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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-08-10

BYA LADY.-Messrs. Editors AS l walked
up Main street this afternoon, some odd things
came under my eye, which made me think, more
than ever, what strange people we worcesterians
are. Well, thought /, I'll write to the Spv, and
if in allit peeping around it has not noticed
these same things, too. If it has, perhaps the
editor will insert what write in its columns for
the much talked Of public good"
AS l entered the street, returning from
country walk saw two young ladies coming
they were rather pretty, though too bold looking
for good taste to admire, and very much dressed
AS they passed me, this remark from one reached
my ear, "WheTe do you think he is gone :" and
the other said, Il don't know, let's turn" Soon.
they went by me again, talking and laughing
heartily.
Had this been the first time ever saw such a
performance, / should have wondered much what
or wnom they sought. But l have often observed
that the young people of Worcester, particularly
the ladies' have habit Of walking, hour after
hour, on Main street, passing and repassing Ger.
tam points, for the purpose, evidently, OF meet.
ing young men who have no more respect for
them than to stand and gaze at them when an
preaching, exchange smiles, and laugh heartily
when they are past. II is singular that young la.
dies, or those who might be really such have
nothing better to do than this perhaps VARYING
their promenade by dropping into sundry stores
to gossip with some stupid clerk,who has not wo
ideas in his head after he has told you the price of
''robe de soire," and assured you that he .can
suit your taste" N
Have these young ladies' no honest Have
they no brothers Are they lost to all woman.
illness, that such amusement is their highest ainii
If not, what do you think ails them
Even our aristocratic young ladies' walk Main
street too much. 1t is sign Of bad taste, and an
inclination to commences, which, by the bye, is
not being altered for the better by the so.caled
promenade concerts, which are given from the ball
comics Of the BAY State, of late.
Seriously, Messrs. Editors. this street walking
is becoming scandalous. In no city have / ever
observed it to the extent it may be seen here.
Instead Of sensible girls, we have those whose
soul IS given to gaudy dressing, and that most
common, unladylike pastime, called flirting.
What can be done Nobody knows. The most
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THE LATEST NEWS.
By Telegraph to the Worcester Daily Spy
By the American Telegraph Company's Printing Lines.
Office in General Express Office, Lincoln House Block
FOUR DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival OF The Steamship Indian Mt
Quebec.

The steamship Indian, which left Liverpool on
the 29th ult.. arrived at Quebec August 9th.
GREAT BRITAIN Baron Rothschild is returned
to Parliament for London, without opposition.
A spicy debate in the House of Commons
originated by DIsraeh. resulted in an address to
the Queen, promising every support to govern.
ment in the Indian difficulty.
J. E.tP. Gusxtiman, London merchant had
suspended payment. His liabilities are over
quarter of million.
The yacht Charter Oak, arrived at Liverpool
from New York, with only two men on board
Leddru Rollin and others, Indignantly de-
nounced the charge in the Moniteur, that they
were engaged in the recent conspiracy.
The continental news is unimportant. Tele-
graphic advices from Trieste, by anticipation
overland, reached London July 49,
Dates from Calcutta are to June 2lst Madras
18th, and Bombay July l.
Mutiny was spreading among the troops in The
Bengal army. Ex-King Dude was arrested and
imprisoned, together with his mutineers, proof Of
their completely in the revolt having been OBJ.
tanned.
Gen. Bernard repulsed several sorties from Del
hi, with heavy losses to the insurgents. He was
waiting reinfOreements to storm the CITY,
From Madras it is positively stated that Delhi
is captured, but the intelligence is regarded as
premature. not being confirmed from Bengal.
The native troops at Calcutta and Barrackp poor
were quietly disaTmed. An uneasy feeling pre-
vailed at Madras. The disaffection act passed by
legislature, placed the Indian press under the Ii
cense system.
All Calcutta business was at stand. Money
rather tighter. Exchange on London 2 ID a
SD. At Bombay the market was nominaiy
closed; money scarce, and rate of interest raised
one per cent; Exchange Is 2 Lid 1921 On.
The London Times regards the news as favora-
bic, but others take more gloomy view
Hong Kong dates are up to June 10. In the
engagements the Chinese exhibited unexampled
obstinacy. The British had eighty three killed
and wounded. Major Kearney was among the
killed.
All was quiet in the North.
