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Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

ministers, and 400 members, in Jamaica; g.
churches and 8 ministers IN New Brunswick :,
and churches, with ministers, in Nova
Scotia
The Congregational churches Of Lowell are
reported as having received the following nu-
merical additions during the year 1858 The
First Church, Of which Rev. Mr.. jenkins is
pastor, 80; John street Church, of which Rev
Mr. Foster is pastor, so, the same number as
last year Kirk street Church, of which Rev.
DIR. Blanchard is pastor, 66; High street
Church, of which Rev. Mr. Street is pastor,
"a; Appleton street Church, of which Rev.
Dr CleaTeland is pastor, was reported ON New
Years Sabbath as having received III during
the three years OF Dr. Cleaveland's labors
among them
From the statistics of the Congregationalists
of New England, it appears that 11,512 mem
bers were added to their churches in the year
ending June, 1858, against 7470 removed net
gain, 4042-making 1856, 400 members in 1410
churches
The minutes of the Baptist annual conven-
ton held at Windsor, VT, furnish wen di-
gested and arranged report of the doings of
the denomination in that State for the next ifs
cal year. The appropriations to thirteen
churches reached the aggregate of Sl.3S5, to
which must be added the salary and travelling
expenses of the agent Rev. Mr.. Norcross,
making the amount 81 $50. The aggregate
membership in seven associations is 1881
last year, 7,413-showing an increase of 400
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

A SHOCKING SCENE was presented by an
execution at Jerusalem, tof blessed memory J
Va, on the l4th inst. The culprit was Bray
Saunders. After he had been swung off, the
knot in the rope slipped, and the miserable
halfexecuted man uttered groans and cries
that would bring tears from stones. While the
Sheriff was re-adjusting the rope, Saunders
came to his senses, and in the most piteoui
tones implored for mercy, and begged that he
might not be hanged again. But the sheriff
told him he "must execute the law" and HI
did that and the poor wretch at the same in
slant What is the moral of scene like this
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

"Some of the papers of West Florida are
agitating annexation to Alabama"
This is very good move. Florida was first
settled near 800 years since, it was admitted
into the Union as State before the recollection
of good portion of the present generation, it
has an area about eight times as large as Mass
achusetts, yet has never had the amount of
population, required by the Constitution, for a
representative to Congress If West Florida
should be annexed to Alabama and East Flori-
day to Georgia, it would probably be a public
benefit all round
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

HoLDES.-The Holden Thief Detecting So
ciety, established in 1918, and numbering one
hundred and fifty members, held its annual
meeting last week, at which j. e. Chaffin was
chosen President, and j. H. Gleason, Secreta
ry and Treasurer.
During the "cold snap" of last week, a
young lady in the North part of the town was
nearly suffocated by the fumes of charcoal
which ascended to her sleeping room from tn,
cellar, where it had been lighted.
The sum of $l07 was raised at a social festi
val Thursday evening, for the benefit of Ed
ward Bailey of Holden, who is about to return
to the Sandwich Island, where he is connected
with the missions.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, for February. Boston
Phillips, Sampson & Co

The ATLANTIC MONTHLY, for February Boston:
Phillips, Sampson & Co.
This excellent magazine for the coming month is
already issued. AS usual, it is crammed with litera
ry luxuries, in thirteen different articles The lead
ing article is on ''Woman's Rights" and is COM
mended by the conservative press as ssensible and
judicious" The story, SIN Cedar,n is excellent
and will hold the reader to its perusal with unfag
ging interest from the first to the asLine. "Bulls
and Bears" in four chapters, is capitally written
and the author seems thoroughly familiar with
scenes and transactions on 'Change. More of the
ministers Wooing" is given in this number besides
other interesting prose articles and several poems
"The Professor at the Breakfast Table, makes his
second appearance, and his paper is fully up to the
Autocrat's in quality and style See advertisement
in this paper
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

Mr.. CUTTERS LEcTURE.-We have full
abstract ofRey. Mr.. Cutters very able lecture
before the Mechanics Association, Thursday
evening, which we omit for want of room. In
defining the Relations of Common Sense and
Genius, he criticised with some severity that
noisy quality which often passes current for
genius, and which chooses rather to court the
huzzas Of the multitude than to advocate sound
and enduring principles. The lecture was very
well received
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

