Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-20
GENERAL SUMMARY.

1t is stated that Capt. Pope is closing up his
| Artesian well operations on the Staked Plains
of New Mexico, and that he has never been
| able to raise water to within ore hundred and
eighty feet of the surface. His apparatus is
offered for sale at auction. This is the result
of experiments conducted for five years for
| the government, at great expense, and with
| the determination to make it out if possible,
| that the proposed Southern Pacific Railroad
on the sd parallel, is feasible. 1t is now evil
| dent that a road cannot be built on that route,
and if we are to have the road at all it must be
upon one of the Northern routes.
The Savannah Republican notices that la
dies go out shopping in that city in calico, or
some other similar fabric, instead of costly
silks, sweeping the pavement with them, and
recommends it as an example worthy of imi-
| tation.
The curious nomenclature of the towns in
| Western New York, was never more ludi-
crously exemplifed than by the announce
ment that Governor Morgan has vetoed a bill
annexing Italy to Naples, such being the names
of two townships in the counties of Yates and
Ontario.
The Mayor and police authorities of New
York have been compelled to take precautions
against another demonstration of ruffianism
by the Staten Islanders. Plans have been
formed on the Island to destroy the Quaran-
tine buildings again, in case of the defeat of
the bill for their removal. The lawful au-
| thorities hold in readiness one hundred and
twenty men, armed and equipped for any
emergency. 1t is supposed a standing force
will be necessary to protect the State Hospital.
| Mr. Postmaster Capen has notified the pro-
prietors of the Merchants Exchange of his
readiness to comply with the orders of the
Postmaster General. The Merchants Ex-
change Company have accepted the conditions
under which the Office is returned, and have
notified Mr.. Capen of the fact and the remov-
al to State street will accordingly take place
in about two weeks from the present time.
A letter from the French Sisters of Charity at
| CAYENNE, France, state that a party of con-
victs ran off recently into the woo Is, hoping
| to make their escape; as they had no proviS-
| ions they were soon overtaken by hunger,
when they slew one Of their comrades, roasted
! him and eat him. They were about killing
another companion when he made his escape
| and returned to the penal settlement. The
others soon followed him. They were arrest
ed for this crime and executed.
The ancient Hibernians, an order of associ-
ated Cets in New York, were out in process
sion, Saturday afternoon, and viii lie crossing
one of the streets refused to open passage for
the express and mail wagon bearing the mails
to the afternoon Eastern trains. Warrants
were issued for the arrest of a large number
of them for obstructing the mails, and they
have been held for trial.
The Kansas election, held on the 26th ult,,
to decide whether the people would have Con.
sttutional Convention to frame a State Con
sttution, called out light vote, because there
was no opposition to the call and because the
day was stormy. So far as we have heard
the vote stands 1850 for a convention, to 45G
against it.
The editor of the Portland Eastern Argus
found on Monday the defeated candidate for
mayor in the composing room Of that paper
busily setting up" the inaugural of his sue
cesstul competitor, and crticising it as he went
along. SO phosophic citizen should not
spoil his contentment by going into office.
Thirteen hundred dollars being still due for
the Napier ball at Washington, the Messrs
willard hold the tickets as vouchers against
the parties who used them for ten dollars The
pennsylvania Inquirer proposes that the names
be published
Benjamin +. Browham was killed in Glou-
cester Mass, on the 9TH inst, being beat to q
punice in rum fight, with bottles, jugs, dc.
canters, and pitchers--and the jury have SC
reported.
The Democratic candidate for Governor in
Virginia, upon every stump, repudiates Blu
chanans thirty million scheme, his Pacific
hairoad project, his Protective Tariff policy,
his bankrupt Law for the benefit Of banks and
corporation his application for war-making
power, as unsafe and unconstitutional, not to
be exercised by auy Administration.
Ones ON the Continental Bank, Providence,
altered to tens" are in circulation, exceed
ingly well done. The vignette of the genuine
ten is the goddess of liberty, with oage and
globe; that of the altered bill locomotive and
train Of cars