Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-09-09
GENERAL NEWS URINARY.


DR.. Jonas II. Lane, a well known and
prominent physician, died on the 9th inst at
the aye of sixty-one years, lie was noted for
his kindness of heart, and for his readiness to
attend upon the suffering who We're unable to
remunerate his services His remains were
taken to Lancaster for interment.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Joel A. Elliot of Foxboro, was brought be.
fore trial justice Fales, last week, on the
charge of highway robbery and other offences,
| for which he was ordered to recognise in
heavy sums, and in default was committed to
| Jail.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Dea Frederick Eaton and his wife, of War
ner were thrown from their carriage while re.
| turning from church on the 18th ult., both sus
| tanning severe injuries. Mrs Eaton died few
| days after the accident, and Mr. Eaton, her
| companion, remained in critical condition.
| During tn past two weeks nineteen deaths
are reported in the Magalloway settlement in
| northern New Hampshire from diptheria. One
| family in a single week lost five children and
two grandcElld ren, and others were equally
afiljc ed.
| Joseph Sanborn of Wakefield, sixty.two
| years of aye, fell from a load of hay, recently
striking his head on the edge of plank, and
| injuring him so severely that he died in an
| hour.
The house and outbuildings owned and oc.
| cupied by jesse Bowen and maiden sister
in Corinth, Vt, were destroyed some ten days
ago, and Miss Bowen persisted in the flames.
| 1t is supposed that the house had been robbed
| of large amount of money, which Mr. Bow.
| en-, a man OF misery hsbits, had accumulated,
| and that the premises were then set on fire to
hide the deed
| On the day of election in Vermont five re-
publicans were arrested in closely balanced
town in Orange county, for carrying off the
| night previous barrel of New England rum,
which a leading democrat had placed in a
store near the town house, to help on the cleo
ton. They were baiIed out in season to vote,
but the democrats elected their representative
| by thirteen majority.
| The wheat crop in the vicinity OF Hyde Park
will be almost failure Many fields are COM
pletely destroyed by the weevil. Some fields
in high localities, hitherto considered safe
from the weevil, are this year completely de-
stroyed while one field on lower land sowed
but two or three days later, has partially es-
capped
RHODE ISLAND.
The Providence Post says nearly success.
full attempt was made Friday night, to blow
up dwelling house belonging to Stephen A.
Cornell, and occupied by several families OF
foreigners. Some murderous wretch had
placed a twenty-five pound keg of powder in
the sellar and kindled fire over it. The
smoke alarmed the house just before the ex-
ploson occurred, and two men who went to as
certain the cause were seriously injured. The
house was badly shattered and burned before
the fire could be eXtinguished.
John Webster, who works in the Peacedae
Mill, was last Wednesday caught by his
clothing in the shaft, while it was making 300
revolutions minute. His clothing fortunate
ly gave way as he was drawn up, and he fell
to the floor badly bruised and nearly naked
Counterfeit SIS notes ON the Can bridge city
bank, Mass, are reported in circulation in
Providence. The plate is varied from the
genuine, and the work is poorly executed
The planning mills of VIM. Ii. Turner &
Son, Providence, were destroyed by fire,
Friday, with their contents, the loss sustained
being about $4,000 on the building, besides a
considerable amount in stock belonging to
various parties.
The mills on the Pawtuxet river are again
starting up The Harris and Lippitt mill at
! Phenix, the Harrisville mills and the large
brick mill in Natick commence running to-day
Monday, half time. The lower mill in Natick
| has not been stopped.
The stone mill at Harrisville, owned by
Steere & Tinkham, was burned on Thursday
morning. The fire was the work of an incen-
diary. ,.,r,,.
- Mrs Mary Beers, the oldest resident of New
Haven county, died on the 9th inst, in her
| ninety -ninth year. Dea. Nathan Beers, her
| husband, was in his ninety-sixth year at the
time of his death, and Mrs. Beers was the last
surviving revolutionary pensioner in New
| Haven county
Samuel SKINNER young man temporarily
employed at the Warehouse Point bridge CT,
was run over by the express train, near
Enfield, Thursday evening, and was mutilated
and cut up beyond recognition.
The Hartford Press says the extensive toy
works of George W. Brown & Co.. in Forest
vile, were destroyed by fire, Saturday morn
ing. The fire spread so rapidly that very
little stock and finished goods were saved, and
those in damaged condition. The loss in
dies and punches alone not less than
$4,000 Total loss $4,000; insured for
$4,000.
The sale of the New York Daily News has
been suppre ssed on the New York and New
Haven railroad. The packages of papers in
tended for the road. Saturday morning, were
examined, and the offensive papers thrown out
and destroyed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The schooner Fair Wind, from New Bed
ford Cor Baltimore, on the 23d ult., was seized
in the Chesapeake, last week. She was own.
| ed almost entirely in North Carolina, and the
captain had made arrangements to transfer the
shares to parties in Baltimore had she arrived
in season.
Two pretty little ballet girls were burned to
death while dancing pas de deux at the the
alter in Stralsund, a short time since. Their
skirts caught fire from.the foot lights.
Flora Temple alter being beaten in three
straight heats by ''Ethan Alien" at the trot in
New York, on the 9th inst, was seized as the
property of Baltimore seeessionist The
owner of Flora is VIM. Mcdonald, young
man of great wealth, residing in Baltimore.
He paid $4,000 for her some two Or three years
ago.
y young man named Coleman, grandson
OF Hon. John j. Crittenden OF Kentucky, and
private in one of the companies of tile first
Florida regiment, stationed near Pensacola,
committed suicide on the 25th ult by cutting
his throat, while suffering from mental de-
rangement He was about twenty-six years
of age.
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