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Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-19

UMBRELLAS SEVENTY YEARS AGo-A large
umbrella was usually kept hanging in the hall
at good houses, 10 keep visitors dry as they
pass ed to or from their carriages. Coffee house
keepers provided in the same way for their fire.
quenters; but men disdained 10 carry such
convenience through the streets. in the Tat
lers verses, from which we have already quot
ed
The Tempar spruce, while every spout's abroach
Stays till It's fair, yet seems to call coach.
He would NOT have been guilty Of siurrng his
own manhood like the careful young gentleman
belonging 10 the custom house, who, for fear Of
rain, borrowed the umbrella Of WilPs coffee
house from the mistress, aud was formally ad-
yertised that in like need he should be welcome
70 the maids pattens. IL was held efeminate,
indeed, to shirk wetiing. Cake that thing
away" said Lord CORVALLIS 10 the SER
want about TO hold the lhouse umbrella over
him. 81 am not sugar or salt, 10 melt
in shower" The marquis would have eniOved
the scene at that Metz review, when an officer
Offering his umbrella 70 his unprotected em-
perOr, Joseph ii exclaimed, 81 heed not a show
eT; it hurts nothing Of a man but its clothes"
round. There certainly is something uns0ldier-
ly about our subject, and il is hard to imagine
the guards under fire and umbrellas at the same
time. Such q thing, however, was seen once
During the action at the mayors house, near
BayOnne, 10 1919, the grcnadiers under Col
the high road. Wellington, happening 10 ride
that way, Deheid the officer " the household
regiment protecting fhemselyes from the pelting
rain with their umbrellas. This was too much
tor the great chiefs equanimity and he
sent VI L0rd 4. Hll insianter with the
message, lind Wellington does not ap.
prove 81 tie use II umbrellas IN
der Gre, and cannot allow ihe gentlemeB's
ron. 10 make Themselves ridiculous DO The eyes
n the army" ~ Atefward gave tie colonel a
good Bi2ging himself telling bim, "Ibe guards
mag carry umbrellas when On duly a. 81 James,
but IN the fed II Is not only ridiculous, bat un.
military sainieH eufe BAN nothing ridiculous
10 Standing FIRE under an umbrella When be
appeared as duellst for the FIRST aud last time
in bis lie the critic took bis place, armed with
an ancient hinilOck pistol aud an umbrella.
His adversary protested against the gBghafn,
The seconds remOnsttat6d, but IN van. Sainle-
Beuye declared he had no objection - being
shot, but preferred 10 die dry death, ~ The
duel proceeded until each cOmbalant had fired
four times without effect, baintc. Beuye keep.
Ing his umbrella llosted TO The end. Wolfe, no
ieather.bed soldier did not think there wgs any
npmanlness IN keeping ones coat dry, Wiring
home from France, In 1852, he expressed his sur
prise that the PARTISAN fashion Of using umbre-
las in sunshine, and something Of the same kind
in wet weather, bad not been adopted IN En-.
gland .--AU me Year ROund,
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-19

IHE GENEVA WATCHMAKERs.-Gcncy has
SO long been the watch factory Ol the world that
little need be said on the subject. From four 10
hve thousand men are constantly engaged IN
making watches. Two or three thousand more
are employed in making musical boxes. IN the
absence Of statistics il is supposed that
100000 watches are now made in Germany
every year. The work is separated INFO many
departments. The watchmakers, so called
those who make the works Of the watChes-are
the sieadiest class They have no trades.unOn
The case-makers are ireer spirits, aud have a
trades.union, and SO have the jewellers, eugray-
ers and enamelers. All Of these latter com.
mand higher wages than the watchmak,
ers, and, having more temptation, are
more given to beginning The week on Wed
nesday, after a leisurely spree. A watch,
dollar and a quarter day Jewellers,
engrayers, and enamelers can make a little
more than that Case-makefs can earn three
dollars day. But such are the habits OF all
these four latter classes that they do
not average more than The six francs Il day
OF the watch work maker. There are no
very large watch factories in Geneva; that is,
Tue w0rkmen are rarely collected In one build,
iug. The Independence Of the whole class is
lnaleaIed by the fact that they generally work
~ nome Where quaint old house reaches
9ut ior lieht through many windows above the
uIualness Oi MS narrow court, you may be sure
aL lhe proud ruler Of the little republic is there
WIN ms matchmaking Or engraving tools. He
ana MS brethren who make music boxes aud
Singing BIRDS, aud the other industrious deni.
1ehs OF the et GeryaiS quarter, are the rulers Of
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-19

