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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04
CoNNEorIcur.-The contest in the Repub-

CoNNEcTIcUr.-The contest in the Repub-
Ican Congressional Convention at Norwich on
Wednesday, was both close and severe, The
leading candidates were Edmund Perkins, of
Norwich, Alfred A. Burnham, of Windham,
Augustus Brandagee, of New London, and
Sidney Dean, the present incumbent, of Put
nam. There were Twenty-Five ballots before
nomination was effected, and then Burnham
received just the requisite number to entitle
him to the nomination. He was formerly a
Democrat, and is son-in-law of Ex-Governor
Cleveland.
The novel sight of military company on
skates, was witnessed at Hartford on Wednes-
day. 1t was the Colt Guard, composed of
workmen in Colts armory.
In the Superior Court at New London, Bet
sey Williams has recovered 500 of the town
of Clinton for injuries received on defective
highway in that town, on the night of Febru-
AIRY 18th, 1857.
On Monday evening, an Irish girl about Is
years of age gave birth to a son upon one of
the Hartford sidewalks. A family in the house
opposite compassionately cared for the child,
till its mother could take it away
Three school girls while playing at recess,
upon the ice of Furnace Pond, Salisbury, on
the 27t ult., broke through and one of them
was drowned before help arrived.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.-The New Orleans
Crescent of the 9th ult., relates an affecting
case Of suicide. Sylvester Rupert, an English
ship carpenter, with a wife and two children,
living in New Orleans, lost his pet child little
girl named Lizzie, last October, by yellow fever.
The grief preyed heavily upon him, the more
especially as being out of Unemployment, he had
little to divert his thoughts from the bereave-
ment. Being to poor to buy tomb, he pur-
chased lot and built tomb with his own
hands From the grave into this tomb he
transferred the remains of his child, and here
after he made frequent visits to the cemetery,
opened the tomb, and gazed upon the corpse
of his pet. Neither the repulsive aspect of the
decaying corpse, nor its foul odor, could repel
him in his morbid grief. He frequently COM
planned to his wife that he could not get work,
and dependency grew upon him so that he
lost faith in the future, and spoke of death as a
desirable thing. On the 18th inst, he went
to the cemetery with two shrubs which he had
purchased, and planted them in front of the
tomb.
The next day he told his wife that if he had
no better luck in finding work she would never
see him again. From subsequent discoveries,
it seems that on that evening or night Rupert
went to the tomb of his child, entered and
closed the door after him, and, as he probably
thought securely fastened it upon the inside
He then placed his hat on the coffin, removed
his coat and wrapped it round brick for
pillow, and then swallowing the contents of
laudanum bottle laid down by the side of the
coffin and passed into that sleep which knows
no waking. His absence from home alarmed
his wife, who, after an unavailing search else
where, went to the tomb in the cemetery and
was about to leave, when an unusual appear
ance about the door of the tomb led her to re-
move board over it, when she discovered the
dead body of her husband. The poor woman
tainted away. On recovering, she informed
the sexton, and a coroner was called, and an
inquest was held, when these circumstances
were developed.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

A Snow SToRM.-After four days of clear,
delightful Winter weather, we were visited by
a snow storm on Wednesday night, which con-
tinued without much intermission through the
day, yesterday The quantity of snow that
has fallen, is not large, but it has been much
drifted by the high wind that prevailed. AT
Boston, the fall of snow is represented to be
much heavier than in this section of the State,
and several vessels have been wrecked upon
the coast.
The British barque Vernon, from Messina
for Boston, with fruit, went ashore on Lynn
Beach, at o'clock on Thursday morning, and
the British schooner Caroline, from Newfound-
land, with cargo of herrings, went ashore
on Deer Island in Boston harbor, but no lives
were lost in either case.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

