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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

WESTERN RAILROAD CoRPoRATIoN.-The
annual meeting of this corporation was held in
Boston, Wednesday morning. The President
presented the wenty-fourth annual report of
the Directors.
The report states that the receipts from all
sources Including those of the Hudson and
Boston roadl were, for passengers, 1857 ,042
25; freight s96S,5l6 50; mails, &C., S84, 734
81. Total, Sl,700,293 60. Expenses and re-
newals, $3.50, $3.50 40 net balance of income,
seO9,363 70. From this deduct interest on
State loans and exchanges, S342, 442 20; one
per cent. to sinking fund, $4,000; eight per
cent. dividends, $4,000; loss on Pittsfeld
and North Adams road, S4,093 81. Total,
SoOS536 OF ; making the surplus earnings of
1888 to contingent fund.- 1921 Is f; which, ad-
ded to the balance Nov. 80, 1857, gives the to-
tai of contingent fund, Nov. 80, 1858, $685.
TAI 49,
The value of the Massachusetts sinking
fund.- Nov. 80, was $1,378,632 o., and of the
Albany sinking fund, S573, 943 SO; whichis an
increase in both of Sl5S,6O6 60 during the
year
The Pittsfeld and North Adams road has
been run at loss, including the interest paid
by the Western road of 81 093 50.
The receipts of the last year, as compared
with 1857, show a decrease from passengers
of 1886, and an increase from freight of
$3.50.
The gross receipts, as compared with 1867,
fall short $2l0,049. Large as has been this
diminution of business, we have been able,
with the aid of favorable seasons for the main
tenance of our roadway and equipment, to
provide for all the important interests of the
Corporation, and to pay abe usual dividends
without trenching upon the contingent fund
The causes that have operated to depress bust
ness, seem to have spent their force, and there
are sure indications of slowly returning pros
| perity.
The main line of our road has now
about Sc miles of double track: A miles be-
tween Worcester and Springfield, and AZ miles
from Albany east
| The report was accepted.
The meeting then proceeded to the choice of
five Directors on the part of the private stock
holders. There were 2.035 votes, all of which
We're for Chester w. Chaplin, William H.
Swift, Josiah Stickney, Robert Campbell, Ig,
natius Sargent and they were declared elected.
1.-TWO Directors on the part of the State are to
be elected on Wednesday next, by the Legis-
| LOT,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

LIFE OF JOHN H. W. HAWKINS. By his son. Rev.
William George Hawkins, A. NJ l vol 12mo
Boston; John 7. Jewett & Co. 1859.
This is a carefully compiled volume, giving full
account ofthe life and labors of that great Apostle of
Temperance, who first introduced the Washingtoni-
an movement into Massachusetts, and who spent so
large share of the subsequent portion of his life in
this State The magnitude of the cause he espoused
the earnestness and with which he advocated
it, no less than his sterling qualities as man. re-
quired this appropriate tribute to his memory, and
will give to it an enduring interest, with all those
who admire selfsacrifcing spirit and life, or who
sympathized with him in the great work of benevo-
lence to which he devoted so large portion of his
life
Mrs Earl Peck of this city is the general agent for
the work for Worcester County, of whom it may be
obtained singly orin larger quantities
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

GRIZZLY BEAR LOOSE IN New YORK
STATE.-The citizens of Rye and Harrison
have been seriously annoyed for some two
weeks by what has turned out to be a large
grizzly BEAR whose amusement has been to
make great havoc among the farmers stock,
having already destroyed three cows, one fine
OK, and several hogs. Several unarmed citi-
zens having seen the monster at distance, tue
consequent excitement soon brought together
a party determined to rid the neighborhood of
this formidable foe. The recent fall of snow
favoring the project, a small party, headed by
Merritt ). Clark particularly distinguished for
dangerous adventure and Thomas Wilson and
lilly jackson, two colored men, composing
one gang, and some six from Byrum, Conn,
the other.
Upon entering swamp about three and a
half miles from the village of Rye, the monster
was discovered snugly ensconced in a crew
ice of large clump of rock. Mr. Clark, hav-
ing had much Western experience in like adj
ventures, advanced and gave bruin the contents
of his well loaded gun, which had no other
effect upon the animal than to engage him,
when he Immediately attacked Wilson, and a
severe struggle ensued, 1.-THE colored men being
armed only with clubs, the bear biting Wilson
In the neck, tearing and mangling him awfully
and almost severing his head from his BODY.
BY this time, Jackson commenced to beat the
Dear, who left the dead body of Wilson, and
springing upon jackson, gave him a frightful
blow, striking the whole length of his back,
tearing his clothes completely from his body,
and decorating the flesh fearfully, injuring him
so severely that he is not expected to recover.
When Mr.. Clark who had reloaded his gun
and was anxiously watching chance to make
sure OF the enraged beast without shooting his
only live companion, fired with good effect
thereby releasing jackson. The Byrum party
attracted by the first fire of Clark, having ar
rived, several charges were deposited in the
cause of this fearful tragedy, and killed the
brute. He is a grizzly bear of the largest size,
and entirely unknown in these parts where
he came from, and when is yet profound
mystery to all, unless he has escaped from
some menagere.--N. y. Tribune
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

