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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27
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OPTICAL PHENoMBNoN-I 1t will be recol-
lected that an assertion made by young Wise,
the 9ronant, that on one of his aseensions
from this city. he could see the bottom of
rivers and discern the fishes sporting in the
water WINS received with much incredibly.
The same fact, however, has been noted by
other Gronants. Mr.. IL. NJ. Spencer, who
recently ascended from Pittsfeld in this State,
in his account of the excursion, remarks as a
curious fact that while passing over lakes, the
lilies and other water plants were distinctly
visible even 10 their stems in the winter, when
objects very much larger on land could not be
distinguished. - Boston journal.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

the UNIvERsALIsTs AND SLAVERY. AT the
recent convention of Unversalists al Providence,
the following resolutions we're unanimously
adopted:
Resolued. That this Convention views with
alarm the continued claims of the American slave
power to the right Of holding IN perpetual bond.
age the children OF Africa that all such claims
ase contrary to the spirit of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, and that we deplore the public democrat
izaton which could originate such demands.
Resolved, That, in the present attitude of the
conflict between American freedom and Ameri-
can desPotism, we feel called upon to reterate
our unqualified condemnation of slavery, and re-
peat our determination to labor for the mainte-
nance of free institutions.
According to the statistics reported to the
Convention there are in the Universalist con-
nection nineteen State Conventions, four Ed
ucational 9 Missionary, and Sunday School So
cieties, and Relief Fund with $4,000 invested
for the benefit of disabled clergymen and widows
of deceased clergymen, l 1874 churches or socie-
ties, 9l3 meeting houses, 655 preachers, Is peri
odicas, and institutions of learning. The
Convention was chiefly interested in discussing
projects for newspaper organs, and a return to
the congregational form of government.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
LATEST FROM THE CABLE.
DE SAUTY BECOMES COMMUNICA
TIVE.
THE CABLE UNlNTELLICIBTE.
OFFICE Associated Pass, !
New YORK. SATURDAY,. Sept. 25 s

OFFlCE AbsOClAIED hEesi
New York. Saturday, Sept. % )
The following dispatches were received this
afternoon by the parties to whom they were
addressed
To Peter Cooper, C. w. Field, w. 6. Hunt,
and E. NJ Archibald, New York;
TRINITY BAY, Sept. % i have not the
least wish to withhold particulars as to the
working of the cable. and until l have com
municatad with headquarters, and ascertalned
the directions of the Manager OF tie Compa-
ny, l will send daily report Of proceedings.
We are not working today, but receiving
occasionally from Yalenua weak reversals OF
the current which, when received, are unln.
telligibe. c. V. DE SAuTY.
10 Cyrus w. Field New York
TRINITY BAY, Sept 25.-Your message re-
ceived the day before yesterday. Commenced
receiving current from Yalentia and was in
hopes that l should be at work again soon ai-
ter. Informed MIR. Mackay, and then the cur
rent failed. This will explain the discrepan-
cy between his and my messages.
c. V. DE SAUTY.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

The PANTHER. Last Sunday, the panther
that has been the terror Of New Boston and
neighboring towns, made its appearance near
Gotfstown village, a few miles from this city.
1t crept stealthily along in the field towards a
little girl, who saw it and screamed for dear
life. The screams did not seem TO awaken
the compassion Of the panther, but called the
attention Of a man passing to the child's peri
lous situation. He ran and snatched up the
little girl and frightened the panther away.
The citizens Of Goifstown have dubbed to-
gether to the number of fifty, to hunt the
panther. The hunt was to come off Monday
afternoon, but we have not yet learned the
result. Manchester Mirror.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

The SUFFOLK BANK AND THE LOWELL
BANKS. is currently reported that three
messengers have recently been dispatched
feom the Suffolk Bank TO obtain specie of
three OF the Lowell banks for bills of those
institutions. The messengers visited the
Lowell, Merchants, and Wamesit Banks,
with $50 600 in the notes of each bank. and
demanded their redemption. The Wamesit
disbursed SI5 900 in coin, while the Mer.
chants, and Lowell redeemed none of their
bills, although the Merchants made an mad
equate effort to that end. The Directors of
the Lowell Bank telegraphed to this city re-
specting the daft upon them for specie, and
an agent Of that institution here presented the
amount in coin at the counter of the Suffolk
Bank, but was informed that the money could
not be received, as the bills were in Lowell.
So the case stands at present. We learn that
meeting of the Directors of the Suff,lk
Bank will be held today, to consider the mat
ter.-BoStOH Transcript, 25th.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

