The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-10-14

run GacGy, as the breaking up of our infant set
Elements was called, in II, she with many
others, were flying from the dread tomahawk
OF the Indians. The horse on which she was
riding with her child, was shot from under her,
near the mouth of Warrior Run, and Mrs. ID.
from the close pursuit of the Indians, was left
to her fate. They soon came up where she
lay with her child, which they Immediately
killed, by nearly severing the head from the
body; and then dashed a tomahawk into the
skull OF It's agonized mother; took off her scalp
and left her for dead. The few troops station
ed IN this county, as soon as the alarm was CIV
en-, went in pursuit of the Indians, and render
ed what service they could, to the flying fugi-
tives and the wounded. Mrs. Durham was
found in state of insensblity, tomahawked
and scalped she was put into canoe and car
ried to Northumberland, Is miles, where her
| head was first dressed, and where she spoke the
first word after being found She entirely re-
covered, and as far we have learned, no de-
leterious effect occurred to her afterwards,
from the merciless tomahawk and scaping
knife, although just above the left ear in the
skull there remained deep indentation from
the stroke Of the tomahawk.-Penn. paper.
OBITUARY. Died, in Augusta, (Me.) on
Thursday evening last, His Excellency, ENocE
LINCOLN, Governor ofthe State of Maine, aged
Al. Gov Lincoln was the brother of the pres
ent Governor of this State, and son of the late
Levi Lincoln, formerly Attorney General of
the United States, and afterwards Lieut. Gov
| ernor and acting Chief Magistrate of this State
He was native of this town, and commenced
the practice of the law here, but soon after re-
moved to Paris, in Maine. At an early age he
was elected Representative to Congress from
Oxford District, which office he filled with
much honor to himself and satisfaction to his
constituents-by whom he was repeatedly re-
elected-till he was called to the gubernatorial
chair of the State in 1926. To this high office
J he was three times elected without opposition,
and almost unanimously. He was man of
strong powers of mind, and of refined and
cultivated taste. In the profession. he had
chosen, he was eminent and successful yet he
did not suffer it so far to engross his attention
as to divert him from the pursuit of his literary
studies, and the acquisition of that general
knowledge which eminently qualified him to
fill the high stations to which he was elevated
by the spontaneous choice of an intelligent peo-
pie. AS politician, Gov Lincoln was frank,
honest, and Independent and, on these quail
ties, too rare in many of the politicians of the
present day, he relied for whatever of political
influence he exercised, or distinction to which
he attained. Gov Lincoln had no family of his
own, and has left no relative in Maine. He
arrived at Augusta from Portland, the place of
his residence, on Monday, in feeble health, and
attended the examination of the Cony Female
academy, and delivered an address the same af
ternoon. He was Immediately afterwards taken
dangerously sick, and was so far gone We'd
nesday, that he could not subscribe will which
he had directed to be written. He expired
about 10 O'Clock on Thursday evening, in the
prime of life, having received the highest hon
ors of the State, at an age when most distin-
gushed men are just entering on their career
of public usefulness.