WHAT'S THE MATTER Moses Bates ESQ.
editor of the Plymouth Rock, writes from
Washington as if he was repenting of the part
he took in the election of Old Buck. Hear
him:
Unless l much misread the signs of the
times, the rank and file of the Democracy in
Massachusetts, are rapidly opening their eyes
to the insults which, without STINT have been
showered upon them, and the next State Con-
vention will witness such resolutions in regard
to our own affairs as have not been usual in
that locality"
During the administration of Franklin
Pierce, Mr.. Bates held the two offices of col
lector of the port of Plymouth and postmaster,
but because he has been removed from one of
those offices it is hardly fair to turn around and
abuse the administration, when there are so
many good Democrats who have no office at
oil
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

The New York Herald says the duties that
VIII be paid into the Custom House, during
the present week, will amount to nearly, if not
quite, two million of dollars, and those of the
next week will not vary far from that sum.
This revenue is from goods already arrived, or
known to be on their way. 1t is stated by
many intelligent jobbers that the orders which
have been sent out for goods exceed anything
that has been done in former years, and that
the revenue during the present months of Feb
ruary must exceed that of any previous month.
The Spring trade is opening with spirit that
encourages every one
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

A CART LICENSE PASSED OFF FOR MAR
RAGE CERTIFICATE.-Aw woman appeared be-
fore Judge Walsh, yesterday morning, and
made complaint of Johannes Schmidt, whom
she had supposed was her husband for the last
two years, for grossly deceiving her in her
marriage ceremony. Before marrying him,
she gave him a sum of money sufficient to buy
him horse and cart to commence business
They went together, about two years ago, to
the City Hall basement, where she kissed
book, and received printed paper with blanks
filled up and this was the marriage ceremony
according to law, as she supposed. They lived
together happily until short time since, when
the woman found three additional marriage
certificates, as she supposed them to be. She
instantly accused Johannes of being Nor
mon, and manifested great deal of indigna-
ton. Johannes could not bear such blowing
up as she gave him, and informed her that
those were not marriage licenses She applied
to Justice Walsh, and found that instead of
being what she supposed they were cart Ii
censes. She then cared for nothing more than
her furniture, which she wanted back. Officer
Wilson has assisted her to obtain it, to whom
she said, Il will never get married to him any
more. IN. y. Tribune
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

THRILLING INCIDENT OF THE BATTLE OF
BUNKER HILL.-Mr. j. T. Headley in his
"Diary of a Chaplain in the Army of the Rev.
olution," relates the following:
CAT the Battle of Bunker Hill, as the Brit
ish were advancing through Charlestown to
the attack, soldier entered house where the
husband lay sick. His wife was young and
beautiful, and hearing the soldier in the next
room, went out to meet him. He Immediately
addressed insulting proposals to her. Being
angrily repulsed, he attempted violence, when
her screams aroused her husband from his bed
Nerved with the sudden excitement he leaped
up, and seeing his wife struggling in the arms
Of British soldier, ran him through the body
The man fell back on the floor, and as his eyes
met those Of his destroyer, he shrieked out,
My brotherp The recognition was mutual,
and with the exclamation, L have murdered
my brotherP the over-excited invalid husband
fell dead on the corpse. These unhappy broth
ers were Scotchmen. One had emigrated to
America several years before, the other had
Joined the English army, and after long sep
aration, thus met to perish together"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

A Boy CARRIED OVER THE FALLS OF NJ
AGARA.-A sad accident occurred at Niagara
Falls on Saturday. An adopted son of Mr.
Gibbs, foreman Of the Paper Mills, accidentally
fell into the river, and was carried over the
American Fall. We understand that the lad
was on the ice, near the mills, where men had
been running the drift ice from the lume and
accidentally fell into the swift stream. He was
not seen to fall, but was seen some distance
down the river, in the rapids, when beyond the
reach of human aid, and speedily passed over,
Of course to rise no more alive The child was
twelve years old, and lad of much promise,
beloved by his adopted parents and all who
knew him. The calamity caused much sensa-
ton at the village where it occurred.-Roches-
ter Union and Advertiser
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

