Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-05-08
G9e 9aip spp ldameser, lonoap MorningI nlap s. 1871
miscellaneous Itens.

The Emperor William OF Germany is direct
descendant of Admiral Guspard de Coligny,
who was assassinated in Paris at the st. Bar
tholomew's massacre, August "a, 1872.
Just after Stone river Rosecranz telegraphed
TO Halleck for two or three division officers
Halleck replied; 81 have only Cluseret, and you
don't want him." Rosecrans didn't insist.
A late European writer remarks that the
Christian name of Thomas is an eminenty DEM
ocratic one, and was never met with in connec-
ton with royalty or its oifshootS, either in an
cient or modern times.
The Pennsylvania legislature are considering
a bill to promote the purity of primary elections
1t is similar TO law now on the statute books
of California and Connecticut, and inficts heavy
penalties for violation of correct usages at
party caucuses.
After having had consumption nearly all his
life, George NJ. Ellis, OF Chester county, Pa,
died recently, aged ninety-two Before he
was twenty his physician assured him that he
could not survive the next two years
The state geologist of California says that
from the top of Mount Diabolo the broadest and
most magnificent view in the world can be OBJ
tanned. Not that it is the highest elevation in
the world, but it commands wider unobstruct-
ed view than any other-any view from the Alps
being no exception.
Mast is an industrious worker, and makes a
good deal of money. He was paid $3.50 for one
cartoon some time since, which is the highest
price ever paid for similar piece of work. His
illustrations of Humpty Dumpty aud Of the
Comic Almanac also proved very profitable, and
he has lately been at work on some sketches for
an edition of Dame Europa's School, the PAM
phlet which proved so successful in England.
Hong Kong affords singular instance of the
curiosities of taxation. One hundred and fifty
thousand dollars year is derived from tax of
seven per cent. on the moneys won at the
licensed gaming tables They have daily aver
age of 1881 players, or one to every eight of
the entire population.
A deacon in one of our city churches, a few
days since, took TO task a lady member of the
congregation, who resides some distance in the
country, for not attending evening services more
regularly, and inquired into the why's and
wherelores of the seeming negligence. "Well,'
said the lady, "the truth is | am so busy, and
live so far away, that it is all can possibly do
to get time to golto the theatre"
In the recent siege of Paris the inhabitants
were almost entirely deprived of butter and
many processes were resorted to to manufacture
wholesome article having al the qualities and
appearance of the genuine butter. The Mege
artificial butter received the appreciation of ALL
as being the best, and more nearly approaching
the real article. Since 1869 NJ Mege has en-
deavored to utilize the olene and margarine OBJ
tanned on pressing animal fatty matters in the
manufacture of stearine. The oily matter yield
ed has the same composition as butter, and
Mege gave it the softness and the taste.
Mr.. Lenox, the wealthy and literary recluse of
New York, seems to have but a slight acquain-
lance with men whose reputation is strictly re-
cent. Henry Ward Beecher knew his habits,
but wished to consult a book in his library
which he could not get anywhere else, and
so to obtain permission rresumedupon his card,
which the servant presented. "Beecher,"
said the scholarly hermit, as he looked at the
card, "who is this man? never heard of him.
Give him my compliments, and tell him the Ii
brary is not open to visitors"
A curious fact, which throws great deal of
light on the character of Louis Napoleon, is
that he never opened the highly important re-
ports which his confidential military agent at
Berlin, Col. Stofel, sent him from 1866 till 1869,
and in which that keen-sighted observer pre-
dicted all the calamities which befell the impe-
rial armies in the year 1870. These reports
were found in the private cabinet of the emperor
at the Tuileries with the seals unbroken.
Prince Napoleon has given 500 900 for a
house at Lancaster Gate, London, for which,
with judicious forethought, he contrived to save
the choicest furniture, pictures, and objects of
art that once glittered at Meudon and the palas
royal. 1t sounds incredible, and yet it is never
theless true, that he alone of all the imperial
encourage had the sense to sniff the coming
danger from afar, and, while yet the sky was
comparatively clear, to prepare for the impending
storm. He is said have sold his estate and chat
eau in Switzerland 10 Mr.. Lucas, the London con-
tractor, for $3.50 900; and having tried all clmes
and zones, he seems to have made up his mind
that about the safest place to settle in, as times
go, is the north side of Hyde Park.