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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-18
The late /" American ), Festival.

In our reference to the doings at the late
" American" Festival al the City Hall, we did
not insinuate not that some of the speeches
made there were anti-slavery in their tome
Those of Messrs. Temple Of birmingham, and
Prince of Essex, had they been disconnected
from any endorsement, by their membership.
OF an organization. which has recently exhib-
tied indications of assuming pro-slavery
ground, would have been well enough. Col.
De Witt declared himself to be firm on the
Republican platform Of opposition to the
extension Of slavery into the territories of the
nation" He also ayowed himself in favor Of
charge in the naturalization laws.
The Governor illustrated his natural tend
ency sOI'fbbing," by remarking in his speech
to this effect "What is the creed of the
Republican partyi 1t ispledged in favor Of the
admission of Slave States south of lat. SO Q 80;
and Of Free States north of that line. This is
the same as the position of the Ameri-
can party Of Massachusetts" Now, Gov.
Gardner, when he stated this, kne~ it to be
false representation of the position of the Re-
publcanparty, which is pledged, by its plat
form adopted in that very Hall OH the Goth Of
September last, against the admission Of ANY
Slave States, north or south Of any line. He
knew the geographical line" and all geo
graphical issues, were particularly repudiated
by that Conception, and that it assumed the
ground. in one Of its resolves, "that the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise makes EVERY
INCH Of the national domain battle ground
between Freedom and Slavery" thus express
ly pledging its action 10 restriction of Slavery
from ALL the national territories.
The intima,ion thrown out by the Governor,
of the intended reunion ut Philadelphia, Of
q Americans, North. South. East and West, .
was what particularly shocked the anti slavery
portion Of the audience. His Excollency has
an evident desire for a national nomination
with Judge Smith Of Alabama, or some
other other Slavery propagandist, as proposed
in the Bee, but we trust he cannot carry tho
masses Of his party with him in such a pur-
pose. But IL would DO no objection with
him. on the part Of the South, for Gov.
Gardner, or any body else, to talk a. loud AZ
they please In favor Of the Springfield Plat.
form. az applicable 10 Massaehnsstts. Certain.
ly, no bunker could object to such talk, 40
long AZ Il operates 10 get votes here. ltisthe
same policy the Wings used to pursue. All
that tho South asks, ID, that whom tho PARTY
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-18

AGE..-But few men die of age. Almost all
die OF disappointment, passional, mental, or
bodily toll, or accident. The passions some
times kill men, even suddenly. The common
expression, choked with passions, has little
eyaggeration in it; for even though not sud.
denly fatal, strong passions shorten life
Strong bodied men often die young weak
men live longer than the strong, for the strong
use their strength, and the weak nave none to
use. The latter take care of themselves, the
former do not. Asst is with the body, so it is
with the mud and temper. The strong are
apt to break, or, like the candle, to run the
weak burn out. The inferior animals which
live, IN general, regular and temperate lives,
have generally their prescribed term of years.
The horse lives % years the OK 10 or 20 the
hon ABOUT 20; the dog 10 to u the rabbit s;
the guinea pig to years. These numbers
all bear similar proportion to the time the
animal takes to grow to its full size But man,
OF all the animals, is the one that seldom comes
up to his average He oughtto live hundred
Years, according 10 this physiological law, for
hye times twenty are one hundred; but in
stead Of that he scarcely reaches, on the aver
age, four times his, growing period the cat
SIX times; and the rabbit even eight times the
standard OF the measurement. The reason is
obvious-man is not only the most irregular.
and the most incorporate, but the most labo
rious and hard worked of all animals, He
is also the most irritable of all animals: and
there is reason TO believe, though we cannot
tell what an animal feels, that more than any
other animal, man cherishes wrath to keen il
warm, and consumes himself with the fire of
his own secret reflections.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-18

