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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

DR. HOLLAND, of the Springfield Republic
can, ga te one of his popular lectures at Viii
tinsvills on Wednesday evening, to large and
apprecative audience Last evening he lee
tured al Groton; and this evening he will be
at Nashua. The Doctor has just returned
from very successful lecturing tour at the
West. The West has sent us Prentice, and
the East has cancelled the debt by sending
Holland--two very clever journalists, and fair
representatives of their respective localities.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

10 Arbuckle & PATS Quadrlle Band play
this night, Jan. 18th, at Blackstone; Tuesday,
18th, at the Bay State House; Wednesday,
10Th, at Brinley Hall; Thursday, 10th, at Up
ton; Friday, 21st, at Westboro'
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

D7- Mrs. Gowdy, of Springfield, whose hus-
band was reported to have run away with love
No. 2, is again blessed with her lords pres
cncc lie only went Off to take an innocent
airing
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

TIE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP, at Lon
don, is now being fitted for sea. For this pur
pose the admission of persons aboard was pro
hibited on the 18th December.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

POLICE Court, Thursday. John Murphy
for getting drunk, and James Burns, for the
same weakness, were each fined So and costs,
and committed. Henry Kelley, house-offal
thief, one of the swill nuisances, was fined So
and costs, which he paid
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

A bartender named Powell, apparently died
ut Chicago Jan. 2, and after being laid out for
day in cold room, the funeral was about to
take place, when signs Of animation were dis
covered, the body was placed in bed, and the
man is now recovering rapidly
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

Court OF COMMON PLEAs.-The case of
Goulding VS.. Barrett was settled before going
to the jury.
The case of Mary Ann Hoy vs.. Peter Nor
ris of Blackstone, for breach of promise of
marriage, which had occupied two days time
of the Court, was given to the jury about a
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and at 7 o'clock
they rendered verdict for the plaintiff, assess.
ing damages at $780, Dean for the plaintiff;
Bacon and Todd for the defendant
The case of A. D. Taft VS.. Joseph W. May
nard of Blackstone, for the recovery of note
of hand for $500, given by the defendant to
the plaintiff, is now on trial The ground of
defence is, discharge by insolvency. The
plaintiff contends that the discharge is not val
i'd Bacon for the plaintiff; Dewey G Williams
for the defendant
The following cases are next in order -
Nos. 267, 274, 3Ol,' 3O5, 337, Ala, AIS, APO,
426, 436, 438, All, Ats, 481, SIG, 517, 518,
$40, 521, 535, 536, SAT, $50, ST. COZ, 625, $685.
GAL, CAB, COL, 691, 7O7, 1872, 7S9, 100, 79l, 796,
1856, $40, 1853, $40, 1853, 1858, 932.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

FRATERNITY LEcTuREs.-The ill-health of
Rev. Theodore Parker, compels postpone
ment of the lecture on Jefferson" the last in
this course which was to hare been delivered
last TUESDAY evening.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

HARD UP.-The venerated head of the fam
lily, Uncle Sam, is in bad way, financially.
His chief clerk at Washington says there is no
money in the Treasury.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

APPoINTMENT.-The Governor has desig-
mated Benjamin Boynton, of Westboro', a JUS
tice of the Peace to try criminal cases within
and for the county Of Worcester.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14
To the Editors ofhe Daily Spy:

To the Editors Of the Daily Spy:
Will you admit few words, to correct an
importaIt though unintended error, that oc-
CURED in your report of the remarks of Mr..
Salisbury, at the Agricultural Convention in
this city, Wednesday The report states that
Mr.. Salisbury spoke "as member of the Mas
sachusetts Society" and that he said, 'tit might
be well if the old Society would liberalize and
popularize itself"
Mr.. Salisbury said he came to the Conven-
ton only as a delegate from the Worcester
County Society, and expressly disclaimed au-
thority Or intention to speak for the Massachu-
sets Society for Promoting Agriculture. AS
he had been personally called on, he alluded to
the desire expressed in the Convention, as well
as in one of the newspapers of that day, that
the old Massachusetts Society should "liberal-
ize and popularize ITSELF" and he argued that
to change its own character and divert the
funds entrusted to it, was not the duty Of that
Society. He spoke of some of the doings OF
the Old Society with brevity, because an alb
stract of the transactions Of that Society had
recently been published, and distributed to the
Agricultural Societies. S.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14


