothing Legisla-
ture :" consumed" were of British manufac-
ture, stamped V. r. with a crown Post.
What became Of the order directing the pur-
chase Of An'ericgR stationary for the use of the
Legislature?
Springs Of pure mineral oil are found
in the vicinity Of Osawatomie, in Kanzas ter
ritory, specimens of which have been examin-
ined by Mr.. Scarf, the City Surveyor at Law
renee and pronounced by him to be equally
pure with the petroleum" found in Western
Pennsylvania.
Alexander II Stevens, the wing re-
preventative Of the eighth district of Georgia to
the last Congress, has written five column
letter declining a denomination, on the
ground that his friends and supporters have all
gone over to the know nothings.
At Ship Cove, near Trinity, New
foundland, sad accident recently occurred.-
During the absence of Mrs. Day from her
house in the evening, it took fire. and six
children, three boys and three girls, persisted
in the flames.
Thirty-fve of the Ohio newspapers
have indicated their preference for Senator
Chase as the peoples candidate for Governor
Of that State.
TheNlour Orthodox Churches in An
dren go without shoes, and the churches in
town where they make ministers go without
pastors.
During the severe thunder storm, on
Thursday evening last, the house Of Jesse
Battey, near blackstone village, was struck
by lightning and slight damage sustained.
Tom Thumb, the celebrated little
great man, was married at Webster on Thurs
day last, to Miss Vinton, Of Bridgeport, CT.
PRATT No. 2Os Main 81. is opening assortment o.
Dress Trimmings and something new for Ladies' Skirts
| N. b. New arrivals Of Parasois.
Norcn-l'y an advertisement In another column, II
will be seen that MeHsrs sanderson Lanergan the well
known Pyrolcehnss to the City Of Boston, are prepared
70 furnish their brilliant and elective Fire Works Of any
design or in any quantity that may be desired.