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THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1868.

splitting" leather, and for cutting out soles,
nave been introduced, efiecting more or less
change In the method of manufacturing shoes.
But the greatest and most important innova.
ton has been the introduction of the new
Mckay stitching machine for uniting the soes
and uppers to shoes-a desideratum long
sought for, and reached at last. To this ma
chine is to be attributed the great revolution
now going on in this city, and which, in all
human probability, is to make our city anoth-
er Lowell or Lawrence, in different line of
business. 1t is this machine which is creating
demand for other machinery, and necessi-
tating an approach to the factory system,
which has proved so successful in the manu-
facture Of cotton, wooden goods, carpets, and
many other articles of domestic consumption.
Ever since Lynn became the seat of the great
shoe interest of the country until now, the
business has been carried on in apparently
the most disconnected manner, and the work
men engaged in it have been scattered all over
New England. The stock was merely cut
out in Lynn, and sent here and there to be
made up. Only few ''clickers," or cutters,
were employed, and comparatively few work
men, who generally made the better class
OF shoes. A large number of expressmen did
a thriving business in CARRYING out and re-
turning the work small building, perhaps
twenty by forty feet, and of two stories, suf-
feed for the purpose of cutting up the stock,
and asserting and packing the shoes, upon
their return from the workmen in distant
places.
Machinery, and particularly the sewing
machine, has done in a few short months
what years of theorizing and speculation
could not do. 1t has demonstrated that the
factory system can be successfully and profit
ably introduced into the shoe business-in
fact, that with the rapid strides which the
business has made within few years, it is
the only system that can be made available
for its successful prosecution in future. OF
course, this new system is yet in its infancy
the business is yet in transition state; but
the wheels of revolution are moving rapidly,
and they never move backward. Operatives
are pouring in as fast as room can be made
for them; buildings for shoe factories are
going up in every direction, the hum of ma
chinery is heard on every hand, old things
are passing away, and all things are becoming
new,
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From the Barre Gazette.
Legislative Sketches,

BOSTON, April /, 1868.
There are, in the house, about forty farm
ers; and while most of them are men of good
Judgment and practical sense, few IN proper
ton engage much in debate. Mr.. Hubbard of
Brimfeld has spoken briefly on several occa-
sions, and always in a manner pertinent to
the subject under discussion, and enjoys, l
think, IA good degree of influence in the house.
Mr. Marston of Barnstable, one of the oldest
members, is ''gentleman of the old school,"
who is eminently social in his nature, and ey-
identity enjoys the society of those by many
years his juniors. He is urbane and genial
In speech.-Mr. Kendall of Boylston is a
young man of good ability, who OCCASION
ally participates briefly in debate. He
seems to have a good natural command of
language, and usually has the ear of the
house, when he speaks.-Mr. Brownell of
Westport has had large legislative experience
in both senate and house, and though he sell
dom engages in debate, has a reputation for
candor and good Judgment which enables him
to exert strong influence. Thera are many
other farmers, who, in Il quiet, unobtruSive
way, are doing their duty most faithfully in
the house, and whom L should like to notice
In special manner, if l had time, but must
pass them by and say a few words of one other
farmer, who may well be called working
member" to wit: Mr.. Hubbard of Sunder-
land He is always on the alert to know
what is "going on" whether on the floor
of the house, in the private intercourse be-
tween members, or in the ladies' gallery. If
there is to be an election of overseers OF Har-
ward college, a preacher of the election SER
mon, or directors of the Western railroad,
what Mr.. Hubbard cannot tell you as to the
preliminary caucusing you may be assured is
not worth knowing. And as he was specially
appointed one of the monitors of the sixth di-
vision, he seems to have taken upon himself
the heavy responsibility of exercising kind
of fatherly care over the whole house. to see
that members attend faithfully to their duties
and although he has not succeeded remarka-
bly, well in his efforts to impose fines upon
absentees from the house or committee rooms,
still he evinces perseverance which is not
easily discouraged by repeated defeats, and
which would certainly be productive. of good
if properly directed. If honesty, actiUity, and
.frGnkneSS are the tests by which the value of
a legislators services are to be judged, then,
certainly ,the remarkable industry of the gem
tleman from Sunderland, together with his
native honesty of character, (to which the pc
culiar open expression of his smiling face is
a sure index will secure to him a claim for
superiority which think none of his fellow
members will be likely to dispute. Such
specimens of honest industry in official posi-
ton are certainly rare.
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lie convenience, security from fire, or for

