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ANewfoundInnd Ghost slorr.

Garrett Sears and Mrs. Geehan were some
time ago murdered in Newfoundland by the
wife of the first and the husband of the latter,
and the body of Sears was hidden in a manure
heap. His disappearance was noticed by the
| neighbors, but at first no foul play was suspect
ed, and Mrs. Geehan was supposed to have died
natural death. A correspondent of the ST
John Telegraph tells the following curious story
in this connection:
During the course of Geehan's trial a curious
incident was brought to light in the evidence of
one of the witnesses. Patrick Morissey swore
that after the burial of Mrs. Geehan, and before
the body of Seats was discovered he was on
visit TO a neighbours house, and remained chat
ting till half-past nine o'clock. AS he came
down the lane, on his way homeward, he saw
a man pass down the road so very like Sears
that he said to himself, "Let Garrett Sears be
dead or alive, that's him. AT this time it was
not known that anything had happened TO
Sears-he was only missing. As Pat approach
ed, the man looked sideways at him-but he
could not see the flesh of his face
as there appeared TO be mysteri-
Gus something drawn over it. 1t was a
bright night and the moon was shining. Natu-
rally Pat was startled by this singular appear
ance, or, as he expressed, che got change"
and when he arrived AT home he told his family
that he mad seen Garrett Sears 90 down the road
Next day he met Geehan and put to him the
question, clad Garrett Sears got home last
nightP The answer was singular, "No, unless
he was dead" Then Geehan asked Pat would
he have thought that Sears would kill his own
sister, Upon this Pats honest Indignation burst
forth. and already suspecting how the case really
stood, he exclaimed, "Poohl fell in company
with a good many in my time who had read a
good deal, and read a good deal myself but |
never read, and no man ever told me he read of a
brother killing sister, or of a sister killing a
brother; but heard tell Of many a one that
read of the husband killing the wife, and the
wife killing the husband" Then he turned
away and added farewell now for evermore."
Geehan mus. have skunk away homeward after
this interview with some heart-quakings, feeling
that his awlnl crime was suspected by his neigh
bors, and that the danger of his discovery was
imminent 1t was evident from the simple and
straightforward way in which Pat gave his tes-
timoDy that he firmly believed that the ghost of
the murdered man had appeared that night to
him; and when a few days afterwards the body
OF Sears was dug out of the manure heap with
the head iearfully mangled and dark woOllen
shirt drawn over the face, his suspicious were
amply confirmed. Among a certain class it is
quite believed that this was areal ghost-appear-
anpp.
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his hardships and disappointments were due TO
this cause. Stanley found him at Ujiii sick and
destitute. His appearance when Stanley left
him is thus described:
Though he is now going on sixty years of
age, he looks but lorty-five or ffty-auite hale
and hearty He has an enormous appetite,
which has abated nothing of It's powers since
have known him. He is in need of no rest; he
needed supplies; he has GOT them now and every
thlng ne needs. Though sick and thin when
saw him al UJui, he is now 1eshy and stoutish,
and must weigh about one hundred and eighty
pounds. Though ! have hung my balance
scales temphngly before his eyes, | have never
Deen aOie TO get him to weigh himself. | have
not the slightest fears about his health or of any
danger coming to him from the natives.
The strength of the socalled ''liberal repubI-
cans" in character may bejudged by the names
of their executive committee published yester-
day. Of the eight names only three have any
national prominence, and those would be much
better without such as they have. Yarmouth,
Burbridge and .Scovelle are the three The party
which has three such men and is not ashamed
to give them places of honor, must be as strong
as it expects or hopes to be. Whether these men
are selected because they are the best men the par
ty affords or because more respectable men could
not be trusted to do the work which is expected
of them, is matter of indifference An alliance
with the democracy can have no terrors for
people who are satisfied TO be represented by this
committee. A man who can be content to train
in company of which Yarmouth, Burbrdge
and Seoveile are officers will have noxscruDes
about accepting Twced's friendship.
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LATEST MARKETS.

