Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-22
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
1t has been decided by some of the leading
citizens of Natick, to take a more formal no
ticc of the death of the Hon. Horace Mann,
and Hon. Henry Wilson has accepted an invi-
tation to deliver an eulogy in commemoi alton
of his important public services and exalted
worth.
ESSEX COUNTY.
John Questiad, young man in the employ
of Noyes & Watson, upon the new COngrega-
tonal Westinghouse at West Amesbury, on
Friday, fell from the staging, a distance of
twenty-five feet, striking upon his head, injur-
ing him SO that he died in about an hour after.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The saw mill, planning mill, tack factory, and
boarding house belonging to Hobart's works
in South Arlington, were destroyed by fire
early Saturday morning. About one hundred
hands were employed in the works, all of
whom were thrown out of employment. The
loss is estimated at about 100000, and was
two-thirds insured. 1t is not known how the
fire originated.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A New Bedford correspondent of the Tri-
bune says a large schooner, called the Horace
Staples, of Westport has been lying in the
harbor there for several weeks and is evident
ly being fitted out for SLAYER. The revenue
cutter was watching her movements.
MAINE.
DIR. J. Bush of Vassalboro' states that he
has cured the bite of a rattesnake by giving
the juice of plaintain, at the same time sweat
ing the patient profusely.
CONNECTICUT.
The Rockville Gazette of last week says
Warren, the escaped murderer is still at large.
He has been heard from in Eastford, and it is
said that the vigiant county authorities talk
of sending him letter requesting him to re-
turn in season for trial at the December term
of the Superior Court; also that Mr. Griggs,
the jailor has resigned his office"
Lewis Peck, lad about IA years old, fell
from the attic in the table cutlery in Winsted
last Monday through two scuttle holes, dis
lance of twenty-five feet. He was caught in
his descent by hook used for hosting up
merchandise, and some of the tendons were
torn from their places for nearly the whole
length of his arm
The son of Michael Ney of Waterbury, en-
ticed off by some gypsies two weeks ago. has
returned home. He says he got tired Of a
stroller's life and so quit it.
Charles Folger and Henry Smith, few
days ago in Fair Haven, Conn, killed a black
snake eteoen feet long and as big around as a
mans leg. He has been known about as long
as the sea serpent, and is supposed to be the
Gather of snakes"
MISCELLANEOUS.
In Cincinnati, Wednesday night, Thomas
DeMarbais, a young man discouraged by pow
erty and remorse, shot his wife, to whom he
was deeply attached, and afterwards attempted
to take his own life Letters found upon his
person showed that the tragedy had been
agreed upon between them, both being driven
to desperation by their misfortunes. During
the last few months, Blanch, his wife, a wo-
man of many personal attractions, had kept
them from starvation by resortng to an as
signation house. They were both taken to
the hospital, where they survived but short
time.
Friday evening, two boys, aged respectively
six and three years. while returning home, fell
into an unprotected vault on the premises of a
chloride of lime mandatory in West Thir-
tieth street, N. Y, and were fatally burnt.
A Geographic dispatch dated Rockland, Me-,
Aug. 10th, says that Elite, the eldest of the
Dutton children, died in that city Saturday
morning, after being sick week with cholera
morbus. Her funeral will take place at Rock
bottom on Tuesday morning.