Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-27

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The astronomical editor of the Providence
Journal writes: "Wednesday evening deserves
for its rare beauty more than a passing notice.
The moon, almost at its full, was in conjunction
with the planet Jupiter. Thernearest approach
occurred in daylight, and was invisible; but
during the evening they were not far apart, the
moon being to the left of the planet. Jupiter,
only little past his period OF areatestbriliancy,
held his own, in spite OF the greater radiance OF
his rival, and, as the evening hours increased
on the dial-plate, steadily rose towards the
zenith, with a majesty that the full flood OF
lunar light cou,r lot elipse. 1t was an unusual
day in celestial experience, and though theclouds
hid the sight of the trio of planets, Mercury,
Saturn and Venus, which, in unusual proximity,
graced the dawn, the evening show made up Tor
the elsa .pOinlment OF the morning.
Mr. Foss, editor of the WoonsOckct Patriot
has received an invitation 10 leap year ball /,
and is led TO tell the following: "DO our readers
recall the story of Bridget and Patrick? St.
Patrick having driven all the frogs out of the
boys of Ireland, was walking along the shores
Of Tough Neagh, when he was accOsted bv St.
Bridget in tears, and was told that a mutiny
bad broken out IN the nunnery over which she
prcsided-the ladies claiming the right of pop.
ping the question: st. Patrick said he would
concede them the right every seventh year when
1T. Bridget threw her arms round his neck, and
exclaimed, 'Arrah, Patrick, Jewell daurn 20
back to the girls wild such proposal. Make it
one year in four St. Patrick replied: bridget,
acushla, squeeze me that way aein and III give
We leap year, the longest of the lot ST. Bridg-
ct, upon this, popped the question to st. Patrick
himself, who, of course, conld not marry; so he
patched up the difficulty as best he could, with
kiss and a silk Gown. Let our Woonsockct
ladies insist upon the example of the good st.
Patrick"
The suit brought by G; orge Washington
Bowen, of Providence, in the United States Cir
cult court in New York, before Judge Shipman,
to obtain possession of the Jumel estate, is at
tracing no little attention. The claimant as
sers himself to be the Legitimate son of Madame
Jumcl-his father being, according TO the claim
OF his counsel, Capt. Reuben Baou, of ProVi-
1ence. The plaintiff has however regarded as
his father the more famous cheitain whose
| name he bears, with whom Madame Jumel had
made boasts ofIntmacy, and whom the plaintiff
is said to resemble. The defendant in the suit,
! Nelson Chase, married daughter of Madame
| Jume's sister, as ne claims, though the plain
tiff asserts that she was not that person. In the
| course of the trial on Wednesday, Mrs. Elizabeth
| Freeman, an octOgenarian cOlored woman, who
lived in Madame Jumc's house at Saratoga
eleven years ago, testified that her mistress told
her she must not believe all the stories she
heard People said that she had a son and had
drowned it or made away with il. She had
son, she said, but he was living and might come
to light some time after her death.