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Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

SHOCKING re CoNTEMPLATE.--As we sat
in our sanctum all yesterday, without soli-
tary newspaper from any soaTce-for the
Storm King had blocked up highways as well
as hye-ways, stopping railroad cars as well as
stage coaches-we coald but think what a ter
rible deprivation it would be were the world
deprived of NEWSPAPERS A day without
any public journals, without any mails-and
with scarce glimpse, as our Patrick says, of
any Ja-males-why, what terribly long,
gloomy, dismal day it was
reading community, composed of intelli-
gent men and women, could better dispense
with anything rather than the aewSpapers-
Beet, pork and potatoes are good in their way
"a cupof tea is indispensable to elderly ladies,
and "a love of bonnet" equally so to youn-
ger ones-men like politics, and the children
like fun-but what are all these if deprived of
that first necessity, good newspaper? A
pulpit twhcn well flled) is justly regarded by
many as a valuable adjunct and real luxury
but until the world contains a larger proper
ton than at present, of saints than sinners, we
fear majority would vote to dispense with
preaching rather than dispense with their favor
lite journals.
But this subject is getting to be as danger
GUS as the thought is horrible and we gladly
drop both to consult the almanac and the
weather.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

To THE BoYs.-Although the winter doesn't
promise much for the delightful exercise of
skating, yet if the chance should come, remem.
Der three things:
l. Don't indulge in any foolish ambition to
be more daring than your playmates. If the
ice be weak at any spot, keep away from it,
To venture unnecessarily into danger is not
courage, but recklessness. Better DESTROY
vour skates than allow them to become your
temptation into rashness
H. Use skates that are as short as you can
comfortably wear. Most boys buy skates al
together too long the consequence is, that
every sweep forward requires more exertion
than would be otherwise necessary, for to lift
the body upon point three inches from the
toe is much harder than at one inch. The
longer the skate iron forward, the more too tho
'nosening of the heel cork, and the fatigue to
the ankles. With skates of proper length
the strain of moving on will come nearly un-
der the ball of the foot, where it comes in
walking.
Ill. Take off your skates every half hour,
to give the blood chance TO circulate other
wise, by the compression of the tackle, the
coldness of your feet will rob your exercise of
half its pleasure. Besides, it isn't at all neces-
sary to have so many straps to bind the feet as
some do.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

How THE PEoPLE's MONEY GoEs.-In a
recent article we gave some illustrations of how
the public money is squandered on the Print
ing for the Government Here is a further
illustration In the House edition of the Patent
Office Report for 1866, the plate Of a horse cost
slO.576 90; stra,cba1y and sheep, each the
same acknowledgement for the three, $751;
729 5O-while a small map cost S3.S07 81.
For the Senate edition the same pictures cost
SG.97l 10.
In the face Of these iacts, the gentleman pre-
pairing the Agricultural Report for 1859, is
desirous of inserting colored plates of n horse,
a tea-plant and map, at an expense of $32.-
1913 60 These ambitious picture-book manu-.
facturcrs ought to seek employment elsewhere
They may find an opening with the publishers
Of Dame Trots Stories and Mother Goosc'e
Melodies.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

CoNNEcTIcUT ITEMs.-The barn of Mr..
Spencer, in East Hartford, was set on fire by
an incendiary last Saturday night, and was
wholly consumed, with its contents, consisting
of two cows, fifteen tons hay, ten tons straw,
&C.
Capt. Lyman Aliens house, in Waterford,
was entered by burglars on Thursday night,
and robbed of a considerable amount of silver
ware.
The singular disposition which the late
Hon. IL. L. Ellsworth made of his property,
causes much talk. His estate is valued at
SSOO000, and secen-eightts of it are given to
Yale College. The one-eight to his relatives
is distributed as follows: $4,000 to his son
Henry $4,000 to his daughter wife of Ros-
well Smith; $4,000 to heirs of his son Ed
ward; and 81 800 annually to his wife,
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

A New TELEGRAPH PROJECT is entertained
in England. The company, of which Mr.
Whitehouse is the head, proposes to throw a
cable from the African coast to point in Bra
zil, at or about Pernambuco, connecting the
West Indies by this plan, and viewing the
Northern portion of the American continent,
as subsidiary to the main arrangement by way
of the South. This proposition is well receiv-
ed by the Directors of the old Company, and
if a junction can be effected, and the money
raised, further efforts of scientific character
will Immediately be made. The old Company
has spent $4,000, and cannot move without
assistance,
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05
ITEMS.