The welcome which Mr.. Greeley receives from
his editorial brethren on resuming his chair in
the Tribune Office, is not a very warm one
Some republican newspapers, it is true, which
had been telling the truth about him, and posi-
bly, something more, during the campaign
FASTENED to plaster him all over with fulsome
eulogy as soon as his return to his old cline Of
business" was announced. Whether their de.
probation Of him awhile ago or their praise now
is sincere, is immateria. Both cannot be true
and the sudden change from one to the other
proves only that those editors who thus trhe
with their readers are unworthy Of trust or
influence. With them politics are game in
which all means Of attack are fair; personal
character is assaled and public acts msrepre-
seated without scruple if partisan end can be
gained thereby. They see no Inconsistency to
be ashamed Of in plaising man one day and
abusing him the next, nothing in him having
changed meanwhile except his relation to their
political objects, and they are astonished that
any one should expect, after the campaign is
over, TO hold them 10 their opinions expressed
While It was in progress. From people of this
sort Mr. Greeley is getting plenty OF aattery
just now
But there are others, and those whose opinions
are OF more consequence, who treat the ex.cap.
dlaate differently The New York World
among these takes him seriously to task for lis
proclamation Of neutrality, which has been
praised as a rather extraordinary manifestation
Of virtue and absence Of partisan rancor But
the World takes quite another view OF it,. Mr.
Greeley was, Or prolessed to be, a lew weeks
ago, in dead earnest in his opposition to the
parry in power lfbe had been only private
soldier his haste to declare bis neutrality would
have been thought surprising; bat for the very
leader Of the opposition to proclaim him
self neutral the moment his own personal battle
was lost, looked too much as ii, in his estimation,
no principles had been al stake, aud he felt him.
self al liberty TO desert the cause as soon as he
found il would mott nure TO bis own advantage.
Actual neutrality could thus BE- Interpreted only
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-19

A SINGULAR ACCIDENT, by which two boys,
and perhaps three, lost their lives, is reported in
San Francisco paper, which says that the per-
SONS occupied in a market heard q cry OF fire,
and Immediately a boy rushed in with his
clothes in flames. A number at once caught
hold of the boy and threw water and sand over
his body, and then tore his burning clothing off.
He presented most pitiable sight, his legs and
the lower part of his body being burned in
most horrible manner. Hardly had The first
alarm subsidized when similar oucries were
heard from a second boy running down Clay
street, toward Sansome, also on fire, begging
for help, and running TO a drug store. A third
boy ran through the market, all in flames, and
no substance was at hand that could put them
out, The three boys are brothers, named Eman-
uel, Leopold aud Emil Strasser, aged respectively
eleven, nine and seven years. In coming from
their home they passed through China alley,
running from jackson TO Washington streets,
here each picked up some PHOSPHORUS that had
been thrown out by the Cinnamon, put it in
their pockets, and by the time they reached the
market, where their grandfather keeps poultry
stall, the PHOSPHORUS became heated and set
their clothing on fire, INJECTING most serious,
probably fatal, injuries-the oldest and Young
est not being expected to recover. Charles
Kaufman, a butcher, j. Leroy, and several
Italians who were in the market all the time,
sustained also severe injuries in tearing the
clothing from the boys and handling them. The
formers hands are SO badly burned that it is
feared he will lose the use of them both.
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this little republic, because they are the back
bone of the radical party, and the radical party
is the backbone of the liberal or independent
party, which rules the city and the canton. 1t
is these people who, under the lead of James
Fazv, in 1915, brought the aristocrats of the old
upper CITY 10 terms, and made them pay for the
powder and ball with which they did it. They
work and think, aud rule one OF the best and,
apparently, one of the least governed cities in
the world.-H Tper'S Monthly.
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VOTES IN THE MARKET We COPY as follow

