Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-14
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

David Taunton of Greenfield has been held
for trial for stealing "bird tracks" In search
ing Tor the bird tracks, a room was found at
Z. Taintor's house, in which were 200 or 300
boxes filed with all kinds of curiosties books
spools of thread, and other articles too numer
GUS to mention. The booksellers marks in
the books were carefully erased, and no other
clue has been obtained to the ownership of the
articles than the account Charles Taintor
gives Of them, which is that he and his broth
er have been collecting curiosties for several
years, he frequently furnishing David with
money is purchase them, and David being fire.
quently absent several days at time collect
ing them, and he (Charles) suppoing that they
were purchased by the money he furnished Da-
vid.
During the ten years that the Franklin
County Bank has been in operation the aver
age dividends have been fraction over eight
per cent. per annum. 1t has now a surplus
fund Of over nine per cent. on its capital
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Hon Arthur w. Austin of West Roxbury,
has been summoned before Justice Wheelook,
on charge of violating the dog law. We
have been informed that this case is meant
Thoroughly to test the validity of that law in
It's latest phase, as Ms. Austin, if made liable to
any fine, will carry the case up to the highest
Courts on appeal
BRISTOL COUNTY
Mr.. John 5. Braley, who resides at lis
Hillman street, has left at our office specimens
ofstrawberries Of the second crop, raised in the
open air, of good size, and fully equal in fla
vor to the first crop Also Bartlett pear of
the second crop, which, however, is not fully
ripened-New Bedford Standard, Oct. u.
NANTUCKET.
A fisherman at Nantucket has caught re-
Gently off Long Hill two fine turbot, which are
rarely ever caught on the North American
caught.
A large wooden dwelling house, situated on
Union street, Nantucket, known as the Glow
cry" was totally destroyed by fire on We'd
nesday morning about two o'clock. The fire
is supposed to be the work of an incendiary.
CONNECTICUT.
An injunction has been served on the off
GERS OF the New Haven county bank, forbid
ding the opening of the books for receiving
subscriptions for an increase of its capital
stock, which was granted by the last legisla-
ture. 1t is claimed that the general assembly
for the amendment to the charter under which
the subscription was to be made was never
authorized by the stockholders, that no notice
was given of the intention to make such appl-
cation, and that the amendment was never
legally accepted by the stockholders.
A pauper from Winchester, CT, was found
dead on Monday evening in the stable attach
ed to the York House, New Haven. He had
been drinking to excess during the afternoon,
and undoubtedly died from the effects of
liquor.
A firm in Norwich has received a single
block Of Italian marble which weighs 81 tons.
1t is designed for monument to the late EX
Gov. Peters of Hebron.
A splendid span of bay horses owned in
Hartford by VIM. w. Roberts and present in
New Haven for exhibition at the fair, ran in
the streets with carriage, and caused smash
of the vehicle and a shoulder of one of the
horses. The span was valued at $1,000.
AT Saybrook, a day or two since, Miss
Stannard, while going down to the steamboat
landing, it being dark, walked off an embank-
ment OF the road where there was no fence to
protect it, and was so severely injured by the
tall, that her recovery was doubtful.
A man, clad in submarine armour, has been
diving from sloop at the mouth of the She
tucket river, for the last day or two, in the
hope of finding something of value. AT last
accounts he had discovered nothing but a spit
toon.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A course of political lectures is proposed in
New York, in which representative men of all
parties, from Jefferson Davis to Wendell Phil
lips, are to be asked to take part during the
coming season The invitation is signed by
New York gentlemen of the highest respecta-
bility, some of whom hold responsible positions
federal and metropolitan. Among the sign
ers are Governor Morgan, Mayor Tiemann,
Postmaster Fowler, and Senator Hamilton
Fish. 1t is intended, if practicable, to bring
out gentlemen of all parties who are not afraid
to speak in public on the stage" and thus
place presidential aspirants before the public as
they themselves shall wish to be placed The
invitations are not all made out, but the list as
made up includes names which represent po-
litlcal ideas of the most eclectic character
The net proceeds are to be given away.
A recent letter from St Petersburg says =
1T is scarcely necessary to say that the popu.
latlon OF ST. Petersburg await with feverish
lmpatience the arrival of Schamyl. Ifof late he
has sustained many reverses in the Caucasus he
is sure to obtain incontestible success both in
the higher ranks Of society and among the
population of st. Petersburg 1t is not vet
known what the intentions of the government
respecting the prisoner may be, but the mag
nanimity of the Emperor will certainly be dis
played, and we may already predict that
Schamyl will be treated not like rebel, but
like an enemy whose misfortune is respected"
The South America, a steamer of the New
York and Providence line, sprung leak off
Point Judith on Friday night, and afterwards
one OF the pumps gave out when between
Stonington and New London. There was con.
siderable excitement for a while, but the water
was kept under until the steamer reached New
Landon.
DEPARTURE OF Mr.. DANA.--Richard H.