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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

RHODE IsLAND.-We learn by the Woon-
socket Patriot, that an Irish lad named Sheen,
aged 16 years, died at Harrisville, Burrillville,
on Monday evening, of hydrophobia. He was
bitten through the hand five weeks since, by a
strange dog, which made its escape
From the same source we learn that six
weeks ago an Englishman, named Thomas
Olive, left the hotel at Plainyile, Burrillville,
at O'Clock in the evening, intending to cross
the pond on the ice for Harrisville. His cap
was found next morning in the water, but he
has not been heard of since. He was a widow
er, and leaves a little daughter to look for a
parent who will probably return no more.
The Providence Light Infantry have sub
scribed one hundred dollars to the Mount Yer
non Fund
The receipts Of the State Treasurer of Rhode
Island from April 80, 1858, to Jan. 10, 1859
were $15S,8S9 96, and the expenditures $685..
325 l6
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THE sTRAYz CATTLE ETC.
BosroN. Jan. 27th, 1853

To the Editor Of The Spy
You perhaps recolect that a few days sine
a Haunting advertisement appeared in the Bal
timore Sun, setting forth that "My negro man
Joe" had suddenly disappeared from Mount
Vernon, the home and tomb place of Wash
ington. The document was signed "John A.
Washington" the present owner of the Mount
Vernon estate. Now, "Joe" is smart fellow
"a great deal too smart to stay upon the lazy
soil of Virginia, as Virginia is at present
Joe" used his legs and other means of loco
motion to good effect. The result is this =
Joe" has been in Boston for full week, and
is now safely off to that land of freedom for
the emancipated slave-Canada. And not only
that-which is good-Joe has five other good
men and true, with him from the Old Domin-
ion, all of whom are little darker in the face
than most people hereabout By the way, Joe
is most intelligent, twenty-one years old, and
quite as white as ever Daniel Webster vas
He does not represent John A. Washington to
be either great saint, patriot, or man; but,
on the contrary, a very mean and base fellow,
clear through from skin to marrow. Mr.
Johns $500 reward will do no good he may
as well offer $4,000, or even that expectant
100000. Joe is mo go" for Virginia, until
Virginia becomes good, free State. Good
luck to Joe, l say.
dinner is to be given, in our city, to Hon.
Frank P. Blair, Jr., of Mississippi, on his re-
turn from New Hampshire, where he has gone
to-day. 1t will take place at Parker's, proba-
bly, on Friday; it may not be till Monday. He
is quite lion and is, altogether, good speci-
men of a great man. He will make hosts of
friends all over New England. His lecture,
last evening, was a God-send to the treasury of
the Mercantile Library Association, the Temple
being almost full.
One of the chief talks of the town. just now,
is the manner in which Geo. S. Hillard was
treated at the Burns Festival, Parker House.
The fact is, Mr.. Hillard made frightfully
long speech-so long that it became distasteful
Not only would not the audience listen, but
they applied all the gags in their power to
shorten him. Nothing availed; he spoke his
PiAii'ou eP0eSh, anu oaV uo'Sh WIN d souI HedIt
and biting lips. AT a subsequent period in the
festivities, he took occasion to snub the audi
ence in a most sharp manner. This widened
the gap, and increased the ire. The result is,
that Mr.. Hillard has lost ground rapidly. l
think, however, that he should have been
heard through; he is a gentleman, and his
hearers should have been, or assumed as
much. CHRISTOPHER.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

