Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-01

All the Year Round.
ARMY RANK UNDER GARIBALDI.-lt was
strange assemblage, as various IN language
as in rank and coStume-trench, EnSllsh,
Germans, Swedes, and Scotchmeh-i COOK,
general. a doctor, a runaway apprentice, and
an Indian veteran Grades and business are
very indefinite in GarabaIdi's army. "What
is your position here, sir may | he permitted
to ask 2" inquired a little man, who was p0k
ing about in the crowd of my colonel. His
face bore such a look Of innocent inquiry that
my colonel could not resent the imperlinenre
81 give you my honor | don't know" said he
"When there's fighting, fight. When re-
ceive orders, | execute them. I'm on the
staff take it. AT least the general thinks so.
have some indistinct impression that my
rank is colonel. get my two francs day,
like everybody else, and it pays for my tobac-
CO." What is your position colonel, may
be allowed to inquire 2" asked the little man,
presently, siding up to Colonel Downing,
"Now, if you'll believe me, l haven't the re-
hottest conception" replied the officer, who
was hacking away at lump OF hard beef,
placed upon a harder loaf, by way OF platter.
Somebody mentioned that was Inspector
general of artillery | haven't heard OF any.
body above me in that department, and havn't
had time to look out for those below. Major
G-constructs the batteries, and find the
guns" "And the men % | don't know pre-
cisely how get the men. | always find lot
of chaps about me, and soon know whom to Sc
lect lost my best mau to day, poor fellow.
But here lad worth any two that are left.
He pointed to an individual in yellow stable
jacket and oyeralls. He was livery stable
keeper in Naples He had never seen a shot
fired until the LIST of October, when, being ac
cidentaly present, he took such fancy to the
"sport of princes" that he could not find il in
his heart to quit the play ground again. His
great delight was battery He liked plenty
OF mise, and attached himself especalt to
Colonel Dowling's big thirty twos; proving
himself not only perfectly cool and self pos
sessed, but Il very skitul and efficient gunner.
There was a sad paucity Of artillerymen, and
such hand was highly appreciated. day
or two before, the officer commanding lat
terry on the left, which had lost several mcn,
had applied to bowling for assistance, adding,
"And, for Gods sake send one EugliShmen."
ORIGIN OF THE DIAMoND-Sir David
Brewster's opinion of the structur and origin
of the diamond, as communicated by him to
the London Geological Society, is novel and
interesting. The author refers to the remark
OF Newton, that amber and the diamond have
a retroactive power three times greater i'll re-
spect of their densiies than several o,her
substances and he quotes Newton's con ect-
ure, founded ON that remark, OF the diamond
being, probably like amber an unctuons coag-
uum. In proof of the intimate relation be-
tween the iuliammabity and absolute retrac-
tive power OF bodies, the facts are stated that
sulphur and PHOSPHORUS exceed even the di
amond in absolute power of relraction, and
that these three inf Immables stand before all
solid and fluid substances in their absolute ac-
imam liUht Aunthpr t.loSn nunlnUV ha-