Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-02
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The amount of domestic goods sold in Bos-
ton since the first of January, by the heaviest
firms is unprecedently large. Probably at no
period within ten years have their sales reach
ed so high figure as during the present year.
FIVE OF the most extensive commission houses
engaged in this department OF business have
disposed of goods amounting in the aggregate
to about nine million Of dollars during the past
four months. .
The City Council of Salem by an ordi-
nance forbidden the smoking of cigars in their
streets in the evening. A man was arrested
on Saturday evening, and was obliged to re-
main over Sunday in the lookup. On Mon
day he was fined 50 and costs, and his friend
who had attempted to prevent the officer from
arresting him was fined So and costs.
Euphronia Winslow, girl of seventeen
years, handsome, attractive, but little de-
ranged, wandered from her home in st. Louis
seven months ago. and was not heard from
again till one day last week she returned
alone, her mind still dark as ever, and wholly
unable to relate a single circumstance of her
absence. The young lady's dress shows that
she has not been unprovided for, but whether
or not she has fallen into improper hands can
not, of course, be told.
The First District School Board of New
Orleans have resolved "that hereafter no
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marriage while occupying the position of
teacher, and such an act on her part shall be
virtually considered resignation"
The Free Lovers at Berlin Heights, Ohio,
publish monthly paper, called The Good
Time Coming, the motto of which is, "For in
Heaven they neither marry nor are given in
marriage"
Information was received at Easton, Pa,
that the body of Mr.. Yeager, whose recent
strange disappearance caused so much excite
ment, was found on the 10Th inst, in the Ohio
River, just below Pittsburg -Four hundred
dollars were found on his person. The verdict
of the coroner was, accidentally drowned"
Sentimental Youth-"My dear girl, will you
share my lot for life 2" Practical Girl-"How
large is your lot, sir 2"
w. W. DIVE of Pttsburg Pa, formerly of
Worcester, has been appointed Superintendent
of the Amherst and Palmer Railroad
E. johnson of South Amherst had nine sheep
and five lambs recently killed by dogs, belong
ing to John f. Morton and Dwight Smith
Cranberries, the Juneau county (Wiscon-
SIM Argus says, are being brought into that
market in considerable quantities, and are
bringing from 81 to 81 so per bushel.
The New School General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church will hold its next meet
ing in the Third Presby terian Church, in In
dianopolis, on Thursday, the 10Th of May, and
will be opened with sermon by the Rev.
VIM. A. Scott, d. D., Moderator of the last
Assembly
The Boston Commercial Bulletin says that
a new Catholic cathedral will probably be
erected in that city this year, with Bishops
residence, to take the place of the old building
in Franklin street. The splendid location on
fremont Avenue, once purchased by the Ger
man Catholics, will be chosen as the site.
A man in Ohio has brought an action for
conspiracy to ALLEVIATE the affections Of his
wife. He lays the damages at $4,000. The
woman, it is alleged, has been persuaded by
three neighbors that she and her husband lack
the proper spiritual affinity
Miss Matilda Sawyer a young lady of New
York, who was about to be married, was sit
ting up to make her wedding garments, when
the explosion of a camphene lamp caused her
death.
Julia Branch, who won some notoriety by a
Free-Loye speech at the Rutland Convention
last summer, was married in Connecticut last
week to New York reporter, said to be some
years her junior The bride has buried two
husbands.
The Evening Post asserts that the original
manuscript of Mrs. Sickles's confession was
given to the editor of Harper's Weekly by Mr.
Sickles himself, although he and his counsel
have since asserted that it was made public
against his wishes