Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-11-14

Seth P. Beers, of Litchfeld, Conn.
widely known as Commissioner Of the Com
Eeeticut School Fund for long series of
years, IS now seventy. five years OF age, and
stands as proudly erect as an ordinary man of
thirty. Sir. B. never smoked a cigar in his
life never " chawed," never snuffed, has not
in forty years drank so much spirituous liquor
as would suffice to intoxicate a child, and
has not seen a sick day in thirty years. His
life and history present perfectly logical and
unanswerable argument in favor of temper
ance.
Under the act of Congrers giving the
swamp lands TO the States 49, hich has given
rise TO a great amount Of rascality and public
plunaer, Whiteside County, Illinois, which is
perhaps as much Of an upland County in the
State, has selected 10000 acres, or one-tenth
OF her whole area, as swamp lands, which
sold at auction for two hundred thousand dol
lars-some of the tract bringing ten dollars an
acre.
The wife of James 0. Kendrick, of
Tazewell county, Va. after protracted ILL
ness, was supposed to have died, and prepa-
rations were made for her interment. About
ten hours after her apparent decease, some
friends who were emploged in making a
shroud. were amazed to hear her ask, in
faint voice, for food. She had had cata-
leptic fit, which fortunately passed off in sea-
son TO prevent the horrors of premature bu-
rial
The Warrington correspondent of the
Daily Times says that our government has
determined not to become party to the Con-
gress, called at Copenhagen BY Denmark, to
consider the question of the Sound Dues. He
also says, that steps have been taken bv Gov
vernnient, designed TO bring Col. Walkers
career In Nicaragua to an end, which it is be i.
heved, will fully effect the purpose.
1t is said that sometime before the IA.
nous Col. kinney left for Nicaragua, he pro-
| posed to the Russian Minister. NJ. Stoeckl. 10
involve the United States in a difficulty with
England about Cuua. One element OF his
proposal was that the affair should be brought
to bloodshed. NJ. Stoeckl promptly and de-
cisively refused the offer.
A large purchase of lumber, between
two and three millions of feet, has recently
been made in Bangor, by gentleman from
Galveston, Texas, for which the cash was
paid. 1t will make about twenty cargoes.
Three cargoes cleared on Friday.
Pauperism has decreased TO such a
degree in most Of the unions in the South and
West Of Ireland, and the workhouse inmates
are so reduced in numbers, that the guardians
are contemplating the consolidation of smaller
unions, for the purpose Of economizing tile
taxation.
The N. Y. Times estimates the candi-
dates for Office in that city at eight thousand,
equal III numbers TO the entire army with
which Gen. Scott made his descent into the
valley Of Mexico.
Some villainous wag 10 Salem has sus.
pended loaf Of bread and a couple of red
herrings alongside Of the Gardner & Benchley
flag, thereby intmating the direction ia which
the loayes and fishes are to be looked for this
year.
Ole's Bulls twelve hundred dollar
diamond pin, a present nom the Queea of
SPAN and which was attached in New fork
by enc John Hopper, some months ags, has
been restored to him by order of the Court.
at land sale at Winoni, Wisconsin.
a stranger undertook to oyerbd settler. when
the crowd seized him with the design Of
drowning him in the river he drew revolv.
er and shot three OF them, though not fatally
The marble for the Washington Mon
ument, and also that for the extension of
the Capitol, is quarried Al Pittsfeld. in this
State 1t is taken to Bridgeport, Ct, for ship.
nent.
Several Know Nothing and Repubi.
can clerks were dismissed from the depart.
ments at Washington on Saturday The re
suit OF the recent elections has made the adj
minis;Tation perfectly ferocious.
On Thursday last, Ezra B. Grape. Of
New Bedford, caught twenty-five pickere,
several OF which weighed tive pounds.