Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-01

Evacuation Day-Aecideats-R eqimesitals-Wa.
teTioo-Letois Baker IVilliam Pooie-I'oEce
Mort 'iity- Electricity "A Craze Subject,
&C., &c.
NEW York, Nov q
Yesterday was Evacuation day. Our Citizen
Soltiiery turned out in such vast numbers as to
lend 70 tbs city most warlike appearance. From
the Park to Union Square, nearly the whole
length OF Broadway, a continuous line OF
soldiery. Between the hours of ten ard three,
all carriage travel on that street was suspended.
Omnibuses, driven from their regular routes
blocked up the narrow adjacent streets, and wher-
ever more than usual euantum of room might
be expected independent target companies might
be seen vending their way thitherward II every
house in the city had taken strong emetic, there
could not have been more thorough belchHg
forth of the inhabitants. With the ezhilarat;ng
sound of martial music. every citizen felt himself
a soldier and every soldier looked as if he felt
himself Seyastopol that is, he looked as if he
would be Troublesome TO take. The day was
pleasant, the streets were muddy and everything
passed off pleasantly, with no more than the
usual amount of accidents. The flagstaff of
Wallack's Theatre was broken by the wind. and
fell upon the head of man. killing him instant
". Two men and boy were run over by omni-
buses-their bones were literally ground beneath
the weight of the massive, cumbrous carriages
In any place. out Of New York, these accidents
would be sufficient to interrupt the ceremonies of
ud1 itIt llatl passing libtAGC+
In such immense crowds, man may be killed,
while person within arms length Of him
may be unconscious of the incident The dress
of our citizen sodiery is in many instances curl
GUS We have Irish regiments who, in honor of
the Emerald Isle, dress in brilliant green; this
the Americans denounce as unnational, but the
American companies adopt the costume of foreign
soldiers, and think nothing OF it. An entire reg
iment paraded, yesterday, in the costume OF
Prince Albert's Own" and few companies of
American, perhaps Know Nothing cavalry, wore
the uniform Of the " Bluffs This latter dress is
picturesque, and adopted by the following
incident In one of the the continent,
an English detachment of horse were set upon,
so suddenly, by the enemy, that they were obliged
to defend themselves before they had made their
toilet The foes driven off, and, many
had fought with their coats only half on. in COM
memoration of the event, the coats Of that regi-
ment are still made so as to present the appear.
of being worn in that way; thus American
companies (unconseously) celebrate British
triumph. At Waterloo, a British regiment re.
fused to fight; they now distinguished for
that piece Of cowardice, by wearing button on
which is a dog with his tail between his legs
After careful scrutiny, am convinced that that
button has not yet been adopted by Americans.
The trial of Lewis Baker for the murder of
William Poole commenced yesterday. As soon
as the doors oil the court room opened it was
crowded by the friends of both parties The whole
day spent in empannelng jury. Many of
the lockers on expressed willingness, If permit.
ted, to decide the guilt or innocence Of the accus-
ed, by single combat, as in days of yore such
things were decided. The Poole party appear to
regret that one at least, of the opposition had nol
been killed, while the opposition look as if they
were sorry that all the Poolltes had not but one
neck, that they might thus more conveniently all
hang together. Murders and robbeTies are be-
coming very prevalent.
There appear to be regularly organized bands
of burglars in every ward in our city, and the city
of Brooklyn. The impunity with which they do
gives them such confidence that, if by any acct
dent, half door remains open full minute at
midday the chances are that every piece of plate
in the house will have disappeared.
Our city police are so admirably arranged that
both the people and tire thieves feel secure under
their watchfulness.
We are at length to have an American pictorial
of which we need not be ashamed. Frank Leslie
the publisher of the Book of FashIon-is get
ting out the first number of an illustrated news
paper, about the size, and after the general style
CT the Illustrated London Neics BaTnum's lack
of success in this line does not appear to be any
detrinent to others. 1t is a remarkable thing.
that every paper of this kind which has been
started in New York, has proved miserable ia l.
ure Frank Leslie, from the extraordinary sue
cess Of his Pictorial Fashion Book, has taken
courage, and is determined to redeem the country
from the shame of being entirely dependent for
this style of paper, upon foreign counties. As
lh1ttSt VI hoNAoIidA PltuG IL Aleet
support
The method of extracting metals, especially
and upon which the hcaueTnb Bi,vFeiltls
said so much in praise, has been introduced into
this country by the original discoyerer. The
Scalpa and other medical journals consider it a
great medical discovery. 1t possesses this advan-
tage, that, in the hands of quacks it cannot do
much harm.
Among the many methods of turning an "hon-
est penny in New York, there is, perhaps, none
so curious the trade in second hand cofins-
Don't shudder, those who deal IN them are Meth
er ghouis, demons; nor resurrectons, but
kindly men, with hearts as tender as may be found
in the breasts of auy coffin dealer. The dealers
in these articles very cunningly take advantage of
the desire of the friends of the deceased to make
good show with little expense For consider
alton, they furnish very handsome coffin, in
which the corpse is carried to the place of burial
it is then placed in one of coarser material while
the elegantly finished one in which it was borne
to the grave, returns to serve as the temporary
and gaudy resting place of some one else, who
was blessed, while living, with poor relations.
SPECTATOR.