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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-22
THE BEST PREPARATION IN USE.
HILLS MINT SPECIFIC.

FOR badness AND FALLING OFF OF THE HAIR.
The great inquiry that has long constantly
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will make distinction between this special preparation
anu the great variety SO abundant through
cter, appearance and effect.
The following bona fde letters from reliable persons
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Mr.. j. Q. HILL-Iy Dear SIR: take the liberty to add
my testimony to the value Of your Mint Specific in
Of badness and falling off of the hair few weeks
since procured bottle of Specific for the of
wife whose hair had been falling off quite rapidly for
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with much satisfaction that enabled to certify, that
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entirely removed Wishing you the most completc sue
@s the fay yours SuaOe GEoR ! ESssES ssoN
NASHUA, ~ H., May 2, 1883.
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gard to the unequaed preparation you have recently
which Is based upon what have it do. An
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was quite bald by representation induced to try
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hair In my estimation this remarkable instance of
the renewal of the hair and no ones expectations how
shall take much pleasure in recommending the Mint
Specific TO those who have lost or are oosng their hair
Conductor Worcester and Nashua R. R.
WORCESTER. April rs, 1853.
come before the public consider the valuable prep
araton for the purpose for which it is intended here
send you my experience, and you at liberty
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had been falling off, and she troubled with dry scay
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as well as TO those who have already lost their hair In
either case it is invaluable.
Respectfully yours, ISAAC CUSHING.
Prepared only byJ0HN O. HILL, Apothecary. Worces
ter. Mass. For sale by all Druggists. dis&Mtf II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28
Proceedings of To-Day.

IL THE SENATE, to-day. after the transaction of
routine business of 10 general interest, the body
went into executive session, and had not arisen
therefrom before we went TO press.
In The House, after the reading Of the Jour
nal
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee of WAYS and
Means, reported bill providing for the printing
of the Presidents Message and Reports of Depart
ments in time to be distributed to Congress at the
announcement of each session. Referred to the
Commi tee OH Printing.
Also, bill amendatory of the act regulating the
compensation and mileage of Senators. Reprtsen-
titves, and Delegates 10 Congress. The PROPOSE
tion OF the committee is to allow to each Senator
Representative, and Delegate to Congress, at the
commencement and end of every regular session,
twenty cents for every mile Of distance between
his home and the National Capital
Mr.. SacrE:an stated that by the adoption Of this
bill saving to the Government of some $50 ,OcU
wruld b" effected
Mr. Flor nee moved to Law the whole subject On
th table Not agreed to-yeas 81, nays li9
Mr.. Washburne, OF III movsd to commit the
bill to the Committee of the w hole. Net agreed
to-yedS -, navs l07
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

III We are overwhelmed with communica
kieus advocating the nomination of this or that
distinguished man by the Charleston Convention,
and also with similar favors directed az iinst the
triumph Of the Opposition next fall. We have
published none Of them hecanse there is little
space in the Star In these times except for adver-
tisements and news, and the views Of its con-
ducfor upon public affairs briefly stated. To such
as are sufficiently interested in getting their poli
lcai writings before the public TO pay the Stor'S
usual advertising rates for space in its columns,
we have to say that we at all times ready TO
accommodate them, precisely as such accommo-
dation is accorded by the New York Herald
Tri6KRs and Tunes, the Philadelphia Ledger and
Baltimore !SHs to any and AL parties in politics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

CoUN IERFE1TING BIZ WHoLRsALF-Some six
weeks since. officer Tyler, of Alleghany. ascfr-
tanned that well-knOwn individual, who had
served term in the Western Penitentiarv was
engaged I'm the manufacture of some Kind of
bogus col n, at an establishment in the Forttb
ward. Allegheny. He at once Went to work to
obtain facts In regard to the operations of the
convict. and soon found that he was not altogether
mistaken in his information He learned the
name of the mechanic who had furnished tho
dies to the connterfeter, and finally succeeded in
obtaining specimen of the coin 1t was Mex-
lean piece. somewhat less than an American
quarter dollar and said to be Of the value of fony
cents in Mexico. They are in imitation of conner.
and are made by machinery, the countprfriter
hiring the steam wer and room from , gen
telnan engaged in engine building. The ina.
chinery employed in the manufacturing of the
coin is very perfect, and calculated to turn ont
about nine or ten thousand pieces daily Thar
method OF transportation to Mexico is novel and
Ingenious. They are packed in iron Columns.
cast hollow, and closed at the ends, so as to an,
pear solid The weight of the coin in the column
completes the deception. and they are smuggled
into Mexico without detection, and showed
upon the unsuSpecting and ignorant natives.
These facts have been communicated to the Cen
eral Observation-Disclosures Chrcnicle, Feb %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

