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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-18

AMERICAN MEETINe.-The meeting of the
friends Of Americanism and Freedom, at Horti-
cultural Hall, last evening, was very fully attend
ed. Speeches were made by Wilder s. Thurston,
Esq, of Lancaster, Lieut.. J. A. Perry, of Provi-
dence, and H. X. Flagg and Dexter F. Parker,
of this city, and there was also some very excel
lent singing. The tone of all the speeches was
very determined against the Philadelphia nomi-
nations. And the remarks of Messrs. Flagg and
Parker, defining their position, were well calcu-
lated to promote that Cancellation and harmony
among the friends of Freedom, throughout the
country, by which, and by which, alone, the cause
of Freedom can hope to triumph in the coming
Presidential election.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-18

LECTURE ON THE WEsT.-R. S. Elliott, Esq,
of st. Louis, delivered entertaining lecture at
the City Hall last evening, on "The Wealth,
Resources, and Rapid Growth of the West''-
Mr.. Elliott by his blunt, off hand style of speak
ing, kept his audience in excellent humor for an
hour or more.
His principal theme was the unparalleled
growth of the West, as owing chiefly to the i'm
mense and increasing railroad interest which is
being concentrated there, alluding to the vast
region which cheap communication is opening to
civilization, and the effect which the growth of
manufactures at the West is likely to have upon
Massachusetts,. In 1928, he said, there were no
railroads in the United States; now if all the
locomotives and cars in the three States of Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois, were placed in one grand
procession, it would be one hundred and fifty
miles long. He said they had in Missouri one
coal field three times as large as Massachusetts,,
and this was entered by railroad, built mostly
on Boston account, which wonld require some
two or three hundred years to transport this coal
to market.
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0be {lalIp SUI.
TUESDAY. MARCH Is, 1856.

IT,yv1sK Ire1sLATIoN.-We were very much
sur,rised in the report of the proceedings of
the Senate, on Friday, to find, in the consid-
GRAFTON of a bill in relation to Savings Insti-
tutions, Of the general character of which we
are not informed, an amendment adopted,
providing, that, in the " Provident Institu-
ton for Savings" in Boston, the amount of
deposits shall not exceed six millions dollars,
and that in any other Institution for Savings
in the State, the amount CT deposits shall not
exceed two millions dollars. A more extraor-
binary and uncalled for interference than this,
with the business concerns of the community,
we venture to say, is rarely attempted by
legislative body. If Savings Institution, by
the high character and integrity Gifts officers,
and by the prudence, care, and fidelity of
their management, acquires the confidence of
the community, so that it shall have received
two millions of dollars on deposite for invest
ment and safe Keeping, this provision torbids
any one from further availing himself of the
advantages which such an Institution affords,
and compels him, either to keep his earnings
lying by him. unproductye, or to deposite them
where he has less confidence, and feels mure
unsafe. This may do. as means of bolster
ing up weak and unreliable institutions, but
it is an interference with the rights of the
producing classes of the community, which
they ought not, quietly to put up with. We
should be very unwilling to suppose that any
one who supported this amendment, did 1t
with a view of sustaining weak and unrelia-
bic institutions of this kind, or of encourag-
ing the establishing of such, but, that it has
such tendency, nobody, who takes proper
view of the subject, can for moment doubt.
We fear that Senators have been misled by
the clamors of interested persons in this mat
tice, to get up public institutions of various
kinds, where there is no public necessity for
them. merely for the purpose of creating sal
airy Offices for somebody to fill. Every such
instance is positive injury to the communi-
ty, ard it is especially SO in the case of Saw
ings Institutions. because it creates horde of
officers, to feed npon the earnings of the la
boring and industrious classes, when few
would better answer the purpose; and, in the
same ratio. increases the chances of unfaith-
falness and fraud, b. which the deposits may
be dissipated and lost.
We hope the Representatives may be on
the alert when this bin comes up in the
House, and that the obnoxious provision, of
which we complain, may never be allowed to
become law.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-18

