Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-11

Last Wednesday night lad of six
years, son of Timothy Mack of Ware, drank
SO much rum that lie died in few hours.
1t is stated that the reported discover
les Of gold in Iowa have proved thus far to be
nothing more than iron pyrites.
A salute of ten guns was fred at
Rockport in honor of the charge of Chief
Justice Shaw, and the decision of the iurv
in the case of James Brown Us. Stephen Per-
kins ct ux., before the Supreme Court at Sa-
lem last week.
Capt. Ives, of Lauderdale county.
Mississippi, recently had fortune of two
millions of dollars left to him by a relative in
England.
A person at Hawleyville, Iowa, writes
that " the grasshoppers or locusts have again
made their appearance in countless millions,
and commenced destroying our spring wheat.
Fears are entertained that they will destroy
everything in their way this season.
All the Western papers speak Of the
great immigration of white people into, and
the great exodus of slaves from Missouri.
The revolution that is changing the character
OF one of the best States of the confederacv.
is silently but rapidly progressing. Give her
time, and Missouri is as sure to outgrow sla-
very as an infant does its long clothes.
Peter Sken Smith, brother of Ger
rift Smith, of New York, died suddenly
day or two since at Springfield, where he had
resided nearly a year. He was well known
in Western New York, Pennsylvania and
Florida, where he had formerly resided, serv-
ing in the earlier part of his life as an officer
in the United States army.
While the citizens of Charleston.
South Carolina, were inaugnrating the Will
liam Washington monument, on Wednesday
last, the snaffolding occupied by the orator,
poet, invited guests, &C., gave way, and Ma
rIon Greit. young son of Rev. A1chi-
bald Peurifoy, was crushed to death. The
Inauguration was thereupon postponed.
At last accounts the grasshoppers had
committed serious ravages in Western Texas.
In several counties they had completely de-
stroyed the growing crops. The planters,
though greatly disheartened. were in hopes
that the devouring insects would leave early
in May, in which case they may make toler-
able crops of cotton and corn, as the pros
poets otherwise were never better.
The New York Post says " Bishop
Potter held confirmation recently in this
city, at which lady presented herself, to
whom, he was quite sure, he had admins
tered the rite before. As she approached, he
asked her il she had never been confirmed
'Oh Law, yes, Doctor, she replied you
have confirmed me twice, and want you to
confirm me again; Ut Is so good for my rheu-
mGttSnl.'"
Two children of Martin Kalar. of
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, boy of ten and girl
Of thirteen years, ventured upon small scow
sailing near the shore, when gale came up,
and drifted them out into the lake. 1t was
not found for some days. when the bodies of
both children were found in the bottom of
the boat, frozen to death. The girl was COW
cred by the brothers coat, which he had Civ
en- her to protect her from the cold, while he
remained in his shirt sleeves.
A negro woman with a scrubbing
brush and pail obtained the services of lock-
smith to pick the lock of Moore's lace store
on Broadway. New York. Sunday morning.
telling him that the clerk had neglected to
admit her, and Mr.. Moore wished to have
the door opened. The lock was picked and
the woman admitted, while hundreds were
passing in the street. On Monday morning,
$1,000 worth of lsces were missing from the
store. 1t was an ingenious burglary.