Last year, when the Lecompton consttu-
ton was before Congress, it was carried
through in a modified form, by the sheer pres
sure of Executive influence eXerted upon
Northern men. Then, the President was all
powerful, and every man who ventured to diff
fer from him was at once communicated
from the party. Under such circumstances
some leading Democrats were read out, who
apparently will not be allowed to come back
again, without debasement which no self
respecting man could ever consent to.
Now, a new question of great importance is
to be decided. The Treasury is empty and
revenue must be provided for the expenses of
the government. In this case, the President,
instead of being omnipotent, is utterly power
less. Instead of being rejected by half "a dozen
or dozen of the representatives of his party in
Congress, his earliest recommendations are
scorned and secuted by the majority of them.
And yet anathemas are Numbered against
these recusants The Union writes long and
passionate articles to prove that they are no
longer within the fold Of the party. They re-
bel, but are not punished for it.
The reason of this difference is, that the re-
beion of last year was, in fact, against the die
tation and usurpation of the few thousand
owners of slaves while the rebellion Of this
year is against nothing but the interest and
prosperity of the millions of free laborers in
the North. The Democratic party will do eve
rything and risk everything for the proprie
tors of black chattels, but will do nothing for
the benefit of the white men of the free States.
-New York Tribune
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

PEEsoNAL.-Lola Montez lectured in Man
chester, on the 9th inst, on America and
Americans. She characterized the spittoon as
one of the Of the institutions of America; al
though she was glad to say that it was gradu-
ally disappearing from the drawing rooms of
New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. What
does Lola know about the drawing rooms
Humboldt closes note to DIR. Lieber, dated
December II, 1858, as follows:
Il am ninety years embarrassed with cor
respondence beyond all bounds-twenty-tiv
hundred letters year. With true friendship,
yours AL. HUMBOLDT"
zen William Walker, of fillibuster memory,
mas Deen admitted as a member of the Catholic
cnurch. The ceremony took place in the
MAJOR T. Barksdale, editor of the Mississip-
plan, jackson, declines a candidacy for Gov
ernor of the State. He manifests a proper re-
spect for his profession
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

FATAL CUNNING AccIDENr-On Saturday
last, two young men, named James Talbot and
Mirvey Barnes, of East Putnam, Conn, went
out on hunting trip. On reaching a small
stream where there was trap set for minks,
Talbot held both guns, while Mowry adjusted
the trap, which was little way distant. BY
some means, one of the guns fell against the
other, discharging it. The contents entered
Talbot's throat, just below the right ear, sever
ing the jugular vein, and causing instant DEATH
He was the son of Mr.. Libeus Talbot.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

