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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28
BY TELEGRAPH.
AWFUL CALAMITYI!
BURNING OF STEAMSHIP
AUSTRIA.
LOSS OF
FIE We &c wv > II E I'd
AND THIRTY-THREE LIVES

HALIFAX, Sept. 27.-The unfortunate
steamer destroyed by FIRE, previously reported,
proves to be the Austria. Twelve of her pas
sengers have arrived here. Only SIXTY SEVEN
out of SIX HUNDRED on board, are saved.
Most OF the six hundred passengers were
probably German emigrants.
The following is a list of the Austria's cab
in passengers from Hamburg 1t is not known
whether she took any on board at Southamp-
ton or not
Herm Sondheim, wife, and children Miss
Bridget Loughlin, Gail Nettman, L. Eisfeld,
Mrs. Julie EbbinghAns and daughter, A.
Weissenborn, A. Z. Miedmann. E. Weisker,
Mrs. Sophie Jegel and child, a. M Starmunt;
w. Rosenthal, wife and five children Miss
Lena Meyer, Miss Minna Smith, Tn. Glau-
bensklee, Joseph Hope, Ed. Adelsdorfer, Ed.
Bogel, Julius Busch; all from New DIRK.
S. Kittaf Mlnden J. Bogel and wife, New
Orleans Mrs. Emile Vein and three chill
dren, and Hermann Thorbecke, Philadelphia !;
Miss Therese Van Mengershausen, Arnsburg;
Mrs. Anna Paypers and three children, St.
Louis Miss Maria Herken, st. Louis; Qua
tay Kohn, Konisberg; Jacob Friendly and
wife, Wittelsdorf; With. Stachel, Cincin-
natl; Miss Hedwig Dormitzer, and f. Cor
rison and wife, Hamburg; Miss Caroline
Howitz. and Miss Helene Wolf, Copenhagen;
FIR. Barteis, San Francisco; Y. d. 1rott,
Zanzibar Samuel r. Massu1y, Salem, Mass;
r. V. Durfeldt, Dresden Ad. Sherman,
wife and seven children, Igelo.
The Austria had among her passengers
many Germans, resident in America, who
had been spending the Summer inshized
country and in the list s., w ~ kh""n cl'izehs
known musician and conductor of the Phil
harmonic concerts Theodore Glanbenskee,
Professor of German in the Free Academy
Hermann Thorbecke, well known German
of Philadelphia. The Austria's freight is ex-
tremely valuable, consisting in great part of
velvet and silk Winter dry goods.
The burnt steamer had on board eight
Francis metallic life boats, capable of holding
fifty persons each, besides the ships launches.
The Austria was on the line from Hamburg
via Southampton for New York. She left
Southampton on the 4th of September. She
was an iron propeller and was on her third
voyage.
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ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

HALIFAX, Sept. 27.-The barque Lotus,
from Liverpool, arrived at Halifax, on Sun
day afternoon, with twelve of the sixty
surviving passengers of the steamship Aus
tria, burnt at sea, Sept. 18th, lat. 45 deg.
Inin., long. II deg. 80 min. taken from the
baTque Maurice on the 18th.
AT little after two o clock on the 18th,
dense volumes of smoke burst from the after
entrance of the steerage.
The ship was instantly put at half speed
at which she continued until the magazine
exploded. The engineers, it is inferred, were
instantly suffocated.
Five was next seen breaking through the
lights amidships, and travelled aft with fear
full rapidity. Some persons let down a boat
from the port side of the quarter deck, and
she was thought to have been crushed under
the screw.
An attempt was made to launch boat on
the starboard side, but it was swamped from
the numbers who rushed into it, and all were
lost. All the first cabin passengers were on
the poop, excepting few gentlemen, who
must have been smothered in the smoking
pom.
Many second cabin passengers were also
on the poop, but number of them got shut
into the cabin by fire.
Some of them were pulled up through the
ventilator, but the greater number could not
be extricated. The last woman drawn up,
said there were six already suffocated.
The ladies and gentlemen on the poop
jumped into the sea by twos and threes, some
of the ladies in flames.
Several hesitated, but were driven to it at
the last moment In half an hour not a soul
was to be seen on the poop.
The French barque Maurice, Capt Ernest
Bruce, came alongside the steamer at about
five o'clock P. NJ, and rescued forty passen-
gers, chiefly taken off the bows. Afterwards
three or four men were picked up floating on
piece of broken boat.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28