1t is the law in Missouri to require voting oiUa
Uoce, but such large citiees St. Louis are made
an exception, as it wonld take too long for every
voter to call all the names of long ticket voted
for. But all voters in such cities must 0rite their
names on the back of their ballots, so that they
can be compared and checked with the list. The
judges of the late election in St. Louis have re
fused to allow Mr. Blair the sight of these ballots,
which are preserved for the purpose Of contested
election and the county court, in the custody of
whose clerk they are now, decided the same way.
The Supreme Court has over ruled these decis-
ions and ordered the ballots to be shown to Mr.
Blair. He will thus be able to prove the Demo.
cratic frauds BY which he was defeated.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

kNa AL lIc N------------
since. the complain Cincinnati few days
"Citzens Git My Of the steam fire engine
squares, laid out thfNhitched horses, ran two
Of hose, Rdng up in ee hundred and ffty feet
water on the fire in foINthe meantime. ana nnt
Of the alarm bell, and x minutes from the tap
saws that this is no more Nhe Soienti6o Iyti,o,
done. .she may be calico than she has often
\ the world she never wasN the CHAMPION Of
r-ougS | IL inch nozzle twSbeat. sbe Nav
ninety Tee, horizontally" hundred and
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

At market no beef cattle $50 stores, $500 sheep
no shoatS and $50 fat hogs.
Beef CatHe-PmoRs bout the sspe prices Of last
Wrehj we're oh aiuei for like qullity;- Extra 81
rs, hist Iuaty SO ~ a second quality 6 80; and
third quality 4 20 as 50
Worbing orsn-s4l-s $50 So, o., los. l25 aud I45
CouS ind CGiyes @alrs 32l, % %, 81, 81, AZ As
snqt St9Tes-Yeailin.s IS 10; two years I'D Ia
Sheep Small lots ST. rs. 80, SO, 3 and SO TO.
Sho % tire lot and 81 and So; to psddle
81 aud and O. and l. At retail from 3 to 8.
Fat Hogs -tS, and b.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

MoRPHY's MATCH WITH HABRwIrz.
English paper says that in the recent match
between Morphy and Harrwitz, at Paris. in
which Morphy was beaten, Halrwiu won the
iirst move, and proposed to play tha .'Kinq's
JaP'b't' p" which the American accepted. Nor
ply sacrificed a knight fol terrific attack
which, with an inferior antagonist, must have
succeeded Hairwtz made a firm defence,
and remained after the shock with queen and
four pawns to queen and one. BY admirable
maueuyering the Prussian succeeded in en-
forcing an exchange of queens. which decid-
ed Morphy to resign Boston journal
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

MILTTARY.-Phe palm of excellence in march
ing and battalion movements, at the late en-.
campment of the Third Division, in Springfield,
is universally awarded 10 the Tenth Regiment,
under Col G. S Childs of this city The friends
OF this regiment hope to succeed in increasing
the number of men and companies before another
encampment
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

IMPORTANT RAILROAD MOVEMENT the
recent meeting of the Boston and Lowell
Railroad stockholders, votes were passed,
which secure for the term of twenty years
the practical consolidation of the Boston and
Lowell, the Salem and Lowell, and the Low
ell and Lawrence Railroads the former road
leasing the two latter for that time This
measure, is supposed, will protect the low
ell road from the competition it would other
wise be subjected to after the year 1860,
when its exclusive right to the railroad travel
between Boston and Lowell expires Jour-
nal.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