NEW YORK. July l5.-Money easy at 8 a 4 per cent.
Sterling firm at lO9H a. no. Gold touched ll4h closed
hTm at ll4A q has, Loans q per cent, Clearings
sci D00alO. Treasury disbursements $500 600 Govern
ments higher and strong state bonds duh and steady
stocks heavy and lower for Erie. Pacific Mail fell per
cent but recovered the decline Otherwise the market
was dull and steady. London dispatches report money
more active in consequence OF bringing out the French
tomorrow.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-16

The claim of Theodore Tilton that he was the
first man 10 nominate Horace Greeley for the
presidency ; and the unwillingness of Carl
schurz to declare him nominated at Cincinnati,
recall to mind time when these two gentlemen
held views exactly opposite TO those they now
profess. Nor let this statement excite wonder
Even the head of the democratic party, Horace
Greeley himself, did not always cherish his
present democratic views; and the older readers
of this paper can doubtless recollect time
when the New York Herald was not in favor of
republican candidates, and when the Tribune
was not the chief organ of democratic prin-
cipIes.
When Henry ]. Raymond was elected to con-
gress in 1865, the Tribune editors became con-
scious that that election would give the Times
great advantages in the collection Of Washing
ton news They carefully scanned the country,
therefore. for the best possible man to be put at
the head of the Trbune's Washington staff.
Carl Schurz was finally selected and most adj
mirably did he perform his new duties. What
ever his political sins may be, in all his business
and social relations he showed himself the pol
ished gentleman.
1t was not long after he had seated himself on
his Geographic tripod in Washington, that he
received visit one evening from Theodore Til
ton. Mr.. Tilton then stood at the height of his
Independent reputation, higher perhaps then
than now, and that Mr. Schurz was but little if
any below him, is evident from the fact that
Massachusetts journalist of the day predicted
to me that within half dozen years, he would
represent some state on the floor of the Ameri-
can senate At the time, / thought the predic-
ton one Of very unlikely fulflment; but it has
since come true. The intellectual gladiatorshp
of these two gentlemen as they engaged in con-
versation was highly interesting; but all re-
membrance of it has passed away except one
remark of Mr.. Tilton. He was complaining bit
terly of some position then strongly advocated
by Horace Greeley; it may have been general
amnesty, but am not certain. But Mr. Tilton
found great fault with the prominence given TO
it in the columns of the Tribune, and said that
at a recent meeting of the stockholders of the
Tribune, he had told the meeting that if Mr..
Greeley persisted in such doctrines, he would
write his epitaph, and it should read thus:
"Here lies Horace Greeley, founder of the
New York Tribune. First in peace, last in war,
least in the hearts of his cCuntrymen."
81 had not thought you could be so cruel"
replied Mr.. Schurz with an approving burst of
laughter.
When the ides of November shall have passed.
and the will of the American people shall have
been inscribed on their ballots, doubtless the
whole democratic party will agree with Mr.
Tilton, that Horace Greeley "is least in the
hearts of his countrymen." wR.H.
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Chinese Ingenuity.


A little incident was brought to our notice a
DAY or TWO since, winch Il illustrates the ingenuity
Oh me Cnlnese IN a rather peculiar manner
mickey NlcDameis, as he IS famiarly called,
owns number oil geese, which occasionally get
III tue slough and stray away TO the Chinese
vegetable gardens which border this pleasant
pool DOUBTLESS they would help themselves to
gohn caonage on these predatory excursions,
lof II IS well known that the descendants of
Rome's ancient preseryerS have fondness for
ms arncle. Inc plan hit upon by John 10 pre-
vent theih from gratifying their natural propen-
sllies was ingenious and novel; and remained
UNDISCOVERED uhlll a lew days since. Several
geese belonging to Mr. McDanielS had .ded
anu no reason could be assigned for this strange
procedure on their part, for they were fat and
nealthyI and goose IS supposed to be a long
hVed iowl. but when they were driven up to be
picked tue mystery was solved. -Four Of the
hlrdS were found gagged in singular manner,
anu que WIich can hardly De described. ring
oil nne wire, about two inches in circumference,
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kingsIey's
] II o N T o MIC .
II viii do you Good.
worcester oa. Light Compa,,,