E. B. PHILLIPS, ESQ, the new superintend'
ent of the Boston and Worcester Railroad, is
native of Worcester county, and was lately su'
perintendeut of the Cleveland and Toledo Rail.
road, Ohio, where he won the esteem and conf
dence not only of those associated with him IN
business but Of the public. Previous to his de
parture from Ohio grand entertainment was CIV
en- him at the house of the president OF the
Cleveland road, upon which occasion an elegant
service of plate (worth S700) was presented to Mr.
Phillips by the employees lately under his direc-
ton. The mayor of the city presided at the Ia
BILE, and the whole proceedings were very crafty
ing and highly honorable to all the parties con-
cerned. letter from Ohio to the Boston ITa0
eller, after describing the above event, says
"The friends of the retiring officer are graft
fed in knowing that he goes to a post yet
more honorable and responsible than that when
he has occupied here They assure themselves
that he will discharge his new duties well =
that the men who serve under him will soon learn
that his instructions are always clear, and MS or
ders, ifmperative, yetwise and just, and that ne
will never desert the subordinate who has fallen
into difficulty through obedience to rules 1hey
are confident too, that the public will ind IN him
q man of Judgment SO comprehensive and liberal
that will be his constant aim, while he is regard
ing the greater interests entrusted to him, to De
mindful also of the lesser,and to bring in profit to
his company by offering generous advantages to
those who deal with it,"
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Y.TUEsDAY, Der

HoosAc TUNNBL.-Sinee the visit of the
Executive Council the work upon the Tunnel
has been steadily progressing with increased
force; and at the West end an air shaft has
been driven upwards, to the surface of the
ground. for the purpose of ventilation. On
Thursday last the daylight was reached, and
the efficiency of the principle was soon tested,
after a couple of blasts had been fired in the
heading, by relieving the Tunnel from smoke
in less than three minutes. This air shaft
will be firmly cased with planking, and car
ried up some or 10 feet above the surface,
and will add very much to tie general comfort
of the workmen in the Tunnel Adams
Transcript, 25th.
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Wo oesR TERRIBLE OCEAN DISASTER in
- mn will be found detailed, as far as
ANoTihe particulars of the awful calamity Of
unotbning Of the steamship Austria, bound
rechamburg, via Southampton, for New York,
al about six hundred persons on board, the
passengere being chiefly German emigrants. OF
these it is stated only sixty-seyen persons were
saved, Of whom twelve have reached Halifax
There was the largest destruction of lives by this
diaster which hiss occurred by any previous one
the kind within our recollection.
Mr.. s. r. Masury, one of the passengers on
boar the Austria, belongs in Salem, and was on
his retura to his native place, having been in
Zanzibar for fine past few years, acting as agent
for BENJAMIN West.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28

TREATY BETWEEN ENGLAND AND NICARA-
aUA.-The New York Times publishes the
draft of the treaty between Great Britain and
Nicaragua, drawn up by Sir William Gore
Ouseley. 1t is understood that both the
BIRTHS h and Nicaraguan governments approve
of this treaty, and Sir William will shortly
leave for Central America, in order to secure
its ratification. The Convention stipulates,
among other things, that England as far as
she is herself concerned, shall guarantee the
neutrality Of the Isthmus, and shall also en-
deavor to induce other nations to do the SANG rs
1t iss passengers crossing the Isthmus, the
british may employ force for that purpose. In
other respects the treaty is strict and most
comprehensive, the Commercial Convention
comforting reciprocal privileges on each of the
high contracting powers.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28
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These pills are nothing new, but have been used by the
doctors for many years both in France and America with
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many thousand ladies who have used them, to make
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any Irregularities whatever well prevent an in
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ter the above admonton, although their midness would
prevent any mischief to heath otherwise the Pills are
recommended. Full and explicit directions accompany
each box. Price 81.
Sold wholesale and retail by DAVID SCOTT, Drug
gist. 25l Main street, of Mechanic street. Wor-
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worcester, Mass. Ladies' by enclosii & them 81, can
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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28

