Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-27

The Kentucky shareholders are imi-
tahug the border ruffians Of Missouri. They
think they can do IN Ohio what the Nilsson
rians have done III Kanzas. party of them
crossed over from Guyandotte, XIV. one night
last week, to a village called Quaker Bottom,
III Ohio, where the people were having pub
lie discussion on the moral character of Negro
catching, and after the close Of the meeting.
when most of the people had dispersed the
AehtucRlans approached armed with clubs
aud axes, and commenced violent assault,
Knocking down and severely woul NJ several
individuals. Judge Reckard and Rev. Mr..
Adams were brutaIly beaten. They retreesed
on the approach of succor from the village.
threatening TO come over again and break up
the next meeting, but the eitizela determined
to take their arms the next time, and yindica.e
the right of free discussion.
Some year or two ago, the Rev. VIM.
Tyler OF Pawtucket, was sued for libel by Mr.
Sherman, sheriff of Bristol county, the dam
ages being assessed as high as $4,000 The
libel was contained in letter written by Mr.
lyler The case has just been led at Taun-
ton, and the jury returned verdict for the
plaintiff, and assessed the damages at fUe DOL
lars
The director of the U. S. Mint has
given notice that purchases of silver will be
paid for as at present, at s 20 l-2 per stan
dard troy ounce. the payments to be made in
silver coins of the new issues. This will
make the tull weight five franc piece be worth
% cents, old Spanish dollars los cents, Next
can and South American dollars l06 IL cts.
halt dollars OF the United States so IL cts.
Liebig, the chemist, in lecture at
Munich on food and drink, said =, Beer
serves to make people fat who are thin in
nesh; 1t has the same effect as starch in
bread. 1t has its value in supplying warmth.
but not in the formation of blood 1t has its
use also as means of enjoyment and as
sumulant to the nerves.
+. B. Bartlett, President of the K. N
National Council, announces that he revokes
ana annuls the charter OF the State Council
OF ONO, who deny and oppose the action of
the National Council at the nominating con-
ventlon held at Philadelphia on February 22d,
1906 and oppose 1t, as Republicans.
Elizabeth Campbell, of New Scotland.
N r., fine looking young woman, has OBJ.
famed verdict for nine thousand dollars,
against A. La Grange, bachelor, for breach
OF lnnrrlage promise. The defendant not only
denied the paternity of Miss Campbels child
but tried to fasten it upon an innocent gem
tleman.
The Charlottesville, Va, Advocate
learns that by the will of Capt. James Il. Ter
rel, who died in that place last Tuesday,
eighty or ninety very valuable negroes are
emancipated, and ample provision Is made
Tor their removal to Liberia, or to some one of
the free States
The whole cost of the Eastern. war to
fn,,r1 II ~
the present time, according to the estimate of
the New York independent, cannot be much
less than nine hundred millions of dollars;
enough to make one of our enterprising Yam
KEGS "tolerably' rich.
There is a report, so says the Balti-
more clipper, that Governor Wise Of Virgin
ia, is becoming insane An effort to suppress
that fact, has been made, but it has leaked
out. III tley will only place Senator Doug.
las by his side, there will be a pair Of them
Henry Goodnow, Postmaster at Whit.
ingham, w., was examined ON Thursday, the
18th, on charge Of forging the name Of VIM.
Bolton, Of Rowe, Mass, TO a note of nine dok
Iars, and was held FIR trial in the sum Of
5000.
In the village of Middletown, N Y,
last week, young man acting Us bar tender
IN one Of the hotels, was killed by swallow.
ing pint Of whiskey and cider mixed. He
died IN two hours after reaching home
Forty journals in the State of Penn
s.ylNania, heretofore sympathizng with the X.
y. movement, repudate tho nomination Of
tllmoro and Donelson.
The editor Of Harpers Magazine
hates clam, because il is a miserable attempt
to be an oyster.
The American flagstaff on Lynn Com
mon has lost its uprightness, aud the Noscs
says &c fatstncS % thO South.