Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-05
MIseeIIaneeus Itenns.

That was a very tender hearted man near
Pittsburg who, on being told that his wife
had left the house only an hour BEFORE and that
her body was found mile or so below. said,
"She must have foated down right liyelyP
The discovery of a new Mammoth cave"
near 'Split Rocks" in Boone county. KY, Is
reported. The cave, so far as explored, is said
70 be more than two miles long, and it contains
single chambers no less than 100 feet in length
by 40 in width and 20 in height.
Speaking OF the New York Tribune's amateur
lunatic, the Cincinnati Gazette says: Next we
shall hear that the Tribune has sent reporter
to steal horse in order TO prove that the prac-
tee of the courts is SO loose that an innocent
man may be put into the penitentary."
Senator Carpenter of Wisconsin adYertises in
the Milwaukee papers that the con tents of a
large box, being about two bushels of law pa
pers, private correspondence, memoranda and
account books, the accumulation of many years,
have been stolen from his office He says if the
thief will look them over, select what he desires
and return the balance, he will confer a favor.
AT recent examination the question was
asked why the children of Israel made golden
calf and worshipped it, after they had been for
hidden such idoatry by Moses. precocous
little fellow sharply answered, because they
had not enough GOLD to make bull with" The
laughter which followed put stop to the exam
ination for that day
Stock jobbers very frequently get news ahead
of the regular sources of press information
LOllg belOE6 Tue HGNo VI tue NlodSltI 10 tue
steamship Bienyille reached the newspaper
| offices in New York, the sharpers in Broad and
Wall streets had the intelligence, and made
themselves busy in taking advantage of it. Be
fore the third edition of the evening papers ap-
peared on the street, nearly $4,000 shares of the
Pacific Mail stock had changed hands.
John Livingstone, a brother Of DR.. Living
stone, has been interviewed at Lstonwell, Can
| ada, by a correspondent, as to the genuineness
| of the Livingstone letters He states that he has
not the least doubt that the letter he received
| was in his brothers own handwriting. He ex-
! planned the presence of curious expressions in
| the doctors letter by the fact that the explorer
was always fond of INDUCING in humorous and
quaint sayings.
| A California convict, just discharged from the
| states prison, has set about fulfilling a VOW
made at the time of his coDFiction-that of sue.
| cessfuly shooting the twelve iurymen who de-
| eded the case against him. In pursuance OF
| this vow he "laid" for VIM. Bias the other day
| and shot at him. If this vendetta is successful
ly carried out, it will have the effect of render
ing professional Jury service unpopular in Cali.
| forna.
| In a Catholic church near Dubuque, Ia, the
| publishing of the bans of matrimony between a
| couple, the other day, was interrupted in sin
| gular manner by discarded lover, who refused
TO ever after hold his peace, He claimed that
he was engaged TO the girl, and, to prove it
| read number of love letters, amid great dea
| of clamor by friends of both parties. The up
| roar was so great that the voice of the prizes
| could not be heard, and it was with difficulty
| the two parties could be got out of the church
The marriage is not likely to come off,
This characteristic story of Caleb Gushing is
| told by an American, recently returned from
| Europe. Happening to meet him in May last,
| at dinner party in Paris, ] took the opportuni.
| ty of asking him if what friend told me could
| be true, that although it was well known that
| he was an excellent French scholar, vet he was
then taking lessons of an eminent teacher anC
deyoting three hours day TO the study of tn,
language. Mr.. Cushing replied that it was so
| that although he has paid much attention to the
| French language for more than forty years, ye
| being DESTROYS to acquire a certain Felicity O.
| expression" he was taking advantage of hi
| present Sojourn in Paris, aud was daily study
ing under very ACCOMPLISHED teacher.
AT the recent meeting Of the British associa-
ton, in Brighton, in the section of zoology and
botany, Sir John Lubbock exhibited a tamt
wasp which had been in his possession fo
about three months, which he brought with hin
from the Pyrenees. The wasp was of socia
kind, and he took it in its nest formed OF twenty
seven cells, in which there were fifteen eggs, ant
| had the wasp been allowed to remain there by
this time there would have been quite it'll
colony of wasps. None of the eggs, however
came to maturity, and the wasp had laid NJ
eggs since it has been in his possession. The
wasp is now quite tame, though at first 1t was
rather too ready with its sting, It now ate
sugar from his hand, and allowed him to stroke
it. The wasp had every appearance of health
and happiness; and although it enjoyed al
outing occasionally, it readily returned to it
bottle, which it seemed to regard as home, This
was the first tame wasp kept by itself he hat
ever heard Of,