Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-07
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


The Kerosene Oil Mandatory at Win
throp, owned by Messrs. Sheare, Burke, &
Co., was destroyed by fire Friday evening.
Loss $4,000 to $l0,000-mostly covered by in
surance. Mr.. Wetherel had 1000 or 1000 gal
Ions of oil in the process of manufacture, part
OF which was destroyed, His loss is estima-
ted at Sl209-said not to be insured.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mr.. John johnson, a dyer in the Globe
Print Works, Fall River, had his arm caught
between the pulleys and the belt, nearly sever
ing the main artery of the arm, on the Sd inst.
He is however doing well.
The house of Frederick Woodward, at
Scaddings Pond, Taunton, was entered on
Thursday night of last week, and an overcoat
and q small amount of money stolen. Abba
thar Austin's hen roost at Whittenton was
robbed Friday night. Trueman Deans shoe
makers shop at Hopewell was entered the
same night and number of stores upon Main
street have suffered considerably of late from
shoplifters.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The Plymouth fishing fleet have now all re.
turned Most of them have done well, and out
of the 500 or 600 who sailed from port we have
heard of the loss Of but one man.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
There are eleven persons in Falmouth, with
in a circuit OF three miles, whose united ages
amount to eight hundred and ninty-seyen
years-the oldestis ninety-one, and the young
est seventy-four. The number of hale old
people to be met with in the Cape towns
evinces that the climate is healthy and favor
able to longevity.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Richard Martin of Narblehead fell from the
cars of the Eastern Railroad, near the Lynn
depot. Friday afternoon, breaking his collar
bone and receiving other severe injuries. He
was passing from one car to another, when his
hat blew off, and in trying to regain it he fell.
NANTUcKET.
The good people of Nantucket are very much
annoyed at recent iaoendiary fires in the town.
and have held meeting about it. A fire in
quest upon the ship Planter has been ordered
and six additional watchmen for the town "vo-
ted"
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Pembroke Mills at Suncook, N H.. de.
stroyed by fire last week. were insured as fol
lows In Manufactures Mutu-
al, $4,000; Firemen's Mutual, $1,000 Rhode
Island Mutual, 15,000 Merchants, 10000;
Commercial, lO,000-total, $4,000. The other
insurance is as follows :-Manufacturers' Mu-
tual, Boston, "A ,000 Mechanics, Worcester,
10000; Royal, Liverpool, 10000; Hampden,
Springfield, 5000 Massasoit, Springfield, 5000;
Springfield, Springfield, 5000; Western Mas.
sachusetts, 40OO-naking total of Sl26000.
RHODE ISLAND.
The man arrested for the murder of Burrill
Arnold, of Centreville, last summer, is John
Worthington, keeper of the tavern stand at
"Groon Arnold Place." in the south part OF
Cranston. Suspicion was directed to him by
several expressions which escaped him at a
dance held at his house several days ago.
John Pierce, his barkeeper, has fled. John
Halam of Fall River, and another, whose
name is not given, have also been arrested,
and will have their examination to day.
CONNECTICUT.
The front halt of the large flour and feed
store of S. Rockwell & Son, Hartford fell
with sudden crash, early last Saturday morn
ing. The store was 100 feet long by 81 feet
wide, and four stories high. The heavy
weight Of flour and grain in the third and
fourth stories was the immediate cause of the
fall of the building. There were in the build
ing 100 tons of feed and meal, 1900 barrels of
flour, and go or 20 barrels of liquor. The
whole loss is about $4,000 No lives were
lost.
The bodies of Mr.. Steele and of Jackson,
the fireman were found, Friday on the
wreck Of the Champion, which had been
raised and towed to Greenpoint Mr.. Steele's
body was brought to New Haven, and his
funeral will be attended by the masonic frater-
nifty on Sunday.
Miss Mary Jane Beck of New Haven, whose
tendency to insane fits of a peculiar kind was
recently manifested on board the cars between
New Haven and Hartford, has been furnished
with bracelet inscribed with her name and
residence, so that when found wandering here
after she may be returned to her home.
The shop of Brooks & Thatcher, boat build.
ers, and several tenant houses, were burnt at