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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-08
ON MAssACHU.

~ SETS - Worcester, SIS. Probate Court-'To the
Heirs at Law. Next of Kim and all other persons interest
cd in the Estate of MARY W. KING, late of Sutton,
in said county. married woman. deceased, Greeting;
Upon the petition Of Horace Leland. you are
hereby cited to appear at Probate Court TO be held
Worcester, i'm said County, on the first Tuesday Of
November next, at nine O'Clock in the forenoon TO
show any have why an instrument purport-
ing the last will and testament OF said deceased
should not be approved.
And the said petitioner is ordered to this citation
by publishing the 4 week three weeks sue
cessively, in the Worcester Daily spy, newspaper
printed at Worcester the last publication to be day
at least before said Court and to send, to 30
sent, written printed copy OF this notice. properly
nailed postage paid to each the heirs, devisees or
egatees of said estate, their legal representatives
known to the petitioner, days least before said
Court
Witness, HENRY CHAPLIN, Esquire, Judge of said Court
this twenty rst day of october in the thousand
eight hundred and seyenty-one.
o22 d3sN
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS unjersioned

NU VIlIU NJ EE oAIIII.-Int UnIeTSlgneu
I'VE will sell at Public Auction, Inc premises N the
City OF Worcester. on thursday the seventh day OF
December next, at ten no. O'Clock in the forenoon
certain Lot Parcel Of Land, with The BUILDINGS there
on standing, situate the corner of Green and Temple
Streets in said city, ami bounded follows, wit
Beginning at the northwest said reefs thence
running sOuherly bv said Green street. hundred and
twenty nine feet, to land or formerly OF Patrick
OKeefe; thence easerly by land OF said O'Keete one
hundred ana five feet and nine inches land now or
formerly of Tobias koland; thence northery by land Of
said Roland, one hundred and thirty five ie,t said
Temple street; thence westerly by said Temple street.
hundred and five fee, and nine Inches the Point Of
BEGINNING being the same estate described IN the Regis
try Of De DIS for Worcester County, in Book 1855 Page
29. said sale will he made by virtue OF power Of sale
contained IN each of two certain mortgage s,
orally executed BY A. l.. Hobart Charles Washbun.
the Of date March 25th. 1870 and recorded in said
County Records Book Sl2 Page 24O; the of date
February 10Th, ISL ana recorded said Records, Book
S32, Page $751;
The conditions of said several deeds having been
broken. The terms of sale will be cash
CHARLES WASHBURN.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-08

MUNICIPAL CoURT.-There were six cases of
drunkenness before the municipal court, yesler
day James Madigan and Patrick Sullivan were
each fined S. and COSTS and committed to Jail
on nou-paymcnt; Patrick Shea paid SO and
costs; James Lee, 81 and costs; Annie Russell
and Ellen Lawson had their complaints placed
on file. The case of J. Goodrich Scott, for cs-
Gaping from an officer, was placed on file.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-08
u rnncc.

PARIS, Nov THE council general of the de-
partmcnt of the Seine voted in favor OF the es-
Enlistment OF the system of compulsory and
gratuitous education, but rejected a proposition
to make the cCmmOn schools wholly secular.
STRIKES.
The movement for enhanced wages continues
at Rouen, where strikes among several trades
are ON the increase
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-08
From Washington,
FELL DEAD.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov VIM Ryan,
of Maine, thirty years clerk in the sixth audi
to:'s office of the post office department, fell
dead to-day, at his desk, of paralysis of the
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-08

100000 Acres Of Choice Farming and Grazing Lands,
on tbe line OF road in the state Of Nebraska, In the
Great Platte Valley sale, for cash long credit
These lands in mild and healthy climate and for
grain growing and stock raising unsurpassed by any in
the United States.
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soldiers of the Late War

are entitled TO Free Homestead $50 acres, wthn
Railroad limits. equal TO Direct Bounty Of sipV
Send for the edition of descriptive pamphlet. with
new maps, mailed free everywhere. Address
o. +. DAVIS, Land COMMISSIONER
So dltaw&wan Y. ?. R. r. co. Omaha, Neb.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-08

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 7.-Conservativ are
elected from this city and county to the Virginia
senate and house of delegates.
Returns from the interior are mcagre, hut
enough is known TO ensure a large majority in
both houses Of the general assembly for the con-
ServatVCS.
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Prices Range from Sc to $40 pr acre.

