Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-20
The Paris Constitutionnel announces

The Paris Constitutional announces
that, at the instance of the French Govern
ment, remuneration will be rendered to Pro-
lessor Morse, 'author of the apparatus gem
orally used in Europe for TIE transmission of
electrical dispatches and whose rights had
not been sufficiently protected" The jour
nal adds " The conference on the subject
fixed the remuneration at 400, 000f, (SI60,-
0OO) of which sum France will pay $50 ,OOOf
On the 18th inst carpet bag con-
tanning railroad stock, bank checks, and gold
jewelry, valued altogether at Sl5 900, be-
longing to ] w. Lacy, Pennsylvania lum-
Der merchant, was stolen from the Merchants
Hotel in New York. The rogues were dis
covered next day, and all except the papers
recovered. These had been destroyed and
Mr.. Lacy thinks he will lose $4,000 in conse-
quence
The Etoile Beige states that not long
snce as the clergyman was reciling the usual
prayers over the coffin of a child, feeble cries
were heard, and the coffin was opened. when
the child was found alive and life-hke. 1t
was taken to the hospital and finally recov-
cred.
The Union Bank of Kinderhook, N.
Y, was entered on the night of the 10th
inst, by burglars, who blew open the safe
with powder and robbed it of $4,000 to $4,000.
A portion of the bills taken were mutlated,
having been withdrawn from circulation.
1t is reported that very rich mines of
gold exist in Guiana, where it is obtainabe
by simply pulling up the grass and shrubs,
the precious ore being found adherlng to the
roots 1t should be added however, that the
climate is very deadly, and that New York
company has secured q monopoly for work
ing the mines
The mill dam of E. Capen and r. N.
Jones, in Charlton, gave way on Thursday
letting out the entire water of the pond,
which swept through the village, carrying
away several other dams, and doing damage
to the amount of $1,000.
The freight train of the Housatonic
Railroad in its passage to West Siockbridge
on Monday evening, ran over a man named
Patrick Dempsey, terribly mangling his body.
He was about thirty years of age, and left
the station at West tockbrdge but short
time previous, very much intoxicated.
The New York Police Gazette says
the four persons who robbed the Hatters'
Bank Bethel, CT, of $3.50, 900, and compro.
missed the matter by retaining $4,000, were
Jack Wright, John Davis, Charley Radcliffe,
and G. King, all of them notorious charac-
tiers.
Rev. Noah Porter has been appointed
Professor of Didactic Theology in Yale Col
lege in place of Rev. DIR. Nathaniel W.
Taylor, deceased. Rev. Timothy Dwight
has been appointed Assistant Professor of Sa-
cred Literature in the same institution.
For the year ending May 3lst last,
thirteen thousand nine hundred and twelve
Germans arrived at New Orleans. Nearly
ten thousand of These went to ST. Louis
Less than three thousand of the number re-
NAMED.
Patrick Hackett of Woonsocket, fell
from building in Blackstone, on Saturday,
the 18th inst, striking upon the back of his
neck in such q manner as to peralyze his
whole body and cause his death. He leaves
wife and several children.
William Magault, a Southern planter.
from Charleston 5. O.. fell out of The win
dow Of his room in the New York Hotel, on
Thursday night, and was killed.
Some writer says that the word
"woud' in Rufus Choates hand writing re-.
sembes small gridiron struck by lightning.