Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-07-01
SPY. RSDAY, JULY L,

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matter by paying W. P. Ross Co., $500.
In Capt. Fords battle, one thousand
Camanches are said to have been engaged,
and two of the head chiefs are reported to
have been killed.
An exceedingly rich gold mine has
been discovered in Lumpkin county, Ga,
and as usual in such cases, there is a sqabble
gong on as to the rightful owner.
Joshua H. Arnold of Nicholasville,
KY, has no reason to complain of the laws
delay, for he was indicted, tried, and sem
fenced to be hung for the murder of his wife,
all in a single day, last week
Fourteen of the wounded on the
Pennsylvania, left at Memphis, have died.
! There were still at the Exchange Building in
that city, thirty persons under treatment, of
whom eight or ten were very low, and their
recovery was considered doubtful.
Two highwaymen attacked Mr.. Wa
tiers, door keeper of Laura Keene's theater,
New York, as he was going home late, Fri
day night, and he drew steel spectacle case
and threatened to stab them, when both ran
for life.
The late DR.. Gardner of Boston leaves
an es ate of half a million dollars, half of
which goes to Elk. Gov. Gardner, endowing
him abundantly with worldly goods. but by
no means redeeming his bankrupt political
reputation.
Gen S. G. Pomeroy, of Atchison,
Kanzas, is at Northampton. He states that
Atchison has added fifteen hundred to its pop
ulation within year, and now has about two
thousand. The territoryis passing through
severe financial crisis.
A German in New York, named
Henry Miller, who had attempted by means
Of camphine to burn down the house he oc-
cupied, for the purpose of obtaining $500
insurance effected upon the furniture, worth
about half that amount, has been sentenced
to the state prison for five years.
The Palmer Journal says the liquor
lately destroyed by sheriff Hill of that town,
was queer compound. The grass on which
it was turned wilted and died that day, while
from some of the kegs several gallons of thick,
shiny matter was turned, which turned black
and emitted putrid, sickening odor, on COM
ing to the air.
M. L. Bickford of Waltham has late
ly returned from visit to Virginia, bringing
back with him a colored girl of thirteen,
whom her master emancIpated and has given
her fortune of $4,000. The interest is to
be expended in her education, and the prin-
cpa will come into her hands when she
comes of age. She is mulatto, with mod
est, bright little face.
-Four out of the twenty locomotives
belonging to the Old Colony and Fall River
Railroad have been changed to coal burners,
and fifth is now in process of transform alton
1t takes about 2500 weight of coal to drive on
engine from Fall River to Boston and back,
occupying three hours and twenty minutes,
and costing ST.. The same power of steam
created by wood costs sly.
The Society of Friends have addressed
letter to TIE French Emperor, entreating
him so to exercise the power entrusted to him
that no proceedings on the part of the French
government may in future open the way for
revival of the trade in human beings that
all attempts to introduce into the colonies of
France natives OF Africa, under the name OF
free emigrants, may henceforth be absolutely
| prohibited.
Sir E. Bulwer Lytton had rather an
unpleasant experience while addressing the
electors of Hertfordshire. His wife appeared
suddenly in the crowd, and stated that she
had come according to promise made by her
| to confront her husband and to expose her
| wrongs, which she said he had inflicted upon
| her. Although her voice was nearly drowned
by the shouts Of the votors, Sir Edward turned
pale, looked like man attacked by paralysis
and soon disappeared.
Hon. John H. Campbell, merchant
of New Orleans, who was on board the
Pennsylvania at the time of her explosion al
Memphis, states that for some time before the
catastrophe the engineer, instead of attending
to his duty, was in the aft of the boat, daily
ing with women, and the explosion took place
while he was returning to the engine. Mr..
Campbell, who has been an engineer, saws
that, knowing the danger of such neglect, he
was about to try the watar in the engine him
self. but feared the engineer would consider
1t an interference with his duties. It was the
first question of an old Turkish Justice. when
any row happened "Who's the womans"
A surveying expedition to the Japan
Seas is about to leave the United States, un-
der the command of Lieut.. Brooke, of the U.
5. navy. They will leave from San Francis
i CO, surveying the route across the Pacific tt
China and Japan. 1t is said there are more
than four hundred and fifty small islands
reefs, and shoals, on that route, which are moi
located on any chart yet compiled and in
view OF the rapidly increasing commerce be-
tween our ports on the Pacific, and China,
an Japan, the Secretary of the Navy has de-
termined to do what lies in his power to dis
sipate an ignorance which has already proved
fatal to many gallant ship.