Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-04

Universal suffrage in Spain is a peculiar in
sttutlon, according to Port Mahon CORE
spondent of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
Previous to the late elections, in some localities
the republican candidates were arrested and
kept locked up in jail until the voting was over.
In Cadiz, out of 1900 or $4,000 voters, only
5000 were registered and allowed to vote. In
single ward of Madrid, 900 out Of 400 soldiers
who voted were under age; and when bystand-
ers at the polls protested, they were told either
to hold their tongues or go to jail. Where the
election of members to the cOrtes was contested,
| the ministerial candidates were admitted to
their seats in all cases.
farmer cut down tree which stood so near
the boundary line of his farm that it was
| doubted whether IL belonged to him or to his
neighbor. The neighbor, however, claimed the
| tree, and prosecuted for damages the man who
cut it. The case was sent from court to court.
Time was wasted, temper soured and friendship
lost; but the case was finally gained by the
prosecution. The last heard of the man who
gained the cause was that he went to the nearest
attorney to have him execute a deed of his
| whole farm, he had been compelled to sell to
pay his costs Then houseless and homeless he
thrust his hands into his pocket and triumph
antly exclaimed, "Pve beat himp
The famous cynocephalus, the chief attraction
| OF western nomadic circus company, suddenly
left the troupe at Bay City, Mich. and has not
since been captured
Andrew McCready, ninety-year old citizen
OF Stowe, near Pittsburg, was jealous of his
| wife, who was fat and only forty, and undertook
to correct her. She threw him down and danced
upon his bosom until she inflicted fatal injuries
and is in lail.
delegate introduced in the Nebraska consti-
tutonal convention a motion providing that
hereafter women shall take the place of men in
all the occupations of life, and that the word
male in the constitution shall be struck out,
and female" substituted.
Zeigenmeyer, the man who murdered and per-
| sonated Gumbleton, has been identified by the
| New York broker from whom he obtained his
companions deposit In prison he has lost the
| sympathy showered upon him by his attempt to
| pass counterfeit money on little apple seller
| who has visited the prison for years.
The democrats have nominated Mr.. James
| w. Coffroth for congress in the second district
| of California. He was their candidate in 1869
but was beaten by Mr.. Aaron A. Sargent, re-
publican, who had majority of three thou
| sand. The vote of the district was then thir-
ty-three thousand; it has considerably increased
since. The republicans have re-nominated MIR.
| Sargent.
AT meeting of the St. Louis farmers club
last week, the secretary of the club exhibited
| dead potato bug and also live little insect of
| the tick family, which had produced the death
of the potato destroyer. The tick had a spear
shaped weapon on the under side, quarter of
an men long. which, when not IN use, was
folded up against the body like a shut knife.
When first discovered it had impaled the potato
bug with its spear and was dragging the dead
carcase along. The club decided that this is the
true enemy Of the potato bug.
sad story comes from Georgia concerning
the fate of temperance insurance society
which was started by ten persons, each anteing
up five dollars, and contributing five dollars
month-those who didn't backslide in twelve
months to divide the accumulated amount. All
but one relapsed into their errors, and on the
appointed day the survivor called at the treas
ureTs office to obtain the $3.50 due. The treas
urer being out he took seat and drink of
whiskey. At that moment the clock struck
twelve.
SURPRISE VIsIT.-About fifty of the friends of
Mr.. A. B. Whipple foreman at the loom manufac-
tory of L. j. Knowles Bro, gathered at his home,
No Charlton street, Monday evening, July g. and
during the absence of Mr.. and Mrs. W. (who were
purposely invited away) took possession of the
house and proceeded to make themselves at home.
While arranging matters to suit the surprised host
and hostess made their appearance upon the scene
of action, and in response to their inquiry to the
meaning of all this were told that the occasion of
their "Tin Wedding" could not be allowed to pass
unnoticed, therefore these friends had gathered to
remind them that the event was not forgotten.
During the social hour which followed Mr.. and
Mrs. W. recovered, in a measure, their equilibrium
but 1t was again upset by the opening of adjoin
ing room and presenting to the astonished pair the
presents procured for the occasion. Prominent
among them was beautiful set of parlor furniture
of Grecian pattern, from the popular warehouse of
John d. Chollar, presented by Messrs. L. J. K. &
Bro, beautiful Watham watch by the workmen
under his charge and many other valuable presents
from neighbors and friends.
The presentation was made by A. G. Munroe, and
was responded to by Mr.. W. in feeling and appro-
pirate manner. After enjoying the evening perfectly
we separated, the younger portion of our company
singing in their hearts, ely swifter round We
wheels of time" etc.
Even the rose bug leaves immediately on applica.
ton of the Grafton mineral fertilizer and DESTROYER