Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-12-21

The New CURRENCY-The first notes OF
-i- I'LL ,,..,, - Ill ha issuad in a
series are to illustrate the leading events of
American history. There are two vgnettes
on the face OF each note, which is entirely
printed in black, while on the back, beside
the principal piece, are the national arms AMI
those of the state where the bank of issue is
stuated-printed in green. The legend on
the face of the five dollar notes is as follows ::
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
This note is secured By bonds of
The EITED STATEs,
DepO tied
with tile United States Treasurer at Was lngton.
Register Of t6e Treasurv TrcasuIsT + nited States
IHE fast NATIONAL BANK VI
tere VIII be Inserted the name Of the place where The
WILL PAT TIE BEARER on DEM,ND
FIVE DOLlARS.
The notes of this denomination represent,
by various designs, historical and alegoriral,
the discovery Of America by Columbus The
ten dollar notes bear the same legend 1he
denomination excepted), but vary the designs
to Franklin experimenting with the lightning,
and De Soto discovering the Mississippi.
Other denominations represent the battle of
Lexington, the baptism of Pocahontas, Wash
NAN'Hi'N
ton OF the Pilgrims, the battle of Lake Erie,
and Trumbul's famous picture of the Declar-
alton Of Independence. The maximum
amount Of currency to be issued upder this
law is THREE Kindred MILLION dollars, and
about one hundred and sixty banks have been
authorized.
''TnE RouND TABLE."-The tales of King
Arthur and his knights have contributed an
appropriate name TO a new journal just adyen-
tured in New York, and devoted to politics,
literature, and aesthetics. The Round Table
has striking English physiognomy, is i'm
personal as to publishers and writers, discuss
es live questions with independence and abil-
ity, and states its future purpose in the fol-
lowing handsome manner cit is true per
chance, that now,
- The true old times dead,
When every IN 'rni brought a noble chance,
Ana every chance Drought out noble knight
but though Arthur sleeps in the island valley
of Avilion, and though mems eyes are no
more lifted by the light that led the elders by
the gift Of myrrh, the pen has its noble
chances as well as the sword, and the spirit
of the Paadius can find work enough to do in
breasting daily errors, righting daily wrongs.
and steadfasty maintaining the standard of
loyalty to truth, justice, and liberty, to the
beautiful in art and tire useful in life
TAKING IT EAsY.-Last week the members
of congress tried to adjourn from Friday last
to the 9th day of January. The house voted
to do SO by thirty six majority, but the senate
non-concurred. We notice in the Globe that of
the Massachusetts members of the house,
Messrs. Boutwell,, Dawes and Rice, voted for
the long vacation, while Messrs. Alley, Ames,
Baldwin, Eliot, Gooch, Hooper and Wash
p burn voted with the minority against it.
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BERLIN.-lhe Union Library association in South
Berlin held leyee on the Sd inst at Union Hall
The receipts amounted to hundred and fifteen
dollars Sergeant Ohm 5. Fay of Marlboro. of the
18th regimeet who lost his right arm and leg in
battle, being present, contribution amounting to
Thirty dollars, was taken up for him The money
was presented by Hon. VIM. Bassett TO Mr. Fav