Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-06

The bishop of Gloucester, England, has been
making himself very unpopular by opposing
higher wages for agricultural laborers, on the
ground that increased wages produce increased
drunkenness.
sloncure D. Conway is charmed with the
preaching he hears from the village puIpits in
France He urges American students OF theol-
ogy to devote half their time abroad in listen
ing to the French Catholic preachers, and study
ing the most effective pulpit style in the world"
The recent experiments with her maJesty's
ironclad Citation have necesstated repairs to
the extent of 5000 The armor plates through
which the shot passed have to be cut out with
infinite toll, and replaced with new ones costing
$3.50 per ton.
Howlsh- Wam.poo, a Cayuse chief at the
Umatilla reservation, if not the richest, is one
of the richest men in Umatla county, Oregon.
He owns 2000 horses 600 head of cattle, has a
good house and $4,000 cash. The old chap is
something of politician, and offers to bet $1,000
that Grant will be elected
Among the curious things in China is a tallow
tree, which contains, separately, and nearly in
hrm state, the two proximate principles Of ami
NAL tallow, stearine and elain. Its leaves are
used as a black dye; its wood is hard aud dura-
BILE, and may be easily used for the blocks in
printing Chinese books and various other arti-
Giles; and finally the refuse of the nut serves for
fuel and manure.
John LudowiCy, a boy of thirteen, was shot in
Providence, Wednesday, by lad about his own
age and stranger 10 him, who discharged a
pistol at him without any apparent motive, but
from sheer deviltry. The ball passed under the
heart, and, striking a rib, passed round and
lodged near the spine 1t is thought he will
recover.
The British commissioners of patents have
Just granted to the Chicago new free library a
complete set of their works. This is likely TO
prove an enl6GITdS de TichineSSe, since that
grant is usually accompanied by proviSo that
each volume shall be bound in most costly
style, uniform with the royal standard, a binding
which costs for the set of records and drawings
many thousands of dollars. Several acoves,
we believe, Of the Astor library are occupied by
its set, one OF the four owned in this country
AT Long lake. in the North Woods, recently,
says a correspondent of the Troy Times, gen
tleman returning from hunt just after dark,
asked his guide to discharge his rife, and he,
looking around for mark, saw something
white on the shore, and saying, "See that gull"
fired at it and ii fell. On rowing TO the shore
he found that he had shot woman, who was
sitting on the shore between her husband and
son. He had seen handkerchief which she
had spread over her shoulders, and miscacu
lating the distance, had fired too low and sent
the ball through her heart, so that she died in
stantly.
The captain of the Principe Carignauo, when
about ten miles distant from the Dgue was
surprised by an eruption on the sea bottom. He,
feared he was running on some unknown bank;
he put the steamer close round and ran out sea-
ward for some time into deep water, came round
again, made the Digue, and came up to Venice
without further trouble. He saw dead fish
shells, sand, bottom growths, weeds, ETC., all in
volcanic boil together, When he took his
bearings he found he was in the same route he
made each voyage.
The paternal author of this years belle, at the
Virginia springs, was approached by youth
who requested few minutes conversation in
private, and began: II was requested to see you,
sir, by your lovely daughter. Our attach
ment-" young man." interruptedlthe parent
briskly, 81 don't know what that girl of mine is
about. You are the fourth gentleman who has
approached me this morning on that subject. |
have given my consent TO the others, and give
it toyou. God bless you"