Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-13

Why was Pharoah's daughter like a
broker Because she got little prophet from
the ruahes on the banks.
Six silver bedsteads have been ordered
in Paris, by the Pasha of Egypt, for his son.
who is soon to marry the present Sultan's
daughter.
The winter bonnets made in Paris.
come further forward on the head. and are
larger than those worn during the summer.
| very sensible improvement.
| The assets of the Island CITY Bank.
says the New York Rrprsss, which went into
the hands of the receiver some time since. on
examination are found to consist of ST. 500 in
coppers, and five inkstands The capital of
the bank was 100000.
A lawyer in the interior of Pennsylya-
mia, recently declined paying his merchant for
bill of goods, on the ground that the trader
might suspend and keep the money out of cir.
culation
Norman Van Buren, of Ballston, N.
Y, was killed on the I'd inst, by the &C.
cidental discharge of gun, which he was
cleaning. He was to have been married on
the evening Of the same day.
Webster says that the term "broker"
is derived from ''broke." This must be so
for Gov. Gardner being broke has at once be.
come broker.
A paper giving an account of Tou-
louise, France, says cit it is a large town.
containing sixty thousand inhabitants 5aiH
entirely Of bricki" This is equalled only by
known description of Albany, which ran
thus-"Albany is city of eight thousand in
habitants, nth their gable ends to The street"
Among the deaths in Providence last
week, was that of female in the sixth
ward, about forty years of age, whose physi-
clans certificate states that the cause of her
death was "want of nourishment" What
record for city where the friends of foye,gn
missions were so sumptuously entertained
few weeks ago!
A correspondent of the st. Louis
Democrat, says it has been MAIDEN that
one, third OF the entire banking capital of st.
Louis has been used by about thirty persons,
themselves directors of the banking institu
tons.
A new and singular material for paper
has been recently received from London. and
passed through the New York custom house.
1t is the residuum of beet root after pressing
for syrup, and the present is the first parcel
thot has been imported into the United States.
At a recent wedding in Trenton, it is
stated, the bride received presents of splendid
sets OF jewelry, complete tea service of
heavy silver, box containing silver spoons.
knives, and forks, five dozen each, several
sets of exquisitely beautiful and very costly
lace, together with a complete outfit Of house,
hold and table linen. To crown the whole
was purse OF 5000, another of $500, third
Of $1,000, and check for $40, 900.
A hackman was convicted in the New
York Court of Sessions, on Saturday, of hav-
ing struck Capt. Stone of the steamboat Ply
mouth Rock, knocking him down, and kick
ing him savagely Judge Russell fined him
s'r cents. This is the same Judge who some
weeks since sent boy to the State Prison for
forty years, for stealing few pennies
A woman in Wisconsin actually brags
in the papers, that she 10 the mother Of child
ten months old, and weighing only six pounds
and fourteen ounces Instead Of boasting of
the achievement we would say that she ought
to regard 1t as pretty small business.