Worcester daily spy., 1860-10-01

with a grand cayacade OF ladies and gentle
/ man.
The heavy storm, last Wednesday night,
broke down the canvass Of the royal menage-
rie, then exhibiting in Calais One of the ele-
plants got loose, broke into a garden, and
''heped himself to squash" and other escu-
tents One of the monkeys and TWO Of the
foxes were also let out in the cold.
Thomas Francis, the Penobscot Indian who
engaged to run five miles in 28 minutes on the
agricultural race course at Lewiston, made the
attempt on the II ut., the time made only
exceeding his promise three secOnds-a feat
requiring an extraordinary amount of endur-
| ance.
VERMONT.
The fire in Bellows Falls, on Monday night,
24th ult, destroyed Jabez Hills old building,
and burned out c. f. Pease, liquor agent,
whose loss is $500; NJ. d. Noah, boots and
shoes Charles Buxton, saddles and harness
eS; William Talbot, barber A. S. Clarke,
timer; Mrs. a. S. Woods, miner, losses
all small.
The Windsor Journal says the wind blew
hurricane between Quechec and Taftsville
during the thunder storm on the 25th inst
ne barns OF Samuel Pollard, Moses Barron,
and Joseph Robinson were blown down, and
some five hundred sugar maple trees pros
trated.
CONNECTICUT
stranger calling himself james S. Smith.
and saying ne was an inhabitant Of Deerfeld
Mass, die d at the almshouse in South Wind
sor, on the 10th, after a short illness. He left
a small sum OF money, memorandum of
work IN the name OF j. L. Smith. Some of
his undercOthing was marked David w
Smith, 1918, and upon sheet of paper was
the name of Phebe IL. Taintor Colchester,
lo0O. lie put up at the almshouse because he
could not get accommodations anywhere else
Ill the town. Before he was aware he was not
likely to live, lie was derious, so that he was
unable to communicate any information rela.
tive to his friends
The case of the repudiated railroad bonds
brought by the Hartford Savings Bank,
against the city of New London was on Tues
day decided in favor Of the bondholders, and
against New London. The city will now have
10 pay, as large portion Of her tax PAYERS
nave been III favor OF doing all the time The
Judges had not considered the matter until
Tuesday.
At Hartford, a few days ago, an infant was
upset in Its little carriage, on a sidewalk, and
receiving small flesh wound under the chin
almost bed to death. 1t was three days be-
tore the bleeding was saunched, and the little
invalid out of danger.
Mr.. Josiah r. Steward of New London.
Smith, woman of bad fame had been often
arralened, was one day last week cowhided in
the streets Iy his victim. The girl was ar
rested and fin, i 81 and costs.
In the liquor case of a. & l.. Clark, of New
York, against Charles D. Mott, constable of
the Town Of Hartford, the jury of the U. S.
Circuit Court, now sitting in Hartford. have
brought III verdict for the MeSSrs. Clark for
the flll amount OF principal and interest," being
about 10000 in all. They also recovered, last
year, $1,000 OF Mr.. Mott, being $4,000 in all.
This vas the ninth and final trial
PERSONAL.
The agents of Garibaldi in Liverpool have
purchased, for the sum of 10000, the steamer
Cambria, formerly belonging to the Cunard
line Another Cunard steamer the Damas-
Gus, has been purchased for Garibaldi, and will
be dispatched to Palermo as soon as possible
1t IS currently reported that Thackery has
IN contemplation magnum opus-a history of
| tlat Anna Augusta whom Dr. johnson re-
membered as stately lady in black velvet
and diamonds, and who touched him Tor the
| evil.
Victor Hugo has at last finished his great
prose romance, companion picture to "Notre
Dame dc Paris" 1t is called lies Msera-
bleS, and is to appear forthwith His publish.
er pays 5OOO0f. tor the first edition.
Thomas Carlyle, ole of the first of the
many literary men of fScotland, is enjoying the
| quiet rest and fresh air of which Thurso has
10 give. ItWlll be some months yet before the
remaining volumes of "Frederick" are ready
for publication
The indetatigable and versatile Mr. Kings
leys latest contribution to literature is a SER
mon preached in Eversey church on the 26th
ut. 1t is entitled, why should we pray for
fair weather."
THE CROPS.
The yield of wheat is so large in some local.
tiles OF Minnesota that owners of threshing
machines are offering to thresh out the pro.
duct OF some fields tor the excess over thirty
bushels per acre. The usual rate is one-tenth.
They are calculating on a yield of over thirty
three bushels per acre,
The wheat crop of the present year, in the
whole county is estimated at 229, 900 900 bush.
els, against POI 100000 bushels last year
This calculation gives New York, Pennsylva.
mia and Illinois 25,000,0 900 bushels each Ohio
2o,OOO,OOO, Indiana 100000, Kentucky
100000, Virginia and North Carolina Is O00,-
600, and all other states 90,O00,OOO 1t is be-
lleyed by the best judges that the estimates for
TINS year crops are considerably too low.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1t is stated i'll the Tennessee journals that
on the night the 22d inst Mr.. Stowall an
estlmabIe and much respected gentleman in
FOseryille, Rutherford county, murdered his
vile and four children, and afterwards destroy
ed his own life by jumping into deep cave
spring The trightiui tragedy was committed
under the impulse Of violent insanity OCCASION
ed by apprehensions Of poverty.
The schoolmaster of Montreal, who is also
an enthusiast in geology recently took lease
OF track OF land near Acton, Mich. on the
| Grand Trunk Railroad, upon which a little
copper ore had been picked up by the farmer
who owned it. Setting to work, he soon de-
| yelcped magnificent copper mine, which has
just been sold for S500,000, of which he re-
ceives 100000.
The Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine has
taken The first prizes, this fall, at the United
oiates lair held at Cincinnati, at the state fairs
OF Vermont, New Jersey Illinois and Ken.
| tucky, at the Chicago Mechanics Institute
ialr, and at many other fairs.
Prof Agassiz and Col Fremont have been
elected foreign members of the Prussian order
| pour te meftte, instituted in honor of those who
| nave rendered great services to science and
art. Schlosser, the historian, and Neuman.
the orientalist and author of the new history
OF the English empire in Asia, were, on the
same occasion, elected knights of the same
| order, with the right of voting.
The Church OF the Puritaus (Dr. Cheever's)
voted on Monday last to put Mr.. Charles Alb
ernethy, a well known and highly respectable
dry goods merchant, on his trial, he being
charged with the sin Of heresy and schism
The majority Of the church seem determined
to discipline MIR. Abenethy, and carried their
points with high hand
The owner OF Sims, the fugitive slave who
is living i'll the south, has offered TO sell him
for the sum OF $500, and efforts are making to
procure Sims liberty. His sister is living in
Boston. Miss l.. Maria Child is actively en-
gagged in the cause, and seeks the cooperation
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