THE TARIFF.-In reference to the division
in the Committee of Ways and Means, on this
subject, the New York Tribune says:
"That the House Committee of Ways and
Means is irreconcilably 'quartered into three
halves on the subject of the tariff, our readers
already know. Mr.. Phelps of Missouri, (chair-
MANI with Mr. Phillips of Pennsylvania, are
in favor of moderate and pretty uniform in
crease of the present ad valorem rates of duty;
Messrs. Howard of Michigan, Morrill, of Ver-
mont, (Republicans), and Henry Winter Da-
Wis of Maryland, (American), desire more
decided augmentation of rates, with specific
duties wherever they seem practicable while
Messrs. Letcher of Virginia, Dowdell of Ala
bama, and Crawford of Georgia, are opposed
to any increase whatever, preferring to carry
on the Treasury by naked borrowing. Mr..
Maclay of New York, is for one thing or
another, according to circumstances. But we
have never credited the story that this serious
difference of opinion would prevent the sub
mission of any bill to the House. 1t was so
obviously the policy of the opposition members
after presenting their own views in committee,
to unite in reporting the chairman's or some
other bill for which a majority vote Of the
committee could thus be secured, reserving
their right to move and support amendments
in Committee of the Whole, that we did not
and do not doubt their taking that course"
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DEATH FROM USING PHosPHoRUs.-From
Bingen, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, we hear
of singular accident from the use of friction
matches, by which a physician lost his life. 1t
appears that DIR. Causse of Budesheim, was
recently visiting some patients in a neighbor-
ing village, and on the road concluded that he
would smoke cigar. In lighting match
some of the ignited phosphorus flew upon one
OF his fingers, burning it severely. The pain
extended, and became so intense that the Doc
tor, who had the necessary instruments by
him, cut out the wound and let it bleed freely,
but without experiencing any relief He then
returned to Budesheim and had the finger am
putated. The poison had, however, by this
time so inocculated his system that the loss of
his finger was Of no avail. Meanwhile phys-
.cians had arrived from Bingen, who declared
that his only hope lay in immediate amputa-
ton Of the arm. The unfortunate man under
went this operation without a murmur, but it
likewise proved useless-in few hours he was
a corpse--N. y, Eceuing Post
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BoDY SSATcHING BIT BosToN CORONER.
We learn from the Journal that on Thursday
morning the dead body of an infant was found
in the cellar Of a new building in the course Of
erection on Franklin street. Boston. The po-
lice were notified of the fact, and man was
sent to take it away, who placed it in coal
hod, wrapped in piece of paper, and started
for the station-house, when he was oyertaken
by Coroner Smith, who thrust his hand into the
bod, and, Selling the body, hastily put it under
bis arm, and, in that manner, hurried through
Court Square, with one leg Of the corpse dam
Cling at his back, exposed to the full view of
all passers by We should expect such things
from New York coroners, but would hardly ex-
poet 10 see Boston ofiicialso eager for a job as
thus % violate the proprietes Of lite and death.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

The KANZAs RESCUE CAsE.-The Leav-
enworth Times of Jan. 10, contains what we
suppose was the first act of the rescue case re-
ported by telegraph from ST. Louis as having
occurred at Leavenworth. The rescued party
was one Charley Fisher, who is represented
by the Times as a freeman from birth, and as
having resided at Leavenworth for the greater
part of two years past, with his wife and child,
employed as a barber at the Planters Hotel
He is the same person who was the object of
an unsuccessful attempt at kidnapping made
at Lawrence last autumn. The same attempt
was now again renewed, and more successfully
at Leayenworth-tw police officers of the city
assisting in the operation. They first attempt
ed to entice him into the "Star Saloon" under
pretence Of having letter for him. Not sue
ceeding in that, they lounged about his shop
till the hotel was closed, when they placed a
ladder against the door, and one of them, re-
volver in hand, climbed to a small window
over it, and threatened Charley with instant
death if he did not rise from the lounge on
which he was sleeping, and open the door.
Having thus effected an entrance, under pre-
tence that he was accused of theft, they hand
cuffed him, but instead of carrying him to
prison, they marched him down to the river.
put him into skiff and rowed him across to
the Missouri side. The cries of the kidnapped
man as he was thus carried along were heard
by several persons, who went out to see what
was the matter, but were told that it was only
an 1rishman arrested for fighting cover
Of which story, the kidnappers carried off
their victim But though they had succeeded
in carrying Charley off they were not able to
keep him. The next night he fled from his
captors-handcuffed as he was--got into a
skif, fioated three miles down the river, and,
in attempting to land, got up to his neck in
water, but, with the last effort of his failing
strength, succeeded in reaching the soil of
Kanzas. A large meeting was held to welcome
him back, and it was agreed on all hands that
he was worthy of freedom. 1t would appear,
from the telegraphic dispatch of yesterday,
that he has been subsequently arrested on
regular warrant as fugitive slave, and com
mitted to prison for further examination. A
fry attempt to release him was repealed by the
officers in charge, but, upon second attempt,
the door was cut down, and Charley carried
off in triumph.-NeD York Tribune.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

