Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-23
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
MIDpLEsEx COUNTY.

MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The authorities of Cambridge have recently
discovered and arrested three leaders of a COM
pany of burglars, who have lately infested
that vicinity with considerable success They
had operated in Cambridge and WATERFOWL.
for six weeks past, having broken into a
large number of houses and stolen property of
much value, some of which was recovered.
There is silver mine in Woburn that was
worked over hundred years ago. when the
pure ore was taken from it and manufactured
INTO buttons to adorn the garments of Revolu-
tlonary heroes. Gerrish Richardson has in
his possession twelve buttons taken from this
mine, bearing the inscription, Ebenezer
Brooks, 1852" Within few days there have
been some measures taken to reopen this
mine.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The Plymouth Rock has the intelligence
that the first thousand tons of granite for the
Monument to the Forefathers" have been de-
livered, and the work of laying the foundation
of the monument commenced. The corner
stone will be laid on the first of August with
proper ceremonies.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
On Friday night the large barn of Mr. Abb
jah Scaverns, in West Roxbury, was set on
fire and totally destroyed, with few tons of
hay While proceeding to the fire, an Irish
man, named Roach, who had hold of the rope,
was thrown down and run over by an engine,
breaking his leg and collar bone. He died dur
ing the night.
RHODE ISLAND.
Arrest of q Notorious Chardcter-Peter Hol-
Than was arrested in Pawtucket on Friday by
officers j. z. Case and G.. A. Billings, on a
charge of breaking into, and stealing from, a
store OIL Federal Hill, Providence. The ac-
cused has been held to answer
AT Greenyille, r. l., Harriet Mowry, girl
about seven years of age, was playing near
blacksmfh's shop where the workmen were
setting tire, when her clothes caught fire.
and the frightened girl started off with such
speed as to render assistance impossible until
she had received injuries which resulted in her
death.
Personal.
The death of Gen. Bruat, the enlightened
officer who led the first division of the French
army over Mount Gems, was simply owing to
his not adding 10 much professional ability
very slight knowledge of the laws regulating
animal life. Heated with the work of climbing
the nights Of glory and marshaling the van
guard, he swallowed glass of snow water and
fell as if stricken by shot. He was As years
of age.
j. r. Stephens, Virginia Democratic poll
tician, has consented to run for office on the
following conditions 81 wish it distinctly
understood, however, that must be elected by
spontaneous combustion, as | cannot conde-
scend to electioneer. If any of the sovereigns
wish to shake my hand, they can do so by
calling at Conrad's store and their children
will be kissed when presented to me with
clean faces"
Mrs. Mary Taylor Key died at Baltimore
on Wednesday last, at the advanced age of
Is years. This venerable lady was the widow
of Francis S. Key, author of the "Star-Span-
gled Banner" and mother of the unfortunate
p Barton Key of Washington
The Pope.-Some uncommonly wise news
paper correspondent has suggested that in the
European complications the Pope will be like
ly to come to America. He cannot vote in
Massachusetts till he has been there year.
Providence Journal.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Stockbridge Indians have created
much excitement in, New York by pressing
their ancient claim of fifty cents on an acre for
upwards Of l60, 900 ceres of land comprising
nearly the whole of the "original Livingston
Manor" which includes the towns of Ancram,
Gallatin, Clermont, Germantown, Livingston,
Iaghkanic, Copake, and part of Greenpoint.
They claim that their title to that vast region
is an original one, and has never been extn-
guished.
James H. Hotchlzin bought ticket on the
Erie Railroad, at New York for Rochester. 1t
was marked Good for six days only" After
the expiration Of six days. Mr.. H. presented
the ticket between Bath and Rochester. 1t
was refused, and he was elected from the
cars. He commenced suit and obtained $3.50
damages.
The Austrian banking house of Arnstein &
Eskele, which has failed for a large amount,
conjecturally stated at ten million dollars, is
firm of long standing, but the extensive char
acter Of their speculations had been a cause of
anxiety for some time past. In the troubles
OF 1913 they were assisted with an advance of
the government.
The captain of a schooner at New Orleans
having missed a small sum of money, accused
one Of his young sailors of theft; tied him to
rope, dipped HIM repeatedly in the water till
he lost all consciousness, and afterwards roast
ed the soles of his feet before hot fire The
sum of money was soon found in the very
place where it had been put by the captain
himself.
An old trapper recently came into ST. Louis
with pack of beaver skins which he had car
ried on his back more than 700 miles He
sold the skins, laid in supply of ammunition
with part of the money received for them,
got drunk on the rest, and kept so for week,
then got sober, and started off for another long
and lonely trapping tour.
A correspondent of the Lumpkin (Ga) Pal
ladium recommends person by the name of
Richard A. IunipSeed as a suitable candidate
for Congress in the ID district. The Alabama
Citizen seems anxious to know whether the
proposed candidate is a "Rutabaga" or
Flat Top"