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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-19

The FREsHET.-A portion of the dam at
Pratt's Mills, next below New England Vii
lage in Grafton, was carried away by the
freshet.
Our correspondent at Palmer informs us that
his information was incorrect, in relation to the
railroad bridge over the pond at Three Rivers,
having gone away, as well as the bridge below
on the Chicopee, as stated in our paper of yes
terday. He received his information from a
most respectable source, and had no doubt, at
the time, of its correctness The report prob
ably arooc from the GacI that the railroad bridge
which was long one, was swayed down the
stream considerably, and great numbers of
people were collected, expecting, every mo-
ment, to see it go off.
He informs us, further, that nearly one-half
of Clark's new mill dam, above Duckville, and
the fume were carried off. Coming down the
river, with the ice with great force it also car
ried away about fifty feet in length of the heavy
cement stone dam of the Boston Duck Compa-
ny, at Duckvile. Great damage has also been
done at Thorndike Village, in Palmer.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-19

photographs, DaguerreOtypes, Improved Am
brotypes, Meanotypes, Sphereotypes ettertypes and
all other styles of Pictures, by TA1LEY s. CLARK No.
10 Harrington Corner corner of Main and Front
MesSrs. TAPLEY Il CLARK, not DESTROYS of making
the cheapest and poorest pictures any the cy this
part of the trade they quite willing should be done by
those artists whose skill will permit them to occupy
higher position. But T. c. ambitious to produce
better pictures than be obtained any other Gallery
in the State and to this end respectfully invite compe
uton TAPLEY q CLARK,
JalS dH No. l6 Harrington Corner
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-19

LIQuID AMANDNE, for the positive prevention and cure
of Chapped Hands, Roughness of the Skim &c. 1t uni
yersa in its cleanliness and convenience, free from SOIL
oily substance and unpleasant odor Ordinarily, two of
three applications perfect cure, rendern the skin soft
and yelvety in feeling and appearance There
satisfactory preparation offered to the public than
this all those who have used have realized for
the truthulness newspaper advertisement Prepared
only by JOHN Q. HILL, Apothecary, Mechanics Hall
Building and for sale by all Druggists Price IS cents
b. u. MAxHAM having received lcence from the city
government has opened a TRANSPORTING ESTABLISH
MENT, 226 Man street.
COMPOUND GLYCERlNE LOTION is the most efeetual
remedy use, for Chapped Hands and Sunburn; also
after Shaving, to allay the inflammation irritation
&c As cosmetic for sotening and identifying the skin
removing pmples tam reckes, lips, &C. is supe
rior to all other preparations in USE
CHARLES CLARKE,
Corner Main and Pleasant streets, Worcester
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-19

% The editor of the Clinton Courant has
had a surprise visit from Daniel Marsh, Esq,
with the gift of ''bran-new editorial chair D
the old one having become shalsv. dilapidated,
broken down, and "kind>o gin eout," general
ly. Lucky editor he!
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-19

IEMPERANCE MEETING.-The eleventh of
the cour@ of Temperance lectures, will be CIV
en- Tomorrow evening, in Rev. DIR. Sweetser's
<ehurch, by Rev. Robert R. Morris. Lecture
to commence at u o'clock.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-19

Civil CoURr.-Betore Chief Justice Mellen
The case of North Brookfield VS.. Warren is
still on trial, and before Judge Sanger, the
case of Upper VS.. Fairbanks.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-19

H. +. bishop, Dentist, Office No. IA Pearl street.
pr Bishop would call attention to the reputation which
ne mas acquired in the preservation of the teeth by his SUI
peor Killings Persons wishing artificial teeth are invited
10 consult him. He will furnish all kinds in the APP
proved styles of workmanship Electricity and Anas-
thetcs used for extracting teeth whenever practicable
Office at his residence IA Pearl street. dly ais
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-19

Charles II. Chase, Nj. d., offers his services as
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON to citizens Worcester and
Yicnty lie has had twelve years experience active
REFERENcEs;-W inslow Lewis, NJ. D., Edward Rey
giles. Esq, Worcester.
OFEicE.-No. 7, Bank Block, Foster st. RESIDENCE
Bay State House.
Particular attention paid to DISEASES OF THROAT AND
LUNGS. diff mchS
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-19