An lrishman dropped a letter into the post
office, the other day, with the following men,
orandum on the corner, for the benefit of all
| indolent postmasters, into whose hand it might
fall: "Plase hasten the delay of this"
Civilization is great thing. The dog will
feed on bread or biscuit which his ancestor
the wolf, would starye sooner than touch The
cat although preferring animal food, will eat
bread and milk, which the tiger would not look
at.
The Belgian journals record the rare cir
cumstance of the marriage of four brothers to
four sisters.
A man introduced to a bride at her wedding
wished her 'many returns of the same happy
occasion"
The tobacco crop of Ohio for the current
year, is estimated to be worth S3,000,000
Many of the Wisconsin papers are dying of
small receipts. One establishment took in
eight dollars and twenty-eight cents in eight
weeks.
Mrs Jane Ann Pentland, wife of Mr.. Joe
Pentland, the circus man, lost one thousand
dollar draft in the streets of New York, on
Wednesday.
Why is muff like fool Because it holds
iady's hand without squeezing it.
The gossips are now predicting the recon-
Mrs. Sinclair.
A Canadian doctor is entertaining the Pro-
vincials with lecture on the Poetry of In
sanity"
workman in paper mill near Cincinnati
attempted to cross a vat of hot rags, in process
OF manufacture into pulp, when the covering
upon winch he was walking broke, and let him
INTO the boiling mass up to his neck, scalding
nm SO severely that he lived but a short time.
The following dialogue took place between
Or. H. and his youngest daughter, beautiful
cllld OF SIX or seven years. The father was
winding his watch, when he said, playfully to
the glrl-"Let me wind your nose up!" "No,"
said the child, 81 don't want my nose wound
up, for don't rant 1t to run all day"
Two singular suicides are recorded in the
French provincial papers. One was a young
man at Orleans, who threw himself head fore
most from the top of a poplar tree, seventy
flVe feet high; and the other of a young man
at kelchenstein, who lighted a ball cartridge
in his mouth.
A Aspirited woman out West, caught her hus-
band IN the act Of breaking her hoops The
exertion or something else had singular ef.
tect upon him. His hair came out at an aston
ishing rate.
The total value of steamers a1oat on the
Mississippi and its tributaries, is more than
sixty million dollars They number as many
as fifteen hundred-more than twice the steam
boat tonnage of England, and equal to that of
all other parts of the world
Commander Maury, in one of his lectures
on the Highways andByways of the Ocean,"
states that animal matter at the bottom of the
deep sea, owing to the superintendent pres
sure, the exclusion of light and heat, and the
saline properties of the water, cannot decom-
pose, but must remain precisely in the state in
which it is deposited, for ages and ages.
Porter's Spirit of the Times has an account
OF dreadful old fellow, who "would rather
tella lie on six months credit, than tell the
truth for cash"
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

PARDON OF THE CHIEF AND SECOND MATES
OF THE SHIP WAvERLEY--Thes ship Waverley
(of Boston,) Captain Wellman, from China,
bound to the southwest coast of South Amer
lea, with coolies, put into Manila, in 1856, in
consequence Of the death of the captain, and
subordination among the coolies. The officers,
after the ship anchored at Manila apprehensive
that the coolies would murder them and take
possession of the ship, drove them below, and
put on the matches, until they could procure
aid from the authorities on shore.
The unfortunate beings crowded in the be-
tween decks, without sufficient air suffered
great torture and many of them died The
chief and second mates of the ship by whose
orders they were driven below, were tried at
Manila, found guilty of the charges against
them, and sentenced to ten years labor in the
chain-gang. They were taken to Spain but
our Government has not ceased to take an in
terest in them, and the consequence is, they
have been pardoned. Mr. Dodge, our minister
at Madrid, has written to the owners of the
ship, that Mr.. Geo. French, chief mate, and
Mr.. Weeks, second mate, had been restored to
liberty, and would be sent home
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

WARS THE REASON ?-The only mail from
Worcester which the people of the populous
Blackstone Valley receive, is that of each
eueniny. We think very good argument
could be found for t,uo mails per day, morning
and evening; but, if only one can be had,
'''Orning mail would, to the great majority, be
more convenient and desirable than any other
AS is, the Worcester daily journals are ten,
twelve or fifteen hours old when received by
mail, on the entire line of the Providence and
Worcester Railroad. Letters also, as of
ten as otherwise, lie in the Post Office in this
city an entire day. VIII not our excellent
Postmaster give us helping hand in this mat
ter? Do the people ask too much in desiring
morning as well as an evening mail!
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