The price of tea had advanced at Loo Choo and
Shanghai.
Exchange at Hong Kong, As 3 I'D to 5s lid.
The London Times remarks that Canton is
next III power to Great Britain, there seems no
substantial reason why this should not obtain for
England all the objects of the expedition, with.
out further bloodshed or military operations.
The Liverpool market was steady and I'M
changed, according to newspaper reports Rich
ardson, Spence, & Co. quote an advance of Lied
in 6readstuffs. Wheat quiet, with declining
tendency
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Gss 4a1lp Spp,
MONDAY. AUGUST 10, 1851.



Senator Douglas, who appears to be the most
promising star of the Democracy, as regards the
future, now on the stage, made the following de-
fence of slavery in late speech at Springfield,
ILL.,
sit has been the rule of civilization and Chris.
tisnity the world over, that wherever any one
man or set Of men, were incapable of taking care
of thsmse Ives they should consent TO be gov
erned by those who were capable Of managing
their affairs for them
This is the quintessence of tyranny. 1t is the
doctrine on which alone despotism in all its
manifestations, is based, and has been in every
age OF the world. On that rests aristocracy, mon
archy, and every grade of arbitrary rule. 1t is
diametrically opposed to the cardinal princi-
pie of Democracy and Republicanism, but it
is perfectly consistent doctrine for a party
which makes oppression of the negro race the
chief principle of its platform, as it is for man
who took the lead in engineering through Con-
gress the KanEas- Nebraska act, openly to avow.
No distinction on account OF color is recognized
in the above extract; its principle applies as well
60 white as 10 black, which makes it an excellent
sample of Democratic" doctrine for "progress.
I'VE" party whose Southern leaders in times past
have proclaimed, not merely that "the patriarch
al institution of slavery is the corner stone of
our republican edifce," but that in all eommuni.
ties The capitalists should own the labores,"
whethether the latter should be white or black.
The New York Day Book the leading, and al
mest the only, administration paper in that city,
which is an enthusiastic admiTer and supporter
of Mr.. Douglas, accepts the theory enunciated
above BY him, and applies it to poor whites in
the following style =
"Sell the parents of these children into SLAVE
RY. Let our Legislature pass lsw that whoeV-
eT will take these parents and take care OF them
and their OFFSPRING, in sickness and health
clothe them, teed them, aud house them-ShaH
be legally eatstLed to tkelr services and let the
same Legislature decree that whoever receives
these parents and their CHILDREN, and obtains
their services, shall take care of them AS Long
AS THEY LIVE"
Here we see portrayed and defended with hon
est boldness the legitimate result to which the
hideous doctrines enunciated by our Democrat
ic opponents in regard to the negro race, ine'i.
tably lead Alter these doctrines shall have got
into thorough practical operation, as it is feared
they will at no distant day, at the rate of recent
strides of Democratic progress, we shall be
obliged to witness the humiliating spectacle Of
the Supreme Court judges deciding, la Judge
fancy, that "poor white men have no rights
which rich white men are bound to respect"
Then will the United States have become resolv'
ed, at both North and South, into one vast sys'
TEN of consolidated despotism, in which the la
boring Masses, of whatever color, in all sections
Of the Union, shall be in the sumo condition
with the present black slave at the South.
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A how named Kellv ahout IA

A boy named Kelly, about IA wears
old, recently undertook to ride blind horse
in a scrub race round the Matalre race course
at New Orleans, and after going half way
round the track, the horse bolted through the
picket fence and killed both himself and
rider. The head of the boy came in contract
with post, and was crushed in most
trightful manner, so that he died immediate.
ly, and the horse fell dead just after passing
through the broken fence.
A lady 60 years old was found in fa-
tigued and apparently deranged condition by
the roadside in Knoxville, Albany county.
N. Y, OH Wednesday evening, and was taken
care of. She gave her name as Lucinda
McGregor, and said that she started with her
husband, Sylvester McGregor, formerly
clergyman from Cincinnati, to visit Massach
usets; that her husband died on the wav.
that she was robbed, and then taken to luna
tic asylum, where she was kept until recent
~, when she was sent to Albany in the cars.
From Albany to Knoxville she came on foot
and without money. She seys she has seven
children, five of whom are in Ohio.
