Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-20
Miscellaneous Items.

The Chicago Times the leading democratic or
gan oil the northwest, thus refers to the defeat of
its party in New Hampshire:
Ii any man has more than forty-One children,
and has got beyond his eighth wife, lie can beat
a man in Robertson county in these little points,
but not otherwise.
Two hundred and fifty thousand francs is the
value of the cigar stumps picked up annually in
the streets OF Paris and sold 10 the tobacco man
ufacturers
The Cleveland saloon keepers secure the pho
tographs of men whose wives do not permit
them to drink, and keep galleries of them When
customer enters, the bar-keeper looks through
his album and sees whether or not the custom
ers face is good.
The demand for fire-proof building material
is said to have stimulated the manufacturers of
artificial stone at the west to such a degree that
it is estimated that not less than fifty different
compositions have been put upon the market
since the Chicago fire, each prrporting to be in
dcStruCtiblp.
Mr. Charles Carlton Coffin, awellknown Bos-
ton Journalist, received such severe injuries in
the head, by jumping from train at Fort
Wayne, Ind, last Friday, as to force him to
cancel all remaining engagements TO lecture in
the western states.
A man was arrested in Lancaster, Pa, last
week, who candidly acknowledged that he had
never done a days work in his life, although he
was torty-one years of age. After travelling
through the greater portion of Europe as a pro-
feSsional beggar, he came to America several
years ago, where he has since pursued the yOca-
ton with varying success. He boasts of having
obtained much valuable information regarding
the station houses and jails of every country he
has visited.
The royal plate of Windsor, which is kept in
tolerably sized room and an adjoining closet
is valued at FL, 100000 sterling! There is one
gold service, formed by George " :, to dine 80
guests. Some pieces were taken from the Span
lsh armada, some brought from India, Burmah,
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cost twentY-siX guineas each plate. This is
only portion of the royal wealth of England
in this one item OF domestic necessity. In the
tower OF London are all manners of gold-cellars,
drlnkingcqps, spoons, &C., which in value rep
resent an additional million or so.
The joint committee of the New York COM
mon council have under consideration plan for
preventing accidents on the tracks of the HaT-
lem railroad in New York by constructing be-
tween 4Oth street aud 1881 street over the track
not included in the present tunnels, an eXten,
sion OF Park avenue, built of iron, rooted and
paved with wood, and connected with the inter
Secting streets by inclined planes. 1t is calcu-
lated that in connection with such a structure
buildings can be putup the rent Of which would
pay the interest on Tue cost of the improve
mept
The Appleton publishing firm in New York.
nave adopted a new idea which should be init
aied IN other large establishments. In their
DrooklYn printing house and bndery they en-
PIoY about six hundred hands in the various
departments, most Of whom have heretofore
Deeh Obliged either 10 bring their dinners with
mem or 60 10 restaurant The firm, with com
mehdaole regard for the comfort of their en-
ployes, have established a kitchen in the estab
HsnmehU, where dinner OF well cooked meat
and vegetables, with bread and butter and tea
or coffee is furnished for about TWENTY-FIVE
cents, its bare cost.
Inc Begun Of Bepa India, who lately re-
Ieclea me rich chiefs and mobiles who sought the
nohpr OF hef hand, and married her own min.
lister, employs her time to advantage From
carry morning till halt al hour before noon she
StudeS Fefsian and English; the succeeding
hours are occupied by dinner AMI siesta; the
rest OF the day, till dark, is passed in hearing
ana deciding SUITS and evening is devoted to
needeWork and embroidery, in which she is said
to be very expert.
An important trial of fire-prQoG composition
was made at Washington the other day, under
tht direction Of the secretaries Of the treasury
ana navy. An iron chest, sixteen inches in d.
ameter, with lining Of six inches Of the COM
poSllon, also containing wooden box four
llches III diameter, in which were deposited pa.
pers, money and matches, was placed IN the
olast furnace OF the navy yard, and different
hetalS placed all around it. After being SUBJ
lecled TO an almost continuous blast of three
hours, ana alter all the metals were melted, the
chest was lett in the furnace until the next ai.
ternOon, when, under directions OF the repre-
sentatlVes OF the government, the three chests
were opened, and the contents were found to be
IN exactly the same condition as when they were
put IN, and the matches were used to light cigars
with.