VOTES IN THE MARKET We copy as follows
from the Gold Hill News of the 9th To the
eternal disgrace of this community be it said
that nobody ever saw such buying and selling
of voters as was done yesterday in both Virgin
ia and Gold Hill. Men sold their votes publicly
IN the most open, unblushing manner. They
were bought by squads and clubs, wholesale and
retail, the price being from 50 50 apiece TO $780,
the average price being about SO. One club
OF seven was bought Tor $50. One large club al
Virginia, consisting of1OO men, were for sale at
$500 apiece. They were holding a meeting in
the afternoon at Miners Union hall, on street
waiting TO be bought, when one OF the directors
in charge of the ball found out the true charac-
ter OF the meeting and ordered the whole crowd
to vacgte the premises. They refused 10 90,
but reinforcement of members Of the miners
union finally made them leave in hurry. They
went % another hall, but had 10 get out Of that
also. Before dark they had dropped their prce
from $500 to $3.50 apiece, and not more than
hall Of them made out to sell, ORR even 10 vote
When the polls closed there were probably 300
or more who waited to be bought who found
they bad waited TOO long, for they crowded
about the polls most anxously in the second
and third wards, keeping quite a number Of
good, honest workngmen from voting who
could not come sooner
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NEW YORK srocK MARKET.

NEW YORK. Nov Is Money stringent at per cent
coin to per cent per day, closing lie q per day
Discounts close; prime names not done under y per
cent while applications at the bank exceeding the
abilities ofthe Institutions. Sterling heavy under Inn ted
demand and increased supply; prime long at l0sH q
1888 short at no "a l0A. Gold dull at l3A "a 1875,
closing trmer, win few sales at 1884 Loans at ills
TO fiat for borrowing then @ per cent for CARRYING
CeAIings S5l00O00. Treasury disbursements S22,0OO.
Governments dull and firm state bonds quiet and
st ady Stocks irregular; opened frIner and trhe
better, but the asvance soon lost then followed an
advance OF a Ia per cent Erie United safes Express
and Northwest common being the features put under
the increased activity and deamess in the money mar
ke az in declined. clio sing dull at the lowest prices OF
the day. counterfeit issue income ~ per cent oSas
VI Wy l4i'-' ANY ''''44 ~ ~
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A DAYS WALK.-Mr. II. R. Kendall, in the
San Francisco Alta Californian, gives an ac-
count OF pedestrian tour made by himself and
DR.. Bourne, from Portland, Oregon, to San
Francisco, the distance being eight hundred
miles. The doctor Subsisted entirely upon Ora
ham crackers and fruit, and Mr. Kendall says be
did the same mainly, though he occasionally
partOok OF something else. They slept out Of
doors several nights, although they had no ban.
kets or other preparations for doing 50. Mr. Ken
dali says: My experience during this walk war.
rants the conclusion that something between
twenty and twenty-five miles is a fair days work
Of walking; twenty miles Is underworld twenty
five miles a little oyerwork, and thirty miles is
exhaustion. Several times we walked thirty
miles and more day, and on one occasion
thirty-six. This is probably a very fair state.
ment Of the average walking capacity Of men
not especially trained or endowed Tor the exer-
else. 1t gives a little over three miles an hour
for short Of eight hours walking daily, which is
enough for a long distance.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-19
THE INDIANA DIVISION,

about eighty miles in length, trayersng extensive BIZ
luminous Coal fields, and making a direct (and the
shortest possble) line between Chicago and the Block
coal district at Brazil.
The and other materials for the Indiana Division
have all bought and paid for in cash. part of 1t is
now in operation and the entire Division is TO be I'm
shed this season and opened to profitable business.
The company is not in debt and owns large and very
valuable real estate in Chicago beside having an equip
ment of twenty-three nrst-cass locomotives aud about
100 ears.
rstmorgage upon such road at the rate Of 500
per mile is safe investment and we know of no other
railroad bond at the price asked for this that demon
stTate aIsmilar value security savings banks and
others.
We have sold nearly two millions Of these bonds to
savings banks trust companies and the most careful in
vestors, and have hut s75O,OOO bonds remaining.
They for 81 900 each and have forty years to run
Interest
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Out in Indiana, the other day, d man was
awarded premium for Two year old cot, when
The animal he entered was horse eight years
old. The owner lmd a colt in pasture, and
sent man TO bring him into the fart the man
made mistake and took the eight year old
horse, which was in the same pasture, and the
committee put him through"
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Ladies, gents or misses can find nice pair Of
Alexandra kid gloves at
WEINBERG Bros, 357 Main street.