WASHINGTON, Jan. N-The motion of Mr..
Stephens OF Georgia, to suspend the rules to al
low him to introduce q resolution assigning
February Island I'd specially for territorial bus.
mess, was defeated this morning, by vote of
II to 105, two-thirds being necessary to its sue
cess. Eli Thayer of Massachusetts voted with
the Democrats in favor of the suspension. The
anti-Lecompton Democrats and the Americans
were both divided upon the question. An
analysis of the vote, however, | believe will
show positive majority in favor of the Ore
gon bill, so that the only hope left to its oppo-
nents will be to prevent its being reached 1t
cannot now possibly be reported until the Ter
ritorial Committee is called in its turn to report
business when it has matured. That Com
mlttee stands the nineteenth upon the list and
the call ofcommitteeS has at this date reached
only to the sixth, the Committee on Post Off
ceS and Post Roads. Each committee, when
called, is entitled to occupy two days with it's
business but of the thirteen which intervene
between the Oregon bill and the House, many
will not consume the time allotted to them,
having no bills or resolutions to report. The
chances of preaching the bill are thereby pretty
evenly balanced.
The debate on the Cuban question has been
formally opened in the Senate this morning
by the presentation of the thirty millions bill
from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, ac-
companied by an elaborate report from Sena-
tor Slidell to which Mr.. Seward is replying in
speech that will strike the keynote of oppo-
sition to the measure throughout the country.
large and influential portion of the Demo-
cratic party, having reviewed the ground, since
the Democratic caucus was held which inaug-
urated the measure, are lukewarm in their sup
port of it. Uncertain what political combina-
tons may arise in 1860, they hesitate about
vesting the President with the enormous polit-
ical power which the passage of the thirty
millions bill will confcr.-Boston Aduertiser.
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OReAN1zrp EM1aRAr1oN.-Mr. 1. Bodies

Jr, of Ware, is engaged at the present time
in organizing two companies of emigrants,
whose destination is Iowa A colony of New
England emigrants, located by Mr.. B., last
Spring, in the same State, is said to be in
very prosperous condition, and the contemplate
ed location of the two new colonies, is in
region of country possessing advantages of
soil, climate, and railroad facilities, which can
hardly be surpassed. Mr. Bolles is not spec
ulator, but sells the land at cost, at prices rang
ing from $3.50 to $50 per acre.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

LIST OF PATENTS issued to Massachusetts
inventors, for the week ending Jan. 25, 1859:
Edmund Bigelow, of Springfield, for i'm
proved soda water apparatus.
Isaac N. Crehore, of Boston, and Francis
Stiles, Jr., of Leicester, for improvement in
paper rag engines.
Abbot r. Davis, of East Cambridge, for
improvement in shoe horns
Columbia g. Loyns of Lenox, for i'm
proved machine for cutting and setting saw
teeth.
Silas G. Durgin, of Holyoke, assignor to
himself and Ammon R. Durgin, of Nashua,
N. H., for improvement in drawing frames for
drawing fibrous materials.
Acknowledgements Eliaers, of Boston,
Mass, for improved reclining chair, patented
May IL, 1858, re-issued Jan. 49, 1859
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THE OFFICE OF Navy AGENT, AT BosToN.-
The Boston journal of last evening, states that
there was report in town that the Navy
Agency had been bestowed upon Mr.. H. f.
Ammidown, of Southbridge, in this County.
We opine that the rumor is based upon the
fact, as, at the last accounts, although there
were some dozen or more applicants for the
Office, Mr. Ammidown appeared to have the
inside track.
p. S.-Since the above was penned, the ru-
NOR has been confirmed by telegram from
Washington, received last night. See tele-
graphic column.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

A MYSTERIOUS DEATH IN LYNN.-,John
Riley, of Lynn, aged 80 years, was few
years ago, one of the sprucest young men about
town. He was formerly clerk in store, but
of late years has followed the trade of cord
wainer, and had become quite incorporate.
Wednesday morning his body was discovered
on Lynn Beach, near small creek, sitting up
right and leaning against post-dead His
hat, coat, boots, etc, were lying beside him,
perfectly dry, while his body had been satu-
rated with water. The affair is a mysterious
one When Riley was first discovered, there
were some remains Of vital heat in his body,
but he was quite dead.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

