Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-08-27

yer making Iamlly at wilmington, Della ware,
who was killed by the recent pow der mill ex.
ploslon, according to the Philadelphia BuUe-
TIN, was known far and wide for his liberality
and public spirit, while upon his own prop.
erty and among his own workmen, he was
looked up to as father and friend. He had
almost the entire control and supervision of
the mills, and always went first among the
workmen if danger was to be confronted.
Several anecdotes are narrated of cases in
which he exhibited the Hottest moral COURAGE.
In one quite recent instance, a saw mill upon
their property took fire, and the wind carried
the sparks upon the roof of a building in
which twelve hundred pounds of gunpowder
was stored. While Others fed from the spot,
or stood aghast at the danger, Mr.. Dupont
coolly mounted to the roof the building, and
trampled out the fire with his feet. Mr.. Du-
pont is the first of the family who has ever
been injured by an explosion of gunpowder.
Mr.. Webster, proprietor of the Amer
lean hotel at Niagara city, was formerly a
resident of the queens dominions, but moved
suddenly into the States, leaving his creditors
to whistle for $4,000 since that time he has
been IN the habit of spending his Sabbaths at
the Clifton, on which days he was exempt
from arrest, but at late visit the proprietor
was overJoyed to see him, Piled him with IL
quor, got up fight, and then had the unfor.
tunate debtor arrested for disturbing the peace.
On the following morning he was served with
writs on behalf of his creditors.
The Island of Fernando Pc. which
has recently changed from the Spanish to
British rule, is situated on the West African
coast, a few miles off the river Niger. 1t has
a surface of about one thousand square miles,
and psfina tod r. A.
and souls. 1t is noted for its salubrity for
whites. The intention of the British gov.
eminent is TO establish there a commercial de-
pot for its explorations of the Niger, and for
the purposes of trade on that great natural
highway of Africa.
The police of Cincinnati have long
had their eyes on one Jerry Cowden, noted
Jaw breaker, and hoping to DE able to remove
him from temptation during the coming State
fair' lately arrested him for vagrancy when
search OF his effects brought to light large
roll Of counterfeit bills, and full assortment
Oh counterteiters tools, Jerry considers his
case hopeless, but having already served an
apprenticeship in the penitentiarv, doesn't
take his situation so much to heart as would
otherwise be the case.
A farmer driving into St. Louis, early
one morning, discovered man soundly asleen
in tue rooi-gutter of high building. and by
immediate and careful exertions, he was safe
ly rescued from his dangerous bed it seems
that ne had gone TO sleep on a shelf adjoining
the scuttlesopening, and the miracle of de-
scent without waking, and without sin king
into deeper sleep of death, he should credit
to Providence.
The Ottawa Indians of Kanzas. two
hundred and forty in number, have made a
new treaty with the United States. by which
they agree to become citizens, and obtain the
rlght to dispose of their own territorial re,
servations, instead of allowing the govern
ment agents to sell it for them. Each of the
Indians will receive the capital of their an
nuitles' about three hundred and sixty dol
lars, and his section of land, and with iude.
neht Ia the disposal of their property, they
VIII become rich men.
bred Scott approvals and United
states marshal arrests, have most seriously
aiiected the democratic supreme Judges of
ONO. Judge Caldwell and Judge Corwin,
late OF that distinguished tribunal, have in
the fullest extent of indignant language, and
eloquent philippe, denounced the proceedings
mad towards the freemen Of Ohio, and Judge
warden, quondam of the same bench, has
lett heparty altogether.
The steamship Vanderbilt is pro-
nounced the champion Of the seas. She made
her last run to Liverpool in nine days one
hour. The Persia's best trip was half an hour
longer.
A girl on visit to the city, and fresh
from the woods aud wilds, was one day asked
Glow she liked the country" "Oh. ma'am,''
replied the girl, "Id like the country very
we'll, it it was only in the CITY,"
Awit Of the seventeenth century oh.
served that when the cannon of King C6arles
began to 60 off, the authority Of cailons was
oyerthrown. II was first miire and then nj.
tire that governed the world-St. Peter and
saltpetre.