Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14
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The "Rogues' Gallery" at the headquarters
of the New York police, contains likenesses of
over 800 rogues.
Letters from Utah report money in brisk
circulation in that Territory and sugar selling
at 81 per pound Hopes for the sorghum are
entertained.
William White, of Florida, Mass, had two
sheep killed and nineteen others badly bitten
and torn by dogs, last week, the damage be-
ing $50 to be paid from the dog fund estab-
lished under the new law.
A son of John j. Webb, two years old was
burnt to death in consequence of his clothes
taking fire, at Stamford, Ct, on Sunday and
Ellen Matt, Is years Of age, was burnt-to death
at st. Louis ON the 8th inst, from the same
cause.
They worship extra big porkers at Cincn-
matt by escorting them through the streets
with band of music; at least, that is the way
they treated one weighing S9l pounds, on
recent day.
Dr. John r. Woods of Albemarle County,
Va, recently sustained heavy loss in the
death of his splendid bay stallion, Cleveland,
when only two days out from Liverpool He
was valued at $4,000:
The Florida Legislature has repealed the law
providing for the incarceration of free negro
sailors while their vessels are in port. South
Carolina is said to be the only State that has
such an enactment ON her statute book at the
present time.
A few days since a notorious desperate
named Tom. Middleton, the dread of the quiet
citizens of the counties in Texas bordering on
Louisiana, was arrested in the latter State and
taken to Bastrop, Texas. While the Sheriff
was taking measures to secure him in Jail, a
number of the citizens took him about mile
out Of town and hung him.
The Baltimore Clipper says that few even
lngs since, police officer of that city saw two
boys carrying heavy trunk, and that on see
ing him they dropped it and ran away. Sup
posing 1t to contain stolen property, he shout
dered it and lugged it to the police office. The
mysterious box was then opened, and found to
contain the corpse of dog.
Morphy has played four games of chess
with Andersen. In the first Andersen beat,
the second was a draw, and Morphy won the
last two rapidly. Bets of ten to one are offer
ed by some of Morphy's friends, with no ia
kers. Later accounts, just receivhd, show
that Morphy is the victor, having won seven
games to AndersSen's two, and two drawn
M Lequlne, the sculptor, has executed in
marble very fine bust of Mr.. Morphy, which
has been placed alongside of those of Labour-
donnais and Phillidor, at the Chess Club over
the Cafe de la Regence Small duplicates of
tins are on sale about town.
The case of Mary Elizabeth Sinclair, who
obtained writ Of habeas corpus, with view of
getting possession of her husband, has been
settled. 1t appears that the young bridegroom
Is only eighteen years of age, and the blush
ing bride, who is upwards of thirty, is the
mother Of two interesting babies. The couple
are now living together, free from parental
restraint.
Major Emory, who has just arrived from
Arizona, states that the ella gold diggings are
not to be compared with the surface diggings
OF California, and that the want of water will
prevent their being worked to any great ex-
tent. The Californians who have been there
nave gone back again, satisfied that the first
reports were exaggerated
The Union of Turin, has the following
from Lombardy "On the 1lth a curious de-
monstration took place at Pavia, when large
number of citizens and students paraded the
principal streets four and five days, each with
the stump Of clay pipe in his mouth, the
bowl being empty and turned downwards,
meaning thereby that the procession represent
ed the funeral OF the pipe, all those who had
taken part in it pledging themselves to for
swear tobacco"
The Detroit Tribune says that a recent cleo
ton for Councilmen in the township of Ra-
leigh, Kent county, near Chatham, c. W., a
negro named Shadd, was triumphantly elected,
beating his opponent, a white man, by hand
some majority. Shadd is "as black as the ace
OF spades, and figured prominently in re-
cent slave case as the harborer of the fugitive
Raleigh is the place where most of the refugee
negroes locate.
Andrew Dryburg, florist, of Philadelphia,
has recovered 500 from the New York and
Washington Printing Telegraph Company, for
a mistake In message. He received an order
from New York for two hundred boquets, and
after cutting his flowers, he telegraphed to New
York for instructions as to the Shape of the
bouquets, when it was found that an error had
been made; the original order was for 1.-TWO
hand bouquets, one Of SIS, and the other of
So"
A gentleman in Boston has made an offer to
the corporation of Harvard College of the sum
OF fifty thousand dollars, the income of which
is to be used for the preservation and increase
OF Agassizs wonderful museum he refuses to
have any part expended on building, or in
salaries; and also refuses to have his name
connected with it. 1t is suggested that the
State cause suitable building to be erected to
contain the collection, in connection with the
carrying out of the plan for illustrating the
natural history of the Commonwealth propos-
cd by the Governor in his address
French paper relates that when Roth
schild was asked whether he would not like
to become a temporal King of the Jews in
Palestine, "Oh, no" said he, i would rather
be jew of the Kings than King of the Jews"