Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-11-12

At Paris, Tenn, is lady who is now
eighty seven years of age, who has been the
mother of twenty -three children, and prayed
the Lord for one more, so as to make up n
round two dozen. Besides, she has raised
fourteen orphan children. She has educated
thirty children-her own and aspoItion of the
orphans and for many years sent nineteen
children t. school in Paris, and their dinners
with them. She says that none of those she
has reared and educated have ever disgraced
her or themselves. The girls have all married
well and are rich The boys have all done
well; one of her orphan protegeS has been in
Congress, several Others in the State l4egisla-
ture; there are sundry colonies, &C., among
them, and all are highly respectable.
A few days since an officer of one of
the Boston banks stepped into the safe, just
before closing it for the day, to see that all
was right. At the moment another officer
coming along, and not knowing that any one
was inside, gave the door a slight shove which
closed it fast, and as the key was in the pos
session of the prisoner within, it was some-
thing Of puzzler how they should effect his
liberation. Parties ran in different directions,
some for loeksmith, others for safe keys, &c.,
&c. After some little time key was lortu-
nately found which proved an open Sesame
to the safe, and the suffering prisoner was de-
livered. to the great joy Of himself and his
anxious friends.
The gentlemen who officlated as mar
shas at the late Exhibition of the United
States Agricultural Society, on Wednesday
evening gave a complimentary dinner to Mar
shall Z. Wilder and his son-in-l law, William
S. King, President and Secretary OF the Soci.
ely, Tor the efficient manner in which they
discharged their duties on that occasion. Mr.
King, on returning to his residence in Rox-
bury after the dinner, found in his parlor O
very handsome rosewood secretary, properly
/ furnished, which was placed there by order
! Of the marshals as token OF their regard and
esteem for him as man.
Edward Neville, proprietor of hotel
in Williamsburg, N. y, is missing, and it is
feared has been murdered. lie closed his bar
at about twelve O. clock on Thursday night,
taking the money from the DRIVER and put.
ting il in his pocket. He then went TO close
| his stables, being followed By two suspicious
looking men, who had been sitting in the bar
room few minutes. Nothing mas been seen
either Of him or the two strangers since.
AT Columbus, Ga, there is blind ne
gro boy. slave, only six years old, who ex-
hibits wonderful capacity for music, and Is
able to play almost amy piece, even the most
difficult, on the piano forte, after heating il
once or twice. He has never been instructed
in muslci his knowledge Of the science is,
therefore, instructive lie has the most in
tense passion for music, and exhibits the great.
est emotion during his performances.
Mr. Remington lately obtained YER
dict Of $4,000 against the city Of Chicago for
iuiuries received in consequence OF defect.
/ i've side. walk. A new trial was granted on
the application Of the city, and the verdict
doubled. A third trial has now been or.
| dercd.
Five hundred season tickets, each adj
hitting lady and gentleman to the couls'
OF anti slavery lectures IN Boston, have al
ready been sold, the price being three dollar
ticket.