Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-08-20

ne 81. petersburg Gazette publishes
an ukase comforting without delay several
important privileges on the peasants belonging
to the apanages assigned to the princes of the
relgning family These prerogativea render
them almost free men. They can now pur-
chase and sell landed property on their own
account; carry on civil prosecution can dis
pose of their property by will; and have facil-
tiles of entering into the classes of traders and
burgesses. Imperial rescripts have been sent
to the mobiles of the governments of Oren-
bourg and Kalonga, granting them permission
TO form emancipation committees in those
provinces.
A Mr.. Logan, while erecting a light
ming rod to the Presbyterian church, in Car
pentersville, Ind, was precipitated from a
height OF one hundred feet, by the breaking
OF ladder, into his wagon of rods and tools
below, breaking both of mis- legs, fracturing
his skull, and mutilating his body in the
most horrible manner. In falling he ierked
his rod loose, and the end pointing down.
wards, penetrated the eye of Mr.. o., an ell
der OF the .. S. ?. church, and Frustrated
MN to the earth, stunning him severely
MT. Logan has since expired. The other gen.
tleman is suffering very much, and is consid-
cred dangerously hurt.
A fine looking, grave, and gentle
manly man, calling himself the Rev. DR.. III.
W. ?. Junius, from Lexington, KY, has been
playing Jeremy Diddler at Niagara Falls.
After enjoying the inequalities of the Inter
national hotel, with his amiable lady, for
some time, he found it convenient to have his
room robbed of $500, all the money he had.
lie represented his case so fairly to the land
lord that the latter not only trusted him for
the amount of his bill, but advanced $3.50.
and accepted draft on bank at Louisville.
Ky, and the Rev. DR.. took his departure for
the Springs. After his departure the landlord
began to grow suspicion, and telegraphed TO
the Louisville bank, and learned that thew
knew no such man. The swindler WINS then
followed and arrested at Lockport.
A young married woman, aged twen-
ty years, committed suicide in New York. a
few days since, owing to despair. Her hus.
band was carpenter, but could get no work,
and having tried all one day to get EMPLOY
ment, came home and was told bv his wife
that there was nothing for supper, when he
said he would go to sea, and she must 90 to
her mother until times improved. On this,
she threw herself from the window and fell
to the pavement, and was picked up dead.
The stupid Indifference with which all
Americans regard the passage of a funeral
procession, is proverbal. Now the French
people, from regard for the feelings of the
mourners, as well as respect for the memory
OF the dead, when they meet a funeral pro-
cesslon, stand still and uncover their heads
IN the street While the procession passes A
most touching tribute to the memory of the
dead.
While George Lowber and Thomas
II. Snyder were engaged in firing a salute in
honor OF the reception of the Queens mes
sage at Philadelphia, on Tuesday, prema-
ture explosion took place, by which Snyder's
lett arm was blown completely off and Low
ber's right arm was terribly shattered. Both
men were badly burned on the face and
breast.
A bolt of lightning descended unon
the railroad depot at Derry, N. ii. ON Tpea-
day, and terribly frightened a picnic marty
who were in the cars at the depot Several
females were severely "shocked" at the famil-
iarty ct the electric sparks, but no damage
was done.
John G. Cash has been arrested in
Mississippi, charged with obtaining fourteen
or fifteen hundred dollars in cash from Uncle
Same mail bags in Alabama, in a way not
exactly according to law.
Saturday night, serious fire occurred
at Pottsville, Pa. Twelve dwellings, a sash
factory. the old Henry Jenkins" screen fac
tory, and lot of sheds and stables were
burnt to the ground. The entire loss is about
100000.
The "tria juncta in una" is realized
at Trinity Bay with the cable that binds
three continents-Eu Europe, Africa. and Amer
ica-together. The name is singularly ap-
| plicabe to the fact
There was severe hail-storm on the
Hudson river, in the vicinity OF Sing Sing
on Tuesday afternoon. Whole fields Of corn
aud buckwheat were Frustrated, aud the
branches OF trees were strewed along tho
track Of the railroad all the way to Peokskill