Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-16
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND vIc1N1rY-

Shocking OuYuge.-The Boston papers no.
tice a horrible crime committed in Haverill
street early Sunday morning. A young wo-
man in feeble health started out to take her
usual morning walk, by the advice of her
physician, at two o'clock, installing it for
four. When near the saloon of one Hamilton
in Haverhill street, she was dragged violently
within, and in spite of her cries and resist
ance, was brutally outraged, Hamilton threat
ening to dash her brains out with a club.
The police, alarmed by the cries of his victim,
arrested the scoundrel, and two other persons,
supposed to be his confederates.
The Cambridge Chronicle says that on Mon
day, 9th inst bright and intelligent boy, a
recent slave on Virginia plantation, made his
appearance in that city on the line of the
Fitchburg Railroad. He was hungry and
weary. On account of timidity he had missed
the chance of the Underground Railroad, and
so had travelled on foot by night thus far AS
and also at tltchburg, and IL ie OF there
landed in Canada.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY
Last Friday night, the store of Job. S. Eaton,
in Lowell, was robbed of $40 cash and $500 in
valuable papers, by a rascal who came in late
on pretense OF wanting quart of molasses.-
The articles stolen were in small trunk
In East Woburn, Saturday morning, Fran
els Mays, employed in the saw factory of
Henshaw Clemson, was caught in the gear
ing and drawn upon the shaft, which was max
ing 200 revolutions a minute. He was carried
round the shaft at this rate, his head and shout
ders striking bench near him at each evolll-
ton. His shoulder was dslocated, and his
face mangled in dreadful manner. 1t is
thought he cannot recover.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A few days since, there was an attempt to
burn the school house on Howard street,
Lynn. A fire was set in one of the desks,
but the damage was not extensive.
An Irish girl, named Rosanna Duffee died
at the Lynn Hotel on Sunday, from the effects
OF dose OF bed-bug poison, which she swal-
lowed aday or two previous. Disappointment
IN love is said to have induced her to commit
the rash act.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Last Friday, James Webb and Calvin Will
bur were arrested in Seekonk and taken to
Providence on a charge of completely in rob-
Dlng James Cunningham's store in Pawtucket,
some SIX weeks since. A portion of Mr. Cum
nlgham.s property was found on their possess
sion and recovered. 1t is understood that they
are also concerned in other deyiltries, which
now that they are in hand, will be inquiredinto
CONNECTICUT.
The citizens of Norwalk, Conn. were cleo
tritied with horror, Friday evening by the
announcement that young lad of seventeen
years, well known in the community, had shot
himself fatally, in moment of passion. He
had taken offence at some Just expostulation
administered by his father when he borrowed
a pistol, went to the rear of the house. shot
himself, and was found soon after, weltering
in his blood. He said he committed the deed
to spite his father
a little boy four years old, son of Thomas
Day OF hllhngly was drowned on Friday in
the river at Daniesonville. He was in com
pany with his father, who was fishing short
distance from him at the time of the accident.
The Hartford Courant says that prelimina-
~ steps are being taken for the holding of a
grand national horse show on the fair grounds
IN that city, some time during the coming au-
tumn. Such liberal inducements will be offer
ed in the way Of premiums, &C., as cannot fail
to draw the best horses in the country to the
show.
Personal.
Hon. Amasa Walker now travelling in
England, addressed a meeting of the ballot
society IN London on the ODD ult., upon his
favorite theme of the independence and the
secresy OF the ballot. He spoke particularly of
the advantages of the Massachusetts law of
1907 OF which he claimed to be the inventor
and dellneated the working Of the entire sys-
TEN in this country. The meeting rendered
49, Va III SERVICES
in the cause.
Mr.. Richard Tattersall, for MANY wears the
proprietor Of "The Coroner" London, well
known to sporting men of all classes, who was
held in high esteem by the large body of per-
sons with whom his business brought him into
contact, his dealings having always been of
the most honorable character died at Dover
in his 10th year
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hon. Jefferson Davis left the western part of
Maryland, where his family is staying, in june
last, for Mississippi, for the purpose Of de-
nouncing the re-introduction of the slave traf
fic in his own State. He disapproves of the
course of Senator Brown, and went home TO
denounce it. While there he became very in
and was compelled to return to Maryland
Charleston Mercury Aug. I1M
The Jews in this country now number about
100000. Many are occupying prominent 20
sitions in politics and business Messrs. Yulee
and Benjamin, Of the United States Senate
and Messrs Zollicofer, Oliver, Phillips and
Hart, of the House Of Representatives, are
among them. The Christian or converted
Jews in this country number 300 or 400 and
of this number nearly 100 are engaged in
preaching Christianity, or are preparing to do
so.