Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-10
'DAY, ECEMBE 10. "a > s

The Missouri Republican, which is
strongly pro slavery, condemns the obnoxious
laws which are upon the Kansas statute book,
and calls for their modification or repeal,
though it declares that they must be enforced
until this is done, observing that" Abolition
Massachusetts, with the strong arm of power,
would exact obedience to obnoxious statutes
until constituiionally changed, ana should
counsel her sons in Kansas to similar ohedi-
ence to Objectionable laws there A special
messen ger has arrived at Wa5T ington with
dispatches from Gov. Geary, relative to the
release OF Hayes and other matters in issue be-
tween himself and Judge Lecompte. The Gov.
ernor reiteraes the peaceful condition of the
territory.
Peter Nassau, colored man, now
resident of Woodstock, VT, has reached the
extraordinary age of l26 years and ia doubt
less the oldest living man in this country. His
history has been traced out by n Haskell ESQ.
town clerk of Woodstock, and it appears he
was born two years before Washington, was
46 years old at the date of the Declaration of
Independence, and long before the second war
with Great Britai&Hbroke out he had passed
the Scriptural limit OF life-three score years
and ten ! Boston Telegraph.
The Washington Star Of the 5th says
that the sales of Delaware lands in Kanzas
now going on, will secure to the tribes an ag-
gregate sum of between ST., 250, 900 and $l,-
500, 600. So far, these tracts have brought
an average of about 43 per cent. Above their
apprised value. Something like a million
and half of specie, it is said, has been with
drawn from st. Louis, to meet the exigencies
of purchasers.
The Persian ambassador, Feroukh
Khan, brings to the Emperor of the French
the decorations of the order Of the Sun and of
the Lion, worth 100000; to the Empress
Eugene, pearls and precious stones worth
100000; and to Prince Napoleon a sabre rich
ly set with precious stones, of the value of
6o,000t. He is also the bearer of five decora
tions, one of which is intended for Count
Walewski.
On Monday last, at Warrenton, Va,
many negroes were sold at public auction,
and brought extremely high prices. A boy
about is years of age sold for $1245, and
another boy, not over ten, for $799. A little
gegro girl also sold for upwards of 5000
AT recent sale of the estate of Zeph Turner,
deceased of Rapahannock county, eight negro
slaves, ranging from the age of twelve to
thirty. seven years averaged the sum of $l1I2-
so.
DIR. Orren Smith and his wife, of Mont
peher, VT, were riding in-the evening between
Williamstown and Barre, when their wagon
was upset, thro wing the doctor forty feet down
precipice, lodging his wife in tree that
stood part way down the hill, and the wagon
in the same tree several feet above her! The
hofse broke from his harness and tumbled
OYER half dozen times. Neither the doctor,
wife or horse were injured.
Leigh Hunt says God made both
tears and laughter, and both for kind purposes;
for as laughter enables mirth and surprise to
breathe freely, so tears enable sorrow to vent
itself patiently. Tears hinder sorrow from be-
coming despair and madness and laughter is
one of the very privileges ofreason, being con-
fined to the human Species
Col. Fremont was, on Thursday even
ing, elected an honorary member of the New
York Geographical and Statistical Society
The number of honorary members is limited
to twenty. The honor has been conferred
upon four Americans and fourteen Europeans.
The latest intelligence from Santa Fe
is that great number of the citizens of Sante
Fe had left for the gold mines. 1t is said that
there is little doubt that gold exists on the
ella in greater quantities than even in the
richest portions of California.
Rev. ]. G. Forman, formerly of Nam
tucket, and recently pastor of the Unitarian
pastoral Z lSagdwich. has been invited to The
terIan) Church in Alton. ILL.,, and probably
will accept.
The Republican triumph in Illinois is
OF more importance than is generally thought
Inc 1ull list of Republican State officers Just
erected, from Governor down, are to hold Of
nee four years, or until January 1, 1861.
1t is stated that there are now twenty
Indian treaties before the Senate, involving
the cession of 1872, 0O0 900 acres of land fog a
consideration of $4,000 The Indians
within our limits are estimated at about $780,
900 souls