Worcester daily spy., 1858-09-22

The Leavenworth (Kanzas) Herald
of the l1th says reliable reports concerning
the recent gold discoveries in the vicinity of
Pixies Peak still continue to arrive. Eight,
ten, and fifteen dollars per day have been OBJ
tanned with the simplest tools; and those
who ought to know, say that with the proper
tools fifty dollars can be obtained per day.
The excitement is still on the increase, and
spreading in every direction st. Joseph,
Council Bluffs, Nebraska and Omaha cities
Leavenworth, Kanzas City, Ind pendence,
Westport, and Lawrence, are all preparing to
send forward living stream of emigration to
the gold regions.
In Pike county, Ark, a few days
since, political meeting came off at which
the candidates for the Legislature-a DR..
Lane among them addressed the people.
Upon the Doctor descending from the plat
form, after brilliant speech, he was arrested
for a murder committed in North Carolina
two or three years ago, and put in irons, to be
conveyed to the State from which he had fed.
The Doctor was very reluctant, and appealed
to his "constituents,' but it wouldn't do.
Mary Willis, slave, belonging to
man in Lexington, Ky, lately escaped with
her husband to Detroit, her master, who was
cape. Since the woman arrived at Detroit, it
is said that a plot has been discovered be-
tween her husband and two scoundrels nam.
ed Brawdy and Reynolds to deliver her up
for $500 to the creditors of the estate of her
former master.
A man, who had lost some eighty dol
lars at faro establishment in New York,
made complaint 10 the police, who entered
bo YDloo ,,ft a..
was in full operation, and arrested the pro-
prietors, James Stuart and John Denton, also
large number of the persons present, among
whom were number of young men not sus-
pected of visiting such places, All of the
gambling apparatus was seized.
On Friday laat the stage e-coach, on its
way from Charleston to Point Pleasant, Va.
when about thirty miles from the latter place.
was upset into a deep ravine. There were
fifteen passengers, one Of whom was instantly
killed and seven Others wounded, none how
ever, fatally. No names are given.
The diploma of honorary membership
in the Berlin Geographical Society has been
forwarded through the Department of State
to Prof. A. d. Bache, the distinguished Su-
perntendent of the Coast Survey of the
| United States.
Jim Lane was badly beaten by a
lawyer named Quigly in one OF the border
towns in Kanzas, not many days ago. Lane
was dissatisfied with the thrashing and sent
challenge to Quigly, which was accepted.
The Wilmington IN. c. Herald
states that disease prevails among the oysters
and clans found in such proiusion along the
coast. On opening them, the contents are
found to be perfectly black and shriveled up,
presenting singular appearance. In conse.
| quence OF this the saunders have stopped
eating them altogether.
The New Orleans Delta Of the 14th
says" There must, thus far, have been at
least ten thousand persons attacked by yel-
low fever. Of which number over seven thou
saud have passed safely through the process of
aeclimation, while more than two thousand
have descended into the silent tomb"
At a sale Of slaves at auction in Rich
mond on the 10th inst, little negro boy,
| aged about thirteen years, and luxuriatine In
the great name Of i" Senator Douglas" was
sold for 5000.
DIR. John Creswel, residing near
Lockport. N. Y, has been arrested on
charge Of causing the death of patient,
named Philip Hawkins, an old soldier under
Wellington, by administering poison to him.
There is much excitement in the community.
A German paper called the Deutsche
Zeitang has just been started in Sc. Joseph, 4,
Mo. II takes decided ground against slavery
eatension. Tho work goes brayoly on.