Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-03-14

The fastest time on record is said to
have been made by the mare Lady Kate, in
trotting match on the ice at Chicago, H., the
other day, she having completed the last mile
III 20. The official time keepers were gem
tlemen of experience, and the watches Of
outsiders also agreed in the result, SO there
can be NJ doubt about it. Such wicked
speed in female animal too, is enough to
make every solitary hair on the Massachusetts
board Of agriculture stand erect.
The survey of Okefenokee swamp, or
dered by the legislature Of Georgia, has so
far proceeded that the possibility of draining
the swamp by canal connecting the Okefen-
okee and st Mary's rivers is aseertaned. A
large portion of the swamp. was found to be
already entirely dry. The islands in the
swamp were thronged with deer. Some por-
tons of the swamp were covered so thicklv
with undergrowth as to be nearly impenetra-
Bile, and the surveying party were in peril of
starvation while cutting path through. q
One Of the keepers at the Auburn
Prison writes to the Advertiser of that CITY.
that among the inmates of that institution is
u man named Joseph Schonovon, who is
within a few months of hundred years of
age. He fought with Washington and Lafa-
yette, in the American Revolution, and under
command oil Gen. Scott, at the battle of Chip
pewa. At the latter place he received a
wound in the leg from musket ball, which
is still apparent. -ar ssar
The young soldier Morel, who shot
Mr.. Morey in the Paris prison, has been tried
by Court Martial, acquitted, and has reioined
his regiment. He was placed as a sentinel,
and instructed, to prevent prisoners from
showing themselves at the windows; and II
they refused, after three warnings, he was
ordered to fire on them. MoIel had warned
Mr.. Morey to leave the window six times be-
fore he fred on him.. W. A 90
A brakeman named Dickinson was
killed last. week near Utica, N. T., while
passing under a bridge. He was the last OF
four victims who have persisted by similar
accident within few weeks. They all lived in
0nea, and three Of them in the same house.
Soon after the death of Dickinson, a woman
applied to the superintendent for the place for
her son. He declined employing any more
Utica men at present.
\ Young Morgan, well known stock
horse, was sold last week by Town & Trowe
of Barre, Vt, to parties in Manchester N.
H., for $4,000. lie is eight years old Il Of
equal burbank Morgan and Imported Mes.
I singer DAoQo, Win snare OF Gost Boy by Sir
Henry, and is said TO rank next 70 Ethan
Allen in speed, g.',, ,
A turkey belonging to Ira w. Moore,
of Manchester, N. H., got into tight place,
out of sight, in his barn on the 9th Of Jan /.
uary and was supposed to be lost. On the 4th
iAsf. 4 however, alter lapse of thirty sapen
days, turkey was found alive and in moving
condition, and is now recovering from its long
fast, 50 says the Mirror. W. n y
The Stamford Advocate says that a
Mr.. Comstock of New Canaan has invented
paint which he CLAIMS ID rs durable as the
best linseed oil paint, and coating not more
than cts, per pound 1t has been tested 3
| years. 'ia WAN
b The severe Frost of the last few DAYS
hns completely frozen the Hudson river over.
and in many places persons can pas safely
across.