Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-13

by the cook. The provisions will be furnished
by the directors, and everything so arranged that
the young lady will only be required to furnish
an apron for work
Serious trouble is apprehended in the Creek
nation of Indians from the effect of certain rev.
olutionists TO set aside the regular government.
Chccata, the principal chief, has called upon all
good citizens for help The revOutionists as
Sembled a few days ago near Ocmulgee, the
capital town, and threatened to use force. The
United States troops have been removed from
Fort Gibson, and there is no force there to pre-
serve peace.
Victor Emmanuel has knghted a tinman
His name is Giacinto Ottino and he is des-
cnbed us being "a man of genius" II is not
because Of his superior pots aud pans that this
honor has come upon him. lie might have ex-
celled in that line till doomsday without be-
coming "cavaliere,' But his powers take
far more original and peculiar direction
He inyents the shapes for the illuminations--
shapes mainly cut out Of tin, which support
lights and represent all manner of objects, such
as eagles, lions, watcrspouts, crowns and so on.
BY these devices he has captiyated the suscepti-
Bile monarch of Italy, and he has his reward.
History records the rise to nobility of many
butcher and baker" but this is perhaps the
first instance wherein ''candlestick-maker"
has achieved such distinction.
Michael McFaddeu Of Michigan was the vic
tim of the following curious succession of acct
dents related by the Detroit Free Press: Com
ing into the city, he stopped for a moment at
the corner OF Michigan avenue and Third street,
and while crossing the street was nearly knock
ed down ny a groceI's wagon, which was driven
as fast as the horse could uot. He then pro-
ceeded down 10 the corner of Case street, and
there stopped again at the call of a friend.
Nhie talking, young man came along on
horseback, the horse on the full run and Mr.
McFadden was knocked down and badly injured
He was taken into Gill's hardware store, and ai-
ter an hour or two was helped out doors aud
into the wagon OF a farmer, living near him in
Dearborn. Getting within short distance of
home, another farmer came up with his team,
aud race came Off The wagon in which Me-
Fadden was seated was overturned, and he re-
ceived such spinal injuries that his death oc-
Cured two days ago.
The champion sheep'stealer turns up in Vir.
ginia. His career is thus related;
"About sixteen wears ago, Jack Cross, white
man living in the lower part of Loudoun,
was arrested, tried and convicted Of stealing
twenty-one sheep, and sentenced to the peuiten-
tiaTy for five years. After serving out his time
he returned to that county, and was shortly
thereafter arrested and convicted of stealing an
other lot Of Sheep-we do not know how many
and again returned TO the penitentiary for ten
years Released Il second time from his imprls-
onment, he returned to Loudoun Il few months
ago, and on Monday was lodged in the Jail Of
that county, charged with having recently stol-
en- tweniy-one sheep from Mr.. b. G. Carter.
The old man is not far from sixty years CT
age"
Wilson, the murderer, who was removed from
the Connecticut state prison on Monday TO the
Jail at Hartford, where he is TO be executed to-
day, wrote on Sunday with Il lead pencil, upon
the wall OF his cell which is whitewashed, the
following lnes-the HQiicS being his own:
81 have spent sixteen months in this narrow cell,
And now my friends say am goingto n
But Tod in his mercy will take care of me
| have but fulfilled high Heavens decree;