Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-06-01

Scott has made bet of five hundred bottles of
champagne that Louis Napoleon will never re-
turn to Paris.
Mrs Littlefield mother of the North Adams
seducer, who resides at Wells, has become in
SADIE from her sons conduct.
Charles Matthew'S at the recent Theatrical
Fund Dinner, said that Douglas Jerrold once
said to him that he did not despair of seeing
the day when Matthews should be found walk
ing up Ludgate Hill on a muddy morning,
with a cotton umbrella to invest funds IN the
Bank of England. 81 am sorry to say con-
tinued c. NJ, chat Douglas Jerrold did not
live to see that vision realized The only step
that have advanced toward it is, that have
bought the umbrella"
Augustus Menes, a professor OF music, who
recently died in London cab, has set up
claim, by his friends, to be the Dauphin Louis
XVII, who died in the Temple. The de-
ceased is said to have borne strong likeness to
the Bourbon family, and contended that he had
certain marks on his person which the infant
king had He had always himself desired to
keep the matter secret from the world, but his
family have now expressed their determina-
ton to publish the whole facts connected with
his marvellous history.
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
Ordained.-The ordination of Rev. Mr..
Colesworthy as pastor over the Baptist Soci-
ETY. in Greenfield, was to take place Tuesday,
May 81.
Dismissed Rev A. B. Smith, pastor of the
Congregational Church and Society in Buck
land was dismissed from his pastoral charge
on the 18th.
DR. Samuel Leonard of Greenfield, has been
chosen treasurer of the American BOSTON,
Tract Society for the Franklin County Benev
olent Association in place of Horace Lyman,
resigned.
al SaLa Tbo oil Ca1.
bath School Convention of the Baptist Church
es of Franklin County, will hold in the Baptist
Church at Conway, on Wednesday, June 9Th.
Rev. Mr.. Perry, Baptist clergyman at South
Thomaston, Me-, who went to Boston last
week to attend the anniversaries, was taken
sick of erysipeas at the house of Rev. Mr..
Kalloch, and died there.
Street Preaching.-Mr. Mark Allen, of Wo-
burn, preached on the steps of the City Hall,
at l o'clock and A o'clock, yesterday. From
20 to 80 persons assembled to listen to his eff
forts. He said that he belonged to the Eccle
STA or United Body of Immersed Believers.
His doctrine was that after the resurrection
Christ should reign in Jerusalem, and the elect
would have authority in his kngdom.-NeW
Bedford Standard, Nay 40.
Rev. c. f. Foster, of the Baptist Society at
South Amesbury, has received and accepted
call from the Baptist Society at Biddeford,
Me.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A heavy swindle is reported to have been
perpetrated by clique of Wall street opera
tors, through which one of the Western roads
has been victimized to large amount, and
one of the Oldest of the New York city banks
defrauded of 100000. One of the parties has
been arrested, and full developments may be
expected soon.
So great is the confidence felt i'll the speedy
and triumphant termination of the Italian war,
that the manager of the Theatre Francois has
received notice that his company will probably
be required to play before the Emperor in the
course Of the season, at La Scala, in Milan
FERocITY OF THE Pixies PEAK EMI-
GRANTs.-The Sumner (Kansas) correspond
ent of the New York Evening Post, giving an
account of the bursting of the Pixies Peak
bubble, says =
"Itlends finish to the drama to know that
the victims of the Pixies Peak delusion are as
Stunning the office of the avenging Nemesis-to
learn that they have shot and hung some of
the most INSCRIPTIONS of the perpetrators, and
that they are in fair way to receive their de-
serts.
The postmaster at Denver City was accus-
ed, tried for, and convicted, of tampering with
the mails, of opening letters, and distributing
false reports purporting to be from the miners
to their eastern friends. A father was aston
ished by the arrival of his son, to whom he
had written true statement of the poverty of
the miners and his own intentions OF returning
at the earliest opportunity.
Upon inquiring the cause of his starting the
son showed him letter purporting to be from
himself and instructing him to make arrange
ments to leave Immediately for Denver City.
The disguised handwriting was proved to be the
C. ., ara eiIe iliisi
the deed, he confessed its truth and was shot
dead on the spot Husbands and wives, pa
rents and Children friends and acquaintance,
met at the mines, or were confronted by the
returning trains, all of whom had been delud-
ed by the fraudulent and criminal misrepre-
sensations.
A well known contractor, resident at ST.
Joseph, is also reported to have beea shot by
some Infatuated victim of his talsehoods
1t is said that large meetings had been held
by the miners, at which an extremely ultra
platform was adopted, amounting in fact to
declaration OF war Resolutions were passed
calling for the entire destruction of all the from
tier towns which had been instrumental in
raising the excitement from st. Joseph to
Kansas City All editors are to be extermin-
ated, together with sundry other dangerous
classes OF society
Many are working on the farms along the
route for their board some trying to get DO
sitlons as drivers in the Salt Lake mail train,
and others waiting for starvation. Cattle are
sold at merely nominal price, wagons burned
for firewood or left by the wayside, and pistols,
rifles, and arms of all descriptions, given for
meal of corn bread and bacon, and drink of
whisky"
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