Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-21
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A case OF some interest is pending at New
Haven in which Miss Antoinette Turner ap-
pears as defendant. She received, few night
since, little Irish child that had been brutally
treated at home, and transferred it to the
hands of some person who, she AYERS, will
take better care of it than its parents would
The father, John Monahan, has procured
writ OF habeas corpus to compel her to pro-
duce the child, which she refuses to do, as she
also does to state where it may be found. The
court has decided that she must produce it, or
tell the name of the party to whom she en-
trusted it, which she has twice declined to do.
A further delay till Friday was granted her to
answer before giving the final order for her
confinement.
The body of vagrant Scotchman was
found few days since at West Chazy, Gin
ton county, N. T., near a ledge of stone fire.
quented by rattlesnakes; and from the
trails leading between the corpse and the
rocks, it is evident that the unfortunate
man was killed by the serpents The flesh
was literally picked from the bones. 1t is
supposed that the poor fellow wandered to the
spot and falling down in a state of uncon-
seriousness, became an easy prey to the rep
tiles.
The Troy Times relates that a benevolent
railroad traveller, thinking that the perusal of
Frank Lesie's full details, with magnificent
illustrations" of the Washington tragedy,
would interest a lady who sat near him, pre-
scented copy of the paper to her, at the same
time directing her attention to the pictures"
when the lady coollv took the journal, and de-
liberately pulling off her rubbers, folded them
up in the paper, laid the package quietly in
the seat, and then arranged her brocade and
shawl as if nothing had happened! The trav-
eler thought it was "cooP operation.
A young man engaged in repairing a chin
ney in Wheeling, Va, standing on the ridge OF
a three story house, slipped, and slowly slid
down toward the caves, vainly endeavoring to
obtain hold sufficient to check his fearful de-
scent. Two or three spectators turned away,
sick with terror. Fortunately, at the caves q
frail water spout saved him from falling, and
the young man coolly kicked off his shoes
clambered back up the roof, and went on with
his work, as if nothing had happened
There is some scandal aioat in Hartford
about a marriage consummated last fall be-
tween middle aged gentleman, who came
there the previous Summer, and a young lady
Of one of the First families" They left i'm
mediately on a prolonged bridal tour, from
which they have not returned, and since, 9
genteel appearing lady has come to town
claiming the man as her husband of twelve
years standing.
While Rev. Thomas p. Calhoun, Presbyte
rian minister, and his wife, were crossing 9
bridge at st. Cloud, Minnesota, in sleigh, or
the 10Th ultimo the horse became unmanage
able, and jumped from the bridge to the hard
frozen bottom below, distance of some thirty
feet, killing Mr.. Calhoun and severely injurinp
his wife. The horse was also killed, and the
sleigh broken into fragments.
The bill for re-opening the African slave
trade, under the name of apprenticeship, was
lost in the Louisiana House Of Representatives
by a vote of 81 TO II.
Rev. DIR. Ide showed "some eight dol
Lar brandy" at temperance meeting in
Springfield, Oh Wednesday evening" which
was manufactured at cost Of only ten cents
per gallon. rr .lI ~ '1-G