Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-07-23
The Allegheny (Pennsylvania1 Noun

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tam Echo Vouches for the truth of the follow
ing which is prOrty tough fish story "a
boy, ten or twelve years old, was recently
found sick and exhausted, lying on the tow
path, near Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He
appeared to be in a dying condition, and
physician was immediately sent for, who
promptly administered powerful purgative.
In due time the medicine had the desired eff
feet, and brought from the boy a double hand
fat of young crabS-real bona fde river or
brook crabs, with CLAWS, legs, broad tails and
all. The mother of the boy explained the
circumstance by stating that her son was in
the habit of spending much of his time in
the water, and that while diving he had
swallowed nest of crabs eggs, which had
Matched in his stomach"
In Princeton, Ohio, Daniel Elliott,
respectable butcher, after dinner went to his
slaughter-house to clean it out. While he
was plaguing the children, and placing the
rope with which he hoisted beeyes around
his neck, told boy to turn the windlass and
hoist him up short distance, at the same
time telling his daughter TO go and tell her
mother that he was going to hang himself.
When the child told her mother what he had
said, she paid no attention to it, as he was in
the habit Of plaguing her and the children,
being very lively person, and fond of sport.
But it appears that the little boy turned the
wlndlass too far, and the rope suddenly slip
ping, caused large iron hook which was fas-
tened to the rope, to sink into the back part
Of his neck, and he was suddenly strangled.
lie carried his fun too far, and lost his life.
A colored woman named Betsey Viii
Hams died at Georgetown, District OF Column
bia, last week, at the age OF one hundred
and ten years. The Washington Star says :
g Her existence can be traced back and es.
tablshed by reliable data one hundred and
ten years, and it is supposed by some who
have known her for many years, that she was
several years older than the above figures
represent her to have been. She nursed the
venerable Charles King when an infant, who
died in our city some fifteen year ago, and
who was a. the time of his death over eighty
years DID,"
The'other day clerk in store at
wheeling, Va, discovered in coffee sack, a
note of the denomination of $1,000 on the
Royal Bank of Brazil, a piece of silver coin,
and twelve gold pieces of Brazilian coinage
The treasure had evidently been placed in the
coffee sack for sale keeping. The lucky clerk
fobs the plumber,
A popular actor of Philadelphia,
went to Cape May a few days since. he ac-
cidentally left his watch on his dressing table.
A friend going to the Cape, took it down.
In conjunction with few others he got up
complimentary presentation. A presentation
speech was made and the reply was grateful
ly eloquent. A feast followed, after which,
on going to his room, he opened the case,
which enclosed the watch, and found it to be
the one he left at home
!, Among the herd of Irish bulls which
we find among our exchanges, we good ma
turedly take by the horns, the following:
Two Irishmen were at work near the North
River, when about noon one OF the Cunard
steamers going out fired the usual guns
{, DO ye hear that, Larrys'' The goons do
ye name? Certainly. What is it," "Why.
ov course, it's an Grrioal goSa' OUT
s.. S. West, a young man from Pal
myra, Wayne county, died recently at Mar
quette, Lake SUPERIOR of injuries received by
diving He went to bathe- his foot slipped
as he went to jump from pier, and he fell
upon his head in shallow water. His head
was thrown back so as TO paralyze the spine
and whole body. He, survived for few
days only.
In Glastonbury, Connecticut, on Sun
day last, young man of seventeen years of
age, named James Barry, of Middletown, was
drowned while bathing, being seized with
cramp while in the water.
A week or two since bear made an
attack upon the dairy of Mr.. Bratton in
Stamford, Vermont, and before he could be
driven Oft, devonred young calf.
Calvin Carpenter, of Readsboro, Yer
mont, shot a bear in pasture near his dwell
iing' on Saturday week, which weighed two
hundred pounds.
Cincinnati is now the largest horse
market in the United States, and during one
week lately $40 600 worth of horses were sold
at the various stables.