BEAR SToRY.-A person in Lewis County,
New York, whose name is sent to us, has in
his possession two bears, four deer and one rae
coon. lie says the way they were captured
is novelty. The hunter came in contact with
the animals in a ravine, hedged in with snow.
1t is not stated how he was armed, otherwise
than that~he wore knapsack well stored with
provisions, among which was supply of sug-
ar and some bottles of Stuart yrup--nothing
stronger, upon, the honor of bear hunter
The animals not having dined, went in for
meal The two bears rushed at hlm, torn
open his knapnack' and broke his bottles of
slrup, and at once commenced to lap.up the
sweet, taking no notice of the man, who Sc
cured the remains of his knapsack and sugar
and beat hasty retreat. Soon, however he
discovered his new acquaintance were ON his
trail, and accordingly he commenced to drop
the sugar, while the bears approached, follow
ed by some deer at respectful distance, watch.
ing with curious eye to see a man eaten by
two bears. The hunter perceiving that sugar
was his best weapon of defense, allowed
the bruins to approach. They came up and
he held outthe sweet bait and they lapped it
from his hand, seemingly with great care not
to bite him. The hunter confined his retreat,
still feeding the animals with sugar ,snntil he
led them into vacant log harm, climbing him
self to an upper loft and dropping his bait up
on the floor. The four deer having been so
long associated with the bears upon friendly
terms i'll the vale of snow, would not be sepe-
rated from them now, and boldly entered
Deer also love sugar. The hunter find ng the
game bagged, went out by an opening in the
roof and climbed down to close the door. Be-
fore he reached it, raccoon, attracted by the
unusual assemblage and the smell of the sug-
L. af
to be feast, entered with the rest, and there.
uron the hunter closed the door upon the fam
ily-and ''happy family it has been ever
since. Whenever the hunter goes to see them
he wears the same old knapsack, and carries
a supply Of sugar for his sweet loving pets
He writes to inquire the price of sugar in this
city, and what would be his chance of OPEN
ing an opposition "Happy Family."-Ne,O
York Tribune.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-18

ALMOST DIscovERY.zDuring a lecture
upon Astronomy, delivered by Prof. Mitchell,
OF Cincinnati, before the Smithsonian Inst-
tute, he said that yenr or two before the dis
covory of the planet Neptune, he was giving
his friends an opportunity to view the heav-
emily bodies through the telescope, at the ob-
servatory at Cincinnati. Suddenly new OBJ
ject was brought within his range OF vision,
of brilliant nebulous character, which he
had never seen. DESTROYS of finding whether
it was recorded in the catalogue of similar
bodies, he left the instrument for few mo-
ments, and desired his assistant to keep the
telescope bearing upon it till he returned. He
however, lost the object. Prof NJ. grouped
around for hours to discover the object, but to
no purpose. After Leverier demonstrated by
his profound calculations the existence of
another planet, and designated the exact spot
IN the heavens where it could be found, Prof.
M. turned his instrument 10 the spot, and there
was his old friend, beaming and brilliant as
when first he accidentally brought it within
his telescope vision. Thus narrowly did the
Professor escape the fame of being the discoY-
erer of parr of the planetary System.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-18

ANOTHER LAURA BRIDGMAN.-A CORES
pendent of the Detroit Advertiser states that
Abby A., daughter Of c. C. Dillnway, Fall
River, Mass, is one of the wonders of the
age. She is deaf, dumb and blind, her right
limbs are paralyzed, she is confined to her
bed, cannot be moved much without being
thrown into tit--yet she will converse flu.
emily with the mute alphabet, writes very
legibly with her left hand, reads common
writing on paper or slate, or print (if the
book lie not too much worm, by passing her
fingers over the words. She will also dis.
tinguish the different colors of variegated
dress in the same way. She has wrought
several pieces of crewel- work that would be
credit to any girl of her age, selecting and
arranging all the colors by feeling, and using
only her lett hand. She plays draft and back
CANNON expertly. She knows when any one
comes into thereon by the jar of the bed ION
which she constantly lies), and can in this
way distinguish the different members of the
family.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-18

