Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-06-14

The trial of Aaron Burr was going
on in Richmond, Va, June 3, 1907, and the
court was detained by the non arrival of Gen.
Wilkinson from New Orleans. Mr.. Hay, the
United GGates Attorney, said 1--WE have
looked at the map, and find the distance from
New Orleans to Richmond, one thousand
three hundred and seventy miles, If he
comes by land, he must travel on horseback.
He could probably ride thirty miles per day,
and by this data. he would require forty-6ve
days from New Orleans to this city,"
A very discreditable family quarrel
has been recently brought before the Police
Court in Springfield. D. N. Russell and his
wife having become dissatisfied with each
other, she agreed to leave him for 500 in
clothing and ticket to New York. He de.
clined the offer, and placed her to board in a
house of i'll fame, and soon after brought
suit against her for adultery, which was
not sustained.
The citizens Of Springfield, Ill, have
voted, in public meeting, TO accept the pro-
posal of two gentlemen of Cincinnati, to es-
tablish a mill in Springfield for the manufae-
ture of sugar and molasses. The requisite
machinery is now ready, and the enterprise
will be undertaken at once. Fifty acres of
cane are to be planted this year, and, if sue
cessful, more will be added in future. Re-
fined sugar-cane molasses now sells in Gin
cinnati at so cents per gallon.
A large elk passed through Tunkhan-
neck, Pa, one day last week, destined for
Philadelphia, where it had been sold for the
sum of $1,000. The owner represented it's
weight at six hundred pounds, NEARLY as
heavy as a small horse) and would trot mile
in two minutes and half. 1t was broke to
the harness, and would drive well in a buggy.
1t was taken from the wilds of Nebraska, and
is only two years old.
While the New Workers were becom-
ing excited over the late British interferenees
with American vessels, the English steam
ship " Saladin" came up their harbor with
sixty-one OF the officers and crew ofthe steam
ship Susquehanna, saved by their care and
medical treatment, when i'll of yellow fever off
Jamaica. John Bull is sometimes sauev. but
generally humane.
On Tuesday evening, as two daugh-
tiers OF ex-Lieut. Gov. Hawley of Stamford,
were sitting near a lamp filed with burning
huid, 1t exploded and beth were Immediately
enveloped in Hames. The youngest, AIDE
laide, was so severely burned that she lived
comparatively slight injuries.
Chauncey Shafer, the prominent law
yer and politician, of New York City, at
tempted, on Friday, to shoot Justice Steers,
while the latter was attending to his duties
in the Police Court. Mr. Shaffer is one Of
the recent revival converts, and is supposed
to be insane.
-Four prisoners broke from their cell.
in the Jail at Bedford Westchester county
N. Y, on Wednesday last, and going upor
the roof, jumped to the ground, a distance O.
40 feet. Three OF them escaped by this dar.
ing exploit, but the fourth broke his leg, ant
of course could proceed no further.
E. Merriam, the clerk of the weather
writes 70 the National Inttliigeacey, that tn,
month Of May, OF the present year, furnished
twenty. three rainy days; greater numbe
than any one month Of May for a period o
sixty-nine years.
Franklin seized lightning by the tail
held it fast, and tanned it. Morse pat clothe
on 1t, and taught it how to read and write
and do errands
An original portrait of Franklin wa
recently discovered In Paris, and it is To b
brought to Boston, having been purchased b,
an American.
Potatoes four inches in circumference,
of this years growth have been raised n Dan
bury, Connecticut. They were Of the earl
mammoth nutmeg" variety.
A courtly print states that a matrimo
NAL engagement has been contracted between
the Queen Of England and King Leopol,
OF Belgium, on behalf of two of their chill
dren.
A hog slaughtered in Bradford, Vt.
was found to possess hide one inch in thick
ness, as the editor of tho Union swears.
An aged woman, name unknown. wa,
run over and killed by the cars, ut Hartford
on Thursday, while attempting to cross tn,
railrond track in front Of an express train.