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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-01


NOVEL REGATTA.-Race in Wash Tubs
A ludicrous race took place on the river at
altpast six O'Clock last evening. The con-
testants for the' ir0hors of victory, undertook
to paddle themselves in common washtubs,
from point opposite Sherwood & Ridley's
boat-house, dround a stake boat anchored six
ty rods aboke and back-the prize of the
winner TO De a.seull boat Eight tubs were
entered, by - 80 started-all the Others
being viii The three individuals
whose grit was proof against the appre-
hension Of ducking in the river, were Will
lam Hamilton, John Bruce and James Boyer.
The contestants used nothing but their
hands for paddles. They succeeded in getting
to the stake boat all right but at this point the
seamanship of Boyer and Hamilton was at
fault, and they ANONYMOUSLY seized upon the
boat and worked themselves around her.
Bruce gave the boat wide berth, and manful-
ly padded himself around. Boyer got home
first, Bruce second, and Hamilton third but
as Bruce was the only one who had padded
his own tub all the way-one hundred and
twenty rods-"without fear or favor" he was
adjudged the winner. We are unable to give
the precise time consumed in this novel race.
There was a large crowd present on the banks
of the river and the affair went off with all the
eclat anticipated by the getters up thereof. 1t
is said that another race between tubs, is in
contemplation, aud also between dry goods
boxes.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-01
Republican pemonstration in Kentuckx.

CNcINNArI, July 30,-The Hon. Cassius
M. Clay addressed large audience last even
ing at Covington, Ky, on the political topics
of the day, with regard to Gubernatorial cleo
ton. He advocated neither SIDE but denounc-
ed both candidates, Bell and Magofin, as polit-
ical quacks. His speech was straight-out
Republican manifesto, closing with an appeal
to the non Shareholders of Kentucky to make
preparations to share next Fall in the national
triumph of the Republicans. There were no
attempts at disturbance during the speech
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0e6 advertisements.

u EMOVAL.-W /. GRAY has removed
to No lO7 Main street, two doors north of his old
place OF business and hereby returns his thanks the
citizens of Worcester and vicinity for their generous
patronage for the past five years and will endeavor
merit "A continuance of the same.
A choice assortment of Segars, Tobacco, Fancy Pipes
Segar tubes, Boxes, &C. is hand. Also general
variety of foreign and domestic Fruit and Nuts
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-01
American Claims against China.

been received at the Department of State, to
the effect that the proper steps had been taken
by the Chinese Government to carry into eff
feet the arrangements made by Ex-Mnister
Reed for the payment of the various claims of
American citizens, amounting to about $780,
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MAR KTED.

In this city, July 49, by Rev j. d. E. Jones, Alexander
Lorrimer ESQ., Miss Laura Howard both of Worcester
In Clinton, July ~ by Rev. C. NJ Bowers Mr. John f.
Billings, of birmingham, to Miss Eliza j. Olcott, of
Clinton
In Bolton, July 26, by Rev J. Henry Giles, Mr. John
OBrien, of Sterling, to Miss Margaret May, OF Shirley
In South Royalson July g. by Rev E. Seaburg, Allen
W. Hayden, of Athol to Mrs. Marietta r Newcomb, Of
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I The Berkshire County Eagle commenced its
hirty volume, last week, very much en-
arged and improved. The Eagle is an ably
cond ted and consistent Journal and every
way worthy OF its prosperity.
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The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22
" VIII We QuaiI.o

Holmes, of the Mariposa Gazette, is a queer
institution He makes ungalant speeches about
the ladies, and commits all sorts of depredations
upon wild beasts, but there is a dash of virtue
in his composition as the following illustrates.
He says:
Z" | shot quail the other day 1t was an old
cock, and had charge of the first brood Matched
this season, not half grown, while his mate was
setting on the eggs for the second brood He
had got upon rock on hearing me approach,
and was fearlessly giving the alarm to the fiedg-
lings OF his charge, which he induced to fly in
all directions, when | discovered him, and at a
short distance, fired at him with a most miser-
able gun. The poor bird was not killed, but
tumbled off the stone with his legs and wings
broken, and with his bill split to pieces. picked
him up, and as he wasn't injured in no vital
part, he wouldn't die, and had to be killed. |
was callous and hardened, but was sick of my
inhuman deed, and would have given, know
not what, to have been able to fix his bill and
his manged limbs and set him at liberty But
could not, and must put him out of his misery,
and tried like sportsman, by biting off his
neck to kill him, which only hurt the bird, and
filed my mouth with feathers He couldn't
complain, except by futtering I never under
took such task. Finally, through my efforts,
his bright eye glazed, and he died. l put him
in the crevice of rock, near where his mate
was setting, and where his brood was scattered
in the chapparel hill, and no one to call them
and took my way homeward with enough to
think of for a long time to come. shall kill no
more quail"
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22
Nonsense.

