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. TUESDAY, JANUARY. 81, 1850.


Western Rcpublicaus will b. highly gratl-
lied to learn through our Washington cores
pondent that there is again some reason 10
aope Tor ihe election Of John Sherman. So
long as there is any ground TO believe that
this result is possible Of course no Republican
in ,he country would counsel change from
him TO another candidate. 1t was upon this
hypothcsis-tllat all hope was abandoned Of
clecIing Mr. Shcrnau-tliat another and IN en-
tircly nncxceptionnble Republican could bc
elected on III first ballot and that further per
ststence lu the support Of the former tll-eateu-
cd 10 result in combination which would
place pro-slavery disunionist in the Speakers
caalr-zhat ", favored the withdrawal Of Mr.
SLernaa's Lame. We are now, as VIC l,aye
been from tls= beginning, in favor Of the cleo
tiou Of AE. Sherman in preference to any
other 1nan; hui we have never felt that it WIS
the duty Of the Republican members Of the
uouse to throw AWAY fair cIlance Of con-
trolling its organization on account Of purely
personal considerations. This is the position
III all Republican journals whuse opinions are
o' any weight with the rarty-it is the posi-
ton Of Mr. Sherman himself, We sincerely
trust that the expectations Of our Washington
correspondent may be realized without dclay,
, 1860-01-24
NEW YORK CANALS AND RAIL-
fk4bAI}S.

our readers are aware that tile New York
city papers hare for some time past have bee,
dolefully complaining Of the decline Of the CIR
ryiug trade Of. the West ria New York. The
"good old times" when the Eric Canal and
the Central and tho Eric Railroads were tbe
only channels between the West aud the sea
hoard have gone by, and New y ork merchants
begin TO look with envy and alarm at Mon.
treal, Portland, and other points which arr
now saarinS the trade which New York in
former years nlonopolizcd. Tho Courier aa<
1"2usrer purposes as a remedy the repeal
ol1he Reciprocity Treaty; but that caunot bc
done within five years, according to the tef1ns
Of tue Treaty; and meanwhile the ru;nous
competition will he going on-tl,e Grand
Ifunk on tho North, and the PENNSYLVANIA
and baltimore roads Oil 1ho South, each car.
rving oI share Of the Western trade. One
result Of this will he diminutou Of tl1e re-
venue Of the Er Canal, Increasing the de-
mands Of that work upon the State Treasury: ::
and another will be :, falling OF in the receipts
ofthe Central aud Eric roads, :: ::
The subject is now occupying tue attention
Of the New York Legislature. One narty
looking solely to the effect upon the. Stale
Treasury, proposes to levy toll upon all
goods passing over the roads to make good
the deficiency in the canal revenue. Tie
other, representing the interests Of the people
along the line Of the roads, proposes the pass-
age Of pro rata bill, compelling the roads to
carry freight from way stations at the same
zata per mile that they cl arse on through
freight, from Chicago to Cincinnati. Either
policy will bc hard Oh the roads, and viii in 4
great measure destroy their power to enter
into competition with their rivals outside Of
the State. Neither the Grand Trunk n,r
tbs Pennsylvania Central could NIX
Tor anything more favorable to their interests.
1t is not likely, however, thnt either Of these
projects WILL be carried out What the West
desires in the matter il, that each Of the e,re,,
lines Of railroad connecting her with the sea.
board shall bo left free by local Legislation TO
compete with the others., She will neither fa-
vor the policy Of abrogating reciprocal FREQ
trade with Canada OIL tue Que hand, or. the
Gripping ot the New York roads on the other,
She is for multiplying lines, and opposed to
impairing the efficiency Of auy. r.
, 1860-01-24

not willingly send ont such pillars myself. i
weight moving or jarring would be more likely
20 ofeaK pillar or pintle than steady pres
sure; the witness was struck with the lack OF
slaolty aa the lives os.the pillars of the build
IT, 11ss; asaEing such . small base they were la
tatIleo, it would seem as it I'LL must 90, IS the
aootS we're strong and tenacious, md lhe beams
1nteslocked d By the piutles; as soon Us ons COL
u@n OF pillars was thrown ont Of line, tue
others would be operated On by very powerful
lever, and then forced down;It could have bvct.
determined what weight these pintles we're cap
able OF bearing; il The plan for these pin.!es
mad been brought to me BY responsible en-
g'aesE or architect, l should rot hare taken lie
trouble to calculate upon its stability; am not
aware mat It has ever been supposed the jar Of
a vertical pressure; think that the cap Of Pm
tie would become weakened BY a heyvy iar
long continued; it would be analogous to ihe
repeated blows Of hammer; q number of
blows will breakthe bar OF iron which one blow
would not break: the h.nge would have been
much stronger il it had been made much mora
like the shape Of IN hour glass"
, 1860-01-24

