Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-06-23


A terrible tragedy occurred in the
town of Victory, Cayuga county, N. Y, on
Tuesday week. Two sons Of Chauncey era.
mer, occupying farm in company, had dis
pute concerning some money received for
board. The one claimed the whole, and the
other half. Defiance ard threats eRsued.
The younger, who was single, threatened to
whip the older, who is married, when the lat
ter offered him fifty cents if he would do it, at
the same time throwing the money at his feet.
A fight ensued, when the elder ripped open
the abdomen of the other with pocket knife.
The wound was fatal, and the Cain is in Au-
burn jail.
The Baltimore Republican says that
the only son of respectable couple in that
city. fifteen years Of age, besides displaying
an inveterate habit of thieving, not long ago
poured camphene over the body of New
foundland dog and then set fire to him. roast
ing the poor animal alive. His next cruel
freak was to tie the hands and legs of his lit
tie sister and place her on the cooking stove
where hot fire was burning. The cries of
the child, however, brought her mother to
the rescue, and she was saved from fatal in
jury. The father then determined to place
the young villain in the House of Refuge,
but he ran off, and his parents care not if they
H0NeH se6 uiiu again. "a SaQ career is doubt
less before the cruel boy.
Loudoun county, Va, suffered severe
ly by the heavy rains of Friday and Saturday,
18th and 18th. Whole fields of corn were
covered to the depth of six or eight inches
with sand and mud; wheat hattened as
though passed over with heavy roller mill
races filled up or washed off, stock drowned,
&c. The loss Of property in Loudoun alone
will amount to thousands of dollars.
For five hundred dollars, one Adams
assisted Kuy Kendall murderer, to escape
from Jail in Houston, Texas, and for five hun
dred dollars more, offered by the State, he be-
trayed him to two persons, who captured him.
1t is suspected that 1t is now necessary for
Adamss safety that Kuy Kendall should be
hanged.
A young woman attempted to cross
the bridge over the Raritan, at Somerville. n.
j., on the 18th inst, but on reaching the
farther end she found the water so high as TO
prevent her proceeding. She then returned,
but in the meantime the water had risen so an
to cut OFT her retreat in that direction, and she
wss obliged to remain on the bridge all night.
Columbus, KY , is submerged to the
depth OF three or four feet, and the inhabi-
tants 60 about in boats. There is very little
dry ground in Mound City, but the trains
still arrive and depart regularly. The Alvin
Adams brought up from Hickman thirty five
| people, whom she took out Of a small corn
crib there.
Mississippi county, NO., is nearly all in
undated. Rodney's Landing was four feet
under water on the 10th, and Kenrick Land
ing six feet.
The Utica Herald mentions the death
of Patrick Riley. While blowing his hands
came in contact with poisonous ivy, and the
the swelling being neglected, increased for
four or five days before he consulted a physi-
clan. At that time, his arms were swollen
to an immense size, and his limbs and body
continued to swell and mortify till death en-
sued, in spite of the doctors.
On Sunday last, boy about seven
years OF age, OF English parents. while play
ing on plank at Longfellow's Pond, Need
ham, fell into the water and was drowned.
When found, the body was in perpendicu.
lar position, with the feet sticking in the mud
On Sunday night the lightning struck
the wire Of the new telegraph in Danvers.
breaking the wire, while the fluid followed
TO its termination in the operators room,
where 1t damaged the machinery.