Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-11
Miscellaneous Items.

An English jury has awarded El500 damages
to an actress whose forehead received a trfiug
scar in a railway collision, on the ground that
in her profession personal appearance has
direct pecuniary value.
Col. Rice, notorious as the leader of the "Black
Horse Cavalry" 10 the rebellion, having for sew
eral years led a dismal hermit life on an old
barge anchored near Fortress Monroe, recently
committed suicide.
Rev. Frederick Hewlett an English astrono-
mer of some distinction, announces his diScov
cry of some more little spots on the sun which
have easily escaped the notice Of other observers,
as they only cover about thousand million
square miles.
sign painter recently decorated the side of
new house in an English town with these words
in staring capitals: "Ars. Brown, Dealer in all
Sorts of Ladies'" The town was in a tumult of
wonder as to what might be the nature OF such
a business, until the painter, recovering from
weeks illness, finished his work by adding:
"and Gentlemen's Wearing Apparel.
President THEIRS is a thrifty Old gentleman,
and a tribe close with his ''poOr relations"
One of them recently set up confectionery
store i'll the chief street of Paris, with this sign
over the door: Madame, the sister Of President
Theirs, begs the patronage of the public for her
bon-bons," The Parsians laughed, the presi-
dent took the hint, and the strategic poor reia-
ton was put down for a pension.
The salt mines of Poland, it is stated, are the
most beautiful and on the largest scale in the
world. Visitors walk over four miles in the
long open galleries, and there are many that
have not been entered for years. These galleries
undermine whole town, and are places OF pop
MAR amusement, where bands play, balls are
given, and refreshments on every scale may be
had at the buffet A splendid chapel is fitted
up in one mine, where mass Is celebrated once
year. The ceiling, walls, &C., are all cut out OF
the solid, glittering, greenish salt.
AT the inaugural banquet of the mayor OF
Windsor
eleven approached, some Of the party exhibited
a Discrimination to abandon their enioyments.
In the midst of this difficulty some one suggest
ed that, as there were three magistrates, petty
session should be held, and that the landlord
should apply for permission to keep open an
extra hour. This suggestion was accordingly
acted upon. The application was formally
made and formally granted, and the party were
thus allowed TO continue their conviyial Occu-
patton. This is certainly novel procedure TO
get over the troubles Of Gladstone's licensing
act
Two sons of the sexton of DR.. Talmadge's
church in New York have been arrested for rob-
bling the contribution boxes. The boxes, after
being passed among the congregation, are
placed in some pigeon holes at the side of the
platform, and as the loss OF the money had been
noticed for some time, detectives were employed
who secreted themselves in the cellar and caught
one OF the boys in the act. They had removed
the inner end of the pigeon holes, and were thus
able to draw the boxes in and secure the money,
doing this Just before the close of the service,
before the treasurer had removed the contribu-
tons. About 5000 had been taken in this
manner.
A man fell into the Hudson river from the
wharf at Newburg, the other day, and went
down like shot. ByStanders looked for him
for half an hour, and then grappled for him and
found the body just where he had gone down.
Upon examination it was discovered that he
q heavy