Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-22
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The efforts made to cultivate the tea plant at
Calistoga, CAL, have entirely failed. Nearly ali
of the plants, IL is stated, are dead
The south pole, which seems atterlv TO have
been quite forgotten in the abortive search for
the north one, is honored with book at last nv
a learned German doctor, named Neumayer. il
Is twenty-Seyen years since the last ATTEMPT at
Antarctic explorations.
Ii is said that upon Hudson river steamboats,
they frequently carry passengers whose baggage
has European marks upon it, and the baggage
master of the steamer aud of other boats and
places are instructed by the snobs who own The
baggage TO be careful and not efface the foreign
marks"
curious piece of church building is roino
on IN New York city. Tue edifce hitherto oc
cupied by the younger Tvng's congregation
proving too small for the wants of toe growing
PARISH, new and larger one Is being built over
| II, services meanwhile being continued without
interruption in the ''inner temple"
Inc people OF Nelson county, Virginia, evil
IDENTIFY believe in seeing sights The regular
| term OF the county court of that county, was
postponed recently because circus companv
for its holding.
The new SILVER coins issued by the British
mint are SO defective 10 craftsmanship that The
London Times says of some specimens forward.
ed by banker, that they "are of a character
that would induce any one 10 reject them on the
ground that they could not possibly have been
sent forth from any government establish.
ment."
Dealers in obscene books are having rather n
hard time of it in England One famous fell.
low, Henry Judge, has been sentenced TO tyo
years hard labor; and when these are over he
VIII have to find securities for good behavior.
Judges lawyer argued in defence of his client
that as the classics are sometimes obscene they
should be suppressed by law.
DR.. Grant, OF the American mission at Cairo.
has discovered document of immense Interest
and importance in the shape of Hebrew MS.
OF portions OF the Bible. 1t was found ia a
synagogue in the neighborhood of Cairo ra-
ported to have been built forty-fve years before
the second temple was destroyed. II was care
fully deposited in q niche in the wall ten feet
above the ground, and had to be secured by
means Of ladder. Parts at least of this MS,
which sui awaits proper examination, arc sup.
| posed TO be very old.
The Mobile Tribune is responsible for This
Last Thursday night an eccentric individual
| gave party, and invited quite number OF
| young ladies and gentlemen to IT, When every.
thing was going on lovely, and none suspectine
the denouement the old gentleman pointed a
| brearm at one of the male guests, and. DANCING
ABOUT ike harlequin, exclaimed, Marry nv
daughteron the spoil Marry my daughter on
the spotF And tue young man did marry her
put ne mas not yet sent us any cards."
me chancellor of the eXchequer, cruising in
Hli' Heuuet yacut some days ago, was landnn
at the island of Scalpay, Harris, from n small
boat, and as the beach was shelving. fbe marty
had TO be carried on shore by the islanders Nj
Lowe, not accustomed 10 this mode of convny
ance, hesitated TO accept the proAered bacl,
when the stalwart gille said, "Nae fears: great
er men than Your lordship have been carried
ashore here" Eyes, and who were they nro, .,
responded the chancellor. "Haco, kim nj Nor
way" replied the gile. Here goes, then. bu
trust" said Mr. Lowe, "my fate NAV n5t IN
like bis, and the giie carried him safe 10 m
| shore.
A Rocky mountain correspondent saws
THESE stages are lowed by SIX horses, steere
by the most elegant young gentleman ever seer
whose checks ALWAYS glow with the blush Z
youth and innocence, and whose eyes are al
ways on the alert Tor holes in the road instea
OF the young ladies in the stage. Some portion
OF the road are along hillsides, and the prec
pee below is very irightful to many women
nerves, and they turn pale and gasp out: on
ariyer, 40 DC eareiulV and toe like but he zoe
on on ms winding way. One lady asked the drive
wnat PC would do II the stage went down III
ppans Roll down., said he. DO YOU eve
NV NV any accident on this roadY said Sin,
svWyHueuuies, but not olien,' was the rcpN
' .Mnst 90 the people say thar rel bnrt
. Notnlng, Tor we knock them In tn baad q
once, was the answer, which did moi Al Mi S.s,