Orphans Home ID epOsitory.-Any persons hav-
ing articles which they willing to contribute to the
orphans Home, Will confer favor by leaving them at
the store of VIM. L. CLARK, the old stand Of Reed q,
daily -
Bed coortes and any articles clothing for boys be
tween the ages of four and twelve years. will be partic
uar acceptable, as large proportion of these articles
were burned at the late fire.
dis diff NJ KNOWJTON Sec,v
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-19

Grover a. Bakers Celebrat ted Family
Sewing Machines.-A NEW STYLE; PRICE, ssh
lSSUhNER STREET, BosToN; 495 BROADWAY NEW York
These Machines sew from two spoos and form sean,
OF unequalled strength, beauty and elasticity which vii
not rip, even every fourth stitch be cut They are un
questionably the best IN the market for family use
SEND FOR A CIRCULAR
BRYANT SHELDON, Agents. No. 4 Mechanics
Hall Building, Worcester diff Ola
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-18
Extension Of the English Language.

As we believe that there is no language lis
ed on earth that contains 50 many books in
every department of science, literature, and
religion, and no language used by SO many
religious. benevolent free and earnest men
earnest in every thing pertaining to the best
welfare of the race-sO we are grained To
muse upon the extent to which this language
is now used, and upon its continual spread
among the nations Besides being the good
old mother tongue of the British Isles and of
the United States, it is used all over the I'M
mense and widely extended colonies of the
British Crown in North America. Ii is the
language of the larger portion of the West
India Islands. 1t is spoken in ALT centres
of commercial activity in every part of South
America. 1t il the sole language OF tho IN
FAINT nations of Australia, New Zealand. and
Van Demen's Land. And, by the activitlos
of American and English commerce and mis-.
sionary enterprises, it seems destined TO spread
among the countless Pacific Isles. 1t pre-
walls along the coasts of Eastern and West
ern Africa, and is moving upwards from the
Cape of Good Hope into the most central re-
gions of that continent. "All along the
Egyptian highway to Asia it in II familiar
sound" The most active and influential of
the native population of India. from Cape
Comorin to the Himaaya mountains, are
zealously engaged in acquiring it; 1t is one
of the everyday used dialects in five of the
most populous and commercial ports OF China.
And recent treaties, and the already opening
commerce of England and America. is max
ing it familiar to the ears of the jewellers in
the populous islands of Japan. All these
facts Indicate the continual progress OF the
English language among the nations; and it
certainly seems destined to be spoken and
used by larger number of the human family
than any other language. And MS these two
things are true, first, that this language con
tains more religious literature than any other
language; and. second, this kind OF literature
is sure to 90 wherever the language goes,
therefore we look with great satisfaction on
the wider and wider spread of our mother
tongue among the nations, in view OF the
moral and religious advantages sure to arise
from it -Boston JoUndi.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-18
The Road over Mount Cents.


As this road will soon become famous ms
the route of the French army into Italy, the
following description given by correspon-
dent of the New York Times. who recently
passed over it, will be read with interest:
The road over Mount Gents is macadam-
lied throughoutits whole extent, and is wide
and in perfect order, consisting Of easy
grades On the top of the mountain there
was much snow. but most of it was removed
from the ROAD work of great labor. as the
cuts in some places were ten feet deep and
the snow 40 compact that Its sides were per-
pendicuar. The diligence was several hours
in passing through this region of snow, and
it was showing all the time, and extremely
cold. The Journey over the pass is no pleas
ant affair, even to one who occupied the pro-
tected seats of comfortable dilgence-such
was my fortunate position what must II
be to soldiers on foot, wet with severe rams,
and incumbered with their knapsacks aud
arms.
The pass is G,S2j feet high--nearly 200
feet higher than the famous Simplon pass
That of the great St. Bernard over which
Napoleon conducted his army before any
road had been formed, is $500 feet The
EASY grades Of the Mount Cents road and
the protection furnished by granite posts on
its exterior, within seven or eight feet Of each
other firmly planted in the earth, and about
four feet high-indicate that princi pal OBJ
iect in thus formingi it, was the easy and safe
hauling of cannon and baggage over the line.
walked for miles over the road, in the a.
cent from the Sandman side, and carefully
observed its construction. The engineering
difficulties were immense, hut they have been
overcome with such skill, that the ascent is
uniform and easy in every part. Occasion
ally level place is left to afford relief TO
horses from the wearisomeness Of q steady
pull | noticed that the marks Of the drill
used in blasting were nearly obliternted, the
effect of long continued exposure to severe
storms, and the character OF the rock, which
is soft limestone. II may be, if the histo-
~ of the road shall e7er be lost, that future
antiouarans may contend from the oblitera
ton of all signs Of blasting, that at least no
great difficulties, were encountered in its
construction, even if they do not insist that
it was formed on natural bed One is
struck with wonder that such great work,
over high mountains, should have been form
Ell and finished on line exceeding fifty
miles so completely. that it exceeds in excel
lence any road | know of in the United
States, whether public or private, and long
or short. 1t is kept in high order, and is
descended on brisk trot, with perfect safety.
1t semed most appropriate as this great
road was the work of the elder Napoleon,
that the representative of his name should
distinguish himself by using it for the march
of Il great army aimed at the same power
which Napoean successfully encountered
soon after crossing the Swiss A lps."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-18
rELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES.