Mr.. David b. bort, of Keene, n. H., was
run over and killed, few days since, by atrain
of cars that was passing the depot in that
town.
If man fails to the amount of a million, it
is all right; but let him fail to the amount of
his board bill, and he is a scoundrel.
Queen Victoria's income is about 938l 600
a year; Prince Albert receives f4O,OOO per
annum from the British government,
John Daley was blown to pieces while at
tempting to blast a rock in the Central Park,
New York. His wife was expecting him to
come to dinner, and opened the door to admit
his mangled remains.
The only patent issued to a Connecticut
man, for the week ending February l, was to
Reuben Smaller, of Madison, for a tly-trap.
Maj. Sprague, U. S. A. who recently pur-
chased silver mine situated in Dona Ana
County, New Mexico, from Hugh Stephenson
for $4,000, has sold the same to a company in
New York, for $4,000.
Mrs. Nathan Warren, of Troy, N. Y, died
suddenly on Tuesday morning. She was a
woman of great benevolence, and owned the
Church of the Holy Cross in that city, whose
services were conducted wholly at her expose.
Railroads are now in progress, which, when
completed, will connect Lake Michigan with
the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans and the
time is not remote when they will be COM
pleted. The time, then, from Chicago to New
Orleans, will be about 48 hours. 1t is now
from to II days.
A modest young lady, just graduated from
a certain academy, remarked, the other day
81 cannot deceive how the young gentlemen
can drink to such recess, when they know it
is so conjurious to their institution"
Among the unmarked and unhonored graves
in the rural cemetery in Camden, Arkansas, is
that of brother of the illustrious Henry Clay.
His only monument is an oak tree, with the
initials of his name rudely carved in its rough
bark. He is said to have been an humble and
devoted minister of the Gospel.
A company has been organized to run daily
line of stages from Leavenworth city to the
Pixies Peak gold regions, commencing about
abe LIST of April. The capital stock is $780,
900, which has been paid in.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

AFFLICTED BY DEAD HEADs.-Railroads oc-
casionally complain of dead-heading, but no
institution suffers from it as the press. A SEN
sible writer says:
The press endures the infliction of dead
headsm from the pulpit, the bar, and the stage,
from corporations and indiyiduals-lt is ex-
pected to yield its interest is required to give
strength to weak institutions eyes to the blind.
clothes to the naked and bread to the hungry !;
it Is asked to cover inirmities, hide weakness,
and wink at impropreties, IL is expected to
herald quacks, bolster up dull authors, and
Halter the vain; il is in short TO be all things
TO all men; and II it looks for pay or reward,
1t is denounced as mean and sordid. There is
no interest under the whole heavens that's ex-
pected to give as much to society without pay
or thanks, as the Press
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

Our PROPOSED New TERRITORIES IN THE
WEsT.-As our readers feel an interest in
everything pertaining to the proposed new
territories in the West, many anticipating emf
grafton thither soon, we give the following
facts in regard to their geographical positions,
resources, &C., some of (which are not generally
known.
Colona is composed mostly of the western
part of Kansas, but includes also small portions
of Nebraska, Utah and New Mexico Pixies
Peak and Cherry Creek, the newly discovered
gold fields, are situated in this tract. 1t con-
sists of a rolling, undulating country, with
rich and fertile soil, well watered and contain
ing large amount Of timber. The streams
flow through handsome, picturesque valleys,
and altogether it is said to be one of the most
healthful and desirable farming and grazing
regions in the West, producing both the staples
of the North and the South. But these great
agricultural resources seem to be lost sight of
in the enthusiastic desire to dig the shining ore
from the rich gold fields. The distance from
Kansas City, is nearly 600 miles, Colona con-
tains about 122, 900 square miles, and according
to the best estimates, nearly 1000 inhabitants
Dacotah was formerly the western half of
Minnesota territory. When the state was
formed, line was drawn through the middle
of the territory from north to south. The east
ern part became the state of Minnesota the
western portion, having as its southern and
western boundary the Missouri and White
Earth rivers, is yet unorganiZed and without
government There are vast praries in this
region forming the hunting and fighting
grounds of number of tribes of Indians. The
country is well watered with fine lakes and
rivers. The distance from st. Paul's to the
western boundary ofDacotah is about400 miles
Arizona is made up of the southern portion
of New Mexico and the track called the Mesia
Valley, which lies south of the ella river, and
and was acquired of Mexico by the treaty of
Dec, 1858. The river Rio Grande runs near
ly through Arizona. By irrigation the land is
made to produce two abundant crops year.
There is no local government in this region.
Nevada is the western half of Utah, lying TO
the east of Salt Lake. and extending to the
Sierra Nevada mountains. The climate is
generally milder than that Oft the Atlantic states
and where irrigation is practicable the land is
very productive yet much is not arabic.
Laramie is the western part OF Nebraska,
Fort Laramie on the north fork of the Platte
river giving it its name. The Rocky noun
tains are its eastern boundary.
Ontonagon is the peninsula between lakes
Superior and Michigan, and is the great Lake
Superior copper-mining district. Although
now belonging partly to Michigan and partly
to Wisconsin, claw and gospel" have not been,
as yet, very extensively introduced into that
section. gentleman who has resided there
for number Of years told us that redress for
wrong was often quite difficult to get, except by
unlawful violence.-iSprinqfeld Republican.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