A few days since, three negro chill.
dren, the property Of Mr.. VIM. Y. Dulin, of
FAIRFAX county, Va, in playing about his
barn, got into large feed bin that had been
lett open earelessly, when the lid fell and the
hasp caught. causing their death from sufFo-
cation. Their bodies were discovered some
hours afterwards, exhibiting evidence that
they had died in great agony, blood having
flowed from the nostrils of all OF them.
The town of Monroe in Franklin
county, with 2l7 inhabitants and 40 voters,
has no post office allowed it by the new
postal arrangements, and no mail line running
through 1t, on the ground that the receipts
DO not meet the expenses, when it is known
that the same state of things exists over the
whole South, the State of Arkansas, as an
example, paying in 1866 $33,394, and costing
1924, III, or more than six dollars to one.
Ibis is only one feature Of the rule OF South
ern government.
A member of the Wayne County IN.
W Medical Society has been expelled, for is.
suing handbills calling attention to his meth.
cd Of treating diseases of the lungs, &c., and
protesting to know more than his brethren.
The Grand Jury at Louisville have
returned true bills of Indictment against Prem.
tice of the Journal and Durritt OF the Con.
rier, for carrying concealed deadly weapons,
and for personal attacks made upon each 9th.
er in the street.
ooh, dear, Mr.. Tracy, you Jest when
you say that my baby is the most handsome
one you ever saw you must be soft.soapinq
it." "Well, Madam, 1 thought it needed
soap Of some kind! !"
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AGRICULTURAL Shows AND FAIRs.-The
times and places Of the various County AgTicul.
tural Exhibitions OF this Commonwealth will be
found as follows -
Essex, in Newburyport, September 80 and DC.
toher l.
Middesex, in Concord, September %.
Midalesex North, in Lowell, September l6.
Middlesex South, in birmingham, September
% and 70.
Worcester. in Worcester. September % and "a.
Worcester est, in Barre, September II.
Worcester North in Fitchburg, October 2.
Worcester South, in Sturbridge, September 20.
Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden, North
ampton, October Z and 8.
Hampshire, in Amherst, October IA and Is.
Hampdeni in Springfield. September % to Oc-
tober g.
Hampden East, in Palmer Depot, October
and T.
Franklin, in Greenfield, October l and q
Berkshire, in Pitts6eld, October Z s and g.
Housatonie, in Great Darlington, September %
and "a.
Norfolk, in Dedham, September % and 80.
Bristol, in Fall River, September 80 and octo-
Der /.
Plymouth, in Bridgewater, September 80 and
October l..
Barnstable, in Barnstable, October and s.
Nantucket, in Nantucket, October IL and IA.
The exhibition of the United States Agricultu-
raj Society will be held at Louisville, Kentucky,
on the first five days of September next, not octo"
ber as has been erroneou sly published. Presi-
dent Wilder with his staff of officers, will leave
Boston for Louisville in a few days, to perfect the
arrangements.
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SERIOUS FIGHT AT NIAGARA FALLs.-An
ARRAY between Edward Cruchfeld of Ken
lucky, and negro waiter named Spencer
occurred at Niagara Falls on the 9TH, The
southern gentleman with his wife and deugh-
ter were crossing the river in a skif. when
the negro took seat between the two ladies',
Inc gentleman requested him to leave the
seat, that he might occupy it. The negro re-
fused. and Cruchfield elected him bv force
choking him some. The next day. at the In
ternauonal, the negro approached the Ken
tucklan, and said-"You are the man who
choked me yesterday The reply was. ives,
and ought TO have thrown you into the riv.
err" -A
Spencer thsn dealt Cruch6eld blow on the
head with heavy tumbler, telling him sense.
less to the floor. The wife of Cruchfeld rose
and dealt the fellow blow which restrained
MN. She then ran up stairs to her room,
burst the door open, seized a revolver, and
ran to the dining-room. BY this time the
black walters had passed their companion out
OF the house and out of immediate danger,
Iolerable quiet was restored by the interter
ence OF the proprietors of the house and
trends. The negro was subsequently arrest
ed, sentenced to pay fire of $50, and 90 to
jail for three months. At Cruchfeld's re-
guest, the fellow was not imprisoned, and the
line was changed to $25
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ASSAULT WITH characterization TerminG-
tion.-On Friday forenoon, as respectable
woman was crossing the Western Railroad
bridge, in this city, she was set upon by a
burly lrishman, who attempted to rayish her,
but she fought him and screamed till her cries
brought party Of men TO the rescue, where.
upon the fellow let her go. and beat retreat.
hls pursuers chased him through the bridge,
when he took to the river, and waded in 1t
up to his chin, but they followed aud dragging
him out administered justice upon the spot.