Mr.. HIGGINsoN's LECTURE.-Rev. I. w.
Higginson delivered one of the best lectures of
the course, before the Worcester Lyceum and
Library Association, at Mechanics Hall, last
evening, on the subject of>"Physical Educa-
ton" The lecturer treated the subject in his
usual mastery manner, logically and practical
ly. He showed the great defects which prevail
in our present system of professional life, in
the too active exercise of the brain, while neg
Letting those muscular exercises which are ne
cessary for the full development of mental, as
well as physical strength. Nevertheless, he
showed, from statistics, by comparison of civil.
lied countries with barbarous races and times,
that civilization is promotive of longevity, as
well as physical stature, in man. He recon-
mended more strict observance of the physi-
cal laws, by those engrossed in the business
and professions of life, and depicted the sad
consequences inevitable to those, who, in the
present mode of social life, are prematurely
wearing away their existence by over-anxiety
for wealth or other selfish wants. The defects
steal training and The observance of the laws
of the human system, were portrayed in truth
full colors. The youthful mind was too severe
ly taxed. No child should be taught the high
er branches at too tender age, when locomo-
ton and unlimited freedom of lungs and mus
cles, are most natural, and necessary for its
growth and health.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

OFF THE TRAcK.-The Providence train
was thrown off the track on Wednesday after
noon, by the breaking of rail- at point mid
way between Millville and Uxbridge. Fortu-
nately, ne person was injured. The train was
delayed between one and two hours.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14
From WAsHINGToN.-The correspondent of

FROM WAsHINGToN.-The correspondent of
the New York Tribune says:
"Senator Mason's resolutions empowering
the President to use the army and navy at his
discretion against our Spanish-American neigh
bors, caused much surprise, as coming from SO
cautious Senator 1t virtually gives the
President the power to declare war, which con-
stitutionally belongs exclusively to Congress.
Mr.. Wilson's speech on the Pacific Railroad
bill was highly successful, as was his snbse-
quent debate with Messrs. Iverson and Jefier-
son Davis.
The Government has suspended payment.
There is no money in the treasury.
1t is true, as has been stated, that club has
been organized here for the purpose of press
ing John NJ Bolts as the opposition candidate
for the Presidency. Few persons here, except
those who have initiated the movement, at
tach any importance to it."
From the Herald's correspondence;
"a movement is going on quietly here to
organize an opposition to the Charleston Con-
vention, on the part of leading Democrats from
the North. So far, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois, are the on
ly States mentioned as likely to take hold Of
the movement, but the promoters of it are in
hopes of spreading it over all the Northern
States. 1t is, of course, another step towards
disorganizing the party and if successful, must
lead to scrub race for the Presidency. Doug.
las friends are believed to be at the bottom
of it,"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

Liberal OFFER TO THE HIGH School
We have been permitted to publish the follow
ing letter addressed to Mr.. Calkins, Principal
of the mathematical department of the High
School. 1t is gratifying to record such evil
dence of the interest our distinguished citizens
are taking in this noble science:
WORCESTER, Jan, 8, 1859.
Dear Sir:-You have no doubt observed the prize
problems in the Mathematical Monthly, and have
formed an opinion as to whether your pupils could
perform many of them If you think it worth
while, would gladly promise bound copy of Vol.
l of the Monthly to the member of your school
sending the best solutions of the largest number of
problems, between this time and the close of the
volume. This might be additional incentive to
some who dstrusted their ability to gain Mr. Run
kle's prizes.
1t would be especial qualification to me if
could thus secure some female names among the
monthly lists of those solving the problems
Cordially yours
L. W HIGGINsoN.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14
WORCESTER CITY AND COUNTY.

10 Our readers will find much interesting
matter in this mornings paper, particularly
the Important Report made in the Sc nate by
Mr.. Fabens, yesterday on the State Charita-
BILE Institutions, and the Foreign News under
the Telegraphic head.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

MASONIC INsTALLATIoN.-The officers of
Morning Star Lodge, for the current year,
were installed at Masonic Hall, last evening,
by acting District Deputy G. M. John A. Dana
The officers are:-R. M. Gould, w. M; A.
IL. Washburn, of Leicester, S. w. H. G. Fish,
j. w; VIM. L. Clark, Treasurer; Zebna Lee
Secretary; j. B. Knox, S. D.; H. Goddard
j. D; Darius Darling, s. s.; VIM. Knight
J. s.; Horace Chenery, Chaplain; S. V. Stone,
Marshal; and Hollis Ball, Tyler.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

There are no statistics of the shipments in
l848, and those of the shipments in lS49 and
1850 are very defective. Many exaggerated
statements Of the gold produce have been pub
lished, but the total yield of the California
mines during the last eleven years NAV with
great moderation be estimated at $500, 900 900.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

The shipments of treasure from California
during the last ten years are as follows:
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-14

Il. .. MAINTAIN having received licencc rom the city
government, has opened PAwN-BEoKISG ESTABLISH
MRNr 226 Main street
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-27
New Mole of Hardening Iron.

