Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-16

l. T. Stewart has ut last moved ipto his new
house, OF palace, on the corner oil fliIh-aNenue
ond 34thstreet, New York,
Philadelphia generosity has taken the worthy
form Of raising 100000 testimonial for the
widow Of the late Gen. Meade, Wbe left but
small property, and 600 was subscribed at
the initiatofy meeting on Wednesday.
The latest thug in ladies' fashions is to have
a poodle dyed to match the suit II that lashloh
prevails the dog department OF mauy oil our
wealthy citizens establishments Will be pretty
extensive.
The American mastodon must have been
mouStrous beast HIS teeth have been found IN
Michigan, the terminal segnients OF his BACK,
bone were unearthed in the Gulf states, ana
now they've discovered his near fOre-loot IN
Iowa. His tall if he had one, is to be looked
for somewhere about Patagonia.
According TO a statement made by the Paris
faculty Of physicians, the blood OF the IOO,oog
men killed by tie IraEcc-FrnSslan war would
have Welded iron enough for 9524 gun Darrels'
\ Juror was excused from serving IN the
Tinted States circuit court at New York, Mon
day. ON the grOuId that lie rad received dis
patch stating that he had lost $1,000 by the
Boston fire.
There are at present three European ladies
inmates of the harem of the shah, or king, OF
Persia at 1spahan-One Partisan and the other
two English blondes. Though very handsome,
they are not the layOrites of their royal owner,
that hOaur being held by two CrGaSsiau women
of rare charms but low birth.
At a celebrated London auctioneers, the other
day, 5000 carats Of diamonds from South Africa,
received by the last two mails, were brought for
ward and disposed OF in about fifty lots. The
highest prices obtained was flty-five dollars
per carat. A very large company of English
and foreign buyers were present. The proceeds
OF the sale amounted to about S6S,35O.
Mansard, whose roofs are the subject OF so
much obloquy at present, was superintendent of
1at1I,t ia htritg in 20 pf I,nn
is told Of him that he possessed to a remarkable
amount The power Of subtle hdttery, which he
used TO practice with great ingenuity upon the
king. He would sometimes submit plans, por-
tons Of which were purposey made so imprac-
tiCabe, not TO say dbsurd, that the king could
not avoid detecting and pointing out the ncon'
sistcncics, whereupon Mansard would declare
that if his majesty had not been king he would
have made tirSt-class architect, blaming him
self the while for having made such blunders'
1t is not stated whether the famous roof was one
of these latter, nor whether the king took fire at
it when it was shown TO him.
The latest shooting accident is reported from
Jersey City. A mother, out of patience with a
disobedieut boy, was advised by her husband to
use Il pistol 10 bring him to terms, and one
loaded with Il blank cartridge was furnished
her. The father, however, wanted to shoot in
earnest at some ''yarmint," and loaded the PTS
toll with ball ior that purpose, returning it al-
terward TO its usual place, but forgetting to eX-
tract the ball The boy soon began his usual
antics, and the mother threatened to shoot him
If he didn't behave better He told her to ''shoot
away," which she did wouuding him badly in
both legs. He is expected to recover, and the
whole family are deeply penitent,
The Boston Globe, having announced tha
there is an intention to bind Baltimore ah
Philadelphia together with canal connecthg
the Delaware and Chesapeake bays, the Phla-
deIphia Inquirer suggests that the canal las
been in existence for more than one en-
Grafton, and is already known to some hip-
pers. 1t in turn suggests a railroad beTeen
Albany and Boston, or a bridge over Carries
river as possible Improvements for the ne5 CEN
fury,
Try the Elmwood fold Edge Collar the bst collar
ever used.