Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-27
miscellaneous Items.

A cultiyator in West New Jersey has seventy
five acres in blackberrieS. and sold last year
$4,000 worth of fruit, with profit of $4,000
The domeStication OF the ostrich has become
an important industry at the Cape of Good
Hope. Three pluckingS year Weld $50 worth
of ostrich feathers. In 1870 S435,000 worth of
ostrich plumes were exported, which was equiva-
lent to 80, 900 pounds
A Texas cattle trader brought 5000 head of
cattle 10 Kansas, to craze on the sunny slopes
during the winter. He sold his ponies, belong
ING 10 his herders, together with $50 worth of
hides recently; every head OF his best drove
having actually frozen to death.
MIR. O1ger, the noted London agitator, speak
inc at Norwich recently, said if he had the
power he would turn the present ministry out at
once, not because he was in love with the tories,
but because out of transition the working
classes might get something. Tue only way for
workngnen to get power was to embarraSS
those who had it.
The New York STANDARD will be discontinued
May 1. John Russell Young. its nominal editor
and proprietor is going abroad as correspondent
for the Herald. The Standard has sunk in two
years fully S150,000, and Gen. Butler ex-Col-
lector Murphy, Henry Clews and other stock
holders refuse to venture any more money in
the enterprise.
The wife of a tradesman at Plymouth, En-
gland, recently met with an accident which
caused two of her fingers of her hand to be bent
over her palm. She had frequently declared
that she would rather lose her hand altogether
than be thus crippled, and surgeon having re-
fused TO amputate it, she went to the railroad
ana laid her arm on the rails. An advancing
train, more complaisant than the surgeon, cut
off the hama very Clearly at the wrist. The
woman then took cab to the infirmary and had
the wound bound up.
Political idiOcv, says the Illinois Staatszetung,
in its highest potency, is represented by Glib
eral' paper called the Anzeiger, published in
Cleveland, o. In special leader it makes the
following statement: eve are surprised that
Grant should, Just at this time, when the presi-
Dental campaign is about TO begin, send his
wife and children on European tour! lfthese
facts are taken Einto consideration, and Grants
political history is called to mind, together with
his obstinacy, and bis tendency to military des-
potiSm, one is forced to admit that there is some
ground TO apprehend that Grant is contem-
plating coup detdt."
MIR. Disraeli went to a gre at provincial city of
England to make speech. He dined with a
magnate. After dinner, when they were going
TO the meeting, the orator said he should like
some brown sherry TO be placed near him.
English speakers often refresh themselves dur
ing long address by an occasional sip of sherry
The host seized from q SidebOard full decanter
and glass and brought them along. Dsraeli,
during his speech, had recourse again and again
at the decanter, and his style grew strangely
animated. He finished the liquid, save for half
glass or so. When the speech was over he
said to his host; 81 liked that sherry, but isn't
it, you know; a little-iust little-fery?" The
host, surprised as any diSparagement of his ex-
cellent wine, tasted the teaspoonful that re-
manned. Horror! He had brought III mistake
bottle of dark brandy; and the conservative
Chief had consumed nearly the whole OF it with
out being particularly disconnected or finding
out the blunder.