Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-19
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Samuel ii. valley ana jacob sleeper nave
been appointed receivers of the Peoples Say
ings Bank and have taken possession of the
property of the institution, with the view to
ascertain the real condition of the banks. In
the Supreme Judicial Court, Tuesday, At
torney General Phillips stated that the whole
amount embezzed would probably not exceed
five per cent of the whole amount of deposits.
The sale of Mr. Choate's library was com.
menced at Chapman Hall, in Boston, on Tues
day. Some of the books were sold very low,
while those expressly bearing Mr.. Choate's
autograph and manuscript notes, brought
price far beyond their intrinsic value. Esop's
fables, illustrated, were sold for So, rs; lmita-
ton of Christ, 1925; American State Papers,
81 volumes, 81 EACH Blacks Atlas, So; ALI
sons History of Europe, II volumes, So S34
EACH
ESSEX COUNTY.
Out of the fifty female night-walkers who
were ordered to leave Boston, recently, about
dozen Of them have taken up their residence
in Gloucester. The Telegraph says the peo
pie don't want them in that town.
Three sportsmen, some days ago, while pur-
suing game on the north shore of Cape Ann,
found themselves in the range of two guns
pointed from behind ledge of rocks. They
fell to the ground, and as they did SO the guns
were fired. One of the surprised party had his
cap taken off by the shot OF one Of the guns!
Edward Owens, a colored barber, has been
arrested at Salem for shooting Aaron Moses,
another colored man, with whom he had board
ed, with pistol. The ball entered the skull
of Moses, who was badly injured, but no fatal
result is anticipated
BRISTOL COUNTY.
1t is stated on the authority of the Provi-
dence Post that jonathan &. Morrill, of Fall
River for several years representative in the
Legislature and more recently chief engineer
OF the fire department Of that city-also, the
inventor and vender of Morrills stove polish
has left for parts unknown, under the imputa-
ton of having committed forgery. 1t is sta
ted that he has used the names of Hon. Ed
ward z. Burlington and others, but to what ex-
tent is not revealed.
Capt. II. Taber of New Bedford fell over
board from propeller Wamsutta, on Saturday,
at 81 o'clock P. NJ, when off Seaconnet Point,
and sank in about three minutes, although eve
ry effort was made TO save him. Capt. Taber
was an experienced whaling master, having
made several very successful voyages, and
possessed many excellent traits of character.
NANTUCKET.
Mr.. Walter Folger, the keeper of the Cliff
Beaeons, Nantucket, celebrated the fiftieth an
nversary of his marriage on Wednesday last.
Among the number present were twelve
whose united ages amount to 9OS years. Only
five persons were present who witnessed the
ceremony of their marriage.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The train on the Boston and Maine railroad,
while coming round a curve near East Kings
ton depot, Tuesday morning, came upon
man lying intoxicated across the rails, literally
cutting him in two, and mangling his head in
a horrid manner. He was a stranger, appar-
oh fnrfu old anI Nuac in
at East Kingston short time before the acci
dent took place.
The shovel works Of Messrs. Pierce and
Wood, in Middeboro', together with all the
tools and machinery belonging to them, were
destroyed by fire Monday night. Loss not
ascertained insured.
RHODE ISLAND.
A new, unoccupied dwelling house, situa-
ted on Lloyd street, owned by Nelson Brown,
was partially destroyed by fire on Saturday
evening. 1t is supposed to have been the
work Of an incendiary. 1t was valued at $4,000,
and was insured for $2500 at the State Mutu-
al, and $500 at the Peoples Mutual, Worces-
ter Providence Journal.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The San Francisco correspondent of the
New York Times says that Mr.. Broderick left
a will, by which he gave $4,000 to the Prot
estant and Catholic Orphan Asylums of San
francisco, the amount to be equally divided.
A legacy of $4,000 was left to the Hon. j. C.
McKibben, and the remainder of Mr. Brod.
erick's estate is bequeathed to the widow OF
his late friend, James Estill, who was left in
very moderate circumstances at the deqth OF
her husband.
The house of Rev. Mr.. Thurston, mission.
airy at Kona, Hawaii, was broken into last Au.
gust and robbed of $500 Mr.. T. has been a
missionary at the Sandwich Islands for thirty
seven years, during which period his house
has been robbed several times, and was once
burned to the ground, and collection of valu
able manuscripts destroyed.