Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-07-03

James Bryant Smith, formerly private
clerk to Comptroller Flagg, of New York,
whose official acts were some time since the
subject OF investigation before the recorder.
was indicted by the late grand Jury on two
charges Of forgery in the third degree, in hav-
ing altered the books in the comptroIer's Of
hce. by means of which alterations the CITY
was defrauded of large sums of money He
has given bail in $4,000 to answer the indict.
ment on the first day of July.
On one of the Farce Islands. James
McPalmer met his death recently in terri
Bile manner. Employed with number of
others in gathering eggs, he assembled Sugar
LOAF HUI by path not used. Despite allre-
monstrances McPalmer took the path, and
after arriving at height Of four hundred feet
tell from the cliff into the ocean, and has new
er been seen since. He struck and bounded
from cliff to cliff, and from rock to rock. in
his fearful descent, leaving portions of his
clothing and quivering flesh on their Jagged
points.
The family of Joseph Velie, of Ouch
ess county, New York, have recovered from
the effects of the poison which was mixed in
their coffee. Miss Velie, it appears. first rob-
bed Mrs. Smith OF $780, and finding that she
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AS soon as the report reached her friends
they Immediately took her from Mr.. Velie's
to place of security to prevent her arrest.
In st. Louis they have been using the
steam fire engines as street cleaners The
Levee was covered with mud deposited by
the Hoed. On Monday last the engines were
put to work washing it off, which they did
splendidly. The Republican says a saving of
$4,000, at least, will be effected by the opera
ton, and the health Of the city promoted by
it.
A young man in Enfield, named
Ralph Henry, thinks he has had mission
from God to burn all the bibles and tesla
ments in the world because they are the work
of Catholic priests. He has been confined at
Monson almshouse to prevent him from be-
ginning his work. He is victim of religious
excitement.
Bartoold Nyer, recently teacher in
the Raymond Institute, at Carmel N, Y.
was married on the 10Th ult, to Fannie Hew
EFT, young miss of fourteen, q pupil in the
above institution, whom he induced to elope
They were privately married at midnight.
The young lady is reported to be wealthy.
Two mischievous foxes were CAUGHT
in Westhampton, the 25th ult., making
twelve in all that have been taken reoently'
The whole neighborhood turaed out. and
made common cause in the hunt.
A crazy man, totally blind, has been
picked up in Greenfield, and the authorities
cannot discover where he belongs. He is
about fifty years of age, and calls himself
Theodore Farrell.
John Grover of Dana, was brought
before Justice Hodges of NORTHAMPTON. last
Thursday, and fined one dollar and costs
thirteen dollars in all-for furnishing rum to
prisoner while out on witness duty.
AT Paris on the 10th of June the
mercury went up to ninety five degrees in
the shade. and the fashionable and the busi-
ness world were fast retreating from the city.
There is an old lady now living in the
town of Blooming Grove, Orange county, N.
y, by the name of Diana Brooks. She is
one hundred and fourteen years old, and yet
Is intelligent and active, and walks half
mile to church every Sabbath.
A lady named Temple, who is well
known in fashionable regions of Belgravia,
has discovered a remedy for suffering. 1t is
simply the act OF reading in a whisper and
gradually augmenting the whisper to a loud
er tone
A Tennessee editor charges that Mis-
sissippians, as a general rule, can stand dun
ming better than any people he ever saw. We
suppose they have lived so long I'M mos
quito country, that they don't mind being
bored by bills
Charles II Vielstich, aged Is years,
son OF Henry Vielstch, was shot dead IN tho
fnalon ynrdon Of William Gain Mas So.
nah, and warrant was issued for the arrest
of William Gain and Nicholas Pendergast for
shooting him.
Mrs. Smith, hearing strange sounds
inquired Of her new servant il sho snored in
her sleep. III don't know, marm" replied
Becky, innocently, 81 never lay awake long
enough to dislliyor."