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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

HoRTIcULTURAL.-Some very fine fruits
were submitted for inspection at the Horti-
cultural Society's rooms today. AS instances
OF the profits of pear raising in this vicinity,
William Bacon of Roxbury presented some
very fine specimens of the Beurre Diel varie.
ty, produced by a tree is years old. the aver
age yearly crop from which the four years
past had been worth $50, and in one year its
product of 65 dozen pears sold for $S2. Mr..
Bacon also exhibited dish of very handsome
Sieulle pears from tree IA years old, the
crop Of which has been worth $50 yearly for
the last three years In company with the
above were some fine Columbia pears. With
such results before them, who can doubt the
expediency of stocking their grounds with de-
sirable varieties of pear trees.
Messrs. Palmer, fruit dealers in School
street, sent in splendid Duchesse d 'Angou-
leme pear, weighing % IA ounces. Where
it was grown was not stated.-Boston Trans
cript, NOv. 20.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

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NoRwALK, CT. Nov. 2O.-We were visited
last night with one of the most serious and
extensive conhagrations that evet occurred in
Norwnlk. 1t originated in Lowel& Dowps's
CABINET warerooms, in the old Gazette Build
ing and Packet Office, consuming that. with
the model market on the corner Of the bridge:
thence to 5. l.. Curtis's stove store, thenoe
10 frame tenant house of s. Syms, thence
10 VIM. X. Jamess lumber yard and office
burning ten thousand dollars worth of lum.
Der, thence to the office and yard of hin r.
hub6ell, burning considerable amount If
Their lumber. Thence the flames leaned
across Water to Wall street, burning frame
tenant house Of y. Curtis, thence to The LARGO
hardware store of VIM. G. Streets the oyoce.
~ store OF George Law, N. Lockwood e Co's
shoe store, Judge Dayenpnrt's law olice
Norwalk Probate Office, and Goo r. Cowio,s
law Office thence to Il. V. A, Chiohestor,s
hardware store, Dimon's grocery storo. Fincb,s
news-room, Adams's express Office, and Wm'
d. swans harness store; thonce TO the Nor
walk and Danbury depot, including Il. r.
thompson ambrotypo gallery, and tho Union
Telegraph Office thence to q. IS. Ferrv's lsw
once where the tames were subdued'
Inc total loss cannot fall short of S6o mn
company OF about one hundred 8ro,nen
came down from Danbury, bringing two avn
glnes. All honor is due tho Danbuty france
LOT Their prompt soryIces.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

The MASSACHUSETTS TEACHERS Association
will commence Its fourteenth annual session in
this city, today, at the City Hall.
At o'clock this afternoon the meeting will be
organized for the transaction Of business. after
which Mayor Davis will welcome the Association
to the city, and the President OF the Association
D. B. Hagar, Esq, Of Boston. will deliver the
annual address.
At 5 IL o'clock will commence discussion on
"rhe exPsdiency Of abOlishing the district sys-
TEN. In order to place the entire control Of the
schools in each town in the hands Of It's school
committee"
This evening, at IL O'Clock, Gov. Banks will
deliver an address at Mechanics Hall
Tomorrow will be devoted to discussions, and
lecture in the afternoon by F. A. Sawyer of the
Drummer School. Boston, and one in the evening
BY Jonathan Kimball, principal Of the DOrcbss-
ter High School.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

DEATH OF MIR. LUND.-Our readers will have
perceived, by our obituary notice of Saturday,
the death Of Gardner 8. Lund, who received such
terrible injury in his head by the bursting Of
emery wheel. His death took place at New
Worcester, on Friday morning last. Mr.. Lund
was good citizen and benevolent and worthy
man, and took an active interest in every move
ment for the promotion Of the best interests OF
the community He will be much missed in his
neiRhborhood
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

New York, Nov. 2O.-A young man nam
ed hamilton was arrested yesterday on a
charge of being an accomplce with Reed.
the Post Office clerk, accused of robbing let.
tors. A number of negotiated drafts were
found on him.
A dispatch from Washington states that
secret agents from persons in high standing in
Mexico are in the city, urging the President
to decisive measures in relation to that coun-
try.
The Postmaster General has received from
the owners OF the Astor House, New York,
a proposition to sell that building for site
for city post office.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