lie convenience, security from fire, or fol
health.
Sect. 2. And be it further enacted, that
to aid in the erection. maintenance, and eff
cheney of fire plugs throughout the city, the
said corporation of Washington is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to levy and collect u
special annual tax on all buildings within five
hundredfeet ofany main waterpipe into which,
or the premises connected Herewith, the
water has not been introduced, and the owners
or occupants of which do not pay an annual
water rate or rent in accordance with the or.
dinances of the corporation, which tax shall
be levied with reference to the value of the
building so taxed, and shall be not more than
five dollars nor less than one dollar per year:
but whenever the water shall be introduced, in
conformity with the corporation laws, into any
building or premises the fire plugtax thereon
shall cease and whenever the water shall be
discontinued from any building or premises
into which it has been introduced, the said
building shall be subject to the fire plug tax
from the date OF the discontinuance of the
water.
Sect. 3. And be it further enacted, that the
water tax hereby authorized to be levied and
collected, shall constitute Il fund to be used
exclusively to defray the cost of distribution
OF the water, including all necessary fixtures
and machines connected with said distribution,
and the annual water rates or rents authorized
to be collected by the act of which this act is
amendat0ry, shall constitute fund exclu-
sively for the maintenance, management,
and repair of the system of water distribu-
ton.
Approved, March 8, 1868.
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Chicopee Falls-J. S. Thomas, W. G..
Leonard.
Holyoke and South Hadley Falls-Wm. D.
Bridge.
Feeding Hills-Guilford D. Brown.
SOuthwick-To be supplied.
Westiield-H. w. Warren, John CALDWELL
Westteld, West Parish-To be supplied
Blandford and Beach Hill. r. Tread
well.
North Blandford-Supplied by Henry W.
Leonard.
Chester-George Hewes.
Worthington and Montgomery-Supple
by John r. Pendell.
SOuthampton-L. r. S. Brewster.
Northampton-H. p. Andrews.
Easthampton-Samuel jackson.
Williamsburg and Chesterfeld-John Pc
tersOn.
Savoy and Cummington-To be supplied.
Charemont-RandallM Mitchell.
Rowe-Supplied by Lorenzo White.
Heath-To be supplied.
Shelburn Falls and Griswoldville-W. ].
Pomfret.
Coleraine-To be supplied.
Buckland-E. j. Moore.
Greenfed-Wm. j. Hambleton.
Gill and Mortified Farms-Wm. B. Toul-
min.
Bernardston and Leyden-Supplied by C.
N. Merrifield.
South Deerfeld-To be supplied.
Locks Village-To be supplied.
North Prescott-To be supplied
South Athol and North Dana-Alonzo
Sanderson.
Athol Depot-F. T. George.
South oyalston-Solomon Chaplin.
Phillipston-Nath'l f. Stevens.
Ervng and Northfield-To be supplied.
Peham-John II. Gaylord.
Enfeld-Gilbert Il. Bent.
South Amherst-To be supplied.
North Amherst-John Jones.
Miner Raymond, principal of Wesleyan
Academy, member of Wilbraham quarterly
conference.
Hector Brownson, agent of American Bible
Society, member of Pyncheon street quarterly
conference.
Frank C. Morse, chaplain in United States
army, member of Blandford quarterly confer
ence.
Luther T. Townshend, transferred to New
Hampshire conference.
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TPUBLIC-No.8 SO.

AN ACT amendatory of an act entitled can
act to provide for the care and preservation
of the works constructed by the United
States for bringing the Potomac water into
the cities of Washington and Georgetown,
for the supply of said water for all govern
mental purposes, and for the uses and ben
eft of the inhabitants Of the said cities"
Be it enacted by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in congress assembled, taat, in addition to
the powers conferred upon the corporation of
Washington by the second and third sections
of the act of congress, approved March three,
eighteen hundred and fifty nine, entitled
can act to provide for the care and preserva-
ton of the works constructed by the United
States for bringing the Potomac water into
the cities of Washington and Georgetown, for
the supply of said water for all governmental
purposes, and for the uses and benefit of the
inhabitants of the said cities" full power and
authority are hereby given to the said corpor-
alton to levy and collect water tax on all
real property within the corporate limits of
the city of Washington which binds on or
touches on any avenue, street, or alley in
which a main water pipe has been laid or
hereafter may be laid by the United States or
by the corporation of Washington, which water
tax shall be as nearly as possible equal and
unl1ormi may De leVled on lots In proportion
to their frontage or their area, as the said
corporation may determine; and may be col
lected in not less than three nor more than
five annual instruments, of which instalments
all after the first shall bear interest at the rate
of six per centum per annum, commencing
from the date Of [atl which the first install
ment becomes due, but may, at the option of
the owner of the property taxed, be paid and
discharged ID full at any time after it shall
have been levied. And the said corporation
of Washington is further authorized and en-
powered, on petition of the owners of the ma
jority of the real estate on any square or line
of squares, to lay down water pipes and erect
fire plugs and public hydrants wherever the
same may be requisite and necessary for pub.
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OFFICIAL,
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Third Session of the Thirty-seventh
Congress.