Nonsense thou delicious thing,
Thought and feelings effervescence;
Like bubbles from a spring.
In their sparkling evanescence.
Thou, the child of sport and play,
When the brain keeps holiday;
When old gravity and reason
Are dismissed as out of season;
And imagination seizes
The dominion while she pleases-
Though to praise thee can't be right,
Yet, Nonsense, thou art exquisitel
When for long and weary hours
We have sat with patient faces,
Tasking onr-exhausted powers
To utter wise old common places;
Hearing, ard repeating, too,
Things unquestionably true
Maxims which there's no denying,
"a Facts to which there's no replying;
Then, how often have we said,
With tired brain and aching head,
Sense may be all true and right
But, Nonsense, thou art exquisite p
When we close the freside round
When young hearts with joy are brimming
When gay, laughing voices sound,
And eyes with dewy mirth are swimming
In the free and fearless sense
OF friendships fullest confidence;
Pleasant, then, without check,
To lay the reins on fancy's neck,
And let her wild caprices vary
Through many frolicsome vagary,
Exclaiming STILL in gay delight,
40, Nonsense, thou art exquisiteip -
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

HIS SIN FOUND HIM OUr.-As long ago as 1855,
our townsman, D. Callaghan, ESQ.,, was robbed
of the sum of 81 900, on the Isthmus of Pana-
ma, by one Thomas Edwards, Philadel-
phian, and noted gambler and robber, assisted
by the hotel-keeper in whose safe the money
had been put for the night Mr. Callaghan
eventually recovered about two thousand dollars
from the owner of the hotel, but Edwards, with
the largest share of the booty, escaped to New
York and, in few weeks, spent the whole of it.
He afterwards went to Nicaragua and all the
time since has been somewhere in the Spanish
States. Recently however he returned to As
pinwall, where he supposed this robbery had
been forgotten. Not so, however. His bread
of wickedness come to him after many days"
His sin found him out. He was arrested, and
by the last news we learn that he has been tried
and convicted of the crime, and sentenced to
six years and nine months in the chain gang,
and to-day may be seen working on the streets,
chained to a negro, and with immense weights
attached to his legs.
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22
SHASTA COURIER,
wonderful, Most Wonderrul y,

The St. Louis correspondent of the s. F. Time,
Republican, in speaking of the recent Repub-
lican victory in the State of Maine, concludes
thus
. There is no hope for the African Democracy
IN New England Their race is run, and Re-
publicanism still sends forth its notes of triumph
10 be echoed back from every Free State in the
Union"
Wonderful No hope for the Democracy in
New England Well, that is certainly an ap-
raIling piece of information to-a man who-knows
of the politieal antecedents of the New
England States. To others, however, the re-
mark that the Democracy's trace is run" in New
England, will sound very laughable. Unless we
greatly err not single New England State ever
gious sentiments. Not a single New England
State ever voted for jackson They didn't like
bis Democracy, manners" nor fondness for
horse-racing. Not single New England State
voted for Buchanan They didn't like his
endorsement of the Cincinnati Platform. And
yet history tells US that each of these great Dem
ocrats were elected to the Presidency of these
United States. Ifthe Democracy could win sue
cess without the aid of these Federal States in
five Presidential races, may they not do it again2
But the correspondent of the Times, in boast
ing about the majority Of 10000 recently given
to the Republican gubernatorial candidate in
Maine forgets that the same State in 1856, gave
Fremont majority of 26,299 votes over Bu-
chanan Thus, in three short years, the Democ-
racy have reduced the Republican majority in
that State some 10000 votes
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