RE-orENED-Taft Liey proprietors of the Fair-Play
Eating House, No 237 Main street, reopen their establish
ment to-day for the accommodation of the public after
few days suspension for repairs. The which
their Saloon has been fitted up painted and vanished
and newly furnished throughout excites the admiration
of ALL The extensive marble counter and the substan-
tal marble tables great attractions and with what
will be placed upon them, cannot but draw the crowd
The ladies apartment, in particular is elegantly
nshed with splendid mirror elegant pictures window
drapery, DC.
The painting, executed by A. Stevens, is of the ara
besque STYLE and done in his manner OF the superb
or manner in which eatabes will be served up here it is
unnecessary here to speak, they will speak for them
selves to-day. The slips have been greatly enlarged and
every thing about the establishment is arranged
most complete order for public and private convenience.
The beautiful dishes cutlery, glass ware &C. fairly
make the mouth water to look upon, in anticipation of
the materials with which they will be used.
Drop in at 237 to-day and judge for yourselves all We
who are an hungered.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

ETHER AND CHLoRoFoRM.-The West
minister Review for January, has an article
upon anasthetic agents as aids to surgical OPP
erations. 1t estimates the number of opera
tons in the United Kingdom, United States,
France, and Germany, during the past ten
years, at one million two hundred thousand
The total number of deaths, so far as has been
ascertained, from the inhalation of anasthetic
vapors, in Europe and America, has been as
follows Deaths from chloroform, IS; from
ether, 2; from mixture of chloroform and
ether, I from mixture of chloroform and al
cohol, l ]; from amylene, 2. Total, "a.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

CHARLEY WILKINSON, the favorite comedi-
an, of this city, is giving "Parlor Entertain
ments, in the principal towns in this county
with great success. Wherever he goes, he
draws the "crowd." He appeared in Fitch
burg, on Monday evening last to large and
highly respectable audience. We learn that he
when, of course, all his friends will call on him.
This will probably be his last appearance here,
as he retires from the stage at the end of the
present season.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

HALLETT's SPEECH AT THE WEBSTER DIN
NER.-Mr. Hallett's speech, deeply and beauti-
fully dull as it was, contained one startling as
sertion viz: Gin no respectable press of the
Democratic party was Mr.. Websters patriot
ism and integrity assailed.'" Now, if the in
genious and reminiscent reader will bear in
mind that these words came from man who,
in the capacity of public journalist, steadily
and sayagely assaulted Mr.. Webster while liv-
ing-charged him with being bribed by Bid
discharged him with getting tipsy and tum-
bling into a ditch at Marshfeld-charged him
not simply with political prohigacy-why, the
ingenious and reminiscent reader will be
thrown into commissions of wonder and incre-
dulity Mr.. Fletcher Webster sat by and lis
tened to these fulsome eulogies from lips still
back with ancient ISLANDERS, and did not pull
Benjamn's nose-did not eject his saliva in
Benjamin's face-did not project his beaker at
Benjamin'S head-did not put on his hat and
rush expeditiously from the board From
which we infer, and are glad to infer, that Mr.
Fletcher Webster has joined the Society of
Friends. Beautiful is the forgiveness of inju-
ries, and good liquor is great promoter of
Christian charity Y. Tribune.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

A few mornings since strolng man named
Tucker, his wife and two children, were found
frozen TO death in barn, in North Castle,
Westminster county, N. Y. The unfortunate
pair were abroad the day previous, asking
aims, and it is supposed that they, not having
money enough to purchase nights lodging,
and being chilled, weary and homeless, had
gone into the barn for shelter from the inclem-
ency Of the weather. with the intention of
remaining there during the night, taking their
children with them, and were all frozen to
death. An inquest was held upon the bodies,
when the jury brought in their verdict that
the deceased came to their death from ex.
posure.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