HoMEsTEADS FOR ACTUAL SETTLERS,
100000 ACRES Of Government Land be
tween Omaha and North tiatte open tor entry as Homo
steads only.
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LITTLE Rock, Nov. THE election passed
off quietly. The official returns are not in, but
it is believed that the Brooks ticket, so called
in opposition TO Senator Clayton, is elected by
from 500 to 600 majority. About 800 persons
were denied the right to vote, because their
names were not on the registration lists.
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275l


WORCESTER SECOND DISTRICT.
Griuus II
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AShhurnhaul

" HTIUVFi IVFUVTINUTIJ NTVVIVW'
WORCESTER FIFTH DISTRICT.
Torrey. Davis. Downs.
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OF these candidates the first three are repub-
Leans, and the Others democrats; but -- Nc
Laughlin, L. N. Taft, and W. +. Byrne labor
reformers, and c. W. Reding, were voted for in
some of the towns AS follows.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-08

Mr.. Torrey, republican, elected.
Worcester Representative Districts.
DISTRICT ONE.
Walker, Sinclair, Flint
rep. dem. pro.
Ashburnham IN IA &C
Winchendou.
A. A. Walker, republican, elected
DISTRICT TWO
RoyalstOn -. Geo. Ii. HOyt, republican, elected.
Athol. .......
DISTRICT THREE.
Stone. Hutchins.
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FROM EUROPE.


THE TICHBORNE CASE.
LONDON, Nov. THE trial of the famous
lichborne case has been resumed in the court of
the queens bench
FOR THE SUFFERERS
The lord mayors fund for the relief of the
sufferers by the Chicago fire reached, last even
ing, Ell 100 Contributions from the interior
towns and individuals continue.
GRANT COMMENDED.
The Times has leading article, approving
the action of President Grant in regard to the
Mormons, and urges punishment
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COUNTY NEWS.

iourncd for two weeks.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04

rocky country, yet, owing to the sharp
curves which have been available
through the use of the very narrow
guage, cutting, tunnelling, &C., have
been avoided in a very remarkable
mahhef- The greatest cutting is 27
feet, the greatest filling or embank-
ment so feet, and there are only two
tunnels in the 125 miles, one of 730
yards and the other of 60 yards.
The amount of work done by this
little line is astonishing. In 1869 be-
tween 5000 and 10000 tolls Of goods
and minerals per mile PASSED over it,
and from 5000 to 5000 passengers per
mile, traffic equal to that on some of
our most flourishing standard" gnage
lines. Seven locomotives are employ
ed, including one "Fairlie" engine,
''Tho Little Wonder" of which /
shall have more to say hereafter, and
the rolling stock consists of II passen-
ger carriages, % quarrymen's car
riages, 20 goods, coal and lime trucks,
and S52 slate trucks. The slate traffic
renders the working expenses eXcep-
tionally high, inasmuch as the cOmpa-
ny have to supply and keep in repair
two-thiTds more rolling stock of slate
wagons than if the slate com panies de-
livered their produce at the upper ter
minus, besides the cost of oil and
grease and additional stuff for the
same; then, all the slate wagons have
to run empty one way over the whole
length of the line. notwithstanding
this and other drawbacks, and the fact
that the rates are the same as on most
other lines.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
ROAD.

Though not much surprised, we are
sorry to hear that work has ceased on
the Shenandoah Valley railroad. Our
faith was first shaken in this project
when we heard that the road had been
put to contract without survey or esti-
mates, If the scheme is really aban-
doned, it is very shameful cheat,
practiced on the people of that section
and on the State 1T large. We should
be forced to the conclusion, that the
object was merely TO use the votes of
the Valley to compass the designs OF
the Bucktails on the Danville road
The distinguished Senator Roller will
have right to plume himself on his
sagacity!
The Front Royal Sentinel has the
following on the subject:
SUSPENSION OF WORK ON THE S. V.
r. R.-On yesterday morning our
streets were thronged with men of al
most every nationality, recently en-
ployed on the railroad works in the
vicinity of Front Royal. OF course
every one made inquiry as to the cause
of the unusual stir, aud the facts as we
learned them, are these: 1t has been
generally understood by the citizens OF
tile several counties through which
this road would pass that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company would COM
pletc the work; but the failure of said
company to comply with the agree
mcnt have caused the contractors to
suspend the work for the present.
Considerable dissatisfaction is manites-
ted in this section by all parties.
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saIc ei Tenn. Railroads.

