Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-25

bEhhSHl kE COUNTY.
On the 18th, child of B. Putnam of Atbol
Depot, eight years old, who is visiting at Lee
nox, cut off three of the fingers of the left
hand, just below the first joint, with hay
cutter.
Inc boiler in Smith paper mill at Lee ex.
Ploded wednesday morning, fatally injuring
John butcher of Kent, Conn. Damage $4,000,
RHODE ISLAND.
The installation OF Rev. j. g. Adams as pas
tor of the Second Universalist Society in Prov
idence, will take place in the Universalist
Church on Broad street, Thursday, 25th Ser
mon by Rev. a. A. Miner of Boston
CoNNECrIcUT
The New Haven Journal relates the follow
ing singular and horrible accident which oc-
CURED on Saturday last to Henry Hatton, an
operative in the Messrs Atwater's iron and
steel works, at Birmingham. While at work
rolling, he was accidentally pierced through
the upper portion of his lett thigh, with a 5
inch oval bar Of iron, red hot, or more proper
ly at what is called white heat" The rod
grazed the bone severing the femoral artery :;
ana beng 70 feet long, Is feet of it passed
through the flesh before it could be cut and
the short end Withdrawn from the limb A
remarkable presence OF mind in one of the
workmen arrested the otherwise fatal hemorr-
hage, by cording the limb above the wound
until Drs Beardsey and Pinney arrived. who
took up the artery, dressed the wound and
conveyed the unfortunate man to his resi-
dence, where on Monday morning he died
hree young men, giving the names of
George Abbott, George A. Arnold, and VIM
Clark, and claiming to belong to MiddIetown
were arrested in New Britain, Tuesday, while
engaged in circulating counterfeit $40 bills on
the Danbury bank. Over 500 of the bogus
money had been passed in that place From
SloO to S2OO of the same trash was passed in
New Haven, and less amounts at other places
III that section of the state.
Valentine Atkins, a single man, residing in
Bristol, has recently been engaged in laHda
bic but unsuccessful effort to win the affections
OF respectable young lady of that place. On
Monday evening he accosted her in the street
and acted toward her in such a manner as led
TO her arrest. He was committed for assault
with intent to commit rape
D. " H. Sayles' wooden mill, in Kilingly
center, was enere by burglars on Thursday
night, and robbed of 800 pounds of cleansed
wool. A reward of 500 has been offered for
the thieves
julius Brown of Willimantic was coaxed
INTO house OF ill repute, in Hartford, Sun
day, and robbed Of SOL The police were
notified, the harlots arrested, and the money
recovered
Col. Colt of Hartford is seriously i'll with
govt in the stomach and his friends are some.
what fearful as to the result. His vounpest
enid died few days since.
PERSONAL.
1t is positively asserted in the Courier doc
Etals Unis, in an article on the ball TO tbe
Prince OF Wales, that of that famous festival
the pantaloons OF the venerable Peter Cooner
were the most curious ornament These nan.
falcons, adds the careful chronicler. e.came
up on the breast to the neighborhood of tho
cravat, and at each bow made by the obseoui.
Gus millionaire the top button bloomed ont in
the opening of the vest, like a third eve omen.
ca WIDE IN order the better to admire his
Highness." ''''
MISCELLANEOUS
ne strongly enforced moral of the following
incident is-"Beware of quacks.": Mr.. Cbarles
Mcknight an old resident of Truxton Cart
land county, was buried few DAYS aoo
several months since Mr.. Mcknight bought
OF pedlar some salve for corns He applied
IL and 1t caused sore which continued IN
spread and cause intense pain until he wa,
re icycd by death. ""'
Inc ST. Paul Times states that at the Far.
mers club, held at the Fort building ON the
evening OF the 18th, after free exchange If
views between farmers from various porton.
OF me state, it was decided that the average
yIeId OF wheat in Minnesota for 1860 will Io
twenty eight bushels to the acre. This ia
universally admitted fact by farmers in nll
sections Of the state.
Ihe Petersburg (Va) Intelligcncer of the