Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-07-24

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ElaazIHi PRAYER who has several times at
tempted .siroy himself, finally succeeded
in DOING TT n Friday morning last by hang-
ing himself in the room of the almshouse IN
Gloucester, where he has been since he was
rescued from the water in Little kiVer ABOUT
ten day since He was about 5o years ol ase;
Last week, in recording the death OF an aged
la ly, wehad occasion to say that the Quest
person i'd this city was dead. 10 day we All"
nounce the departure of Mrs. Anna oiIloway 5
and again record the same fact. one was %
years and 10 months, and we know OF no Per-
son in Newburyport older.-Ne03"W'0't A1e'-
aid, 23d
DARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The army worm las made It's appearance IN
Barnstable, as well as in nearly every other
town on~the ape. Fields of oats wheat, rye,
com and barley are literally black with lhem
Many farmers are cutting down their gram 'or
fodder.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Albert RAYMOND and Herman +. Soule, the
| former aged seventeen, the latter nlteen years,
were both drowned in the California mn pohu
near Plympton while bathing on SATURDAY
last. The parents Of both the boys reside III
| Middleboro
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
| The Greenfield Gazette and Courier says
the valuation of property in Greenfleld the
! present year is 81, 676,377-rate OF taxation
ST O5 on $780, The largest individual tax
payer is Henry w. Clapp at 1913 10.
The wheat CROP in Franklin county, seems
likely to be entirely destroyed by the ravages
of a small insect of reddish brown color
| The secretary of the county agricultural
society calls tile attention of the farmers to the
! fact, and requests them to examine theif leias'
The witeuf Sumner Dunlap OF South Deer
field was solseyerely burned on FRIDAY morn
ing, that she died in the afternoon. Her apron
caught fire while putting wood into the stove,
which communicated to her dress, burning II
nearly all from her body.
There is a report that the Lamson, Goodnow
& Co, manufacturing company have just got
contract with the government to mal'ulac-
ture twenty-five thousand rifles, the work 10
be done at the Vermont state prison, they
having contract for the labor OF the prison.
| ers
James T. Sumner of Hardwick, who has
been in the House of Correction in Greenfield
| for two years and who was sentenced Tor three
years, for stealing cheese from farmer In
| Shutesbury, has been pardoned out by Gov
Andrew He was the happiest man i'll town
| that day,
| ~ NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A terrific hunder storm passed over Dublin,
N. H., SakSlay afternoon, attended with VIC
lent windk%d drenching rain The lightning
struck tRNsAuse of David Appleton, relative
OF the HsaTT Samuel Appleton of Boston, inJur-
ing the house and furniture considerably The
only inmate of the house at the time was a
Mrs. Cragin, who escaped without any serious
harm. Portions of the house were torn out,
and windows smashed.
RHODE ISLAND.
Iorvau Hormnod Ivas arrpstad Monday af-
ternoon at the depot, on suspicion of being the
person who had been passing counterfeit
money. On examining him, hundred doll
ars in counterfeit money re found, and a
quantity OF good money, mostly on banks III
+ Worcester and vicinity. He has probably
been doing quite an extensive business.-ProO
idence Journal
CONNECTICUT.
Holden, the horse thief, some of whose eX-
PLOTS were performed in this vicinity, has been
sentenced by the superior court at Hartford
to eight years in the state prison. James Nc
Cormick has been sentenced by the same cour
to pay a fine of one dollar and to imprison
ment in Jail for one year for manslaughter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mrs. Col. Richardson, of Michigan is spend
ing her honeymoon in camp The wedding
took place just before the regiment lett home
She was in the late battle, distributing waite
and other comforts to the weary. She will d
for soldiers wife.
The privateers who ostensbly surrendere'
to the officers and crew of the captured shi
Cuba, and endeayored to overpower the GREY
when of their guard. In the melee, the col
ored steward killed three of the pirates with
Ratchet
Hon. Henry King of Pennsylvania died a
Allentown on the 18th inst, at the age OF Z