AleAhnufa klu gloves at
WEINBERG Bros, 357 Main street.
PROPERTY THAT CANNOT BURN UP.-The great
fire at Chicago year ago, and the more recent one
at Boston, which together destroyed properly TO
the amount Of nearly three hundred million dollars,
showed the ut certainty Of Investment in even the
most massive and thoroughly constructed buildings
IN the most choice localities. The granite ware.
houses Of Boston were apparently the safest basis
for mortgage loans, and yet they melted away before
the fierce heat leaving only ashes and rubbish upon
which 70 realize as the owners and insurance com.
panies have learned 10 their cost II stone and iron
are not secure, what isl And where can surplus
tunds be put with assurance that they viii be free
from such awful disastsrsf
II seems 10 Vs. that the answer is found In the
bond upon hrstclass railroad property. railroad
may i0se depot Or train by ire but the road Itself
cannot Ds burned up nor destroyed by an eartb-
quake. JUDGED the railroads leading into Chicago,
although losing iauch valuable city property had
their transportation facilities taxed 10 carry to
that city the lumber and other material neces3a ~
for the rebuilding Of the city, aud the goods to sup
ply the needs Of il Inhabitants
In our gdYertlsiug columns will be found a state.
eut Of the financial condition Of one OF the roads
leading INTO Chicago the Chicago, Danyille l. Vim.
cennes, Tins road, IN addition 70 its favorable To-
cation running direct from the Indiana coal heds
10 the western mefOpOlis) gives actual earnings for
prove it prosperity, These earnings, net, have
been enough 10 pay a dividend upon itB stock, be-
side Interest upon the OOmpanYs bonds, a small
amount Of these first mortgage bonds are offered
for sale BY the local agents at this place. at ~ and
interest NJ which price they pay nearly per cent.
profitable two great desideraia OF desirable Invest
ment,
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Hen advertisements.
UJHE LAST OF THE LO AN
or The
Chicago. Danville & Vincennes
RAILROAD COMPANY.
glru Ao6ertisements.
Safe Beyond Question.

IT'S seldom that Mortgages upon new Railroads are
considered sufficiently safe for the investment Of Trust
Funds It is only when Railroad is earning, net an
excess of its interest obligations with certainty OF
steady growth that its Bonds be said to be perfectly
safe.
The CHICAGO. DANvtLLE AND VIScENNEs RAILROAD
is doing this and this certainty That part OF 1t
known rs the ILLINOIS DIVISION rom Chicago to Dan
Vile 1872 miles, was finished last wear, and its gross
earnings have increased from s34 i6IOl in December
1871, TO $50 1920 in October 1872.
The net earnings for october were s2sS9s S. or at the
rate of $40 1854 per annum The total interest liabl
" upon the total issue or Bonds upon both the Illinois
and Indiana divisions is S2s0OOO gold. The Illinois di-
vision is therefore earning, net, more than enough to
pay interest upon the entire bonded debt upon the whole
road.
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MARKETS

Pretty styles in bonnets and hats at Roche's.
Large and choice assortment of first class goods at
1873 Main street. old No. 80.
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MERCHANTS AND FARMERSi
NA MUTrAL EIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY

WORCESTER, Nov, 49, 1872.
At special meeting of the directors held this day to
consider the effect Of the losses by the late fire Boston
upon the condition of the company, it their opinion
that the business could he continued with entire safety
to the present and future policy holders
committee was appointed to consider ami report
what amount of assessment may be necessary TO keen
the company in a sound condition confidently bclieylng
that with the large cash assets hand assessment
of 50 per cent of the premium notes will be amply su
cent,i
THS company having been in existence over twenty
five years. and having paid large dividends without any
assessments it Is believed the policy holders will cheer
fully respond to any sum that may be assessed.
CHARLES L. PUTNAM
JOHN WASHBURN, Committee
L. b, STODDARD,
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For nice point or thread lace collar or barbe 90
10 WEINBERG Bros 1857 Main street.
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NOTICE TO POLICY HOLDERS

ON account of the heavy losses sustained in the late
Boston fire, the Peoples Fire Insurance Co.
have discontinued doing further business decided to
call in all outstanding policies. Policy holders are re-
quested to hand in their policies for cancellation at the
office of the Company, 81 Main ST.
By order of the Directors,
w.. II 1910 ARC y f,rpptpD g.,
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7 PER CENT. GOLD,

payable April and October Present price 20 and accrued
interest from Ocoher LIST in currency.
The last week of our sales of ILLINOIS DIVISION
BONDS amounted to S5OOOOO. Early orders therefore
suggested in order to any portion of this ex-
tremely desirable loan.
For further particulars, statement earnings maps
ofthe line, &C., apply to Mcssrs.
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SueeIaI 4otrGsa.

