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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-04
Foreign Notes.

ITEMS FROM LONDON,
LONDON, Jan. 2.-rhe government atTBor-
deaux has designated Favre to represent France
at the conference.
A petition has been numerOusly signed at
Greenwich calling upon Gladstone to resign his
representation of that borough, because of the
destruction of trade through his pa simonious
economy, the silence in the dock yards, the fact
OF which Russia seems coguizant, and his sui
cidal apathy amidst the terrible complication of
European questions, and the aggressions of Prus-
sia
A severe engagement, in which the French
were successful, preceded the evacuation of the
town of Gray by the Germans.
The reports thatthe German army of the Loire
has retreated on Grien are apparently con
firmed.
The London Telegraph announces on authori-
~ that the demands made upon Prussia by the
British cabinet relative to the seizure and sink
ing of the English Golfers in the Seine are in a
fair way of adjustment.
ITEMS FROM LONDON.
ROME, Dec. 3l.-ROme has been visited by the
severest flood known since 1880, causing i'm
mense loss of property. The rain lasted forty
eight hours. The lower city is entirely sub
merged, and the Florence railway is interrupted,
The king arrived here at lour this morning,
and received an enthusiastic torchlight recep-
ton at the railway station He lodged at the
Quirinal palace. At ten o'clock he visited the
museum and number of public places in the
city, and was saluted by the populace. He left
again on the first train, and had a reception at
Florence.
General Sheridan had a grand reception here
last night.
OTHER OLD WORLD MATTERS.
BERLIN, Jan. pit has been determined at
versailles to continue the bombardment until
peace has been declared or Paris capitulates.
BORDEAUX, Jan. "a portion of General
Chauzy's army is now strongly posted near Ven
dome The engagements along the Loire for Il
week past have ali been successes for the French.
Near Chatre, 1900 prisoners were taken by the
French. A Prussan column recently lost 800
men by drowning in an attempt to cross the
Loire on the ice.
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Out Among the Indians,
WAsHITA RIVER, SHIRLEY's STORE,
Nnvp1Oh pr ia

WAsHITA RIVER, SHIRLEY's STORE,
November 16.
We have passed over hard road to-day with
the hope of reaching DIR. Shirley's, a brother to
VIM. Shirley, who recommended us to call on
his brother. We now had about Eve miles to
ride to reach his place, but for the sake of
good place we pushed on over strange road in
the dark morning very slowly as a matter of
safety, and about half past seven we reached
the desired spot and found we had been pursuing
the doctor only about ten miles behind.
We introduce ourselves, and most cordially
are we welcomed We found in him good
knowledge of much of the territory, and an
equally good one of many tribes of indians,
since be has been amongst them for seventeen
years past. His wife was an educated, practical
woman, first rate housekeeper. We bad
nice warm supper, aud, as is fashion.
abe when style is appreciated, in a
building joining the kitchen, separate
and few steps back Of the house. The house
had four rooms. 1t is built of logs of course.
as it is one hundred miles from any saw mill.
1t was about mile and half from the main
road, on beautiful elevation in the edge of the
woods, looking of in three directions upon an
uncommonly good prairie for mauy miles; and
as the morning sun came up it presented a spec.
tacle Of rare beauty. We partook Of as nice a
breakfast as we could desire. This, With a
nights rest, 1.-TWO in room, privilege we had
not enjoyed for the last three weeks), in real
good beds, and the foreshadowing of beauti
fal day, all combined, seem to fill our heart.
with gratitude
Such place as this, surrounded by good
neighbors, would truly be all man ought tc
crave, and with a little identifying by shrubbery
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A ROMANCE OF THE EAsT.-Louse Mull-
bach, in her Letters from Egypt" tells very
romantic story about the wife of Count Bepe-
detti the French minister penipotentiary at the
Prussian court before the outbreak of the present
war. A very rich Greek merchant, resident in
Alexandria, had two black wives, whom he
loved dearly, and for whose service he provided
a large retinue of beautiful girls. One of his
wives one day CHANGED to sec a charming white
girl, aud was so pleased with her that she coaxed
her husband into buying her.
The beautiful slave became a confidential ser
want aud companion TO her negro mistresses,
and conducted herself toward them in such a
sagacious manner that she became indispep-
sable to them. She sang to them, and gossip
ped and frolicked so gracefully that eRpuj was
banisbed completely She won their affection.
and through them also the affection of her mas
ter, the venerable Greek merchant But unfor-
tunately the black wives suddenly fell sick one
day, and before nightlall they were both dead.
