The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-08-20

not he brought to justice. Such wretches
ought not to be permitted to prowl and
depredate on society.
AMHERST, IN. H. August l6.
UNHAPPY ACCIDENT. AS the stage I
from Nashua to Peterborough, was passing |
through Temple, or Saturday last, with
two men on the drivers box, the fastening /
which attaches the seat to the front of the
stage suddenly gave way, and precipitated I
the two men and driver down between the !
horses and the wheels. The men on the /
right and the left of the driver, it is sup
posed, fell Immediately under the wheels, !
which passed over them. They were bad !
ly injured; while the driver, sitting in the |
middle, fell more under the body of the car
riage, and was less, but considerably bruis- !
ed. One of the men, Mr.. Obadiah Perry of
Temple, had his hip and ribs badly broken, !
and was otherwise severely injured. He |
fingered until Monday morning in great
distress when he died. The other man, Mr.. !
Rodney Arbuckle of Merrimack, had his |
Jaw bone broke, his head and face much
bruised, but is likely to recover. The driv- |
er, Mr.. Holt, was considerably wounded in
the head and arm. The horses, of course,
started and plunged, and probably contrib |
uted to the bruises Of the unfortunate men.
And here circumstance occurred, which
exhibits a degree of presence of mind in
female, and fortitude and magnanimity,
rarely equalled by any of the male sex, I'M
der similar circumstances. There was but
one passenger inside the stage, Miss Ali
gail R. Brown Of Peterborough, who did
not perceive the accident, till the stage,
coming in contact with the branches of the
trees, aroused her attention, when she dis
covered her danger, the horses heing in
full speed. Although alarmed, she did not
scream, nor attempt to jump out without
consideration. Feeling deeply her perlous
situation, she considered the hest method
for her rescue, or preparation for the preha-
hle event. She began with speaking gen
thy and soothingly to The horses, and felt
encouraged by its apparent effect in check
ing their speed. She opened the door of
the stage. let down the steps, adjusted her
clothes to prevent their being entangled,
and stood on the steps while the horses ian
the distance of near mile, over several
hills and by several houses. In the course
of the race she disc overed ahead load of
hay in the road-and reckoning to the driv-
er with her hand to turn out, he was ena-
bled to do so, in season not to come in con-
tact with the stage; and he used his exer-
tons to stop the horses in vain, as did 9TH
ers who were met. She continued on the
steps of the carriage, until nearing hill of
some extent, when she increased her en-
deavors to check the horses by her voice,
hoping thereby, with the natural effect of
rising the eminence, so far to lessen their
velocity as to be able to Jump off with safe
tv x.,hioh zbo hoppilt, offoofoI IN oli IL
ing to the ground, she started forward, at
the risk of her life, still speaking soothing
ly to the horses, till she was enabled to
seize some part Of the harness, turn the
horses, stop them, and hold them in suspen-
sion till assistance came up to relieve her
from her anxious and perilous situation.
From the Mississippi Correspondent.
SOMETHING NEW. Fly blows are pecu-
liar in character and remarkably fatal this
season. The slightest scratch of an ami
NAL, or even tick bite, is sufficient to in
duce the fly to deposit her es gs, which turn
TO maggots in the space of an hour, of the
most hardy kind we ever heard of Wher-
ever these flies attack, death to the animal
is the certain consequence, unless the great
est pains is taken. Much stock has been
uCsIlOJSC ny IlIGLl. anu OiiC Hc3IO MOIIlHtl.
A negro man was saved with the utmost
difficulty. He was subject to bleeding of
the nose, and falling asleep with speck of
blood OIL his upper lip. the fly made her de-
post, which crept into his head. No mat
ter where the worm is laid, it will instantly
penetrate the skin, with two strong prongs
or pincers that it possesses, and make
sore for itself. 1t works to a great depth
! passing through very small hole for about
an inch, when it enlarges it into kind of
cell and does not stop, we believe, until it
! reaches the entrails, unless INSTRUCTED by
the bone. We heard of one of these cells
that held half pint. The usual remedies
to destroy it, such as calomel, spirits of tur-
pentine, &c, are very seldom successful.
A gentleman has requested us to state, that
he has succeeded by cutting open the holes
and pouring in a solution of haltshorn, or
aqua ammonia, and the keeping the place
covered. We had dog afflicted with
these worms, which we destroyed in the
following manner. We cut open the place
to the depth of an inch, (but then did not
reach them) and, after scraping out all the
honey comb-looking substance, poured the
hole full of very strong decoction from
elder leaves and tobacco, boiled together.
In about an hour they endeavored to crawl
out and died in the attempt. The dog APP
peared to be entirely insensible to the ope-
ration.
SILVER SIDE SADDLE! A Tin pedlar
from Connecticut happening in at one Of
the taverns in this village the other day,
the conversation turned upon the price of
tin at the South, and some one stated that
tin kitchens, or tin ovens, had been sold
there for thirty dollars. The pedlar, in
confirmation of this, and unwilling 10 he out
done in bargain, said that he sold one once