NJ. Panvert, French inventor, is the
author Of a valuable process of hardening
iron by chemical means. He places
the iron in the cementing furnace, with
thirty three parts by weight of finely
powdered charcoal, the same carbonate
Of zinc or wood ashes, one part of highly
aluminous clay, thirty three parts of car.
Donate of soda, and one of carbonate of
potash. This produces an iron which has
all the properties of the best steel, and it
does not loose any of these properties by
being heated or drawn out. These SUBJ
stances, by chemical action when heat d
together, presents the carbon in the best
possible state to combine with the iron.-
The method of producing cast steel from
this is by melting it in crucible, with
about five to six per cent, OF the follow
ing mixtures four parts of potash, three
Of wood ashes two of borax, three Of OK
yde of manganese, and from four to seven
parts of charcoal or some carbonaceous
body. This produces steel Of superior
quality and with more certainty than by
the old method.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-27
Our Strap 8ooh
Type Setting.

A printer accustomed to set type. new
er thinks what the letters are which he
puts into his stick. He never looks at
one of them as they go in. But when he
first began to set type it was different
thing with him. He looked and read,
And as they departed thence" ect., and
so began, And" and then he has
to see which end was up. He puts in A,
and then comes to N. He takes ND the
wrong letter He puts that back, and
gets the right one, and making sure about
it, puts the right one in. Then he gets
D, and puts that in. Then be thinks
there is space wanted, and he divides
the word from the next one. Then comes
the next word, and he looks at the types
letter by letter, and make mistakes at
that! But go year after, and let that
same man set up the same verse AND
as they departed thence, Jesus began to
say unto the multitude, TO read all that
and then click click click it is all
done! What made that? How those
different faculties of the hand-the mus
cles-all work | What an immense
amount of trial and discipline has beer
condensed into that automatic power J.
This is wonderful element of human
power Henry Ward Beecher.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-27
HoRRrp BurcHERY OF Four HUMP

HoRRID BUTCHERY OF Four HUNDRED
MEXICAN SOLDIERS The correspond emf
of the Boston Journal, at Aspinwall
writes under date of December 20, as fol
lows:
In the engagement between the Re
actionists' forces and those of Vidaurri,
tour hundred of the latter's men were
captured by the former, who, after seeing
them disarmed, and taking from them
their most valuable equipments, ordered
his second in command to take them from
his sight and do as he saw fit with them.
This inhuman wretch, who we'll knew
what would ensue from such a course,
placed them in the hands Of his soldiery,
who were just then in beastly state of
intoxication. They fell upon the cap
tives, who were entirely defenceless, and
a horrible massacre followed. At the
end of the terrible scene four hundred
human beings were stretched upon the
ground, mangled and weltering in their
blood-a patent sacrifice to the bloody
cause of Mexican liberty.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-27
Queen Victoria's Skates.

In the lieu of straps across the instep,
each skate is provided with a patent
leather boot. These boots are firmly
attached by strip of plated silver to the
clogs, which are of satin wood, hight
ly polished. The skate irons terminated
in front in the appropriate and graceful
form of a swan, and both sides are ele-
gantly chased. The cup that forms the
receptacle for the heels is silver plated
and chased with the design of rose
shamrock and thistle. The same design
is embroidered in white silk upon the
black patent leather. to which it forms a
pleasing contrast. The size gracefully
corresponds to the small foot of her Maj
esty, and when mounted on them, lis said
she looks elegantly.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-27
Words of Cheer.

The Aerican character is full of faith
and eneY, and the chances for resusci.
tation, en- in times Of the darkest com.
mercial DAINTY are so numerous, that all
who havthe proper courage may strug.
gle on, cfdent of successful end. Life,
it shouldbe remembered, is a constant
battle, a victory rarely rewards the eff
forts ofNpse who do not persevere.-
Along tlifinty path of the daily way
faler, thfoot-prints of disaster are eve
rywhereeen. But this is human destiny,
and we ould not permit ourselves to be
discoured or dispirited. Time, faith
and eneV are the three great essentials.
With the, no human being who is in
the enjonent of health, need despair for
a monet The responding, the listless,
and thelle, who fancy that fortune
can be nlized without making the effort,
withoutEerting the mind or stretching
forth Il hand, labor under a terrible
mistake Providence has wisely ordered
that malmust strive and stand up for
himself, He must task his own facilities,
and excise not only patience and per.
severans but indomitable industry, and
Iunwaveng courage. He must decide
upon lrpose, and then pursue it stead
lily. Diculties will thus disappear one
by one, ntil the conquest is achieved.
This coltry is eminently calculated for
The actiy the enterpriaing, the resolute
and the Aiable= Only adopt the right,
the hoses s'snanly, and the honorable
course, hn) failure is almost impossible.
But beNle of the fearful, the fatal error,
of comleicing under delusion, or with
a disp{ition TO deceive or defraud.-
Honestin the world is not only the best
policy tut it is the wisest in every point
Of view Villainy occasionally achieves
temprary success, but then, like a
shootiG star, it sinks to rise no more
Sing Sig Republican.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-27
Short the Sheep Flocks

