Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-04-14

The son OF Captain Horatio Ross. of
Rosie Castle, Perthshre, a youth scarcely
twenty, on a civil appointment in India, was
studying languages in the country, when he
heard that the mutineers were approaching.
Accompanied by his native teacher only, he
sci out in search Of the Sepoys, and coming
to narrow but dangerous ford he concealed
himself in the jungle, with the trembling
moushee behind him to wait them. The mu-
tneers approached, three thousand strong
and young Ross, an unerring shot, levelled
his rifle at the entrance of the ford No
sooner did the first Sepoy put his foot upon
the edge of the stream than he fell dead
another following, instantly dropped--a third,
a fourth, till at length the panic stricken army
retreated in disorder, leaving young Ross
"alone in his glory"
In October last, William Fl. Carr
planter at Frankfort, Ky, adver ised in the
New York Times that he was a widower. forty
years old with ga good farme, and a few ne
groes and plenty of Stoke of all coiuds ex
cept wife, and that he would mary any
woman with certain specified qualifications.
Mr.. Carr received l0l applications from mar.
riageable women, and has finally selected and
married California widow at Columbus
Ohio, named Mrs. A. P. Briggs. This shows
the advantage of advertising, but perbaps the
100 disappointed damses are not in state of
mind to appreciate it.
A few days since, a man in the town
of Stoughton was detected in the act OF
throwing something into the well of neigh.
Dor with whom he had had a difficulty. 1t
was found to be arsenie, but nothing was
Gone about it, because of the low character
OF the parties If the high characters 1t
Stoughton allow the low characters to poinDn
each others wells with impunity, perhais
they may extend their operations out of their
own circle It is dangerous federation.
The Hartford Press relates that In
tie glrl named Sykes, ted huge dog in front
of store where her father was transac,ino
business, and she at last put her arm aronnd
the animals neck, when he turned upon her
and bit her cheek through and Though dis
lodging one or more of her teeth. The Press
does not say that the dog is dead bat we in
fer it.
In reading the trashy and sopbistical
speeches Of the leading Lecomptouites i'm
Congress, we are reminded of the Quaker
lady's quiet response 10 palaverne store.
keeper {" Friend, what pity it is a sin 10
lie, when it seems so necessary to thv hnsi.
ness Prentice.
Five Governors of Connecticut. in
GLIDING the Hon. William A. Bucklngham
Gust elected) have come from the little town
OF Lebanon, in that State. They range in
succession as follows Jonathan Trumbuu
first; Jonathan Trumbul, second Joseph
Irumbull, CLARK Bissell, and William A :.
Buckingham.
A western paper says that there is a
men out there, who has moved so often that
whenever covered wagon comes near his
house, his chickens all march up, fall ON
their backs and cross their legs, ready 10 he
tied aud carried to the next stopping place.
John Jones Moore, who was arrested
at Ashland, Virginia, with negro whom he
hnd abducted from Charleston, South CatoI-
ma, was taken back to Charleston chained hv
the wrist to his colored friend.
DE Toqueville, has said that the
French have an aptitude for everything, but
excel only in war.