The SHoEMAKERs' SrRIKE.-Ther. il I'm, I'M.
prospect Of satisfactory adjustment Of the t,op.
Dies Of the Massachusetts shoemakers , L.,o.
meeting was held at Lynn OH Saturday n,,t,
which was addressed by Mr. Drarer. the Ipni,.,
romans OF the movement. and several o.b.r, -
We craft, end also by lawyer The snests,s
cocnssled peaceful but determined resist.nc,, 90
ne bosses" whom they termed the COMPRESSOR.
81 me poor, and encouraged the strikers, o.
hold cut, assuring them that the manuf,ctr,.,.
would soon be forced TO accede to their dsm,nds
The strike has spread TO the manufacturing tou,,s
O. New Hampshire, and meetings and other dem
onstretions have been made in Dover and o,b.,
places and 1t is expected by this time that tb.
whole body Of New England shoelnak.rs Ar.
engaged In the movement Some violence had
taken place in Lynn, but il was prcmptIv sup-
pressed, and larger police force put on d,,,v 70
suppress riotous asssmblages, and to protect the
property Of the manufactures, some of which had
oeen threatened TO be destroyed.
The Newburyport Herald says that the strike
nions lee shoemekers is not so extensive as sonn,
OF tie published statements would Lead one 70
'n'ef ihere are more than forty thousand ,boe.
MAKERS i: massachusetts, and 50 far a. the H.,,rd
car learn, not ten thousand hay. .,,uct =, -
70 'A " ih'eha q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28
Personal.

-. The King Of Siam has expressed his admi.
ration Of American character by naming his
youngest son George Washington.
1.-The Hon. VIM. b. Reed, late Minister 70
China, is on visit TO Washington, and stopping
at Wizards Hotel
-. It Is stated by London paper that a mar.
c. Dickens miss Kate Dickens) and Mr.. Charlie.
Collins, the brother of Mr. Wilkie Collins.
$50 The New York Post censures Senator Dong
las for failing to open his ps when the resolut on
of eulogy for the late Mr. Broderick WIS nm I'm this
Senate, since the deceased was one of Douglas.
most earnest supporters.
-. 1t is said that Mr.. Burton had The sinou1a,
fancy to revise the proof of the obituary of him
self, which subsequently appeared in New y orl
paper. His will Is contested by his first wife
Mrs Elizabeth Loft Burton. OF London IL 1;
alleged that from this lady Mr.. Burton was nevel
divorced. He married her in London in 1872
and abandoned her and his son the folIowino
year, coming to America. The son is now dis
tnguished painter, and he and his mother claim
to be the legal heirs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

ihE "REckED STEAMER HUNGARIAN-Siusp
say Delay Of Information 1t is now over a week
SINCE the steamer Hungarian, with her precious.
freight OF human life, went ashore OIL the rocky
coast Of Nova Scotia. On the morning of Mon
DAY, the 10th inst the lights of the steamer were
alscerned by people on shore near Darlington.
Inc american Consul at Halifax at once pro
seeded to the spot, and it was discovered that tho
wrecked steamer was the Hungarian, which left
Liverpool on the 9Th instant for Portland, Maine.
a storm On the following day broke the tele-
graphic communication, and for several days we
were without further information Rpt IN. 60,
soon ceased, and the Geographic line, w.,. %
Paire1 yet strange to say day after dav masses NV
without giving US any further particulars from 2
wreck lying only twelve miles distant from :, t.I.
egraph station
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