DIVIDENDS -RAILRoADs.-The following
Roads divided per cent. in July last, and the
same again the lst of January, viz Boston
& Lowell, Boston s Providence, Boston & Wor-
cester, Fitchburg, Old Colony, & Fall River,
Providence & Worcester, and Pittsfeld and
North Adams. The following have divided
4 per cent. on the 1st of July and January,
respectively, Middlesex, (IIorse,) Taunton
Branch, and Western. Berkshire divided Il
per cent. each time. The Metropolitan, (horse,
from Boston to Roxbury,) 8 per cent. in July,
and in January. The Worcester & Nashua,
divided 50 per share, in July, and the same in
January.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

DEsTRUcTIvE FIRE.-About halfpast five
O'Clock Monday morning, Jan. 3, a fire broke
out in the picker room Of the Maverick Wool
en- Mills, wooden building, situated on Bussey
street, Dedham, in Mill Village, and formerly
known as the "Bussey Mills" The building
in which the fire originated was used for spin
ming and carding purposes, and contained a
large amount of machinery. This building
was entirely destroyed, and the dye house on
the opposite side Of the bridge, together with
all the additions. An engine of forty horse
power and four boilers were ruined A large
amount of stock employed in manufacturing
was saved The fire is supposed to have orig
mated from the ignition of wooden waste. The
mills were owned by j. Wiley Edmands and
Gardner Colby, who hold policies of insurance
in the amount of $4,000, which amount will
not cover the loss.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

A RICH AND DEsPERATELY-ARMED Beg
CARA German, aged about seventy, and
named Benedict Shelley, came to Washington
City, on Christmas Day, and took lodgings in
the Central Guard-house He was loaded
down with beggar's traps, and looked as poor
as poor could be. Next day, in the First Ward,
he got INTO difficulty with some boys, who,
amused at his odd appearance, began to tease
HIM. The old fellow drew pistol and threat
ened to fire. Whereupon he was arrested and
taken before Justice Drury, where he was ex-
amined and searched. Three pistols, loaded to
the muzzle, were found upon him, for which he
was fined; but, on saying that he had not a
cent in the world, he was sent to the work
house, where Mr.. Queen subjected him to
further search. When, 10 and behold he
turned to be a walking treasury of coins, an
clent and modern. Around his waist in belt
next his skin, in the folds of his coat, and 9TH
er garments, were found sewn up, each piece
OF coin by itself, eight silver dollars, twenty
four half dollars, ten quarter dollars sixty
eight cents, thirty-tour twenty franc-pieces.
one British sovereign, eleven forty franc-pieces
sixteen dollars i'll American gold, two large
gold Swiss pieces, Of the value of about twenty
francs each, one large gold piece, about S25 in
value, whole handful of small and ancient
foreign coins, four watches, &c. Besides these,
he had peddlers stock of combs, pins, and
what not, letter, recommending him as an old
man, poor and penniless, anxious to return to
'tatherland," and an object of pity. Also,
commitment, directed to the Constable of Som
erset county, Pennsylvania, commanding him
to take him under his protection as Il pauper
Many and curious articles had the old fellow
besides.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

STATE LIQUOR CoMMIssIoN.-By the re-
port of George p. Burnham, the Liquor Com
missioner, it appears that the amount of sales
from April to October l, 1858, amounted to
70,707, and the commissions Is per cent. on
the cost of the liquors, to S3,9S5. The ex-
penses of the agency have been S2,62S, leav-
ing the income of the Commissioner for the
six months $1357. The net income for the
remaining six months of the year is estimated
at 5000. Fitty-six towns and cities have not
purchased of the Commissioner this year.
The net cost of the liquors on hand October
was estimated at $50, 1873. The average value
of the stock on hand is about $4,000, on
which there is an insurance of $4,000.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05
THE SNOW.
BY CLARENCE MELVIN.


The snow. The snow. How beautiful
II falls. on hill and plain,
And weaves a shrOud of Summer hours
That will not come again,
Each tiny flake that parts the air.
With measured sweep, and slow,
Reveals, amid its beauty rare
A gem no king can show
The snow, The snows TTow beautiful
The fields are heapcd with white,
Where erst tile Summer breezes swept,
When trees With leaves were bright;
But now, with naked branches tossed,
They rear their giant forms,
And breast with stern and fearless hearts,
The Winters blasts and storms.
The snow. The snow! How bright and fai
1t gems the valley wide,
AS, sweeping on before the wind,
Like oceans restless tide,
1t twines amid the withered leaves
That mark the Autumn sere,
And weaves a sad and faded wreath
To bind the dying year.
The snow. The snowl How light it falls,
As erst, in other hours,
Ere childhoods hopes had passed away,
Or withered youths gay flowers.
Each crystal fake seems some past joy
That cheered the morning beam,
Then faded, ere the light of noon
Fell ON the gliding stream.
The snow. The snow. How beautiful
1t falls, on hill and plain,
And weaves shroud for Summer hours
That win not come again,
Stern Winter binds the sunny streams
That rippled sweet and low,
And covers earth with 1leecy robe
The pure and spotless snow,
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