THE LOST Found. The young girl named
Weeks, who SO strangely left her home a
James Newton's in this city, on sundaysfe
18th inst, was traced to Spri"ne was IN
she was found last Spsht' and had been
state of partial d.ace to place, during her
WANDERING ping most of the time in the
Jods. When found, she was overtaken in
the highway just coming out of the woods,
where she slept the night before. She has
been restored to her friends, and with proper
care it is hoped will soon restore her wonted
health and sanity.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28

POLICE COURT Yesterday, Edward Smith and
his wife, Rebecca, were up for disturbing the
peace. They eneamped in the woods near the
Grove street Cemetery, Saturday evening, built a
fire. drank rum, made horrible and terrific bowls.
awakDg the whole neighborhood and causing
general CONSERVATION in that quiet and peaceful
locality. Sentenced each to one month in the
House of Correction.
Charles Farnum, on two complaints for selling
liquor at the Summit House, alias Five Points, .
received the usual sentence, ard appealed.
Ellen Powers, an old offender. for stealing ap
pies from the orchard of Samuel K. Bull, was
fined 81 and costs, and committed.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28

The very excellent company from the Howard
Atheneum, who have been acting at the worces.
ter Theatre the past week, are intending to ap.
penn at Providence this week. We wish them
success, and suggest that they would have been
still better here, II they had been more promptly
and definitely announced and advertised. There
seemed 70 be something wrong in the manage.
ment. The charming little actress, Miss Laura
Honey. did not appear at all during the week.
but played in very quiet and confidential man.
ner to few dozen people, on Saturday afternoon
Why was this ! She has won name and renn
taton In her own country, and II properly brought
out and announced, would have filled the house
the very first night.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28
Congressional Conventions.

The Fourth District Republican Congressional
Convention meets today, in Boston, to nominate
candidate for Congress, to succeed Mr.. Comins,
she present incumbent who. it ia understood, will
retire, having represented the district four years
A. A. Lawrence and Ex-Mayor Rice have been
most prominently talked Of for the nomination,
but as the former has been nominated fol- anoth-
er Office by another party, and has not sienified
his decination of that position, his selection to-
day would seem to be out of the question, unless
his disclaimer of all connection with another
political organization shall be made Ex-Mayor
Rice, If he would accept would be the most avail
able and generally acceptable candidate which
could be selected.
The conventions for the second and seventh dis
tricts both meet on Thursday next, Sept. 80, the
former at Middleboro' and the latter at South
Reading. Messrs. Burlington and Gooch, the
present incumbents, will both probably be re
nominated.
The Republican convention in the filth district
is to be held in Boston on Tuesday of next week,
Oct. 5, when the present incumbent. Hon. An.
son Burlingame. will probably be nominated, al
though there appears to be some opposition to
him. We trust a solid union will be effected upon
some one candidate, among all the opponents of
the national administration, no other way
can the success of the bunker candidate, John T.
I. Heard, be prevented, Mr.. Burlingame having
only eighty plurality at his last election.
The convention for thr eighth district will
meet at Concord. on Wednesday of next week,
Oct. 6, and ave hope on Thursday morning fol-
lowing to have the pleasure OF recording the NOM
nation of George S. Boutwell,, as the most fitting
man the district could select.
The third district convention meets at De3hsm
on Thursday, Oct. z, the same day with that for
our own (the NORTH district, which will then as
semble in this city. The unanimity of sentiment
among the Republicans and other opponents Of
the national administration, appears to be gener-
al in favor Of Hon. Charles Francis Adams in the
third, and the denomination OF Hon. Eli Thayer
in the ninth district. They are the best selec-
tons which could be made, and they would sweep
their respective districts without the necessity of
much campaigning.
The calls for the conventions in the LIST and llth
districts have not yet been issued, but there
appears to be no doubt Of the nomination of
Thomas d. Elliot in the first, and the re-nomina-
tion Of Henry L. Dawes in the last named dis.
trict as the most proper persons who could be
selected, and they would both be triumphantly
elected without question.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28

A MEMORABLE ANNIVERSARY. = One ago
last Saturday, the first impetus TO the fnan-
cial revusion which swept through the coun-
try, wBs given in the city of Philadelphia.
On the day previous the banks of that city
resolved to discredt the Bank of Pennsyl-
vania, and on the next morning, Friday,
Sept. 25th, that bank announced suspension
OF specia payment. Before the day was over
the other banks were obliged to adopt like
course. The country banks, the banks of
Baltimore, Washington, and of all the West
and South followed speedily. Then came the
banks of New York and New England, and
the business of the country came to stand,
from which it is now slowly but steadily re-
covefing. Boston Adoegtjser.
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rouNTy CoNvENrION.

