Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-16

Jay OF June. On thursday there VIII be a
Century Celebration, arrangements for which
were made at the last annual meeting
Mr.. VIM. G. Peck of Ltchfield has been APP
pointed Professor of Mathematics in Columbia
College, in place of Professor Davies, who is
made Professor of the highest Mathematics.
RHODE ISLAND
The petlified hand of what was apparently
a newborn infant was found in Newport, on
Thursday of last week, in a barrel of lime that
bore the brand of Francis Cobb & Co., Rock
land, Me-
George Langdon, a man connected with the
singing department of Sands, Nathans, &
Co.'s Circus, was taken sick while, the compa-
ny were in Pawtucket, of congestion of the
lungs, and died Friday morning. He was a
Mason, and during his illness was kindly cared
for by his brethren of Union Lodge, of Paw
tucIet.
Mr.. Duncan Pell of Newport, is building
fence in front of his mansion in that place !;
and, to save trouble with all curious gossips,
he has put the following notice on one of the
posts: "The proposed fence is to be seventy
feet long, 81 feet rails over coping; to be fin
ished this week. Mr.. Eaton is the carpenter
and MIR. Fludder the mason. The work is to
be done by the day. Terms cash. Messrs
Finch & Engs furnish the lumber. hope
this will be satisfactory to the public.
April %, 1859. DUNCAN PELL"
Rev. j. l. L. Coolidge has been invited to
become the assistant minister of the Rev. DIR.
Croker, rector of one of the Episcopal church.
es in Providence, and will assume its duties
next autumn.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The Augusta Constitutionalist of the 23d
ult states that a heavy hail storm passed over
that city on the 22d, in which the falling stones
were so large as to break thick glass in the sky
lighted rooms of the city, and even to kill pi-
geons. This was followed by a strong wind
that blew down some of the shade trees in va
rious parts of the city.
The Rev. DR. Cox is writing series of let
tiers in the American Presby terian, designed to
show that the Apocalyptc battle of 'Armaged-
dom is, in all probability, at hand, in the
grand rupture of the peace of Europe now tax
ing effect.
free negro named Edmund Day was taken
from steamboat at Cincinnati on Sunday last
by a couple of ruffians, gagged, and taken
across the river in a skiffto Newport, Ky, and
lodged in Jail, on pretence that he was a
slave. He was finally released, and got back
to Cincinnati.
few weeks ago man named Thomas
Morgan, wealthy citizen of Scott county,
A-ASAN3 SSAhN
for assaulting man with intent to kill Last
week he died from excessive depression of
spirits, caused by the disgrace of his situation
He was worth $4,000.
The immense balloon now being constructed
at Lansingburg, N. Y, by Mr.. La Mountain,
for the purpose of crossing the Atlantic, is
now nearly completed. 1t is 65 feet in diam
eter, and including the car, 100 feet in height.
The car is 10 feet long and wide. The bal
loon will require 100000 cubic feet of gas to
initiate it.
The Memphis Avalanche says: "Three of
the six native Africans brought here a few
days since, were sold yesterday at the mart of
MIR. West and brought respectively, $3.50,
$40, and S5l5. The latter price was paid for
boy about fifteen years old, who seemed to
possess more intelligence than any of the 9TH
ers. These negroes are a part of the cargo of
the yacht Wanderer, landed some months
since"