HIGHLY OBJECTIONABLE. - Hartwell c.
Twichell, formerly of Fitchburg, but more re-
Gently of Spencer, has been sent to jail, to
await the action of the Grand Jury, in May,
for adultery. 1t appears that some weeks ago,
while he was under arrest for larceny, one
Harriet Nolen who has husband and three
children in Oxford, called on his keeper, rep
resenting herself as his wife, and requested the
privilege of sharing his confnement-which
she did. The facts subsequently came to the
knowledge of Justice Hill of Spencer, who
sent them the jail in default of bonds
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

CLOSED AT LAsr.-The trial of the case of
Smith VS.. the Boston, Concord, & Montreal
Railroad, which has been progressing before
Auditors almost continuously since Nov. I'd,
(95 days. was closed on Saturday last 1t is
the most remarkable suit ever tried in this
State, whether considered with reference to
the amount in controversy, the expense of its
preparation, or the time and labor expended in
its trial The arguments of counsel were pro-
portioned to the length of the trial. Henry
A Bellows, Esq, for the defence, having spok-
en- some over 80 hours. John H. George, Esq,
for the plaintiff, closed on Saturday evening,
having spoken about % hours The case is
now in the hands of the Auditors s. Concord,
". H., Patriot.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

SAVED BY ANEwsPAPER.-Af few days since,
Mr.. r. H. Martini one of the superintendent of
the aborers at work at the new Washington
Spring, at Saratoga, N Y, engaged near the
steam pump, by some means slipped so that
the skirt of his coat caught in the cogs of the
pump. One bite of the cogs in the coat, and it
commenced drawing him in pretty fast. He
had no time to give an alarm before he was
brought up with prospect ofbeing manned by
the cogs but fortunately he had in his pocket
a newspaper tightly folded together, and when
the cogs came to that they stopped, throwing
the band off the. pullies
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

GEOGRAPHICAL AND HIsToRIc.-Padre Cap
obianco, the chaplain of a Ncapoitan frigate,
who visited this country few years since,
publishes the following account of Boston:
Boston is a city fortified by nature and
art 1t rises upon three most pleasant hills,
one Of which is Bunker Hill, upon the sum
init of which towers the famous monument
named Bunker Hill, erected to commemorate
the victory gained by the Americans over the
English in l776. 1t was commenced by the
Engineer 0Donnell Webster in 1927, under
the presidency Of the celebrated Lafayette, and
finished in 1913"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

CoNNEcTICUT.-A woman in Hartford gave
birth to twins, last week, being the fourth
time of SO doing within six years. This must
be new variety of the Hartford prolific"
Mrs. Gray, of Norwalk, had fluid lamp
burst in her hands, few days since, from the
effects of which she he's since died
The Windham County Agricultural Society
has raised five hundred dollars towards the
erection ola building for its use.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

Sperm-The market has been quiet the mast wool m.
me only transactions III this market sale OF ZU mis- AZ
81 % gallon, at which price holders are firm In Nan
tucket sale OF $50 bbls at 81 Az a. oolnn 81
IN falmouth 6OO bbls at price not TRANSFERRED "i'
en- nae Is IN good demand ahd prices have advanced to
6Oc Inc transactions embrace sales of lI0O hhs at 20
and ~ 90 at &C. q gallon Also 50 bbls dark at 4sc Is do
south Sea at DC zoo do Elephant at SIDE and 400 do NJ
TRANSFERRED. WV ~ "H'ie az d piioe NOT
haiebone. of the 900 lbs Polar 5000 do
Shipping Last. ~ ~ pii'"'e 'einis'-
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

