Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-17
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
SAD ACCIDENTAL Van Deusenville, on
Saturday last, a little son of Mr. John Moore
was run over by an OK team and instantly
killed. The little fellow, with several other
boys, persisted in climbing on the wagon, and,
on being warned by his father, who drove the
team, to get down, he fell between the wheels
and was crushed to death.-Eage.
RHODE ISLAND.
Three fires occurred in Providence, Thurs
day, destroying in the first case the house of
W. Q. Briggs, Isl Broadway, and in another
the house of a. II. Ward, i n South Provi-
dence. The first was insured for $1,000. 1t is
supposed to have been set by an incendiary,
and $500 worth of silver ware is supposed to
have been stolen. The other rose from de-
fective chimney. The third took place in the
evening, on Orange street, in building adj
joining the old theatre. The chief sufferer
was John M. Peck manufacturer of jewery,
who lost about $3000 The building was dam
| aged about $500 worth.
CONNECTICUT.
The trial of the three pickpockets, "Slappy
| Williams" "Jem Brown" and the "Engish
Boy" alias George Williams, Jas Burns and
William Burnside, for abstractng Sl400 from
the pocket Of Asher P. Brown, at the late
Norwich Centennial, commenced Thursday
morning. A large number of witnesses were
eAdulllSu, hIlu Tile CitSe is IlOG yet HnlSUeQ.
Mrs. Mooney, residing on North Main
street, Hartford, was terribly burned, Wed.
nesday night, by the explosion of a fluid lamp.
1t is supposed she was attempting to fill
lamp when it was lighted, as upon the floor of
her room were found the fragments of two
glass lamps, and upon the table broken fluid
bottle
The examination of Mrs. Scarborough, at
Brooklyn closed Wednesday evening, after an
examination of three days, and the court re-
turned that she was probably guilty, and re-
quired her to give bail OF 500 for trial in No.
vember. The community has become very
much excited over the outrage, and the feeling
generally is strongly against the accused.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In one of his hustings speeches Mr.. Bright,
| NJ. p, spoke of Louis Napoleon as "a crowned
criminal" An English paper advises the EN-
peror to sue him for libel.
Leigh Hunt for some years had been in re-
ceipt of pension equal to $1,000 per annum,
his financial position having latterly been far
from adequate. His mother was a native of
| Philadelphia.
The Providence Journal states on authentic
information that Col. George w. Barney,
who lately died in Alabama, left an estate
worth $30O000 in lands and slaves. He left
wife, but no children, and the only next kin
to the deceased is Mr.. George Noythey, who
is supposed to reside in Rhode Island or Con-
necticut
A man in Rochester named P. S. O'Connor.
but who assumed the name of Shields, recent
ly gave notice that he would jump off the bank
at Niagara Falls into the river on Friday last.
On Tuesday he went down to the water to try
it by swimming at the place he proposed to
jump, and was drawn under water by the sue
ton of a whirlpool and drowned. His body
| has not been recovered
Among the novelties recently introduced in
ladies' apparel is a new article of suspenders.
| They bear resemblance to those worn by gen.
tlemen, except that they are made Of delicate
white elastic fabric, with frilled edge about one
inch wide, and are attached to the skirt by
| buttons in like manner.
A day or two ago party, out riding stop
ed at one of the hotels in Copake, N. Y, when
four young ladies, in company, repaired to an
clubhouse in the vicinity, where they had nc
sooner entered than the floor gave way and
the whole party were precipitated into the
vault below. They were unable to extricatc
shemselves from their unpleasant situation and
must have persisted, had not their cries attract
ed the attention of some men who were near
and who went to their assistance, and rescued
them.