Their disease was known to nobody, and they
were hastily buried. The beautiful young slave,
who had not left their side for a moment
during the few hours of their illness,
seemed inconSolable. She did her best
however, TO assuage the grief of the
ancient merchant, AMI in this way so cudearcd
herself to him that he adopted her as his child
and heir, since he was just a little too old 10
marry her. In course of time tho venerable
sage rejoined his swarthy wives in the other
world, and the fortunate nymph came into DOS.
session of his millions. At this stage of her OK.
lstence Count Bepedetti, who was then only O
| penniless dtt0che to the French consulate in
Alexandria, offered her bis baud and heart, and
having married her, with the aid of her wealth
cut for himselfa road TO fame, In this way, she
| who was once a slave to slaves became a star III
| the circles of the French world of fashion.
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W oRCES TER.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY A, 1871,

The LEGISLATURE meets to-day at II o'clock,
1t viii organize promptly, without doubt; and,
we suppose, Mr.. Coolidge viii be president Of
the senate, and Mr. Jewell speaker of the house.
The governors message, it is said, will be de-
lvered Friday or Saturday A large majority
of the members will go to Boston with deter
mination to make the session short; but, to carry
out this purpose, they must, from the beginning
of the session, act in concert, to have no time
wasted, to discountenance special legislation, to
suppress summary all such raids as the Hartford
and Erie raid Of last year, and to secure dispatch
in the management of business, 1t is not actually
necessary to have the session extend to the first
of April; but, to make it reasonably short, there
must be concert and persistent endeavor among
those opposed to long sessions.
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miscellaneous Htcn,..

A distinguished clergyman i'll one of our east
ern cities was met by a dilapidated looking in
dividual, with flask Of whskey in his pocket,
who inquired: "Sir, is this the nearest road TO
the almshousep No, sir" replied the clergy
man, pointing to the bottle, "but that isp'
lady, who through the autumn of life had
not lost all dreams of its spring, said TO Jerrod
II cannot imagine what makes my hair turn
gray. l sometimes fancy thrust be the essence
OF rosemary, with which my maid is in the
habit of brushing it. What think your 81
should be afraid, madame" said the distin-
gnished dramatist, dryly, "that it is the essence
Of thyme
A minister asked a tipsy fellow leaning up
against a fence where he expected to 90 when he
died IF can't get along any better than do
now" he said, 81 shan't 20 anywhere"
Heroism still exists in the world, and exists
in the humblest ranks of life. On October sth,
chloroform had begun to give out in Metz The
wounded were pouring in, but so little was in
the medical stores that the surgeons were Obliged
TO economist 1t for the serious cases foot
cbasseur of the guard was brought into the
operating room. His hand was crushed and il
became necessary TO remove the fifth mctacar.
pal bone, the support Of the little finger. He
came on foot. He would not leave his muskpt
which he had sung by the bandoleer. "Well,
my friend said the surgeon, eve must per-
form a little operation here "a knew. mon.
sicur, that's why | came here" "Do you want
to be put to sleep" "Of course suffered so
much last night that ] shall not resist t-you
wish it very much" "Well, yesp 40, but it
Is very scarce, isn't it, that stuff, you know that
puts fellow TO sleepP 1--WE are almost out .
"Well, well, just you keep it for the boy that
loses leg Or an arm--only look alivep He
stuck his poor blue crayat, all bloody as it was,
between his teeth, lay down and stretched out
his hand The operation was performed. "Did
YOU suffer muchp "You bet J did; but whats
that2 Poor fellows must help each other Iu
its way, this story of a simple foot-soldier
matches the tale OF Sir Philip Sduey's generous
selideuial on the field Of Zutpaen.
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Hosetters United States Almanac ISL for distr
button, gratis throughout the United States and all
civilized countries OF the Western Hemisphere will be
published about the first Of January, in the English
German, French, Norwegian, Welsh Swedish, Holland
bohemian and Spanish languages, and all who wish TO
understand the true philosophy Of health should read
and ponder the valuable suggestions it contan In ad
dition to an admirable medical treatise the causes
prevention and of great variety of Diseases it EN-
braces large amount Of information interesting to the
merchant. the mechanic, the miner, the farmer the
planter and professional mani and the calculations have
been made for such merdans and ATTITUDES rs arc most
suitable for a correct and comprehensive National
Calendar.
