Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-18

man recently died in Indiana from a wound
received at the battle Of Queenstown, Canada
in 1872. The surgeon told him at the time that
the wound was fatal one, but the man
wouldn't credit it, and continued TO linger
through fifty nine more years, doing nothing but
eating and working, and carrying that wound
with him all the time. But his recent death
shows the surgeon was right.
When the army of the Potomac was building
Notifications before Yorktown, Gen. Mcclellan
made an inspection tour. When passing the
headquarters of the TIL Massachusetts the
sentinel made the usual "present." Mcclellan
looked at him for Il moment, and said, CHATS
rusty musket for Il soldier to carry" To
which the sentinel promptly replied, 81 know it
is, general; but if you will step into my tent
I'll show you a spade so bright you can see
your face in it," Spades were trumps in those
days.
The author of Gland Journey from Asia to
Europe" says: 81 remember seeing in Canton
a military examination. A deep trench was
dug in a circle, and two targets were placed at
equal distances from the centre The cOmpeti-
tor mounted a very slow pony, who trotted
round the trench; the rider then approached the
target, and, when close by it, put the arrow
against it, pulled the bow, and OF course each
time placed the arrow successfully in the target.
Three times did he perform this wondrous feat,
and then kneeling at the governors feet, was
dubbed an officer. 1t was so ridiculous | could
hardly believe it to be true
Mr. Muller, of Bristol, England, never asks for
money TO sustain his orphanage; but he prints
an annual statement of the work he is doing,
which is far more effective in securing Contrbu-
tons than any begging circular could be. Dur
ing the last year he has met with many obstacles
in his work; but they have been all overcome.
Mr.. Muller is at the head Of what he calls
'scriptural knowledge inStutition;" and this
has the care not only of the Orphanage at lris-
toll, but of various schools and missions in other
parts of the world. As many as $50 missionaries
+nl fr,,,, ,1,n a.
the beginning above 81 800 O0Ohaye been received
| by this institution. The erection OF the five or
| phan houses alone has cost S575 600. The eX-
| penses of these houses for the last year were
s113,SOO, and the expenses Of all departments of
| the institution $4,000. For the coming year
| considerably more will be required. The funds
| are supplied without solicitation. They never
fail TO be sufficient, and the greater part of them
| is given anonymously. During the past year
800 children have been admitted into the orphan
age, bringing up the number to 2O33,
PRETTY PLAYTHINGs.-Th dreadful acct
| dent at New York on Thursday was caused by
the explosion of union torpedoes, small in
| ternal machines manufactured for the amuSe-
| medt of children, if the public will believe it,
| In size and shape these torpedoes are the exact
| counterpart of a rife bullet. They are colored
| red on one side and blue on the other, to catch
| the juvenile eye. When crushed, the little ball
| is found to be composed of a sort of plaster
with kind Of kernel, like cherry pit, in the
| center OF brown color, which contains the eX-
| plosiye agent, whatever it may be. One firm
| hold the patent on them, and their construction
| is secret, but the explosive agent used is uni
| versally believed by the trade to be nitro
| glycerIne There is no ordinance against their
| use, but the sale or use of them in New York
city is prohibited by the fire marshal. Many of
| the most reputable firework dealers will have
| nothing to do with them, as they are considered
very dangerous. 81 would not have one in the
| house." one gentleman said. you know how
| j. B. Purdy, of No. "a Maiden lane blew out all
the front of his shop with them two years ago,
and nearly killed a negro The fire marshal
| stops the sale or use of them in small quanti-
| ties, and wonder he has allowed Kueber to be
carting them about the city by the million"
| Of the explosion, Thursday, the Times gives
| the following account: The building No. l29
Beekman street is occupied by "Kueber &
| Goldschmidt patenteeS and manufacturers of
| the celebrated union tOpedoeS, and dealers in
| fireworks. In front of their building, at = P
NJ yesterday, stood a large two-horse dray,
| from which a man clad in an old blue drivers
| coat was unloading pine cases about the size of
| tea-chests, containing union torpedoes. row
| of twenty boxes had been placed along the side
| of the building, and German boy Of fourteen
| was scrapng the old marks from them, making
| them ready for his employer, Mr.. GoldScbmidt
| who was at work with paint-pot and brush
| upon similar row along the curb, directing
them to Bradley & Co., Cincinnati All this
| was often to be seen in the neighb0rhood The
| dray, with its load of boxes containing torpe-
| does, Is often in front of No. 1876, and The
| neighbors are in the habit of seeing the driver
| dropping the cases from the wagon on the side
walk. They knew what the boxes contained
| and the police knew, and the fire marshalS
knew. Whether it happened from dropping a
| box on the sidewalk, or from the bows scraper
striking nail, or how it came about, no one
| knows, but suddenly the whole mass blew up
| with detonatiOn like thunder, followed by a
rafting report like dropping musketry. The
| crash shook houses on their foundations for
| hundreds of yards around, smashing every win
| dow, and throwing men and furniture to the
| floors. The ar was instantly filled with flying
| fragments Of wood and iron, and when the
smoke cleared, Caswell, the driver of the truck,
| was seen on the top of a wooden awning in front
of a neighboring store, from which he rolled and
fell fifteen feet to the ground, with both arms
| and legs broken. A little school-boy, who was
| sitting in doorway, was shown TO the hOrri-
ned eyes of his father (who stood near stone
dead, with his skull smashed in. John Nolan,
| an Old man who was approaching Law on the
| corner MORALLY wounded. Goldschmidt, who
had been labelling the boxes, was half buried
| under the shattered wagon, and George Ricbort
| the boy who had been scraping the boxes, was
| hurled to the ground signifies and gricy1usIy
| wounded. Margaret Burr, little girl who had
| been playing across the street. was groaninp in
| agony from the blow of an iron bolt which had
| struck her with terrible force on the hip. The
| horses lay upon the ground with holes in their
| sides and on one of their heads, either of them
large enough TO put two fists into. The wagon
was perfect ruin, Il mere head of shiyered
| sticks and bent iron, and formed the centre Of a
| heap of wood, which included the remnants of
the heavy wood awning and every vestge of
| wooden sash or fixture from the front of
| No. 1876.
How JOKE ENDED.-Some two weeks ago
party of Carol township bows started home
about midnight, going up the pike on horseback.
| AT the Valley Inn school house they halted, TO
have amomenPs talk beioreiseparating. Whilst
there man rode somewhat hastily down the
pike The boys determined to find out who he
was and where he had been. So they called out,
IN sport, stop thief! HaltP The rider, in.
stead OF stopping, spurred on his horse and ar
irving at Hamlton's store, started up the
Brownsville road. One of the bows followed
crying out, "Haltl StopP The stranger find
| ing himself in dangerof being overtallen wheeled
his horse into fence corner, dismounted. and
| took to the woods. Somewhat dismayed AT fine
| serious turn the joke was taking the unknown
was told to come back. No attention was paid
| TO this, however, and the mysterious stranger
| fed through the woods out of sight. The horse
was taken back TO the pike and put in a stable
at Valley Inn.
Now comes the queer part Of the story. The
next morning. q man came down the pike with
word that horse had been stolen the night be-
fore He was told about the strange horse and
on going to the stable found the lost ANIMAL
So the intended joke turned out to be the pur-
suit of an actual horse thief. No wonder the ras-
| cal was scared whom the vnuOu Ynan aotlad out