Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-28
Decemher l6ih. lsa5. twenty

OeCemoer. 10Th, 300, twenty years
ago was on the average, the coolest day in
Boston within 81 years,-It was, moreover,
the only day in that time, in which the Their
mometer did nos rise to zero. and its greatest
depression. which occurred about 6 p. NJ,
(--ll deg, has only once been equalled here,
vizs on the eth OF Febyuarylsst. The intens-
lily Of the cold was also SO increased by yio-
lent wind from the y. W. as to be rendered
quite insuppor,ahse after few minutes ex-
posture In the evening of that dav the great
ire in New York took place, probably the
most destructive and disastrous that has ever
happenedin this county, Boston TraroHer
The man Davis, who was arrested at
St. Louis the other day on suspicion of hav-
ing come dishonesty by large lot of watch
es and lewelry found in his possession. proves
= be man by the name OF Hickox, and the
property to have been stolen from Isaac Speer,
d merchant of Chicago. The property was
stolen by H. 2. Hickox, brother of the person
first arrested and clerk in Mr. Speer's estab-
lishment. He had carried on series of SYST
ematlc robberies upon his employer FOR wears,
the avaiIs Of which he had invested in real es-
tate in Chicago He has made his escape.
A Buffalo lawyer advertises far young
man between fifteen and twenty wears Of
age who does not chew or smoke tobacco.
does not believe in spiritualism, does not make
point Of attending the theatre more than
three evenings week, does not expect his
employer to black his boots or wait upon him,
is gentlemanly in his department, writes fair
hand and>would like employment at lawyes,s
office at moderate salary
Hon E. R. Hoar, gave the following
toast, at the Plymouth celebration: The RoeS'
Of Ptymouth-to the fyraRt, the trimmer, the
t'meserref, stone Of stumbling and rock of
offense but to him who viii build thereon
in the love of liberty and faith in God, a
foundation, broad and strong enough to sus-
tain the fabric of an empire, and to uphold
tbs pillars of the ornament
At Pittsburg, the other night. a huge
Norway rat made savage attack upon
sleeping infant A little boy Ave or six wears
old undertook to drive the animal away. but
it then attacked him and bit him severely in
several Places 1t was with difficulty that the
mother of the children, attracted BY their cries.
finally succeeded in driving the voracous pest
from his intended prey.
A letter writer in Marshall county. Ill.,.
wonders why some OF the burly bat idle la,
borels who are unable to get employment in
our Eastern cities do not 90 to the West,
where laborers are wanted. He says good
hands now get one dollar and quarter per
day and board IN that vicinity, and few can
procuredsat that.
The wife of a Mr. Mcfarland, of
Northumberland, Coos Co., n. h made him
the happiest man alive, few days since, by
presenting him at one birth, three living and
promising children, two boys and girl. AT
the last accounts all were doing well. Coos
will figure some in the next census
Within week or two past, saws the
St Louis Republican, fifteen or twenty citi
zens Of city and country have had actsof
emancipation recorded taking opportunity
to do so before the law just past by the legis-
latnre prohibiting emancipation shall go into
effect.
The wife of a respectable laboring
mall in Oneida Village, n. Y, has received
intelligence that through the death Of long.
forgotten relative, she has become heir to
mammoth estate in England which foots up
among the millions.
An lrishman named Michael Cullen
fell into vat OF boiling water at the Union
factory, in Norwalk, CT, on Tuesday, the
lSth instant, and was taken out dead, with
the flesh dropping from his bones He re.
NAMED in the cauidron only two or three mo-
ments.
The Kanzas Herald Of Freedom saws
the immigration into that territory is very
great, and estimates that the population will
nearly equal 10000 by the first Of December,
which the spring immigration will bring up
to ninety or hundred thousand.
Daniel Pratt, Jr, the principal COM
petitor Of Franklin Pierce, arrived at Utica.
N. T.. on Thursday. lie has been nomnat-
ed in due form AT Herkimer and feels per-
tectly confident OF running General Pierce off
the track.
As Daniel D. Smith, of Ramapo, N
j., was in the act of opening an OK which
was supposed to have died from poison, he
was suddenly taken with violent pain in
the head and vomiting, and died in few
hours.
A Boston housewife whose husband
placed four hundred dollars in her hands for
sa4 e keeping as he was leaving home Temporal
rily, hid the money about the fire place. Tie
husband returning during her absence, kin
died a fire in the tire-p place, and all but sixty
dollars of the money was consumed.
ne edltor OF the Montca4m NJ lch. J
Reflector has lately seen the watch which the
lamented Andre offered to Williams, Paul
ding aid Van Vert after his arrest. 1t is
Gerry old, has many peculiarltes, and has the
inscription; "John Andre, IVA"
The wife of David Long, of Green
field while passing horse in the barn, few
days SINCE was kicked over, and trod upon by
two COWS; no bones were broken, but she is
otherwise 'eriously injured.
The gas works at Elizabethtown, N.
j. were demolished by m explosion on Sat
urday, and several of the workmen were Sc.
verely burned.
There was not single Protestant or
ganization in Belgium twenty five years ago.
Now there are about forty
AN IMPosTER.-A girl about l6 years Of
ace. calling harsolf Enan, a,y;el .o,.-s....A