Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-07


England, for Alexandria, encountered dense
cloud of dust when near the latter port, which
obcured ocean and sky, and covered the
sprs, rigging, and passengers, with fine
powder, causing much inconvenience and
ALAN. The matches were battened down,
ant the ships course changed, but though
shS ran fifty miles, she could not escape the
nuisance. This phenomenon lasted for eight
hodrs, when the fog cleared away, The wind
luled, and the sea went down. This ex-
traordinary appearance was owing to what is
called the khanpseen or sand storm, and its
extending so far to sea is a most unusual
Circumstance. From the direction of the wind,
thE khampseen must have originated in the
Geat Sahara.
An important decision to subscribers
toBtock OF corporations was made by Judge
Shaw of Boston, recently. Eben K. Balch had
subscribed 5000 stock IN tho Peoples Ferry
Company, and refused to pay it. The lower
colrt decided in favor of the company, but
Bdch took the case to the Supreme Court, and
TIL decision was reversed, upon the ground
init the subscription paper was drawn and
daIed in January, before the company was in
coporated, and although Balch's subscription
was made after the company had been char
teed, yet Judge Shaw held that as the head
int of the subscription was not changed, the
subscribers were not held by it.
At ball in SAMSON street Hall, Phil
adelphia, Monday evening, a man named
William Owen had occasion to draw down
thu lower sash of the east window; and
while in the act of doing SO. the window
bdng very high, his hands slipped, and he
wis precipated out of the window to the
ground beneath, breaking his neck and killing
him instantly.
Capt, John Alline, aged 7S years,-a
hgro Of the last war with Great Britain to
whom the citizens of Boston, many years
ago, presented a valuable sword for service
therein, Twas married on the 10th of March
ID Harrington, Maine, to Miss Joanna Strout,
aged 70 years. Capt. A. resides in Brook
line, Mo.
Memphis is decidedly great city in
its way. A short time since case was tried
there, in which Mr.. and Mrs. Helbing sued
Philip r. Bohlen for breach of marriage con-
tract for falling to marry Mrs. Hebing when
she was Miss Agnes Handwerker, and the iu-
ry gave the injured parties $3.50 damages
The idea of Helbing sueing Bohlen because he
did not marry his wife, is certainly the richest
thing Of this fast age.
"a AC9AAbhhS NOAAAuii kuAANh OlA d lullllly
for something to eat. A few dinner remnants
we've put in her basket, and having small
bag OF pillow slip in her hand, she was offer
ed as much corn meal as would fill it. No,
ma am =" was her offended reply, 4" I'm poor
enough, God knows, but can't go corn meal
when come TO that, 1 mean 10 starpe!"
The clergymen of Boston were invi-
ted, by circular, to attend an exhibition of a
panorama Of Kanzas. at the Melodeon, on
Wednesday morning, the LIST. They all went
with their families, saw some workmen were
repairing the building, and left, family smil-
ing at the joke.
New York appears to be flooded with
large variety OF counterfeit bank bills, but
those circulated most freely are sos on the
Union Bank at New London, Conn, S5's on
the Exchange Bank at Hartford, Conn, and
SOS on the Exchange Bank at Providence, r.
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