Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-14
NEWS SUMMARY.

Charles Geary, a fisherman, landed In Rock
port a day or two since, with the small pox
upon him He walked. to Gloucester for the
purpose of entering the Hospital; but on ar
irving near the place his strength and heart
failed him, and he shot himself near the heart.
The wounds are fatal.
The British Legation at Washington is in
trouble on account of what Charles Surface
would call the 'cheap vices" Of one OF their
number The teller in a banking house on
| President Square discovered his unbecoming
intimacy with his wife, and in consequence OF
his threats, the marshal of the District has
been cautioned to take all necessary means to
| guard the British Legation from ciotence.
AT the public sale of the household effects of
the most notorious lorette in Paris-who is
about to marry a Count and become as far as
! possible respectable woman-the catalogue
announced, among other things, magnificent
| Psyche ofSod silver, the frame of glass being
formed of foliage III yermeil upon blue ena-
mel, ornamented with pearls and large uncut
garnets; an article of unrivalled richness,
which was exhibited at the Exposition of
| 1856"
Gabriel RaveI, while playing Jocko, in the
Brazilian Ape, in New Orleans, recently,
leaped into the dress circle Of the theatre, as
usual, and badly frightened lady, who jump
ed up and ran whereupon her escoIe kicked
his South American highness back to the
stage.
Raspail, a French chemist, finds camphor
remedy for that fearful insomnolence which
attends the first stages of insanity. When
opium and call the drowsy syrups of the East"
fail of effect grain of camphor, formed into
pill, and followed by atiraught of an ounce
and half of the infusion of hops, mixed with
five drops of sulphuric ether, is his usual rem
edy for procuring sleep.
The election of Mr.. Bright in Birmingham :;
from Carlisle, Sir James Graham, and Mr..
Lawson, his nephew, who advocate the ballot :;
from Bristol, Mr. Berkeley, a leading ballot
advocate and Mr.. Gore Laugton, liberal !;
Mr.. Richard Golden, without opposition, for
Rochdale, and Mr. Edwin James, the eminent
counsel, from Marylebone, and the probable
election of Lord John Russell, are events to
be noticed in the recent English elections.
The engine house Of the Baltimore, Will
mington, and Philadelphia Railroad was burn
ed Friday morning Five locomotives were
seriously damaged. Total loss about $50 900,
including $4,000 on building, from $4,000 to
$4,000 on each locomotive, $4,000 on stationary
machines, etc.
A large fire in Theresa Village, on Friday
night consumed a Touring mill, two saw mills.
tub factory, foundry, three machine shops,
| three dwelling houses, and two barns. Loss
$4,000
A destructive fire occurred in Marietta,
Ohio, Thursday, destroying twenty buildings
in the business portion of the city. The prin-
cipal sufferers are Nye & Huntington, $4,000,
insured $1,000; Bosworth, Wells, & Co., s12,-
900, insured $4,000; S. r. Turner, $4,000. in
sured $500; the Ema Company Of Hartford
has $4,000, the Hartford Company $1,000, and
the City Company of Hartford $500. A large
portion of the goods in the buildings was saw
ed, in damaged condition. Several tiremen
and Others were injured by falling buildings
1t is stated that NJ. Collard, Partisan pho
tographist, has succeeded in taking photo
graphs at night. Some examples taken by the
light of lamp alone are (says the Bulletin)
as clear and precise as if the sun had had a
hand in the matter.
AT Ross, Herefordshire, as Mrs Collins (de-
scendant of John Kyrle, Pope's Man of Ross
from whom she inherited estates in that neigh
borhood was endeavoring to entice stag
which had escaped from its domain to returp
to the paddock, the animal furiously rushed
upon her, and struck her to the ground. After
some time the unfortunate lady attempted to re-
turn to the house, when the animal renewed the
attack, and so serious were the injuries inflicted
upon her person that she ultimately sunk and
died The stag was slaughtered shortly after
the accident.