Worcester daily spy., 1859-11-24
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

IOolON AND
Messrs Robert B. Forbes, Hon. VIM. T.
Davis, Of the Senate, and Hon. Charles w.
Upham, of the House, have been appointed
by the Governor and Council, Commissioners
under the Act authorizing the purchase of
ship for the Nautical Branch of the State Re-
form School
The guilt of Isaac f. Shepard, the default
er deepens as the case progresses. District
Attorney Cooley stated in the Superior Court
Tuesday, that the embezzlement appeared to
be much larger than it was at first stated aad
that there were rumors that the bonds would
be contested, and that the money embezzed
was to be used i'll obtaining bonds. The de
velopments have not yet been wholly made.
A Goethe Fest, and one in honor of Leasing,
are proposed by the German papers in Bos-
ton, so well were the Teutons pleased with
their celebrations of Schller's birthday.
Eels clean the Cochituate water pipes A
few days since one six inches in circumference
and thirty-tour inches in length emerged from
hydrant at the Boston Gas Works.
MlDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The citizens of Lowell, at their municipal
election, are expected to vote on the question
ofinstructing the City Council to require the
school committee to elect a superintendent of
schools for another year. This is to be regard
ed merely as an expression of the popular
opinion.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The printers connected with the Office of
the New Bedford Mercury have challenged
the printers employed in the Standard office
to game of football on Thanksgiving day.
We trust the affectionate relations which seem
to exist between the two offices will not be
disturbed by the contest.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY
Rev. Moses Chase of Duxburv, having in.
cured the dispeasure of some disorderlv per-
sons In East Abingdon by his plain preaching,
was assailed, Thursday night, with rotten eggs
and other more injurious missiles Some
twenty or less young people appear to have
organized mob to insult and annoy him, A
reward has been offered for the rngleader.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY
The Barnstable Patriot says the cod and
mackerel fisheries have done much better than
usual in fact that every vessel has prosper
Gus fares The entire fleet of one hundred
cod-fishing vessels, in Provincetown alone.
have all returned, and have all done we'll Not
a single vessel has been lost, and in some
cases entire crews have each got very hand
some years salary as the result of their six
months absence in fishing.
RHODE ISLAND.
Mr.. Dexter of Cranston, carpenter, went
to Providence, Monday, for money to pay for
l'.ilu' w hlle SOlIlS nome Win MS money,
SlOO, he was seized by three men and robbed
on the highway.
CONNECTICUT.
The students of the Connecticut Literary
Institute at Sufield had the audacity, one eve.
nlng last week, after choosing their respective
officers, to repair to one of the unoccupied
rooms connected with the Institute and par
take OF an oyster supper, which had been pre-
vlously ordered. Thirteen of the students
were expelled
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Mayor of Ferdinand, Florida, dined on
new green peas from his own garden about the
first of November. He expects to eat toma-
toes, newly grown in the same place, on Christ
mas day. The pea nut is extensively cutiva-
ted In California, and will form in few wears.
if the present supply is kept up, an important
item In the statistics of commerce. The Cali
tornia pea nuts are larger and better than can
be raised in the older states.
There was great excitement in Richmond,
Va, Friday night. An obstruction occurred
IN the street main of the gas works, and the
nght all over the city went out The confu-
sion was greatly increased by the report that
the insurgents had taken the gas works and
put out all the lights.
There is a singular state of things existing
In Wilcox county, Ga. That county has no
vote IN any Congressional district in the state
The legislature, in districting the state made
the singular oversight of emitting it from any
district, in making the apportionment.
VIM. }. Lane has resigned the cashiership
of the Fulton Bank, New York CITY, which he
has filled with honor and profit during more
than quarter of century but going out
now a ruined and broken-down old man
through the financial foibles" of his son,
whose operations with his fathers checks and
a detalcation of $50, 900 for the old man to pay,
are still fresh in the public mind.