AN IMMENSE FISH SToRY.-The National
Lntelitgencer publishes, under the head of
" Patent Ofice-Natural History-Agricul-
ture-Fishes, the following story: -
" Connected with this subiect-somewh
remotely it may be-is the experience of Mr..
r. L. Pell, of Pelham Farm, near Saugerti es,
New York, gentleman well known as an
extensive orchardist, and who has sold as the
product of his orchards in one year $66, 900
worth of aples and cider, some of the former
being retailed in London at shilling each.-
Having prepared suitable harness, Mr.. PelI
obtained from the Hudson a living sturgeon,
some seven feet long, which he harnessed and
put in pond on his farm, attaching a line and
cork float to the traces. Whenever he desired
to sail about the pond, which was about
fourth of c mile in circumference, he would
go out in boat, usually containing two per-
sons, and attach the cord to it, when the stur-
geon would invariably dart off at its utmost
speed and make several circuits around the
pond. keeping near the shore al the way. 1t
would then suddenly stop. rise to the surface
OF the water and turn upon IFS back, thus in
dicating its exhausted condition. Having seen
and conversed with an intelligent and entirely
reliable gentleman who has accompanied Mr..
Pell upon some of these excursions, we can
assure the reader that we have no doirbt of the
practicability and safety of this mode of nav
igation, especially in shallow waters."N
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-18
LYONS KATHATRoN.

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Their decision is certainly well grounded for its wonderful
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cents Be sure and ask for LYONS KATnIEoN, to avoid
yalueless mutations
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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-18

Tbs PARIS POLICE. All the world has heard
of the Paris police. 1t is undoubtedly, the
mcst effective and untring body of detectives
in existence. Every body in Paris is familiar
to the police. If at all suspected, every ac-
ton, and almost every word is perfectly we'll
known. individuals supposed to be disafeeted
towards the government are, in most respects
as familiar to this unseen and mysterious Low-
er as to themselves. Everything they possess,
even if under lock and key, supposed TO be
entirely hidden from scrutiny, is on record, at
the Prefecture. Private letters accounts
memoranda-all are oil file. In ferreting out
criminals of the r.ynlgar " sort, the Police of
| Paris is just as infalible as in tracing the
movements of suspected rogues or 6leu's.
VIII give you an instance of late occurrence.
A lew days ago, one hundred and seventy
thousand francs were missed by the Bank of
franc search was made by the bank,
win no satisfactory result. Information of
the loss was given to thepolice. Suspicion at
Iached Itself to one of the clerks in the bank.
For days he was watched, unknown to himself.
Still, mol proof of his criminaity could be OBJ
tanned. He was from the province of Pic
ardy, and on Now Years day, left Paris to
spend that holiday at home.
: lie was followed by the police. The next
morning he went into the woods for the os
tenslble purpose OF hunting. No report OF
firearms was heard. In the evening of the
Same day he returned to Paris After Inside
parture the wood was searched fresh looking
spots were dug up, but nothing was discover
ed. The agent of the police, who had the
matter in charge, returned to the city, and
presenting himself before the suspecting indi.
vidual, told him he had done for the previous
fortnight-even his conversation with his rel
atives was repeated The visit to the wood
was mentioned with the rest. The man was
as;ounded, and completely thrown off his
guard, at last confessed that he had stolen the
notes, and named the spot in the wood in ques-
lion where he had buried them. The money
has been recovered and the thief is now in
prison, awaiting his trial. Paris Correspon-
de'ace Of The ". Y. Express.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-18

LONG PAssAGE.-The ship. Parliament, from
Liverpool for Boston, Dec. 18th, arrived on
Friday last She has had long and tempest
nous passage. When twelve days out, she
was struck by sea, which washed overheard
two of her seamen. Subsequently she was
struck by lightning, by which her rigging and
two passengers were somewhat injured, and
finally, after making land, she was blown off
again, and was thirty-two days west of the
Grand Banks, before she could get into port.
The Parliament brings two hundred and fifty
passengers and a large freight.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-18

