Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-12
miscellaneous Etems.

The eldest son Of the khediye of Egypt has
finished his Oxford university career, and has
started upon tour round the world.
Three mules, which have been in a Nevada
mine at the depth Of 100 feet since September
1871, are to be hauled out soon. They are in
excellent condition, and apparently thrive as
well in the utter darkness OF the mine as those
in the daylight above.
During the present month the United States
mint at Philadelphia is TO melt 20 900 900 one
dollar gold pieces for re-coining into larger de-
nominations, as, on account of their small size,
they are inconveneut for general circulation
Coinage OF this denomination commenced in
1919 and ceased in 1861, about $50, 200, 900 hay.
ing been issued.
One OF the most noted cOnyicts in the Indiana
state prison has just been discharged by the ex-
piratiOn of his term-the eX-Rey. Mr.. Green,
once Baptist minister OF repute, and man OF
fine talents, who was convicted of forgery
While in the prison he has been the leader OF
various moral reforms, and has been especially
active in organizing a temperance society among
the inmates.
They had a fog so dense in London on the
22d ult., as to be made the subject OF comment
in the newspapers. so many casualties occurred
that the Pall Mall Gazette gives advice to way
larers how to conduct themselves so as to guard
against FOG accidents" Deaf, nfrm, very old
and very young people arc advised to STAY at
nome; end those who get caught in the foe
suouiu Walk caIelully ana SLOWLY. tnder no
circumstances should dangerous crossings be
dashed at Cabmen should halloo before they
drive round corners, and it is suggested that
bells should he attached to the harness.
The anvil block, the largest portion Of the
stupcndous steam hammer TO be erected in the
royal gun factories at Noolwlch, England, for
the more expeditions manufacture of heavy
guns was cast the other day in the royal arsenal
The weight OF the metal used in the casting was
lO3 tons, which was first collected from a num-
Der OF furnaces IN three immense re2eptaces,
and from them poured into the mould, which
bad been carefully prepared below the level OF
the floor. it is expected that the casting viii
not &c: cool in month or more, and in the
meantime the last OF the large plates used in
the foundations will be made, the weight of this
plate being mnetv-eight tons. There will ne
then only the anvil face to cast-a mere tribe
OIL SIXTY tons-and then the bed Of the hammer
VIII be complete, its total weight down TO the
piles upon winch 1t rests being about $50 tons.
The weight OF the hammer itself-the falling
mass winch answers as the hammer head-wil
DC thrtY-lour tons, the most pOnderOus hammer
IN England, the two next powerful being in the
possession OF an engineering firm a Sheffield
Henry Ward Beecher is to have $4,000
memorial rom Plymouth church, aud one of
the most sensible and every way to be commend
cd that could have been devised-a permanent
fund Of that amount to be raised, the income of
which is TO be devoted TO the maintenance Of the
Bethel and Navy missions, which were cstab-
ished aud are conducted by the church As TO
memorial Mr.. Beecher made this characteristic
remark at the meeting when the thing was
talked over Friday evening: "When am dead
thoroughly dead-if anybody wants TO name
anything after me that is all their lookout and
not mine, but am now IN the midst of persons
who by their love and confidence are easily
moved by me, and it could not bat be that il
would be said had taken advantage Of my in.
fuence to perpeuate my name" He went on 10
say that their presence before him on each Sun