Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-17

ite member of the Wide Awakes, and was one
of the Two young men who were injured last
spring Icy the premature discharge of gun.
The body of Thos. f. Crocker, formerly of
Norwich was found, Monday morning, in
Sandy Hollow, near Ledyard. He has been
missing since Thursday last, and il is suppos-
that he was killed in attempting 10 climb over
4 stone wall.
The ordination of Rev VIM A. Haock,
graduate Of East Windsor, and pastor elect of
the church in Giead will take place on We'd
ncsday, Oct. 24th, at II o'clock, A. NJ. Ser
mon by the Rev Mr.. Street OF Lowell, Mass.
in the superior court on Friday, Judge Ellis
WORTH after listening to the evidence and ar
guments on the application tor an injunction
ON the New Haven horse railroad delivered an
elaborate opinion in favor of the railroad COM
pany, and ordered the injunction to be dis.
solved.
The police in New Haven found party OF
students engaged in loading the gates of the
citizens luto horse cart they had procured,
for the purpose Of carrying them off, Saturday
night. When the officers came up, the stu
dents struck one more gait as a measure OF de.
fence.
On Wednesday night collision occurred
between two schooners off New London har.
bor-the Nora" and the English schooner
enterprise" The latter was made complete
wreck, and filled and sunk in less than twenty
minutes All hands saved.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Baptist Association in Philadelphia has
just held its one hundred and fiity.third ami
versary, in the city OF Philadelphia OF the
incidents OF the occasion was The exhibition
OF superb quartO volume containing the por-
traits OF the moderators and clerks OF the As.
suciation since the time of its organization
The first moderator was the Rev. John Gano,
in 100 This interesting album was compiled
by the secretary OF the Association.
The latest wonder is reported to be an old
Dutch clock i'll Albany, brought 10 this coun-
| try IN 1865, which, though out Of repair and
running order tor years, invariably strikes
| previous to the death of any member or rela-
tive OF the family. This the owner has found
to be the case in the last six instances of death
in the family. The last striking took place a
week ago Sunday A short time since the
news came that nephew Of the owner who
was travelling in Europe, had been suddenly
| killed while out riding.
The passengers on the central railroad were
considerably excited, Monday, last week, by
the freaks Of lunatic who was on his way to
| Utica. Having taken his seat in the car, he
astonished the passengers by rising and in
forming them that they were all going to-glo-
ry, An elderly lady would not believe him, but
insisted upon it that she was going to Weeds.
port, and that, il necessary, she could show
her ticket.
Ching Wang climbed a tree at Jones S Bar
Cal, and deliberately hanged himself by the
neck to.a limb. The cause of this act Of self
destruction. was the appearance of another
Chinaman atJones' Bar, who wished to col
lect some money from Ching Wang. The
latter not being able to square accounts in the
ordinary way, went and hung himself, thus
paying all his debts by paying the debt of ma
ture.
One day, a midshipman asked priest to
tell him the difference between priest and a
jackass. The priest gave it up. " One wears
cross on his back, and the other on his
breast, said the midshipman. Now" said
the priest, tel me the difference between a
midshipman and jackass 2" The mIdship
man gave it up, ami asked what it was The
priest said g. he did non know Of any"
Once lcertain divine gave out a psalm to
his cholisters who attempted to set it to a new
tune; but having made a blunder, the clergy.
man, when he came to that part OF the litany
Lord, have mercy on us miserable sinners, d
in his turn, made another blunder, and read il
as follows: Lord, have mercy on our mis-
cradle singers