The egal yoteYs Of worcester County, who are opposed
to The present National ADMINISTRATION ADD the SsereSs
ions Of the Slave power aud Eho are 10 favor O. M yen
era policy OF the present State Administrator are &c
held at BRINLEY HAIL. in Worcester, FdU hsDA 1,
October 7h, IL O'Clock for the purpose o. noun
natnr candidates for the foEing VonLty ounces 70 us
vote for at the next ensuing state eectn1;h et VI
Deeds Register Of Probate and Insolvency County COM
missioner County Treasurer and for the par 'e o.
transacting such other business 81 may properly coe
before the Convention.
The basis OF representation to be one deegete IRON
each t,wu aud city in the County an one adaVona oet
egate for every two hundred legal voters loT eao
fractional part thereof Of one hundred or more
GEORGE 7. HoAR, Cnairn of Co. Gomez
AUSTIN kooeRs, bec'y
WnrceSter. Sspt. Is. 1853.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28

RAILROAD ACCIDENT The last train from
Fitchburg last evening, due here at o'clock.
was delayed over three hours, on account of the
up train, due at Ftchburg little before o'clock
P. M, running over COW, about two miles this
side of Fitchburg. The COW was very essentially
used up, but the baggage car was, in con-
sequence, thrown off from the track, down an
embankment, and the baggage master somewhat
injured The displaced car was again put upon
the track, but not until it had caused the delay
above stated in the down train;
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28
THREE DAYS
LATER FROM EUROPE
Arrival of the Prince Albert.


HALIFAX, Sept. 27.-Steamship Prince AL
bert, from Galway at midnight on the 4th
inst, arrived off Halifax harbor at 10 o'clock
on Saturday night, and reached her dock at
o'clock Sunday morning. She reports en-
countering succession of heavy gales the first
few days out. On the 18th she broke two
hanges of her screw, and proceeded under
canvass the remainder of the voyage. On the
22d encountered terrific hurricane, but sus-
tanned no damage except loss of sails and a
life boat.
Great Britain,
The shipment of the shore end of the At
lantic cable was in progress on board the
steamer Bilboa, at Plymouth. AS the cum
brous nature of the cable necessitated caution
in slowing, it was not expected to be on board
before the night of the 10th, when the Bllboa
would proceed to the Thames. Shares in the
stock were steadily maintained al about $500.
The British government have just rene wed
a contract with the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company of Liverpool, for a period of six
years. for the conveyance of the semi monthly
mail along the west coast of South America,
from Panama to Valparaiso.
France.
The political news is unimportant. At Ly.
ons the silk market continued to improve
and prices had further advanced. This ia
vorable movement is in great measure as
cribed to the arrival of orders for the Ameri-
can Spring trade on better scale than had
been hoped.
France and England had notified Naples of
the exact condition on which they would re.
new diplomatic relations.
Spain.
Reports of the discovery of new Repub-
lican conspiracy at Malaga were current.
The Bank of Valladolid had raised its rate
of interest to eight per cent.
The Queen and royal family had reached
Corunna, where they were received with great
enthusiasm.
Tnrkoy.
Letters from Constantinople state that
conspiracy exist there to get rid of the
present Sultan and replace him by his broth.
er, Abdul ALE. 1t is further stated that the
conspiracy has gone so far that majority Of
the Foreign Ambassadors at Constantinople
had thought proper to inform certain leading
persons in the plot, that If Abdul Aziz came
to the throne by violent means he would not
be recognized by the European powers.
Turkey and Persia are said to have been on
the brink of a complete rupture.
Chinn.
The French government proposes TO main
tain in the Chinese seas stronger naval
squadron than in times past.
division Of gun-b boats will remain there
permanently, and q body of marine infantry
will also be kept there until the conditions Of
the treaty have been carried out.
CommercIaI,
LIVERPOOL BREADsTuTFs MARKET Sept. H.
The Market for Breadstuni is genera u steady.
LONDON, Moniay. - Wheat has a declining tendency
With slight decline on all qualities.
LONDON MONEY MARkEr--Th money market re
m unchanRed.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28