SKATING INcIDENT.-Forty policemen visi-
ted the Back Bay to put a stop to skating in
that locality on the Sabbath. The ice was
cleared in moment, with single exception
One unterrifc1 individual boldly refused to
yield, and set at naught all devices to secure
him. lie skated like the wind, and favored
the helpless officials with an eccentric series of
rare and brilliant cvolutions. Like the Irish.
mans flea, of familiar memory, he was not
where you thought he was. Finally, after re.
peated unsuccessful attempts to accomplish
their purpose, line was formed, and "terrible
as an army with banners" the "blue and gold"
dlgnitaries marched down upon the defiant
skater. He was trapped thirty were more
than match for one-but just ut the point of
securing him, after executing one of his most
rapid and bewidering exploits, he dashed
through the advancing line, and was safe.
Loud applause greeted the discontinue of the
police.-Boston Transcript
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

DISCHARGE OF MERRILL, CHARGED WITH
THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE.-In the Supreme
Court at Boston, yesterday morning, David
Merrill who three years ago murdered his wife
at East Boston, was discharged on the ground
of insanity at the time the act was committed.
A jury is to pass on the question of his present
condition. If found insane, he will be sent to
the Lunatic Hospital.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

LEGISLATIVE SEssIoNs.-The Legislatures
of Wisconsin and California assembled on
Monday; that of Pennsylvania, yesterday; /;
while those of Massachusetts, Maine, Mary
land and Michigan meet to-day. Next Monday
the Legislature of Illinois meets, and next
Tuesday that of New Jersey. United States
Senators are to be elected by the Legislatures
now assembled, or about to meet in the follow
ing States, viz. Massachusetts, Maine, Michi-
gan, New Jersey, Delaware, Illinois, Mime
sofa and Louisiana
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

The DEATH PENALTY.-Five persons are
now under life sentence at the State Prison in
Charlestown, for murder-McNulty, the mur.
derer of the East Boston policeman I; young
Heath, who killed his father at Dracut Peter
York, colored, sentenced some fifteen years
ago; Davis, who killed his sister, and Wins
low Eddy, who killed his dissolute wife. Two
females, convicted of murder in the second de-
gree, are expating sentences in Houses of Cor
rection) Mrs. Gardner, for killing her hus-
band at bingham, and Miriam Y. Heath, for
the murder of her father at Dracut.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

DEsrlruTroS AND DEspAIR.--Martin Mel
son, poor fellow, wi h whom fortune had not
been very kind seeing his wife and family
starving around him, attempted to kill himself,
ut his residence, corner of West and Albany
streets, New York, on Friday night. lie stab
Bed himself in the neck, inhctng n frghtful
wound, and was carried to the Hospital in
state Of great danger. News came that his
poor wife died the next day, of desttution.
The children will be cared for by the authori-
fips
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

ESCAPED BETWEEN Two FIREs.-A fellow
who was living in a scandalous way at Mel
rose, was last week ordered to leave town, un.
der penalty of a coat of tar and feathers. He
refused: so, one night, two parties of citizens
went to his house in opposite directions
When party No. arrived, it was surprised
to meet party No. 2; and each supposing the
other to be friends of the candidate for tar,
both parties ingloriously made tracks. The
rogue, who had been accomplishing from his
citadel, laughed in his sleeve, and then made
tracks also.
MorI.-Don't run before you are hurt
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05
Special glotrtcs.

trs nrsnlnmln Franklin ana Pref DE Grnth.--
ha ~ nronIht electricity from the heavens 10 earth,
hlhhnu Tor Prof DE Grnih 10 aupply thnt rectc-
10y nss 20 ,e relief Of diseased aud suffering morias-ds-
o Waa u, aVe ,alled the phyelcans old treatment such
by yyPs pP nhlsy ies Skin Diseases re-, are now cured
oaa V ,h ~ urhlhs Electric on IN one or tco ddys,
ne" ~ '1r @ "y Eears Of Rheumatic affection and lost tho
su oi Wy lnbs cold not raise my hand 10 INV head
" snort; was totally helpless nnia"d n6gr EiecitJc
.p aa eyore had used one battle fpas perfectly re-
''Ve"' iou mny refer any sufferer % me.
ror sale by GEORGE II sPuRI,, aol Main street,
ly5 's'id, na,V1, ~ ~ "i"'h Eiccuc oh'
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05
Moral.--Don't nun before Won are hurt.

