Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-01-05
miscellaneous Items.

There died at Meadvilie, Pa, the other
! day, man far advanced in years, who was one
| OF those who, ten years ago, suddenly found
| themselves possessed of immense wealth BY the
discovery of petroleum on territory from which
life time of delving and filling had
| previously failed to return more than subsist-
/ ence to its owner. In 1860 John Carr would
! readily have sold his farm for $500 But one
| day in June, 1851, long and patient boring was
| responded to by the spiTtng up of the oeagiu-
GUS treasure from several heavy wells, and
| then the rocky and billy acres of the old man
| could scarcely be bought bv covering them with
money. In 1864 he refused 81 900, 600 for what
| had then become famous as the Tarr farm, and
! despite the fact that, in common with other
wells, those on his land had not been us profta-
| Bile the last four years as before, he died pos
| sesSed of larger fortune than that offered him
in 1864.
! NJ Josclly, an Italian photographer, has hit
upon new branch Of photography. By means
oil a diving bell (and no doubt, electric mag
| netism, oXY-hydTogen, or other powerful il
| Elimination, we wOnld saw this innovator has
| succeeded in obtaining submarine views. The
| idea is said TO be quite practical, several eX-
| periments made on the italian coasts having
| been attende with Il perfect success. The most
| fantastic images have been obtained, showing
| the negotiations and Zoophytes of the seas bot
tom, which, according to Sphere tligonometrv,
occupies fve-eighths of our globe, thus affOrding
| a valuable auxiliary to students NJ Joselly
| graphs to all the scientific establishments of
| Europe.
The famous story of the "stufed captain" in
| the Prussan army, says the Pail Mall Gazette
| has at length received a satisfactory eXplana-
| ton by the official press In all Prnssian
| budgets there figures a captain of the first regi.
melt OF the FOot Guards, for whose pay the es-
| Inmates are charged with 1900 thacTs, though
the officers name is not to be found in the army
| list. The mystery has given rise to many nu-
morous, but none the less violent attacks from
the progrcsSlStS, who scented in the item one OF
| the numerous false pretences by which govern
ment was supposed to obtain funds. The
| STUFFED captain, who was again made the sub
iect of fierce attack in the latest fight over the
| budget turns out to be no other than his
majesty himself, by mis- imperial dignity captain
OF his own First Foot Guards. He does not,
however, pocket the 1890 thalers for his own use,
but pays them regularly towards the support of
the taeSt men in that company of giants, for
which, like Frederick the Great, he has a CON
stitutional tenderness
The remarkable cheapueSs of oranges in Bos-
ton, just now, is one of the peculiarties OF the
fruit trade, which is probably of a more fuctu-
ating character than any other branch OF bust
ness. Oranges tIom the Western Islands are
selling to-day on the street corners for fifteen
cents per dozen, or two dozen for a quarter while
the native apple at the same places cannot be
bought for less than double that price. The low
price of foleign articles is owing to the glut IN
tue market. During the past thirty DAYS about
$4,000 boxes of Faval and st. Michael oranges
have arrived at that port, a far greater amount
than was ever received there before in one sea
son, and they are in a very poor condition,
consisting of the early pickings of imma-
ture growth, and having in some cases been in
jured by the protracted passage of the vessel.
Although considerable quantity has been dis
tnbuted, yet the stock in the city, ashore and
atioat, is now about $4,000 boxes which is being
sold at rulnOuslY low rates for the importer.
Gen. Bntler, president Of the board of mana
gers OF the national military asylum, has issued
a general order, showing that the officers of the
several branch asylums have power to preserve
order and to enforce discipline. The order sets
forth in detail the case of James Mccarthy, for
merry of the list New York volunteers, disa-
blcd soldier at the LOCUS Spring branch asylum,
near Augusta, Maine, He misbehaved, refused
to 20 TO the guard house, resisted the men who
were taking him there by force, and stabbed their
non-commissloned officer The president OF the
board OF managers decided that he be turned
over to the United States district court in Maine
and that he should be provided with the best
counsel, with directions that every objection
| technical and otherwise, be made in his favor.
The result OF patient trial Of the prisoner was
his conviction and his sentence to Jail for one
month. detailed report OF the trial is to be
| printed and sent to the branch asylums for dis
| tribution, that every beneficiary may know that
he is responsible for his conduct. by law 10 the
| courts.