Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-29

THE NICER ExPEDITIoN.-Ih The Armenian
arrived at Plymouth on the 9TH. She brings
news of the 18th of September from the Niger
expedition, which still remains in temporary
encampments opposite ketss. 90 miles above
Rabbs in daily expectation of the arrival of
the Rainbow. All are in good health aud
spirits, but rather short OF supplies. The ma
tives continue friendly, and there is every
probability that the Mohammedau kings will
agree TO regulate intercourse. The CONNER
cial products are numerous and plentiful, ill
Guiding cotton, free butter Cshia) palm oil,
gum, pepper, ivory, and hides.
None MIRACLES The Paris Presse says
1--WE seem to have returned to the blessed
time of miracles La Salette md the grotto
of Llurdes have encouraged inventors, and
the Union Hal0uiae of ST. Breuc relates that
deaf and dumb p9rson was mraculousy
cured whilst the Courier de Champagne
records the wondrous cure of paralytic wo-
man The latter miracle, it states was
complished by ST. Caprais in person, he hay-
ing appeared to the old woman as "a vener-
able old man in the midst Of a blaze Of
light more splendid than that OF the sun
SroRTING V1clssIrUDEs.-T death Of Mr..
RidsdaIe affords a sad example of the yicis-
STUDIES OF sporting men. Years ago he had
A'S-ANANA AoieGeB anu " d. WI III LlloANaluo
he died with only Sd in his pocket, and
subscription saved him from paupers fun
eral, Bury Post.
ROMAN DENUNCtATIoN OF CRINOLINE AND
CLUBs.-A provincial synod of preates was
held six months ago at the obscure town of
Periguex, in Perigord, presided over by Car
dinal Bonnet, Archbishop Of Bordeaux. The
statutes we're sent to Rome for approval, and
have at length come back duly endorsed. One
is against crnoline, and its publication has
created terrific uproar on the banks of the
merry Garonne. Another anathema is launch.
ed against social clubs (cereLeS) OF every kind.
Neither of these two clerical attempts to in
thriere with what does not concern them has
the slightest chance OF being submitted to by
the aty.
The Bishop of Oxford has been, by one of
the Foreign Affairs Committees, asked to ex-
plain how it was he should have stated at
Bradford that q God has opened up China"
when, in the House of Lords last session, he
had denounced Gods vengeance against the
very act of opening up. The Bishop replies
that " it is an attribute Of Gods inscrutahle
Providence that the armies of men are made
to work out the accom- pllshment of His pur
poses"
The magisterial inquiry into the great poi.
soning case at Bradford has resulted IN the
commIttal for manslaughter of three, resulting
in the communal for mansaughter of the
three prisoners, the druggist, his assistant,
and the confectioner who made aud sold the
arsenical lozenges. The number dead has
reached twenty.
The Spanish papers mention that at Darri-
cal, in Almeria, large piece of rock which
projected over the town lately FELL and des-
troyed nearly all the houses and killed nearly
one hundred persons.
The railroad from Alexandra to Suez is ex-
pected to be completed by the LIST of Deem
Der, when all the difficulties and djsagren,sns
of crossing the Desert" viii be avoided,
and the route to India, China, and Australia
rendered as complete and comfortable as trav-
cling by sea and land can be made
a letter from Alexandria says it was not
expected that the French consul general sent
TO Jeddah would accomplish much. as the as
sasins Of the British and French consuls had
escaped The persons sent to Constantinople
were subordinate agents of the men who
have fed.