Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-06-23

of $685. barrels Of sperm oil, and l0659 bar
rels Of whale oil, and 10000 lbs. Of whale
bone, including portions sent home during the
voyage. The most successful was the Frances
Henrietta, which had been absent fity-six
months. and taken 5000 bbs. whale oil and
$4,000 lbs bone.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Capt. Samuel b. Presse, a well known pilot
of Wareham, fell from aloft on board the
schooner Larkin, Friday morning, and was in
stanlly killed. He leaves wife and two
children.
j. Walter, lad eight years of age, son of
Mr.. }. Z. Davenport of East Bridgewaler, was
drowned in that town on Tuesday, the 18th
inst.
CONNECTICUT.
1t IS stated that the pleuro pneumonia has
invaded the fine herd of high grade Durham
cattle, belonging to Thomas Cowles. ESD. of
Harrington. He purchased last spring, a
YOKE OF oxen from near North Brookfield.
winch he placed last spring with twenty 9th
ers IN secluded pasture in Burlington. Some
of the herd have since died and others are
said to be in healthy condition.
On Saturday, 18th inst, a wel-fodo farmer
in Lime Rock, committed suicide by hanging.
w men found he was sitting on a rock, with his
hands ciasped to his breast, and with only
cotton twlne around his neck. He was of
cheeriul disposition in easy circumstances.
and this act is a sad mystery to his friends.
The little daughter of Frederick Hull. in
New London, while returning home from \
store with some burning fluid came across
some children who were amusing themselves
with bonfire, and stopped to join them. BY
some unknown means the fire communicated
TO the Iuld III the can, and an explosion fol-
lowed by which the little Girl was so injured
that she died in a few hours.
The New London Star says that George
Dallas Stanton, young engineer from Ston-
lngton has been rendered commission in the
forces OF Juarez at Vera Cruz.
Samuel Green Of Waterford, while laborino
under depression of spirits, hung himself in
his barn last Sunday,
MISCELLANEOUS.
The company Of retormers who went from
San Francisco to found pioneer colony of
the harmonal brotherhood, in the state of
honduras, have given up the task in hopeless
despair: he famine and the fever" inter-
tered with the realization of their dreams.
IN the Paris theaters they have drama en-
titled "tranklins Youth, in which Franklin
is represented with his kite, awaiting storm
to try his experimental worthless fellow who
has made away with his betrothed. endeayors
to destroy the eXpermentalist, by substituting
LOT the non-conducting silk thread another
winch IS to bring the bolt upon him. Fore
warned by the scoundrePs wife, Franklin ties
his silk handkerchief around the thread. which
happens to be insulated enough thereby to
cause the fluid to melt at his feet in sparkles.
John McDonough, an esteemed citizen of
uuca, was drowned on Wednesday last. while
engaged IN the discharge Of his duties as boat
inspector. lie was a staunch republican, and
ms party frequently endorsed him by nomina.
tons for offices of trust.
a fellow living on the Indiana shore of the
ONO river, near Veyay, having recently lost
his wife, crossed in a boat to the Kentucky
side, visited a graveyard there, and stole a
tombstone, which he placed over the remains
of his lamented better half
The Louisville Journal says the greatest
novelty of the season will be grand concert
in the Mammoth Cave on the 4lh of July. to
given by the Orphans Society of that city.
The cave will be brilliantly Illuminated.
On Monday night, Cincinnati was visited
by heavy thunder shower during which
lightning struck the lumber mill of Cameron,
Story & Malone. Instantly the building was
wrapped in sheet of fame owing to the
very lnttammable nature Of its contents. The
loss is estimated at S25,006, with an insurance
of $4,000 " '0' - ''''N0
In the town of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, last
week, little girl eight years old, daughter of
Mr.. john Masner was attacked by dog, and
bitten directly under the ear. The poor child
dled III ten minutes after the bite.