COhE.
TINS ChhAP AND MOST DESIRABLE FuFL fnr M,nuf,c
turing purposes and Family Use Ia now o6er,.i ~ liz
public, IN quantities TO suit, at the lollowing ncd,cnd
pricesi ''""i"b h'uueeu
one one uhadrGn Of " bushels. ".......s5oO
In nusn,t,ins iass ,ha, MI .....,;........ 2bO
bushel. '''' :" N"'''9 Pei
Payments may be made and orders for lts delivery wiz
Pc Issued only ~ the ONCE Of the Company NO. hank
Block, Foster st., up stairs, dtf ia4
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DIED
mos. "'i"'SVH' Aseu bl 9fh y
Funeral wednesday the 18th. ut O'Clock NJ nj bcr
To attend. fiVlus ure invited
mos. "ie"er aBed ~ yrs
tuesday the 10Th Inst, at 2PM ii"''' MAIN 81,
,tioa W. Eey Jny 5 Henry j, son Of Samuel II and
Funeral tomorrow, "wednesday nd tie bouse No If.
Mted. i""'N anu friends In
Ia this CITY Jnly IA paI,y t,,,., a., 1911
MARY a Piper aged mos rs dnys 's"''t vi = ana
~ the Isle of Shoals, july Ia fenr,o NJ WI a.
'p minS 81 nnit9n. aged 4! yrs mos as days ''
an v ~ we itihinehce OF Henry Wing I'M Uranon
are Invited to attend ~ "''"uNes anu friends
and dln nGS,aon' July H. Ella H. wife of II Thomson
limos ~ "'P"i" mhsohi hBtu ~ yrs
Isrci ~ FG ow,o July H. Albert II, youngest son OF
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-16

party of ladies have started from Portland
for a TWO hundred mile tramp around the White
mountains,
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Neho advertisements.


STANDING GRASS AT AUCTION.
- WIN be sold at public auction, saturday july 2otb
ny O'Clock p M % acres Of Standing Grass on Inc nrn,
OF me late j. ~ NJ. Davis In the east part OF Kuiland
Blb djyl6l0&
STANDING GRASS FOR SALE i
The undersigned will receive written proposas for tho
Grass standing upon Elm Park until and Including
Friday, July 18th. "s
The right IL reserved TO reject proposals where the
security Is deemed inadcquale. ~ Wv
EDwARD W. LINCOLN
Chairman of Committee OF Public Grounds.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-16

NEW YORK. July l5-Cotton > Ioyyer and nor,i,,o1.
9 ooS ISe 7ao6 naeng uHands 2Sc Flour l5
4o western s5l5 g SIS southern s6s5 q r. Spring
Meat s"e nfmeT winter g Sc higher sales 81 900
winter red western Sl60 q s65; white Michigan 81 Is
siS, SvI opened 10 higher; but closed quiet with
ts alNAnSe lost sales $500. bush; steamer new mixed
Se5ten ~ q 6e sail do So 6ssc, closing at 63c
OatS gaet and steady sales 25OOO BUSH Ohio Il a acc
buyers layori new S3 So Lard steady; steam at
~ y go buter au; sta,e q a 22hc. Whiskey dull
quest; Mu,eovado s&@9tc; refining s. a she Coffee
auli mo 10 "a 1--WE Molasses dull Turpentine dull
and IN buyers favor at A a 47.c ron quiet and weak
at " "a $40 for strained Petroleum moderate request
GIuue lSe Ienhed ~ % 22Hc. raow DUH at so a csc.
SmcAGo July l5.-Flour quiet extra spring 1913 a
tgs, I.at advanced and in fair demand; No spring
Sl2bS "a l,267a cash or seller July 81 1873 a llgX seller
Aueast; NqJ spring slO9 g Ito Cornn good demand
70 mixed Al ilAe cash. Ala Al &c seller August 43s
good demand and lower at 25ac cash or seller August
steady al 55c for No all wSIskev in fair demand an
cash Si050 seller August Lard strong 81 asked n Vi
3D. BNlk meats and bacon in good demand but no sales
sugar cured hams canvassed l4 packed Cattle ami
ana dropping IS 625 for good to Choice steers Live
hogs rm and active al $3.50 "a 425 Recepts19gO0 MI
hour iuVO bush wheat $4,000 bush corn, $4,000 bush
5000 bels flour, $1,000 bush wheat 2s5 COO bush corn
l55O bush oats 1000 bush harley 1000 cattle 1000 hogs
CINCINNATI. July l5.-Pork advanced and in fiir r.
mand city held at sl6OO; regular nominal at a
ia'uU lArd dull ana lower; summer ia q he; steam
sac kette &c Bulk meats active and higher; should
ers at % q SIC; clear rib sides held at c clear sides
7sc Bacon active and higher held at ac for should
quiet at Si.lO q $50. WhiskeY frIn at SIC
NEW ORLEANS, July H-COtton duh At 22S "a PIKE
Foreign AiRrkets.-LBv Atlantic Cablel
92.. avs ''O' vi"
LIVERPOOL. July IS-Cotton closed unchanged,
THERE Is no description of nervous malady, kidney
bladder or glandular disease or physical debility
diabetes, grave rheumatism, female complaints gen
orally that will succumb 10 the genial and comfort
ing curative properties of SMoLAxRER's EXTRACT OF
buoHu' deop&wlw jyl6
The safest method of efectuav getting rid of kidney
bladder and glanduar diseases diabetes, gravel mental
and physical debility complaints incidental to the
weaker sex is SNoLANDERs BUCHU 1t tones and gently
stimulates the entire nervous system, and positively
cures all malades Of the urno-gental organs of either
sex. deop&wlw iy9
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Ismy the ,Ounker M.