LrAvEvwoRrm. May l6.-The people of
Southern Nebraska are earnestly agtating
the annexation of territory south of the
Platte river. to Kansas. and thus securing
admission into the Union. Public senti-
ment in that portion of the Territory strong
Is favors the plan and a mass convention at
Nebraska city have nominated delegates TO
the Kansas constitutional convention, and
they will undoubtedly be admitted, and it is
probable that in defining the boundary Of
Kansas. the Platte river will be the northern
boundary of Kansas.
Utah dates to the 18th have been received.
but are unimportant.
ST. LOUIS, May l6.-The overland mail of
the 22d ult. has arrived from California. A
land slide had occurred at Monte Christie, II
mining town. killing four persons, suspend
ing mining operations, and doing consldera-
bic damage.
The Legislature failed to provide for the
payment Of the 5000. 600 worth Ct old bonds
still outstanding Notwithstanding the people
desire to pay every dollar of the States IN
,lebtednesS
Business generally was brisk. money was
plenty, and gold dust was coming in freely.
The markets generally are unchanged
The wheat harvest promises an abundant
yield.
ST. LOUIS. May lG.-The steamers Monon-
gaheIa and Ednburg. while moored on the
Illinois river, opposite this city, were burnt
to the waters edge yesterday morning
The loss amounted 10 $4,000, on which
there is AN insurance Of $4,000 in Pittsburg
Offices There was no freight on either
boat
la grange KY, May lj.-Thomas II.
Holt has been nominated IA the Democratic
candidate for Congress in the seventh dis
trl"t.
CrMEERIANp, Mp, May lG.--The excur-
si0nistS from Baltimore Ell route for a visit ot
inspection over the Northwestern Virginia
Railroad, reached this place by the 40 train
this afternoon They number about seventy
five persons. including the two branches Of
the City Council, and the usual number OF
outsiders. All were well, and expressed
themselves ~ getting along well. They fill
four cars The train bearing them left this
evening for Grafton. where they will lay
over ill tomorrow. and then 90 on TO Par
kersburg.
W. p. Smith, master of transportation
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Henry
Tyson. master of machinery; b. ii. Latrobe,
constructive engineer of the Northwestern
Virginia Road, and p. Ii. Van Wrinkle, presi-
dent of the road, will join the excursonists
between this place and their destination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-18
COMMUNICATE.
Gov. Smith and Low Wages"