II being unanimously decided to Kick him,
ring was formed, and the scoundrel was
"booted" by dozen pair Of sturdy leos IN
they could kick no more Spyinofsid Rsnnb.
ttcan.
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A CAR SHIyERED TO SPLINTERs-FIfteen
Persons IajaTed-Mi Miraculous EscGpe.--A Sc
rious accident happened TO the morning train
on the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail.
road, on Friday morning last, on its way from
Frostburg. The particulars, as narrated to us
by one OF the parties in the train, are as fol-
lows AFTER leaving Mount Savage, we had
about fifteen persons in the passenger car,
which was attached to the rear of the coal
train. About one mile beyond Mount Saw
age, observed, from the humping of the
car running on the cross ties, that it was off
the track, but before any one had time TO get
outside, the car began to go over the preci-
pice. here grasped tightly to the seat, and
over and over we went at each revolution
the large boulders of rocks, with which the
"6ll'' was composed, would break through
the car and mingle with us. l had no other
thought than that of being Instantly killed.
The scene was indescribable our car was
rolling, crushing and grinding down the
rocks we were jammed, pressed and mixed
up with broken seats, glass, fragments, and
stones. / remember nothing more until we
reached the bottom, when l looked around
and perceived that there was not a piece of
the car re aiming larger than the doors it
was literally shiyered into splinters. Our
passengers were collecting together, and such
sight as they presented! cut heads, faces,
and hands; torn and blood despatched clothes,
shrieks, and groans, met the eye and ear.
Those that escaped without broken limbs be.
gan assisting those who had received severe
injuries; they were taken to the ruins and
carried to the track, placed upon car, and
conveyed to Mount Savage, where they re.
ceiyed the attention of DR.. Townshend.
There was no one killed, but all were more
or less injured-seversl severely.
The cause of the accident was a defect in
the track rail. The engine end all the train.
but the passenger car and five coal cars
passed in snfety; the FIVE coal cars went down
with the passenger car. The distance the
car rolled to is one hundred and twenty five
feet, and about thirty feet perpendicular be-
low the road. 1t is a wonder that a single
soul escaped alive Cumberland Nd, Tele-
graph.
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The MANLY ExcEProN-One of the speak
ers at the late Commencement exercises at
Williamstown, made the statement that the
class were all bachelors with tone manly ex-
ception.' The publicity thus given TO the
fact that member of the class, named
Manley, was married man, must be our
apology for printing an anecdote connected
with this marriage. which is too good TO keep.
Ihe student thus distinguished vas married
either before or after entering college, we are
not certain which, and ielt himself obliged, IN
order to establish his position as a student.
to make known the fact to the President
1hIs was done IN some fear and trepdation,
as he did not know but it might exclude him
from the privileges of the College. Calling
upon President Hopkins, lie finally made out
to utter the words, II am married." "Ah."
exclaimed the Doctor, benignity beaming
through his spectacles, $50 am L. This was
the whole of it. The student proved himself
none the worse for his connection, and won
an appointments Springfield Republican.
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MILFORD ITEMS. - The Selectmen, at their
meeting on Friday evening, July 81, passed an
order removing six of the special police, recently
appointed to carry forward the measures of the
vigilance committee in the temperance cause,
The Journal deems this action unfortunate and
ILL., advised.
The Pearl street society and its friends, to the
number of one thousand, had grand gala day on
Monday, Aug. 2, in the dedication of Orphean
Grove" at Braggsville, fine grove, which has
just been opened to the public by Appleton
Bragg, Esq. Some two thousand dollars have
been expended in the requisite fixtures for the
same. No better place for a picnic mass
meeting of any kind can be found in the Safe.
The services of dedication were follows -
An appropriate hymn was sung by the Sabbath
school. Rev. Mr.. johnson, pastor OF the society,
then gave brief dedicatory address
The Journal gives accounts of "more outrages'
in that town, which it styles the doings of the
'rum party, to show their spite at the efforts to
enforce the liquor law. Some of the trees and
rose bushes Of Deputy Sheriff J. D. Hunt have
been girdled and otherwise injured.