WH1TINSYILLE, March llth, 1856.
Editors otthe Spy II noticed that the erudite
editor of the Transcript, in his classical research
es for words to annlhilate the Smiths with, has,
finally, raked up, from an old copy of the
''h'lcker6ocker," the word "pheelinks Eek.
pressive of what, l cannot tell. friend at my
elbow, however, tells me that this word may be
found in the . Vermont Dictionary, "a book in
which 1t IS said that this editor first discovered
his own intellectual greatness.
Little did think however when l, in my fee
bic manner attempted to defend that "great
family" that l was boarding the " Lion in his
den" had seen this editor reading sentiments
at the American Festival, and had heard of him
as figuring conspicuously at Philadelphia-but
little did | imagine, in my simplicity, that with
one stroke of his cruel quill, the Smiths would all
be done BrO1cn.
The man of the Transcript appears to have ac-
CURED small smattering of the facts involved
oul makes sad misapplcation of them. Had
ne been little better versed in ancient nomen-
clature, he would have very well known that the
euphonlous and expressivename Smith, was only
assigned to the most skIlful and intelligent who
were employed to labor on the tower of which he
spoke, and that among the most respectable op-
eratlYes were aportoned the more decent and de-
slrable names, while the more unpronounceable
and outlandish were assigned to the "rag- tag"
and :" refuse, and, to some of the more wretch
edly unworthy, 1t appears, were assigned names
that can never be uttered without raising paUo,
born, apparently, of the internal regions''
SNrITu
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RAIL Road AocIDENT.-As the night
freight train on the Western Railroad, with
two passenger cars attached, was passing be-
tween Chester Factories and the next station
west, on Saturday night, owing to the curve
at that point, four freight cars, heavily laden,
were thrown from the track, and three of
them precipitated down the steep embank.
ment' sixty-seven feet high, and pretty es.
sentinlly demolished. The brakemen escaped
without injury by jumping upon the passen-
ger cars, which, with the engine, remained
on the track unframed. and after DELAY of
hours arrived at Springfield at about o'clock
Sunday morning.
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A trading vessel which has arrived at San
francisco from Japan, reports an earthquake
In the Island Of Nippon on tho 18th Of No
yember last, in which tho City Of Jeddo suf-
iered the loss Of hundred thousand houses
and thirty thousand inhabitants.
japan is volcanic country. Ever since It
has been known to Europeans, earthquakes
have from time to time occurred there and
no longer ago than last year, there happened
one by which the Town OF Simoda, our treaty
port in the Island of Niphon, was greatly
damaged, and Russian irigate then lying in
the harbor totally disabled Jeddo was re-
ported to have suffered somewhat from that
shock and without putting implicit reliance
In the extent OF the injury inflicted by the
present one, we may well believe that il has
boen very serious.
In thoc0So Of tho earthquakes in Japan tho
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-18
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, March l