ARRESTS FOR PASSING COUNTERFEIT Mon
EY.-Two suspicious looking young men, ap-
parently about twenty-five years of age, took
the cars at Springfield yesterday morning, for
Worcester. One of them, who subsequently
gave his name as Albert Statia of New York
City, had previously passed, in Springfield, to
a grocer, a counterfeit So bill, on the Mechan-
les Bank, of New Haven, CT. When the
train reached Palmer station, the conductor,
Mr.. James Parker, received a telegraphic dis
patch from Springfield, notifying him that the
two persons named, describing them, were on
board, and requesting him to take means for
their arrest. He Immediately telegraphed to
Mr.. Nichols, station agent at Worcester, to
have officers ready on their arrival there to
take them into custody.
Meanwhile his accomplice, who gave his
name as Stephen H. Graham, Of Fort Adams,
not having a ticket, rendered to the conductor
a counterfeit S5 bill to pay his fare. On ar
irving at the Worcester station, the officers
were ready, and satisfactory evidence, beyond
question, being obtained, that the bill passed
to Mr. Parker was a counterfeit one, Statia
was put into the hands of Deputy Marshal
Studley, together with his accomplice, Gra-
ham, who was discovered by Mr.. Parker, just
before he left the train, secreting $50 in coun-
terfeit bills upon the same bank, under the
mat in the car.
Statia and Graham were put in the lock up
and kept till the return train left for Spring
field, at 81 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, when
they were sent on there, in charge Of Deputy
Marshal Mcfarland, and they will probably
meet with their just deserts at the hands of
the officers of justice in that city.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

REMovAL.-Dr BRoADBENT's Medical Office Iis
removed to No Bufnch street. opposite Revere House
second door from Court street Boston.
NO one suffering from any affection of the Lungs Heart
Ver' Kidneys or Digestive Organs, or troubled with HUI
nors of any kind, should fail to consult him lie will
describe and tell any disease the moment he see
them without receiving any information from them con
cerning their troubles.
All consultations at his office, by letter. made
free Of charge to both ladies and gentlemen His med-
cnes are purely vegetable free from all poison and very
pleasant to take; they all prepared by the Doctor
himself
ofice hours from a. IN. to p M. and on Sunday
from A. m. to IL IN. dTuThaS2in d2s
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

The JAPASEsE.-Mr. Harris, our Minister
to Japan, says the people are the best fed, clad
and lodged, and the least overworked, of any in
habitants on earth. Not one in fifty ever taste
animal food, except fish. The bcggars are
mostly religious class, and are all fat as seals.
The frugality Of all classes is marvellous. Mr.
Harris says he has not seen diamond, pearl
or ornament Of gold and silver, worn by any
person in Japan.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

A SPRIEe IN THE DEsERT-The overland
mail that left San Francisco on the 18th of
December, brings the news that in the middle
OF the Colorado Desert, the very valuable dis
eovery Of a spring, yielding plentiful supply
OF water, had been made, about twelve miles
from the Indian wells The discovery will
obviate the troublesome necessity of packing,
to which resort has been hitherto made.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

DIR Paige, as will be seen by notice in
another column, will lecture at p o'clock this
afternoon, at Washburn Hail. to ladies', and at
y this evening, to gentlemen. His subject,
is interesting, and his liberality in presenting
his lecture free, shonld and doubtless will give
him full houses.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

UNION BALL IN LEIcEsTER.-The annual
ball of the Union Engine Company, No. 2, in
Leicester, Thursday evening, was the largest
ever known in that town. Nearly one hundred
and seventy-iive couples participated in the fes-
tirities. The hall was finely decorated, and,
with single exception, everything passed of
in the most pleasant manner A slight acci
dent happened to Mrs. S. S. Wheeler, who
while arranging the tables for the entertain
ment, slipped, by stepping on an orange skin
and fractured the knee pan.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

DIR. HATCH ON SPIRITUAL1sM-Thi per-
son, who has lately acquired an unpleasant no.
toriety, has commenced the publication of
series of letters in the New York Herald, de-
signed to "show up the whole theory and the
professors of Spiritualism. During the visit
of Mrs. Cora Hatch to this city, few months
ago, it is remembered by many of our Spiritu-
alists that the Doctor was very jealous in his
protessions-as much so, at least, as a natural
ly coarse and vulgar man could be. The i'm
pressions, however, which they formed were
not favorable, and they have been confirmed in
them by the late domestic revelations which
have come to the light. Some of them are
not a little elated that he has abandoned their
circle, though they dislike to have mud
thrown at them, even by an apostate The
first letter gives running sketch of the moral,
social and religious aspect of Spiritualism
says he has again embraced Christianity,
though this is probably not the reason why he
chose the Herald as the medium of his penten-
tial letters; states mathematically that spiritual
ism, among its believers, is about fifty per cent.
delusion, TWEEN five per cent. psychology, fif-
teen per cent. intentional imposition, and the
remaining ten per cent. is yet matter of un-
certainty; and concludes that, as profession
and practice, it is very immoral indeed. He
proposes to devote the next letter to some of the
believers in the phenomena, who have been
active in bringing his family pecadilloes before
the public
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

