The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-05-19
SA11sRuRr, IN. CT April q.

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DISTRESSING CASUALLY. On Friday
night, the 18th inst, John Plot, Jr., of CabaF-
rus county, in dischargi1g his gun in the
dark, to scare some vagrant wretch from
the promises, accidentally shot his mother.
The premises of Mr.. Plot, the father of the
young man, had been visited by rogue,
who at various times had taken corn, and
other things which could be easily stolen.
On the night above mentioned, about IL
O'Clock, the dogs kept up an incessant bark
ing, which awoke the young man, who,
when he arose, took his gun, and stepping
outside the door, discharged it in the direc-
ton OF the noise; on entering the house it
was observed that his mother was not in
bed, and the family becoming alarmed, a
search was commenced for her. After
searching the different houses, they proceed
ed in the direction he had fred, and their
fears were soon too fatally realized She
was found lying speechless, the ball having
struck her on the temple. Surgical aid was
Immediately procured, hut little hope was
entertained that it would be of any avail.
She had probably gone out, at that time of
night, TO look after some clothes that had
been washed the previous day and were
hanging out to dry, and to secure them
from the prowler; and that wretch, whoev-
er he may be, must be considered the guilty
cause of her untimely fate-should death,
as is but too probable, be the result.
TORNADO. On Wednesday the 5th inst, this
vicinity was visited by a violent storm of rain
hail and wind. II commenced about a o'clock
T. NJ, and was unusually severe. The com.
mencenent Of damage was at Mr.. Wickoff's,
Lodi, where wagon house was dashed to piec
na and hA IF IF har i
other buildings damaged. Mr.. J. J. Seabrinp's
orchard was nearly all torn up by the roots, and
some fine timber destroyed. One house was
unroofed and another considerably injured. The
roof OF Mr.. Browns house was also carried off
and himself, who was in the upper chamber at
the time, thrown some distance into his field.
though fortunately, without much hurt Ii
next passed piece of woods +" and breaking
almost every tree in its way, entirely demolish
ed the schoolhouse near Mr.. Daniel SCOTS,
from which the teacher and his pupils had lust
departed. Nothing oil the schoo-house except
some fragments of the foundation was left"
Several other houses were more or less dam.
aged.-O0id (N. " Gazette.
WHIRLwIND. At Drummondsvlle, L. Can.
ada, on the 22d ult., whirlwnd was observed
coming in the direction Of the village, which
soon broke out with great fury, doing great
NohiaHo " Iu0 ne gallery OF
Col. Heriots dwelling house was blown down
and scattered over the fields, several parts of
the roof and shingles blown off, the dining room
much broken, the roof of the kitchen DESTROYED
and the whole house much injured. Several
roofs were torn off, and other injuries of vari.
Gus kinds were done to fences, &c. One man
was carried nearly into the river by the wind,
and boy is said to have been thrown up into
hay stack without injury,
The following arc the items of payments
made by the State Of New York to assistant
counsel for counsel fees, in the Astor cases;
1926, November 6, TO Martin Van Buren,, $500
November Is, Ogden Hoffman, $50; Decem.
Der 8, Pierce @. Van Wyck, 500; December 80,
Daniel Webster, 500, In 1927, November II,
James Kent, 500; November 81, M. Van Blu
rem, 500; D. Webster, 500 In 1928, August
q, o. Hoffman, $50. In 1929, March 10, M.
Van Buren,, 500; June 6, d. Webster, 100. In
1880, January 2, o. Hoffman, 500; January 9,
D. Webster, 5000. Total, $4,000.
In Fayetteville, N. c., colored child was 70,
Gently born without eyes, It is healthy u alss
its parents,