In the discussion. on Thursday night Ia,
between the candidates for Congress, in Us
city, the remarks of Gov. Smith, reportei
the Daily Globe" were quoted, to show tts
when in Congress, ut tho last session. he w.
in favor of reducing the wages of lahor-,
from $3.50 10 IS cents per day. Gov. Sm-
explained that the proposition was to din.
ish the number of employees in the quar-,
masters department; and that, las retrera
ment was being made everywhere, he coa..
not see why the Government should pay NOR,
than individuals for the same labor, AM
therefore, made proposition to that e.e'
lie could see no necessity for the Govern
ment paying higher price than indiyIi
uals." And he said that if Government pa!
for ship-carpenters two dollars per day, lui
viduals must do the same, else the Govern
ment, with large job on hand might silen'-
all the private ship-yards in the country !
cannot see how the illustration applies to tn
quarter masters department
If this principle is correct why was ~
the Governors '.untirlng industry" devote
to similar reduction in the pay Of clerk
who receive some ten or fifteen hundred d.
lars per year, for services less onerou- thar
are performed by individuals for less thai
half that sum?
But the Governors craftsmanship seem
not D. enable him 10 notice the distlnctlr
between the Government and lndivldual.
Now, it is we'll known that individuals MAJ
profit on the labor they employ. Thi.'
Necessary, whether they work for Cover
ment or individuals, az a reward of prIysr
enterprise. The master mechanic who I'll
ploys others at n dollar a day, expect. q
make profit On the labor he employs, a.
fair remuneration for his time, his capIrs.
and his risk. Gov. Smith would convert be
Government into master mechanic, sui
in the reduction Of the wages Of its emP!oS
ses, to that which individuals could aiyTt
to give.
Let us see how it works, Goyernm'u.
wishes the machinery for steamships built
which individuals are willing to do at ro.'
Of SlOO. O0O--making profit of, say, -
600. Now, Gays the Governor, let the u9'.
eminent do the work themselves let labor.
ers and mechanics be employed at reduce.
for 800 ,0O0 thereby saving $4,000 out
the laborers, and depriving individual Of IT,
work. And thus would our representa-
foster and advance individual enterprise
Thus would he deprive every workshop ..
the country Of Government jobs, becau-'
torsooth, the Government, by reducing wagr'
could do their own work and say; the Lr5t''
Thus you'd he bring the Government I.
competition with individual enterpri@" 40;
80 far a. Government work rs concern.
silence every workshop in the land. inns
the excuse is even worse than the OtcnIit,
On the same principle, every merchant VI
desired to have ship built, should emp:
his own ship-carpenterS at reduced way
that he, too, might save the profits which a'
might otherwise pay to the master buiIi''
This would be fostering the mechanic ''''
with vengeance MECliANlI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-18
Ganaral Walker.

General William Walker remains still in
this city keeping himself very secluded
There are many surmises as to his future
movements. Some think he proposes anoth-
er expedition to Nicaragua, others that he
intends going to Sonora. All, however,
agree that he proposes going somewhere, in
the CHI aracter Of a chief of q band of adyen-
turers. General Walker il never seen in the
streets; not so Colonel Bruno Natzmer, who
with the exterior of bold soldier, airs
himself often on Montgomery street. |
had conversation with the gallant Colonel
last evening, and learned from him that he
recently passed. several months on q tour
through Mexico, including a trip through
Sonora. lie does not consider the country
worth much. There is dearth of water
and food in the land and it would be impos-
sible to support an army thers, particularly
in Sonora. Col Aatzmer would not give
one department in Nicaragua for tho whols
State Of Sonora and several other Mexican
States into the bargain" lie said Walker
had no designs on Sonora. Letter from San
Francisco.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-18
Smoking a Cause Of Insanity.

The terrible rayages which tobacco is max
ing on the bodies and minds OF the young,
seems to be attracting the attention Of medi-
cal men in various parts of the world. In u
pamphlet Just issued by DR.. Seymour, of
London, on Private Lunatic Asylums. and
the causes of insanity of late years, the Doc
tor denounces with emphasis a. one of the
producing causes the practice of immoderate,
smoking INDUCED in by boys and young
men at the universities and larger schools,
now called colleges" The Doctors remarks
are as applicable to the youths of this country
as those of Europe No one conversant with
disease can doubt tina. ercessire smoking, es-
pecially in the case Of young people, must
be highly injurious t" both mind and body.
It's effect is to depre.s the circulation
heart becomes weak, irregular in its action,
and the pulse is scarcely 10 DO felt. The
victim becomes irresolute and nervous, his
appetite fails, and his mind fills with imagi
nary evils. This may continue for years,
but at length the smoker dies often sudden
ly; then examination has shown that the
muscular structure Of the heart is imperfect
in its action: the left side is thin; In some
cases. in which sudden death has occurred,
there has been found little more than a strip
of muscular fibre left On that side. The
question OF restraining boys from smoking is
rather difficult one 10 deal with, but the
grave interests at stake seem TO demand
that some action should DO taken in the
premises
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-18
Three Sets Of Dare-Deylls

