Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-29
PERSONAL.

Lola Nontoz Is Iecturing on America and its
people in Dublin.
Mr. J. Maurice Solomon, a member Of the
Jewish race, has taken honors in four out of
the five subdivisions OF the degree of b. \.
in the university of L0nd0n-being the first
time such a thing has been done.
Henry s. Lane, who has recently been cho-
sen |. :. senator from Indiana, was President
of the Republican National Convention which
nominated Fremont, and is one of the most
able and eloquent men in the West. VIM. NJ.
McCarty, also elected senator. was formerly a
Democratic member Of Congress, and is now
an anu-Lecompton Democrat
News is received Of the arrival in Paris Of
Mr.. John Bigelow, of the Evening Post, With
his family. Mr.. Bigelow, who sailed in the
Fulton, intends to pass the winter in Paris.
Gen. Houston, now in his sixty-fitth year,
has siguided his intention TO retire from public
life on the fifth Of March next. The General
has purchased extensive lands on Galveston
Bay, whittier he will remove, to engage ex-
tensively in sheep grazing
The father OF the Jewish girl Mortara, is
about to settle in France. a letter from Rome
in the Gazette de Liege, states that the Sacred
College at Rome las resolved to prevent the
recurrence Of any case similar 10 that of Nor
tara in future, by directing that Christians
shall not in future be allowed TO enter the ser
vice Of Jews.
When the Pension bill was under debate in
the House, Mr.. Dewart Of PENNSYLVANIA. pro-
posed that $40 per annum be allowed to the
victims Of the late Kanzas war in PennsylYa-
mia! As Dewart is himself one of the "yic-
TINS his amendment might have been sub
mitted in good faith.
Lord Brougham, who is to preside at the
I Burns Centenary Festival, Jan 2jth, at Edin-
/ burgh, has been invited to public dinner on
/ the occasion.
The keynote of the highly personal cores
pQndence between Senators Douglas and Jones,
IS to be found in the following passage of the
latter gentleman letter:
This, sir, is the third time that you have
made UNANIMOUSLY false accusations against me,
and that have been compelled to tastcn the
lie upon you. Though YOU may, at the sacri-
/ fee OF Democratic organization, have effected
a triumph in your own State as you say, over
/ Executive and Congressional dictation, | can
1 but look with contempt upon any fame or posi-
I ton You may have acquired by a union of
white spirits and black, blue spirits and gray,
/ Black Republicans, South Americans disap-
1 pointed Otfice-seekers, &c, as | do upon the
miserable resort to opprobrious epithcts con-
nected with my name, but covered with a con-
/ tingency which gave YOU a sure escape.
GEO. WALLACE JONES"
The Rev. Mr.. Durham, pastor of the Meth
odist church, South Danyers, while engaged
in preparing a Christmas tree on Friday last,
accidentally fell, and was so badly injured in
/ ternally, that but slight hopes are entertained
Of his recovery.
The Rev. Ronald Nicholson, of Ottowav.
H., was arrested in Louisville, Ky, on Mon
day on charge of swindling. In his pocket
was found pair Of false whiskers, which he
said he wore for a sore throat.
John Killingcr, a German apothecary of
Lebanon Ohio died a few days ago, leaving,
1t Is said, property valued at S750000, which,
by his will, is 10 be invested and the interest to
be devoted to the education Of the German
Protestants in Ohio
Rev. DR. Tying, of New York, declines to
preach at the Academy Of Music Sunday meet
ings, because the persons who attend come
mostly from other churches, and are only at
tracted by curiosity. Ii they drive these folks
out and invite the poor who are not in the
habit Of going to church, he will preach there.
The Charleston papers announce the serious
illness Of Mr., j. Z. Murdoch, the tragedian, in
that city.