The nature uses and extraordinary sanitary effects
Hostetters Stomach Blters the staple tonic aud alter
alive of than hall the Christian world are fully
got forth In its pages which also nerspersed with
pictorial Illustrations, valuable receip for the house.
hold and farm, humorous anecdotes, and other instruc
tive aud amusing reading matter original and selected
Among the Animals to appear with the opening of the
year, this will be Of the most u aud may Be had
for he asking. The propretor, Messrs Hostetter &
Smith, Pittsburg Pa receipt Of two cent stamp.
will forward copy by mail to any person who cannot
procure in his nt1ghbOrhood The Bitters are sold
in every city, town and village, and ezten ively used
throughout the entire civilized world. d&wlw DIS
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-04

ANCIENT WAToHEs.-The Boston Traveller
gives an account of some old watches on exhj-
ton at the woman's suffrage bazar the coutri.
button OF the Waltbam watch company. They
illustrate the progress in watch making since
1900. Among them is one made by Linnebec,
at Orleans, about the year 1900, before screws or
watch with bat one hand to indicate the time.
1t has the "barreP and "fusee," and the power
Is communicated from one to the other by means
Of llorse-bair, or something of that kind.
There is also very ancient "bulps.eye'' that
seems 10 have seen hard service; its face Is
SCARED and its hands gone This one was made
by Alexandra fifty or sixty years later than the
other This, TO some extent, is held together by
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The deaf blind, and those who suffer from any
malady OF the throat, lungs, chest, and catarrh.
should remember that they have now the opportu-
nifty of being treated by Prof Won Moschzisker,
whose success in perfectng radical cures of these
rhaladies has never been surpassed Testimonials
of the most prominent citizens who have been
cured by him can be duly examined at his rooms,
bay State house, fully verifying his statement
If your food distresses you try Fairbanks &
Pper's Wine of Calisaya Bark and Iron. It will
help you,
your blood is thin and weak try Fairbanks &
Piper's Wine of Callsaya Bark and Iron. 1t will
surely help you.
Double Lung Protectors tchest and back, the
new improved pattern, for sale by Fairbanks &
Piper, apothecaries, 10 Front street.
Ifyou Gre suffering from debility from any cause
use Fairbanks s Pipers Wine of Calisaya Bark and
Iron, and it will help you.
Robes! Robes!l RobeSl! Eldred s. Liscomb
have large stock of wolf bear, fox, coon, lynx and
buffalo robes, which they are selling low at their
one-price store, $50 Main street.
Demucent Skin Lotion, the best article for
chapped hands in USE TRY it," Fairbanks & Pr
per sell it.
Ice cream candy and Jord, almonds, fresh, at
Fairbanks & Piper's, 10 Front street.
Childrens white astrachan sets, just received, at
Eldred & Liscomb's one-price store.
Handsome American sable mutis at Eldred & Lis
combs, at $500.
Fursl Furs!! Furs!! You will find choice
stock of ladies' and chidrens' furs, at verv low
prices, at Edred & Liscomb's one-price store, $50
Main street.
LADIES, in want of real hair will do well to read
MEDINA's price list in another column.
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GOVERNOR HoFRMAE's message to the New
York legislature yesterday contained some SEE.
sihle suggestions IN regard to shortening the
session, diminishing the volume of annual legis-
lation, defeating private schemes Of plumber,
suspending the construction of the state CAPT.
tol, The cost Of which Il, already apparent. win
enormously exceed the original estimates. until
the war bounty debt Is paid, armins the state
militia With improved breecbloaders, the re.
fnsal TO pass special acts which can be covered
w general legislation, aud passing ell appro.
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screws, and has the handspring aud chainiin-
stead of the horse-hair Though old and full of
years it yet retains some vitality. Both of these
watches have the verge escapemeut, which re-
quired them to he twice as thick as those now
mo,
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This splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world th'
only true and perfect Dyo harmless, reliable nstantan
eous no disappointment ridiculous ttnts; remedies
the III effects Of bad dyes; nvgorates and leaves tho
Hair soft and beautiful, black or 5ropn Sold by A
Druggists and Pesiners and properly applied at Batch
elor's Wig Factory, No. Is Bond ST. New York.
lea div
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DIR. y. Wesley * eIIey Will be In attendance the
FIRST THURSDAY and FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH
" give advice to the sick Diseases of the Liver Lungs
Blood as Scrofu or Kings Evil, Canker, Eruptions
&c. at l5I Main st. tWaldo Bock) Ladies and gentle
men are invited to call.
~ Of7eg AdUce Free. -sg1 w2t&dS6t
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Improved Lung Protectors, the best article of the
kind in the market, for sale by Fairbanks Piper,
apothecaries, No. 10 Front street.
