Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-27

the month of January, 1862, 32,09l passen-
gors, and in the month of January, 1868, 3D.
S7l, an increase of $3.50. Horse railroads
pay.
Tom Thumb issued twenty-five hundredin-
vtations to his reception at his mothers IN
Bridgeport and half the wants were not sup
piled at that. (No charge for tins advertise
ment.)
I'm the first congressional district the demo-
crots have nominated Alvan =. Hyde, who is
said to be up for his third defeat In the sec
ond district james Il. English the present in
cumbent. has been renomnated by the demo-
Gratis. VIM. NJ. Converse is the democratic
nominee in the third district. All the district
conventions endorsed the copperhead platform
of the state convention.
Five steamers and two sailing vessels are
building at Mystic.
RHODE ISLAND.
One share of Providence and Worcester
railroad stock sold in Providence on We'd
nesday for 1876 Ia.
Henry Hopkins of Providence committed
suicide on Wednesday by inhaling charcoal
gas. He was seventy-three years of age.
Pecuuiary embarrassment is said to have been
the cause of the deed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Emma Taylor, a pretty and pleasing actress,
quence of injuries received while acting in
Hartford last week.
The sum of $3.50 has been subscribed in
Philadelphia for the purchase of a testimonial
for Gen. Sigel.
The Winsted Herald says the time has
come when Everybody can't wear Calico"
and the pampered children of wealth who can
afford it delight to sport it in the face of the
poorer classes who can get nothing better
than silks.
Since the 1st of August, 1861, l17,000 sol
diers have passed over the New Jersey rail-
road, bound for the seat of war.
Gen. Hooker has arrested thirty deserters,
had them tried by court martial and sentenced
to be shot. 1t is believed that he will neXor
ably enforce the sentence.
4 man frozen stiff as log was picked up
in the street in Brooklyn, New York, the
other morning, and taken into IL storeSwhile
the coroner was sent for. But when that
official arrived, the frozen man reused up and
vehemently protested against being 'sot
upon" by any jury, and the inquest was adj
journed sine die.
The New York legislature having refused
to invite General Mcclellan to Albany, the
municipal authorities have taken it upon
themselves to do it. The general accepts with
pleasure.
The society of acclimation, at Paris, have
lately received "A present of three Chinese
sheep. Their fecundity is remarkable; the
ewes breed regularly twice a year, producing
from two to three lambs, and sometimes fiveat
a birth. The wool is fully as good as that
of other varieties, but somewhat less in guam
tity.
An officer writes from the army of the Po-
tomac that most of the croakers have been
weeded out, and all that is now wanted is
week of fine weather.
Victor Hugo has written tragedy of WHICH
old John Brown is the hero.
A lady once said to her husband ''You
have never yet taken me to the cemetery"
''No, dear" he replied, ''that is pleasure l
have yet had only in anticipation"
Already in several places in Europe the au-
thorties have formally prohibited crinoline,
or limited the grand circumference Of the fe
male outer garment to a given number of
feet and inches, and in England, several fatal
accidents having lately occurred, there is Sc
rious talk about IL lessening OF circumference.