PUBLIC-No. 81.
AN ACT to incorporate St. AIMS Infant Asy-
lum, in the District of Columbia.
Be 1t enacted by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in congress assembled, that Theresa A.
Costello, Lucy Gwynn, Margaret Bowden,
Sarah NJ. Carroll, Catherine Ryan, Louisa
Fisher, and Catherine Shea, and their success
sors, be and they are hereby made body pol
ictic and corporate forever by the name of st.
AIMS Infant Asylum, for the purpose of
establishing and maintaining in the city
of Washington, in the District of Column
bia, an institution for the maintenance
and support If foundlings and infant
orphan and half orphan children, and
also to provide for deserving INDECENT
and unprotected females during their confine-
ment in childbirth; and by that name may
sue and be sued, prosecute and defend; may
have and use common seal, and the same
alter and renew at pleasure; may adopt and
establish rules, regulations, and bylaws not
repugnant to the constitution and laws of the
United States, for properly conducting the
affairs of said corporation; may take, receive,
purchase, and hold estate, real personal, and
mixed, not exceeding in value at any one
time one hundred thousand dollars, and may
manage and dispose of the same and apply
to the uses and purposes of said corporation,
according to the rules and regulations which
now are or may hereafter at any time be es-
tablshed.
Sect. 2. And be it further enacted, that
said corporation shall be entitled to retain I'M
der their care, charge, and restraint, and sub
ject to the rules and discipline of said corpor-
alton all foundlings and infant children COM
mitted to their keeping as fully and complete
ly, to all intents and purposes, as if they were
regularly indentured and bound apprentices
to said institution, until said foundlings and
infants shall be, if males, twenty-one years
old, and if females eighteen years old, or any
shorter period that may be agreed upon; and
said corporation shall have power to bind them
out for a time not to exceed said ages of TWEEN
ty-one and eighteen years, respectively, as
apprentices to learn any trade or business, or
to learn to be useful in housekeeping,
or may, under terms proper in the view
of the said corporation, and to be by
them stipulated, place them for adoption,
or as inmates with any families or persons,
said corporation not being restricted in the
exercise of their powers of binding or placing
out to the District of Columbia; and all such
acts shall be in writing, signed by the presi-
dent of said corporation, and sealed with their
corporate seal, and signed and sealed by the
persons taking said children as apprentices or
as aforesaid, and acknowledged by said par
ties before justice of the peace in and for
said district, and within one month thereafter
recorded in the office of the register of wills
for said district.
Sect. 8. And be it further enacted, that
congress may at any time hereafter alter,
amend, or repeal this act.
Approved, March 3, 1868.
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SHOOTING AFFAIR IN ToRoNTo-A Woman
Fires Sir Pistol Shots at another Woman.-
account of mysterious shooting affair: =
Among the refugees who fled from the
south and took up their quarters in Toronto,
ABOUT twelve months ago, were a Mr.. and
Mrs Mrs Dean. The gentleman, who is by pro-
1esslon lawyer, rented small cottage on
c street, between Yonge and Elizabeth
biz where ne had been living quietly with
MS wife and little daughter, for the mast few
months. On Tuesday last two weli-dressed
young women called at the house and inquired
II MI Dean was at home. Receiving a replv
IN the negative from Mrs. Dean, they stated
that they would call again, and left.
Last evening, one of the young women re-
turned to the cottage and made similar in.
quiry, when the reply was that Mr.. Dean was
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-04-09