Qua ARMY-The Secretary of War has made
an abstract of the returns of the militia of the
several States. The figures show total of D.,
766, 726-of which about 2, 100, 900 are infantry,
10000 cavalry, $4,000 artillery, and $4,000 RI
lemen. No other nation has so vast and effect
i've an army as this would be in case of need
California numbers almost double as many as
any other State in the Union, except New York
and Illinois. California exhibits 307 ,730; New
York 350,000. Next to California comes Illinois,
with her 275,42o able bodied men next Ohio,
l76,455; and Pennsylvania, 1000; Virginia,
100000 Missouri, ,OOo down to Delaware,
with her 1929
r 5. Thinking over the foregoing exhibit of
the military strength of California, we have ar
rived at the conclusion that there is an error in
the figures 1t cannot be possible that Califor-
MIA has three times as many able bodied men.
liable to do military duty, as she has voters
and her highest vote ever cast, that of 1856, was
little over 100000. Hence we imagine the fig
ures, instead of standing 3o7,7 ,730, should read
I07,73O.
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

THE New YORK DELEGATIoS.-Th delegates
sent from the New York State Convention to
the Charleston Convention are: 1st District,
W. H. Ludlow; I'd, r. Mclaughlin; Sd, John
Y. Savage; 4th, John Kelley; 5th, Isaiah Ryn-
ders 9th, John Cochrane 7th, John Water
bury; std, Edward Cooper 9th, Gov Kemble
10th, Benjamin H. Edsale llth, William E.
Russell; 18th, Theodore Miller 18th, Daniel L.
Seymour; l4th, E. Corning; 18th, John Tit
comb 10th, Lemuel Stetson; 18th, John c.
Spencer; 18TH Alonzo C. Paige; 18th, Samuel
White; goth, John Styrker 2lst, John F. Hub
bard 22d, Luke D. Smith 23d, D. G. West
Gath, James P. Haskins: 25th, T. P Ross 26th,
W. Wright; 9th, Henry D. Barter; 2eth, G. c.
B. Walker; 29th, S. B. Jewett; Both, Marshall
B. Champlain 3lst Sanford E. Church; 32d,
John T. Hudson 33d, julius G. DeVoux. Au-
gustus Schell Dan. Richmond Isaacs " Fowler
and Delas DeWolf, were chosen delegates at
large, with John J. Taylor, D. T. Tieman Schuy-
Ter Crippen, and A. G. Darby, as alternates
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

THE LoRD's PRAYER IN ANGLO SAxos.-The
following is the Lords Prayer, as written in
Anglo Saxon in the year of our Lord $50:
Fader uren, thu arth in Heofnum,
Si gehalgud Noma thin
To cymeth Ric thin;
Sic Willo thin suae is in Haefne and in Eortha
Hlaf usenne of wistlic sci us to dag;
And fergef US Scylda usna, sua, ue ferpefon
Scyldgum usum;
And ne inlad usih in Costunge
Tn gefrig usich from Yfle
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

" HER MAJESTY. The British Ministry, con-
sistlng of fifteen highly educated noblemen and
commoners, appear unable to write inteligibly
The Queens Speech read by commission on the
18th inst, at the prorogation of Parliament, is
scarcely good English and at all events, is dis
Inquired by ridiculous repetitions. The Cabinet
are the joint authors of that composition. The
commencement runs thus: % We are command
ed by Her Majesty to release you from further
attendance in Parliament and at the same time
to convey to you Her Majesty's acknowledge
ments." The repetition of Her Majesty is to
prevent the Queen being named as she or he, as
if she were an ordinary person This may seem
absurd etiquette, but the fact is as we state it,
Here is another sample, with I" Her Majesty
thrice in one sentence: 4" A plenipotentiary
would be sent by Her Majesty to assist in such
conferences; but Her Majesty had not received
the information to decide whether Her Majesty
may think fit to take part in any such negotia-
tions." And again Z" 1t will be Her Maiesty's
earnest endeavor to promote their internal i'm
provement, and to oblterate the traces of those
conflicts which Her Majesty witnessed with such
deep concern" Also; "The financial arrange
ments of that portion of Her Majestys empire
will continue to engage Her Majesty's serious
attention" Finally we are told that " The hap
piness of Her Majestys people is the object
nearest Her Majesty's heart"
Who was it said that Majesty, deprived of its
externals, was jest2 He spoke the truth-Press
The repetition of Her Majesty says Forney,
" is to prevent the Queen being named as she or
he, as if she were an ordinary person" We
would like to know if it is ever proper for even
an " ordinary female to be named as hen
We think the repetition referred to very absurd
and such as any school-boys composition would
be condemned for, but then we think it would
be equally absurd for the British Cabinet to
avoid them BY speaking of the Queen as he
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22
NUMBER 33
News Ollapodrida.