The worcester Mechanics Savings Bank,
IN CENTRAL EXCHANGE, 81 MAIN ST.
Has Net riM No Loss eieJrom Fire or any other cause
Deposits received as usual and placed upon inter
est on the FUtssah day Of each month.
Dividends tree taxes are made in,January and Julv
OF each year, upon Average Monthly Balances.
The Bank is open saturday evenings from to s..
for the receipt OF deposit, only.
HARRISON BLISS, President
II. WOODWARD, Treasr dawtf nlg
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The Peoples Savings Rank,
No. asa MAIN ST.

MiIIbury Savings Bank. MiIbury, Mass.
ORGANIZED JULY, 1854
Deposits received up to one Thousand Dollars. Depos
its put upon interest the first day of every month";
Dividends fiaterest are made in January and July at
the rate of six per cent per annum.
THOS. j. HARRINGTON, President.
FRANK c. MILES, Treasurer diff aus
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OFFICE OF THE
Bay State Fire Insurance Company,
OF WORCESTER MASS.

Worcester, Nov II, lST2
meeting Of the Stockholders of the Bay state Fire
Insurance Co OF Worcester, Mass, Will be held at the
office Of said Company in Worcester, TUESDAY, the
18Th day Of November 1872, at IL O'Clock A. NJ 10 act
upon the following articles. viz:
Art To see il the Company will assess the stock to
repair its capital to the original amount as provided in
chap 249 see OF the Acts of the Legislature of the year
1863. and to act thereon.
Art 2. To act upon any other business that may le
gally come before the meeting.
Per order the Directors.
q TROSpV
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED,

1 Isl MI COORI VI INV UNI l. Ell
~ STATES. DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. - Iui
Bankruptcy.Ihis Is to give notice that Petition
presented to the Court, tn 18th day October.
1872, by William 4. Wheeler, of Worcester, &ankrURt,
from all his debts provable under the Bankrupt Act and
on the I'd day fof November. 1872, upon reading sid
upon the the 18th day OF November, 4. ID. 49,
before the Court in Boston, in said District at QOclOck
M and that notice thereof be published in the Boston
Daily Advertiser and Worcester Daily Spy, newspapers
printed in said District week for three weeks
and that all creditors who have proved their debts and
other persons in interest may appear at said time amt
place and show cause If they have why the prayer
VI the said Petition should not be granted.
EDWARD DEXTER.
CLERK OF District Court for said District
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Gbe 9ag Spy: dalursr GucsOap auing, ubm 10, 1879.


Rice, whiting a. Bullock,
B3A KERs KERs
Coz. Nan and Pearl SIS, Forester.
DEALERS IN
Government Bonds, Gold. silver, Coupons,
etc, etc.
hrestneat Securities a Specially.
Buy and Sell Railroad, City and County Bonds.
SPECIAL attention given to orders for purchase and sal
of Stocks at Boston and New York Boards.
Agents for the various lines European Steamships.
Passages secured to and from Europe cabin or steerageJ
Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Exchange. Drafts
drawn payable in any of the principal cities of Europe
How interest on deposits subject cheek sight.
spesa deposits for three months longer received,
with interest at current rate. dtf aplO
worcester Five Gents Saving. Bank.
NO. s40 H1W STREET
NOTICE.
The Worcester Five Cents Savings Bank has lost moth
ing the fire at Boston, from other
This Bank has never lost dollar from any from
the day it was incorporated, April !, iS54
SAND DoLLAs' AMI put upon interest the first day of
every month.
8DIvlDESDs OF INTEREST, st the rate Of per cent.
per annum Uree Of taxes every January and July.
OPEN FROM a. II. TO l ?. N, and to4P.W.
CHAS. I. PUTNAM, President.
GEORGE W. WHEELER. Treasurer diff MS
The Peoples Savings Rank,
No. asa MAIN ST.
HAS NOT MET WITH ANY LOSS BY THE LATE
CALAMITY IN BOSTON,
but continues to receive deposits and make payments on
demand, as usual.
Deposits draw interest from the first day Of every
month";
Bank Hours-9 Am. to / P. N.-and to4P. NJ, Satur-
days, ga NJ. to P. NJ, and ito SPIN.
JOHN C. MASON, President.
G. VI. BENT, Treasurer
Worcester, Nov. 10. 1872 d&wtf MA