Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-01-28
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AT Cincinnati, on Friday evening, the Sons
of Malta marched through the streets, dressed
in long white robes and black masks, present
ing ghostly appearance. The grand COM
manders had on scarlet robes, cooked hats and
red and yellow plumes. The provost marshals
were dressed in blue silk, with the Maltese
cross and plumed hats. The Sons of Malta are
doing great deal of benevolent work, but
why should they make themselves ludicrous
by putting on such absurd toggery as this?
A negro duel is noticed in the Kenawha
(Va.) Republican as among the incidents that
occurred in and about the Salines on Christ
mas day. The combatants, probably rehears-
ing for the real duel, stood off at measured dis
lance, and shot at each other with muskets
loaded with blank cartridges. In the excite
ment, one of the combatants, in drawing the
ramrod, left the button or head in the gun,
and the result was he killed -his opponent by
shooting him through the breast. The negro
shot was free, the other was slave.
There is now fair prospect that the area of
Alabama will soon be increased by the adj
dition to that State of portion of West Flor
iday, including the seaport of Pensacola The
Florida Legislature has passed joint resolu-
ton, which has received the approval of the
Governor, leaving it to the people of the State
to vote upon the question of cession. The
sentiment of the Floridians is considered as
being favorable to the change
"Woes lovea train" The Cleveland tOhio)
Herald says that the Hon. Mr. Slade, Senator
| from Cuyahoga, has lost two children by scar
let fever within week, and the last child of a
family of seven is now lying very low with
the same disease Upon this weight of woe
comes the news of the death of Mr.. SIS father,
Ex-Governor Slade, of Vermont, and also the
intelligence that a brother, Henry Slade, Esq,
OF ST. Paul, is lying dangerously ill.
| A man in Buffalo wears most rare and an
| clent curiosity, in the shape of wooden watch
only one hundred and fifty-six years old 1t
was made by Gaspar Glatz Steten, in Switzer-
land, In 1902. The pinions and verge are of
steel the barrel, main and scope wheels are
composed of brass, and so is the balance The
rest of the watch is entirely of wood, including
| the case.
The farmers of Wisconsin who mortgaged
their farms to the various railroads have form
| ed league to resist the foreclosure of the
mortgages Some 5000 or 5000 persons belong
to the league, bound together by secret oaths,
having signs, grips and passwords. At the late
meeting of the league it was determined to re-
sist by violent measures the attempt to fore
| close.
The Selma Sentinel says that dentist of
that city recently prepared full set of artifi-
cial teeth for lady of the vicinity, some sixty
or seventy years old, and who had been quite
deaf for twenty years past AS soon as the
teeth were placed in her mouth, the hearing of
the old lady became quite suddenly as good as
it ever had been.
The New London pickerel club has Just be-
come highly elevated with its success in catch
ing the grandfather of pickerels The mon
| ster was caught at Groton, and measured ac-
cOrdnp tn the Star two foot and airlt ;robos
engthwise, and eighteen inches in circumfer-
ence, weighed eight pounds and twelve ounces,
and displayed mouth capacious enough to
take in large coffee cup.
The news of the Japanese treaties has caus-
ed great sensation in the whaling feet, and it
| is said that from fifty to hundred whalers will
put into Japanese ports, next season, to refit
and obtain supplies, instead ofgoing to Honolu-
la, as they have hitherto DONE
| PrenticeJ says that in North Carolina they
have discovered a method of breaking a re-
tractory horse, which outdOes Rarey. They
send the animal to a Democratic caucus, after
which he obeys every nod and beck.
John A. Wentworth, lad seven years old,
was drowned in Towards pond near North
Bridgewater, on Saturday last. He broke
through the ice and was carried under it. His
brother, in endeavoring to rescue him, was
nearly drowned.
Judge Lyman, in the Hartford Superior
Court has decided that an action will not lie
against the presiding officer at an election, who,
in good faith, rejects the vote of an elector who
has a a right to vote.
Six thousand dollars in silver are said to
have been lost in box from the Adams's ex-
press wagon, on its way from the Baltimore
depot to the Potomac boat, on the morning of
the 25th December.
When may bread be said to be inhabited
When it has little Indian in it.