Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-11
NIl.ceIInneous Items.

The celebrated picture, "The Burning of Lati-
mer and Ridley at Oxford" has been purchased
by an American descendant of Bishop Latimer,
aud has been shipped 10 this country from
England.
The price of coal in England is again adj
vanCed The miningIcompanies of Belgium are
not able 10 execute the orders they have re-
ceivcd 10 send coal 10 England, because of the
scarciiv OF miners in that country
The French papers announce that Mr. Reed
late chief constructor of the English navy, has
been offered 100000 year to organize the Ger
man fleet but at the instance OF the bishop ad-
miraliiy, he declined Bismarck'S tempting pro-
posal.
Lord kinuaird has informed his tenantry in
PerthShire that he will make reduction in the
rent OF his farms commensurate with the loss
which his tenants have sustained by the badness
OF the harvest. With the view Of carrying out
his intentions, he will take INFO his counsels
two OF his tenants.
An entirely white lion has been captured and
is exhibited in BuenoS Ayres, where $4,000
was offered for il by an English merchant for
the geological gardens in London.
A little book entitled "Fallaces of Teetotal-
ism" has recently been published in England,
and asserts that there are reasons for supposing
that the red Indians are the degenerated de-
ScendantS of tribe Of ancient teetotaers who
had emigrated to America to more efiectualy
carry out their pledge of abstinence" Marriage,
in the opinion of the author, is promoted by
usG VI alCOHois NAAN lISPilCS behoilAAi
men TO make matrimonial proposals.
II anybody is interested in the arbitration now
pending between England and the United States
concerning the ownership OF the island OF San
Juan, which has been referred to Emperor Will
liam il should be the inhabitants of the disputed
territory and they appear to have the best of
reasons for desiring an indefinite postponement
of the decision. The island is an excellent sheep
raising territory, and many fine fortunes have
been built up in this pursuit, but what contrib
utes most largely to their prosperity is the fact
that, being under no government, they pay no
taxes, no excise duties or tariff.
A mysterious vandalism has been committed
in the royal gallery OF Berlin. Five of the finest
pictures in the museum, the "AndrOmeda" of
Rubens, "Mary Magdalen" of Gerard Dow two
gems; Cornelius de Harlem, Yerkojie, and
another not specified, were found pierced with
CutsarOm knife, The singular feature of the
affair is that the mutilationS were accomplished
on successive days, aud each morning fresh
picture was found damaged. The Investigations
that were instituted developed no clue, and the
authorities have had to content themselves with
patching up the canyaSes rs best they might.
Mr.. BARNETT, Hebrew scholar, writing in the
Jewish Chronicle, contends that the Prophet
jeremiah, with the remnant of the tribe of Ju-
dab, migrated to Ireland, and was no other than
the celebrated Irish relormer and lawgiver
0lam Fola. The prophet brought with him
the Liza Fail, or Stone of Destiny, which was
subsequently conveyed by an Irish prince to
Scotland for coronation purposes, and centuries
afterwards removed to Westminster Abbey by
King Edward the Third, since which time all the
kings and queens of England down 10 Victoria
have been crowned upon it. This stone, MIR.
BARNETT says, was that which was originally
kept in the sanctuary of the first temple at Je-
ruSalem, and was known as Jacobs Stone"
being none other than the stone directly apostro-
phzed by King David as "the stone which the
builders rejected" but which was destined for
DeculiaT hOuOrS
A story is told by Milan correspondent of the
London Orchestra of an unnamed vocal student
in that city--a Neapottan by birth. When the
king was in Milan ten days ago she threw Pc
ution and her photograph into his carriage.
The petition stated that she was a stranger in
Milan and in debt, that she was told she had
abilities, but she had no influence or money TO
help her to develop them-in fact, she had to
pawn her clothes to buy bread His majesty,
she had heard, was generous, and to him she
made appeal. The king behaved like MecenaS;
he inquired into her character and ceYeneSS,
sent for her, gave her money to take her clothes
out of pledge, and promised 10 pay for her train.
ing during four years at the Paris Conserva-
toire. Here is some money for present wants,
my child" he said; "but the first step counsel
| you to make is to 20 to Naples TO see your aged
| father and mother"
A Partisan journalist of the name of Barley
| dAurevlly is said to have recently sent to
| works, ''Le Pretre Marie" In this book child,
| the fruit of the priests marriage, has a blood
| stain on his forehead which takes the form OF
| cross, gradually increases, and which nothing
| can etface. Father Hyacinthe intends TO pub
lish the strange fact of the son Of French jour
| naliSt being born with a small bird on his fore
| head, which afterwards assumed the shape and
| dimensions of n canard, that bird from which
NJ. Barley d'Aureyily derives his means of ex-
| iStence.