Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-06
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The Cincinnati Gazette says $3.50 adven-
turers have passed through that city, this sea-
son, by river alone, for Pixies Peak.
Five men accidentally happened to congre-
gate at a store in Monterey, last week, whose
combined weight was 1916 lbs.
Politicians and preachers are often mention
ed as 'laying pipe" What kind is meant,
gas-pipe, or blo,O-pipe!
The Bank of England has declared a six
months dividend of per cent. The total
surplus is now f3,058,824 $4,000, OOO), or
very nearly q per cent on the capital
A citizen, down East, was called little ras-
cal. A friend asked him why he was called a
little rascal. "To distinguish me from my
neighbors who are great rascas."
The New York Post saws the customs rev.
enue at that port ON Friday reached 1921 900,
of which $4,000 was in cash the largest
amount received in one day since July, 1857.
Several copies of religious tract were re.
Gently picked up at the Capitol, entitled, "Are
you honest?" They were distributed for the
benefit of members just before the adjourn
ment of Congress. ~r
The learned Russians connected with the
college in Pekin have recently announced that
according to the last census returns, China
contains population of four hundred and fifty
.tive millions!
A French writer has said that to dream glo-
riously, you must act gloriously while you are
awake and to bring angels down to converse
with you in your sleep, you must labor in the
cause Of virtue during the day.
The Savannah Republican notices that Ia
dies go out shopping in that city Sin calico or
some similar fabrics, instead of costly silks,
sweeping the pavement with them," and rec
ommends it as example worthy of imitation.
The British Postmaster General has given
notice that the addresses on the margin of
newspapers must be cut off before the latter
can be sent through the post a second time
Deliberations of the original addresses is not
deemed sufficient.
Moose are very plenty in the Aroostook re-
gion and the hunters are bringing them into
the settlements for sale, at Presque Isle. The
steak, said to be very fine eating, sells for six
cents per pound, while the fore quarters bring
four and a half cents.
A jumping match for one hundred dollars
came off at Fort Erie, N Y, few days since
between two boys, in which the winner made
twelve feet at single jump and thirty five feet
in three successive jumps, beating his antago-
mist by two inches.
During the month of March thirty-six Amer
lean vessels are reported lost or missing, of
which twenty-one were wrecked, three sunk,
six abandoned, two burnt, and three missing.
The loss aggregates $350,000 on the vessels,
exclusive of cargoes.
A laundry maid remarked that the old earth
seemed likely to get nicely washed and dried
by the March winds and April showers, and to
be well ironed by the shovel and the hoe and
done up for summer wear, when nature would
disport herself in a thousand frills and fringes
ofvegetation.
A remarkable story is told in the Providence
Press about man in Mapleville the wheel of
whose wagon, sustaining load of6000 pounds,
is said to have passed directly over his head
without seriously harming him man with
such head may consider himself tolerably
safe. There was undoubtedly a bridge be-
tween his head and the wagon wheel.
Charles J. Feeney, Bangor gentleman,
lately returned from California, was garroted
in New York last week by three highwaymen,
who robbed him of SIS and gold ring. The
thieves met Feeney at the hotel, and invited
him to take walk, which was accepted.
While passing through the Park, the men at
tackled him, two of them holding him while
the other committed the robbery Mr.. Fee
ney had wisely left $1,000 with the hotel
keeper.
"A lew Gays since, convict IN the Sing Sing
State Prison made very ingenious and nearly
successful attempt to escape from the prison.
He contrived to manufacture an image, which
he placed in the cell. Whenthe keeper locked
up at night, as was his custom, he mistook the
image for the man, and continued bis lounds
without suspicion. The outside guard, how
ever, heard a noise in the cabinet shop during
his watch, and on searching the premises,
found the convict about to take leave He
was painting his pantaloons, to make them
appear unlike prison clothes. He was taken
into custody.