SUPPOSED MURDERER ARREsTED.-Satur-
day, man, supposed to be James Degman,
who murdered his wife, Margaret Degman, at
Providence, r. l., on the oath of last month,
was arrested at the village of Geddes, last
night. He was found at the house of friend
in company with woman claiming to be his
wife, and was taken into custody without
trouble.
The circumstances preceding the arrest,
are somewhat singular. On the 30th ult., a
young man now residing here, WHO came
from Providence, received a newspaper con-
tanning proclamation by the governor of
Rhode Island, offering a reward of two hun
dred dollars for the apprehension of the muir
derer Degman. He showed this paper to
detective James and others, and few days
ago this man, answering the description of
the murderer, was seen on the towpath be-
tween here and Geddes The most striking
peculiarly of resemblance was a defective
eye, which is entirely white, color of hair,
complexion, size, weight, and several other
distinctive marks.
The accused gives his name as Patrick
O'Neil, and says he has formerly lived here,
and about fifteen years ago was in the employ
of Messrs. Van Buren, and Bates, tanners,
and that he has been absent in Massachusetts
for some years. His wife at Geddes says he
has been gone from here about four years,
and that she has since been an inmate of the
county house that he unexpectedly came
back about week ago, and proposed to live
with her again.
O'Neil, alias Degman, gives his age at 43
years. He has been lodged in the court house
cells, and information of his arrest telegraph
ed to the authorities at Providence, r. l. He
stOutly asserts that he has not been there, but
when the accounts of the murder in the Prov
idence papers we're read to him they produced
marked effect upon him.-SyracuSe Journal
Of Saturday.
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CIOtBlmg.
A. P. WARE & co.

164, 1853 and 170 Main St. Worcester,
BEG LEAVE TO NOTIFY THEIR
CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC GEN.
ERALLX, THAT THEY HAVE NOW
IN STORE, AND IN PROCESS OF MAN
UFACTURE. A STOCK OF GREAT Ex-
TENT AND VARIETY, EMBRACING
"A MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
OF
Reasonable Garments,
ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS WANTS
OF ALL GLASSES OF CUSTOMERS.
MUCH CARE HAS BEEN TAKEN To
PRODUCE q GARMENTS UNsCRIMPED
IN PROPORTIONS, TASTEFUL IN
STYLE, AND OF PROPER WORK.
MANsHIP, AND WE RESP ECTFULLY
INVITE THE EXAMINATION OF ALL
I'm WANT OF ISEADY.MADE CLOTH
ING. PURCnAsERs OF
Spring Overcoats
CAN HARDLY FAIL OF A sATISFAC-
TORY SELECTION FROM OUR AS
sORTMENT.
WE ALSO INVITE ATTENTION TO
OUR LARGE STOCK, AND ExTEN.
sIVE VARIETY OF
Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings,
ADAPTED TO ALL DESCRIPTIONS
OF GARMENTS, FOE ALL CONDI.
TIONS AND AGES OF MASCULINE
HUMANITY, WHICH WILL BE SOLD
BY THE PIECE OR YARD, AT THE
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES, OH
MADE UP INTO GARMENTS TO Or
DER, FOR EITHER MEN Or BOXs,
I'm THE BEST STYLE AND MANNER,
AND sATIsFAOT ION IN ALL GASES
WARRANTED.
WE ALSO INVITE THE PARTIOU.
LAR ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC
TO OUR EXTENSIVE DEPARTMENT
OF
Boys Clothing.
WHICH WILL BE FOUND AS AT.
rRACTIVE AND AS w ELL SUPPLIED
AS EVER. MUCH CARE WILL BE
CONSTANTLY EXERCISED TO REM
DER THIS IAIPORTANT BRANCH OF
OUR BUSINESS IN ALL RESPECTS
DESERVING OF THE PATRONAGE
OF ALL PURCHAsEKs OF BOYB'
CLOTHIN
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at home, and the young woman was request
ed to step inside the house. This she declined
to do, and expressed wish that Mr.. Dean
should come out to her, As the street door
opened into the front room, he came to the
door, accompanied by Mrs. DeaA, and the
young woman, on his making his appear
ance, Immediately shouted out, "That is my
husband" The words were hardly out Of
her mouth when she drew a~six- barreed re-
volver from under her shawl or cloak, and
commenced firing at Mrs. Dean. The first
bullet went over her shoulder and the second
and third lodged in the door. Mrs. Dean fell
back in fainting fit, and the desperate wo-
man discharged her fourth barrel through the
window.
Mr. Dean took hold of her and walked of
a short distance in the direction of Elizabeth
street, but, strange to say he allowed her to
return, and finding the door open, she fired
her fifth and sixth bullets into the room where
Mrs. Dean was sitting, but without hitting her
She then left, and it is believed, rejoined Mr.
Dean a short distance off. The police hear
ing of the affair." constable McHenry was de-
tailed to make a search, but up to late hour
he was unable to find any trace of either Mr..
Dean or the woman. Shortly before mid
night Mrs. Dean received note from her
husband that he had gone off with the woman,
but not to be uneasy about him as he would
soon return. The whole affair is enveloped
in mystery, but to-day the police may be able
to throw some light on it.
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Fancy Dress Silks
BARNARD, SUMMER d co.