OCCUPATION OF women. In Scotland
young women have been introduced as clerks
in Railroad offices, to do duties similar to those
of our ticket masters.
Ladies arc also employed as telegraph ope-
rators in England. This is right and proper.
There are thousands Of duties now performed
by men, which, by right, belong to women.
We are always happy to witness the sphere Of
their labors and influence extended.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

New HAMPsHIRE.-It is generally supposed
that Ichabod Goodwin, of Portsmouth, will be
the Republican candidate, and Asa P. Cate, of
Northfeld, .he Democratic candidate, for the
Office of Governor of New Hampshire, at the
election in April. Mr.. Cate is of the Douglas
stripe, and his nomination is concession to
the free soil sentiment which has acquired such
strength in the party.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

10 The clipper ship Wild Wave of Boston,
was wrecked on the 4th of March last. ON the
island of Oneo in the South Pacific, leaving
some thirty men on IN uninhabitcd island The
survivors were all saved by the United States
ship Vandalia, arrived AZ San Francisco, which
went to their relief on hearing of their misfor.
tune. On the I'D of August she took off
thlrty-ihree persons from Oneo and on the 25th
took OF three persons from Pitcairns Isnnd-
these three having crossed over that island
with the captain. Captain Knowles, who com
manded the Wild Wave, had previously arrived
ut San Francisco.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

A Destructive TORNADO visited the towns
Of East Haverhill and Benton, N. H., last Fri
day, destroying houses, barns, fences, &c. It
lasted about an hour and hall, and is describ-
ed as the most destructive tornado that has
visited that section Of country for 80 years.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

The School BoARD.-The first meeting of the
new School Committee, was held at the Common
Council room last evening. A. L. Burbank, was re-
elected Secretary receiving eight to seven for
Samuel Hathaway. The question of the election of
Superintendent of Schools, was referred to spe-
cial committee, consisting of the Mayor and Messrs
Rice, Workman, Jones' Foster and Goddard. The
following gentlemen constitute the committee on
the assignment of schools: Messrs. Earle, Harding
Workman, Ward, Gilbert, Reynolds, and Burbank
The Board adjourned to Friday evening next, when
the committees will report and the vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation of Rev. E, Cutler will be
filled
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

a Gamblers Conventional national gather
ing Of well dressed gentlemen, with flowing
boards and enormous watch-guards--is to be
held at Chicago this week. Although more Of
u Western institution than otherwise, VIC pre-
sumo delegates from Rhode Island will not be
excluded. BY the way, if civilization adyan-
ccs rapidly for the next twelve months, a ma
tional murderers convention may be looked
for In l860.- Woonsocket Patriot.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

1t is rumored that Mr.. Rarcy, the American
borsc-tamer, uses n file of Congressional
speeches to subdue the refractory animals put
under his charge Bee
1t those won't do, he might try the peculiar
ly Southern argument such as Brooks used ON
Summer
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

The Baltimore (Md.) Sun says, that during
the present winter, several persons residing on
the lower part of Chesapeake Bay, have been
successful in trapping wild geese, by means OF
nets which are placed on the feeding grounds,
few inches below the surface of the water, in
which their feet become entangled. Quite a
number have thus been caught and taken 10
that city, but they were mostly last seasons
birds.
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

Two hundred thousand beeves were received
and slaughtered in New. York, last year, for
the benefit of the city; on an average of $50,
costing twelve millions. Over thousand a
week came from Illinois, the greatest beefpro-
ducing State in the Union; Ohio comes next,
then New York, then Indiana, Pennylvania,
&c. Connecticut furnished but 500, falling be-
hind Texas, even. New Jersey sends still less.
The total Of beeves, cows, calves, sheep, and
swine, slaughtered in New York in 1858, was
l,23S, ,l0l, an increase of nearly 100000 over
1897
Worcester daily spy., 1859-01-05

The Salem Gazette says that America
Burnham of Essex is supposed to have been
lost in crock sloop," on his passage to some
Southern port. The vessel has not been heard
from since leaving Boston, three weeks ago.
Mr., Burnham was singular man. Believing
himself commissioned by the angels to over
turn our government, he was ON his way to
Washington for that purpose.