Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-25
NEWS AND NOTIONS.

NEWS AND NOTIONS.
A Free soil German paper has just been
started at Kanzas City, Missouri 1t is called
the Missouri Post.
A French writer calls dyspepsia ''the re-
morse of a guilty stomach"
A mad dog was killed in WATERFOWL Jeffer-
son county, Wisconsin, last Saturday. The
thermometer at the time stood at 30 deg. be-
low zero.
When do the people compel their property
to keep religious ceremonies
When they make their doors fast.
There are 760 convicts in the Auburn State
Prison, large majority of whom are young
their ages varying from Is to 30 years,
Poultry is very abundant in New York, and
the price is low; choice turkeys sell at II II
cents apound, and choice chickens at a cts.
An officer being intoxicated, an old soldier
remarked that he was afraid there was some
thing wrong at head quarters.
A provision boat was sunk few days since
by the waves of passing steamboat, opposite,
Memphis, Tennessee, and six men, all ON
board, were drowned
Why are little folks, on Christmas morning,
like fremen at work
Because they are very busy with their hose.
The Erie Canal contains more water and
floats more vessels than any canal in Europe,
and has 5,768 vessels on its register, of which
l ,446 are larger than the one i'll which Column
bus discovered America.
A false friend is like shadow on sun-dial
which appears in fine weather, but vanishes at
the approach OF cloud.
The shipments of silver by the steam packets
from England to India and China, are again
on the increase, showing that, as yet, there is
no abatement in the traffic. The last five
weekly packets have taken out 81, 100000,
while the previous five took out only about
81 100000 The amount of silver to be taken
by the steamer which was to leave Southamp-
ton the 10Th December for Calcutta and China
was 81 100000.
A gentleman met half-witted lad in the
road, and, placing in one of his hands six
pence and cent, asked him which of the two
he would choose. The lad replied, that he
wouldn't be greedy-he'd take the smallest"
The st. Paul MINI Times complains of the
absence of snow in that State-scarcely any
having fallen since the early part of December.
The weather has been so mild that outdoor
labor has been in progress all Winter. An alb
sence of storms with almost continued success
sion of bright, clear days, is another feature of
the present season.
The story about the discovery of an ancient
Egyptian hotel register, upon which We're
found the names of 81. Cobb and Il. Sau, Me-
sopotamia, is a fabrication. Jacob and Esau
were not accustomed to writing their names
in that manner.
No less than three women were arrested in
New York, Tuesday evening, for appearing in
the streets dressed in boys clothes. Two of
them stated that they were on their way to a
fancy dress ball, and the third was found
walking in company with the well-known John
Smith, and followed by crowd of unruly
boys.
Last Summer, at Null, a messenger having
requested London clergymcn to announce,
eff DR.. -- was among the audience, he
was urgently wanted" the clergyman added,
from sympathy, "and may God have mercy on
the poor patient" The doctor, in a rage, de-
manded and received an humble apology.
Mr.. Frederick Cooke, of Catskill, is the
owner of family sleigh, which was built in
1776 For comfort, it eclipses all the sleighs of
the present day.
The precarous nature of the fruit trade is
manifest in the cargo of the Ocean Spray Just
arrived at New Haven from Porto Rico. She
took in 100000 fine oranges at that island but
lands not over 10000 in good condition, the
ACob pCulS mOItHlSSS.
The cost of construction and equipment of
the railroads in the United States amounts to
81 $780, 55,S70, Or enough to break down almost
any country in the world.
The Board of Trustees in town in Western
New York, checked walking match between
two men, because of its immoral tendencies,
and, few days after, licensed the same parties
to give sparring match.
An editor down east thinks children's games
are becoming popular with older persons now
a-days, as he has seen several gentlemen chas-
ing hoops in our streets.
In Utica, the other day, man named O'Neil
| applied to the Poormaster for relief, and was
assigned quarters in the City Hospital He
was afterwards searched, and 5000 in gold
were found in his possession
gentleman, calling on a sailor on a rainy
evening complained that his shoes, which were
thin, had admitted the water. 81 am surprised.
sir, said the other, chat your shoes should be
leaky, when you had both pumps agoing."
In Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio,
Thursday last, the wife of Patrick Rowan,
while insane from the effect of liquor, drown.
ed herself in a cistern while her husband.
who had been carousing with her, ran from
home half clad and was found frozen badly
by, the roadside. He is not expected 10 re-
| cover.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Wednesday re.
cords the following remarkable case of matri-
monial difficulties 1--WE heard yesterday of
four young ladies who, eighteen months ago,
were married at the same hour OF these
two had already separated from their hus.
bands, and the other two were trying to get
separated"
The Vicksburg Sun says a runaway negro
was caught few days ago, with the hand Of a
white man in his pocket. The negro confess.
ca that he had exhumed the body and cut the
hand Off the dead mans arm, to act as charm
III keeping the dogs from following his track,
and on the strength of his confession he was