MONDA4y AdICI H.
SENATE.-The bill in relation to Savings
Banks came from the House with Senate
amendment nom concurred in. The amend
ment was to extend to October l, 1856, the
time for Savings Banks to comply with the
provisions of chapter 294, Acts of 1865, in
stead of repeating it.
Mr.. White of Norfolk moved that the SEN
ate insist upon its amendment.
Mr.. Thacher of Suffolk moved to Law the
bill on the table, in order to introduce an or.
der directing the Judiciary Committee TO in
quire into and report upon the constitutional
lty OF Chapter 294, Acts of 1866, so far as
1t relates to banks incorporated prior to 1880.
The subject was debated at great length,
and the motion was carried, by yeas %,
nays 8.
The bill was then taken up to divide the
Commonwealth into districts for the choice
of "CouDsellors.' Mr. D. Warren of Suf-
folk moved to amend by striking out the word
"coaasellors" wherever it occurs, and insert.
ing "Councillors."
a long debate was had on the spelling Of
the word, various dictionaries and other an
thorities were quoted, and the matter was
settled by yea and nea vote, the amendment
being adopted-yeas Is, nays II. The bill
was then passed to be eugrossed.
The bill to incorporate the Haverhill Me-
chancs' Institute was then passed to be en-
crossed.
HOUsE.-The question of reeonsidering the
vote whereby the House adopted The order OF
Mr.. Weeks of Lowell, relative to furnishing
members of the Legislature and the Execu-
tive Department with certain books, was con-
sidered.
Mr.. Robinson of Lexington called for the
yeas and nays, and they were ordered. and
being taken resulted as follows-yeas I61,
nays Y.
So the motion to reconsider was carried.
The question then required on the adoption
Of the order.
After two or three motions to amend the
order, Mr.. circuit of Chelsea moved the in.
definite postponement of the whole subject
Carred-124 to IS.
The next question was on reconsiderins
the vote by which the resolve providing fol
an amendment of the Constitution, relative
TO the qualification of voters, as to reading
and writing, was passed.
After debate thereon, the question being
taken, it was lost SO TO 40.
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BURNING OF A FERRY Boar AND Loss OF
LIFE.-About half past nine O'Clock on Fri
day night, the ferry boat New Jersey, while
crossing the Delaware from Philadelphia to
Camden, took fire in the middle of the
stream. There being great deal of floating
ice IN the river. much difficulty was expert
enced in managing the vessel, and she was
finally run upon the bar opposite Arch street.
About one hundred passengers'were on board,
many OF whom jumped into the river, and
como Uoro rescued by buats, and others saved
themselves by clinging to floating ice. 1t is
feared that large number are drowned. The
boat burnt to the waters edge. Steamers i'm.
mediately went to the assistance of the pas
sengers, but all who could be reached had
previously been saved by small boats.
The loss of life is chiefly owing to the fact
that the boat was provided with neither boats
nor life preserves. Captain James Robinson
saved eight men and two women in life.
boat, launched with the assistance of another
person. 1t is now thought that the loss of
life viii reach fifty. Many leaped into the
river with their clothes on fire. Miss Car
man was last seen with her clothing in a
blaze.
Three dead bodies were found altogether
John Little of Camden, Francis Fitzpatrick
of Philadelphia, and Abraham Jamie The
origin of the fire is unknown. 1t burst sud
denly from the fire room, and spread instant
ly.
The pilot house fell in as the boat was near
ing the wharf, rendering her unmanageable.
From disarrangement of the tiller cables her
head sheered from the wharf, and the engine
could not be stopped, as the engineer was
driven from his post by the flames, and the
boat carried the remaining passengers away
from the land. The number of dead and
missing is about thirty.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-18

LoNGFELLow's HIAwATHA The admirers Of
Longfellow, will be glad to learn that Miss Alice
Thornton, young lady possessed of Evolutionary
powers of the highest order, will offer as an en-
tertainment, this evening, to the citizens of Wor-
cester, readings from Hiawatha, the latest and
best of Longfellow's productions. To those who
have and those who have not read the poem, we
would say, go to Brinley Hall this evening, and
hearit read by one who is competent to do justice
to the poets thoughts, and to the artistic manner
in which he has woven them into verse; Tickets
may be had at Keith & Co.'s Book Store
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-03-18

