Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-27

ONANNAANS
a large tree in front of the house No IL Pinck-
ney street, was precipitated to the brick pave
ment and instantly killed.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mr.. S. A. Allen the aronant, assembled in
his balloon from New Bedford, Thursday
afternoon, Notwithstanding the train, and
Shs Immediately lost in the clouds He de-
scended near the Acushnet while the wind was
blowing fresh. The chair of his balloon be-
came entangled in the trees, and Mr.. Allen
was unceremoniously tipped out, without re-
ceiving any injury. His balloon, however, es-
capped, and, at last accounts, had not been
heard from.-IruUeller.
NANTUCKET.
The Nantucket Inquirer says :-"We regret
that Capts. Nehemiah C. Fisher and James L.
Eldridge, of this town, are heavy losers by the
late fire III New Bedford large portion of
Capt. f. oil being burned, and all of Capt.
Eldridge's. No insurance.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Perry j. Bentley, carpenter in Pittsfeld,
formerly OF good standing, but ruined by rum,
accosted an officer in the street few DAYS ago,
saying that he had something to tell him which
his conscience would not allow him to keep
that he was "a great incendiary that he had
set the recent fires in Pittsfeld, Gum &
Strong's shop, the Housatonc engine house,
etc There was no doubt that he told the
truth, but as he proved to be delirious he was
sent to Jail to recover
AT Sandisfield, ON Friday of last week, Ell
bert, IL years old, only son of Sylvester Bar
ker was kicked by horse and died the next
day, and on Monday, Ella, only daughter of
Orlow Northway, a promising little girl of six
years, was drowned while at play with other
children, by falling into the hume of a grist
mill
The drouth has seriously affected the potato
crop IN northern Berkshire, and some fields
show signs Of the rot; the yield of oats is
much larger this year than it has been for
long period; COW owned by David Bliss of
Florida gives over so lbs. of milk per day
The Lee Cleaner relates a singular occur
renee, which took place in that town a few
days ago. daughter of Charles Bradley has
had some gold fish in large glass globe for
about two years past, and has been accustom-
cd to change the water once or twice every
day during that period. One day last week
she changed the water in every respect as usu.
al, but had scarcely left the globe, when it
broke into a thousand pieces What caused
the fracture?
RHODE ISLAND.
SHOCKING CRUELTY.-The Providence Post
records a Cease of devilish bru ality" which
has lately occurred in Hampton, Ct, of which
a Providence girl was the victim Isadora
Valletl, aged about 16 years, was put into the
family OF Ebenezcr Scarborough of Hampton,
about two years ago, upon the death of her
mother. On Wednesday last the girl was sent
back to her father, with the surprising infor-
nation that her conduct was not satisfactory.
and that she could not attend to her work. Ii
was then revealed that during the two years
she had been the victim of the most brutal
and revolving treatment at the hands of her
mistress. The upper and back portions of her
mead, covering space as large us her two
hands, was complete sore--the skin and
flesh eaten off, the skull visible in one or two
places, and the sore filed with marpots In
addition to this-the result of uncared for ery.
sipelas and brutal treatment,-she had mon
her head and other portions of her person,
several severe wounds and bruises. She had
been beaten with clubs, cut with butcher
knives, wounded with crockcry, or anything
winch her inhuman mistress could lay hands
upon The painful appearance which she
presented was well calculated to substantiate
the terrible story which she told of her treat