The services were continued in the churches
in tile evening. In sereral churches PRAYER
meetings we're held, and the sermon for the day
WIS preached at tue First Baptist Church by
Rev Nr: Lane. Tue sermon was based upon
the words. written by james For what is
your lise:" The uncertainty Of life, and the
necessity OF Immediate and constant prepara~
tion for death. were explained and enforced.
Prayer meetings were held in this church in
the forenoon anu in the afternoon, auL ther
were extremely interesting and esrnest Two
persons who were saved from the ruins spoke
ia the meetings, aud testified to the worth Of
religion in tie hour Of peril. They are members
Of the church, esteemed for their piety and
faithful lives. Al Of the PRAYER meetings dur.
ing the dag and evening were full, aud spirit
Ct earnestness and deep interest prev lied. To
those who in this calamity, so rear the hand
OF God, indifference was impossible.
PROBABLE cArSz OF THE CALAMITY.
F.: The following testimony Of John c. uoadley
before the coroner's Jury at Lawrence, would
seem to locate the fault in the construction Of
the Pemberton Mills in the weakness of the iron
columns supporting the floors, rather than in
the insecurity of the walls or foundation
Reside in Lawrence; have been emplored
seven wears here as Superintendent and agent
IL the Lawrence Machine Shop; have been
Mechanical sud Civil Engineer since The year
1855; the piece Of iron before me- is tolerably
good; the great defect in the pillar is cccen-
trcisy Of Of the core; this defect exists in mos.
all hollow columns, but it should not so much
a. in this; it should not exceed ore-fuufth OF
IN inch on one side more than the other; THREE
OF four chaplets are usually set in column to
prevent saaging Of the core; it the eccentricity
OF the core i, great, one side eools very quick,
while the other side is still in molten state;
thus one side would Contract one-eigh,h of vi
n n ~ n f0nfo md n 1$6 -
this would bring the tension on the reverse |
side, and be liable to break it; there is also
danger Of cold chucks," as we call them, rem
deriny them liable to snap; We hare never ap-
Piled any test, other than careful inspection Of
he exterior and strokes OF tue hammer; tho !
Inference Of half an inch could be detected tie
difficulty in the pillars before me is in the insa
:uTisy Of the fastening Of theco1e; have visited
he ruins and sean thiee pillars which, If proper
: tested, should have been rejected should
, 1860-01-24

Great D4bntc In tho II1u. G.

x2fsxnfnn EInraHEus-or CfupfeH, or .7ia6n-
Msa-- Patriotic *ps<rH or Garter, Of -sttr
1VrL---s'o Consf.fuf.0naf 1'r0prrfy III
H~n--U"rfrfm< Of the Fire E1trr<--fs.-
Aftf0n Of tAe ~1nsfrir4ax on The Siarr t;odr
-" "'fAer. H<Moerats. tqunlftns- .md
Eating Dirt
, 1860-01-24

= The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Iimes says company has been
formed there for manufacturing wine Of the
wild grape. with capital Of $1o",0oo. Hon.
Amos Kendall is the principal stockholIer.
, 1860-01-24

e few nights since some thieves entered
female seminary at Wheeling. Va, adminis-
tered ehlosoform to the pupils, and then ,lelib-
erately carried of all their jewels, mouey aud
apparel, not forgetting to kiss alt the pretty
girls Us they lay reposing in bewitehipg beautE,
, 1860-01-24

e The Cincinnati Ga:<ste copies the ma
teria1 portions Of Dr.. Rice's recent lecture on
slavery, with the remark TINT it is IN anti
slavery platform united to = pro-slavery argu-
ment
, 1860-01-24

The religious exercises held ia nearly nil The
churches ot the city Tuesday hare airradF l,a.l
Il good effect. 1t IS easy IL perceive that the
holy iutnences of the day hare not been los.
upon tha people. Especially that class to which
most Of the dead and wounded belonged hare
. been consoletl and encouraged.
The fears Of some that days liberty would
= largely abused, hare proved grouud'css-
Nearly Ill Of the population, not confined BY the
care Of the suffering, were abroad They hlled
the churches and thronged the streets, ind
thousands visited the City Hall. No scene Of
drunkenness or riba1dry disturbed the rnnurnfut
spirit Of the day. So tar rs could be observed,
tic de1ncanor ot every person WIS consistent
and appropriate Too many hearts were wound
ed or warncd TO allow Of lesity or Of much indif-
ference. The places Of business were closed,
the hum OF industry was not heard, and the
streets wore Sabbath.day appearance. sauctl-
teu by an unusual soleunity,
, 1860-01-24

