Worcester daily spy., 1858-11-23

have been giving readings IN Shakespeare IN
Independence, No. They drew good houses
The Fall River Monitor says that the Mer-
chants Bank of Providence, made descent
upon the Pocassett Of that city, on Friday,
for $32,0 The money was promptly paid.
The ladies of Sterling gave a tea party,
Wednesday evening, in aid of course of
lectures, the proceeds of which amounted to
about one hundred and forty dollars.
Every man in China must pay up his debts
at the beginning OF the year, and also at the
time of a religious festival about the middle Of
the year. If unable to settle at these times,
his business stops until his debts are paid.
The late Mr. Geo. Bowke, of Fitchburg,
held policy of life insurance from the State
Mutual Company, for one thousand dollars,
which sum will be paid over to his widow.
Samuel Lewis of Plainfeld has been con-
victed of perjury in liquor case in swearing
that he had " no recollection, ," when it could
be proved that he did recollect.
During the cold snap last week, Mr.. John
Combes and his wife, of Palmer visited Bel
chertown with their infant closely wrapped
in shawls to protect it fIom the cold. At the
end Of the journey, the htart-stricken par
ents found their child dead. 1t mad been
- SmoLnereu 10 death.
A man named Crowley was oilng a shaft
in the paper mill of Tanner & Perkins, in
Lee, Mass, on Thursday, when his frock
caught in the shafting and he was carried
over the wheel and so badly mangled that he
died Immediately.
joiner of Hartford eoped with young
lady seventeen years old. last Monday. He
leaves wife and one child. The girl has
written home that she is on the point of sail.
ing for distant lands. The man being a re-
turned Californian, it is surmised that their
present destination is to the Golden State.
Several of the New York papers have re-
ceived anonymous notes, each enclosing So to
secure their insertion, which state that the
bread hoax on Thanksgiving day was perpe
trated by ''a young lad, " ho committed the
act in boyish thou htessness not realizing
until he witnessed its consequences its cruel
impropriety. If he could repair the wrong
he would do so. He can only express his
deep and penitent regret"
An amusing and painful incident recently
took place in Cincinnati. Two gentlemen
afflicted with st. Vitus' dance met, and each
supposing the other to be mocking him, a
fight ensued of the most desperate character
Finally, mutual acquaintance found them
struggling in the gutter, and succeeded in
separating them and making known their
mutual mistake, when they shook hands and
apologsed to each other.
Mrs. Sybil Luddington, Mrs. Sarah Bush
nell, and Mrs. Susan Grennell were all sew
enty years of age on the 2jth of March, 1858
They are three sisters, tripef born, and were,
in July, visiting in Houesdale, Pa, after a
separation of several years. They were born
in Goshen, litehfed county, in l7SS Their
parents were Gideon Hurlburt, and Anna
Hurlbut, whose maiden name was Beach,
One of the causes which it is said, led to
the recent lynehirg in Taylor county, Ky,
was, that four of the witnesses in the case of
Thompson have died since his trial and con-
viction, and others have been threatened. 1t
is presumed that those who died were poi.
soned. Those implicated by Henry Hunters
confession have been suspected for some time,
and will doubtless share the fate of those
who were hung.
A good looking fellow was arraigned be-
fore the police court, charged with having
stolen watch. The Judge asked him what
induced him to commit the theft The Young
man replied that, having been unwel for
some time, the doctor advised him to take
somethi'ag," which he accordingly did. The
Judge asked him what had induced him to
select watch. 90 Why" said the prisoner.
l thoughtif l only had the time, that Ma
tuTe would work g cure"
A letter from FarbuTy, Illinois, SAYS;
Last November there was but one house
here; now there are over forty dwellings.
seven stores, three warehouses, a church,
hool-house, railway depot, steam mill, and
other buildings all erected within eleven
MONTHS This is only slight sample of pro-
gress in the West
Twelve soldiers deserted from the army in
Utah, and succeeded in reaching California.
Three of them, led by enc Burns, murdered
the other nine for the sake of their money.
Burns then proceeded at night, to cut the
throats OF his two accompIices One he kill
ed; the other survived obtained assistance
and gave evidence which led to the arrest of
Burns, who is uow in confinement at Los
Angeles.
AT Naples, ILLINOIS, on Thursday last.
man hamed Stewart was instantly killed bv
the bursting of a cannon, while firing sa-
lutte in honor of Douglass success. The
piece had been crammed with wadding To the
muzzle. and in it's explosion literally tore
MI Stewart to pieces, aud splintered the gun
carriage.
Here, writes correspondent, "is a
specimen of Western eloquence: Who dis
covered the North Pole? Our own. illustri.
Gus Jefferson. Who hung the star sDangled
banner on the heaven piercing summit of III
Andes Our own immortal franklin. Who
discovered the route to Cappadocla bv the
way of Cape Cod: That fearless Moorish nav
lgator, Paganni. Let US, then, fellow citi-
zens, the horoscope in the one hand, and the
Magma Charta in other, plunge boldly on the
raging billows of the Mississippi, and leave
no sea untried until we shall have united
lIvoli with Tripolia and Gretna Green with
the rock OF Gibraltar. Then, and not nm
then, shall be brought to light tTarantula-that
long lost isle of bliss of which Pluto rea-
soned and Galapeuru,,,