BARRE.-The leyee of Wednesday evening,
in behalf of the Barre Tree Association, was
highly successful. Speeches were made at
the tables by Rev. Mr.. Denham, George NJ.
Buttrick, Rev. Mr.. Fuller, DIR. j. N. Bates,
and others. The whole amount of the receipts
was about $780,
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

DISTINGUISHED TANDEM TEAM,-It will be
seen, by advertisement, that Bonner, of the
New York Ledger, has engaged Bennett Of the
Herald, Greeley of the Tribune and Raymond
of the Times, TO contribute to the 9th of Feb
ruary issue. Bennett is to contribute four DO
ems lone to his "Mary Ann" This is a new
character for the editor of the Herald We may
next hear of him occupying somebody's pull
,,;+
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

TEMPERANcE.-A new temperance organi-
zation has been formed in Bolton, to hold
weekly meetings, under the name of the "Bol-
ton Total Abstinence Association" The Off
GERS for the year are, j. Henry Giles, Presi-
dent; Enoch G. Pierce, Thomas A. Wheeler,
Nathan Babcock, Vice Presidents; A. w.
Haynes, Recording Secretary Ellen r. Car
penter, Corresponding Secretary /; Amory S.
Haynes, Treasurer.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

APPoINTMENTs.-The State Board of Visit
ors of the Perkins Institution and Nlassachu-
sets Asylum for the Blind have appointed
Stephen Fairbanks, William D. Ticknor, Ben
jamin Rotch, and Julius A. Palmer the Trust
ees of said Institution on the part of the Com
monwealth
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

10 Mr.. + II. Palmer Of Boston has been
appointed Superintendent of the Sd, or Boston
and New York District of the American Tel
egraph Line, in place Of Mr.. A. A. Lovett,
promoted to the general superintendence Of the
line, in place of Mr.. Eddy, deceased.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

SPURR's SALooN.-spur will celebrate the rising and
the going down of odays sun, his spacious saloon
corner Of Main and Foster streets The hungry and thirs
y from every quarter invited attend partake
the bountnl supply of eatabes which will be up
Magnificent times at Spurr's tonight.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

LEWIS THAYER, at 232 Main street, where you see
that magnificent sign, and those snowy bay windows
keep the taest aupply of every thing eatabIc which
they serve up at moments notice their customers,
who are legion Every body is expected be there to-
nigh when great times are expected TO come off
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

I- Instead of sermon, tomorrow after
noon, at the Church Of the Unity, Judges
Thomas and Chaplin and Rev. Mr.. Shipper are
expected to address the congregation on the
subject of the Sunday School, and other points
Herewith connected. The service will begin
at 2 1-2 o'clock.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

The PRosrEoTs OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
BILL In Congress, are anything but fattering.
1t may pass the Senate, but there is little or
no chance for it in the House. So the proba-
bility is that this important subject viii go
over TO the next Congress-
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS - CRIMINAL
TERM-Judge Norris, presiding.-The grand
jury reported yesterday afternoon. They
found thirty-seven indictments. The following
arraignments have been made:
VIM. II. Kempton of Blackstone, for shop
breaking, pleaded guilty,
The same, for larceny, pleaded guilty.
Henry S. Grimes of Gardner, for adultery,
pleaded guilty.
David Williams, alias David Conelly, of
Southboro', for larceny, pleaded guilty.
David Leach of Westboro' for being a COM
mon seller ofiquor, pleaded guilty.
Josiah w. Capen of Ashburnham, for assault
with intent to ravish, pleaded not guilty.
David Phetteplace of Sturbridge, for lar
ceny, pleaded guilty.
Patrick Sweeney of Worcester, for larceny
of oxen, pleaded not guilty.
The same, for assault on Deputy Sheriff
Day, pleaded not guilty.
The same, for assault on officer Mcfarland,
pleaded not guilty
The same, for assault and battery on Silas
Clapp, pleaded not guilty.
VIM. Waterman of Warren, for house
breaking, pleaded not guilty.
There are, BESIDES twenty-one appealed
cases from the Police Court and magistrates.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