~ Tie Republican State Central Commit
tee of Ohio hare agreed upon calling Conyen-
ton for the fourth OF March for the selection Of
delegates to the Chicago Convention.
, 1860-01-24

n The New York Commercial .fdrertis<r
SAYS that Lady franklin will visit that city
within q few weeks, aud that while there shs
will be the guest Of Henry GrinnelI. Esq.
, 1860-01-24
JOHN D. PARK,

IL Proprietor. neeler In P.ryrr Nyrtcts.a
= Fancy Gsods aGl IoiIrt Articles
114..s.. Lake Streek, ,1xf
1T.
CHICAGO. ILL.
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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25

The New SroRE-Thurlow Weed, in some
"reminiscences of his boyhood's days, spent on
a clearing in the wilds of western New York,
fifty years ago, thus describes the sensation
created by the opening of new store in the
neighborhood -
81 remember the stir which new store. ,
established in Lisle (some seven or eight miles
down the river,l by the Rathbones from Ok.
ford, created in our neighborhood 1t was all
the talk for several weeks, and until party
of housewives, by clubbing with their products.
fitted out an expedition. Vehicles and horses
were scarce, but it was finally arranged. A
furnished wagon, B horse, a mare. D a
boy to drive. Six matrons, with commodity
of black salts, now cloth, flax and maple
sugar, went their way rejoicing and returned
trlumphantly at sunset with fragrant Bohea
for themselves, plug tobacco for their hus-
bands, tiashy calico for their children, gay rib.
bons for the girls, jack-knives for the boys.
crockery for the cupbard and snuff for gran
ME This expedition was theme for much
gossip. The wonders of the new store were
described to staring eyes and open mouths.
The merchant and his clerk were criticized in
their department. manners and dress. The
former wore shiny boots-the latter ruffied
shirt-and both smelt of Pematum l do not
believe that the word dandy had then been
invented, or it would have certainly come in
play on that occasion. Thirty years after.
ward [ laughed over all this with my old
friend, Gen. Ransom Rathbun, the veritable
proprietor of that new store"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25

REVOLUTIONARY "REMINISCENCES. - Mrs
Wentworth, venerable old lady of revolu.
tlonary times, while making a temporary STAY
at our house, related, during the evening, the
following incident, among many others -
Our residence at this time" she continued
was mot far from that of the Washington
family one afternoon my mother sent me on
little domestic errand, to Mrs. Washington
with whom she was intimate, and | had lust
delivered my message, when the Father of his
Country entered. As l was about to retire
he approached mel was twelve wears old
then-and, placing his hand on my head, in
kind, tatherly manner, asked me with gentle
smile, whose little girl l was, and when told
him, he stopped (God bless him l think see
him yet" y continued the old lady, interrupt.
ing herself, and wipIng tear from her eve.
land he had to stoop great deal, too, for he
was so very tall and so majestic and imprint
ed warm kiss on my right cheek, and gave
me his blessing. Twas right here said she,
with look OF pride as she put the end of her
middle finger to her check little below the
center. During the old Iady's recital my wife
had sat very quietly, but now arose, evidently
much amused aud affected, and approaching
Mrs. W., said, Mrs Wentworth, | have one
favor to ask of you" "What is it, my dear %
"Let me kiss the cheek that Washington kiss
ed 2" Certainly, my child" and she leaned
over. / must say l felt my eyes moisten for
the whole scene appeared so simple and touch.
ing. And when told it to friend few DAYS
afterwards, he said he thought my wife must
be a very patriotic little woman. l smiled and
told him believed all American women were
patriotic.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25
From the crown Point, da.) Register. 18TH.

TERRIBLE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.-On Mon.
day last the quiet citizens. of Hobart town.
ship were startled with the sounds of guns,
pistols SC, and the cry of murder The
sounds came from the vicinity known as the
Mummery neighborhood =; and, as near as we
can learn, the particulars are about as follows
family by the name of Mummery, consist
ing of the old man, three boys, a son-inlaw,
and several daughters, have been living at va
rance for a year or two have had hard words
and frequently threatened each others lives.
The quarrel commenced about the old mans
property-one son and the son-in-law OH one
side, and the other sons on the other. The
two have often threatened to put an end to
the old man ii they ever caught him alone.
On Monday the old man was told by his
daughter that hawk was flying about the
house, and that lie could shoot it. He took
down a double barrel gun. He did not see
the hawk, but looked about until he got a
short distance from the house, when he came
across his son and his son-in.law, who said
"Here is the old man-lets kill him." and at
once made after him with an axe, He turned
and fired one barrel at his son, hitting him in
the breast with some fifty large shot, killing
him instantly. He snapped the other barrel
at the SON law, but it did not 90 off. He
then took double barro pistol from his pock
ct, and fired one barrel, taking off one of his
ears He then fired the other barrel and shot
him through the body. The son-in law lived
until Tuesday, and gave in his testimony be-
fore the coroner's jury, and died in twenty
minutes thereafter. Public opinions seems to
favor the old man, and the general opinion
seems to be that he did no more than was me-
cessary to save his own life. The old man is
about go years old, the son he killed about 80
or over. The son.in-law, and leader in the
difficulty, was an old man, probably older
than his tather-in-law.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25
lQortestrr Qailp Spp.