OXFORD ITRMs.-The shoe shop Of Mr.. A. G.
Barnes, in Oxford, was entered last Monday
night, and two cases Of uppers were stolen.
The Webster Journal states that curious
cause for the stoppaRe of machinery was found at
last week. With all the water that could be let
on the wheel, no speed could be obtained, and
upon searching for the cause, large eel, meas
uring six feet in length, and as large as a mans
arm, was found on the Wheel and so Wedged in
that the wheel could not easily TevolVe. The man
who found it remarked that it was in good con
dtion TO fry 1t was the largest ever seen 10 that
vicinity
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

THB Echo AFRIcANs.-A correspondent OF
the London Times, in letter from St Vincents.
Cape Verde Islands, announces tho arrival there
OF the United States frigate Niagara, having on
board the Africans rescued by the Dolphin from
1 the slave brig Echo The writer was permitted
to see a private letter from DR.. Rainey, the spe
cial agent Of the governments ofthe United States,
TO friend in England, in which he says:
1--WE had q difficult and somewhst unusual
service to perform With fine irigAle in restor-
ing few unfortunate Africans to their own land.
The Niagara proceeded to Charleston where i
Joined her on the 2lst Of September had gone
to Charleston by the direction OF the government
TO sail for Africa, there to receive these negroes
and deliver them officially to the American Colo.
nizAtion Society, with which the President had
contracted for their protection, education, and
support for one year. The yellow fever raging
with great violence in that city at the time the
negroes had been landed at Fort Sumner, a few
miles below the city, where they were necessarily
greatly exposed and badly fed. They ate freely
the shell6sh which collected around the fort and
died rapidly. Their condition on leaving the
brig Echo was painful and disgusting in the ex-
treme. They had been huddled together closer
than cattle, and slept At night in close contact
as spoons when packed together Privation Of
every kind, coupled with disease, had reduced all
Of them to the merest skeletons and to such a
fort they could not 80 much as step over 0 small
beam, one foot high, in the door way, bat were
compelled to sit on 1t and balance themselves
over. Il is impossible for you to imagine their
sad and distressed condition. Even now, on
board our ship, after one month OF kiud treat
ment, good food. and purs air, they appear
CHASTITY in the extreme.
The Echo took on board ASS at Kabeuda. One
hundred and fortyone died on the passage. eight
died after the capture thirtyfVe died in Charles
ton, and hfty.seven have died on board our frig.
ate. We received on board 27I; Of these, 126
were men and boys 43 girls and women, and 2
infants. Consequently, ga ionly remain, and
many Of these, doubtless, will die before we reach
the coast But one woman has died OF the whole
lot-a fact illustrative Of the greater fortitude Of
the female sex. Yet, their number being email
er, and our nation being gallant in all cases, their
treatment has been somewhat better than that Of
men. Thus, 24l, or considerably more than half
OF these poor creatures, have died-a sad com
mentary on the traffic, aud paTalieled perhaps
only In the internal trade OF Coolies. Il is a
poor apology for the defective get Wanted civil
ization Of the times, that human beings can be
murdered thus Wholesale, merely 10 crafty the
bestial eupidity Of the lowest knaVes that dis.
grace the great privilege Of human free agency"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