propose to sell their stock Of LIGHT AND MEDIUM
FANCY SILKS and will offer them at prices that will
look tempting.
as CENTS WILL Blythe choice of handsome
assortment Chenie's Stripes and Figuresgoods that
cost One Dollar and upwards.
ONE DOLLAR WILL BUY-almost any Light Fancy
Silk we have in our stock.
silk at these prices is the cheapest home Dress
Lady can buy. diff
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

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40 neh nrSt Insertion, ell each subsequent insertion
neentsi one week, %; two weeks. ~ IS; one month
~ three months 81; year. $40. For half square
the price will be three ourhs Of the price one square,
ue Advertisements aud Special Notices. extra price
hhHaY First insertion 81 per square sub
~ Az transient Advertisements must he maid ia nd-
sance Yearly regular advertisers vii IL yeanred "a
make quarterly payments ''''i' WI w i'Vu"su ="
Iuf7ops4 ~ Wasaons Advertisements No report reso
assocation ana lss OF any corporation society," or
tention TO snv u 9 compensation designed 10 call az
can De inserted, unless paid for as an hdvrrsennt
w Inc Publishers will not hold themselves resnons,
charged forthe Advertisement. ' WV "ni"uht
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MOrtester @aiIp Spp.
THE DAILY SPY.
Appointments of the New England Meth
Odist Conference

OuISL VOIlHtI tIlVt
AT the meeting of the New England con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
just held in Charlestown, the following APP
pointments of preachers were made for the
nreSent wear:
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BOSTON DISTRICT.

JEFFERSON HAsCALL, Presiding Elder.
BOston-Hanover street, Fales H. Newhall ;
Bromtield street, Charles n Smith; Church
street, George M. Steele; North Russell
street, Gilbert Haven; fremont street, VIM.
>. Studley; Meridian street, edward Cook ;
Bennington street, Edward A. Manning; Cen
tenary Church, George w. Mansfield; Dor
chester street, j. Henry Owens; Mariners
Church, Edward r. Taylor; Revere street,
supplied by L. IL. Grissam.
Chelsea-Walnut street, Lorenzo ID. Bar
rows; Mount Bellingham, j. 0ramel Peck.
Winthrop-W. 2. Blackmer.
Roxbury-John w. Dadmun.
Jamaica Plain-supplied by Edwin Ray
Dorchester-Lnus Fish.
Neponset-William NJ. Hubbard, Charles
S. Rogers.
Quincy Point-To be supplied.
Northumberland Marcy.
Walpole and Foxboro'-George Whitaker.
Newton Upper Falls-Augustus f. Bailey.
Newtonville-Henry Baker, Henry V. De-
gen.
Natck-First church, Bartholomew Othe-
man; Second church, Edw. w. Virgin.
SaXonyille-Zachariah A. Nudge.
Holliston-Justin S. Barrows, Daniel
Steele.
Hopkinton-Jas w. Mowry.
Miltord-Joseph Scott.
West Medway-Thos. c. Potter.
Mendon-W Watson NJ. Ayres.
Westborough-Sanford b. Sweetser.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Judd.
Rock Bottom and Bolton-Albert Gould.
Sudbury-Porter M. Vinton.
James Porter, assistant book agent at New
York, member of Hanover street quarterly
conference.
Joseph Cummings, president of Wesleyan
University, member of Bromfeld street quar-
terly conference.
John w. Merrill, professor in Biblical In
stitute, at Concord, member of North Russell
street quarterly conference
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COTTON HOSIERY
New Parasols and Sun Umbrellas.

Speciates in ornaments Of Jet Marquiste, Steel, &C.,
&c Plain a0d embroidered Leather Boices and Trav-
cling Companions. Head Dresses and New Style Nets
and complete assortment of Thread Store Goods, and
great many other and desirable goods, which
offer Wholesale and retail at small ADVANCE from cost
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GROSS, STRAUSS G CO.

mch26 diff 152 Main street.
GRE A L B A r G A l n S