The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-12-04

GRACE DARLING OUTDoNE. A most inter
esting story is told in late German paper of
remarkable woman of Pillau, Prussia whose he
roism of character certainly rises into the gigan-
TIC, or, whose intrepidty, to say the least, ap-
pears to be unprecedented. This woman of
truly generous daring, is the widow OF a seaman,
with whom, Tor upwards of twenty years. she
made long sea-voyages and since his death, she
mas devoted her life, for his memory's sake, to
the noble and perilous task of carrying aid to the
drowning. Her name is Katherine Klenfeldt.-
whenever storm arises whether by day or night.
she embarks in her boat, and quits the harbor in
search OF shlpwrecks. At the age of forty-sey-
en-, she mas already rescued upwards of three
hundred individuals from certain death The
population of Pillau venerate her as sometime
holy, and the seamen look upon her as their ouar
dian angel All heads are uncovered as she mace
along the street. The Prussian. and several
other governments have sent her their medals If
civil merit and the municipality of Pilau has
conferred on her the freedom of the town. She
is described as possessing athletic figure and
great strength, seeming to be furnished by ma
ture in view of capacity to go through wild
scenes and high deeds. Her physiognomy IS
somewhat masculine, with the expression soften
ed by look Of gentleness and goodness
DARING ATTTEMPTATMURDER, We learn
that few days ago, daring attempt was made
to murder whole family was made near the Shot
Tower in Jefferson county. The facts we learn
to be these A Mr. Kennedy, who is purchasing
slaves, put up some days previous at the house Of
an old man named Phillips. He hired horse
from Phillips, and was looking over the country
for slaves. One day when he came back TO Phil
lips house, young was there, who had
sometime before been employed by Mr. Phillips
to do some work.
During the evening, Phillips asked Kennedy
how he had succeeded in getting slaves. &c.
from which it is supposed that the Young man
heard Kennedy was a slave dealer, and suspect
tedh to have money. When tuey went to bed
Kennedy and the young man were put into one
bed, and MIR Phillips and his wife occupied the
bed-both beds being i'll the same room.
About an hour alter they had retired TO he'd
t the young man got LIP went out In the ward and
got an axe with which he struck Kennedy on the
head, knocking him senseless. He then went
and struck the old lady, Mrs Phillips on the head
also, and knocking her senseless. Raising the
axe the third time to strike the old man, he acci.
IDENTIFY awoke seeing the raised axe he iumped
| up, and received the blow in his side
lie however seized the young m IN. and after
calling Kennedy eight or ten minutes to helm HIM
Kennedy came to his senses, and leaped ont IF
ped, and with the aid of daughter of the old
peoples, they succeeded in securing the scoun-
drel, and he is Low lodged in Jail The old ladv
is still in critical state but it is thought will re
| cover. MIR Kennedy is now in this citv. The
williams name is unknown, but it is said that he
lately was an inmate of our city work house.
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