Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-20

The Terre Haute Union mentions the
arrest of an agent of the Illinois Central Rail-
road. who is said to have been sent from Eng
land by the bondholders of the road, and who
established himself at Peoria, where he
bought property, and lived luxuriantly with
money belonging to the road. Suspicion be-
ing awakened, he was called up for thor
ough settlement, which he did not like very
well, so he concluded to give leg bail, but
was caught at Cleveland, and returned. 1t is
not known how much he has embezzled.
but it is supposed to be several thousand dol
lars.
Richmond boasts of the largest flour
ing mill in the world. 1t has ninety six feet
front, is one hundred and twenty-one feet high
IN front, and one hundred and sixty-tve feet
deep, and is divided into twelve stories. Each
floor contains about fourteen thousand, five
hundred and sixty superficial feet; including
the two floors in the roof, the total would be
about one hundred and ffty-five thousand
square feet-or rather more than three and a
half acres. Altogether, the available space
within the walls is about two hundred thou.
sand square feet.
Among brood of chickens Matched
in New Bedford few days ago, was one that
had only one leg. 1t is as lively as the rest of
its comrades, and hops around with much vi.
vacity, though it is obliged frequently to pick
itself up, not yet having perfectly acquired
the art OF keeping its equilibrium. Such a
race would be valuable to perpetuatc, as they
could not scrntch in the garden.
A waghwho had been thrown from his
boat into the water in the Irondequoit Bay.
near Rochester, beseeched his rescuers to s,be
careful in hauling him in. He was so ear
nest in his beseechings that he was asked of
what he was so anxious to 90 be careful, -
" Why" said he, g be careful about wetting
my shirt collar"
Sophistry may perplex truth, ineenu-
ity may warp the DEGREES of justice, and ridi-
cule may raise an undeseryed laugh; but
where free inquiry prevails errors will be
corrected, justice will be revered. and ridi..
cule will pc retoEted on those who have abu-
sed its influence.
A very gentlemanly individual, who
had been deprived of very valuable umbrel-
Ia. posted up the following notice: /" Who
was the gentleman who exchanged umbrellas
with me the other day, and forgot to leave
his ?"
The will of James Hurd of Maiden.
made in 1857, by which the four States q
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Mas.
sachusetts, were to receive five thousand dol.
lars each to be expended in futhering the pro
duction of sugar, has been set aside on the
ground OF insanity.
An Indiana paper says that "the peo-
pie will gather around Mr.. English" Yes.
folks will gather around him, as thew do
round convict on the scatiold. -Lou,spile
Journal.
AT Hartford, May 18th, thew had
quite severe Frost and ice formed in several
places on Asylum Hill. In other towns near
BY, there was also severe frost, and in elias.
tenbury ice as thick as a window glass was
seen by Capt lalcott
Isaac Wood, who has been on trial
for ten days at Genessee, New York. CHARGED
with the murder Of his brothers wife al
Dansyille, has been found guilty and sen
fenced to be hung on the 25,h Of June.
The name of Yuma is proposed for a
new territory, to be formed from the western
division Of Utah.
Lewis Clark, I'd, of Coleraine has
lost fine stallion valued at $4,000, il having
died Of breach.