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NEW YORK Jan. 3.-Cottou weak; sales 1912 bales ::
midling upl4nds l5Ec. Floursales 1920 bbls
$3.50 a 675; western S5,35 a $500 southern S625 "a
S.3j. Wheat l a &c better sales 100000 bush; No /
spring sI45; No Sl,42 a LAS new winter red
Corn less active and scarcely firm; sales 4eO0 bush
&C. PORK dull: mess S925; old Sl935 prime si7
II a &c; state 20 a 42c Whisaey unsettled; western
free % a 95e Rice dull Carolina ale. Sugar ca sier
fair to good refining 9A "a 9Hc; No Il Dutch standard
l0AC, MOlasses steady; New Orleans 10 T4c Spirits
turpentne steady at 48Hc rosn firm at $3.50 az IS for
23c TallOw duh at 81 a Sc.
CHICAGO Jan. 3.-FlouI-spring extras s4,40 "a $50
Wheat-No spring steady at 5, Ok a lltk Corn Arm
at69H % Zoe for No Barley firm at 7se for No 3 High
vines s. q S5*c. Provisions firmer. Mess pork $3.50
live hogs active at S595 a 6.25 Cattle dull Receipts
1900 bbs -four $4,000 bush wheat 90 600 bush corn 5000
bush oats 1000 bush rye 5000 bush barley $4,000 hogs
shipments Dds Hour ZUOO bush wheat, 2000 bush
corn, 10000 bush oats. 5000 bush barley II 600 hogs
CINcNEATl. Jan 3-Mess pork Sl9. Lard l0al a NE
Bulk meats-shOuldefs &c, eli RIB Sic and Gear sides
CSC BacoushOuders l0c, clear rib lie and ear sides
He Live hogs in fair demand and advanced at Sc So al
20. Green meats 64s q SIC Whiskey quiet.
mand; middnp 49sc
CAMBRIDGE Jan. S.-Beef Cattle-receipts FOL head
first quality Sl a l5J; second quality 81 a 10 50; third
quality s. a 8. Sheep and Lambs-receipts Gal head
the market l. more active at shade rmer rates. sales
in lots at Sl,5J q 81 each; extra $3.50 az $50.
Foreign Markets.-[Bv Atlantic Cable.l
LONDON, Jan. 3.-CousOs 92H. American securities
steady tye-twentes, 1928, s9h 1865 Old, 1914 1865
Ssh ten-ortes, S7S.
LIVERPOOL Jan. 3-Cotton closed with a downward
tendency; uplands 81 a SID; sales 10 900 bales.
Try the Great Arabian Spices, in Sitting Boxes.
USE Pasha ANS Arabian Coffee dSm
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Bradstreets rubber moulding applied by leaving
orders at 1877 Main street room 9.
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large and important auction sale of dry goods
will commerce at Oil Main street next Monday
Lamson, Glazier & Co. acting as auctioneers. The
consignment is valued at Sl5o.OOo.
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Special Aotrtts.
worcester Gas Light Company.
COKE

COKE
This CHEAP AND MOST DESIRABLE FUEL for Manufac
turing purposes and Family use is now offered 10 tile
public in quantities to suit, at the following Reduced
PTices
One Chaldron of So bushels ..............s5OO
One Half do Is " .......,,,......... 30
In quantities less than half Chaldron, Is Gents per
bushel. ~
Payments may be made and orders its delivery will
be Isl ued only at the Office Of the Company, No Bank
Block, Foster street. up stairs.
REPAIRS, dc.
Irregularities or failure ofsupply OF gas should be repor
ed and applications for service pipes and may be
male at the Repair Room, No. Crompton's Block Me-
clanic street, up stars. diff lad
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DR.. Lighthill will be at the Bay State house Jan
10 IA and IA
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priatiou bills, including the New York city tax
levies, carly enough in the session to
enable him to veto them. A large part of the
message was devoted to the discussion of ma
tiona matters, as if the governor fancied him
self already in the presidential chair to which he
aspires. The tariff, he prouounces oppressive,
il-regulated and at war with the general senti-
ment of the world, the financial policy of the
government is lacking in common sense, but
there should be no contraction Of the currency
as specie payments can be resumed without it.
But the federal bayouetS at the cleo
tons in New York gave him the
most disquietude, and his remarks on
that subject were of the same en-
phatic character and adorned with the same sol
emu protests that we have read in all the demo-
cratic newspapers. The state debt after deduct
ing the sinking funds is s32 ,4O6,142, having been
reduced during the year about two and half
millions. The controller estimates that the state
tax may be reduced to 1-2 mills instead of IA
mills as it was last year.