The Rev. John Pierpont was placed in an
unpleasant situation in Boston, the other
evening. He was to have delivered "a poem
before the Apprentices Library Association,
after an Grafton by John p Hale, but discoy.
cred at the last moment that his manuscript
had been left in Brooklyn. So there was a
poet without poem. The audience. howev-
er, took it good humoredly, especially after
Mr.. 7. offered them his head in place of the
poem, elf they wanted it,"
w. A. Phelps, postmaster at DufFs Forks.
FRyette county, Ohio, has been arrested, to-
gether with two of his daughters, charged
with robblng the mails. The girls confessed
the crime, but the father denied any oonnee-
ton with them. The money taken is sup
posed to be about $500, and the money has
been spent by the girls, who are motherless,
in buying furniture for the house, and arti-
cles of dress.
fatal disease is raging among the chill
dren of the town of Essex. Sixteen chill
dren have died of it since the 9Th Of Septem-
Der. Four families have lost two each, and
one family, that of Mr.. Frederick P. An
drews, has lost three.
In the case of the committee of the Louis
vile Typographical Society, sued for libel for
P"olls"AhS oettdIA Jouhheyihen as :" ratS,
the jury could not agree. They stood eight
in favor of dne of one cent, and four in fa-
vor Of ine of $25.
Miss Tamasin A. Berosford, who died at
Hartford last August. left the following char
liable requests: Episcopal Board of Missions
$lOOO Trinity College 800; Society for
the Promotion of Christian knowledge, 5000
Missionary purposes in Maine, $500 Orphan
Asylum, $500; st. Pauls Church, S2CO.
Mr.. Rarey, the horse tanner, is now at
Stockholm. He has tanned several violent
horses there in the presence of the Prince
Royal, and his royal highness presented him
with gold medal. Mr.. K. is, a letter states,
about to proceed to ot. Petersburg.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

A JOURNAL OF CONVERSATIONS WITH LORD
BYRON. BY the Countess Of Blessington.
With Sketch Of the Life of the Author.
vol limo. Boston: William Veazie.
With Byron's name will ever hereafter be as
sociared an interest as ono Of the most remarka-
BILE authors which this century or any other has
produced. 1t lie not strange, therefore, that any
thing relating to his life, habits. manners, and
opinions should be sought after and treasured
up. Lady Blessington, in giving to the world
this volume, has done favor no less than was
conferred by Boswell's "reminiscences of johnson,
while, in this work, we find nothing, as in that
to depreciate the author in our estimation
These conversations introduce US 10 more int-
mate acquaintance with the noble poet, and give
US clearer and better appreciation Of the man.
They will be extensively read. The brief me.
mor Of Lady Blessfngton, herself one Of the no.
tables of her day, gives an added interest to the
volume.
For sale by William H. Sanford,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

COMPLAINT PoR NuIsANoB.-of late there
has been disposition on the part OF some OF our
suburban wood and hay dealers to appropriate
the whole width Of Main street. in front Of the
City Hail. to the purposes OF their trade, the city
ordinances to the contrary. notwithstanding.
Frequent warnings seemed Of no avail, and the
acting City Marshal madO a complaint against
one Of the Holden hay merchants. on Saturday.
which cost him sum sufficient to warn others to
keep within the bounds established by the Mayor
and Aldermen, as stands for the sale Of hay,
straw, wood, and coal.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

INDrANAroLIs, Nov. 2O.-A special session
OF the Indiana Legislature convened Satur-
day morning. The House organized by the
election of J. w. Gordon, Republican, speak
or. A. J. Ryan, anti Lecompton, principal
clerk, Gen. w. Chapman, Republican, assis-
tant clerk, and Robert Jennings, Republican,
doorkeeper. In the Senate, J. IL. Varcter.
anti Lecompton, was chosen principal clerk,
and James rynor, Republican, assistant clerk.
Both houses then Immediately adjoined.
RniIrOnd Accident.
Zen. Robert Hanna, one of the oldest citi-
zens OF indianapolis, and the last surviving
member OF the Constitutional Convention Of
1916 was killed Friday while walking on rho
track OF the Peru and indianapolis Railroad
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

A TERRIBLE MALADY that has recently APP
peared in Albany is creating CONSERVATION in
every grade Of society. Its rAvages are start.
ling. A Troy paper describes the symptoms
as at first resembling ordinary influenza, and
and finally becoming almost identical with
those of "black- tongue" Suppuraton tax es
place, and the gatherings become very extern
siVe before tho fatal result supervines. Chill.
drSn between soven and fifteen years old are
most commonly attacked, but adults also
have suffered. Some physicians say that the
disease is type OF the malignant orysipeas
which prevailed extensively in Western New
Hork some years ago.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

