Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-16

from the track. The only damage done was
to tho front portion of the locomotive, and
was Of triHing character.
The Washington States says, ''that in no
contingency can the Republicans have control
of the next Congress"
All, indeed Then their having majority
there would be ono contingency" would it
1t rather strikes US that it would be a "con-
tingency," and that at present it is not very
improbable one. We regret that the method
by which the States proposes to prevent the
Republicans from controlling the next House
Of Representatives, is not stated we have
considerable curiosity to know what that re-
doubtable sheet was going to do in the
premises.-Relo London Chronicle.
A report of a special committee of the Geor-
ga Senate shows that the Western and At
iantic Railroad fowned by the State has
been victimizng the public, to an astounding
extent. The Savannah Republican says the
report exposes an amonnt of official fraud,
fsvoritism, prodigality, conspiracy, sand theft,
that is absolutely astounding. The road has
been making money for years, but none of it
has gone into the Golfers Of the State
The Bastrop (Texas Advertiser tells a
strange story of child about two years old
straying in the woods, and found on the third
day, ten miles from home 1t crossed two
creek bottom thickets, filed with thorns,
brsrs and brush. When found, it was per-
fectly wild, and even outran its mother, when
she tried to catch it, and struggled against its
captors. When taken home, it again started
for the woods
The death of Lord Charles Wellesley has
directed attention to the danger of the Duke
dom Of Wellington becoming extiRct for it
now depends upon the lives of the two sons
of Lord Charles-after the present Duke, of
course. Ii is suggested that the title should
be enlarged and made herediiable be the col
lateral branches of the house of Wellesley.
| The Irish papers contain an account of the
gigantic harvest home on the estate of Mr..
| Pollock, in the county of Galway. About
400 persons Conly one half of his servants,
were literally entertained in the Home Farm
Stealing, at Lismay. The roof covers nearly
two acres of land, and the building was light
ed with gas. The extent of this gentleman
operations may be judged by the fact that he
has 1900 acres in green crops, and 1000 of
| grain, with about 1000 head of cattle.
A few years ago a negro living near Gym
thiana, Kentucky, was accused of murder
Soon after, the negro was killed by white
man named Morrison. About a year ago,
Morrison was killed by his brother in law,
| named Whalan, and Whalan himself was
killed recently by man named Phillips.
We should not advise anybody to kill Phil
| lips. 1t seems rather dangerous 10 become a
| link in that chain of killers.
Betting on the Congressional result in AL
bany ran so high that one young man is said
| to have staked all his worldly effects, from
| $500 in money to his gold pencil and PEN
| knife, on the success of Reynolds. lie won,
but it has probably been bad beginning.
The suit against the American Transporta-
ton Company at Buffalo for $4,000 DANA
! ges arising out of the burning of warehouse
and its contents, which took fire fIom the
companys propeller Falcon burning at the
dock, has been decided in favor of the COM
pany.
The Springfield (Ohio) Journal recently
announced that it had discovered an hundred
! year old Negro who did not claim to be a
"body servant of Washington" This was
TOO astounding statement for public credu-
lity, and it was duly retrac!ed the following
day.
Two boilers in steam mill ct Industrial,
Minnesota, exploded on the Sd inst, demol-
ishing the building and badly wounding sew
eral men. The report Of the explosion was
heard for ten miles. The st. Anthony Noes
says that one of the boilers, thirty feet in
diameter, and weighing thirty-fye hundred
pounds, was blown quarter of mile by ac-
tual measurement
The Third Avenue Horse Railroad Compa-
ny in New York, estimate the number of peo-
pie carried over their road during the year at
about eight millions. Nearly four thousand
miles per day are run by their sixty nine cars
and twelve stages. The receipts from passen-
gers during the year were $402 ,579.
A lad named Avery fell from a pile of
boards distance of sixteen feet, at Augusta,
Maine, and struck on his head. lie was
stunned, but is since perfectly well, except
an entire loss Of speech. lie attempts to talk
and thinks he is speaking, but utters no
sound.
At Augusta, Me-, one day last week, there
was dance between a chap named Snellings
and Rackensack gal called Big Sis They
danced seventeen hours and 6fty-seven min
utes, when Big Sis caved, and took a seat in
the chimney corner, tanning herself with the
bread tray.
The $4,000 won by Morrissey in tho eight
with Heenan was publicly presented to him
in New York, Friday evening, and his friends
added q valuable breastpn Of emerald sur.
rounded with diamonds, presented in appro-
val Of biz resolution never TO engage in ano-
Their fight