We have the telegIaphic announce
mcnt from Nashville that the State
Railroad Commissioner has rrsol-
we'd to sen on the goth of September,
the Knoxville and Charleston, Rog.
ersville aud jefferson and the Knox
Vile and Kentucky Railroads at auc
tion. Also the Nashville and North
western Railroad, unless within thirty
days the latter pays the debt due the
State.
We suppose this 20 be the formal
driving of the silver spikes which arc
TO mark them as finished jobs. 1t
will be long time before anothe;
Brownlow administration can curse
the State by such wild and senseless
extraagancc as has led to the COM
mcnccment of these schemes of which
it must be saih-"This man began to
build and was not able"
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tack. There are thousands of people
who would glory in his Disgrace
These circumstances prove nothing
OF course, but only 90 to show that
Mr.. Davis is less likely than most men,
on account of his character and situa-
ton, to perpetrate a most human
weakness at great risk, at the same
time that he is more likely than most
men, on account Of his character and
situation, to perpetrate most human
weakness ut great risk, at the same
time that he is more likely than most
men to be set upon by public and pri-
vate malice. There are two points,
however, which are very strong with
us in weighing the question of circum-
stances, for the matter of denying a
falsehood rests mainly on considera-
tons of probability. These points are,
first, that there was no need to take
the hazard of the sleeping car at all,
and second, ifthal had happened which
is said to have happened. Mr.. Davis.
or indeed any man of tact, would have
had little trouble hushihg the thing
up. The first of these suggestions
ought to be conclusive.
The lady i'm question had been for
months an inmate of the same hotel
with Mr.. Davis, and she was travel
ling, as can be proved, not under his
escort, but under the care of another
gentleman, who is now in Louisville.
But, supposing Mr.. Davis to have de-
signed the act in question, and sup
posing that he neglected all the occa-
siOns of many months of intimacy,
and all the opportunities of a large
city, lii order to pick the most unsafe
of times and places; suppOsing, in a
word, the story as it is narrated be
true, does any man think that the con-
ductOr might not have been siIenced
either by money or personal approach? :?
The conductor is represented as
Southern mana Nirginian-a uni
verSity gTaduate-a Confederate sol
dier-an admirer of Mr.. Davis. What
motive had he to make a noise over a
transaction which must the rather
have shocked and mortified him Into
concCslment The disposition OF nine
men out of ten would he to hold their
peace, and the disposition of this one
To raise an Outcry is evidence of his
unreliahility. The lady was not under
NJ Davis charge. The gent enau
who was her escort is ready TO swear
that the hole story is false. And this
is, to our mind, enough. Bat, if It
should not be enough TO those who de
sire to believe the story because it is
scondalous, we ask what faith should
be put in the witness who charges it
when we come to consider the prOba-
biliti6s, pro and con-, which we have
suggested .
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guE JEFF EAVIS SCANDAL.

"' Coolly and sensibly viewed the OBJ
scene and disgracefulstory concerning
Mr.. Davis, (disgracCful TO its author
need not be much of mystery.
The slccping-Car Conductor has been n
IN Bristol and aflirms the truth of the
allegation, Mr.. Davis and others in
-dignantly dony it. The Conductor o:
the train confirms the sleeping ear
MANS story. Mr.. Davis whole life
and character confirm his denial -
sWaiving the question of character
and supposing the case to be even as
far As stated let us look little further.
Great strcss-is laid upon the motive
whielfeould have actuated in the mat
ser. Mr.. Davis says it was malice and
theSleeping Car man fortiiies himself
10y the declaration ;hat he was Nir-
ginian and a Confederate soldier. Very
Sood but not conclusive. For there is
sno- -meaner character than the Virginia
Confederate who chooses to plOw with
the Radical hcifcr. Aswe look through
the cracks of this story we see the
Sleeping Car man sneaking with it TO
the Office of Rddicdl paper i'm Louis
willie and now find him in company
with the Knoxville Chronicle. Our
solution is that his Virginianism and
his Confederate color are less than
skin deep and not worth a cent. We
disbelieve his story!
Here is what the COWricr-JO1vndt
says:
fblprin,is, we regard the whole
Sleeping car narrative, details includ-
ed. as a fiction, and, as the Cincinnati
commercial wants reasons and not adj
Jecuves, we will state plainly why we
discredit it.
Mr.. Davis is an old man, siXty-three
years OF age and upward. His domes-
NC relations are happy-he has benn
Always devoted to his wife and chill
Ireh, and during n long career at
washington his habits were exception
aily free of rcproach. Further than
!nls, he is a man scrupulous Ot b0th
s- ms dignity and his reputation, DIS
b erect In this at least If in nothing else !
. and by no means pharisaical in ms
ri -pretentionS. He occupies position
IL tkls time which is exposed TO at
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04
Seizure of the A. &C. II. II.