BURNING AN ILLEGIIIMArE CHILD-In New
lork, on Sunday morning, Grace Heenan, an
Irish servant girl in the employ of the Rev. John
Cotton Smith, Of No. 81 Tenth street, gave birth
to an illegitimate male hid Being overwhelm.d
with shame, she resolved upon destroying the
evidence of her misfortune. She accordingly pro-
ceeded to the cellar and deliberately threw the
child into the furnace, where there was large
fire for heating the house Some time later the
inmates Of the house were greatly annoyed by the
odor proceeding from the burning infant, and on
searching for the cause, found the half. consumed
remains. Capt. Dilks, of the Fifteenth Ward was
called in and he at once arrested the servant girl
After series of evasive answers to questions Or,
pounded, she finally admitted the birth Of the
child, but insisted that it was stil-born. She
the furnace, and said that its father was resident
OF Long Island. An inquest was to be held yes
terday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

W In the Senate Of Maryland yesterday. the
House bill apProPriating $4,000 for the prrch So
OF arms for the use OF the State was passed. Mr..
heiot obtained leave TO inirc duce a bill to sinh
init 10 the people the question of calling con-
Ventlon to revise and remodel the constitution Of
The state In the House of Delegates, Mr.. Frcaner.
from the committee on elections reported in favor
OF declaring the seats of the Delegates from Halti
more city cant, and also vacating the clerkship
Vi 'he circuit court of Baltimore city No action
was taken the reports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

ARIZONA. &c Private letters from Tulac Ari-
iona, dated Feb. 3, state that report was current
tIere that Gov. Peschipra has been hanged. AL
though not much confidence was placed in it. the
writer says it is not improbable, Sonora is fully
ripe for another revolution
Advices from the Rio Grande portion of Arizona
state that the feeling of the people is very gene al
In favor OF the establishment of prOvsi onal gov
eminent Tor Arizona, in case Congress does rot
organize the Territory. and that convention to
De held at Tucson. Will be Jed fer this purpose
The expedition north of the ella found il to be a
hne country, we'll wooded, besides having much
mineral wealth. Quicksilver specimens were
brought in. The Apaches were badly whipped
by ranging party. with considerable loss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

ONYGENATED BlTTERS.-TO such. of our readers
as are troubled with the debility incident to the
approach Of warm weather We cordially recon-.
mend the use of the ONvgcnattd Bitters. rs an
lnvigoratng tonic-safe. tiicacious and highly
palatable when diluted according 20 directions
containing no alcohol in it's com position and DOS
sessing more real merit than any preparation OF
the kind We have ever known. Many leading
physicians use it in their practice and have
spoken Of 1t in the strongest terms of praise over
thelr own signatures. Its reputation as cure fol
dyspepsia is universal .-OgdenSburgh Repubiican
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

IL Mrs. Brown. widow of Old John Brown
Ia much embarrassed and ANNOYED by TIE multi
tide Of letters address, To her for one purpose or
another. by entire strangers who have no rIaims
npOn her attention. and who seek To promot. their
own Interest or CRAFTY their curiosity regardless
"l 'he restraints OF delicacy and propriety.
~ cornelius &. FELTON,. just elected President
OF Harvard College, is the twentieth gentleman
WHO has filled the Office during the two hundred
AID twenty years that have elapsed since the l. nj
versity Was founded Fcur of the ex-Presdents
survive. namely: Josiah Quincy, Edward Everett.
Jared Sparks. and James Walker
EMIGRATION TO TEXAS The Houston T,,a.
graph OF the eth ultmo says the influx Of settlers
into Texas is still very large Every boat from
New Orleans is crowded. and IT is estimated that
not less than twelve to ri .hteen hundred persons
arrive In the State every week bv wav of the Gulf
within the week previous, fully five hundred
slaves were brought in
ID The Providence Post says that a bale of
cotton lately received at that port from Augusta.
pounds Of large stone The suppositon is that
1t was negro cotton, and that the fraud was mot
Perpetrated by d regular dealer
IL few weeks ago. chap who was ned.
ding .helret's impending Cr:sls'' in Vermont.
was attacked by a bear, and badly bitten rhr
pear soon a1t.r died-the peddler is living vet -
". H. Register. Se
IL The Charleston Mercury reports a Are nm
sunday, which destroyed the Cannonsboro, ri :.
mill the oldest mill in that city Five Thousand
bushels of rice were consumed The nronertv
was generally insured
~ Dr. Becker, of Albany, has been fined three
dollars for kissing Mrs Roar. He wanted TO put
ner asleep. and when she refused he tlched a
KISS from her, saying that he cured his patjents
by love. his p"''eH -
" NJ. Armlex, '.engn of tbs second section
Oh surveys OF the Nicaragua canal" denies in a
note from London to the independence Beige. that
the Belly project has been abandoned
IL The st. Joseph Gazette tells of q lump of
quartz gold found at Mountain City, in the pixies
reak region, weighing six pounds and .scontain.
ing but little quartz
~ Inc vagrant woman, Ellen WEIGH who
was picked up drunk in Chicago lately. and who
claimed To be niece of Daniel O'Connell turns
on. 10 oe an imposter She is in Jail for some
u The Charleston Mercury of Monday morn.
Ing announces the arrival Of Bishop Hughes and
heV. Mr.. Matthews, from New York
IL They have bad terrific tornado At Louis
silie' Ny, knocking down houses like ten pins,
IL The Massachusetts blacks are demapdia,
rom the Republican general court the right to be
enrolled In the militia the same as whites
III The hog cholera is still slausbternp its
thousands In the northern part Of Kentucky
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