Mr.. Medill of Chicago, in long letter to the
New York Tribune, undertakes to demonstrate
that the construction of practicable ship canal
across the Isthmus of Darien does not depend
upon finding a pass of low elevation through
which an open cut may be made, or upon the
possibility of driving a tunnel through the
mountain large enough for the passage of YES
sells, which would be a work of unexampled
magnitude and cost. Mr.. Medill thinks it not
worth while to look for an opportunity to open
a conal without cbanUa nf leval from ocaou m
ocean, nor even to regard the want of feeders
for the higher levels as a fatal or formidable OBJ
stacle. There are passes already known
where the summit elevation does not exceed
five hundred feet, and this height he thinks
could be overcome by a succession of locks, with
pow rful steam pumps to supply them with
water. No greater expenditure of power would
be required 10 raise the water in this way than
to overcome the same elevation on a railroad,
and the cost of operating these engines would
not he claims, materially increase the tolls on
the canal. The time occupied in passing through
the canal, if it had fifty locks of ten feet lift
each, need not exceed two or three days, and
neither the time nor the dangers of the passage
through each would be greater than through
canal without locks, would be one
fortieth part of the time or dangers
OF passage round Cape Horn, while the in
creased cost of operating such canal would be
much less than the interest on the enormous
sum required to construct a canal of a single
level. Mr.. Medill's calculations do not pretend
to the minute detail of an engineers specfca-
tions, but they are sufficiently full to make his
suggestions seem extremely plausible. The
canal in some way or other will undoubtedly be
constructed, and any suggestion that offers an
easier solution of the problem is of value.
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oYsrERs.-For fresh and salt fish and good fresh
oysters, call at o'Grady's, 295 Main street,
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FIowers Pre.eryed

Wreaths, Crosses, Bouquets, aud Cut Flowers pre-
served Orders eau be left at Mr. Geo Sessions corner
Front aud Trmhull sts L. II. BigelOw's book and sta
tionery store, 23l Main st.. and with w W. Cook at
lainLers Greenhouse diff ja2
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6b aaip spp aomnstc daOneOap aomne yannarp 1871
worcester Five Cents saving. Bank.

Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank.
OFFICE, NO. 9s MAIN STREET, WORCESTER.
This Bank open every business day from nine O'Clock
in the morning to five O'Clock In the afternoon.
DEPOSITS from FIVE CENTS to ONE THOUSAND Dol
LARS rcped and put upon interest on the first Of erery
month.
DIVIDENDS OF INTEREST made in January and
july and If not withdrawn are added to the principal
on the first OF the following month.
Smallest sum entitled to receive interest, Three Dol
lara a., CLARENDON HARRIS,
PeopIe's savings BanR.
NEW MARBLE BUILDING ON MAIN ST.,
Opposite the city Hail.
Deposits, Aug. ls1O......,...........S ,I2OSO7
The usual Semi Annual Dividend, at the rate of SIX
PER CENT per annum is now payable
Deposits put upon interest upon the first day of every
month.
Bank open Saturday evenings, from to O'Clock.
Bank Hours-9 toll, 2to a. Saturdays to Gtos.
JOHN C. MASON, President
C. N. BENT, Treasurer.
Worcester. August ?, 1870. d&wtf au2
The Worcester Mechanics savings Rank
IN CENTRAL exchange.
The Bank open daily Tor the receipts Of Deposts
Deposits put upon interest on the Fifteenth day o
each month.
SemannuRl Dividends in January and July.
UApRTgOE aJIql prsy;5ar,
T. WOODWARD, Treasr
aecl dawu
Worcester County Institution for Savings
FOSTER STREET
Chartered. Fe5raaryS S, 1928.
Deposits put on interest on the first day of each month
Dividends made every January and July.
Deposits now amount to....$4 ,e5s SOC 90.
Hon STEPHEN SALISBURY, President.
c. A HAMILTON, Treasurer.
Worcester, April 20, 1870 dawu
UxbridGe Savings Bank.
OFFICE IN POST OFFICE BUILDING. UXBRrDGE,
MASS
This new Bank is now organized, and viii receive De
posts daily Deposits put upon interest the first Mon
day in each month.
Semt-Annuai Dividends in January and July.
BOARD OFFICERS.
MOSES TAFT, President
WIN. G. CAPRoN, JOSEPH s. MOODY, A. w BENNETr
and FRANCIS DEANF, Vice Presidents.
Trustees.
Samuel ". Scott, Luke s. Farnum.
Daniel w. Taft A. G. Slater,
George W. TAFT, Geo w Hobbs
Henry G. TAFT, Edward c. Thaver
Daniel Mallory, L. G. Wheeler,
Fcnner Batchelder Robert TAFT
Z. 7. Scott, Zadok A. TAFT
G. A. Wilcox.
CHARLES A. TAFT, Treasurer.
c. A. WHEELoCK, Secretary.
Uxbridgc, Oct. 4, 1870. dW,Fr&Mtf o5