Things have taken a sudden and
sttiious turn at Chattanooga. Gov.
lindsay. of Ala, has, upon the part
'df that state, seized the road and ap
pointed Gen. J. IL. Clanton, of Mont
gomery, Receiver for the state. This
is a victory against public opinion in
Chattanooga. The road passes out
of Stanton's hands. Gen. Clanton
SAYS he will run it in the interest OF
Ala. and the creditors of the road,
and promises TO appropriate the pro-
.eeeds to that purpose as fast as they
are gathered. As portions of the
lroad lie within Tenn, Ga. and Miss.
the co operation of the people Of
those states is solicited. What may
be the final result we know not. Ger
tain it-iS the road is now at the mer-
cy. of .the impaSsioned people who
have said it should not be run without
their pay be first provided for.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04
Thc August Magazines.

ScrjJner'S Monthly contains valua
bic articles on Vassar Female College,
Life in the Caucasus, a visit to the
great Yosemite, and many other sub
jects embracing in all one hundred
and ten pages. 1t is peculiarly at
tractive in its illustrations and is pub
lishcd at Tire low price of So per an
num. New York.
Huper's contains its usual wealth
of literary matter embracing every
possible phase of taste, and is world
wide in its reputation. 81 per an
mum.
Or Young Folks, hy j: II. Osgood
& Co.; Boston, is an illustrated maga-
zine for Boys and Girls. The August
number contains siXty-four pages with
good Illustrations and great variety
of reading matter. Price s. per an
mum and well worth the price.
Home ami llcdIth, by w. r. DePuy
& Bro, sO5 broadway, n. Y, at 81, sc
per year, is n new candidate fof pOpu-
lar favor. The August numbcr-the
9th of the 1st volume-is one of very
extraordihary fherit, There are 81 pa
ges. The typography is unusually
good and the character of the articles
very attractive and valuable. We re;
commend It to our readers as an ex
ccllent and cheap periodical.
Christian TcCklY.-A beautiful pic
turc is the full page illustration in this
/ weeks issue of the Illustrated Chris
/ HoR H'Ccky, entitled Natures Look.
! ing-giaSs." \ little barefoot gir
stands on the brink of a stream, over
shadowcd hy woods, gazing into its
depths. Life in the Coal Mines" it
! illustrated with four cngravings. In
"Wind and Water" we have a pictur'
esque Hudson river scene. Specimen
of the Work Done Inside" is an eftee
tive temperance lesson. We wish the
American Tract Society success in thcil
noble work of placing IA healthy ano
cheap illustrated weekly in the hand:
of our people. The newsdealers have
1t for sale.
cheap NuSic.-It is seldom tha
chcapness is associated with merit anc
real value, but we must make an eX
ception in favor of PETERS MUsICAI
/ MONTHLY. This valuable work come:
to us regularly each month, overflow
ing with choice new Music-some fif
teen pieces in every number. 1t j:
printed from SO full-size music-plates
neatly bound, and sells for the modes
sum of 30 cents. Volume VIII. begar
with the July number; and the pub
fishers offers TO send two copies-Ju ulN
and August-for 30 cents. Address }
L. PETERS, 500 Broadway, New York
Think of it! so pieces of good Mu
sic for 80 cents.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04
Minutes Of the Goodsen Council.

At a called meeting of the Council of
Gcodson July 9th, 1871.
Present, /. c. Fowler, Mayor, John
n. Winston, Geo. IL. Devault, Z. G..
Archer. J. W. Owen and Geo. Harme-
ling.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Account of the LyiichburE. NClcs of
$3.50 for advertising, was allowed
and ordered to be paid.
Account of Bristol -Nc,cs for adveT-
tising. printing bords &c, for $500,
was allowed and ordered TO be paid.
Moved. by Mr.. Harmeling, toadJourn
70 meet Tuesday night the lst of Aug +,
1871.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04
THE TRIAL AND TESTIMONY.