KANzAs.-The members Of the Georgia
Legislature opposed the plan of raising funds
to send men from that State to Kanzas. on the
ground that nine out of ten of the men who
had gone there from the slave States, had turn
ed free State men. The Savannah Republican
says that several companies of emigrants from
that State, are about proceeding to Kanzas,
but no slaves accompany them, and it doubts
II their own votes can be safely relied on to
sustain slavery, and mentions case within
its own knowledge of a party of nine, who
went last year from one Of the upper Coun-
ties OF Georgia, eight OF whom afterwards
voted with the free State men. The Republi.
can concludes its article as follows-"Con-
duct this struggle as we may, our opinion is
very decided thar Kanzas will eventually
come into the Union as free State and that.
too, by the legal votes Of its own citizens, un.
der the law Of Congress organizing govern
ment for that territory"
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NEW HAMPsHmE.-The result of the cleo
ton III this State is the most conclusive de-
ieat the border ruffian party has met with
since the passage of the Kanzas Nebraska
bill. 1t is true, that the party has been con-
stantly beaten throughout the Free States ever
since, but none OF these various and reneaI.d
routs has been preceded by such long. ardu.
Gus and costly preparation on their part The
administration felt that if they now failed to
carry New Hampshire, there case was des-
perate indeed and with all the enerov md
reeklessness of desperation they bent every
nerve 10 the momentous contest. Money was
poured out III lavish profusion, and LIQUOR in
steady floods. Impartial witnesses testify that
SO vehement an effort was never before
made by any party in that State. =
On the anti" Nebraska side no extraordinary
eXertions seem to have been EMPLOYED. even
against the odds brought into the field. But
the feeling of the people was enough. The
border rutians could not again be suffered to
have control of the State. The defeat thew
have now endured is of such nature that
they can never recover from it.
New Hampshire is redeemed from the bor-
der ruffians. What is certain is that the ranks
OF liberty viii be many fold more numerous
at the next contest than now. We record
this omen with eXutation. New HAMPSHIRE
has nobly followed up the triumph gained in
the election of Republican Speaker. She
has added another and cheering sign to the
aug ries which promise victpry of Freedom
at the coming National election.-Ney Yoyk
Tribune.
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Mr.. Merriam, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
publishes weekly statements in the New
York papers on the condition of the weather,
and his conclusions therefrom. In reference
to the "cold term" just passing away, lie
says it forebodes earthquakes, and we NAV
expect to hear of some violent commissions
which have occurred during the present week.
The Brooklyn observer also predicts one more
cold term before spring shall throw her man
tie of verdure over the earth. If we are to
have another spell of cold weather, we sin
cerely hope Mr.. Merriam will hurry it up, and
let us have an end of it.
The late L. B. Leavell, of Ekton,
KY, by will provided for Tie emancipation of
several of his slaves, and disposed of the en-
tire residue Of his large estate, said to be worth
at least 100000, to three or four of them,
who by the provisions of the will are to be
removed to the city of New York as soon as
practicable
The Cincinnati Gazette has been
shown private letter from Cassius NJ. Clay,
with reference to his failure, noticed few
days since. He says his creditors have allow
ed him to go on, and he will be able to pay
all his debts and have a handsome estate left,
He did not lose a dollar this season BY the
ork trade.
Rufus w, Griswold is most decided
ly in trouble. A yeaI or two since he left his
wife, went through the form of getting d.
vorce, and was married to another womrn
HIS wife doubted the legality Of the divorce,
and after a trial in the Court of Common
Pleas at Philadelphia, her doubts were con-
frmed.
The steamship Hermann, from Bre-
men February 23d, and Southampton 9th
with 30 passengers aad about GOO tons of
freight, arrived at New York the 10th. She
came the Southern route, and met with no
ice.
During the long passage of the bark
Amelia, provisions were exhausted, and the
hold being swarming with rats the men went
to work and caught the rats, aehicb, aoih the
ice, Kept them from starring. They soere in
this condition for t'oenty t,oo days.
The ladies of Greensburg, Ind, have
formed a society and resolved that members
shall not receive the attention of young gen.
tlemen who use Intoxicating liquors a, a bev-
erage
A man by the name of George Miller was
arrested in Providence. on Tuesday, charged
with embezzling 1874 from Mr. Carter, in
bdHNdstSl, III IiltS county, anu was LOCKED up
to await the action of the authorities of this
State.
The bituminous coal found in the Arc
tic regions is said by the explorers to crop out
within few feet of the shore, in the inside of
hill, the strata being from four to five leet
thick. The samples brought home contain
small pieces of crystallized naptha of color
as bright as the finest specimens of gum ara
bic On being eX Josed to the action of our
atmosphere, it is found TO lose weight rapidly.
DR.. Dionysius Lardner says that the
admixtpre OF one per cent. Of copper, with
cast iron. while in state of fusion, was
found by Mr. Perkins, the inventor of the
steam gun, to prevent its bursting under ex-
IRENE pressure-a fact in manipulation that is
OF much Importance to mechanics.
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LOCAL NEWS.
Beard OF Mayor and Aldermen.


