Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-05

Two fugitive slaves from Kentucky
passed through Erie, N. Y. few days since,
and had not started for Canada more than an
hour when their master arrived in pursuit of
them. He gave up the pursuit, when he
found that they would reach the queens free
soil before he could overtake them. Union
savers are expected to be very much afflicted
at the escape of this property.
John B. Breckenridge, who wounded
young Leavenworth in duel at Niagara
Falls, where Brooks was afraid to 60. and who
had the temerity to stop awhile after it in New
Jersey, through which State the aforesaid
Brooks was afraid to travel, is now one OF the
editors OF the New Orleans Delta. He is also
cousin Of John c. Breckenridge, the Buchan-
Ter candidate for the Vice Presidency
The St. Louis papers give an account
of the breaking up OF den of counterfeiters
in that city. A complete coming establish.
ment was discovered, and the gang Of coun-
terfeiters, as is supposed, arrested. consisting
OF i've men, all Italians. A large quantity
Of unfinished bogus gold dollars was seized,
as well as the metals and apparatus for max
ing them.
tits said that Hon. Charles W. Up
ham makes good thing of his life of Fremont,
ACNOlN4AiS rum Vic DuDIlbuGTS ~ 1Or each
copy sold. Up to this date the percentage
has given him some $4,000, and that sum viii
probably be doubled before November. 1t is
no humbug, however. The book Is worth the
money.
The library of DR.. Percival, the poet.
who died at Hazel Green, in Wisconsin, a few
weeks since, is to be sold by the administra-
tor. The library is said to consist of six or
seven thousand volumns, many of them val.
liable and rare, and is supposed to be worth
$50 600.
The number of hogs in the States of
Ohio Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky. at
this time is estimated at I0, 943, 1884, which at
three dollars head, fair average value of
stock, would amount to 1872 $50 ,002. If fat
when sold, they would average $40 head,
amounting to 500, 483, 34O
Charles Knight calculates that in the
year IVA the people of England did not ex-
pend more than $500, 900 a year on books.
newspapers, and publications of every kind
but, that in 1854, they expended Sic, 42S, 900,
being an increase Of twenty fold, while the
POPULATION has increased only two. and a. half
fold.
b. F. Woodbridge of Andover, has
hen that began to lay on the 9th of March.
and has laid one hundred and two eggs since
that time. Her daughter, at the tender age
of five months. commenced laying the 25th of
March, and furnished an egg every day for
sixty days, and admit aOant to set.
A rousing meeting was held at Pep
perell on Sunday night, at which Fremont
and Dayton Club was formed, with an aolian
attachment in the shape of glee club COM
posed of six young men, and an instrumental
band.
A flute made of gold is on exhibition
i'll London. The gold was brought from Aus
tralia, and the work is said to be exquisite.
The weight Of the instrument is IA l-2 ounces,
its value about $3.50.
Mrs Murray, living in one of the
model houses, IN Boston, gave birth tv three
fine boys on monday week, weighing in all
seventeen pounds Is this one of the advan-
tages of the new institution
The Nantucket Inquirer in speaking
of the fishing at that Island says that the
sharks are not scarce and the sword fish are
becoming plenty, the pursuit of which is said
to be =" glorious fun
A bear was killed in East Columbia.
N. H., ON tuesday, weighing three hundred
pounds. He had been making sad work with
the sheep IN that vicinity for few weeks
past.