Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-18
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY

nal says 1t has been suggested that the propOs-
ed statue of the late Horace Mann be placedi in
the west yard of the Capitol.
Frances Temple, the indignant woman who
chastised her relative, Mr.. Rogers, in the
streets of Roxbury, Monday afternoon, was
before the Police Court Wednesday, and paid
some $50 for the luxury.
Since the first of June, in Boston, no less
than fifteen hundred and twenty-eight dogs
have been slaughtered, at an expense of some
eight hundred dollars, the city paying a half
dollar per dog This is probably the greatest
slaughter of the canine race ever known IN
Boston.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
A night or two since, a resident of Need
ham, named Farley, with his wife and two
children, was suddenly Frustrated by sickness,
by severe pains in the abdomen, accompanied
with violent purging, but they all recovered
in few hours. Tuesday night the family of
Mr.. Hezekiah Fuller of the same town, con-
sisting of himself his wife, five children and
servant girl were all taken down with SINH
lar but more violent attack, vomiting accom-
panying the purging. The cause of the pros
tration is variousy stated. But the New
York cheese has to bear most of the blame.
The store of p. & j. McMullen, merchant
tailors, West Randolph, was broken open
Monday night, and clothes, ETC., to the value
of about S1400, carried off The burglars
made other attempts at robbery, but without
success.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Capt. Cullum will Immediately commence
operations preparatory to the erection of the
Fort on Cark's Point, near New Bedford
The first thing to be done is to construct the
cut Oft road before closing up the present drive
at the Point to be occupied by the fertilization.
A gang of pickpockets and ruffians followed
rfx of, MI
River on Monday, tightening some pockets
and giving the police much trouble One of
them, Albert j. Tyrrel, the discharged muir
derer, had fight with a Fall River man, in
which the former was worsted.
The antique house in Assonet, known as
the Col. Thomas Gilbert mansion, erected
about 1888, came very near being destroyed
by fire a few days since, but was discovered
just in time to save it from that deyouring
element. A mob from several towns in Ply
mouth and Bristol County met at Assonet to
demolish this house in the early part of the
American revolution 1t is now owned by
Gen. E. w. Pierce, who highly prizes it as a
relic of antiquity.
NANTUCKET
friend informs us that in 1880 there was
in Nantucket 80 oil and candle factories, I
rope walks, Irvine factory and 20 packets
running to New York, Boston, &c. Now there
is l oil and candle factory and 4 packets.
The other branches of business have been
given up. The whaling fleet is constantly on
the decline, and if new channels Of business
are not found soon, the place must go down
with rush. There is an abundance of CAPT
tai there, but those who have it are disposed
to invest abroad, rather than at home Vine
yard Gazette.
They don't have any local items in Nan
tucket After a long and desperate hunt in
the Inquirer of Tuesday we had secured only
this A little son of Mr.. Peter Folger, for
mery of this town, aged three years, fell from
a window in San Francisco to the plank walk,
distance of twenty feet, but escaped without
serious injury" Friend Moore doesn't any
thing happen in Nantucket?
Three thousand four hundred and sixty-one
gallons of sperm oil, being the crews portion
of the cargo of ship Alpha, of Nantucket, was
last by I. w. Riddell at one hundred and
twenty five cents per gallon.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
DR.. Lewis jackson of Pittsfield, while load
ing grain on Thursday, 18th, attempted to
catch bundle that was falling from the load,
and at the same the man that was pitching it
on attempted to catch it with his fork, and in
doing SO the fork was stuck into DR.. Jackson's
hand, from the effects of which he died on the
Saturday following.
DIR. VIM. H. Tyler of Adams, attended
Commencement at williamsburg, GA years
ago, and was also present this year. He saw
but one there last Wednesday that attended at
that time, and that was Mr.. Hecock of Will
Jamestown.
On the 10th instar t. two large barns belong.
ing to Mr. Jonathan T. johnson, near the
Lenox line, were destroyed by fire, with a
large quantity of hay. The fire was set by
boys trying to burn bees nest.
child of James Coughlin of North Adams
not two years old, fell a distance of 80 feet at
the Hoosac tunnel, and within "A hours was at
play again.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
1t is estimated that a heavy shower, few
days since, damaged the roads in Buckland to
the amount of $1,000 or $4,000. The road from
auckland to Ashfeld was rendered impossible
by the loss of bridges. The dam of Jonathan
Howes was swept away, and also the bridge
below
Rev. George Williams of Deerfield fell from
the roof of the back part Of his house, last
Thursday, distance of Is feet, and was taken
up insensible. He is recovering.
The game between the Shelburne Falls and
Springfield cricket clubs stood 107 for the for
mer and As for the latter.
The Democracy of Montague, in caucus as
sembled, have solemnly resolved that they ap-
prove the measures of Mr. Buchanan's admin
istration.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The Hampshire Gazette says The number
of visitors at Mt. Holyoke this season has been
unusually large, the arrivals averaging about
sixty daily during the month of July. A load
OF boys and girls from South Hadley, while
descending the mountain last week, were over
turned by their horse running, and all were
more or less injured. The horse ran to South
Hadley before stopping.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The annual Methodist camp meeting for the
Springfield district will commence at the old
camp ground, near Collins depot on Moaday.
Aug p The annual camp meeting Of the
Second Advent brethren will commence near
the same place on Monday, Aug. 10Th.
RHODE ISLAND.
A young man named Capron, about eigh-
teen years old, belonging in East Greenwich,
was drowned near Rocky Beach Tuesday
forenoon. He was jbng the boat when a
sudden flaw of wind struck and capsized her
A companion in the boat with Capron was
saved.
Some of the sailors of the New York yacht
squadron were very disorderly in Neport
The Mayor of the city drew his revolver on
two of them who we're intent upon giving him
DeatlnS, wnereupon they retired.
CONNECTICUT.
The Norwalk Gazette says that on a field of
three acres, Messrs. George Seymour & Co.
will have picked, before the close of the week,
over four hundred bushels of the New Rochelle
blackberries, netting in New York eight dollars
per bushel, or over one thousand dollars per
acre
A suicide occurred at Hartford on Monday.
John E. Winton, cabinet maker, who had