MONDAY EVENING, March II.
Petition of WV. Pratt, for license as Auc
tioneer. Granted
Petition of Jo Pentland & Co., to perform as
Circus, on May l3 and IA Granted, they to pay
$50 per day.
Petition of E. Hammond, for repairs on Tat
nick School House. Referred to Committee on
Education.
The bonds of P. B. Mignault, liquor agent,
were approved.
Petition of Harrington & Mason, for damages
to their wood lot. Referred to Committee on
Claims
H. N. Tower. Walter Bigelow, Jr., George F.
Atchison, Willard Ward and Charles P. Swain,
were drawn jurors at Justices Court before
John A Dana, Esq.
Alderman Lincoln, from the Committee on Wa
ter, offered an order for increasing pumps for
supply of water. Adopted.
The order to build a new engine house had its
second reading. Aldermen Woodwork and Lin
coin were appointed on the committee to have 1t
in charge.
The order in relation to the Providence street
School House and lot came up, and after amend
ment was adopted. Aldermen Haywood and
Lincoln were appointed on the committee to have
the building of the house in charge
An order offered by Alderman Wall, that the
Mayor petition the Legislature for further powers
in addition to the act for supplying the city with
pure water, was adopted
The petition of U. Stone and others, in regard
to the school house at New Worcester, came up
from the other Board non-concurred in A COM
mittee of conference was appointed in concur
renee.
The report Of the Committee on the jury list,
came up, and was amended and adopted.
Adjourned for two weeks.
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PooR BARNUM.-At the examination be.
fore the Supreme Court of New York, of P.
I. Barnum, Esq, in relation to his property,
he made statements which show him to be in
amueh worse condition pecuniarily than was
supposed. In answer to Questions put to
him, he stated that he had sold his furniture
and plate at lranistan, which cost him 80
600, for $4,000; that he had disposed of his
five valuable horses for as many hundred dol
lars that his piano-forto was mortgaged for
all that it was worth that he had but two
suits of clothes and twenty-five dollars in
cash; and that his only present means o
gaining livelihood was by keeping board
ing house on Eighth Street.
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NANTUCKET Mass. Feb. 3, 1906,
j. @. WADLEIoH-Dear Sir: In to yours of the
9th instant will state that by the use of four bottles o,
DELIGHTS SPANISH LUsTRAL, it has produced a
thick and fine growth OF hair on the head Of my wife
where it had been bald for eight years BY the use Of
Eve bottles, Capt. John G. Buck, of this town. has thick
growth Of hair all the top of his head where 1t has
been bald for the last twenty years. BY the use Of three
bottles, Charles f. Robinson NJ. d. of Nantucket has
thick growth Of hair his head where It has been bald
for ton years. As far my observation extends ii has
the universal preference all similar preparations
As toilet article, it is very sup rior.
Respectfully, yours,
j. n. KELLEY, M. D.
For sale by BUSH CO., 81 Front Street, Worcester
and by all Druggists in Worcester and vicinity.
mch1 d2aw&wly
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KANzAs EMIoRANTs.-T The Boston Tale
graph says arrangements have been made
by DR.. Webb, Secretary Of the New England
Emigrant Aid Company, to forward parties to
Kanzas weekly during the coming season.
The first party will leave the Boston and wor-
ceSter depot at IL o'clock, this morning,
and go via Worcester, Western, New York
Central, and Great Western Railroad routes.
The second party will leave on the 25th inst,
ana go via Providence, Slonington, New
lork, and Eric Railroad, Lake shore, Ohio,
and the Mississippi Railroads.
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PLAN ron DErLErrNe rHr SrAry TaEAs.
vhf'--it viii DO observed by our legislative
report that an order was introduced ma the
House yesterday, contemplating the enrich
ment OF the private libraries OF members AZ
the expense OF the Commonwealth. 10 the ~,
tent OF eleven volumes Of the Old Coion,,
Records and six printed volumes Of he NJ
aachnectts kecords-in all, scventeen lsrro
quario volumes--the cost Of paper, nrin,isss
and binding Of which, without allowing ~
editorial expenses, or for the original COS, If
The stereotype plates) will not be far from
saUenteen thousand dollars. This expense Il
e proposed, shall be incurred under tic aim.
pie authority Of Az i'order" Of the House.
while twonty dollars cannot BE- paid 10 rev.
dictionary voierap without tho sanction OF a
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POlice Court.

SATURDAY, March II
Before Judge Green :-Jo Gamma Baldwin, for
drunkenness, was sent to the House of Correc-
ton for two months
Lewis Dover was brought up for being drunk.
lie stated to the Court that he obtained the bev-
erage of Christopher Brothers, an employee of
Luther II. Temple, of Washington Square
brothers was complained of by the City Marshal
Tor being common seller of Intoxicating liquors,
and held in $500 to answer at the criminal term
OF the Court of Common Pleas in May next.
MONDAY, March II
John Laverty and Owen Martin, for being
drunk, were each fined 50 and costs Laverty
paid up Martin was committed.
James Davis for keeping open his saloon on
Front street on the Sabbath, was fined IS and
costs, which he paid
John Pond was arraigned on four complaints
Tor larceny He pleaded guilty, and was sen,
fenced to the House of Correction for two months
on each complaint
SOLD Folks BALL.--Daniel S. Burgess gives
one of his popular dancing parties at Horticul-
tural Hall this even;nr