BANK NoTB DErEcToRs. in vestigation
into the affairs of the Litchfeld Conn Bank
has bas brought to light some statements
which have public interest. 1t was testi-
fed that 81 1888 G6 had boon paid to some Of
the New York Bank Note Detectors, as sort
of " hush money" to induce them to quote
the bills of the bank at or near par, to give
them currency and help the stock Of the bank.
1t also appeared that one Rumsey, the first
owner or manager of the bank, agreed to pay
these detectors $1,000 "not to blow the bank
and the names of Monroe, Dye, and Taylor
are mentioned as tho parties who received the
different amounts.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

READING, Pa, Nov. 2O.-Joel r. Warner.
has been nominated by the Lecompton Dem
ocrats to supply the Clancy Jones vacancy
The resolutions of former convention were
re-aiiirmed, and resolution in favor of the
admission OF Kanzas under a new constitu-
ton was lost. Gen. William II, Keins is the
volunteer candidate of the opposition
The election takes place on the both inst,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

MURDER IN HARTFoRD.-Benj. Roberts, a
colored man, living at Freemans Assembly
Rooms, Hartford CT. killed his wife Friday
afternoon. Some of the colored persons in
the neighborhood at about two o'clock, heard
the woman cry murder l. Two of them,
one named Easton, went to the door and
found it fastened. They broke in, however,
and found Roberts with his arm around his
wife's neck, holding her head back, while
with his other hand he was stabbing her in
the breast with pocket knife. They saw
him stab her twice, plunging the knife into
the hilt at each blow, and grappled with him.
In the affray, one of Customs fingers was
nearly cut of, but Roberts was secuced. The
woman died in about ten minutes, having re-
ceived four cuts which the physicians Judge
to be about four inches deep, each.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

MILFORD HIoH SCHOOL "A social reunion Of
the past and present members Of the High School
In Milford, with their teachers, parents, aud 9TH
or friends, came off at Washington Hall, on Fri.
day evening Of last week. G. A. Daniels, now a
member OF Harvard University, presided, and
speeches, sentiments, sand glces, comprised
the exercises Of the evening, which we're contin-
ued TO late hour
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

AocIDBNT.-Luko Leona, a carpenter in the
employ Of Mr.. Benjamin Watkins, while at
work upon a cotton house, being erected in East
Village, Webster, says the Journal, fell from a
beam to the ground, distance Of thirty feet 60.
vsrely injuring him so that he was taken home
on litter. His injuries are mostly internal.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22
By tho Overland Mall.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2l.-The overland mail
from the Pacific arrived here this evening,
with San Francisco dates of the 25th ult. A
heavy rain storm commenced there on the
night of the 2lst, and extended through the
State. In consequence of it the miners had
been driven from several of the river beds.
Henry NJ. Maggie, receiver in the affairs OF
Adams & Co., had completed the payment of
the first eight clauses of the Indebtedness.
amounting to upwards of $4,000.
Ebenezer Thayer, of Boston, committed
suicide on the oath ult.
Reports from Fraser's Rivar were favora-
BILE. Honolulu dates of the 7th ult., give
more favorable accounts of the whaling fleet.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

The FALL OF THE NEW YORK STATE ARSE
NAL.-This accident which has already been
alluded to by telegrsphic dispatches. is thus
spoken of in the Commercial Advertiser of
yesterday afternoon AT an early hour this
morning, the floor of the new State Arsenal
structure nearly completed, corner of Thir-
ty- fifth street and Seventh Avenue, fell in
with terrible crash, crushing everything in
its way. Most of the side and partition walls
were Frustrated. A portion of the wall and
coping fell on the roof of house adjoining
on Thirty fifth street, crushing it in. A
heavy piece of coping lodged on bed upon
which Mrs. Armstrong and her two daugh-
tiers were sleeping. Mrs. A. was severely in
jured, but her daughters escaped injury
This piece of coping came down with such
force that it broke through the floor. Anoth-
er piece OF the coping fell udon a stable in
the rear, and killed horse valued at $780,
1t also crushed in the roof Of house adioln-
ing on Seventh Avenue, but injured no one.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

