Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-04-24

| 1000, some OF the weekly Journals puDllshed
on Friday, announce that no papers will be
issued from their office next week.
The Philadelphia Free Press gives the
| following sketch of Senator Hammond ::
| General H. is the son of down East Yam
kee, who, years ago. removed from his native
| State, Maine-the ''great toe" of the Union
to Anderson District, South Carolina, where
for long time he exerted his powers of mind
and body at the useful yet honorable trade or
| calling of millwright Fortune SMILED upon
HIM, and by inherent frugality and cuteneSs
| (mixed) amassed large fortune, which, at
his death, was inherited by the gentleman
who now. from his seat IN the United States
Senate, brands free white laborers of the North
as "white slaves"
Two men, having in fit of intoxica-
ton kicked up a disturbance in house in
Weston, Maine, were turned out Of doors by
gentleman who was present In short
time 1t was found that they had set the barn
on fire in revenge, and it was burned together
with seven head of cattle, five sheep, one
horse, twenty two tons of hay, and various
farming implements. The scoundrels were
arrested for the crime, and the one who sold
them liquor has been sued for the value of
the property destroyed, under the provisions
Of the liquor law.
The employees at the Harlem rail-
road depot IN New York detected a counter.
feiteI in a singular manner last week They
had become suspicious of his movements in
an adjacent house, and going to the tower of
the depot, looked with an opera glass into
the window where he was working, and east
ly perceived that he was writing on bank
bills. They then went into the house with
policeman, and found that he was altering
bills of the Farmers Bank of Wexford, a
broken concern TO bills of the Farmers Bank,
Bridgeport Connecticut.
Several years ago Peter Remington
was robbed on the Sound steamer Perry of
Hatchel containing $40, 1000 belonging to the
Newport banks. The robbery remained a
mystery, but it has lately been discovered
that it was committed by jew Mike, an Eng
lish thief, and his associates. They knew the
bank porter was to take a large amount in
his satchel, and provided themselves with
satche like it, which they exchanged. while
engaging Remington in conversation. After
the spoils were distributed Mike went to
London to spend his share.
In boring the Artesian well, at Stock
ton, California, the boIer struck red wood
stump three hundred and fifty feet below the
surface OF the ground, and more than two
hundred feet below the level of the Pacific
ocean. The earth above and below was Of
strattied clay and sand, which had apparent
ly not been disturbed since its original depo-
sition, which occurred, nobody knows when,
perhaps several thousands of years ago. That
is a tough old stump.
The aggregate wealth of the United
States amounts to $4,000, 0O0, 900, and the
population is "a 900, 900 souls. The wealth,
divided by the population, gives $500 to each
| person, young and old; and counting five
| persons to each family, it would give the
handsome little fortune of $25O0 to every
family of the Republic, not excluding the
slaves.
Cleveland, Ohio, which had a popu-
lation of only II ,O34 in 1920, now ranks Sc
cond IN the state, with population of over
| 10000, Cincinnati is stated at 200, 000 Co.
lumbus at $4,000, Dayton 5000. Toledo
| l4,C00, Rancsville, II, 900, Stubenville, Chill
hcoihe and sandusky each lC 900, and
Springfield 5000.
The Boston Traveller says, as an indi-
cation of the many business changes which a
year will bring forth in q great city, person
desirous of sending circular, took from di-
rectory OF the year the names of a hundred
firms on Washington street, when it was found
that Of the whole number, thirty, or nearly
one third, had either failed, removed, or
changed their bushes.
The New York times report that the
American losses OF Geo. Peabody & Co.. by
the mercantile failures here during the crisis,
are likely to fall within $3.50, 000-the prin.
cipal item being on the depreciation of some
shipments of wool accepted for Lawrence
Stone Co., of Boston.
Camphene had another of its frequent
triumphs at New York, Thursday, and Ro.
sauna Herding,a German girl, was its victim
She ran into the street covered with the burn.
ing liquid, when gentleman threw his over.
coat upon her aud extinguished the flames
but not until she had been fatally burned.
The New York Legislature adjourn.
ed sine die on Monday night. Previous tt
the adjournment, committee was appointed
to wait upon the "third house." 1.-THE lobby
to ask if they had any further commands fol
the Legislature.
A Mrs. Mickls swore out warrant
against her husband at Frankfort, Kentucky
for some imaginary offence, and while he la,
in jail, packed up the valuables and pushed
off to Cincinnati with another man. Tn,
| hNoS""N bNb pNh VI JolAf puiSueu bnttu h0l
had them both arrested for grand larceny.
A man named Thomas of California
attempted to hold his breath on a wager anc
held it so long that he could not let 20. A
post norton examina alton showed that hi
heart had been completely burst asunder.
have three cents left" said loaf
er, $50 will buy paper with it," VIVA
paper !" 4" A paper Of tobacco replied til,
loater.
Nancy Parcher has recently recovered
$500 from the town Of Saco, Me-, on acooun
OF snow-drtt In the highway by which
stege.coach was overturned and the plaintiff
injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Newton. of Led
yard, Ct, celebrated the 10th Anniversary o
their wedding day on the 9th Of March last
They will be 30 years oldin May next.
Wanted to know--if Billy Bowlegs i.
any relation of George Cruikshank.