LIST OF PATENTS issued to Massachusetts,
Inventors, for the week ending February l.,
1859.
Samuel f. Field of Worcester for improved
machine for manufacturing wooden troughs.
Joseph w. Gardner of Shelburn Falls, for
improved handles for table cutlery.
John Hebden, of Medford, for improved
washing machine.
Dexter Henshaw, of Fitchburg, for improv-
ed CLOTHES frame.
George C. Jennison, of Ware, for improve
ment i'll ovens.
William p Parrot and Stephen II. Head, of
Boston, for improved variable exhaust pipe.
John f. Peabody of Salem, for Improvement
in sash supporter.
William II. Wade of Longmeadow, for i'm
provement in sewing machine.
Aurin Wood, Of Worcester, for improved
machine for shaving the heads of screw blanks.
Milton D. Whipple, of Charlestown, assign
or to the Whipple File Company, for improve
ment in machine for cutting files.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

SoMNAMBULIsM.-There has recently oc-
Cured curious and very singular instance of
somnambulism at Brixham, in Devonshire. A
few nights ago Mr.. Bagstaff, ornithologist, was
startled by seeing his servant, Grace Banks, a
young girl Of IL years of age, entering his
Of his bed which she had taken from the shop,
she went out of the room and again returned
with pheasant, which she deposited in like
manner as the first, smoothing it down and
saying, "Thcre's beauty" Leaving the
room again, her master hastily dressed himself
and followed her. She walked up the street
short distance in her night clothes, and, return
ing, went the same distance, below, and then
went into the house. Her master tried to
awake her; he shook her by the arm and call
ed her by name, but she was so securely wrap
ped in her sleep, that she took no notice, and at
once retired to bed Wiltshire County English
Mirror.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

Mr.. Choate, in his passionate call for one
more counsel from Daniel Webster, admits
that he does not know what his illustrious
friend would say. Of course not but we all
know what he did say for instance in his
speech at Buffalo, May 3d. 1851
Il never would consent, and never have con-
sented, that there should be one foot of slave
Territory beyond what the old thirteen States
had at the time of the formation of the Union.
Never, never! The man cannot show his face
to me, and say he can prove that I ever de-
parted from that doctrine He would sneak
away, and stink away, Or hire a mercenary
press to cry out, What an apostate from iber-
ty Daniel Webster has become! But he
knows himself to be a hypocrite and falsifer."
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

NEW PLAN FOR THE PURCHASE OF CUBA
telegraphic dispatch from Washington says
the States Rights Democrats, headed by Miles
Taylor, of Louisiana, will urge bill in the
House for the purchase of Cuba at the price of
one hundred and twenty million dollars, pay
able in five per cent. bonds, redeemable in
thirty years and her immediate admission into
the Union, with four Representatives.
This is the plan put forth by the Washing
ton States, and, it doubtless originated with
Senator Douglas.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

An UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO RUN OFF
WITH MARRIED WOMAN, transpired in Bos-
ton on Wednesday. A clerk residing in store
in Hanover street induced pretty married
.ady, residing at the North end, to elope with
him. He proceeded to the house in the hus-
bands absence, and both started in hack for
the Worcester Depot, where, as good or bad
luck would have it, the guilty pair were con-
fronted by the indignant husband. The wife,
who was certainly as foolish as pretty, was
sent home; while the naughty young man was
dealt with in manner not recommended by
the Peace Society
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

A PRAcT1cAL WIDow CoNNuB1ALLY Cox
oUERING BoY.-Justice McFall married a
couple yesterday, Annie Goele and Jos
Schwartz, the former of whom was forty
three and the latter nineteen Joseph had
been boarding with the fair Anna, widow of
five years standing, who had in that time been
unfortunate enough TO fail in her matrimonial
designs upon the other sex until, four weeks
since, she met the poor boy and compelled
him to surrender without show of resistance.
The widow said she wanted to marry Joseph
because he would be very useful in going to
market Cincinnati Enquirer 30h ut
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