One hundred and fifty marriagable girls
young and pretty, of course-who have lust
come the plains across" have settled down in
Honey Lake Valley, with a view o: freeing them
selves thoroughly from alkali, and getting hus-
bands. We trust our old friend Gov Roop will
now succeed in making the rifle"
......Judge Watts and Mr. Otero, Delegate
elect to Congress from New Mexico, fought a
duel near the town of Mezilla on the 9th of Sep
tember.. After three Intellectual shots, at a dis
tance,of fifteen PAGES, the principals were with
drawn from the field by the seconds, leaving the
difficulty still unadjusfed. After the second
shot Mr.. Otero lighted his cigarita, and enioyed
his smoking, while Judge Watts amused himself
by whstling. The difficulty was brought about
by some allusion made, in a stump speech, by
Judge Watts to the family of Mr. Otero, and
which caused the latter to pronounce the former
liar
.. Morrill,, recently elected Governor of
Maine, Is full-blooded Abolitionist. He is the
same man who, two years ago, stole his Thanks
giving proclamation from an old sermon of Rev.
DR.. Chaplin, of New York
......A sea-bass, weighing three hundred and
sixty pounds, was recently caught in the Bay o f
San Francisco. In other parts of the world
fish of this species weighing one hundred pounds
Is looked upon as something extraordinary
......A returned Californian, near Mansfield.
Ohio, not having confidence in the honesty Of
banks, buried his treasure, some SI6,OO0, and
did not inform his friends of its hiding place. At
last, at the repeated solicitation of his mother,
ne promised to inform her of the spot. On that
| day, however, before he could carry out his pro :
mise, he was thrown from horse and killed
Of course much seeking for the gold has ensued,
but as yet without success
1.-THE Plumas Argus says that Honey Lake
has literally dried up. "Susan river, a respect
able stream, and as full as usual at this season
of the year, fails now to reach the basin of the
lake, sinking into the earth far above it; i'm
mense quantities offsh have been destroyed by
the event, and now lie decaying on the deserted
bed. 1t is remarkable that lake 20 miles wide
and 40 miles long should disappear in such an
| inexpressibly short time"
......T The Great Eastern steamship is doubtless
in the waters of the United States at this time.
short preparatory run down the Thames proved
her the fastest as she is the largest vessel ever
built-not even excepting Noah's Ark.
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

The NEXT CENsUs.-Next year the eighth CEN
sus of the United States is to be taken. This
enumeration is one OF the most laborious and
difficult tasks which the Government has to per-
form. A timely suggestion is made by the Ma
tionat Intellfgencer which is worthy of consider
alton, and which we quote in the hope that it
may be needed before the census takers shall be
called upon to discharge their duties. The sug-
gestion is this That enc h farmer this fall, as
he gathers his crops, shall keep something like
an accurate account of the quality and value of
the same; and, if he will take the trouble, to
make out a statement Of the names and ages of
his family; the number of acres of land cleared
and timbered the number and ages of his SER
wants; the number and value of his horses anil
mules the number of bales of cotton, barrels of
corn, bushels of wheat, oats, rye, barley, pota-
toes, &c, and the value of each, and leave it in
some place where any member of the family,
who may be at home when the deputy marshal
shall call, can readily get hold of it. 1t will
save time to all concerned, and very greatly as
sist to make the census returns perfect, COM
pete and satisfactory"
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

IssANE.-Edward Brown, of Horsetown, who
has been insane for several months, was taken
TO the State Insane Asylum last week by Deputy
Sheriff VIM. H. Angell
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

WARLIKE RUAoR.-A gentleman who arrived
in the steamer Uncle Sam, land whose position
in Washington has been such as to lead to the
supposition that he is correctly informed) states
that the commander of the sloop of war st. Ma
rys, which had been ordered to Guaymas, had
received instructions from our government to
take possession of that place Immediately on his
Arrivals r. Times
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

sH@ The most amusing man in the world is
a Frenchman in a passion. "By gar, you call
my wife woman two three several times once
more, an will call you the watch house, and
blow ont your brains like candle
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

sa5~ A mother promised her little daughter
new doll baby As the lady passed out of the
door, the daughter ran after her, crying
Ma, oh, ma don't want doll baby-Im
tired of doll babies. Bring me little tiny sure
enough baby
A funnier remark, however, was that made by
the little specimen of femiuinity of whom we
once heard, who said:
Mama, I'm tired of bran babies-I want a
meat baby"
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22
YOUNG MEMS, LIBRARY AsocIA.

