Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-02-25

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When the census of 1880 was taken, Della
ware had 1887 slaves. In the year 1850 she
had 2290; of these Sussex County had within
her borders 1859; in the year 1910, Sussex
County had 1887; it is estimated that there
now in that county only from 900 to 1000.
Slavery will soon be extinct in Delaware.
Florida planters, in large numbers, accom-
panied by their slaves, are said to be moving
westward to the Mississippi Valley and Texas,
in search of more fertile lands. The New
Orleans Crescent thinks the loss of population
will rather benefit Florida than prove detri-
mental, as the places of those rich planters
will be supplied by small farmers and working
men.
One Andrew J. Rodgers induced free
woman to leave Macon, Ga, in his charge,
under the plea that he desired her to travel
with his (Rodgers's) wife, through the free
states He took the negro woman to Arkan-
sas, and sold or mOrtgaged her. He then re-
turned to Georgia, and took away another free
person from Savannah. On his third expedi-
ton few days since, he undertook TO steal a
slave and was arrested. The fellow belongs
in Arkansas.
A Georgia paper records the case of a New
York gentleman, who was visited and driven
from that state by judge lynch, because it was
reported that he had said something "hereti-
cal' on the slavery question, and thinks north
ern men unjust be stupid fools if they cannot
learn under the teaching of such experience
as they have had"
MISCELLANEOUS.
Baked puppy is the greatest delcacy of the
Sandwich Islands, and Captain McClintock,
in his just published Voyage of the Fox, y
says :-"At the Sandwich Islands was once
invited to feast, and had to feign disappoint
ment as well as l could when told that puppy
was so extremely scarce it could not be pro
cured in time, and, therefore, sucking pig was
substituted
Two young ladies, Misses Temple and Will
liams, while crossing the Mississippi, at Du-
buque, Iowa, CHANGED to step upon a spot of
spongy ice, and each went through Crino-
line was Of essential service, for it kept them
from being submerged further than the waist
until assistance came They reached the
shore in safety, though not little chilled by
their moonlight bath on February night
The New York Post announces the death
of two distinguished German ladies, Madame
Schroeder Devrient and Caroline Ritcher, the
widow of the renowned author Jean Paul
The former was the daughter of Sophie Schre-
der, whose Goethe so admired, as those IA
miliar with his life and works remember.
The American colt Umpire, sired by Lee
compile, out of Alice Carneal, who has so long
held the undsputed premiership of the Eng,
fish turf as first favorite for the Derby, has
been recently attacked by violent influenza,
and at last accounts was reported dead
Daniel Fanshaw, the well known printer,
died in New York on Monday aged r. He
commenced business in 1874, was the first to
adopt mixing rollers instead of hand balls. and
was also the first to use printing machines in
place of the old hand presses. When the
American Bible Society was established he be-
came and continued its printer until the soci-
ETY. opened its own office.