Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-19
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Isaac Sanborn, OF SedgwlcE, Me-, was run
over and killed by the cars of the Old Colony
Railroad in Boston, Saturday afternoon. He
was walking upon the track and paid no at
tention to the signals and warnings given be-
fore the train was upon him.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
On Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Charles A.
Cloves caught turtle on Conveys Bridge, in
Ashland, weighing 40 pounds ounces. A
dog volunteered his services in capturing the
turtle, but, on being bitten, left in disgust
This is the largest turtle ever taken from the
Concord river at this place.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
On Saturday afternoon, as train on the
New Bedford and Taunton Railroad was ap-
preaching Taunton, a daughter Of Mr.. Dudley
Hathaway of Taunton, twelve years of age,
attempted to cross the track, when she was
caught by the cow-catcher and thrown twelve
or fifteen feet. She received severe bruises on
her head, and a fracture of her collar-bone. 1t
is thought she cannot recover.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Gov. Chase of Ohio, has accepted an invita-
ton to be present at the great celebration at
Plymouth, Mass, on the I'd of August next
and Gov buckingham of Connecticut is also
expected by the committee of management
The old Pilgrim town is to be decorated in SUI
perb style on the occasion.
.
Bridgewater, has been invited to settle with
the Franklin street Orthodox Church at Som
erville.
There was a collision of trains Saturday af-
ternoon, on the Cape Cod Railroad at the
South Middleboro depot. The fireman had
his head badly cut, a brakeman and engineer
were considerably mutilated, and some of the
passengers were injured. The brakeman, Mr..
Edison, died soon after his injuries.
MARTHA's VINEYARD.
The Sabbath Schools on the Island have
been making excursions. Last Saturday,
those of the Congregationalists at Holmes
Hole went to Naushon. The recent excursion
of the Methodist Sabbath School in Edgar
town, to New Bedford, resulted, after paying
the expenses OF the trip, in the school realizing
$40 for the purchase of books, or other i'm
proyements, as they may desire
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
At the late criminal court in Lenox, the man
who married his fifth living wife in North
Adams, and was arrested in Troy, plead guilty
to bigamy, and was sentenced to two years
imprisonment. Benjamain Austin of Eyre
mont who made criminal complaint for libel
against Thomas Mcguire of Great Darlington
in connection with the publication of the story
of his having 40 abused and deserted his wife
as to lead her to attempt suicide, did not ap
pear to prosecute the suit.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The valuation of the town of Greenfield is,
in real estate, 1,091 1885, in personal sol, 1862
total, 1887 500; reduced value. 958,062 The
number of polls is IT'S. H. w. Clapp, and the
Smith charities are the largest tax payers,
stopping respectively at S62965 and $07 ,583
On Tuesday, II. w. Miner of Leyden, lost
a four years old colt, worth S125, in singular
manner. There was small apple tree in the
pasture, well trimmed up, with crotch about
three feet from the ground, into which the colt
thrust its head, and finding itself canght,
pulled back and broke lite neck When found
it was dead, hanging by the neck to the tree.
VERMONT.
few days since three men on Mr.. Hanker-
sons claim in Plymouth, took out sixty dol
lars worth Of gold in Jumps in one day, their
largest lump weighing nine and half penny.
weights. Their largest lump yet found-four-
teen pennyweights dug at Buffalo creek,
a small stream which flows into Reading pond.
And this meager item of luck will perhaps SO
intatuate that they may dig for the rest of the
season and get nothing to speak Of
While Sears menagerie was exhibiting at
Middebury, Vermont, Brattan Robinson of
Lowell, attached to the show, while treating
the tiger to a drink of water, was seized by
that animal, and his thumb and large portion
of his hand was torn away and chawed up.
One of his fingers was pulled off and the cords
drawn out fourteen inches Mr. Robnson's
life was at one time despaired OF, but he is now
recovering.
CONNECTICUT.
Saturday morning, when the steamer Con-
necticut had arrived within half a mile of AL
lyn's Point. some part Of her machinery gave
way, and she was unable to come up to the
wharf. The damage was trifing The little
steamer Panamack went down after the acct
dent, and towed the Connecticut to Allyn's
Point.
Two or three days since, young woman in
Birmingham, a tailoress by trade, left the shop
where she worked, and went to her boarding
house. She remained there an hour, and re-
turned to her work. Her landlady suspecting
something wrong, went to her chamber, and
finding a trunk unlocked opened it, Upon
examining carpet bag lying in it, she found
that it contained the body of a new born in
tant, life being just extinct. The mother left
town Immediately, and has not yet been found.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Providence Press reports that green
corn of Rhode Island growth was served up
in public dining room in that city on Friday.
The corn was raised on the farm of VIM. S.
Budlong, in Cranston, and was planted April
George S. Hartly, of Providence, 33 years of
age, a native of Hartford, book-keeper for w.
b. Chaplin was found dead in his bed on Friday
morning, having probably died on Wednesday
night.
One of the boilers of Babcock and Moss
mill at Stillmanville, Westerly, exploded at
an early hour Monday morning, before the
operatives had assembled for the days work.
The engine house and chimney were destroy
ed, and some weeks will be required to replace
them. The fireman, through whose careless.
ness the accident occurred, was absent at the
time, and no one was hurt.
The father of Passmore Williamson sent
Prof Peck 500, as his contribution toward
the relief of the imprisoned Oberlin rescuers,
while they remained in jail at Cleveland
Passmore, it will be remembered, endured a
long Imprisonment for contempt of Judge
Kanes United States Court, before which he
was brought on charge of assisting fugitive
slaves to escape.
NEW INVENTIONS.
Nathaniel Woodbury., of Patchogue, N. Y,
claims to have discovered new principle,
which is the next thing to a selfmoving power.
BY the operation of a one-horse power he
claims to be able to generate hundred horse
power to be applied to the moving Of any
machinery. BY applying a two-horse power
he processes to be able to obtain thousand
horsepower.
A machine for the manufacture of ice is now
in operation in London which turns out three
tons Of that commodity daily. 1t is the inven-
ton of Mr.. Harrison of Australia The re-
frigeraton is produced by the evaporation of
ether in q vacuum.
MISCELLANEOUS.
At Jamaica, H. l., on Thursday, Mrs. Jane
Wintem, aged twenty-one, aud her daughter,
aged two, were found drowned in a shallow
crnok faces lnwnwards the child clasned in