Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-20

ne pdlu Ire department OF CIncln-
natl, employing steam fre-engines, proves to
be not only very efficient, but economical.
The entire value of property destroyed by fire
III Cincinnati last year did not exceed Sl75,-
600; and the whole cost of the Department
during the year was only about 800, 900, in
which is included ga large item of useless
expense for the support of several hand en-
gines, which, with their full compliment of
men, are still retained"
The effect of the extraordinary change,
compared with former years. has been parti-
cularly favorable upon insurance companies.
Mrs. Mary ]. Shultz of St. Louis, has
commenced a suit for $50. 600 damages against
Alexander M. Mitchell of ST. Joseph, for
breach oil promise OF marriage 1t appears the
marriage was to have taken place on Monday
evening, April 5, but the defendant refused
to fulfill his engagement, although every
preparation had been made, and the guests
were invited. Defendant is now in ST. Louis,
and is said to have an income of 100000
per year.
The abolition of the internal passport
system in Austria, and the reduction of the
passport tax in Russia, has so affected the
people that an impression prevails in Gallicia
that the world is coming to an end, and the
18th Of June is fixed for the fatal day
These simple people, who have never felt or
heard of their government except through its
expressions, can find no other explanation for
the least appearance of amelioration.
Decency is matter of latitude. In
Turkey man with tight pants on is consd-
cred SO great yulgarian that he is not toler-
ated in respectable society. 10 spit in pres
of an Arab ic TO 1alya fba
of his cheese knife. In Russia that man is
considered low who refuses warm breakfast
of fried candles. In this country vulgar peo-
pie are such as keep good hours and live
within their income.
A passenger who was injured by an
accident on the North Eastern Railway. Eng
land, has recovered from the company eleven
thousand dollars damages. Hisiniuries were
caused by collision of the trains, and the
most serious was fracture of the ribs. The
husband of a woman who was killed by the
same collision recovered $4,000, the company
making no defence in either case.
Ten thousand United States soldiers
having failed to drive three hundred Indians
out of Florida, the pursuit is abandoned, and
the virtue of coaxing is to be tested. When
the indians are got out, the everglades will
doubtless furnish an equally impregnable fort
ress to runaway slaves.
The Washington Star says that day
or two since, the Treasurer of the United
States received letter on public business,
with the following superscripton, written ev-
identity in dead earnest:-
(" You night L ID Stats Treser."
DIR. VIM. Yates, who first introduced
vaccination into the United States, died at
Morris, n. Y, on the 7th inst, at the age OF
ninety years. He was a native of England,
but arrived here in 1893.
The following is said to be the recipe
for making Rochester alderman's sand wich
Brandy at the bottom, gin at the top, and wa
Ter between, the latter thin as it can be spread
A young gentleman in Albany
named Conners, was fined Ave dollars on
Thursday last, for splitting tobacco Juice ON a
lady rich silk dress. Served him right.