Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-05

The railroad from Chattanooga to Atlanta
crosses the Chickamauga twenty-five times.
| The poet L0ngfellow is in Washington
| looking after his wounded son.
Ice has formed in such quantities in Lake
| Michigan, that navigation is considered over
for the season.
Counterfeit twenty dollar greenbacks arc
In extensive circulation throughout the coun-
try.
young man named James Santorage, a
clerk III store in Cincinnati, was fined
$29 "a, on the LIST, for kissing married lady
against her will.
The latest per Scotia contains a report from
the London Spectator that Earl Russell leaves
the British cabinet, TO be succeeded by Earl
Clarendon.
The report of the recapture of Puebla by
the MeXcans is no doubt ia Sc. We have
later accounts, received from Havana, which
says nothing about it, and there is no organ
lied Mexican force that is sufficient for the
recapture.
Charles Lambs opinion of water cure IT'S
neither new nor wonderful, for it is as old as
the deluge, when in my opinion it killed more
than it cured!"
Jas. IL. Roosevelt, who died in New York
few days since, left an estate OF nearly Il
be devoted to the erection and endowment of
hospital in that city for the relief Of sick
persons.
1t is estimated that 10000 to 10000 Irish
emigrants have reached this country, from
Cork alone, during the past year, aud this is
but small portion of the immense emigra-
ton that is going on.
George w. Curtis was robbed of his CARPET
bag on arriving at Elmra from Butfolo, on
Friday evening last Next morning the bag
was found emptied OF its contents, in the rear
OF public house. Besides wearing apparel,
the thief obtained a bran new lecture in man
uscript, entitled ''Poitical Iufidelity."
serious disturbance broke out, Dec. 4, at
Amboy, n. j. Five hundred railroad en-
ployees have struck, and have stopped one
thousand tons Of government freight consist
ing OF cannon, arms, stores, &c, &c. The
military were called out to restore order.
Two thousand people celebrated the open
ing OF the Lindail House, in ST. Louis, by
dancing and feastng. One item of the sup
per was thousand pounds Of grapes, another
was one hundred dozen OF quails, a third was
two hundred and fifty turkeys. Wine flowed
IN fountains, and anything more successful
than the inauguration can not be conceived.
Alderman Warner of Rochester. n Y,
came very near being killed on the 23d. He
crossed the Central railroad at Fields Cross
idg, concluding by the absence of the signal
man that all was clear, but train came on
'him, striking the hind wheels of his buggy
breaking the whole vehicle to pieces, throw
ing horse, rider and all into the ditch. Re-
monsirating with the signal man, that official
stEqtddkIh6iTR, hit vas disarmed The alder
man was seriously injured by the accident
Secretary Chase, without any financial leg
islation by this congress, had within his
grasp on the lSt If December, 81, 100, 00O,
900. As follows :-Baance of five -twenties
unsold, Sis, 900 900; balance of fifty million
loan, $40, 600 600; balance in treasury, S29,
600 600; balance in legal tenders, 100000
900; balance in interest bearing treasury
notes, $3.50, 900 900; balance in tariff bearing
treasury notes. $40, 900, 900; balance in in
ternal revenue notes. $50 900 ,000 balance
in ten-forty loan notes, $400,000,000. Total,
$1,OS4 900, 900.
A ghost, in woman's clothes, recently
knocked at the house of old Mrs. Kennedy of
Cleveland, Ohio, in the night. Her son John
chased the ghost in his shirt, and with an ak.
A spirited run ensued, and the ghost ultimate
ly bolted into Tom Mechanics coffin shop,
where he finally disappeared, probably into
one of the collins. Tom and John tiereupon
had terrific battle Of words, and next day
the former brought an action for Islander.
The costs were 500. Eighty witnesses were
examined and the defendant gained the case,
the court charging that it would be difficult
for Il man to commit Islander in his shirt, on
the street, on cold night, and while chasing
a ghost.