Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-08-13

A young man, named Stewart B.
Adams, who has been for seven or eight years
employed as barkeeper of the Howard Hotel,
New York, has been arrested, charged with
embezzlng from his employer, at various
times, sums amounting to thousands of dol.
lars. During the time mentioned, large
business was done at the bar, but vet the re.
ceipts were comparatively small Mr.. Lamb,
the proprietor, at length employed person
to remain one day in the bar room, and keen
a record Of the number Of glasses sold. The
result was that discrepancy of $50 was dis.
covered between the number of drinks sold
and the receipts accounted for A person
was then set to watch Adams, and soon ascer-
tanned that he associated with sporting men
and fast women, and that one of his female
tavorites had recently purchased the house in
which she lived in Thompson street, with
money obtained from the bar. tender.
The Montreal Advertiser announces
the death of Mr.. Benjamin Pckard, at Paris,
Canada, at the age Of one hundred and one
yearf. He was the last survivor of the ia
nous corps of Buffers Rangers, in which he
served as drummer through the American
Revolutionary war. He was generally and
deseTedly respected, having been for sixty
years member OF the Wesleyan Methods.
church.
The Thibodeaux Clay Minerva, Of
the 4th inst, says,
"People hereabouts complain much from a
want OF sleep, caused by the rapid growth of
the cane and corn crops, keeping up such a
noise and confusion as to render the closing
of the eyes the next thing to an impossibihty,
The health of the country is distressing-to
DOCTORS"
During the month of July, eighty
three emigrant- carrying vessels, including
seven steamers, arrived at New York, with
27,l92 passengers being 10000 more than
were landed there during the corresponding
month of last year.
At the recent celebration of West
India Emancipation, at Pittsburg, Pa, col
ored orator let slip the following: "When
nation turns from God and humanity, then
God catches that nation by fhe neck and
twists It up, and rolls it up, and hurls it
down there, further than SUMS beam could
catch tt IN a thousand years"
In New York, on Monday. Julian LIE.
goupil and ]. j. Josney, of the firm of Le-
goupil, Josney s Co, extensive wine import
ers and dealers, 343 Broadway, were taken
into custody by the police on the charge Of
being receivers Of stolen goods, and held to
bail in $1,000 each.
John /. Nourse, probably the largest
man in the State died at his residence in An
dover on the LIST inst. When he was quite
slender, few years ago, he experienced a
severe lever, and after recovering continued
to increase in flesh until his last sickness,
weighing at that time four hundred pounds.
Franklin A. Barber was arrested at
West Troy, on Sunday, for passing counter
felt bank notes. On hfs person, when arrest
ed, was found some $409 IN fraudulent bank
notes, Of various denominations, and on five
different banks. The greater part, however,
were notes of the Marine Bank, Of New Bed
ford.
Three men, calling themselves T.
Arbuckle, William Hughes, and A. J. Dearth,
We're arrested in Louisville, KY, on the 9Th
inst In a carpet bag belonging to the party
a large amount of counterfeit money was
found, consisting Of notes Of different banks.
bogus Mexican dollars, American halves and
quarters. and American gold dollars, amount.
ing in all to over $500.
Ms S. A, King made balloon as
cension at New Haven, on Tuesday, taking
with him as passengers p. A. pinkerham, ci.
gar merchant, and c. F. futile. When last
seen they were descending, apparently near
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