Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-05-15


A house was sold in Mason, IN.
H. not long since, for $3.50, which cost
800.
Last Sunday night the stable of w.
Graves, in Richmond, CVa,) with twenty
three horses, was destroyed by fire, Loss
$4,000.
Stephen Adams, late United States
Senator from Mississippi, died in Memphis,
(fenn.) on the 1lth.
Six fugitive slaves, who were making
their way North, have been captured in
Washington. They belonged to Mr.. Geary,
of Anne Arundel county, Maryland.
Martha Cornelia Calhoun, the young.
est daughter of the South Carolina statesman,
John c. Calhoun, died on the I'd instant, at
the age of 81, in that State.
Smith g. Russeps candle factory, at
Louisville, CKy.) was partially burned by fire,
May 18th. Loss $4,000; insured in New
York.
Hon. G. w. Webster, President of
the Illinois State Agricultural Society, saws
that the early sown wheat in Southern Hi
nols, never looked better in any season. Ap.
| plesand peaches will be plenty.
Capt Luther Coombs, of Belfast left
his vessel at Bangor, on the 9th instant, in
company with two Irshmen, for the purpose
OF paying them some money. He was seen
with them shortly afterwards, but since then
no trace of him can be found, and foul play
is suspected.
Gen. Milledge Bonham, who has been
elected to Congress, in place of Preston ).
Brooks, deceased, is a strong estate Rights
or disunion democrat. He was in the South
| Carolina Convention of 1852, ard voted for
the ordinance declaring the right of the State
! to secede. He had 1000 majority over Charles
| P Sullivan.
A man named Aaron Bedbug, of
| Montgomery county, (Ky.) intends petition
| ing the Legislature to change his name. He
says that his sweetheart, whose name is Div
| ia, is unwilling that he should be called A.
Bedbug, she o. Bedbug, and the little ones
| little Bedbugs.
Sydney Smith was once examining a
flower garden, when beautiful girl, who
was one of the party, exclaimed, "Oh, Mr..
Smith, the pea will never come to perfection .
Permit me, then,' said Sydney, gently
taking her hand, and walking towards the
plant, to ''lead perfection to the pea"
A shocking and brutal affair took
! place near Lansons, Onondaga county, IN.
! W A step mother of little girl named
Rice, about eight years of age, became en-
ragged at the child, and caught up kettle Of
boiling hot water and poured it over the head,
face, neck, and shoulders of the child, causing
her hair to come out, and scalding her in a
horrible manner, 1t was feared she would
not survive.
Washington seldom INDUCED in a Joke
or sarcasm, but when ne did, he always
made decided hit. During the debate on the
establishment of the Federal Army, member
of Congress offered resolution limiting it 10
three thousand men, to which Washington
suggested an amendment, providing that no
enemy invade the country with more than
two thousand soldiers The laughter which
ensued, smothered the resolution.
The Somerset (PaJ Democrat says
that sometime last fall, blackbird came to
| Mr. Joseph Snyder's, in that borough, and
has since lived constantly with the chickens.
1t has become thoroughly domestcated, and
comes regularly foI its food. Instead of
roosting as the chickens do, it takes the posi-.
ton ON the ROSTERS back, who bears the
weight of his little friend with great good ma
ture. But the most singular of all is, that it
has learned to crow like a cock, and crows
regularly, more frequently than the rooster
and seems to be vain Of its accomplishment
What is negro is defined by a stat
ute in Kentucky. He is one who has one
fourth part or more negro blood in his veins.
He is, also, if slave, personal property, but
cannot be sold by personal representative, or
for debt, until all the other personal estate Of
| the late master has been sold. 10 import a
| slave as merchandise into kentucky incurs
| penalty of $780, Persons removing into the
State may bring their slaves, but they are re-
! quired to take an oath and record it in the
| county clerks office, that they have not
brought them with the intention of selling
them.
A gentleman was accustomed to feed
toad regularly, and every evening" as soon
as the toad saw the candle lighted up, it
would come to the table, in order to be lifted
up on it, Tor its supper, which consisted Of
various kinds of insects. These it won Id
follow, and, when within proper distance,
would fix its eye, and remain motionless, for
the stroke, which was an instantaneous dart
ing of its tongue to some distance, upon the
insect, which stuck to the tip, by glutinous
| matter. This motion of the tongue Il quicker
than the eye can follow. The toad here men
toned was called the old toad, by this gentle
mans father, when the gentleman drst knew
| IT; and, at last, its death was accustomed by
an accident. The toad, therefore, must DO a
long-lived animal.