4 foreign letter thps describes the char"
ter of three sets Of troops employed BY ~
respective combatant, in EurOpe-the h'''
belong TO the French;
A portion Of that terrible army OF "r".
Yussuf, the Algerine sharp-shooter.. h"''
already arrived at Genoa, and taken the I''.
way 10 Turin. This corps /. composed 10.
native Africans, and are reputed a set '.
very devils, to whom the Iouaves are gr"
tlemanly soldiers. Gen. Yussuf, their com.
mander, is also a native Bedouln. In ~
town of Algiers, on their way to Genoa ',r;
broke loose from all command, attackel w
Jew quarters, carried the barrlrade' the ia.
ter had been obliged to build in the SIRE
for their protection, and committed all -''''
of outrages.
To balance these, the Au.tran' ha'" .
army of 20, 800 Oroats,a body OF d.P''t
men, who are-keEt in subjectIon BY
promise Of plumber and rapine: !hei'e ].
will be marched first across the TIcino mo
Piedmoutese territory. Then again NsFl',.
has her body of Corps-Francs, commHn r.
by qaribaldi, q body Of violent men con-
ed of the odds and ends Of political per'
ton, collection of refugees from oil =" =,
tries. Inspired by political hate and '''"'
Tor vengeance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-18
We Eat to- Much

The late sydney Smith. u l.yinr
nent for wit rs hard sense once wruts,..f,.
that he had mad. an estimate If rh.,..
had eaten during the first thirty Year. d..
life, and found that hr had In Thar
unnecessarily called ON his patient .t'u..
10 digest meat and vegetable enough, ~.
twenty-seyen wagons, at cost Of shgut,u
ty-6ve thousand dollars. He sdIet -,
words of regret that. had he been :,
abstemious at the table. he would ke
III hard cash so many more dollars tb,r
was, and that by overlooking he hal -.
guilty Of double injury-frstly IN HIM.
and secondly 10 society; for. had he s.,-.
less, he would have enioyed bette, l.''.,
and othprswould have had thatto sustain,
nourish them which he had wantonly wo..' -
Sydney Smith is not the only per.on a..
has had reason 10 accuse himself m,
at the table. The tact j. We all &c,
than our stomachs can well digas, al
tive are duly punished, sooner ar l,,.,
When the stomach Is imposed on il s,or..
or later rebels, and disease i, the CON.
quence-dlsease IN liz most disagre.,,
form, dyspepsia.
Gould we restrain our appettrS q,
we teach ourselves the imUortant lesson n. ..
1t Is better to eat to live than live 70 "a,
how much better of we all would be- Con-.
We rise from the table with the ncIinat.or.,
eat Il little more. instead Of gcrmandiziny,
the full, the general health would he N
sand times better than il is, and soon Won,
weird our bodies of disease which now seen .
TO be almost natural 10 u~
People complain of the "hardnr,> VI o..
times" the ''dearnes- Of food. the "doct.r
bills" and of sickness. and Vet they o..
sess the means within themselves OF rem.
ing all these standing complaints hy eye
cising q little self.control over their appetite.
Eat less and you will have more, j Az ...
adage, and, although homeIy on" ir.l.
without its grain of wisdom
Drinking is not the only intemperan..
that is INDUCED in. There are more pr,f.
who destroy themselves by eating than
drinking alcoholic stimulants. AIcohol
is true, is very bad thing to take into,..
stomach, for the reason that the tumc. the.
of fly to the head and induce intoxcs,. ~
but what shall We say Of the stomach DEL.
tated by it's continued efforts TO reduce n.
enormous masses of food, half masacarr,
that are forced into it for momenarg
qualification? Can we ask the blood 10 ,.
pure or the stomach sound that Is treat
three or four times every day with unhrs
thy, indigestibla trash. If You want
stupefy brilliant mind. stuff the stomaa
but if you want it To do work 80 that lt.r
ruscations may be seen of men. let the k.a
be nourished with light, pleasant food Ii
is thoroughly masticated before It is hns
deposited for assimilation.
If you would live long, aud be- exru.
from disease, resolve "henceforth and g.
ever" 10 eat inst food enough Ia sustain l..
and no more-in other words eat To live no.
not live 10 eat.