Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-21


life. There was no other evidence against
Mrs. Heaey than that she had sometimes
threatened her husbands lite, II lie did rot
stop drinking.
RHODE ISLAND
The house of Mrs Mary II. Bottomore was
invaded, recently, by bury burglar, whom
the courageous hostess seized, threw him to
the floor, and held him firmly till he was glad
to retreat He was subsequently arrested.
Several persons, attending the UmiyersaIist
church i'll WOonsocket were Frustrated, last
sunday, as a result of defective ventilation.
Some of the children were seized with vomit-
ing and other violent symptoms of sickness,
and one after another of the older people
tainted away. The exercises were summary
closed.
The Providence Press says member Of the
freshman class in Brown University, recently
expelled, is implicated in the wanton act Of
sacrege, committed on the LIST inst, III the
theft of the box OF records from the corner
stone of the new church on George street.
CONNECTICUT.
Chas. Church of Norwich, Conn, was ar
rested in Montpelier, last week, for extortion,
and put under $1,000 bonds Tor trial. He
claimed to have a requisition from Gov.
Buckingham for the arrest Of o. y. Burton OF
St AIbans, charged with an enlightenment OF
$4,000 from the Litchheld Comm Bank, which
was probably fraudulent
In the hammer factory at WetherSheld, last
Wednesday, a man named Donahoe was
caught in the machinery, and revoived several
times around a shaft, breaking both legs near
the hips and injuring him severely about the
head and other parts OF the body
MISCELLANEOUS.
Henry Ward Beecher, at the close ct his
evening services on Sunday last, presented to
the audience muatto girl, who had been
purchased OF her master III Maryland, Tor
Sl2OO, in order to obtain her liberty. The
sum OF o4OO had been raised, soil were con
rbuted on the spot, and W. II. Sage gave his
name for the balance. John b. Cough con
trlbuted SOD In the collection was gold
ring, which Mr.. Beecher placed on the finger
OF the girl, saying 1t was her freedom ring,
anu as he ana SO size tells PROSTATE on the plat
form before ldm
George Z. Thornburn, of Newark, n D.,
Horst and son OF Grant Thorburn, died ON
MONDAY, OF injuries received by fall. lie
was under an appointment OF the superlntend
emf OF mount vernon when the ladles TOOK
charge lie was highly esteemed
Mrs Catllarne BOttStord is now lying IN
JAIL IN Charleston, ). e, on the charge Of be-
ing an aOoHtlonlst. The mayor OF the city
chlValrously informed her, that, if she were
man, she would he hung. She was informed
against by a poor wretch from Washington,
VINO wished to Ingratlate himself IN the favor
OF the ilrr eaters. The only kindness she re
celves is from the Sisters OF Mercy.
a handsome, well dressed, and rather tastid
lous appearing young gentleman, very fast
and much OF sport, was arrested ON suspi-
clon, at Memphis, last week, and proved to be
woman. She said she was travelling with
the owners Of the horse Ethan Allen" which
is probably the fact
Captain Travis, to test the assertion that
the hide OF rhinorelos will resist a bullet,
shot at the specimen Of this pachyderm, in
Memphis, on Saturday night last, The bullet
TELL to the ground tiatrened by contact with the
thick skin. The animal did not even move
when he was struck.
AT Mound City, (near Cairo,) H., on cleo
ton dar, w. I1a bison got into dispute with
MI AyreS, schooInaster, on the sheriff ques
ton, when AyreS stabbed him, causing his
death from the wounds in twenty minutes.
AT Caledonia, near by, on the same day, one
man was killed in an election riot.
-Four steamers are supposed TO have been
lost, with all on board, in the North sea, be-
tween England and Norway and Denmark, in
the great storm OF the 81 and 4th Of October.
About hundred men ami $4,000 is the az