Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-02-19
FROM OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENT.
RosroN Feb. Is. 1859.

Father of his country. Up town will also do
something notable; just what, has hardly yet
been developed. 1t is expected, however, that
Washington street will close its doors half
day. The evening newspapers are expected
to suspend entirely, and an effort is making to
get the consent of the morning ones to suspend
on Wednesday. This is matter of doubt
That is a degree of patriotism which would
extend beyond the sight of the smoke of Tues
days cannons, and quite after the echo of the
bells is stopped. There are to be salutes, par
AIDES, dances, balls &C., &c. The event of the
evening will be Governor Banks's Grafton at
Music Hail. for which the house is nearly all
sold. The Governor is at work on the pro-
duction, and l venture that it will add very
greatly to his reputation, as a man of thought
and oratory.
The Hancock estate purchase is likely to
make good deal of talk in the Legislature.
1t was put over in the Senate yesterday to
next Thursday, matters and things not being
quite ready. 1 think it will go through the
Senate without difficulty, but there will be a
vigorous opposition in the House. The oppo-
nents of the measure insist that it is mere
scheme to raise the salary of the Governor J;
and moreover, that it is not wanted and still
further, that before it is put in habitable and
suitable order, it will cost $150,000. AT all
events, the question is one of interest, and will
be one of the sensations of the session.
| Apropos to the subject, will relate an inter-
esting circumstance connected with the estate,
as related to delegation of the Senate, few
days since, by son of the venerable Hancock
| year or two before the old gentleman died,
two gentlemen of somewhat mysterious air,
but intelligent and of good manners, called at
the house and stated to Mr.. Hancock their firm
belief that there was large amount of treasure
(gold and silver) buried on the premises
somewhere near the cellar. The old Govern
or smiled incrednlously, and treated the mat
ter as a joke. But the strangers pressed the
matter with profound earnestness, and desired
that they might be permitted to go over the
premises To this the venerable proprietor
had no objections. The next day they appear
ed with the same mysterious mein, when
one of the party drew from parcel di-
vining rod, which he proceeded to suspend
from digit of his right hand, with equal 81
lence and solemnity. Very soon the rod took
its position, whereupon the philosophers pro-
ceeded to the cellar, with great confidence that
they should discover an auriferous region, be-
side which Pixies Peak would be as a poverty
stricken waste. But the sign failed in this, as
in some dozen cases in different parts of the
premises, indoors and out. Nary yellow,
white, or even cred" was found Either the
rod was false, or the treasure myth; and no
doubt both. The philosophers were allowed
to depart, the old gentleman coming to the sage
conclusion that he had finally shut his door
upon two very pleasant, but very foolish indi-
vlduals. 1t appeared that they had had
revelation" that there was vast wealth buried
there during the Revolutionary War. Per
haps when the State buy the property, and
improvements are progressing, the shovel of
some Mickey will reveal the bed of shining
gold. This is a great age, you know-as well
for Stiffness as science.
1t also related at the same visit of the
Senate, and also exhibited to the visitors, that
the family. 1t is in a rear room of the house,
and is an area of some three feet square, be-
tween thick brick walls, and was covered at
the entrance, a foot square, with a wooden
panel, exactly resembling other panels in the
room. On investigation it was found to con-
tain nothing, whatever. The fact of its ex-
istence had remained secret for over CEN
fury. 1t is supposed that it was made as a
place to deposit money and other compact
valuabes at a time that not only tried mems
souls, but robbed their houses.
There is considerable talk about remodelling
both the Senate Chamber and House of Rep
resentative Hall. The subject is already be-
fore the Committee on the State House,
who are giving it all proper attention That
there is need of much improvement, is evil
dent to all who are at all acquainted with the
premises. In the House the seats of the mem
bers, as general thing, are certainly quite in
convenient. In the Senate there is ample
space, but the arrangement is, to portion of
the Board, at least, very awkward. The plan
contemplates such an arrangement as will seat
all the members in front of the President and
also position for the reporters in the vicinity
ofthe Clerk. The reporters some days since,
petitioned for better accommodations, having
hitherto from time immemorial, had the worst
possible accommodations. The improvement
of the Senate chamber will cut off much of
that lobbying and axe-grinding so common
now, and which is so pestiferous bore to the
members. An immediate improvement in
this respect might be adopted at once-that is
by excluding all visitors from the floor, com
polling them, as in Congress, to the galleries
The Democratic orator and ladies' mamie
whose gaantries though not sung in song,
are yet told in story-the ornament of Wash
ington street, and a Custom House officer,
supposed to be in frst-class fellowship this
man OF men has, as report goes, received no
tice that his valuable services will be dispens-
ed with after the first of March. Now. isn't
this unkind When did Mr. Buchanan or
his satellites ever before make mans private
pecadilloes reason for election from office
Really, things are coming to a pretty pass
And so good looking man withal. Neither
personal beauty, we fear, with the young la
dies, is hereafter to go for anything, with the
powers at Washington, or the second power in
State street. OF what use to be an Apollo
among the dear Venuses and Hebes
CHRISTOPHER.