Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-03
PERSONAL.

A correspondent of the Evening Post, writ
ing of Mr.. Prescott's death, says that IAN hour
before the fatal stroke he had been cOnversing
with friends Having retired to another room,
his amanuensis soon after heard him groaning,
and on bursting open the door found him with
his head thrown back, entirely unconscious,
and about half an hour after he died. The
previous premonition which he received few
months since had accustomed his family and
friends when parting with him to do so as If
they feared for another meeting on earth. But
this circumstance by no means diminished the
poigancy of their grief, nor in any way supply
his place, for whom the greater solicitude and
love were felt on account of his own precariouS
situation"
On New Years day Senator Houston, in a
familiar conversation with a friend, announced
his determination to go to work for Texas, in
the way of raising improved breeds of sheep
Said the old soldier: 81 can thus enrich and do
more for my State, in the few remaining years
of my earthly pilgrimage, than by all the gov
erning or office-holding that exists"
Mr.. Charles Dickens's readings from his
own works are crowded every night, at St.
Martins Hall, London with fashionable and
distinguished audiences. The stalls, to the
number of 1850, are disposed of two days
ahead. The great charm of the entertainment
consists in Mr.. Dickens's admirable mimicry
and powers of rapidly changing his tone and
look, without degenerating into butfoonery or
extravaganza. He appears in public dressed
in style Of exaggerated fashion, with half a
dozen rings on his fingers, and huge boquet
of exotics in his breast.
Russell and Majors OK train on the Utah
trail has young Demosthenes among its
teamsters, Hight Hawkins; scarcely 20, six
feet high in his stockings, and a giant in
strength, he addressed political gathering at
Minneapolis last Summer, in "a stream of i'm
petuous and vigorous eloquence (says the Ga
zette, such as we have seldom listened to.
He produced an impression which will not be
soon forgotten by those who heard him. The
day following he was seen and heard cracking
his whip in our streets, getting his oxen ready
for trip across the plains to Utah" He has
driven team of oxen twice to California and
back, and once to Utah and back.
Tine Michigan Legislature has very properly
voted $40 acres of land to Mrs. Rogers, be-
cause she produced four little Rogerses at one
and the same time, precedent which may
cost the State thousands of acres of land. The
Detroit Free Press says Mr.. Job Burnap, of
Sumpter. Wayne County, has applied to the
Legislature to divide its tavors. His papers
set forth that Mrs. Burnap "has given birth to
nine children at four births, three OF whom
were born ten months after marriage" that he
is poor man, and therefore prays for dona-
ton of land, as in the case of Mrs Rogers.
Little Mary Marsh, of the Marsh troupe of
| juvenile comedians, whose death at Savannah
in consequence of burns accdently received,
was noticed day or two ago, fingered for a
few hours only. Mrs. Marsh, and Miss Geor.
giana Mousely, and other members of the com
pany, were also seriously burned in attempt
| ing to extinguish the flames ON the child's
dress.
Two boys who were sent from Ware to the
State Reform School at Westboro', have re-
Gently died, and their friends allege that they
were starved to death, an allegation for which
there is probably no good foundation.