The CHILDRRNs AscENsION.-A CORES
pendent of the Cincinnati Inquirer, writing
from Centralia, gives the following account
of the ascension OF the balloon with children
in 1t, alone, which is more detailed than we
have seen elsewhere. The facts come from
Mr.. Brooks, the baloonist:
" The balloon left Ceutraa at about p.
NJ on Friday, the 10th inst, and after very
pretty ascension, and an even, quiet ride of
about twenty-five miles, finally descended
safely on the farm of Mr. Harvey, twenty
miles Southwest Of Centralia, where it was
secured TO a fence by the anchor. Farmers
from the nsighb1rhood soon gathered around,
and while Mr.. Wilson, who made the ascen.
sion, entertained some of the party, others
amused themselves in letting the balloon go
up the length of the rope usually attached to
snoh high minded U9yageurs. Finally, Mr..
Harvey put in one OF his children, which
seemed to enjoy the ride immensely; then he
put IN two, and, after toying with them for a
few minutes. was Mortified by having the cord
taken from his grasp, and seeing his children
sail rapidly into the air
Mr.. Brooks, who visited these children and
conversed with them, the parents, and those
who witnessed their unlimely flight, is led to
suppose that they were up about three and
half hours, and that they must have assembled
at least four and a half miles before commence
ing to come down. He arrives at it thus
Before the children started, the father, who
weighs one hundred and fifty pounds, tried its
powers, and found that the balloon would
raise him with the slightest assistance-say
the hand placed under the car the children,
who weighed eighty pounds, were then seat
ed In the car, and away it shot like an arrows
The ascending power therefore, was seventy
mounds bOt al In To r1pOu6e fnr tbe
sistance rendered by The hand, it was sixty,
which, as he never employs an upward power
OF over from four to six pounds, must, as he
concludes, have taken them to the hight above
stated. The little girl, who was eight years
old last April, states that alter being up some
time she discovered the valve-rope, and see
ing that it went up into the balloon, she
Jerked 1t, and finding that she could hear the
chickens crow mere plainly when she pulled
1t, she hung on to it until she found her frail
ship fast IN tree-top, where she stayed until
daylight, and was rescued from her perilous
situation by a Mr.. Atchison and his neigh
boris
The girls name was Martha Ann Harvey,
and the little boy, not three years Old until
next month, David Isam Harvey. the chill
dren OF wealthy 'and respectable parents, liv-
ing twenty miles south of Centraa
It's difficult to get connected story from
children so young, yet enough can be learn
ed to Justify us in saying that they had very
pleasant ride-pleasing to those whose tastes
lean that way-and they are about the young
est @ronauts on record They are to be in
Centrala today, for the double purpose of sat
istying public curiosity and having their
heads artistically taken off by daguerreotyp-
list.
They were found for+v miles fran, chic
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

A LARGE PRAYER MEETlNG-rhe N. Y.
COMMERCIAL states that the Anniversary Of tho
Fulton Street Prayer Meeting in that city was
Only observed on Friday. About three thou.
sand persons were present, including promi.
uent clergymen Of almost every Protestant
denomination, and remarkable devotional
spirit peryaded the assembly.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

PoJIcE COURT.-On Saturday, Patrick Haven
and Harriet HAVEN for being common drunk
ards, we're each sentenced to the House of Cor
Teetion for four months.
Richard Person, 70. being drunk, was fined SO
and costs, and committed.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

The MAINE ELBCTIoN.-rhe splendid vic
tory of the Republicans of Maine receives great
additional significance from the fact that the
Buchanan party had not courage enough to de-
fend their national administration, but substan-
tally adopted the Republican platform, and were
whipped at that The people would not believe
them. Read the following letter from ]. S.
Pike;
I'm the Maine election the battl4 has every.
where been fought by the Democrats in this
State. on the ground that ihey agreed 10Th the
Republicans. They agreed with them on the
if, on the fishing bounties, all measures APP
pertaining to the material interests of the State,
and professed as much opposition to the extern
sion of slavery as anybody. Not the first attempt
has been made BY them anywhere in the State to
defend either Lecompton or the administration
policy in regard to Ksnzas. On the contrary
they were entirely silent about it where they did
not condemn it, and all came out in favor Of adj
hitting KanZas at once as free State, declaring
that the contest in that territory was ended
We have here the most significant testimony
to the soundness of the public sentiment in the
North, and the popularity of Republican doc
trines as well the most encouraging omens
for its future For if the Republicans are not
to be assaulted or condemned for their positions or
doctrines, but are only to be met by the claim
that the men who oppose them as good Re
pubcans as the Republicans themselves there
seems to be nothing left for every body TO join
the Republican ranks If professions are to be
believed. we may safely saw that, so far as Maine
is concerned the Republican party has made
Northern sentiment unanimous on existing po-
litical issues"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

