Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-16

man, died in Stafford, on the 9th inst, at the
age of 105 years. He was born in Virginia
slave to John Upsh1r, and set free at the age
Of forty.
In Stafford the cattle disease excitement has
died out and 1t is thought that no genuine case
has occurred a good deal of the panic about
this disease in other places, has been very
blind and unreasonable.
In Danbury people make hats. Zadoc Ben.
edct with one jonrneyman and two apprentice
es, commenced the business in 1850, making
three per day, or less than 1000 per year. In
1850, Danbury made 1856 440 hats.
Some of the Yale students, masked and
armed with revolvers, broke into the College
Chapel, on Monday night and stole the Bible
from the pulpit. 1t has been a standing trick
between the Yale and Harvard students, to
steal their Chapel Bibles, and send them to
the officers OF the rival College.
Charles Goodyear of New Haven, the in
venter and discoverer of the use of India rub
Der in manufactures, is lying at the point of
death in New York, of an affection of the
brain. He left Washington two weeks ago to
attend the funeral of his daughter.
Personal.
Some of the descendants of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence propose to
erect a monument to the memory of their an
cestors, and are this week holding convention
in Philadelphia, to make arrangements for that
purpose.
Nathaniel P. Willis, editor of the Home
journal, has been confirmed in the Episcopal
Church, New York
Hon. John j. Crittenden had his pocket
picked of $50, last week. while in the cars be-
tween Baltimore and Washington.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A correspondent of the New Bedford Stand.
ard says 1.-THE cheapest as well as pleasant
est way of going from New York to PhiIadel-
phla, is to take ticket to Trenton; this, in
the Il o'clock train, is 81 As. Then from
there take the steamer Edwin Forrest, so
named from the noted actor of that name
The fare is only % cents-one half the rail
road fare on the cheapest line, and one third
the charge on most of them" The through
fare from New York to Philadelphia is SO.
Tommy" the sprightly Interpreter of the
japanese embassy, has involved himself in a
''muss" at Philadelphia On Monday, beau
tltul young lady, with good deal of hauteur
In her manners, declined to let him kiss her,
whereupon the young Tycoon declared she
''was much ID proud
Dutton, who swnded the Muscatinc 1owa)
Bank, OF which he was cashier, out of $50 900,
has been acquitted by jury on the ground
that he was demented by the habtual use of
intoxicating drinks.
Last SATURDAY nlSnt seven prisoners eScap-
ed from the Jail at Columbus, Ohio. One of
them made a key out Of pewter spoon, with
which he unlocked several of the cells, until it
finally broke in the last lock attempted. Hay.
ing taken up part of the flooring, they very
easily dug through the foundation wall, and
reached the area of freedom.
A man named Joseph Gainesley recently
committed suicide in Indiana because his
brother had dreamed that he went to heaven,
where he met all his dead relations, and it
was revealed to him that all the survivors
of the family would go there when they died,
ercept Joseph, who was too sinful to reach
there.
The Historical Society of Cuyahoga coun-
ty, Ohio, celebrated the Gath anniversary of
the settlement Of the county, on the 18th inst
OF the relics on the ground were copies of the
Berkshire Chronicle and Massachusetts Intel
ligencer of June Is, 1890, and many other
rare articles of interest to the descendants of
the early settlers of the western reserve
Gardner A Furniss, the man who some
years ago, acted a conspicuous part with Mrs
Woodman, the wife of a wealthy gentleman of
New Orleans, while she was boarding at the
New York Hotel, and who came near losing
his lite by the hands Of the Infatuated husband,
has been arrested at New York for running off
with livery team.
Chas. II. Watson of Rochester, N. Y, a ma
chinist and locomotive engineer has been re-
leased from Jail at Alexandria, Va after two
months Imprisonment, because he was seen
talking with negro on the wharf He was
never brought to trial, and there was no evil
dence against him except as to the fact that
he talked with negro