Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-07-17

Mr. Peter Zellers, who lives near
Reading, is man of polite and courteous hab.
its He was visited the other night bv man
who deliberately informed him of his inten-
ton to rob the house, and requested Mr.. Eel
lers not to interrupt him. Mr.. Zelers, who
had come from his room on hearing the noise,
withdrew and went to bed, and the robber
searched the house, and carried off 1886 and
considerable clothing.
Within the last three or foul weeks.
no less than 100000 worth of land, in the
immediate vicinity of fredericksburg, Va,
has been disposed of to persons from abroad,
who intend TO settle permanently in that Sec
ton OF the country, and the recorder states that
there are now numerous applications to own.
eTs to sell.
M. GODDARD, who assembled in balloon
at Philadelphia on the 4th, came down near
Wilmington. left his assistant, and immedi-
ately assembled again, with one passenger,
since which nothing has been heard of them.
OF course they must have persisted. Nothing
has ever been heard of the eronaut who as
cended at Milan, Erie county, N. Y, last
year, and was last seen passing toward Lake
Erie.
Noah Noyes, the oldest man in New
NAAJ pow nv" IL iAlS NY -sSNCulu ObdTs
made his annual journey on foot to Boston
last week He went over the old road, tramp
ing off like a lad of sixteen, and returned on
Friday, not SO much wea1ied but that he could
attend church all day on Sunday, walking
some two miles from his home.
The imports of dry goods into New
York for lS54-55, were valued at $66, no.
2O9; in lS55-56, at $S6, 374 1885, and in
lS56-57, at 49,, 236, 500. Thus it will be seen
that for the year ending June 30th, 1857, the
imports were seven millions dollars more than
the previous year, and twenty-seven millions
dollars more than the year before that.
In the Repertoire de Pharmacie, M.
Leperdriel advises to conceal the disagreea able
taste of cod liver oil by the addition Of about
ten per cent. of common salt. Not only does
the salt render the oil palatable, but it causes
the stomach to digest the oil more completely.
A horde Of burglars made descent
upon Albany last Wednesday, and while the
citizens were doing honor to the remains of
Gov. Marcy, robbed their dwellings of sever.
aIthousand dollars worth of jewelry and plate.
In Ellsworth, Me-, an unknown man
attempted to set fire to barn, when he was
shot by some persons who were watching.
ms SSSoPSS OuI iSlL bn6 lTdll OF MS
blood for hundred rods. The selectmen
have offered reward of 5000 for his detec-
ton.
Railroad men say that ladies are far
more careful and safe, IN caring for baggage,
than men are. One states that instances oc-
cur almost every day, of gentlemen losing
the trunks of ladies who are under their
charge; while he has never known lady to
lose her own.
A new reservoir is to be constructed
for the Croton acqueducti in New York, which
will cover one hundred and six acres Of land,
and be thiIty-fve feet deep.
The room of a Cuban family at Sara
toga Springs was entered on Sunday after
noon, while the family were absent, and
$500 in gold coin taken from the trunks, and
as much more in jewelry.
What world of gossip would be pre-
vented if it was only remembered that per-
son who tells you of the faults of others, in
tends TO tell others of your faults