AT Cambridge %, Of the beef cattle were poor
and sold AZ lover prices, large number unsold ezra
quoted g. 81, first quality 81; second st ST. tn I'd
s3a o. ordinary 4. sheep and lambs closed at a 4 ad
vance Il 25a each; 5000 market and all sold; als3 in
5ac per To-
Al New YORK, 22d, beef cattle in erior and prices low
average about &C. first quoted 81 per cwt ordinary
u, nmon a 81 inf 81. sneep AID lambs sold
al a 50, latter extreme price.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

AFTER DARK. A Novel. By Wilkie Collins
author of " The Dead Secret" Hide and
Seek" &c. l vol SVo. New York Dick &
Fitzgerald. .4a
This work consists OF a series Of tales all but
one of which have been published in Household
Words, I" and have been now brought together
and connected bya frame work, so as, Of several
stories to make one complete work Those who
have read the Dead Secret" will be in haste to
procure this work. Mr.. Collins is genial writ
clothes his characters with life.like interest
His aim is to elevate and improve the reader.
Messrs. Dick & Fitzgerald have published the
work in . cheap form. at only so cents. For sale
/ BY s. Thompson Co. 4Aw
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

PBRsoNAL-General Scott met with severe
accident, last week, at West Point He was
about attending dinner party given by Colonel
Dalaiieid, when, on gong down the stairs. his
foot slipped, and he fell to the bottom. The fall
was very heavy, and. to person Of his advanced
years and large frame. is serious affair.
Ralph Waldo Emerson will deliver the address
to abe Middlesex Agricultural Society (Which, by
the way. is one of the oldest county agricultural
societies in the county, at Concord on Wednes
day next, the 29th inst.
Governor Banks is TO delivoadce -
.5a.... - . Ine best rrvf the agricultural
49, = AI-aeYs. Oct IS, at the annual cattle
1esals 4 the Hampshire Society
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acknowledgements.

New York, Sept, 25-The Railroad Con-
ventlon met this afternoon for the purpose OF
signing the agreement made on the first OF
September. The fares and freight tariff Will
be advanced
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

ths 0rOtsaow AZ eRoTos, The annual fa'r Of
Observation-Disclosures place on Friday last,and,
tion vnna Ssry on. stormy weather, the exhibit
display Of fruits and We one. Therewas fine
. though not 80 extensive ssAles in Liberty Hall,
Michael Barry Of South Gro., ssnneryears. Mrs.
a'os hnp--fecsiVsd prize for TIVE daughter,
+ 'ne richly deserved, having brOugh.. S6iss' which
eano~ her garden products three trn,.al wheel
ns'i' The 'saress was delivered by ,hssnd
= naooiags Of Pspperell, afier which the soy,
ev ADJOURNED to spacious tent, where a dipu,
was provided for seven-hundrcd persons.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

The American Missionary Association meets
in this city on Wednesday and Thursday next, at
the Salem street Church, commencing its session
at O'Clock, P. NJ on Wednesday. Thomas
Tucker, Esq, is Chairman of the Committee Of
Arrangements
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-On Wednesday even
ing a fire occurred at Mystic Bridge, Ct, by
which 5000 worth of property was de-
stroyed. Among the buildings consumed
was the United States Hotel, partly insured !;
the Post Office with its contents; E. w.
Dennison & Co.'s variety store some insur-
ancs the shop Of Il. X. Gallup, tailor, no
insurance and the toll house. Mallory &
Co.. loss is nearly covered by insurance.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

Billiards Panorama will be on exhibition in
this city, at Mechanics Hall, on Thursday, Oct
7, end will continue one week. Next weeks pa
pers will contain the advertisement.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27
REGISTER DAILY

