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

cerned have confirmed it oft and oft. The re-
Taxed nerves of the cOuntenance. the CULVER
ing eyeds Of the heroine of the tale-herself
happy wife and mother now-are often quoted
to bear witness of its truth and e give it in
testimony of the generous nature of the duch-
ess, as well as of the strength of mind which
enabled her friend to fo.ego the selfish imdul-
gence in hopeless sorrow, which would have
bhghted both existences forever
INCIDENT IN THE LIFE OF Mr.. YANCEY.
The Knoxville, Tenn.) Whig,revives the fol-
lowing chapter in Mr.. Yancey's history "Ihe
fact that VIM L. Yancey killed his uncle, DIR.
Earle, of South Carolina, has been stated in
general terms, but the details have not been
given. DIR. Earle lived one mile and half
west of Greenville, where his widow still re-
sides, if alive. A few hundred yards distant
is all old field, sometimes used for practising
on horse back, but more frequently rcsorted
to as a underground. This was the occasion
of a drill-muster, when Dr. Earle's son,
boy about ten years old went to the ground,
all boys seek to do, and during their wheel
ing and turning, the boy got in the way
1ancey ordere him to get out of the way
but the boy, in his confusion, got more and
more in the way, whereupon Yancey dashed him
most numerically with a horse-whip. Dr.
Earle was not at home but on returning home
through town, friend told him how cruelty
Yancey had treated his son; Yancey told him
that the boy had been very insolent, and that
he had slapped his jaws. DIR. Earle replied,
that he had served him right. When Dr.
Earle reached home and learned the facts, and
found that Yancey had lied to him, he return.
ed to Grcenville in search of him. Yancey,
knowing the pluck of DR.. Earle, and that he
would be detected in the falsehood, prepared
himself for fight. DR.. Earle found Yancey
on DR. Crittenden porch and in marching up
to him, was shot down by Yancey with pis
tol. These are the facts as we have them from
one born and reared in that vicinity. The
fact that he was convicted upon trial and i'm
prisoned, and afterwards became tile subject
Of executive cemeHcy, corrobOrates the truth
of this version. This is the man who procur.
ed the disruption of the democratic party, and
the nomination OF Mr.. Breckenridge %
THE MIRACLE OF ST. JANUARIUs' BLOOD.
The London correspondent of the New York
Presbyterian writes as follows :-"Punch has
an amusing caricature, representing Garibald
IN his weknOwn dreSS-the red bouse--with
a miserable priest, loaded with the monkish
tools OF his superstitiOus trade, crouching in
terror and trying TO escape from his presence.
ST. Januarius' blood and a picture of wink.
ing virgin are conspicuous among his treas
ures 1t is said that Garibad has already de.
manded performance OF the miracle of blood
melting in attcstation of the approval by the
Saint of his entry into Naples, and the priests
will be obliged to comply with the demand, as
they were once before, when Napoleon l. gave
the same order. AT ali events, it is seriously
contemplated to send Il deputation from New
England-and parties are already mentio ed
for this purpose-whose mission shall be to
wait on the dictator and request that he will
bring The alleged miracle to the test OF chemis-
try in the face of the NeapoIitan world You
are, perhaps, aware that Lord Fielding ventur-
ed publicly few years ago to affirm the gen
uneness Of the miracle, in controversy with
Sir Calling Eardley, and the proposal will be
made that his lordshp should form one Of the
deputies"