u Respecting Garlbaldi, private letters from
Iurln again contradict the fact of his marriage
with Mademoiselle Raimondi, which is once
more going the rounds. Garibaldi has indeed
married d Mademoiselle Raimondi, but it is Carl
oaidl, Junior The fact is, while the Globe and
otoer papers We're representing him in the rather
ridiculous light Of an old fellow of sixty marry
Ing girl of sixteen, Garibaldl was miles away.
with sporting party in the little island Of Ca.
Praja, shooting wild goats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

IHE SHoENAKERS' STRIKE. Boston she .
merchant writes as follows to his friend in Con
cord, n. H.:
. The great depression in the shoe trade at thi.
time obliges us to cnrtail our business as much as
possible. If II continues much longer | hardly
know what we shall do. and don't know " here
II Will end. The usual fluctuations of the trad.
are probably to some extent the cause of IL but III.
great cause is something else Our great maj ket
the South, is for the present nearly lost to US;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

u "ehtworth's paper in Chicago asserts that
MI uurnee, the Democratic candidate for Mayor.
Oh certain evening named, visited twenty-three
,oeef saloons canvassing for votes I'm reply,
cara is puDhsned from gentleman who states
mat ne olned and spent the evening with Mr..
Gurnec, at his own house, and that the statemen,
IS pure falsehood The incident illustrate. bo1,,
an election contest is conducted in Cbic,oo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

IL The Democratic State Convention of Penn
syiVania meets at Reading to-day. Among the
candidates for Governor we find the names OF Jpo
Dawson, Arnold Plummer, Henry d. Foster.
Jacob Fry, WIN. White, Hendrick B. Wright and
William Hopkins
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

II Ex-Gov Corwin and Abraham Havelins
il, have been elected from the seventh conp,es.
sionai district of Ohio as delegates to the CHICAGO
Convention No expression Of opinion was made
as to the Presidency, the general idea being tn
take the candidate who may have the best chance
for winning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

u Fourteen essays were sent in to the French
academy OF Sciences on the subject of cholera.
buy not one Of them was considered by the COM
mission for awarding the Brabant prize worthy
even of an honorable mention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

" The Opposition party of Kentucky held
tneir convention last week. A full delegation To
me National Union Convention was appointed
and an electoral ticket was put in nomination.
senator Cr'ttenden was recommended as the On
position candidate for the presidency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

The Constitution thinks that the voice of the
country is in favor of the Mexican treaty.
The Constitution also notes that the Republi-
cans and South Americans in the House of Repre-
sentatives manifest determination to defeat the
Democracy at all hazards
The iH'sHiseHesr is devoted to Congressional
proceedings and news.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

II The southampton ENG magistrate have
decided upon sending Hires and Lane, the ma e
OF the Anna, of New York, to the United States
tor THAI, on charge Of numbering four seamen on
board that ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