10 M GOPATHIC HYSICIAN.
AZ Or; Hunts former office, No. Elm 81.
OiTce hours, I ts9 AM, to a and GtosP.M
apl2 htf
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MAR RIED

, IN hnlbury, July IA, by Rev Geo A Putnam, w ~
Louisa Putnam, all OF NJ ' ~ a "A''oh ana
In Grafton, July Is, BY Rev I II wipdsor ro.,, n,
and Julia WOOber. "'Oi "oSoph raro
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10 Hartford the rate Of taxation is about
1890 on each $1,000,
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Rice, Whiting 81 Bullock,
A N X Frs & BROK ERS
Cor. AaR and Pearl SIS, Worcester.
DEALERS IN
Government Bonds, Gold. Silver, Coupons,
ETC., etc.

Investment Securities q Speciality
Buy and Sell Railroad, City and County Bonds.
Special attention given orders for purchase and sal
Of Stocks at Boston and New York Boards.
Agents for the various lines of European Steamships
Passages secured to and from Europe cabin or steeraga
Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Exchange Drafts
drawn payable in any Of the principal cities Of Europe
Allow interest deposits subject to check at sight
Special deposits for three months Or longer received
WIN interest at current rate. DIFF apl0
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Buy the Quaker IItters,
lhey are Great Medical Discovery Extroct 81 ,,,,
N 9La anu HeIbs' DIX II. :. FLINT Il Co
nH4 uoin PrOprietorH, Providence r. l.
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NA'NAN~N ~N'iN~NAN'aSf
RARE BEASTS AND BIRDS!
His extraordinary Aquarium of
LIVING MARINE MONSTERS !
His Museum Of
ANIMATE AND INANlMATE WONDERS
And his peerless double Troupe OF
Equestrians, Gymnasts and Athletes
Exhibited conformity in
Il VAST PAVILIONS!
a. One devoted exclusively to the Museum; second to
geological and archaeological Collection Of Wild Beasts
and rare Tropical and Exotic Brds fourth Eques-
u1ah, Gylnnastic and Athletic entertainments.
One Nominal Admission Fee Passes to all
or either.
AS a sDecla ln1ucement 10 the patrons of Old John
hObnsOns Combined Exhibitions, purchasers Of ticket
oether OF the other Shows admitted the elegant
CIRCUS FREE!
This particular Entertainment Is given as gratuty to
his patrons and is absolutely withodt Money prize
WAIT FOR It'll WATCH FOR TIT SEE TT
Stupendous Combination OF diversified Entertainment
e5 GOLD AND CRIMSON CAGES
drawn by beautiful Cream and Dapped Horses ali the
Public Streets. VS.
IMMENsE RECLUBE RHINOCEROR,
Specially with this Exhibition and imported nj mi
expense OF nearly RtB,OOOi Beyond all question
alive from Africa.
FOUR MONSTER LIVING SEA
=. ~. Win thr young Macrorhnus Probosclus,
81 SGa Eiephas with name erect like Forest Monarehs
requiring over two hundred pounds Of Fresh Fish daily
0r Their subsistence. They the only nes on exhibit
ilOn ~ he world and can be In the Aquarium dur
Lake Of Ocean Water
AN AFRICAN HARrR BRRsrR imported direct from |
Season 800 N F'''N'' L
IiiE GRuHTIEG YAK OF TARTARI with long beautinll
mar growing from his back to the ground
boht conl0und this with Small Show or Menape.
~, but bear In mind that Old JOHN ROBIRNON N /
WV ,uinpmnty marching on and will positively exhibit al
ELM fAhk WORCESTER, MONDAY, July 49,
y6 diyl8Is2O ls 2SG9i W." ''i'' H"e''
RETURN OF THE GREAT ORIGINALS.
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Foreign MRrketS.-[Bv Atlantic Cable
92A. 800 '' ' ''O'
LIVERPOOL. July ls.-Cotton closed unchanged,
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-09-06

