Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-01

coal area on our continent, al d greater BY
56,695 miles, than the whole area of Europe
The following Is the official vote of
Michigan buchanan 81, 1879, Fremont H.,
l62, Fillmore 1861, Smith 100.
The indianapolis journal, in announc-
ing the election of the Republican candidate
for Mayor in that city, calls it the first gun
for 1860"
John c. Fremont and Jessie, and Ste
phen a. Douglas and his new wife, were in
opposite boxes at the opera in New York, the
other night
In the quarter ending with September,
3647 IRISH emigrants returning home from the
United States, landed at Liverpool, in most
instances intending 10 settle permanently at
the place of their birth.
On Thanksgiving day Col. Benton
was the guest of Hon Albert Cur.er at New
buryporU, the democratic candidate for lieut..
governor.
Mccain, who has been on trial at
Albany for several days, on charge Of the
murder of his wife, has been convicted, and
sentenced to be executed on the 23d OF Jan
uary.
George w. Curtis, Esq, the distin
guished author, and Miss AnnieaShaw, dauga-
ter of Francis G.. Shaw, Esq, were married
on Wednesday, at the house OF the brides
father On Staten Island by Rev. John Park
man.
A large hearted gentleman in Boston
has contributed $4,000 towards liquidating the
debt Of 1886, 1879 of the American Board Of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions A Gen.
tleman in Connecticut has given $1,000, 10
wards the same purpose, and three other per-
sons have given $685..
On the 22d uIt., as son of lothian
Shepard, Esq of Rockport, Maine, was try,
ing to put cap on a gun, (Which had been
borrowed by some one, and was carelessy re-
turned loaded it discharged, and the contents
entered the neck of his sister, girl OF ten
years, severina the cervical veins, and produc-
ing almost instant death.
The Charleston Mercury, referring to
to the result Of the Presidential election, saws:
''1n the first moment of cool reflection, all
southern men must feel that we have barely
escaped the issue of destruction or disunion
and that this issue is merely put off. and not
decided, by the election of MIR. Buchanan"
Mr.. Williams, track repairer on the
Eeastern Railroad, while digging post
hole, few days since, dug into copper mine,
valued at S 80, that being the number of
coppers found one foot from the surface
How the coppers came there remains a mys.
terry.
1t is stated that some gentlemen have
project on foot, of facilitating the COMMUTE
cation between the Western States and the
Ocean, via the st. Lawrence, by constructing
canal across the Michigan Peninsula, which,
it is said, will shorten the route by some hun
dreds of miles, and save much Of tie nayiga-
ton of the rough waters Of Lakes Huron and
Michigan.
Mr.. Crittenden, of KY, since the
death of Mr. Clayton, is now the "fatber" Of
the U. S. Senate,-having entered it in 1917.
lie has not however, exhibited any great
fondness tor the public councils, having been
four times elected. and twice resigned his seat,
though to be returned again. James A.
Pierce, of Md, entered the Senate, in 40,
Lewis Cass in '45 None of the other pres
ent Senators date back beyond 40.
Another elopement came off at POUCH
keepsie, N. Y, within the last day or two,
the parties to which are Mrs. Marcy, who
keeps boarding house in Garden street. and
one of her boarders named McKelvev. The
unfaithful woman is the wife of a blind man,
and the mother of three children. She is
about twenty-five years of age, and is called
one of the handsomest women in Poughkeep.
sic. The young man is about twenty. They
were last seen in Albany.
Advices are received at the state de-
partment TO the effect that Chilli and Peru
had agreed to contribute men and money to
the aid of the Central American states. for
the determination of Walker. Ecuador and
New Granada have both been solicited to en-
ter into the same arrangement, but New Gran
ada has declined having anything to do with
the scheme. Ecuador, it is thought, will
come in and furnish its share. 1t is said that
Chill is to contribute 1000 men, and Peru 81,
600, 600 out of the grand deposit fund. 1t is
understood that the old Nicaragua Transit
company headed by Com Vanderbilt and
Jos. 5. White, have had something to do with
this plan. A letter from Guatemala saws =
"Ihe lastnews received from Costa Rica is that
1000 men would enter the south of Nicaragua
to act in union with those of Guatemala, Sal.
yador and Honduras, all pledged to support
the provincial government Of president Rivas.
When these troops join those now in Leon,
they will have over 5000 men, well armed
and equipped-eonsequently Walker will soon
disappear"