Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-09

home and made immediate arrangements to
close up his business and live respectable.
The last scenes were too much for him.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Ensign Edredge of Chatham came to the
determination, months since, to end his life
by starvation, and for nearly the whole of that
time has refused all sustenance. The same
species of insanity caused the death of fe-
male relative of his, few years ago. No
cause is assigned for it.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The fire inquest held over the burning of
the Methodist meeting house in Wales, result
ed in a verdict that it was done by some anti
temperance people in revenge for prosecutions.
Some of the citizens have since held public
meeting denonncing the verdict and resolved
that the firing was ruSe Of the temperance
and Methodist party to win sympathy, and
cast odium on their opponents.
La Mountain, the Trojan eronaut, contem-
plates an ascension at Springfield about the
time of the state fair, eff suitable inducements
are offered" He has commenced the con-
struction of four or five balloon, for short ex-
cursiOns, the largest of which will hold six
persons. He is also open to persuasion to the
extent of $4,000 to undertake a transatlantic
voyage.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
John W. Nye of Lee, the dissolute son of
respectable and worthy parents, has been
bound over for trial in June for the crime of
bastardy, on the complaint of Mary Burns, a
poor Irish girl employedIin one of the Lee pa
per mills.
Charles Dewey of New Lenox was badly
injured by being thrown from a wagon while
his horse was running away, in Lenox village,
on Monday. Mr.. Dewey broke his leg a few
weeks and tbis no fire tif,,o bo bod
been out.
The Adams bank has destroyed large
quantity of its old bills, being all those bear.
ing the signature of ex,cashier Littlefield, the
adulterer and seducer of Matte Butler
RHODE ISLAND.
The house of Mrs. Lawrence, an aged lady
in Bristol was forciby entered, carly Thurs
day evening, by wretch named Henry New
ell, who committed feonious outrage upon
her person, and during the struggle inflicted a
deep wound upon her head, from the effects of
which she is not expected to recover.
The Providence Methodist conference has
appointed Rev. Sydney Dean, (ex-member of
Congress from Connecticut pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Pawtucket,
where he commenced his pastoral duties on
Sunday last.
Cyrenus Bliss, the republican candidate for
senator in TivertOn, was thrown from his car.
rlage and severely injured, while on his way
to the polls, on Wednesday,
CONNECTICUT.
). ID. Northway Unexpectedly returned to
his home in Norfolk on Friday last. He de-
MES all fraudulent transactions with the com
pany with which he was connected, and gives
as a reason for his disappearance that he had
long been harassed with the large debt of the
company, which he was obliged to carry
through the banks with his own credit.
The carriage shop Of H. & C. Doolittle, in
Barkhamstead, was destroyed by fire early
Friday morning. Mr.. C. Doolttle's dwelling
house and years stock of lumber were also
burned, making total loss of $4,000, while
there is but $1,000 insured.
Two rowdies from Waterbury, named Lines
and Bagley, who assaulted, on the night of the
election, one of the Wide Awake clubs of that
city with stones, have been tried, convicted,
and sentenced to the county Jail for go days,
and fined in addition 81 and costs
Prot. Johnston of the Wesleyan university
of Middletown, was presented with choice
lot of silver ware, on the anniversary of his
silver wedding Thursday evening.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mrs. Anna Jameson, the author of many
popular and valuable works, died in London
on the 18th ult., at the age of about sixty
years. She was engaged at the time of her
death on the most elaborate work of her life
entitled "The History of our Lord, and of His
Precursor, John the Baptist, as represented in
Christian art" While pursuing her investi.
cations for this book, she took cold, which
terminated in a fatal bronchial affection.
The pines in Burlington county, New Jer-
sey, took fire last week, and for space of six
miles IN length and three in width were Who'll.
ly consumed. When the fire was at its height
the driver 0f tho NJt Holl,,
female passengers, found himself suddenly
surrounded by the flames, and in imminent
peril OF terrible death. Urging his horses
to the utmost, he barely escaped the mass of
flames which made such fearful ravages all
around them.
Mary Ann Latson, the wife of dentist of that
name III New York, committed suicide on Fri
day last, by the inhalation of charcoal gas.
She had been for many years exceedingly
jealous of her husband, because his profession
brought him in contact with so many ladies'
The silly and. infatuated woman left a letter
reproaching her husband for refusing to change
his ways.
The town of Dutch Accra is fixed upon as
the birthplace of a monster. The being is
said to have been covered with hair. to have
had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on
each foot. 1t had three heads and tail, eyes
at the back of each head, and three pair of
horns The account adds that the child was,
according to custom, buried alive and that the
mother died eight days afterward.
1t is said that Mrs. l., a lady residing in
London, who is a great believer in spirits and
their communications, lately received a mes
sage from her daughter, Tho died about wear
since, begging her not to grieve any more for
hier, as she was now perfectly happy, and was
just married to Edward, the Black Prince.