The TBLEeRAPH CABLB.-it now appears that
the dispatch from Trinity Bay. stating that per
feet signals were again received, was sent by the
operator of the inland telegraph line, and in
correct. In answer to inquiries made of him by
the directors at New York and by Mr.. Field De
Sauty, the cable operator, sends the following dis
patch
TRINITY BAY. Oath.
To Cyrus w. Field, Ne10 York Have re-
ceived nothing Ineligible since LIST, excepting
feeling few signals yesterday. l cannot send any
thing 10 Valentia Very little variation in cleo
trical manifestations. De SAUTY.
In reference to the matter, Mr.. Field writes to
the Associated Press. as follows:
cit is conjeetured that the shore end Of the
cable at Valenta must be taken up for a distar ce
OF several miles which, by reason Of bad weather
or other unfavorabIe difficulties. may occupy
three four weeks. The depth Of water within
two hundred miles OF The Irish coast ranges
about fifty to four hundred fathoms. and it is nor
doubted that even two hundred and fifty miles of
the cable could be raised, if deemed necessary"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

GOLD IN KANzAs The wyaudotte (Kanzas)
Gazette of the 18th inst. says that ten thousand
dollars in gold dust has arrived there from Pixies
Peak One man brought S6OOO-the result of a
frw weeks work
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

u TRICKS AND TRAPS OF NEW YoRK.-The
ri6ird number Of this work, which exposes the va
unsueas wiles and articles BY which the honest and
bed Inspecting are duped, wheedlsd, cheated, rob-
regues oSpd led astray by the high and the low
the paperSt New York. 1t is highly spoken Of by
All of then Sent BY mail for ten cents a copy.
Providence. above are sold by d. Kimball & Co.,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

MR.. end MRS. MOORE will reopen their sebool q,
Warm Han, on sATURD tY Ger Cd for instrncto,, a
Dancing. Hours OF attendance, from to o'clock n m
septl3 'i A'A0 re-
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

Henry s. Foote, (''Hangman Foote'')
has turned up again in Mississippi, where he
has made speech, anti Buchanan, pro
Douglas, and strong against caucuses. espe-
cialiy the Charleston Convention of 1860.
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Steamers Sailed

New York, Sept. 25-The Vigo, for Liv
erpooi, took 275 passengers and $4,000 in
specie. he Bremen, for Bremen, took 100
passengers and Sc, 500 in specie
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

IS II NJ A n Nj
having received license from the city gover1r,sr, L..
opened
PAWN BRoNING EsTABLIsHNTENT
.,s No. II Harrington Corner.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

NURSERY OF PARSONS 4 Co.--During recent visit to
this Celebrated nursery Flushing Long Islsnd we OBJ
served macy objects Of interest 1t is well known as one
Of the best 10 this country Il occupies ABOUT ne hun.
dFed acres Of land larger portion than in most nurse
RES IS devoted to Ornamental tres, evergreens &c
There is propAgatng house 100 feet long and several
thousand ieet Of cold frames ana pits belonging to the
hardy departments in addition ghlch there is
grapery 40 feet long house 40 feet long an 20 wide
Tor stove plants and orchds for rhoIoden irons
azaeas and cameias, 100 long and ano her for ca
mela1 exoiusi7eIy, the length one for Ertcas
Epacrs, Borronias, Aphelexs, and New llsrd ants
lOO eet long another Of the leug for gerannms
roses and caceoaras of SO ee anacAs dapines
and green house plants and 40 feet fr bal Goa
neod wlth this department there Is 100 ct prouaga.
ting house, and abou. 40 running feet Of brick ami stone
cold pits These structures and the open ground con-
IN perhaps the largest collections of Rhoiud endrons
Suartias, Aniromedas aborea &c. in this country The
cultivation OF rare plants, and those of difficult opaCa-
ton, distinguishes is establishment; ana we observed
that the grating of evegreens conducted with areat
success. We 90 eved in DO the Liiiunl gig4nte
Um" anew plant from the HDa4yan mountains so
FAR as We are aware the first that boomud in this
couatry.-fhe Country Gentleman,
HILLS GLToERINE, Sweet Principle OF Oils. for
improving and identifying the Hair for sale by JOHN
q HILL, Apothecary, Mechauics Hail Building Worces
Ter. dit o.
dT. Legg still continues cleanse and Re Dye Mems
coats Pants, and Vests, her etofure lie also ceapses
Ladies' shawls, &C. His Office is at No. Pleasant st.
At
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-27

FRANK LEsLTBs NEW FAMILY MAGAZINE.
The October number Of this popular work is very
fully illustrated, beside the Frank Lesle's Ga
sette OF Fashion, which is Incorporated with it,
and confirms many fine engravings Of dresses,
fashions, &c.