Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-11-15
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The statement that the pope requested a resi-
dence in France is untrue
Nj. Picard, late minister of the interior, has
been appointed minister to Belgium.
There was full meeting of the cabinet YES
terday.
The session Of the Belgian chambers was
opened yesterday. Prince Delanne was made
president of the senate.
fearful explosion OF gas occurred on Mon
day, at Leeds, England. One or two persons
were killed and several badly injured.
There are four hundred Chinese engaged at
work in the Rantan wooden mill in SomeryilIe,
Nj
Yorkville, S. c., letter gives detailed ac-
counts of the horrible crueltes and murders by
the kukluX in that state.
Gouard has been appointed ambassador of
France to Italy, vice Count de ChoiSeul, whose
resignation was announced last week.
Letters from ConStantinOple represent that the
cholera is spreading in that city. The number
of deaths increase daily.
The Tennessee legislature, yesterday, paid A
visit OF respect to the widow Of ex-President
Polk.
The schooner j. & C. Merritt capsized Off Bar
negat, Saturday morning. Capt. Booye, of
Somers' point, and four men have not since been
heard from.
A reservoir of oil was struck, on Monday
hSht, on the farm of George Hudson, in Dick
son county, thirty miles from Nashville The
flow is estimated at one hundred gallons per
day.
The fire in Geneva destroyed two blocks OF
houses, the quay and the hotel COuronne Ire
mendous CONSERVATION prevailed, but the police
preserved order.
Gov. Fairchd, of Wisconsin, has authorized
the furnishing of 5000 feet of lumber, free OF
expense, to every family who will rebuild on a
lot recently devastated by the fife.
A San Francisco dispatch says: Ioring muir
dered with the Others in the Arizona stage, was
a popular author and journalist. He was on
his way east, intending TO lecture on Arizona
and expose COlyer's Indian peace negotiations. %
A Raleigh dispatch states that the late raid of
the troops into the town OF Shelby at night
caused stampede of the inhabitants in their
night clothes, but no arrests of the ku1lux were
made.
The American woman suffrage association
will hold its third annual meeting in Philadel-
phia, on the 2lst and 22d of November. Mrs.
Tracey Cutler, Col 7. W. Higginson, Lucy
Stone, VIM Lloyd Garrison and others will al
tend it.
The postmaster general will in his report rec
ommend the granting Of subsidy to the Pacific
Mail line of steamers, so as to enable them to
run semi-monthly trips from San Francisco to
China He will also recommend a subsidy 10
Wells Australian line
Ship Escort of New York, took fire and was
destroyed, at ntwerp on Monday She sailed
from New York July 30, and was last reported
loading at Antwerp, Oct. u. She was 1866 tons,
built at Georgetown, Me-, and owned by J. j.
Stuart.
The Tt ibane is authority for tho statement
that VIM. NJ Tweed's resignation as president
OF the board of public works will probably be
rendered to Mayor Hall in a few DAYS. The adj
wee OF Sweeny and Others, it is understood, has
caused delay in this matter so far 1t said on
responsible authority, that the choice for his
successor has fallen on Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan
put ms consent to accept the position has not
yet been obtained.
Honolulu letter of the oath ult. gives details
OF the loss OF the American brig Sheehofi
which was rendered wreck July 3D. in a gale
on the Paclhc, ON her passage from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu All the crew died on the
wreck, and when the steamship Moses TAYLOR
iell in with her on the 18th of October, Capt
Hopken only was barely alive The rest of the
crew ana four passengers persisted from hunger
and hardships. The crew were foreigners. Ash
ley Crane and Charles Davis, of San Francisco
were the only American Passengers
party OF practic bridge builders have
made proposition to construct span bridge
across the Mississippi, at Corondalet, on the
south OF st. Louis, agreeing to complete it in
two years, at Il cost not Sceeding two million
dollars. The railroad CO Mes have already
expressed willingness tt -0'r into arranpe-
ments with the builders, an 'gotiatons are
pending TO secure the coop, on of Others
terminating at st. Louis. The every ind-
cation that the work will CONNIE. in a short
time, as the, necessities for a bridge at that
point are becoming imperative.
WIN. Titus, an elderly Quaker, residing in the
town of Cornwall Orange county, lost his
wife, and becoming insane was placed in the
Hshkill asylum. About the 18th Of October he
straycd from the asylum and took refuge in the
fields and mountains. All efforts to find him
were in vain until twelve days had elapsed dur.
ing which time Mr.. Titus had not tasted food
lie was found between two haystacks, about
twelve miles from the place whence he had es-
capped. He had suffered greatly from want of
food and from exposure, lie fingered A dav or
two and died last Friday night. Near the hav-
stacks there was spring OF water, and by his
frequent visits to this spring a well beaten path
had been made.