REMOVABLE BRoADBENT'S Medical Office
removed to NO Bufnch street. opposite Revere House,
second door from Court street Boston.
NO one suffering from any affection the Lungs Heart
Liver Kidneys or Digestive Organs troubled with
mors OF any kind, should fail to consult him. He will
describe and tell any disease moment he sees
them, without receiving any information from them CON
corning their troubles.
All consultations at his Office by letter. are made
Tree OF charge to both ladies and gentlemen His med
cnes are purely vegetable, free from poison and very
peasant to take; they are all prepared by the Doctor
himself.
Office hours from 3 a. IN, to p 1n, and on Sundays
from a. M to II m. dTuIhaS2m DIS
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

There died in January 2, February 2, March
6, April 3, May 5, June /, July 8, August 8,
September 8, October 2, November l, Deem
Der 5.
Of this number 16 died of diseases of the
air passages, viz II from phthcsis pulmona-
lis Consumption, 2 from pneumonia, infu-
enza and congestion of lungs. There were
deaths from scarlatina, valvular disease of
heart, 3 old age, casualty (drowned), l apo
plexy, congestion of brain, disease of kid
neys, The diseases of the remaining four are
not known.
The whole of births was 46, and ofmarriages
IA.
UxBRIDGE.-Population in 1856, 3,068.
Whole number of deaths, 50-males 10, fe-
males 81, averaging one death to 81 inhabit-
ants. Of the deaths there were
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

INcENDIARIsM At HARTFoRD.-The Hartford
Courant finds that there have been fifty-four in
cendiary fires in that city since April lst two
fires Of clearly accidental origen, and any
number Of false alarms, so that in all the fire.
men have been called out more than eighty
times. Thirty-one of the fires were of barns
Saturday was the favorite day with the incen-
diaries, and on some Saturdays there were four
or five fires or fire alarms. The amount of
prop ,rty destroyed and damaged is estimated
at $4,000. Nine horses, and several head of
cattle, were burned
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

RHODE ISLAND PoLITIcs.-At the town
caucus in Smithfeld, on Saturday, for the
choice of delegates to the American Republican
Convention, vote was taken to indicate the
choice of the town Of candidate for Congress
Stephen N. Mason led his competitor, Sullivan
Ballou, by about fifty votes. There were a
few scattering votes for Christopher Robinson.
All three are residents of Woonsocket.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

RIOT IN FITcHBURG.-Five young men,
who were engaged in a riot at the house of
Eugene Flaherty, in Fitchburg, few nights
ago, in which some heads, if not hearts, were
bruised and broken, have been bound over for
trial before the Court of Common Pleas in this
city, in MAY next
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

u II Is reported that new Democratic
daily paper is to be started in New York, with
Mr.. Pryor tof the Washington statesl and
Mr.. Forsyth as editors. 1t is further an
nounced that one hundred thousand dollars
have been subscribed towards its establish.
ment Every cent of that will be needed
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

To- Business is said to be very dull at
sion of work on the public buildings. The fed
eral city will be still duller after the adjourn
ment of Congress.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

VERMONT AND MASSACHUSETTS RAILROAD
CoRPoRATIoN.-The annual meeting of this
company was held at Boston, yesterday. The
annual report, of which we have already pub
lshed an abstract, was read. The following
gentlemen were then unanimously elected di-
rectors for the ensuing year, viz Thomas
Whittemore, Joseph Goodhue, John ]. Swift
James Cheever, and d. N. CARPENTER.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-10

Nor A VERY HOPEFUL CoNvERT-A cruel
robbery was perpetrated at Father Mason's
prayer meeting at the corner of North and
Ferry streets Boston, Tuesday noon. A young
man was in attendance at the meeting and ap-
parently was deeply interested in the religious
exercises. He sat Immediately behind the
venerable Deacon Lewis Wilder, and during
the singing looked over the Deacons hymn
book. In the midst of the service he called
the Deacon to the door and informed him he
had been great sinner, but then felt himself
to be under conviction, and asked to have the
way to salvation pointed out to him. The good
old man was naturally interested in the case of
the young convert, and addressed to him some
pious counsel. But alas for the depravity of
the human heart. The young man asked what
time it was and the unsuspecting Deacon
had no sooner removed his watch from his
pocket than it was snatched from his hands,
and the thief was on his way down stairs.
The Deacon started in pursuit and ran down
North street, crying ''stop thief" his white
locks streaming in the wind, but the hypocrit-
ical rascal proved the swiftest of foot and turn
ing down Commercial street, was soon lost in
view.