On Sunday morning last, figure labeled and
intended to represent Judge Thayer, was discov.
cred hanging upon the flagstaff Main street,
at considerable height from the ground and was
promptly removed by order of the Selectmen.
H. B. Hero, Esq. having missed last Monday
cock of hay from his field, and believing that
it was in barn near by, occupied by Thomas
Madden, an Irlshman, asked for search war
rant, which was obtained and put into the hands
of Deputy Sheriff Hunt The Sheriff, and Con-
stable Ring, found the hay, and attempted to
take it from the barn, but were assailed so VIC.
lently with clubs and stones, from some half
dozen Irish men and women, that they were
obliged to desist rom taking the hay and protect
their per sons. One woman attacked the Sheriff
with the ferocity of an Infatuated tigress. 1t was
only by throwing her down and throttling her
that the Sheriff was released from her grasp
The officers beat retreat, but returned with suf-
fcient force the next morning, and arrested the
resistants, who were brought before the Police
Court, and disposed of, as the following record,
from the Journal, of police doings in that town
the past week, shows:
"Aug 5-Thomas Powers, for drunkenness,
fined 50 and costs
Aug. 6-Tho mas Madden, larceny, find So and
costs, and appealed. Mrs. Thomas Madden, as
sault and battery, fined 50 and costs. Patrick
Foley, assault and battery, fued So and costs"
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DR.. DUP0NOos GOLDEN MONTHLY pTrIs poe
FEMALES The combination ingredients in DR.. Du
poncos Golden PILLS. perfectly harm less They have
been used in the private practice Of old Dr. Hrnon.
co. for over 30 years, and thousands or ladies can
ty to their great and never-iaing success in alrst
every case In correcting irregularities relieving nam
inl and distressing menstruaton, particularly al the
change OF me. From i've to ten Pills will cure that
sdy IN the land suffers from that complaint TIE sboye
Pl mas permanently cured thousands and viii cpr Won
fyou use them They cannot harm you he oontysr
they remove all distractions, nature to it's ooer
chsnnel, and invgorate the whole system ladies' v 40
Hea tI w not PERMIT an increase of family, viii find
these Pills sure preventative, For partouiars se II
rectons on the box Price $land will be sent to ladies
conndentay, by mail by enclosing 81 to either Of the
following general agents for Worcester, GEO R. SpURR
2Ol Main street, JAMES GREEN III M4ustreet DA Viz
sOoTT 25l Main street. rner Of Mechanic street; Also
by l. D. Choate, Fichburg Q oantrel Son. Canielsob-
vile, Robert Geer, Norwich Balch Son Providence
Weeks d Potter, Boston, A. b. & D. Sands, New York,
A. A. Burditt, Clinton, Mass.
Bee the signature j. DUP0NCo is on the Box none other
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LOCAL NEWS

DARK LANTERN IrBM-We understand that
the regular Simon Pure Know Nothing section of
the flag ends" of this city, to the number of a
score or so, had secret conclsve on Saturday
consider the matter of resuscitation of the de-
ceased corpse of Gardnerism. As their solemn
deliberations were very properly shrouded in the
pail of midnight darkness, we deemed it would
be an intrusion upon the mourDful ceremonies
due to the spirit of the departed, to spread their
doings before the public gaze. So we give no
report of them.
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ANOTHER NATURAL BRIDGE, which COM
pletely throws in the shade that one which
we all remember to have seen pictured in our
Biographies in our school boy days, is thus
described by the Abdingdon Tirginian:
There is a natural bridge within 81 miles
of this place, in Scott Co., Virginia, compar-
ed with which the bridge of Ceder creek is a
mere circumstance. The Scott bridge ex-
tends acroes chasm more than twice 80
feet in width, and is 42O feet Deep at the
bottom of which flows a much larger and
more rapid stream than Cedar creek. The
arch of the Scott bridge is not so perfectly
formed as that OF Ceder creek, but it is not
less bridge, with broad wagon road located
upon it. The survey for the Cumberland
Gap Railroad passed through the arch of this
bridge. 1t is, the widest and most stupen-
dous curiosity in the United States, and vet
it is comparatively unknown