Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-12-27
PERSONAL.

Professor Alexander, who was engaged f,
procure uniform decimal currency, is said 70
have failed to accomplish any practical result
and he wants further advance of moncy
which Secretary Cobb declines furnishing
Ex-senator Clemens of Alabama. is engaead
on anoyel, entitled "The Rayels a tale of tbe
times Of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
A rich joke was told at the expense of ev-
Senator Foote, who has recently adopted
clever disguise, /. G., dyeing his beard and wear.
ing black wig. Arriving at his old stamping
ground jackson, Miss, the other day. he was
rejected as an imposter, by the Democracy.
VINO knew Foote by his siIyery beard and bald
Uranium.
Colonel Thorne, of New York, who cut
such dash few years since at Paris, is IN
fortunate in his family relations. One of his
daughters marrying against his will, became
an opera singer, and at last accounts was gain
ing her living by singing in South America.
Another daughter, whomarried French baron.
1.-THE same lady, by the way, who is represented
as the type Of American beauty in Winter
halter picture Of the Empress Eugene and
her court, has, in conjunction with her nus
band, instituted suit against her father, to
recover promised dowry.
Baron de Trobriand, of the Courier dies
A4S'''o c4lts dCoGlf Is TIE COllllulSefdtlOl anu
congratulations of the community. He ac-
complished the appalling task of translatinp
into French, for his paper, the whole of Presi-
dent Buchanan's last message.
Mickey Free, the famous pedestrian. has
just performed at Allentown, Pa, two aston
ishing teats Of pedestrianism, which were ac-
complished on the 18th. One was to walk one
hundred and fourteen consecutive hours the
other, which was accomplished Monday, was
to walk so fast out of town that his creditors
| could not oYertake him.
Awful Gardner who was converted during
the recent religious revival, related his expe-
| rlence at the Methodist Church in Tarrytown.
couple Of Sundays ago
NJ de Tocqueyille, well known by his book
on the United States, and from his political an
tecedents during the last French Republic is
now dangerously sick at Cannes on the Medi-
terTanean, tavOrite watering-pace of France.
Fanny Kemble's Charity Readings in Balti-
more, yielded 81 200 for the Home of the
FTiendless.
The Piccolomini is in luck A number of
her lady admirers in New York have purchas-
cd for her beautiful present consisting of a
silver solver, pitcher, gobets, elegant watch
and chateleiRe, IS q token of their appreciation
her talent and amiable qualities
Henry Ward Beecher has written a new
lecture on " The Burdens of Society"
There is letter in the Louisville Post OF
flee for Mr.. ,SiiaS L. HamhnioomLeyJmqglin
Hedgman Rathburn, of Carroll county, Va.
is forty years old, and never saw a town, rail
road, river, or steam engine, until two weeks
ago.
Caleb Cushing is to preside at the next cele-
bration Of Daniel Webster's birthday, in Bos-
ton, in January Rufus Choate is to speak on
the occasion.
Col Abraham Van Buren, of Columbia, s.
c., (son of ex-President Van Buren,, recently
sold to Col. Elisha Worthington of Chicot CO.,
Ark, his whole plantation of slaves, number
ing 2lO, for $4,000, or an average of $780,
Homer R. Wheeler, son of Homer Wheeler
of New London, fell from the mast to the deck
of the bark Antelope, in the harbor of Rio ia
neiro and was killed
Senator Douglas and family are expected to
arrive in New York on Monday (this) evening
or Tuesday morning, in the Empire City, from
Havana.