Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-20
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Albany Journal states that by the re-
cent decease of the Dean of Ripon, in Eng
land, the Hon. Q. Wilson, of that city, became
the last survivor of the party of cabin passen-
gers who accompanied Robert Fulton in his
first steamboat journey from New York to
Albany.
John Windsor, farmer of Versailles Ind
with his son, was murdered by his wife, who
ended the tragedy by cutting her own throat
A daughter, the sole survivor of the family
came home to the scene of blood and received
shock that threatens permanent insanity.
Mr.. Westbrook of Oceola, Clearfeld county,
Pa, few days since, while going to watch.
derrick, killed three bear cubs, and was after
wards attacked by the mother, whom he also
killed, after desperate fight. On Monday of
last week, two young ladies of Tyrone, Blair
county, ON their way home from the country,
were pursued by a she bear and two cubs, al
most to the town.
A large number of the Boston hackmen
have pettioned the Portland city government
for license to ply between the Great Eastern,
| when she arrives, and different parts of the
city, but the hackmen of Portland have got up
a remonstrance. AS the number of carriages
in Portland will be Insufficient, the request is
| likely to be granted.
lie OUlNcTSallStS are 10 IOiu u UnlIeu DltlcS
| Convention in Rochester, commencing Tues
| day morning, Sept 20, and continuing three
| days. This convention is composed of clerical
and lay delegates appointed by the several
State conventions, and convenes annually.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
L. A. Taber, of Holyoke, has raised this
| year tomato that weighs % lbs.
The Palmer Park association, lately organ
lied, have purchased about 20 acres of land of
John M. Converse, of that place, for $1,000,
and are to fit up trotting course.
A new iron bridge has been erected over the
a.. ri Yer at Palmer in naee of tho o'-
| that broke down short time since.
Il. w. b. Canning, of Stockbridge, delivers
the address at the agricultural fair at Palmer,
on the 9TH of October.
CONNECTICUT.
DIR. Chas. A. Lindsey of this city, has been
nominated to the chair OF Materia Medica and
Therapeutics in the Medical Institution of VI ale
College, in place of Prof. Henry Bronson, who
resigns his protessorship at the close of the
present lecture term. DIR, Lindsey is grad
uate of Trinity College, we believe -Nec Ha.
zen Palladium.
Smith & Cottrell's store, in Norwich, was
entered by burglars on Thursday night. They
blew open the safe with gunpowder and car
ried off about $50, more than half in counter
felt bills.
Inc navigation OF the Connecticut River
above Middletown, owing to the low water
mas become exceedingly difficult, and the
steamboat company will not run their large
boats above Middletown till the river is high.
err Small boats, however, are to take their
places between Hartford and MiddIetown.
A New London girl at San Antonio, Texas
| keeps bowling saloon and offers herself to
| roll with any amateur i'll the country. She
hnds plenty who are willing to try their hand
with her, and she pockets the change, never
as ye' having peeh oe,1ten n ohe states that IN
SiH T uioil''le sIle G 5.'aI gAooo;
TN, ne ne" inG:ic.i 1ole ~ pulul'is az ne"
I,"'e,i ""S ueuio"'eu oii hurSuay aiternoon'
lreSiueht "ooiscy openeu the exercises WIN
prayer, ai'er Wnich auuIesSeS were e MADE by
iN'Ise,' anu W. anu ~ TOE Hii'i'iah'
hooeIt .. iech ol NorwlTll, ~ years OF age,
colhllii'teu suiciue IN view Loliooi, i;lSt Ffioay
l lnEs ny 'akiLs 'llIee ounces Oh iauuahum.
ny o.'use Vi 'ls 'ot 10 s''iu 70 nave peei uii''
| Groton would NOT MARRY. I'm, ~ ,,.os,e,t 80
| hnr father was ahsont and sbo wished f,r IL
oonsoat Wv "i''' y ''i 'i40
| Yp,sro, co,,vrv
nv
inc ne" peulolu otahuare says = lie
onIy peach eA,iioiteu "' Iie Htir Ill 1aultoil,
T"s olie co,,, M, W niis' raiiiiy Dean ol
Iauhtoh, me colin,it.ee on fruits say tha'
II was me ony peach III the hall' the only
one raiseu ny tlie contributors anu so iar as inc
Gothlii'tee KNOWS tne Only peach grown III
bristoi county the present year Inc com
mlttee AWARDED lor 'hls natural curiosity a
grat.ity OF oO cents
me wages OF the operatives IN all the mills
III raii hFer, nave oeel ralseu WIS nlohth 10
49, nc t +a ioSt emamc;at or;s;s s' PR
',,on W .,o i'''' ""el '''ey
"'io ieU"oeo ,,, rs,v co,,vrv
nv, I]iDIN'N 49,
me annual Autulnhai Unitarian Conyen,
uoh Is 10 Ne helu i'll Lo"en uurhiS the thnfd
nerf"ctod for rod,con ~ f,ro on ,h ,o nr'',
rralroaJs '0'''" y ''''N va ''' ~ q ~
The ovtort of tho f,iIrro Of tbo roo,l ,.,,,,
in Massarhnsotts S ilius,rotod NV to fant
the Shaker VILLAGE of Shirley raises t,ro him. nm,
bred bushels Of This frnit While the nre sent