FIRE AT QUINcY, AND SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Tuesday evening, a barn, belonging to Mr..
Thomas Nightingale, at Quincy Point, was dis
covered to be on fire, and was totally con
sumed, together with its contents.
AS the engines were returning from the fire,
three of them came in collision, by which Ed
ward Flynn, a fireman. was thrown down, and
run over, breaking one of his legs in two
places, and dislocating his shoulder. John Ca
hill, another fireman, had his skull fractured in
a smilarmanner. On account of the injuries
they sustained but little hope is entertained Ct
their recovery. Boston Courier.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

British officer writing from Teheran Persia. to the
"London Times" remarks "a Cathartic Pill manufac
tured by ian American Chemist (Dr j. c. AVER of Low
ell, Mass,) has cured the Shah of a Liver Complaint
that threatened his life. This simple fact as might be
expected renders the American immensely popular here
while we English are overlooked. Doubtlers our own
scholars made the discoveries which he enjoys thus
tits in everything we do the labor, then the housing
Americans put their on it and take the reward
Doct Aver is idozed by the Court and its retainers
here, which will doubtless be reflected to him on gold
snuff box or diamond hlted sword while not the name of
Davy Chrstosen Brodiethe great lights by which he
shines, is known. '-NeC FORK Sunday Paper
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

A NOVEL SPECULATIoN.-It is announced
that ten thousand dollars have been offered to
Rev. Mr. Sturgeon, of London, to come to
New York, and preach certain number of
nights in tie Academy of Music, for admission
to which given price will be demanded 1t
is further announced that Mr. Spurgeon will
accept.
This specializing in preached religion, is
matter of very doubtful success as well as of
morality
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

10 The abstract of the Report of the Sc
cretary of the Treasury, in our Geographic re-
port, shows an awful state of things in our ma
tional finances. By the failure of the Tele.
graph, the report is left incomplete.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

to either horse or man.
STATE REFORM ScHooL.-A paragraph was
put in our paper, yesterday, stating that two
of the inmates of the Reform School at West
boro' had recently died, and that their friends
alleged that they were starved to death. Inc
statement was published as it was found circu-
lating in the papers, with the addition that
there was, probably, no good foundation for
the allegation. We ought, perhaps, to have
stated, from our own knowledge and observa-
ton, that no such abuse could occur in that
Institution. If there were, in any of the Off
GERS, any disposition for such thing, it would
not be possible to carry it out, under the sys-
TEN there in force. There are too many per-
sons connected with the institution, who have
full cognizance of everything that is done, to
allow of it, without supposing conspiracy
which could originate only among men of the
most depraved character. Besides, the boys
all go to one common table, which is abundant
ly provided, not with daintes and luxuries,
but with good, wholesome, substantial food
better fare than one-half of the farmers in the
newly settled portions of our country subsist
upon, from one years end to the other.
There are stated yisitations of the School,
also, by men of character and honor, and Of
kind and humane feelings, whose duty it is, to
acquaint themselves with every thing relating
to the interests of the institution and its in
mates, and whose pleasure it is to listen to any
complaints they may have to make. The
State has constituted them as the guardians of
the rights and interests Of those who are placed
there for their own good, and there is no rea-
son to believe that they are neglectful of their
trust.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

20 The New Bedford Flour Mill, during
the past year, has done business amounting
to sSS6,O00 The mill is run both day and
night, and consumes about thousand bushels
of wheat each twenty-four hours. A Flour
Mill recently established at Providence is doing
large and profitable business. Why should
we not have one in Worcester?
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

~ The Ka Hal Haoaii is the name of n
journal published in the Sandwich Islands.
The following elegant extract" in pure Haw-
allan, will give our readers an idea of the pow
er and beauty Of the language:
"OLELo HooLAHA KA MoI.--No ka mea,
ua nui loa ka lokomaikai o Ike Akua ko'u kan
aka, iloko 0 keia makahil1a; no ka mea hoi,
he mea mau kee Ali, makahika, paipai /
kona poe kanaka aloha, malama Ia hoomai-
kai aku, ks Mea mana haawi mai ma mea
maikai pau"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.-Prof
VIM. S. Clark of Amherst, was on Wednesday
appointed member of the Board, in place of
James S. Grennell, whose term (of three years.
has expired. The Board has appointed a com.
mittee, consisting of Messrs, Atwater, of
Springfield, Marston, of Barnstable, and Pro-
fessor Clarke, of Amherst, to consider if the
Board can initiate any steps toward the i'm
provement of the breed of horses.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

