Worcester daily spy., 1858-08-31


residing near Athens, Tenn. died on the 18th
inst.
A big snake escaped from a travelling
menagene in Mlddetown, Conn, South
Farms, the other day, and has not been cap
tured yet.
John T. Finch, who broke into the
store of Hodridge & Son, at Poughkeepsie,
and stole $4,000 worth of jewelry, and has
been arrested and part of the stolen proper
ty recovered.
A flag bearing the notices, " Hon.
Judge Shaw forever" "Justice and Truth"
is swaying to the breeze in Rockport, where
it has waved in storm and sunshine for about
a month.
Some three weeks since staging fell
at the Norwich Almshouse and six men were
injured. Two of them died last Wednesday.
One named Owen Farrell leaves a wife and
five children.
The strike, by operatives in certain
cotton mills OF North Adams, has terminated,
and all the mills are running again, with
nearly full complement of hands. George
MiIlard's boot and shoe mandatory is again
in operation,
"Be careful how you drink, or you
will wash the color off your cheeks" said a
gentleman, aa he handed a glass of water to
lady. "There is no danger of your ever TAX
ing water enough to remove the color from
your face" was the retort.
The officers in Covington, KY, have
captured good. looking girl, sixteen years
old, who was dressed in male attire, and has
been living in the woods near the city for
some time, subsisting on stolen poultry and
provisions.
According to foreign paper, a letter
written by Humboldt, lately read il one of
the Prussian law courts, excited s,nsation
from its containing the declaration "My
death win take place in 1862" and that it
would be better to postpone certain iublica-
ton of his works till then.
The Petersburg (Ind.) Reporter
gives the details Of the breaking up Of band
of robbers that have for some time infested
the neig ghborhood About dozen hvc been
arrested. One of them was justpe of the
peace, and another was postmasterAnd con-
stable.
Silas Anderson of Bath, Name, has
recovered a verdict of $l582 damages against
that city for injuries sustained by i'm while
driving through Broad street. Mr.. Anderson
was thrown from his wagon againt stone
lying in the street, his leg was brken, and
he was disabled for some months.
Mr.. Secretary Cobb has removed
from office John S. Dickey and Antew Wat
son, the steamboat inspectors of th Cincin-
natl district for giving certificate steam
boat whose machinery was defec We. The
complainant was Capt. Thomas Roers, whose
son was killed by the explosion ofihe Fan
ny Fern"
A family named Mackerel have re-
Gently come into possession by cancery In
Great Britain, of an estate valuel e1 ,0OO,-
900 left by one Salmon, who died dthout an
| heir. The lord chancellor decide that as
there were no more Salmons, tie largest
family of the Mackerels should iherit the
fortune.
Johnny Downey, boy ho sells
| papers at the Cortland street Htel, New
York. has come into the possessid of $3.50
on the recent race at Goodwood Pax in Eng
land. John sold copies enough o"Porter's
Spirit to entitle him to a share inhe sweep
stakes offered by the proprietors O o'Porter's
Sprint" and John was lucky enouh to draw
'Saunterer."
A Syracuse contemporary Rs called
upon to record melancholy etnt," at a
time when his head was rather eavy, and
did it up otter the following mannl :-"Yes-
terday morning, about o'clocl p. M,
man with heel in the hole of hi stockings
committed arsenic by swallowln dose of
suicide. The inquest OF the verdi returned
jury that the deceased came to e facts in
accordance with his death. HI leaves a
child and six little wives 10 lamenthe end of
his untimely loss. In death wehre in the
midst of lfe.''
The Duke of MecklenbSg-Strelitz
has placed laurel crown OF old on the
tomb OF Madame Sontag. who lid buried by
her sister Nina's side, in the lapel of the
convent at Marienthal a villagdnear Dres-
den. The crown bears this inscption "ro
the best of wives and mothers. u most faith
full of friends. the most beautifuhnd amiable
of women, the greatest of soFtresses, this
crown is dedicated by George, Prand Duke
of Mecklenberg- streliz."
w. Hinkle, who was civicted last
Summer OF poisoning his wife Soap Creek,
Iowa, was executed near Bobheld 90 the
18th inst. When he ascendd the scaffod,
he handed his profession to " sheriff to be
read. In 1t he solemDly 'rgesses his inno-
cence Of the murder Of hisvje that he new
er poisoned her, aud kneyn5thing Of 1t, and
accusing one Ed. Gnnstj Of being the cause
Of his death by swearingb lies, he appeals to
just God. The fall w1three leet. On the
hrst attempt the rope BIKE aud the prisoner
fell, bruised and stunnl, to the ground. lie
was then taken up agd, and stronger rope
placed around his neoIa and he was hanged.
To REMOVE INK SrNs.--rhe moment the
ink is split, take LID milk and saturatc the
stain soak it with rag, and apply a little
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