Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-08-07

The tusk of mastodon has Just been ex-
humed at Brockton on the borders of Lake Erie
1t appears that while some workmen were dig
ging recently in gravel pit, they exposed a
streak of reddish white chalk like substance,
and warm dispute arose among the Hibernian
Swans as to whether it was rotten wood or bone
Unable to decide the question they threw piece
of it to a dog. The canine scientist INDUCED in
no fine spun theorizing, but Immediately ran off
with his prize, and the result is that about six
feet of dilapidated and somewhat ancient ivory
is added to the treasures of some antiquarian
collection. 1t is about two feet in circumference,
and Judging from the part already obtained,
over twelve feet in length.
Isn't it about time that flying trapeze" per-
formances should eease2 In Montreal the other
night, an audience took the matter in hand and
compelled pause in the show. 1t appears that
during the performance one of two sisters fell to
the stage, sustaining considerable injury. The
fatner oil the performers subsequently forced the
child back upon the stage and attempted to make
her take another leap. The audience, however,
protested; several gentlemen took possession of
the stage, prepared to resist the appearance of
the child, and the inhuman father finally de-
sisted and the performance came to an cad.
That the Montreal audience did right does not
admit of question, but why should these exhi-
billions be allowed at all?
Capt. David H. Todd, brother of Mrs. Lincoln,
whose death in Alabama was recently an
nounced, was captain in the confederate army
from Louisiana, and his young brother, Sam
Todd, was private in the Crescent regiment of
New Orleans. Abiding to the latter, the Rich
mond Enquirer says: cat Shiloh, about ten
O'Clock on Monday morning, when the army
under Beauregard advanced toward the river
and was met by BuelpS reinforcing column,
young Todd was killed. A bullet pierced his
forehead, and he was left upon the field to be
buried by Grants army. He was quite well
known in the western army, and attracted a
good deal of notice as the brother-in-law of Mr..
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boys were always careful to say nothing often
Sive about the northern president. He was a
very popular young man, and a true and devoted
soldier. In the same regiment was a nephew of
Secretary Seward, who still lives"
Count de Remusah, successor of the re-
nowned Jules Favre as French minister of for
eign affairs, is one of the few survivors of those
| who thought the first empire infinitely superior
| to the second. His father was Chamberlain
of Napoleon first, and his mother an intimate
| friend of Josephine. In 1880 he was precipi-
| tated from the study of law into revolution, and
| helped Theirs drive Charles Tenth from the
| throne. He was soon after elected deputy,
| and had a brilliant parliamentary career.
| When, shortly after 1888, Theirs was in
| structed to form ministry, he gave to Count de
| Remusah the charge of the interior. After
| ward, when Theirs was worsted, Remusah as
| sisted him in maintaining vigorous contest
against the Guizot ministry. Shortly after, he
was made member of the academies of litera-
ture anu moral SCIENCE de RemuSan was also
in the Louis Philippe-1hiers ministry, and after
the abdcation was elected to the constituent
assembly and became conservative. But he
was opposed to Napoleon Third and was ex
lied at the time of the coup d etGt. In litera-
ture he is a profound critic. Count de Remusah
is in his 74th year.
They have down in Maryland man whom
they style the African fire king. He gave an
exhibition of his "powers' recently in a physi-
clans Office in the presence of about twenty
persons, and one of them describes the results
thus: He first heated shovel red hot, and ap-
piled it to the bottom of one of his feet 1t made
no impression on him whatever. He next heated
shovel red hot and licked it repeatedly with
his tongue. 1t did not even dry the saliva in
his mouth He then put his hand in a hot
stove and took therefrom a red hot anthacite
coal, and offered it to the spectators, who de-
clined to accept the present. His hand was not
even Scorched. He then called out to know if
there were any "unbelievers" present. To his
astonishment we announced ourselves still an
"unbelieYer." He then put shovel in the
stove and partially filed it with shot, when the
shot had got pretty hot he stirred them with his
naked fingers till the lead had melted. He then
took the shovelin his right hand and poured the
hot melted lead in his left hand, and then poured
the burning solution into his mouth, kept it
there till it cooled and spit it out in lump
We then expressed ourselves entirely satisfied
He SAID "that was only $40 performance; if
they would make him up $50 he would show
something worth seeing"