Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-30
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Henry ]. Hutchinson of Philadelphia effect
ed a heavy insurance upon the little property
contained in the dwelling house and grocery
occupied by him, after which he secretly re-
moved all his effects and prepared train of
combustibes and set fire to them, expecting to
burn the building and get the insurance but
the "train" was slow one, smoke was discoV-
cred, and the neighbors broke into the house
and found the evidences of his guilt He was
arrested, and confesses the crime.
After a trial occupying eighteen days,
Stephens has been found, by New York jury,
guilty of poisoning his wife. The Express
says of the rendering of the verdict-the jurors
retired, the spectators dispersed, and the sher-
iff with his deputies approached the prisoner.
His little girl, Bella, turned towards Stephens,
and, after kissing him. said: "Come, pa! let
us go now, il is all over; see, pa! the people
are going" Human nature, says the Express,
could not stand this; the sheriff turned away
to hide a tear, and retired Such an affecting
scene has rarely been Witnessed
A Missouri legislator, who was opposed to
project for a new county, "came down" upon
the locality after the following fashion: "Ihe
soil is so poor that it would not grow penny
royal. Sir, you might NOW the country with
a razor and rake it with ne-tooth comb, and
you wouldn't get enough fodder to keep sick
grasshopper through the winter. Sir, they
plant corn with crowbars, and hold the sheep
by the hind legs while they nibble the grass in
the cracks Of the cliffs"
Otis Billiard of Lowell, formerly an officer
in the Boston Custom House, has testified be-
fore the liquor investigating committee that
he can make as good whisky as that which
comes from the State agency, for three cents
gallon, and as good port wine for twenty-five
cents. The agent was anxious to know how,
but the committee objected to the question, as
they thought he knew quite as much on that
branch of the subject as was best.
An officer was sent to New York, with re-
QUESTION from Gov Buckingham, of Connect
lieut., to take James Golden man who for
merly resided in Bridgeport, and who has
committed many crimes in that vicinity within
the last six months, but he arrived too late, as
James Golden has just gone to Sing Sing on a
term OF seven years for stealing yoke of oxen
in New York State
John Mcmahon, who debauched the daugh-
ter Of Stephen OVERLY, and then murdered her
father in an affray, was sentenced, at Knox
vile, Tenn, last week to be hung on the 9th
OF May next. The prisoner listened unmoved
until the sentence of death was pronounced
and then gave way to a flood of tears, and loud
waling of despair.
A man arrived at Pittsford, Ill.,, few days
since, from Ewood, Kansas, his sole GRAND
being to thrash his brother-inlaw, who had
maltreated his wife. Having finished the bust
ness to the satisfaction of all concerned, he re-
turned home.
A friend expresses the opinion that the Beliy
Canal will not be constructed at present, on
account of the intestinal difficulties in Nicara-
gua.-N. T. Post.
The employees of the carriage shop Mt Belch-
ertown have made strike for the same wages
they received before the crisis of 1857.
| The Washington Star denies that the Prcsi.
dent has either visited or written to Mr.. Sic
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