Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-25

Judge Larue If New Orleans, former
ly editor of the CAscent, died suddenly on the
10th inst.
Mr. Strickland, who was expelled from
Mobile charged with selling abolition books,
has resumed business in Milwaukee.
cambridge c. Williams of Eutaw, AL
ALBANIA, killed seven grown turkeys and
wounded the eighth one at one shot-all on
the wing at tina.
The Unitarian Society in Cincinnati
nave unanimously invited the Rev. Mr.. Con-
way late of Washington, D. C., to become
theirpast
AS the train from Westfeld, Mass,
on the Canal Railroad, was starting from
Smsbury, on Friday morning, man named
Moses Larry, fell between two of the cars and
was instantly killed.
Gov. Gardner has appointed Mr..
Smith, deaf mute, regularly educated, a
justice OF the peace for Suffolk county. Jus
tice ought to be blind, but now we have it
deaf and dumb-a fair type of the thing.
The shock of an earthquake at Mem
! phis, Tennessee, on Sunday morning week.
was so violent as TO startle many from their
SAUNDERS, and several persons ran into the
street.
Another abortive negro Instruction
has been discovered in Leyacca county, Texas
and it is said to have extended to the slaves of
Victoria and Dewitt counties. The negroes
had killed off all the dogs,a were preparing
tor general attack
In Manchester N. H., on Friday af-
ternoon, DIR. D. B. Lewis and Mrs. Nancy
Lewis were arrested on the charge of having
caused the death of Mrs. Clarissl Ann Dem
any Of that city, by attempting to perform an
illegal operation upon her person.
The Alexandria Republican, publish
ed in the parish of Rapides, Louisiana says
under date of the Sth inst, that district
known as len Mile precint in that parish,
gives large vote, nineteenth of which are
cast by free negroes and mullattoes. 1t gave
for President: Buchanan rs, Fillmore l.
Mr.. w. V. Tuxbury of Amesbury,
discovered few nights since, under his bed,
man holding in his hand a large knife, and
by his side basin Of water. lie succeeded
IN making his escape; but not, however, till
he was recognized. His name is George w.
Christian. Areward has been offered.
A young man in New York city has
stolen the affections and married the only
daughter of a wealthy gentleman, who gave
the scamp $4,000 to release her from all mari
tai bonds-after which he went to the house
of her father, and took her away in a carriage,
she preterring the husband to the parent.
A few days since about thirty colored
persons arrived IN Washington. they were
emancipated by Charles B. Howard, Esq, of
Orange County, Va, each provided with 1925
in money, and placed under the care of
gentleman who accompanied them, to secure
for them permanent and comfortable homes in
the far west
A gentleman who died in this county,
says the Lexington, (Va.,) Gazette, few
months ago, devised his entire property, esti-
mated at $4,000, to one of his sisters. After
his death, that sister DESTROYED his will, and
divided his property equally between brother
and sister and herself.
1t was reported that Patrick Burke
was killed on the railroad at Tarrytown. His
wife recognized the body, had it handsomely
cofined and walked. and was following it to
Calvary Cemetery, New York city, when the
live Patrick himself met the funeral-and the
corpse was sent to the dead house for recog-
milton.
The supreme court in session at Bos-
ton, have just decided that mere right to
recover damages cannot pass by assignment,
unless reduced to a judgment, when having
become debt, it cannot be liquidated in
money, and will pass with other assets. The
case which gave rise to this decision, was an
action brought by the assignees Of an insol-
vent to recover $500, the amount for which
he had obtained a verdict against the Boston
and Maine Railroad Company. Exceptions
were taken to this verdict at the time it was
rendered, and of course no definite Judgment
had been obtained.