The trial of the case was adjourned
over for years after the claimant had
asserted his alleged rights, in order to
give the defense time TO procure testi-
mony from Australia and other parts
of the world, and 20 hunt up, if possi-
bic, some Of the survivors of the Stei-
la. All being ready, the great strug-
gle commenced in the Court of Com
mon Pleas, before Lord Chief Justice
BoviIl and a special jury of II meh,
With the distinguished Sergt. BalIan-
tine, (well known from his connection
with the famous Mordaunt easel and
four other able lawyers representing
the claimant, and SIR j. ID. CoieTidge,
the eminent Solicitor General for Eng
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04

THAT man." said a wag, came to
Nashua forty years ago, purchased a
basket, and commenced gathering
rags. How much do you suppose he
is worth now?" 1t was connundruIn
he would not answer. Nothing,
he continued after a pause, and ne
owes for the basket yet.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04
8eisfnr 0tms.
FRIDAY, August 4, 1871.
HE OLD BIBLE.

BY PHILIP sT0NER.
Two brazen clasps across the front,
The hinges red with rust;
The back all marred and SCARED with ag
And covered over with dust.
The corners soilcd, and dog cared, too,
And alFIhe Ieaves come loose;
And here and there are pencillcd lines.
For father's future use.
II lies upon the walnut stand
From morn till evening late;
And though it seems ike others, yet
I've never seen Its mate.
The window faces to the West,
Where Ihave eften stood,
Leaning on that dear old book,
And gazing toward the wood.
And Just outside, maple tree,
With leaves Of raid hue,
Flechs the windOw-sill with shade,
And wells the sun from view.
The garden path looks just the Same
IL did long years agone,
When ! child, unknown to care,
Did ramble there alone:
The wooden posts with balls atop,
Where hangs the garden gate,
Are worni-eaten, and worn with age,
And bending meath their weight.
The gate is creaky, and the latch
H. rusted over by time;
And up the fast dccaying pales,
Sweet honeysuckles climb.
The orchard, too, though old, remains
The blossoms. pink and white,
Are just the saE1e they used TO be,
The colors just as bright.
And wien tie rich October month
HItssSnjts autumn suit,
The trees are ioaded just the same,
With green and golden fruit.
And vet, the orchard, garden gate,
The spring the running brook,
Can never such remembrance bring
AZ that old timeworn book!
The sweetest moments Of my life
That youthful fancy wcayes,
Were those ] knclt at mothers knee,
And turned for her the leaves.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04

THE attention of farmers is called
to the able article on seed wheat to
be found in our agricultural column.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04
THE RECOGNITION.

Notwithstanding the great alteration
in his appearance, she recognized him,
or thought she did, as her own beloved
Roger, from certain peculiaritics of ia
cial expression, sears on both ankles,
where her son had bad setons applied
when he was a child, his apparent re-
collection of places and persons which
no stranger could be supposed to have
known, and various evidences, some
strong, some trivial. That his own
mother (whO died before the suit came
on, acknowledged him, that she made
an affidavit stating TIE certainty of
her conviction that he was her son,
that she desired him to have the title
and estate, which had, meanwhile,
passed to another heir, and that she
settled annuity on him until he recOv-
er his rights 10y process of law, is prop
erly the strongest part of the claim
ants plea. Other relatives also repOg-
nized hin:. The butler of the Itch
borne family, young Rogers body SER
want, his riding master, numerous Off
GERS and privates of regiment in
which he had served before starting
on his wild sea VOyage-Over thirty
creditable witnesses in all-swore pos
itivcly that he is Sir II. ID. Tichborne,
or, as one witness put il, 'If lie is not
Roger Tichborne he is the devil him
self"
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04

THE cattle disease is again prevail
ing in Knoxville.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-08-04
NOTICE.

EER. JAMES 3. MARSHALL having this day
IVA purchased our remaining stock Of Groceries,
will continue the Grocery and Commission Bust
Street
We return our sincere thanks to our numerous
friends and patrons for the liberal aud generous
support which they extended to us, and ask a CON
tuUaEcc of the same to the New Firm.
JAMES, MARSH ILL K CO.
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stifntift.
NARROW GUAGE.
FesIinicg--Ehe Cradle Of the
New Railway System.
History Of ilse Initial Narrow
Guage Road i'm Wales.

[By an English Correspondent of the Phila.
dclphia PRESs.l