. From the Atlantic Monthly for September.
The ChiIdren's Hour.
BY H. W. LoNGFELLow.
Between the dark and the daylight.
w hen the night is beginning to lower,
Comes pause in the days occupazons
That is known as the Children's Hour.
| hear in the chamber above me
The patter of little feet,
The sound of a door that is opened,
And voices soft and sweet.
From my study see in the lamplight,
Descending the broad hall stair,
Grave Alice and laughing Allegro,
And Edith with golden hair.
A whisper, and then silence;
! ct ] know by their merry ewes,
They are plotting and planning together
10 take me by surprise.
A sudden rush from the stairway,
A sudden raid from the hall
by three doors left unguaTded
They enter my castle wall!
They climb up into my turret
Ger the arms and back of my chair;
If try to escape they surround me-
They seem to be everywhere.
They almost devour me with kisses,
Their arms about me eDtwine,
Till think of the Bishop of Bingen
In his Mouse-Tower on the Rhine
Do you think, O blue-eyed banditti,
Because you have scaled the wall,
Such an old mustache as | am
IsnOt match for you all!
have you fast in my fortress.
And will not let you depart,
But put you down into the dungeons
In the round-tower of my heart.
And there will keep you forever,
Yes-forever and day.
Till the walls shall crumble to ruin,
And mourder in dust away!
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25

Memorial of my former days,
Magnolia, as scent thy breath,
And on thy pallid beauty gaze,
| feel not far from death!
So much hath happened! and so much
The tomb hath claimed of what was mine
Thy fragrance moves me with touch
As from hand diyine
SO many dead! so many we'd
Since first, by this Magnolia's tree,
pressed gentle hand and said
word no more for me!
Lady, who sendest from the South
This trail, pale token 0 f the past,
press the petals to my mouth,
And sigh-as 'twere my last.
Oh, love, we live, but many fell.
The world wreck, but we suIvive!-
Say, rather, still on earth we dwell,
But gray at thirty-five!
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25
THE OXYGENATED BITTERS,
THE OXYGENATED BITuTERS.


Testimony of Is. q. Hail, Esq.
much Respected merchant doing large business in
Worcester County, Mass:
WEST SUTTON, Feb. II, 1860.
Messrs SETH W. FowLE & Co:
Gents Notwithstanding the various remedies pur-
porting to DYSPEPSIA very many of them possess
ing no merits in themselves whatever hesitate not to
say that in my opnonyou oXYGENATED B1TrERs claim
from the public more than passing notice. 1t is well
known in this vicinity that disposed to lend my
voice towards giving notoriety patent medicine but
wthnthe last year, finding all the confirmed symptoms
of this dreful affection DYSPEPSIA, upon me- after re-
covering from a severe illness of TYPHOID FEVER was
induced to try the Biers experiment wholly and
safely say that the result exceeded all NV expecta
TONS aording relief not hitherto found in the ord
remedies, which only those suffering can fully real
ize Iii needless to say that recommended them to
my friends being the pa6alu for this distressing
disease. Very truly yours
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25

spend respectable fortune upon one; fail and
leave 1t; and then some man of modest aims
get small fraction of the ground, and make
a good living upon it. Mammoth farms are
like tools or weapons, which are too heavy to
be handled. Ere long they are thrown aside
at great loss
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25
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~ No gratuifons AdvertiseHaents. No report rsso
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ton to any matter of limited individual interest can
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sibe for that may occur beyond the amour
charged for the Advertisement
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25
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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-25
NEW FURNITURE WAREHOUSE
Substantial and Elegant Furniture.

+. W VAIL late of the firm of E. c. Partridge & Co.,
would inform his friends and the public that he has leased
the beautiful and spacious Warehouse No Flags Build
ing opposite the Bay State House. Worcester, and will
give his attention to the Furniture business in all its
branches, and will keep constantly on hand well select
cd stock of substantial and elegant Furniture bought
from the best manufactures in the country will
warrant the equal in style and finish any sold in
Worcester County the money will be refunded. His
assortment will consist of rich and medium Drawing
Room, Parlor. Dining Room, and Chamber Furniture
Looking Glasses, in every variety of style and nish will
keep hand the best Live Geese Feathers pure cred
Horse Hair Mattresses, and all other kind Of Mattress
also, very desirable assortment of elegant Window
Shades Fixtures SC all OF the most approved kinds of
Spring Beds, and in fact every article usually found IN
Furniture establishment Furniture of all descriptions
Upholstered to order in superior DO not fail 10
call and examine the stock before buying.
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