Court OF COMMON PLEAS, CIVIL TERM
Before Chief Justice MeHen.-The case of Lib
erty A. Lyon VS.. Sylvester Dresser of South
bridge, was decided yesterday morning by
verdict for Dresser.
The case of Henry d. Stone, ct al. vs. Ben
jamin Walker ct al, now on trial, Very and
Todd for plaintiff, and Botham of Southbridge
for defendant.
The following cases are next in order
for trial: Nos. 426, 1856, 438, AL, AIS, 481,
SIG, 517, 518 $40, 52l ,535, 536, SAT, $50, SIT,
6O2, 625, 995, GAL, 643 651, 691, 7O7, 1872, 7S9,
100, 791, 796, 835, $40, 853, 849,S53, 1858, 932.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

DoRMAN's SALooN-C. K. Doman, at 9l3 Main street,
continues to supply the hungry denzens of the North
end with the substantial and choice decacies the
ing line With the aid of the famous "Dr Smith" he
serves such repast make the mouth water to con-
template. Great times at 9l3 tonight.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

SHOOTING IN BIDDEFoRD.-A man named
George Wiley was shot and mortally wounded
in low rum shop in Biddeford, Maine, last
Tuesday evening The proprietor, N. Noble,
was arrested, being charged with the crime.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

WORCESTER MOZART SooIETY.-We desire
our readers to bear in mind that next Tuesday
evening the privilege will again be offered to
them of listening to another concert of the
Mozart Society. 1t will be the third of the
series of four, which were promised us this
season. Of the two we have had, we need
say no more than that they did credit to the
Society and its accomplished leader; but the
next will be in new field We are to have
some of the choice music of the Operas. with
the choruses in which more than one hundred
voices will join. While the airs of many of
these are generally familiar, but few in COM
parison know the effect of the chorus when
full justice is done. The "anvil chorus" which
viii be one of the selections, will also be an
illustration of our meaning. Lovers of good
music, and all who favor musical progress
among and from ourselves should be there.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

f1cEs EATING HousE--Charlcs H. Rice at his famous
Saloon Nos and Piper's Block, supplies the hungry
crowds who pebulate the Streets with the taest kind
OF fare Charley is ''some pumpkins in the catering
lne and every body is supremely delighted with the
manner in which he does up things Give him a call to-
night.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

BAY STATE SALooN.-Thurston at his magnificent quar-
ters No. Bay State Block, continues up dinners
ana meals at all hours in style which ellcs universal
eomendation- Mason does up the cooking in his Gus
tomary excellent manner and those who patronize him
ere certain of obtaining the utmost satisfaction.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

PIsCAToRY.--Mine host of the 'Iincon"
received last evening box of pickerel from a
friend in Vermont, the largest and finest we
ever saw. The largest weighed nine pounds.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

UNusrAL VIsIroRs.--A deer was killed in
the woods in West Roxbury few days since I;
and bear has been seen in the woods Of New.
ton and Brookline.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

AccIDENT.-Yesterday morning, Mr. Ed
ward Rice, aged eighty-six years, who resides
in the North part of Auburn, slipped on the ice
near his door, and fell, fracturing the neck of
the thigh bone.
DIR. o. Martin was called, and made him MS
comfortable as the state Of the case would ad-
mit--it being well understood by the medical
profession that fracture of the thigh bone,
near its head, never unites by bony union.
And, at so advanced an age, the patient sell
dom walks again. In the case of persons from
fifty to sixty years of age, (when the accident
most frequently occurs,) they usually recover
so far as to be able to walk, but the limb is
shorter than the other, and the foot toes out.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

ATTENTION, CoMPANY.-The members of the Light In
Tantry requested to appear their Armory THIS
Saturday EYENING at u O'clock to transact import
ant business. Per order of EDWARD LAME, Com'r.
jazz 1t G. w. HOBBS, Clerk
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22
BUSINESS NOTICES.

The Tenth Annual Meeting Of the Worcester Childrens
Friend Society will be held SATURDAY, Jan. 49, at
the CITY HALL at past P, NJ An address from Hon.
A. Fl. Bullock, may be expected Al interested are in
yited to attend NJ. KNOWLTON Secretary
Jazz d6t.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22
WORCESTER CITY AND COUNTY.

