Worcester daily spy., 1859-08-11
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY



Cohasset, was thrown beneath the wheels and
instantly killed.
AT the closing of the Convention of Spirit
ualists, held at Plymouth last week, mar
riage was solemnized between Mr.. Nathan C.
Lewis and Mrs. Eunice A. Babbitt of Boston.
The lady was dressed in loose flowing robes
of white, deeply trimmed in blue and wore
blue satin shoes. Two little girls, her daugh-
tiers by former marriage, were dressed in
exactly the same style, and followed her to
the platform. The bridegroom placed him
selfbeside her. He is a physician, Both had
been married before, and are each about
thirty-five years of age. The ceremony con-
sisted simply of formal public announce
ment, and a benediction.
Commemorative on the Abingdon Bank have
made their appearance in large quantities.
They can readily be distinguished, as the
genuine reads of Arlington Bank" and the
spurious "Ihe Abingdon Bank"
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Sad Accident-The schooner Young Favor.
ite, Capt. Amos S. Chase arrived at Harwich,
where she belongs, from Deep River, Connec-
ticut, and anchored on Saturday last On
board were two sons of the captain one of
whom, Edrick e. Chase, aged about twelve
years, fell over, and his father jumped in to
his assistance. The night was dark and the
current strong, bearing along father and son,
the latter saying after long struggle, "Father
we shall both drown-let me 60" After the
most heroic efforts, lasting an hour, to save his
| son, Capt. Chase was compelled to release
his hold, and when he was at last brought
on shore by the persons who rescued him, was
almost wholly eXhausted.-NeD Bedford Mer-
| curry
| A day or two ago, a child asleep in its cradle
in the southern portion of New Bedford in the
absence of its mother, was almost deprived of
its life by a catwhich was found with her claws
fastened to the dress of the child, drawing its
breath ; and it was with great difficulty that
| the stealthy creature was withdrawn.
Peleg w. Peckham, a wealthy citizen of
| Westport, lately deceased, left large number
of benevolent legaces, among which, $1,000
and parsonage to his church, $1,000 to the
Sabbath School, $500 for the education of
poor children, $500 to Linden Grove Gene
| terry, and many other sums for local charities
CONNECTICUT.
A terrible accident happened at Hartford on
Monday. A bright little girl named Sarah
Scanlan, while playing near the railroad track
was run over by a backing train, and her legs
and arms all cut off. She is not likely to live.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
An Irishman named James Morrison pro-
cured glass of soda at the store of A d.
Folsom of South Hadley Falls on Saturday,
and after putting some strychnine into it drank
it, and then went to the Glasgow Hotel and
procured a room of Mr.. Sandford saying that
he felt sick and wished to go to bed A few
minutes afterwards Mr. S. learning what had
happened went to his room and found him
dead. He was about % or % years old, and
leaves wife, who, however, has not lived
with him for some time, owing, as she alleges,
to ill-reatment on his part He had previous
ly threatened to kill himself, and also his wife,
if he ever saw her again.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Leavenworth (Kansas) Times of Mon
day. says that a secret vigilance committee
was organized during the past week for the
purpose of breaking up the extensive gangs of
horse thieves and robbers, which infest the
territory. One or two victims had suffered
the death penalty and Others were punished
until they confessed their crimes and exposed
their associates. The committee dsbanded
after gaining sufficient knowledge to effect the
destruction of the different gans s.
An Irish judge, in giving his dictum on
certain will case, said he thought it very
clear that the teStator intended to keep life
interest in the estate himself" To it Curran
frankly replied =" Very true my lord very
true; testators generally do secure life inter
ests to themselves, but in this case | think
your worship takes the ,viH for the deed"
Miss Helen NJ. Dresser, a girl of sixteen
addressed the people of Saccarappa Me-,
few days since with great acceptance. She
went with her parents from that village to Salt
Lake City and remained among the Mormons
three years, when she contrived to escape
Her lecture is represented to have been very
interesting and quite eloquent.
In Charlottesville, Va, last week, negro
girl aged only eight years, was sentenced to be
hung for attempting to kill her mistress. The
inhumanity and brutality of the offence for
which the accused was tried, and her extreme
youth, make this one of the most remarkable
cases to be found in the annals of criminal
jurisprudence.
MIR, Angler of Toledo, whose Imprisonment
Tor selling liquor without license, caused some
excitement there, was brought before the
Judge OF Probate on writ OF habeas corpus,
and discharged from custody on the ground of
irregularity in the proceedings.
MIR. Jacob Little was on Monday unanimous
ly reelected member of the New York Board
OF Brokers, having satisfied all his creditors
This is the third or fourth admission of Mr..
Little to the Stock Exchange.
The New York Post says that Blondin's
next feat at Niagara Falls is to be the most as
tonishing of all. He will trundle wheebar-
row over the rope, taking up the rope and coil
ing 1t in the barrow as he goes along
A man aged 80 years, and living in the Par
lsh of Killagan, Ireland, was married on the
18th ut. to young lady only 25 years old,
who has been blind for the last ten years. The
bridegroom is lame, and cannot go without the
aid OF crutch.
Prof. Pouson, the music teacher, who ran
away with one of his handsome pupils in Troy
was caught and put in Jail, escaped and put
Tor the woods, has been recaptured by the in
dignant citizens and treated to a profusion of
honey and feathers
The delegates of that pretentious institution
known as the Sons of Malta held, it is said. a
closed lodge at Fort Smelling, recently, when
Old Jerome Bonaparte was elected Chief of the
Cardinals on the first ballot and George Pea.
body of London, Guessippi Garbaldi of Italy.
Louis kossuth of Hungary, President ,Juarez
OF Mexico, Stephen a. Douglas, John w. For.
ney, Alexander Ramsey, of the United States.
and Don Alvarez Merrino of Cuba. were elect
ed to compose the body Buchanan and Ma
poleon were baoted TOR, but it being satisfac-
torly proven that their condition was such as
to render their election impolitc, they received
but very small vote.
Henry c. Mowry, claiming to be the son of
Spencer Mowry, president of the Globe Bank,
Providence, and now a studentat-Iaw in Troy,
N. T., has been arrested for entcing young
girl named Fanny Welch into mock mar.
rlage. His accomplices in the rascaty, have
also been arrested.