ton. This Association will meet on Thursday
evening of each week, at o'clock, for the
transaction of general business. Rooms-in
Tomlinson's Building, over Wells, Fargo & Co.
open to members at all hours.
T. G. ELLIOT, President.
J. E. DENT, Secretary.
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

Eas~ The New York EUening Post winds up in
an article on Governor Wise with the following
critique;
And when he is old, and feeble too,
And cannot write any MORE
H'll be raking among the oyster beds
On old Virginia's shore.
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

aa~ Gen Wright, the Democratic nominee
for Governor OF New Jersey, is printer, and for
years worked as jour. He is one Of the ablest
and most popular men of that State
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

JEWISH SoLDIERs.-There are over one hun
dred and forty Jewish officers in the French ar
my, although the entire Hebrew population OF
France is not more than 100000.
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

eas~ Martin Van Buren is writing his " Life
and Times" So is Capt Rynders
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

TAKING ALTITUDNoUs SoTL-The Sacramento
Standard demands Pacific railroad as right,
and as the condition of California remaining in
the confederacy. The argument is good, but the
declaration of intention somewhat extreme. Bet
ter not draw out yet while, we reckon Yreka
Union.
Yes We reckon so too.
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22

HONEY LAKE IS IN CALIFoRNIA.-The Plumas
Argus states that Mr., Kirk, Wagon Road Sur
veyor, two years ago made observations at Ho-
ney Lake, and ascertained that the entire por-
tion of the valley fit for settlement was west of
the l20th degree of west longitude. Col. Lam
der's observations only differed from those of
Mr.. Kirk some "a feet. Thus it is no longer q
question whether the Honey Lake people are
Californians or not. And hence the recent at
tempt to establish provisional government
over there must necessarily end in smoke The
proud titles of Governor, Councilmen, &c. will,
"vanish amid the storms" of the coming winter.
BrscACcIANTI.-We had the pleasure yesterday
of n visit from Count Biscaccianti, who with his
lady, the celebrated Prima Donna Eliza Biscac-
ciant, arrived yesterday on the Uncle Sam This
is their second visit to California. The Sgnora
had the honor of inaugurating formally vocal
music in this city, when she appeared here with
George Loder and the Count in 1861, and open-
ed the American Theater in grand concert
They left here in the summer of 1853, and since
that time have indeed made an extraordinary
tour. First they went to Lima, and thence to
Valparaiso, where the Signora sang for some
time. They then crossed the Andes, and the
great South American Pampas, to Buenos Ayres,
where, and at Monteydeo, they gave numerous
performances. Thence they went to Europe,
and having travelled through Spain, England
and France they brought up in Italy. There
they opened three opera houses successively-
in Florence, Naples and Milan. After two years
in Italy, they next went to Russia, and sang the
St Petersburgers into good humor. Thence to
England, thence to the United States, and finally
again to California. They have with them an
excellent pianist, and expected to find the BIZ
anchis here, with whom they intended to join
issue. Signora Biscaccianti is one of the few
great american Prima Donuas. She is a home
institution, being native of Maine, and most
accomplished lady and cantatrice We shall
soon hear from her in concerts. T. Times.
The Shasta courier., 1859-10-22
Township Officers.

SHASTA TowSsHIP.-Justices of the Peace
James Keene, and E. K Shed. Constables-J
N. Short C. s. Ovett
CLEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP. H.
Brooks, W. S. Barnum Constables-Chas.
Mcdonald. VIM. Logan.
SIERRA TowNsHIP-Justices-D C. Steven
son, Jos. b. Downs Constable-E. NJ Hill.
PITT RIVER TowNsHIP.-Justice-H F. Ross.
Constable-A. j. Wilmot.
FRENCH GuLCH TOWNSHIP. P.-Justices-J B.
Stewart, E. Dickinson
LoCKHART FERRY TowNsHIP.-Justice-J. NJ.
Ford.