BANQUET AT WALTHAM.-Gov. Banks was
eOmPlimentsd BY banquet 10 his own town on
Friday evening last Speeches were made at the
feast By the Governor, Hon. MIR. ColfAx Of Indi-
ana, Hon. AnsOn BurliDgame, and others. The
occasion was Of highly pleasant nature.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

STEAM Fms ENGINE IN PRoviDENoE.-A
steam fre engine, invented BY Mr.. Latta Of Gin
cinnati, is in Providence, says the Journal Of
Saturday. TWAS brought BY the propeller, and
is on the way to Boston. At the request Of sew.
al Of the officers Of the FIRE department. Mr..
Ia has detained It for exhibition. II was
on the bridge Friday. where II attracted
,ttention. The inventor claims that II
stream over any siK story building
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

A CouSTERPBiT LADY was passed. recently
over the Metropolitan Railroad. She entered
car which was full. A gentlemen Iose.-
She took his scat with airy condescension,
and thanked him not. We arc informed that
such things happen as often as once week.
Can II DO true i-D0St0. Courier
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22
Great Excitement mt Mobile Tho FIJI
bmnler ExRediLLon SlopRad!

NOZZLE, Nov. l9.-Great excitement exists
here in consequence of the detention of the
Walker Nicaragua emgraRts. Four hundred
oil them surrounded the office of Julius Hesse,
today, demanding immediate transportation,
or their passage money refunded. Mr. Smith,
the Deputy Solicitor, interfered, and stated
he was confident that instructions from
Washington of definite character will be 70.
ceived by tomorrow. On this assurance the
crowd became somewhat pacifed, and con-
sented to wait a little longer.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 2O.-A dispatch has been
received here stating that the Nicaragua emf
grants at Mobile have demanded of the agent
who supplied them with tickets a full COM
pllanoe with the agreement upon which they
were Issued. Should he not do so, violence
was apprehended ed.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

RETURN OF SENATOR suxNBR.-The Wash
ingtOn National Era says that Mr.. sumner will
return to the United States the latter part Of this
month, and resume his post in the Senate at the
opening Of the session Of Congress.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

LIBEL SUITS. Neto York, Nov. 19.-Mr.
John Hecker, the we'll known baker, entered
a suit for libel against the Sun and Herald, for
publishing the spurious notice of the distribu-
ton of food to the poor on Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. Hecker is one OF the parties whose names
were attached to the notice. Another one of
the reputed signers was attacked in the streets
today by mob of the victims of the hoax,
and his life threatened. He escaped with the
aid of the police, who arrested several of the
asssilanIs.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

1t is stated in some Of our exchange papers
that our friend, DR.. Holland, of the Springfield
Republican, has recently published new poem.
We have neither seen nor hoard anything Of it in
this reRioh.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

AN ELopEMsNr CnEoKBD.-ln consequence
of a telegraphic despatch from the City Mar.
shal Of Newburyport, on tho arrival Of tho
train from that place last evening, the police
arrested William Perry aud his niece Maria
Perry, with whom no had deserted his home
and his wife. The man is forty.six yeSrs of
age, and the girl eighteen. lie represented
his wife as "tigress," and declared he
would live with her no longer
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

surprise party Of two hundred visited tho
residence Of Rev. Thomas BOutelle in Ashbum-
ham, on Wednesday evening last, and left S43 in
cash and SS2 value Of provisions. for their pas
tors benefit.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

Foreign commerce is now rapidly reviving,
and the current years imports will show a
large gain over the last, and as business will
undoubtedly continue to accumulate strength
the imports OF the country must continue to
increase for years.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-22

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN NoRwALK. Cr.-A fire
broke out in Towel & Downs's cabinet ware
rsoms, in Norwalk, Ct, on Friday night last, and
destroyed $4,000 worth OF property.