Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-18

Two workmeD in an Albany furnace got into
a quarrel the other day, when one of them
seized ladle full of hot metal and poured il
over the other, burning him frightfully, if not
fatally.
Martin Gibbs, black boy, son of the secreta.
ry of state of Florida, has entered the military
academy at West Point.
The PariSians say the prince of Wales was not
cured of his low tastes by his both long and des-
perate sickness. II was on the scent, they say,
for low and licentious amusements while on his
late conyalescent visit to their city.
A gentleman in New York, who has recently
returned from Arabia, created quite a sensation
by riding up the avenue on full-blooded Arab
horse, while an Arab servant, dressed in the
full costume OF his country, rode behind on a
richly-caparisoned horse.
The Oberlin students have fora long time had
habit OF holding mock presidential elections
The convention of 1872 was held the other day,
and resulted in victory for the administration,
the vote for president standing 525 for Grant to
1875 for Adams. On the vice presidency Oberlin
also copied after the example of Philadelphia,
the vote standing 400 for Wilson to 1856 for Col
fax.
Two members of the Shaker community at
Watervliet, Ohio, were married in Dayton on
Wednesday. The bridegroom is about forty
years old, and has been a member of the society
nearly thirty years. The bride is about thirty
The former said that he had faithfully endeavor-
edito keep the faith of the society, and live up to
its doctrines and belief, but that now, convinced
that tier mode of life is unnatural, he is re-
solved to follow it no more.
A Wisconsin boy of seven years, named
McAuly, fatally shot playmate of about the
same age few days since. The playmate had
irritated him, and going to his fathers office he
obtained pistol; then induced the boy TO 90
among some bushes where he shot him, the ball
taking effect in the abdomen. McAuly returned
home, remarking that he had ''killed rabbit y
An hour later n ppnt1pman ridinU nv :
attracted by groans, and found the little suf-
ferer still living and able to tell who shot him.
He was taken to his fathers house and there
died.
The great diamond, weighing 154 carats,
which has been found at the Cape of Good Hope,
and is now on its way 10 England, is already
furnished with its legend 1t is said 10 have
been found in the wall of one of the native huts,
where poor Irish adYenturer had received hos
pitality for the night, and that, being surprised
by the light shining amid the darkness, he had
upon examination, found it TO proceed from q
clump of the earth of which the wall was built
OF course, the clump was soon detached by the
visitor, and this new Koh-i-noor, with many
other smaller diamonds, found within.
The following from the Ohio State Journal S
rather severe on Horace White as letter writer
Horace White, of the Chicago Tribune, seems
determined to succeed to the title of complete
letter writer. He counts that day ll-spen
whose slow descending sun sees no letter in thu
papers from Horace White. (Watts.) He ha,
given public expression TO the private views 0
ii. W on the liberal movement; on the Adams
family; on the Cincinnati conventions on Ii. g.
on the nomination of II. G.; on what would
have happened it H. G. had not been nominated
but another man; on Lloyd Garrison on Sum
ncr; on Sumner on Grant; on Sumner on Stan
ton on Grant; on White on Sumner on Stanton
on Grant And so forth. The great American
people now live in daily fear OF new letter from
Horace White. Can't somebody switch him of
on to infant baptism, so as TO confne him TO th,
religious pressP
A Nevada paper, speaking Of the rarity 0
| the atmosphere ut Virginia City, says that bal
| let dancers are frequently unable TO 20 through
their parts, and encores are impossible. Per
| sons arriving from places near the level of tn
| sea, who are at home rapid walkers, soon fine
| themselves brought up with round turn, anC
| either spit blood or bleed at the nose. Littl
brisk walking is ever seen in the city. Peopl
do not seem so active as they really are, for tn
reason that they have been compelled to adopt
gait which, If not lazy, is at least rather leisure
| ly. Hot weather is felt much more severely
| and is much more deblitating than at the SCI
level. When the thermometer marks eight
degrees in this elevated region the air is of mucl
less value than it is at the sea level under tn
same heat. Pigeons that fly very strongly il
Sahlornia are almost like unhedged birds whei
pUI93tnght here. Lots Of pigeons brought iron
NaInoIhla LOT pigeon-shooung matches are ofte
'hiNoet as upon Delng sprung iron
the trap they will dutter and come 10 Inc oroun
before going two rods.
An OLD lady the other day, standing in Unio
square, hauled passing omnibus, which pullc
up at her call. Good by, then, nv dear sal
she TO q female friend who had aecomnonic
her, en- write and tell YOU how got on a
recfly I've got there. You've rot nv address
, hayn't you? mol Why, thought i rave il /
z sou. It's in this bag, ! suppose under m
: pocket handkerchief, and my KEYS, and IN
packet Of sandwiches Oh! III come to it d
reetly. I'd better give il to you now, else who
! write may forget TO send It. That's not IT,
~ NO, THAT'S the prescription There-the
you arc. Aud you won't forget 10 write? If "
Sc Mrs. Brown you must remember me kind
sue a sweet woman, isn't she? And 10 thir
: mat she should be married 10 such brutel b
!, mats the way Of the world, all over. lis ia
- IKE my poor dear dead sister Maria: She was
y, meek as a iamb-neyer did a bad thing, or sa
~ Daa word OF anybody, that ever heard of
~ GRAZ that 'busman's impudencel IL he hasr
~ 9rlven on againi Now | shall have 10 wait
as The next" She did. WV