These cold nights should admonish the
wool grower that it is high time his
sheep were separated for their various
uses, the bucks to be secured in the pas
ture and their condition attended to, the
old and feeble ewes put by themselves to
fatten for mutton, rather than to be al.
lowed to run the risk of breeding and
die in the spring the ewes for breeding
to be kept in good heart but not allowed
to become fat. The young ewes, espec
tally of the fine wool varieties, should not
be allowed to breed until they are past
two years DID,.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-27
Keeping Promise and Saving his
Life.

Just previous to the boiler explosion
at Whittaker's factory yesterday noon,
two men were at work in the dry house,
in the basement, when one of them re.
marked to the other, that he believed he
would quit little earlier than usual as
he had promised his wife when he left
home in. the morning that he would re-
turn. home SO that she could go down
town and do some trading, adding that
when he made promise he always en-
deavored to keep it. He accordingly
washed himself and put on his coat, and
had got scarcely rod from the building,
when the explosion took place, and the
immense boiler, weighing several tons
was forced through the wall and inbed
ded itself in the floor just where he had
been at work not FIVE minutes before j
His companion after he left the room con
Guided he would quit work also, and had
nearly reached the door, when he was
caught by th$ falling stones and rubbish
keeping his promise to his wife, no doubt
saved his life. Married men generally
would do well to take notice.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-27
Encouragement to Benevolence.

Good deeds are very fruitful for, out
of one good action Of ours God produces
a thousand. the harvest whereof is per
petual. Even the faithful actions of the
old patriarchs, the constant suferings of
ancient martyrs, live still, and do good
to all succession Of ages by their example.
For public actions OF virtue, besides that
they are presently comfortable to the
doer, are also exemplary to others and
as they are more beneficial to others, are
more crowned in US. If good deeds were
utterly barren and incommodious, would
seek after them for the conscience Of their
own goodness how much more shall
now be encouraged to perform them now
that they are so profitable both to myself
and others, and to myself in others.
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-27
6" A little nonsense, now and then,
Is relished by the wisest men,"
Sharp Betting.

The editor of the Albany Register
once gave the following as the result Of
his experience in betting on elections
We were a great Jackson man, we
were, the last time the old General ram
for the Presidency, and whenever Gem
eral jackson runs for that Office shall be-
so again. We lived in the country them
and had a neighbor who was on the 9th
er side of the political fence, who was 8
great dealer in horses. Well, we got
into an argument with him one day. and
so sure was he of success, that he offered
to bet horse against $50 that the old
hero of New Orleans would not be elec5S
ed. We took the bet. The argument
being one that had no end, was renewed
from time to time with the same result
until five horses on one side, and $2k2 on
the other Were staked on the issue q tie
election. We won. But we had frgot
to designate the animals, and such a lot
OF horses as was rendered in payment of
the bet was sight to see If there was
an aiiment to which horsefesh is subject.
that was not exhibited by one of these
live horses, we should like to be informed
of its diagnosis. There was ringbone,
and SPAWN, springhalt, and blindness
and heayes and one venerable old road
ster had all these, and, in addition was
deaf as apost. We kept them week as
collection of curiosities in the animal
line, and then sold them at auction. Ac-
cording to our recollection, four of them
sold for $40 in the aggregate, and we
gave tin,pedler SO for taking the 9th.
er. We have not bet on elections since,
and don't want to win any more horses"
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-27
To Quiet Babies.

A sleepless father has invented the fol-
lowing ingenious device for quieting 10:
bies, for which no patent has been taken
out, and it may be used freely
" AS soon as the squalleF awakes, set
the child up, propped by pillows, if it
cannot sit alone, and smear its fingers
with thick molasses then put ~
dozen feathers in its hands. and the
one will sit and pick the feathers i,
one hand to the other, Until it drc
asleep. AS soon as it awakes, mo.
feathers and in place of tho never as
founding yclls, there will be silence and
JOY unspeakable."
Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-27

THEP AYMENT OF CoNGREssMEN.-T
presenisession gives to members thou
sand dalars per month, besides the mile.
age an perquisites. Pretty good pay
for wokingmen, but very extravagant for
idlers md drones. Deducting Sundays
and hGdays, the present short session
will alDw some sixty working days, for,
by Constitutional requirement, it must
close d the Sd Of March next !; which
will gle to each member nearly fifty dol
lars pei day for every day employed, ex-
elusive f-nileage. Surely honest men
would consider themselves bound to work
for such LIBERAL pay, and the country has
q rightto demand it Of them.