Court OF COMMON PLEAs-Criminal Term,
Judge Morris, presiding.-The following cases
were disposed of yesterday.
David Byron of Grafton, indicted for PERU
ry-Verdict guilty.
Rodolphus C. Edwards of Worcester, for
violation of the liquor law-Verdict guilty.
Ann Mcconnell Milford, same offence. One
complaint for keeping &C., and three com
plants for selng-V Verdict guilty on all and
the usual statute sentence was imposed, max
ing eighty days in the House of Correction, in
addition to the fines and costs, which, if not
paid, are to be liquidated by one hundred and
ten days additional Imprisonment in the House
of Correction.
Lathrop A. Dorman of Worcester, indicted
for subornation of perjury, was on trial when
the Court adjourned last evening.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

CHANGE IN THE PRoGRAMME.-Gen. Hem
ningsen, and several other of the leading Cen
trail American and Cuban filibusters, now at
Washington, are about to emigrate to Arizo-
ma, where, it is hoped, they will beat their
swords into pruning hooks. The transplant
ing of these dangerous elements into any unoc-
cupied portion ofthe public domain, so remote
as not to disturb their neighbors, is matter
of public congratulation.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

REMOVABLE. BRoADBENT'S Medical Office is
removed to No Bulfnch street. opposite Revere House
second door from Court street Boston,
No one suffering from any affection of the Lungs Heart
Liver, Kidneys, Digestive Organs, troubled with HUI
mors of any kind, should fail to consult him. will
describe and tell any ones disease moment he sees
them without receiving any information from them
corning their troubles.
All consultations at his office, or by letter, made
free of charge to both ladies and gentlemen His med-
cines are purely vegetable free from all poison very
pleasant to take they all prepared by the Doctor
himself
Office hours from q. M to 9 p. m, and on Sundays
from a. N. to II m. dTuThaS2m d2S
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

10 The President is becoming partial to
the feminine gender. The last news from
Washington is that Mr.: Buchanan is about to
to give grand State dinner to Mrs. James
Gordon Bennett
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

A LADY DRowNED.-Mrs Chambers, re-
siding at Cold Spring, New York, was drowned
on Sunday, while crossing the ice at that vii.
lage She was in company with several others,
when the ice gave way beneath them. They
all escaped except the unfortunate lady, who
went under the ice before any assistance could
be rendered her, and perished. At last ac-
counts, the body had not been found.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

ADDITION TO THE DUTIES OF A TEACHER.
The New York Legislature got into the hab-
il, one session, Of passing bills by their titles,
and wag, taking advantage of the careless
ness, assisted at the enactment of the follow
ing clause in Incorporating an educational in
stitution:
1t shall be the duty of the faculty of said in
stitution, on every Saturday evening, for the
moral Improvement Of the pupils, 10 are then,
lessons IN catcchism and moral phiiosophg 10 kiss
all Me girls, md spank all ME boys.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

DONATION PARTIES" are quite common in
the well-to-do circles of society, the recipients
being generally as well off as the givers. 1t
is, therefore, worthy of publicity, that poor
family in South Boston-consistng of man,
wife and six cildren-have had donation
assembly which netted them fifty dollars, part
cash and part groceries. This sensible move
ment should be initiated in other localities.
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Brighton Cattle Earket-January 27.

At Market 100 Beef Cattle 200 Stores 1000 Sheep and
Lambs and 800 Swine
BEEF CATTLEPrices Extra IS; First quality s7a %
quality, S63; Third quality S.
WoRkING oxEN-Sales at $780, sl2O@sI3O.
Mich Cows-Extra $50 q 81; common do 10 q 20.
VEAL CALvES-Saes at 81, 75@5 co.
SToREs-Y earlings none; Two years old S22 a "a;
Three years old s24 q 80
Hides u a q fb (none but slaughter at this maret)
PELTs-Sl IS q Q 90 each.
Calf Skins-l2 q lac % 10,
Te'ow-Sales at u a Sc.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-sl IS q % each extra SO, a 81.
SwINE-Stores, wholesale, &C q 81 Fat Hogs, none;
Pigs, Sc. retail q 81.
REMARKs-Prces of extra Beef remain about the same
as last week. Sheep and Lambs sell shade higher
Swine remain the same.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28

STEAMERS DuE-Impo,tdnt Ners Expected.
The Arabia, from Liverpool, now thirteen
days out, is hourly expected, as also the Arago,
from Havre, sixteen days out. These arrivals
may bring news of open instruction in Aus
trian-Italy, the precursor of general war on
the continent. But zoe do not look for these
interesting developments just yet although
the signs of the times point to their early