Worcester daily spy., 1859-05-19
to the Zoology Museum a check for one thous
and dollars.

and dollars.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Some contemplate wretch, who is possessed
of morbid desire to ascertain what is said and
done by the residents on Middle street, has
been gratifying his curiosity for some months,
by listening at their windows, and peeping un-
der their curtains, to the great terror OF chill
dren and timid women On Saturday night
last gentleman, who had previously been an
noyed by this intruder, observed, as he was
retiring the figure head of this miserable
scamp at his window, who had been quietly
witnessing his preparations to retire. The gen
tleman rushed out in diShdbiHe and gave chase
as far as Fair street, when he gave up the pur-
suit-NeUbwyport Herald Nay 18th.
The market day at North Andover, on
Tuesday, was as great as a success as the
previous one at South Danvers There were
at least two thousand persons present. The
society established permanent market days IN
Newburyport on the third Tuesday in May
and October; also two days in Danvers two
in North Andover one in Lawrence, and one
in Georgetown. The next market will be held
in Georgetown the third Tuesday in June.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The body of Nathan WiIbar of Bridgewater,
Mass, clerk in the Navy Yard at Ports
mouth, n. H.. who had been missing since the
| I'd day of April last, was found in the harbor
at Portsmouth, on Monday. His remains will
| be conveyed to Bridgewater, where his parents
reside, for interment.
| CONNECTICUT.
The funeral Of Professor Omstead took
place in New Haven on Saturday, and was
very largely attended. The students were
present in body, and followed the remains to
the grave in procession. After the body was
deposited in its last resting place, the senior
class remained behind, and each member Of the
| o1aee in turp cSictod in fllinu IN the grave.
VIM. B. Hill of Bridgeport, disappeared from
that city on the 10th instant, to go to New Ca
naan, but did not go there, and has not been
! heard from since He is man OF property,
about thirty years of age, six feet high with
light hair and long beard.
The superior court has appointed William
n Matson clerk of courts for Hartford Coun-
ty, iu place of Julius L. Strong, resigned; w.
| w. Mcfarland clerk for Middlesex county, IN
place of A. B. Calef, resigned E. S. Aber-
nethy, clerk for Fairfield county, in place of
A. S. Treat and Joshua B. Ferris of Stam-
ford, states attorney for Fairfield County, in
place of o. S. Ferry, chosen to Congress.
A convict escaped from Blackwells Island
last week, was picked up by a sloop, stole
some clothing from the crew, jumped over
board, and swan to the Connecticut shore,
committed burglary in Wilton, was arrested
and locked up in Norwalk, escaped again, and
port.
Benson Coe, of West Harland, has in his
possession barrel or cask, dated 1910, sup
posed to be two hundred and forty years
old. 1t is known to have been used as vine
gar cask for over one hundred and eight years
The cask is still sound, and some of the hoops
were on it before the revolutionary war. MI
Coe received the cask full of vinegar as
wedding present from his father, who received
A., l. l,1,,, h fnfh Mr.
G. supposes that his ancestors brought it from
Holland at the time of the earliest settlements
in Massachusetts.
PERSONAL.
The Niagara, which sailed on Wednesday
from Boston, carried out among her passen-
gers, the Hon. Rufus Choate and son, Mrs
Fanny Kemble and daughter, and Joseph
Proctor the tragedian
Col King of New Orleans, accompanied by
his body-servant, was arrested just as he step
ped off a steamboat at Pittsburg, by couple
of sharp policemen, who were on the lookout
for II. Clay Pate, with a negro he recently
stole from Missouri 1t is a question whether
the Colonel OF the "stars" were the most sur
prised at the blunder.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In searching the house of Bishop johnson,
charged with murder, at Salt Lake, Utah, the
United States were not able to discover the
Bishop but found therein his ten wives. -Four
of these wives are sisters, and the Bishops
own neices, and he has, besides these, two
sister out of one family, and also a mother
and her daughter. This is polygamy with a
deavoring to hang some clothes upon line
extending from the fifth story of the house
where she resided, lost her balance and fell 10
} the pavement, a distance of seventy feet. She
was taken up dead, horribly mangled
The National Division of tho Sons Of Ton,
perance, of North America, hold their next an.
nual session in Philadelphia, commencing on
the LIST of June. The Grand Division of
pennsylvania, and the State Temperance So
clety, intend giving the members of the Ma
tonal Division public welcome at the Acad-
emy of Music, at which time Dr. Chaplin of
New York will deliver an address
Serious charges have been preferred against
capt Van Vleit, Assistant Quai termaster.
who expended nearly S2,000,0O0 in the pur-
chase OF mules and stock for the Utah expedi-
tlon These complaints come from parties
VINO @ furnished part OF the mules, and Capt
van lett has been called on for an explana-
ton. A court martial will no doubt be order
ed, but the friends of this distinguished officer
entertain no fears for the result
Jacob Williams, captain of a North River
tow, boat, the keeper of store at Camilla New
YORK, named SIMS and his book-keeper
named Bishop, were arrested day or two
since as utterers of the skilfuIly altered bills
win winch the country has been flooded for
some time past. Upon the premises of Sims.
VINO has already served one term in the State
Frlson, printing presses, plates, dies, acids col
orlngs, and complete set Of counterteiting an
paratus were found.