WINTER THAw.-For two days past we
have been having a regular January thaw, ac-
companied, most of the time, with more or less
fog. 1t rained quite hard most of the time
yesterday. The thermometer has ranged from
40 TO 80
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

B5Ex-Purser Hunter, the beating of whom
in Boston grog-shop we noticed yesterday, is
dead. He was native of Kentucky. Roach
is held for murder.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

BI The Mississippians are among those
most clamorous for seizing Cuba and Mexico,
because they do not pay their debts. If this
were the rule, the sovereign State of NIississip-
pi would be among the first to be taken pos
session of-by the holders of her repudiated
bonds
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22
JOsEPHUs WOODCOCK, Foreman
d. F. BATTLES, Clerk.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BoLroN.-The Clin-
ton Courant states that early Friday morning,
the large mansion of Mr.. E. Reed, on the Lam
caster road, in Bolton, with all its furniture,
out-buildings, farming tools, grain and crops,
was destroyed by fire. Mr.. Reeds family had
but just time enough to escape, saving none
of their clothing. He was awakened in the
morning, at quarter to five o'clock, by the
smell Of smoke, and upon going down stairs
and opening a door in the kitchen, he was
driven back by the rush of flames, so that he
was obliged to finish his toilet in the snow
The fire took at the South end of the house,
and being furiously famed by the wind, did
its destructive work very shortly. The man.
sion was the largest in the neighborhood, and
has long stood as specimen of the capacious
houses of former days The amount of loss
and insurance is not stated.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

AT GATEs's NEWS Room, ll9 Main street. may be found
oil kinds oil Spiritual Books Papers, and Periodicals.
Also Billiards. pure Steam Crystalzed Soap manufactur
ed for and sold by d. c. GATES at wholesale and retail
iylR an, '''
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

CuRTfs's CuEE FOR BALDNEss.-Those in search of
valuable Restorative of the Hair, referred the ad-
vertisement under this head in another column
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

Mr.. LEeG DYER AND CLEANSER continues the business
Of Cleansing, Reducing and Repairing Mems Apparel
and also ceanses Ladies' Shawls, Riding Dresses &c
He has increased his help and facilities steady
Increase in his business Office No. Pleasant street
Re-dyeng executed at from three to ten DAYS notice
and cleansing shorter notice when the necessity or con
venence of customers requires it,
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

PErERsHAM.--James A. Carruth, young
man, in good circumstances, with a good repu-
tation, and keeper of a store in Petersham has
been arrested for robbing Mr.. Barr, landlord of
the Nichewaug House. He plead guilty, was
fined IS and costs and was discharged.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

There died in January 8, February B. March
8, April l, May 3, June 8, August 2, Septem-
Der 5, October l, November !, December 2.
The following are the names of those who
have died within the past year:
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

The time of the regular services, at All
Saints Church, has been changed to 10a A. M.
and 230 P. M.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22
VIAhLIo ULAKkE,
Corner Main and Pleasant streets. Woree

B d. MAxnAM, having received llcence nom the citv
government has opened PAwN-BRoKiyc EsrAplIsn
MEST 220 Main street
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

PETERsHAM,-Population in 1856, 1858.
Whole number of deaths, 27-males IA, fe-
males l3, averaging one death to 57a inhabit-
ants. Of the deaths there were
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

lIouip AMANDNE for the positive prevention and euro
Of chapped Hands, Rouyhness of the SKIN &C. IT'S uni
versal In It's cleanliness and convenience free from so
oily substance, and unpleasant odor Ordinarily two nj
three applications perfect cure, rendering the skin so
anu FeiVely IN ceiling and appearance There never wa
aore satisfactory preparation offered to the public than
this and a those who have used II have realized far onc
te truthuness ofa newspaper advertisement prepared
only by JOHN .. HILL, Apothccary, Mechanics Hail
building and for sale by all Druggists Price 25 cents
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

There died in February 8, March 5, April 2,
May l, july 3, August 4, September 8, Octo-
Der 4, November l, December 3.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-22

COMPOUND GLYoERINE LorIoN Is the most cfrcctua
remedy IN use for chapped Hands and sunbun; also to
use after Shaving to nllay the inflammation irritation
&c acosmetic for softening and fine shn
removing pmples TAM reckles, lips &c. II is supe
rlor to all other preparations now In use
CHARLES CLARKE,
Corner Mnin and pInasan.