Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-20

who recently fought duel in Arizona with
Lieut.. Mowry, was assassinated in Tulce, his
place of residence shortly after the duel, ac-
cording to Il Cincinnati paper. His duel with
Mowry was strange, daredevil affair. They
fought with rifles both being crack Shots
They popped away at each other four times
without effect. In the fourth fire Cross rifle
went off prematurey and the seconds decided
that Mowry was entitled to shot alone. So
the brave Cross threw his rifle aside, calmly
folded his arms, and told Mowry to blaze
away. The generous Mowry did blaze, but
he blazed into the air. The belligerents then
made up and we hoped Cross would have no
more desperate fights for the present. But it
seems his dogs barked at some Mexicans ; the
Mexicans drew knives at dogs; Cross told
them to let dogs Alone calling them off at the
same time Mexicans fell on Cross and cut
him TO pieces. Thus goes the story. 1t may
or may not be true. But you know they do
this sort of thing in Arizona. We knew E.
Il. Cross very well. He instructed us in the
mysteries and miseries OF Coos County N. II.
some time ago. He was first lieutenant of the
Coos Greys, and was rather proud of his posi-
ton He went to get his uniform one training
day, but could not finl it. He was forced to
train with a red scarf and dingy old cutlass,
that being the only uniform he could raise.
In the evening a crazy old town pauper (who
fancied he was Napoleon Bonaparte) was dug
out of a woodshed with Cross's uniform on.
lie was i'll a state of extreme intoXication, and
the uniform, once so bright and gay, was now
besmeared with mud, etc. The Lieutenant
was quite angry, and accused us of rigging
the pauper out in his blue military clothes
We had slight falling out, in which the Lieu
tenant fell somewhat heavily upon us, and as
he was man grown and very stout, and we
were quite young and small, we can safely
cnpl mi
anxiety in our life. At the end of the despe-
rate contest we found ourselves at the foot of
the printing office stairs We thought we
would print no more in that building. We
had "sheep's-foot' in our hands, and think
ing we might be accused of theft if we carried
it away, we stepped out into the street and
threw it up through the window. Lieut..
Cross was unfortunately standing at the win
dow and the 'sheeps'foot" hit him violently
in the abdomen. We were so anxious to get
home to our parents that we didn't stop to see
how much he was injured but he informed
us a few years since that he experienced vvu-
siderable pain for several days afterwards.
In reading of the Lieutenants doings in Ari-
IONA, we could not help putting on record our
remarkable contest with him. He came west
and worked as a journeyman printer in Gin
cinnati sometime. He then wrote sketches
for the Times, and travelled all over the Union
as special correspondent sfthat excellent west
ern journal. His illusions, under the name of
Orchard Everett" were copied far and wide.
They usually related to historical subjects,
and were remarkable for their accuracy, vigor
and terseless. He liked to write of American
battles, and his writings ever breathed lofty
spirit of patriotism. About a year ago he
went to Arizona. He was cool-headed and
brave, and would have succeeded gloriously
as a soldier. The story of his assassination
looks something like canard, and we shall
hope to see it contradicted, If true, a gallant
and big-hearted man sleeps in Arizona, far
away from home and kindred.
SETTLING MINISTERS IN OLDEN Times
One very noticeable difference between what
was common in New England, fifty or sixty
years ago, and the present day, is the length
of time usually spent by candidates in preach
ing to people anterior to the reception and
acceptance of call for settlement The
choice of pastor was then reckOned an event
of great importance, requiring much delibera-
ton and ample opportunity for mutual ac-
quaintance between the parties. 1t was ordi-
narily expected that the connection when once
formed, would continue for life. 1t was often
lkened to the marriage covenant, designed to
endure until the ties which it creates are dis
solved by DEATH This idea of the sacredness
of the union operated on both sides as check
to rash likngs and engagements; and the re-
suit was to a considerable extent, such as
might have been anticipated. A greater per-
manency in the pastoral office was secured;
while distracting agitations in churches and
societies were far less frequent than at the pre-
sent time Mere brilliancy and pretension
were, in general, viewed with dlstrust; and
good sense sound learning and piety were ac-
counted the firstprerequistes in one appointed
to 20 before whole community, as guide to
a better world. In one of the best and largest
congregations in New England, more than
forty years ago, it was, l have been told, OBJ
iected to the choice of an excellent but mid
dle-aged man, as their pastor, that it would
render necessary the appointment of success
sor, during the life time of the young people
of that generation. Who now would think OF
such difficulty Rer. Dr.. Woodbridge's
"reminiscences
THE EARLY PRINTERs.-Those first print
ers were Titans, and they performed Titaaic
work. They were no mere skiltul mechanics
or ploddng artisans They were what indeed
the exigences Of their task required them to
be, scholars patriots, philanthropsts, among
the first of their age They were men Of large
intelligence, with right conception of the
new power which printing had introduced into
the world, and clear consciousness that they
were laboring for the illumination and I'M
provement of the species And they caught
the inspiration of their lofty mission. They
addressed themselves to their work with the
hearts of heroes, and in the spirit of martyrs.
Their difficulties were enormous.
The early printer had often himself to pre-
pare the work he had to print either by trans
lation or by original authorship, lie had to
make his own printing press, to round his own
types and manufacture his own ink. He was
compositor, and pressman, and corrector of the
press He had to bind his own book. He
was his own editor, publisher and bookseller.
The outlay of money was necessarily great
Some embarked small fortune in the enter
prise and were ruined. One, after laying out
a large sum on apparatus and materials, and
spending years ut his task, died. broken heart
ed probably, before he had finished the print
ing of one book, when his materials and his
unfinished work were sold for a trif1e. Two
German printers, who carried their presses 10
Rome, complain in duplication addressed
TO the Pope, that at a vast cost and labor they
had printed twelve thousand volumes, but Tor
want OF buyers they were no longer able 70
bear the expense of housekeeping; their
dwelling was full Of quires Of printed books
but destitute of every necessary and comfort
NORTH British Ropiew.