Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-02
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

whose loss is $4,000. Berry & Trull, lessees,
lost about 81 200 in stock. Insured in one iof
the Worcester offices for $780, 1t was fred by
an incendiary
The Boston and Worcester Railroad Com
pany have finally settled the case with Mrs.
Shaw, OF Needham, who was injured upon their
road some eight years ago, by the payment of
the sum Of s24 ,73S, the total of the verdict
and costs obtained by the plaintiff in the Su-
preme Court.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Salem Register states that Mr. Joseph
N. Potter who died in that city on Saturday,
though afflicted with painful bodily infrmity,
was yet conspicuous in the chess world, for his
clear head and quick perceptions His chess
column, while an editor, was reputed to be one
of the best of the twenty then in the country.
AS problem composer, he ranked with the
best scholars and experts in the game
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
On Saturday morning, as a party consisting
of a man named Munroe of Hanson, Mass,
two women, and a small child, were crossing
the track of the Old Colony road, in North
Bridgewater, the locomotive struck their car
rage, crushing it to fragments, and killing one
of the women and the child, and injuring the
other tw o persons so severely that they are not
expected to survive. The catastrophe is said
to have been the result of moment of indie
cision on the part of the driver The name of
the woman killed was Harriet Everson, and
the child was her little son, eleven months old
The names of the wounded were G. w. Mum
roe and Sarah f. Stetson, aged nineteen
years. They were on their way to visit their
friends in Foxboro'.
The corner stone of the national monument
to the pilgrim forefathers is to be laid to-day,
with imposing ceremonies. The order of ex-
prpISnS pmhrapnc tho fnrrlal 1oxy Of tho
ner stone by the Grand Lodge of Free Masons
OF Massachusetts, addresses by Gov. Banks,
Gov. Chase of Ohio, Gov. Buckingham of
Connecticut, and many distinguished gentle
men from other sections of the country, pub
lie dinner, and ball in the evening.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Mrs. Page, wife of VIM. Page has been ex-
amined before James B. Crocker ESQ.,, Justice
of the Peace, at Yarmouth on a charge of
willfully and malicously burning in the night
time the dwelling-house of James Kelley, and
committed without bail, as for a capital offence,
to answer to the September term of the
Superior Court,
BRISTOL COUNTY.
In New Bedford last Sunday afternoon, Mr..
Benjamin Lindsey editor of the New Bedford
Mercury-in consequence of his horse taking
fright, and the carriage coming in contact with
another vehicle-was thrown violently into the
street, and sustained a severe cut on the head,
broke one OF his hip bones, and he was other
wise injured Several weeks will ensue before
he will be able to resume his duties.
CONNECTICUT.
A murderous assault was committed in
Waterbury, Saturday night on the person of
James Shannon, by John Riggs, recently out
of the State Prison, Shannons intestines
protruded from one of his many wounds and
he is not expected to live. Sheriff Munger
arrested Riggs, and took him to New. Haven
Jail. large crowd in Waterbury had threat
ened to lynch him.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
tornado, during thunder storm at Rye,
on Tusday of last week, Frustrated ten large
apple trees belonging to Moses c. Philbrick,
and large number of shade trees owned by j.
c. Philbrick and Joseph Batchelder
Ira Perley, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Hampshire, has resigned that
position in order to resume the practice of the
law at Concord. The smart lawyers shun the
bench in these days; they can make more
money at the bar.
RHODE ISLAND.
Fatalities IN Prouidence.-Ambrose Kenney
was drowned in Providence Sunday afternoon,
while riding horse in the water for the pur-
pose of washing him. Hugh Byrne, lad of
twelve years, was drowned while bathing
Ann Dugan, young woman of 20 years, was
run over by the cars near Olneyville, Saturday
evening, and was instantly killed
PERSONAL.
The Rev. f. d. Huntington of Harvard
College preached Sunday before last in the
First Church formerly DIR. Woedbridge'sl in
Hadley, for the first time. 1t was from this
church, while under the pastorship of DR..
Woodbridge, that the preachers family, if not
himself, were communicated for the heresy
OF Unltarianism; and the same influence has
been so strong that, until quite recently, he
and his have been denied its recognition.
1t is said that Hon. Gerrit Smith, upon read
ing Dan Sickles late letter in regard to the
forgiveness of his wife, &C., Immediately wrote
that gentleman letter approving the condo
nation Of his wite's offence, and has invited
him and his wife to visit Peterboro.-iSuacuse
Journal.
The trustees of Rutgers College have elect
ed Prot. Elias Loomis late of the University
OF New York, Professor of Mathematics. in
place of DR.. Strong and Prot. Howard Cros
by, also OF the New York University, Profess
sor OF Greek, in place of the Rev. DR.. Proud-
fit.
The contest between the rival candidates for
nomination as delegate to Congress grows in
terestng. The press abounds in viturpera
ton, and the friends of the parties are violent
III praise and abuse The ebultion is bring
ing scum to the surface, and sundry small-beer
politicians are hoping 10 profit by the fray as
compromise candidates. Parrotts chances
look best, and he is confident of success but
Conway is dangerous competitor. Conwavs
worst faults an eager greediness for office, and
unscrupulousness which does not hesitate to
compass his ends by questionable means He
is a radical In sentiment, and politician by
trade. PARROTS enemies allege that he is in.
dolent, unprlnclpled, corrupt, and infamous.
But his ability is conceded by all, and his per-
sonal popularity is nbounded.-Kansas cor of
Boston Journal
MISCELLANEOUS
An Italian wife, who begged for living
in Cincinnati, recently ran off with another
man, because his professional skip in the art
OF begging was greater than her husbands.
She took about $1,000 with her. The husband
expresses profound regret, as she was one of
the best beggars he ever saw in Europe or
America.
The Wheeling (Va.) Times relates a case
OF horrible murder committed upon young
lady, ofvery respectable character, named Me-
llssa Marrls, whose parents live near Lime
stone, in Marshall county, Va. She had been
missing for three or four days, and her contn-
ued absence having excited remark and alarm.
few of the neighbors turned out to look for
her, and, after search of less than an hour,
found her lifeless and mangled body twenty or
thirty yards from a road along which she had
been seen to pass. The murder was commit
ted by heavy blows of stone or club about
the head and breast. That her person had
been outraged before she was murdered was
also evident. The supposed murderer is
man named Nathaniel Harten. He is still at
large, though the officers are on fhe alert for
his capture.
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