IMPORTANT CHEMICAL DISCOV-
ERf --MEDIC0- CHEMICAL ACTION BY INTER-
NAL REMEDYThe healt-givng qualities Of pure fresh
air in soitifed form Tie virtues Of Hydrogen Oxygen
and Electricity combined
WITHOUT TIE CHEMICAL BATH.
This discovery enables the masters Of it to produce e
fects upon blood similar those Of pure fresh air
ana IN much greater degree changing certain *
teat by chemical remedies the color aud consistency Of
impure blood, giving greater vitality and active
me by freeing it from all poisonous minerals Sercfula
humors waierery and weakening fluids regulating ac
ton OF the Kidneys, Liver. Bowels and Stomach
Ihese results are obtained by Of Arnolds Homeo-
pa'hc Gioouics PERI city mid ard in their opera
uon painless yet efficient in their carhartc resultss they
sie special virtue in Dropsy Liver Complaint Indiees
ton Costveness, Jaundice, Sick Headache and General
Deblhty-provng their immense renovatng powers par-
tcuisry in weakened and systems and consttu-
tons Their great aim is to give the frame new life en-
ergies ard vitality.
They uitaiize the blood! They furnish the cRe7nt-
cal elements Of ghich 1t is composed
They net osred in competition with other mod
far nothing ye discovered bears anu
Tetat on to their peculiar Bpsthod Of cure. The sroN-
AcH is cLEASsFD RESGHTHENEp while the blood is
REEOvATED AND vlTALIZsD
Ri RI PERRY, General Agents, Cornhiil Boston
Sod by medicine dealers generally.
feb1S MWSF
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A CASE OF CIRcuMsTANTIAL EVIDENCE
The following anecdote, Gpropos of the gold
medals-some of them Of great value Which
the French government is distributing TO the
members of the international Jury and others,
is related by the French correspondent Of the
Courier des Eats Unis. The scene is laid
in drawing-room in Paris. One of the
company was showing gold medal which
had been awarded him, aud which was worth
five thousand francs. The medal passed from
hand to hand, and when, half an hour after
wards, the owner asked forit again, it could
not be found. Every nook and corner was
searched for it in vain. This sudden disap-
pearance produced considerable agitation in
the company, which was select, but numerous,
and finally some one proposed that every one
should be searched. All the persons present
eagerly signihed their assent, with the excep-
ton of a single individual, who had been pre-
sented that very night for the first time in the
house. The man declared very calmly, but
very decidedly, that he could not submit to be
searched. The effect these words produced,
may easily be imagined 1t was nc longer
doubted that he was the robber, and the gen.
tleman who introduced linn was more dead
than alive.
Tho master of the house wan about turning
the supposed thief into the street, and the
company to forget the circumstance, when a
lady having risen from her seat, lo the miss
ing medal suddenly fell out of one of the
founces of her dress, into which it had acct.
dentally slipped and buried itself. The sem
sation produced by this sudden Genouen,ent
was prodigous. A cry Of joyful surprise re-
sounded Throughout the room. The individu-
al suspected of the thift was declared inno-
cent.
Renouncing thereupon the stoical calmness.
verging OH indifference, which had hitherto
characterized his demeanor, This" said he,
gentlemen, is the explanation of my con-
duct, which doubtless seemed to you inexph.
cable. If would not connent to be searched,
it was because was stranger to every one
present, with one exception, and because by a
strange coinvidence-so strange that no one
would have believed it possible--I had on my
person medal exactly similar to the one that
was lost" He then produced the medal,
which, If 1t had been found on him, would
have ruined him quarter Of an hour before.
but which was now but an additional proof Of
his innocence. This incident, which myself
witnessed, is but another proof Of the uncer-
tainty of human judgments.
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The Cupard Steamer Persia, which
last arrived from England, is said 10 be the
largest steamer aaoat in the world. She
measures 5000 tons. Her extreme length is
900 feet, extreme breadth II ieet, and depth
81 feet. She was built on the Clyde and is
OF iron, Of which material 1900 tons were
used in the construction to launching, aud
with her engines and machinery, when ready
for sea, 6,400 tons. 1t was calculated that
she would make the passage in eight days,
and many thousand dollars were bet on her
trial trip; but thus far size has failed Of their
expectations.
Three clergymen, one Of whom--nat-
urally ared haired man--rejoiced in the name
OF Salter, met at a book store. The two had
observed that Salter had been taking adyan-
tage OF the wonderfully transforming proper
ties Of modern hair dyes, and ono remarked,
alluding to the usage OF the Protestant Eps-
coPal Church, to which the three belonged I;
+" thought IL was directed in the Rubic that
the psalter (Salter) should be read" (red.)
at 10 sir, returned the red haired man, land
adhered strictly to the receipt till Dyed"
(diod.1
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-18

