Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-09

Lyon and his wife to enter their house. Soon
after entering the hut, Lyon insisted on their
singing, which they did. In a few moments
more Lyon jumped up and exclaimed, NOW, D.
you, we've got you where We want you" He
Immediately drew pistol and fred two shots
aimed directly al Willoughby's head. One shot
only took effect, entering under the left eve and
penetrating back Of the ear. The wound is a
serious one, but is not regarded as fatal On
being shot, Willoughby Immediately sprang at
Lyon, grasping him by the throat, and soon
compelled him TO give up the pistol. He then
made his escape with his wife. Wiloughby
was greatly exhausted and soon became insen-
sible.
VERMONT.
Brian McDonough of Rutland, tried to beat his
vile 10 death on the Fourth, dragging her by
the heels over rocks aud stones, but was ar
rested before he had fatally injured her
AS Erenchman in the employ of Charles
Green of Canaan was attempting TO throw
piece OF slab at one Of the men in fun his foot
slipped and he was thrown upon the saw while
in motion, and so horribly mangled that his re-
cOveTy is impossible. His bowels and heart
can be seen through the aperture, through
which also drink swallowed by him passes out.
CONNECTICUT.
There is much fatal sickness in Hartford
among little children.
The celebration of the Fourth in Middletown
was accomplished without an arrest sun
stroke, or powder accident.
Ben Scott, a colored man, was found dead the
other day near the Hartford railIoad track in
the vicinity of the "half way house" on the
Wsterville road. Cause heat and liquor.
A Danbury boy can make one hundred and
siXty-ive "iaces" without sitting down. The
feelings OF his broken hearted father when reach
ing for him with strap can better be imagined
than described.
Henry Hofmeyer fell seventy feet from a
window in the Atlantic hotel, Bridgeport, Fri
day night, and was killed. The body was
naked. He had been drinking early in the
night, aud cot up TO take bath.
During the thunder storm at Thompsonvile,
on the afternoon of the Fourth, a widow woman
named BetSey Daley, while washing in the
basement OF Daniel Riley's house, was instantly
killed by lightning. The house was damaged
considerably. Mrs Daley has been an en-
ployee ofthe carpet company for sixteen years.
She leaves two sons.
A lady in West Haven went into her cellar on
Saturday morning and was somewhat startled
at seeing two small black shining eyes staring
at her out of the darkness. She told the male
members of the family and they went into the
cellar and caught the animal, which proved to
be one of the monkeys which escaped from
John Robinson's show at the time of the acc-
dent.
A beardless Voluntown man thought it would
add TO the beauty Of his picture to be taken
with mnstache, and accordingly BACKED his
upper lip with some chemicals which he found
IN the photographer'S collection They proved
to be powerful acids, and where he used TO wear
up he now wears piece of raw meat
Douglass, the negro who committed an out
rage on Miss La Pierre, was caught at New
London on Friday, and carried TO the watch
house. DR. Julian La Pierre gained admission
TO the door of the prisoners cell and shot him
twice, but not fatally. The doctor was arrested
and held to bail in $15 ,0OO
James Laden, who had just arrived at East
Haven and settled there with his family while
bathing. Sunday evening, in the race way be-
tween East Haven and SatOnstall was seized
apparently with cramp, and sank in the
presence of his wife and two children. Aid
came when too late. The body was recovered
and the ordinary means for rcsuscitation en-
ployed, to no avail. The deceased was about IS
years of age.
colossal statue, twelve feet high repre-
sentng private soldier in full uniform, is
being cut OF Westerly granite for the Norwich
soldiers monument. The entire height of the
monument, including the statue, will be twenty
leet, and the cost will be about S15 900. 1t will
be set next summer probably.
lady in New Haven, who is an adept in
making hair flowers, and who also, for the past
four years, has had an occasional gray hair an
pear among the rest, has pulled them out and
saved them, and recently made them up into
very handsome and natural white lily She
certainly knows where that lily grew.
RHODE ISLAND.
John HaSkins was killed in Providence Friday
evening, by falling from his team under loaded
railroad car
A young woman in Providence went out to
walk Sunday evening and tainted five times be-
fore she went home
VIM. Chane, an Englishman nineteen years OF
age, employed by Earl Carpenter of Providence,
was drowned in Mashapaug pond Sunday even
ing, while in swimming. Cramp was the cause
Chane by industry and economy had saved
money enough for some relations to come from
ENGLAND, and they are eXnecind in q few days