ChAhtssroN CoNvENrlos-A co,,s.
Whiting from Charleston reIati ". 10 thesPonoent,
;nS Convention, says: INC approach
I ud notetkeePers are using everv .ro,, o.
TIihs,. .neT =, Recommendations. ana Offering to
iof the use Of public halls and MI. 20
houses during the session Several Of tn. private
already engaged nave Due /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

IL George +. Burnham, the Massachusetts
Hquor a9ent,"h has been confined in the Be ston
JAN several weeks, was on Friday discharged On
MS own recognizance to appear when the indiot
Inent against him may be called I'D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

III The Cincinnati Times of Friday savs
=" TO hight, Marie Irving, who, We believe. is a
niece Of Washington Irving, and the daughter of
q prominent eastern clergyman, will make her
frst appearance on any boards at the National
we trust this young lady will be well received
by the lovers Of the drama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

" AT the late State Opposition Convention at
Richmond, Va, the ladies took quite an active
part IN being present in the galleries REQUESTING
py note the appearance Of their favorite speakers,
and apPlauding them by waving handkerchief,
&c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

totSTERFEIT TEN DOLLAR COZ PIECE-A
inseIous counterfeit ten dollar gold coin has
made rs appearance in New York It answered
all the tests Of weight, sound, circumference and
thickness. and was so perfect that 4 number re-
Give d at the slb-treasury office were held 70 he
genuine by men who had al their lives heen aC-
Cu'tcmed to handle coin. ard one offered to bet
sFl0d to ten that they Were genuine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

IL From Shillington we have the February
number of Blackwood's Magazine, with an inter-
estiug table of contents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

Ne ERST WARD ASSOCIATION FOR
~ The NE LEE Or InE PUOR.-Th,
Jo.ecters and Distr. butors will INSET at the resi-
,nce OF The SScIstary of the Assoaistion. No sic
street, III , tTussdnyl EVENING al ~ o'cik
JANE y. Tt STiSSa
II "a E Ann Oh,., UnnitNCE No.N L or
~ tho National Meiirhl e, llsse Neijcai De
payment OF Go umnien COiies VIII he he'd at the
SSWHN5nGsohian iLsIfute on THURSDAY E.E-
~ NV, MaIch let a. quarter befors o'clock
ihs 'aedict9ry VIII DO deIive. 81 By Prof LISCoLy
s!tsL wnich the Dezr.es Will lie oopferret. Ire
to attend. 'Te'uui'S h"'ou
fe q ST. JNO. C.. RILEY AZ n nee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

IL Turner'S Southern Star is the name Of a
Few Democratic paper at Camden, Ark The
Democratic State Convention is to be held at
Little Rock the I'd Of April
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

BURNING BIRLEs-The New York 'rimeS.s
lsthmus letter discrets the discreditable story CT
Wholesale burning of Bibles having occurred At
Bogota. in front Of the palace of the Archbishop.
mere Were honfires in honor Of some public oc-
casiOn, and one Of the fires when diving ont was
rePlrnished by some enthusiast with an armfnl G
books from neighboring honSe The supposi-
lion that the volumes We're Il ibes was eratlIitous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

" Inc albany Evening Journal saws. nEa,h
II VIZ haihe d-iegatts to Charleston claimed r :,
El-s terms oHt to be against him. Ths,s =;
OF continuation that delegates ar. tbnS
GhaIned where there is no ground 7or the claiu,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

SIMON SAYS IRA Wisconsin paper, speaking
OF the chances of Hon. Simon Cameron, of Penn
sylvania' SAYS Simon may be struck by lightning,
b.. Simon will never be President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

II 1t is stated that Superintendent o police
Pillsoury, Of New York, has sent in his resigna-
ton to the Commits oner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

II Rev Chauncey Allen Goodrich, Professor
of Pastoral Theology at Yale College, died at his
residence in New Haven, OH Saturday, the 10th
instant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

u A young Irishman named John H Bowen
surrendered himself to the authorities in Rich
I2ond on Saturday last to answer charge of big
e-.Y preferred against him from Norfolk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-28

IL Ia Prussia: the Minister of the Interior ha.
ordered that the bastinado, an instrument Of
punishment for prisoners, shall he abolished.