Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-07

Kedjario Nagano, one of the second secretaries
of the Japanese embassy, now IN Washington,
IS no other than " Tommy" who attracted so
much attention during his fist visit to this
country, some twelve years AFRO. He is young
man OF fine appearance, and an eXceIenr En-
glish scholar. He still likes to be called "Tom-
my."
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe met with serious
accident on the 29th ult, at her home in Man
dara, Florida, by falling back from table,
on which she was Standing TO arrange window
curtain, her head striking the sharp edge of a
bedstead and her back hitting bath tub. She
was picked up insensbe, bu: the latest accounts
indicate that she is likely TO recover.
Forty years ago Louisville man was arrest
ed, tried on the charge of vagrancy, convicted,
and sentenced TO be sold 10 the lowest bidder.
He was knocked down TO well-bnown woman
of the cast end for the sum of ten cents, and
delivered into her charge for maintenance He
soon got ashamed OF himself, and resolved to
make an honest living without the aid OF any
one. Forty years have elapsed since that time,
and the same individual is now an extremely
wealthy man, owning steamboats, and houses
and land, and has boarded heaps of gold and
silver He was, and is yet, consulted on finan-
cial questions, and is regarded in every way as
Il most eStlmable citizen.
Max Muller went into the dining room of a
hotel in Oxford, and there saw Henri Taine sit.
ting with a dish of roast beef and vast quantities
OF DutteTed toast. The learned German was sur
prised at the combination, and at the huge guam
tity of the toast as that French dish q he
asked. NO. said Iaine, "but they keep on
bringing il me in spite of all l can say to the
contrary What did You ask for?" observed
his friend. "Why," replied Taine, az keep tell
ing them to bring p0ttartoS, and each time
they bring ME fresh dish of toast!' Mr.. Taines
pronunciation of "potdtoes" was so much like
"buttered toast that the astonished waiter
could not he blamed.
The Stockton (Ca.) Republican vouehes for
| the fpilnuinn I'm /,
| miles from Milton, may be Seen, almost any day,
| large flock of sheep herded by foxes. These
| guardians of the little lambs are three in num-
| beI-one Il gray fox and the other two of the
| species known as the red fox. In point of in
| telligence these novel shepherds are said to
greatly surpass the best trained shepherd dogs
| They perform their work well, aud from morn.
| ing till night are ever on the alert. The gray
one seems TO control, and in a great measure di-
| rect, the actions Of the other two. A gentleman
informs US that he yesterday saw the gray fox
| pursue and attack hog that had seized lamb
| and was making off with it. The contest was
| short and sharp, and resulted in the hog drop
| ping the lamb and beating a hasty retreat The
| fox picked up the apparently uninjurcd lamL
| and carried il back TO the Jock"
The Cuban journals publish the following de-
| cree, issued by Captain General Valmaseda
| and dated at Santiago de Cuba, February list:
| "A White male or female, or free colOred
male or female, who VIII bring in twenty-five
| Tree or slave negroes, now roaming in the
| mountains, to headquarters, will receive Il full
| pardon and 5000 reward. A male or female me-
| gro slave bringing in twenty-five negroes from
| the insurrectonary districts will receive his Oh
| her freedom ii bringing in a number with arms
| SIT will be paid for each negro so brought
| Parties unable to bring in the required number
| but who bring in some, will receive pardon
and the value of their services will be taken fntC
consideration ID the matter of recompense."