A bachelor is politely described as a
man who has neglected his opportunity
of making some poor woman miserable.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-09-06

One hot Sunday a Western Methodist
minister observed that the majority of
his congregation we're raped in placid
slumber. Suddenly pausing in his ser
mon, he requested Deacon s. to pass
around the plate. The deacon thus &C.
costed rose to his feet and, with very
red face, said,
"The collection has been already ta-
ken up"
Never mind Brother s., take MP
another, for / intend to make the congre-
cation pay for lodgings as well as spir-
itual food"
When the second collection had been
taken up. the congregation was very wide
awake.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-09-06

Why is the Greeley party like young
bumble-bee ? Because it is the largest
when first hatched."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-09-06

ONE Dior AT TIME.-Have you
ever watched an icicle as it formed p
You noticed how it froze one drop at a
time, until it was foot long or more.
If the water was clear, the icicle remain
ed clear. and sparkled brightly in the
sun; but if the water was but slightly
muddy the icicle looked foul, and its
beauty spoiled. Just so our characters
are forming one little thought or feel
ing at time adds its influence. Ifeach
thought be pure and right, the soul will
be lovely and sparkle with happiness ;
but if impure and wrong, there will be
final deformity and wretchedness.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-09-06

A paper advertises for girls for cook
ing" We like them raw.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-09-06

TRANSMITTING POWER BY LEATHER
BELTs.-The experiments made in the
United States with view to discover the
best way of transmitting power by means
OF leather belts, have led to the conclu-
sion that the efiectual way to prevent the
slipping of the belts is to cover the pull
leys with leather. From this it would
appear that leather on leather offers
certain steadiness, and with the further
advantage that the belt does not fly off.
and wears out less rapidly than when it
runs on iron or wood 1t is found in a
spinning factory that belt running on
leather will produce thread free from
knots, and Of much greater length, with
in given time, than when running land
slipping) on an iron pulley. And we
learn that in steam mill with FIVE run
OF millstones, each Get ground twenty
seven bushels a day after they were Gov
cred with leather, being from three to
four more bushels a day than before. In
paper mills and sugar mills equally sat
isfactory results have been obtained
and we may conclude that pulleys coy-
cred with leather are best under all cir.
cumstances, even where ropes of wire
are used.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-09-06

The seedy looking chaps who hang
around Greeley's headquarters at the
Glenham Hotel remind US of the Yam.
kee who had "five outs ard one in
Out of money, out of character, out at
the heels, out at the toes, out of credit,
and in debt.-Ne,o York Adrertiser.
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One OF the young men belonging to
a choir in Danbury, had his hair cut by
a generous barber, Saturday. Sunday
he sang for solo, "Cover my defence.
less head" and blushed like a lobster
while doing it.
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LOOK HERE II!

II is universally acknowledged that the mai
manufactured by NJ. A. Davis are the pest bsE]
pubiic, Tor what they are recommended ThsTl
PRISE the following; DAVIS LUNG Syria
coughs. Colds, Pains and soreness of the Chel
Lungs, Sronp and Mhooping Cough. DAVI|
DIAN RHEUMATIC LINIMENT. for RID
slsin. Neuralgia. Spinal Affection, Sprains, and
" good Tor Horses. DAVIS VEGETABLE
lhho ior Jaundice and Biiliousness, and forsts,
SURE REMEDYf for Dysentery, Summer Com
Jhronlc Dlarrha, Chills, Sore Throat, Colo a
Internal IN Pains. DAVIS HUMOR OINTMBHl
biains. Chapped Hands. Old Sores sails RbsSs
ne sn., pest and quickest cure for Burns. DAYKaI
LEA Ling sALYE, for Crack ed Hands. a. Il
pAnlS' CATARRH SNUFF, for Catarrl gas
medicines are prepared and sold wholesalssI
tai by NJ. A. DAVIS. Bellows FAN
Also sold by druggists and Merchants sen
AT Bellows 4 alls by Cooper i Turner
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