Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-31

workman in the Collins shop, at Collinsvile,
was caught in belt and drawn through n
space of eight inches only, between the floor
and pulley. He was shockingly mangled,
and lies in a critical condition.
John Thomas halfbreed Indian, was ar
rested at Hitchcockville on the 23d, for bur-
glary. He had in his possession some forty or
fifty keys, one pair of good calf boots, and two
fine shirts, one of which had on it the name of
Parsons. He was bound over to take his trial
at the September court at Litchtield.
PERSONAL.
Mrs Southworth, the authOress, who resides
in Georgetown sailed in the Vigo, last Satur-
day, with her son and daughter, to make
tour of Europe. Mrs. S. has by her talents
made handsome fortune. Her husband,
worthless scamp, left her several years since
with three children, and quite destitute-but
out of this cloud came the silver lining which
developed her brilliant talents, and has been of
profit to her herself and pleasure to the public.
Mrs. S. is about forty-small, dark complex
ion, with brilliant eyes; dresses rather oddly,
as regards colors, and possesses much nervous
energy. She was formerly constant attend
ant Of the Unitarian Church, but more recent
ly she is supposed to be a convert OF Catholi-
cism, as her children have been christened,
and are being brought upin that belief.
Mr. Bgelow, of the New York Evening
Post, writes from Rome lives has Just fin
ished an admirable bust of Senator Seward,
who has never been put in marble to such an
advantage before. 1t has been ordered for the
State Library in Albany, and is one with
which he may be content to go down to pos
terity, for it gives the classic type. of the Sen
ator, which is true for all time, rather than one
of those portraits which can be correct only
for the few years the subject has the same
bo;, hat
happened to have when it was taken"
Mr.. William Smith O'Brien departed on
Saturday in the Vigo, for Ireland, and was, on
the occasion, made the recipient of a very en-
thusiastc ovation from his fellow countrymen
and admirers in New York. He delivered
speech in which he reviewed the charge that
had been made against him of volunteering to
take liberties with American politics and ar
gued his right to speak his opinions on all
matters affecting his countrymen.
RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
The new and elegant Catholic Church in
Chicopee was consecrated ON Sunday, with
imposing ceremonies. 1t was an occasion of
great interest to the members of that commun-
ion, many being present from long distances.
During the forenoon services in the church,
there were 1900 persons present, 1900 having
seats in the pews OF each an admission fee
of 81 was collected to help pay for the edifice
and its support. In addition, there were to-
wards 1000 persons on the outside of the build
ing, who did not choose to pay the fee and go
in. The choir consisting OF ten singers be-
sides Mr.. Werner, the organist, came express
ly for this occasion from the cathedral in Bos.
ton-Mrs. Werner, soprano, Mr.. p. FL. Power,
baritone, and S. Tuckerman, tenor, being
among the number.
The Congregational Society at Winsted,
Conn.,. at a recent meeting, were talking about
settling young man fresh from a theological
school as pastor of their society, but a farmer
said, "For his part he was tired of breaking
steers so the steer preacher wasn't settled.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On Wednesday last, at the Insane Asylum
in Rochester, N. Y. two of the inmates were
out in the yard for exercise, when they OBJ
served a boy cleaning fish, and one of the pa
tients took the knife the boy was using, and
with it struck his fellow patient seven blows
upon the head, killing him almost instantly.
When asked why he had killed his compan-
ion, his reply was, ",rhey told me to do it."
The Richmond (Texas) Reporter Of the 10Th
inst. contains an advertisement of 'tour hun
dred likely African negroes, lately landed on
the coast of Texas, which are to be sold con
reasonable terms"
On Sunday, Oct. 4, 1857, Charles B. Bib
ega, a cigar pedar, was killed by the falling of
an elnDankment on tne ElSntn Avenue, near
Seventy -seventh street. New York. His adj
ministrator brought a suit against the city for
the statute penalty, but on trial it appeared
that the deceased was on a peddling tour when
he was killed. and the Court holding that he
was not engaged in any work of CHARITY or
mercy" dismissed the action after due consid-
Grafton.
tSiia EvisonI, clerk of Grand Trunk Rail
way, was found dead Sunday on the river bank
at Niagara Falls, having fallen from the preci-
pce, distance of two hundred feet.
The first lot of new-crop wheat was sold in
st. Louis, Saturday, for So per bushel. 1t
was raised in Mississippi.