The PAY OF CoNGREssMEN.-The present
session gives member thousand dollars a
month, besides mileage perquisites. Deducting
the Sundays and holidays, the present "short
session will allow about so working days for,
for by constitutional requirement, it must close
on the third of March next, which will give to
each member nearly .ffly dollars per day for
every day employed, exclusive Of mileage"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

20 1t is a remarkable feature in the trade
Of breadstuffs, that during the month ending
the 18th of January, there was not barrel
of flour or a bushe of grain shipped from the
United States to Liverpool, and only ten bar
rels of -four to London
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

REMARKABLE TRIAL.--A trial is now going
on in Springfield, based on the fact, that TWEEN
ty-two years ago, citizen of that county had
horse badly disfgured by some person who
escaped detection. Recently, two old resi-.
dents of that place, having quarreled, one has
charged the other with having done this mutt
lation in his presence, while both of them were
young men, in 1887 Upon this the owner of
the horse has instituted a civil suit for damages
against the person charged with the offence.
and the latter has made a complaint for PERU.
ry against the accuser
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

In NuTsnELL.-A shrewd business man.
who takes little interest in politics, is reported
to have remarked, that the proposition to buy
Cuba seemed to him "ke an offer to give
money that we had not got for thing we
didn't want, to a nation that wouldn't sellp'-
~. Y Post.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

LEICESTER IrEMs.-Rev Horace James, of
Worcester, repeated his lecture on the MAN
hood for the times" before the Young Mems
Rhetorical Society, on Tuesday evening last.
1t fully sustained the reputation of the lecturer,
and was earnestly listened TO by an appre-
ciating audience, among whom we noticed
more than one from Worcester Weunderstand
that Mr.. Homer b. Sprague, Of the Worcester
High School, will give the next lecture. The
time and subject are not yet announced.
A horse, with sleigh attached, came dashing
down Main street, short time before the lee
ture commenced. The sleigh came in contact
with post set perpendicularly in the ground,
and was very efiectually smashed. The horse
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04

6Z- The Life of Douglas Jerrold, written
by his son, has just been published. 1t has
this pretty dedication 81 lay this record of
life shared and sweetened, with all dutiful af-
lection, at my mothers feet"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-04
c5itg ano county gntelligents.

MILITARY.-The Worcester Light Infantry
held its monthly meeting in their new armory,
Horticultural Hall, on Wednesday evening.
Several new members were admitted to the
corps, and the spirit of the meeting, as well as
its doings, indicate that the Infantry is in a
prosperous condition.
1t was voted to hold "drill meetings" every
evening in the week, except Saturday and
Sunday evenings, all the members being re-
quired to participate in the drill Itwas also
voted to form drill squad, for the particu-
lar benefit of new members. The most com.
mendable action of the corps was, vote to
form Lyceum, for debate and intellectual i'm
provement-meetings for that purpose to be
held every Saturday evening. 1t is well to re-
cognize the fact, that, true soldier has mind
which requires cultivation, and every military
corps in the Commonwealth would commend
itselfto public appreciation, if, while it sought
perfection in military eyolutions, it also recog-
nized the higher and nobler object of mental
discipline and cultivation. Another good
movement made at this meeting was, the vote
to prohibit card playing in the building. during
the evenings set apart for drill. Auxiliary of
ficer of distinction, from New York city, adj
dressed the Infantry, and stated that many of
the New York companies and regiments had
prohibited card playing in their armories, and
some of them had gone so far as to prohibit
profanity, by special vote. There is an excel
lent place in one of the ante-rooms of the hall
to place library, and we understand that the
Infantry would take no exception if some of
their many friends should send them few of
their extra volumes. A committee. was raised
to report some plan for a formal dedication of
Horticultural Hall to military purposes.