Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-07-24

Seven serpents of monstrous size
were brought into Salem on Sunday in the
M. Shepard, from Para.
Patrick Buckley, private Waterman
in New York, was shot by supposed burg
lar whom he attempted to arrest Tuesday
night
The famous Tor infamous) John ].
Eckel, it is sald has married the Mrs. Cum
ningham. and they are now living together,
in New York city.
Only single copy of the London
Times is now allowed to enter France. aud
that is sent to Paris in a sealed envelope from
Boulogne, especially addressed to Napoleon
himself
Contrary to the published statement,
1t is well known in Washington, that Col.
Kane will not publish report of his Utah
mission. Sufficient reasons are assigned why
this would not advance the public interest.
There is good reason to believe, from
recently received information, that our gov
eminent is in fair way to acquire the island
of Cuba. This is derived from an upoues-
tionaole source.
Charles Stantz, pauper in the
Franklin county (Ohio) poorhouse, recently
received intelligence that an uncle who had
lately died had left him 100000.
Secretary Toucey has sufficiently re-
covered from his recent illness to transact the
business of the Navy Department, and will
leave for Connecticut toward the close of the
month.
The Newark Advertiser says that a
considerable number of counterfeit S5's on
the National Bank, Boston, Mass, are in cir
culation. The bills are well executed and cal.
culated to deceive.
A farmhouse, with two barns. one of
which was filled with new hay, with sheds
and out-ouldings belonging to MIR. Isaac
lat, situated ABOUT three miles from Bratte-
boro', were destroyed by on Monday evening
last.
The present stock of bullion in the
four cities Of New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia and New Orleans, is S67, O67 ,S76. the
heaviest sum total ever known. The emplov-
ment of money at bank increases but slowly.
The aggregate loan column in the four cities
is 2l2, 464, 090, and this includes about fifteen
millions Treasury bills.
The shipment of early fruits and vege.
tables from Southern ports to Northern ones
is constantly increasing in Importance. From
the single port of Norfolk there were Skinned
in the months OF June and July 0G o99 pack
ages of produce, valued at 1886, 600. The
facilities for transportation afforded by rail.
roads and steamships enable producers to an
ticipate the Northern crops.
The losses by the great fire at Leay-
enworth. Kanzas, foot up to Sl3o 900 on
which there was insurance to the amonn, of
$35 900, chiefly in offices at Hartford. Con.
necticut. Weaver and Kneeand lost 800 .oo0
and had $4,000 insured in the Ktna Office
Hartford. The report that man and two
boys were burned in the theater was moor.
rect.
Letters from Europe and India sneak
of the remarkable neat of the season. The
last accounts from India say the intense heat
Of the country appears to have fatal effect
upon the English troops. In the 35th reoi
mont eighty-four deaths by apoplexy are an
nounced. The London theaters have been
deserted on account of the great heat, and
several persons are reported to have died from
the same cause. The drought Throughout
France IL excessive The Seine is reportod as
] nearly as low as 1t was in 1910.