SABBATH School CONFERENCE.-The fourth
annual State Convention Of the Sabbath School
teachers Of Massachusetts will be held in New.
buryport, on Wednesday and Thursday, October
9th and 7th. 1t is proposed that this convention
be composed Of delegates from all the Evangeli.
cal Sabbath Schools Of Massachusetts,, on the ba.
sic Of two delegates for every ten officers and
teachers connected with each school, with the
pastor and superintendent The Sabbath School
friends In Newbuyport extend a cordial welcome
and tender the Inequalities Of their homes TO the
members Of the convention from abroad. David
Wood Of Newburyport is chairman Of the com.
mittee Of arrangements.
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NIn.h Di.tric. S,onare..LonaI C0nventI0n

Ninth District Congregational Convention
In accordance with resolution adopted BY the state
Convention at Worcester Sept It'll, the undersigned ~
vte the legal voters Of the Ninth Congressional District
who opp sed to the present National
and who are in favor OF tue geaera policy Of the
State administration elect Delegates to District Con
yeuton to be held at Horticultural Hall, in the city o
Worcester, on THURSDAY, the 7th day OF octooeEon-
a. O'Clock, o. m, to nominate Candidate the Dis
tentative Of said district in the Ssh two hundred
United STATES The basis of Rep
vcntion wi Re one deiih5le.CH,
trlct aud oDRESSER State Committee
voters sccqEEMAN WALKER, Ninth District.
HIrCBC0GK,
Sept "a, 1858
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JUDGE sHAw's DECISION ENPoRoED IN East
CAMBRIDoE-on Saturday night at about Q
o'clock, woman by the name Of Chittrick, wife
Of Robert chittrick. learning that her husband
was at noted grog-shop known as the Rihe.''
in East Cambridge, says the Boston Journal,
proceeded to the place and commenced smashing
the bottles, decanters. &c. man named Wal
lace attempted to stop her, when police officer.
who came up, ipterfered and asked him il he
owned or kept the place. He replied no. and the
officer then compelled him to let the woman com.
plete the work Of destruction, which she did, in
the most thorough manner.
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A CoLLsIoN,-A chaise in which were two Ia.
dies, riding up Main street, last evening, about
nine o'clock, when about opposite the Post office
was run into by team belonging to Abram Peas
lee. One of the ladies was thrown out upon the
pavement, and both of them were considerably
stunned, though not seriously injured. They
were taken to the apotheoary store of J. Q. Hill
and the Office of DR.. +. H. Kelley, and appropri-
ate remedies administered.
The team of Mr.. Peasee was pretty essential
ly used up, but the chase was not much dam
aged.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-28

PROFESSOR DE GRATH, JR., a queer genius
who halls from Philadelphia, and sports broad
brimmed hat, knee-breeChes, and buff top boots,
proclams in the highways and byways the virtues
of "De Grath's Electric OIL" He guarantees
cure for rheumatism, neuralgia, deafness, &c.,
and will proclaim the virtues of his - Electric
OIL this evening" on the Common and invites
everybody to come and hear him, and test its viz.
tues by application.
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sENATORlAL CONVENTION.

The legal voters Of the Southwest Senatorial District OF
Worcester County, opposed TO the present NsJonsI
il favor Of toe general policy Of the present state Admin
sr atom are requested choose delegates to District
C00veuton held at TIE Town HAN 10 Oh 1"'
wFnNEsOAY October 18TH at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, for
the purpose of nominating candidate for Senator ior
the Southwest Senatorial District and oil THANKSGIVING any
other business that may properly come before sau o
Yenlion.
The representation s to be delegate Tor every one
hundred legal voters and for each fraction Of hy or
more, as given by the last census.
RUFUS 3. DODGE Chairman,
NATHANIEL EDDY, Secretary Of District Committee