CAUSES OF DECLINE IN RAILROAD STocK.-
A gentleman by the name of Swift has pub
lished pamphlet on Massachusetts, raiho DIS
in 1912 and 1855. He attributes the present
decline in railroad stock among other things
to the following causes, viz: Competition !;
the running of an unnecessary number of
trains; excessive speed given to all trains !;
the very great increase in price of all mater.
ials required for use on the road and lnyrepair
shops; the fact that the roads have had to in
crease their lands at stations, provide more
buildings, &c., and to renew their entire SUI
perstructure, including large proportion OF
the motive power and the wooden bridges,
and this when prices of all kinds of material
and labor have been greatly i'll advance of five
or ten years ago; low fares and low freight
tariffs, and the season ticket or Communication
system.
From 1889 to 1851 the Lowell Railroad paid
s per cent. dividends. 1t is remarkable fact
that in 1850 seven Of the principal Massaehu.
setts roads paid almost 5000, 900 more net rev.
enue than they did in 1854, although in "a
they employed eight millions more capital
than at the former period.
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WHIc CoNvESrios.-We learn from tho
New Hampshire papers, that spasmodc ac-
ton has been observed recently among tho
fragments Of the old Wing partylin the Gran
ito State. A convention was held in Ports
mouth on Wednesday last. Hon. Ichabod
Goodwin was nominated for Governor, and
resolves were passed. affirming dstermiua-
ton ito stand by tho Constitution and the
Union, as the wing party has ever DONE"
Reader, don't laugh ! The mourners should
not BE- crowded.
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acts in national capacity, it may lay aside it,
views on Slavery as expressed in its northern
State platform, as sectional issues, and unite
upon common pro. slavery basis, Gas suggest
ed by Mr.. Ely,) acceptable to the South, and
yield all control of the national organization
into pro.slavery hands.
This is what the leaders of the "American'
party in Massachusetts, COW propose to
bring about at PhiladelIh ia. As proof of
this, witness the speeches of A. B. Ely and
| Others in the recent State Council, in favor Of
their delegates "laying aside their views on
slavery" at the National Convention, thus
repudiating the Springfield Platform. The
following resolution, offered by Mr.. Daniels,
of Lowell, at the State Council, and pressed
by him and others, was laid aside and smoth-
cred
Resolved, That it is the sense of this Coun.
Gil that our delegates to the national conven.
tion to be holden in Philadelphia on the 22d
inst, should use their utmost endeavors to Sc
cure the adoption of the principles of the
"Springheld Platform" by said convention.
We have made our structures upon the re-
cent course of the leaders of the American
patty in this State in no unkind spirit, and
with no intention to misrepresent. They have
pretended, once, to cut aloof entirely from
the pro- slavery national organization, but they
have returned like the dog to his vomit, and
the sow to her wallowing in the mire. They
have sent delegates to the National Conyen
ton, the platform of which is an express en-.
dorsement of the Nebraska iniquity and of
the fugitive slave law. and pledge of nom
agitation of the slave question! No delegate
who does not hold to this platform, has any
right in that convention, nor has any council
that does not adopt it, any right to be repre-
scented there. To send delegates is, therefore,
te adopt it and endorse it, and delegate who
shall 60 there with any other principle or in
tention, is an interloper, who thrusts himself
in where he has not been invited, and where
when they get there, shall be true to the prin-
ciples of liberty, and shall do all they can to
bring the convention upon the right ground,
and failing TO do it, shall again and finally cut
0AOOA AtOh GIL OOHHSCtlOA bHSIShltn, dLtuOuku
we can feel nothing but contempt for that
want of self respect which would allow them
to crawl into the convention, and of that
want of fidelity to principle which would al
low them SO far to endorse it as to bethere, we
shall still be ready to concede to them what
ever credit is due for the independence they
may manifest, and to hail their return to the
cause which they all but betray, to say the
least, by going into that pro- slavery organiza-
ton. But men do not gather grapes from
thorns, nor figs from thistles, and we must
confess that our organ of hope is not sufd-
GENTLY large to induce us to look for any such
action from those who have voluntarily placed
themselves in a position which is, of itself, an
tagouistic to freedom and right.