Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-06


plate of vctuals, and, as she handed it to
him, he struck her on the head with slung
shot, telling her to the floor, and int1icting
mortal wound the assassin then rushed on
Mrs Price, who succeeded in escaping out of
the back part of the house. Her cries arous-
ed the neighbors, but before any help could
arrive, the villain made good his escape, and
had not been apprehended at last accounts
His object, it is supposed, was to rob the
house. Mrs. Price and the girl were the only
parsons in the house at the time.
night or two since, Rev. Mr.. Baury, who
lives in Newton, had six barrels OF choice
apples, which he had reserved for home con-
sumption, stolen from the garden near his
house. The robbers boldly drove up to the
front door, and loaded the apples iuto cart.
Mr.. Bsury seems to be peculiar mark for
the thievlng fraternity. 1t was only few
| nights since, that his house was broken into,
and $3.50 worth OF silver were stolen. Mr..
| Longielow of Needham had six barrels of
apples stolen from his fields few nights
since and Mr.. Charles Rice robbed OF
| large number of valuable hens. Under this
state of affairs many of the inhabitants of the
town sleep with loaded weapons close at hand
for use in case OF q visit from the thievng
fraternity.
A Chestnut street gambling establishment
was broken into by the Philadelphia police on
| Tuesday, and there was great "hurrying to
and fro" among the crowd of surprised play
ers. One gentleman crawled into an ash box,
several others jumped out through back
window, and lacerated their legs by falling
into skylght, while stout gentleman I'M
dertook 10 conceal his entire person by crawl
ing into three peck coaseuttle, from which
he was fished out by the coat tails half dead
from fright The officers arrested the propri-
etors and brought away a fine gambling ap
paratus.
A clergyman was lately depicting, before
deeply interested audience, the alarming iu-
crease of intempCrance, when he astonished
his hearers by excaiming; L" A young wo-
man in my neighborhood died very suddenly
last Sabbath while was preaching the gospel
in state Of beastly intoxiceton -
In some Of the States of Germany the law
does not allow man to be married unless he
can read, write, and cast accounts and any
one who employs woman that cannot read
OF write, is liable to a heavy penalty. At the
same time, provision is made TOR public
schools, to be paid in part by the government
Al recent fire in st. Louis, a safe of i'm
posing appearance, standing outside of the
building, caught fire and was entirely con-
sumed. An examination showed it to have
been made of common sheet iron, thinner
even than that used for stove pipes, and filed
In with pine. With mallet and a common
sheath knife man could have cut the whole
thing to pieces in fifteen minutes.
Two German brothers iu Calhoun County,
Illinois, married two German sisters. The
elder brother fell sick, and the younger ran
away with the sick mans wife. The conva-
escent brother then followed with the other
wife. and now wants to swap back, but hs
own wife, who has tried both, says neither of
the brothers is worth having.
BY artificial respiration an estimable citizen
of Cincinnati was prevented from departing
this life after he had taken two ounces and
half of laudanum. The physicians pumped
the wind into him for nine hours and half
and he is now quite well.
In notice of some of the " humors of the
election" the Boston Transcript says: 60 One
! OF our adopted citizens, the day before cleo
/ ton made his appearance at the City Hall,
and after some hesitation approached one of
the police, with % Me tax has been paid sure,
but there's a thrfe Of back rint that's owing
couldn't ye do that, jist, and make sure of
me at oust.'''
Nearly half the assessed valuation of the
State OF Georgia is in negroes 1872 l24 of
these cattle are valued at 1921, 1868, 1927, and
the entire valuation of the State is only
$539, 055, ia. The slaves have increased
555S since 1857.
A second "Johnny Dean" eloped with the
daughter of Mr.. Pierson from Beloit, Wis,
the other day, and was taken in the city of
Nil waukie, and tarred and feathered IN Be
lott when he went back He has left in the
greatest disgust.
There are thirty petitions for divorce on file
in the Court of Common Pleas at Columbus,
Ohio. The Cleveland Herald says the divorce
lsw of that State should have its title chang
ed to read ''An act for the encouragement oil
legal concubinage, and more particularly for
the abuse of women
AT the recent term of the Supreme Judi
cial Court at Belfast, Maine, Sarah Dickey
recovered verdict of SlS27 damages against
the Maine Telegraph Company for injuries
sustained by the upsetting of the stage coach,
occasioned by low wires.
1t is stated that more widows married with
in the last six months, in England and Ire
land, than within the previous six years.
What has been the cause Of this don't as yet
appear.
A Dutchman's heart-rending soIiloquy is
described thus: I" She lofes Shon Mickle so
much peter as l, because he's cot koople
tollars more as has !"
Daniel Blodgett had terrible conflict with
a burglar in his house, in Beloit, Wisconsin.
de was stabbed five times by the villain, and
young son who attempted to aid his father,
was severely wounded.
The Louisville Journal says that the corn
crop has never been so large in Kentucky as
the present year. There are fields in the blue
grass region estimated at one hundred and
seventy-hvo bushels to the acre, while fields
promising seventy-fve to eighty bushels are
quite eommon.
Its not only hard to distinguish between too
little and too much, but between the good
and the evil intentions of the different would
be reformers. One man bawls out Sire
that he might save the house another that
he might run away with the furniture.
The process of filling up the Back Bay in
Boston goes on rapidly Gravel only is en-
ployed. The elevation is to be so great that
the cars of the Worcester road will run below
the level Of the streets.
The Great Western ilway Of Canada
bave decided to construct iron bridges in place
of the wooden ones over all the important
streams on their lines.
A skeleton, seven feet long, supposed to be
that OF an Indian, was dug up in Norwich,
Connecticut, few days since.
The sale of "Life Thoughts, by Rev. Hem
ry Ward Beeoher," published by Phillips,
Sampson, Co., has reached thirty thousand
copies, aud the demand still continues.
In Indiana the crieketa have I'm aoma In .