Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-03

Senator Sumner thinks he has angina pectoris
and the hearty support of the people of the
country. We earnestly hope that he is as much
mistaken on the first point as he certainly is on
the other.
judge fine Tim Larry five dollars for as
sault and battery on Pat Malone. Pat-But,
your honor, want more damages. He blacked
me eye, and if had been invited to a tea party
| couldn't have gone. Jud.e-The court knows
nothing about consequential damages. You
must carry your case to Geneva.
The Newton well, on the Nelson farm, six
miles north of Titusyille, Pa, has been down
about twenty days, and has continuously
poured forth such volume of gas that it was
found impossible to pump it, as the valves
would not work. The tubing was pulled
Wednesday week, and the well was cased in
order to let the gus blow off, so that it might be
pumped. After the casing was put in, the sand
was lowered for the purpose Of agitahng the
well, and the gas raised a column of water,
throwing a solid tream into the air hundred
feet.
The new French loan is dragging into circu-
lation the long unused boards Of the peasants.
small farmer went from Grenoble TO Lyons,
the other day, TO subscribe TO the loan He
brought his money in a carpet-bag, which he
said contained 5000 francs in gold. The coins
were found 10 weigh too much, and an exami-
nation showed pieces of damp earth cinging to
the coins, which nearly all bore the effigy of
Louis Philippe, none being of later date.
Between Easton and Leavenworth, the stage
from OSkalOosa crosses the track of the Kansas
Central railway. The driver considers it dan
gerOus for the narrow gauge cars, and to pre-
vent their being run down is going to put up
warning for the engineers like thisi "CTOssing
Look out for the OSkaloosa hackP
1t is generally believed that the raven is fast
becoming a rdrd d0iS in England and that be-
fore long itlwill become entirely extinct, Hated
as it is by gdmekeepers and prosecuted by every
lover of gun, it certainly has many enemies to
contendlwith, but in some of the almost inaccess-
ibe cliffs OF the mountains of Cumberland it
still breeds and rears its young, preying upon
game IN the neigbborng coyerts and the young
lambs on the sheepruns with impuitys
A notable parsonage has just died-Mr. Aus
gustus Smith, king of the Scilly islands, OF
which there are 40, although only six are in
habted Mr.. Smith was wealthy and crOtche-
ty EngliShman, who in regard to government
had notions of his own Which he wished to
carry into practice, and so he became lessee OF
the Scily islands, under the county of Corn
wall. he thus became king of about two thou
sand subjects, most of whom were d Wretched
lot of peasants, for The Islands are poor ami un-
fruitful With a court of twelve men he ruled
the land, readiusted the relations of land and
people, and attended generally to their moral,
social, and religious status, although in the lat
ter item he was net very strict. He made the
children go to school, and in every particular
the inhabitants had to obey him almost as if
they were slaves. Onc9 he packed off all the
residents of one of the islands, and turned it
into deer park, but in reeompense he gave the
poor people better accommodations than they
had ever had before. AT FIRST he was greatly
disliked, but when the islanders came to see that
his rule was wise and benehccnt, and that they
greatly improved under 1t, they learned to like
and respect him, and at his death he was much
regretted, This is probably the first king who
has borne the name of Smith, at least in modern
times, and it is not likely that he will have
successor TO his title.