Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-10
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


In the superior court, first session, Putnam,
D., in the action of Frederic Crosby VS.. Geo
Wright, the jury returned a verdict Friday. in
favor of the plaintiff for $24 $40 Al. This
was an action upon certain promissory notes.
Defense, discharge in insolvency; replica
ton, that the discharge was obtained by fraud
The ungentlemanly and disgraceful practice
of 'hazing has been revived among portion
of the students at Harvard College.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mrs. Peter Fay, residing in Taunton. fell
down dead in her kitchen, Thursday morning.
while engaged in getting breakfast She had
an infant child in her arms at the time. Her
death was caused by heart disease
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
larry Friday morning, the saw and planning
mill OF Daniel Cotton in Springfield was des-
troyed by fire Coton'S loss $4,000: no in
surance. The fire communicated to one of
the tenements in Mechanics Row, which was
| bnrned. Loss $500. A small wooden house.
owed by Mrs. Frank Mullen was nearly com
sumed Loss $500. During the prevalence
OF the ire an lrishman named Michael Welsh.
came to the house Of Adm Allen near bv.
with Pig, which he wished to put into the
house. On being refused he threw the pir
INTO nelghbonng yard, and returning struck
Mr. Allen over the head with heavy wrench
probably fracturing his skull He may posi-,
bly, recover. The assailant was arrested and
confined.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
The supreme judicial court, which COM
mences Its session at Lenox next week, will
try two important capital cases; that of Hem
ry Pratt Of New Ashford, and that of William
Collins OF PittSteld, both for wife murder.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
During the thunder shower of the 9TH inst.
the barn Of VIM. Plaisted at Stratham, was
struck by lightning, considerably shattered,
and set on fire, but Immediately extinguished.
Mr.. Plaisted was standing in the barn when
the bolt struck the building and threw boards
and timbers all about, but without harming
nm, or even causing him to feel any shock.
CONNECTICUT
Several frauds have been practced upon
New Haven Banks, bya lady dressed in black.
nhe has been in the habit of walking into the
bank, nnocently requesting draft on New
orK Tor rs OF 81 laying down that amount in
cash. She takes the document thanks the
accommodating official, and bows herself into
the street. Her next appearance in the fnan-
cial world is at the counter of the bank ON
which the draft is drawn, with a tn added to
the original eight or nine, thus increasing its
value, If successful, 800 or 800 per cent.
RHODE ISLAND.
John Barstow of Providence has made a
donation of three hundred dollars to the New
England historic genealogical society.
Perhaps as sad and peculiar case of sud
den death occurred in this village on Tuesday
last as Is usually recorded Mrs. Esther
Stearns was attending the funeral of her
daughter, who had died at Milford. and
whose remains were brought to this place for
burial The mother, who had been in poor
health for some time, and who had not seen
the corpse OF her daughter, requested at the
grave That the collin might be opened and the
last look" of maternal affection gratitied.
No sooner were the pallid features of the
corpse seen, than the mother swooned. fell,
and expired Immediately Woonsocket Pat,,i-
OF, Hay 8.
Rev Mr.. Farnsworh is about to dissolve
his connection with the Mill street Universal
list society in Pawtucket.
Benz f. Browning Of North Kingstown.
aged thirty, committed suicide. Thursday. in
lit OF deirium tremens, by hanging himself
in his fathers barn.
VERMONT
Gov. il0lbr0ok has received draft from
some Vermont born citizens of California for
$3.50, to be applied in his discretion to the aid
OF sick and wounded Vermont soldiers.
William Tyler of Goshen defended his DOM
icil with an ak against David Navler, who
claimed the right of tenant in common. and
attempted to force himself inside. Naylcr
broke down the door with large stick of
wood, but was himself knocked down. badly
cut, pummeled and defeated in his aggressive
| operation Tyler was arrested for the assault
but discharged on the facts being made
known.
Sylvester Stafford of Brandon, while recent
~ alighting from wagon with a loaded gun
in his hand, accidentally caught the hammer
of the gun, discharging it, and causing A
wound Of which he died.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
A weak-minded man named Gilman was
caught, last Monday, at Gates, near Rocbes-
ter ~ T., by man named Bloom. in the
act OF pulling up the pickets of a fence be-
longing to the latter. Bloom came behind
nm and struck him violent blow on the
PACK OF the head with club, fracturinp his
skull skull The man died in few hours, and
Bloom is under arrest.
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