Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-12-21
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The Superior Court in Boston has returned
verdict in favor of Bernard Friedman, for
1852 damages against the Boston and Worces-
ter Railroad, because the train was not stop
ped long enough at the Brighton station, whers
the plaintiff attempted to get aboard, and was
dragged for some distance, and seriously in
jured.
A party of boys in Charlestown, after coast
ing awhile on Friday evening, upon an old
soap box, which they found i'll cellar, broke
the box open, when to their fear and astonish-
ment, they discovered the dead body OF an in
FAINT rolled out upon the snow. By whom the
the body was placed in the box is "a mystery.
The ecclesiastical council which has been in
vestigating for some time the difficulties be-
tween Rev. E. IL. Nevins, pastor OF the Ply
mouth Congregational Church in Chelsea, and
some OF his parishioners, have closed the In
vestigaton with about equal censure of both
parties, and recommend the dissolution of the
church. They also recommend the customary
letters missive to the members, and as an act
of Christian liberality, the payment of MIR.
Nevins' salary (Sl500 per annum), to the 10th
of July, and himself as an able and Jealous
preacher of the gospel.
Some bold tibet entered the room of the
Judiciary Committee at the State House,
Tuesday, and appropriated overcoats belong
ing to Mr.. Speaker Hale, Mr.. Norcross of
Fitchburg, Mr.. Sumner OF Great Darlington,
and two or three others The offender against
the state effected his escape.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Mr.. Ephraim Stearns, well known farmer,
living on the Stony Brook Road, in the up
per part of Waltham, died suddenly Saturday
afternoon, while engaged in chopping wood.
He was attacked with an epilcptic fit. His age
was 81 years.
Mr.. Wilcox, teacher of one of the schools in
Holliston, has been arrested for striking one of
his scholars, aged eighteen or twenty years,
upon his head with poker. The boy had
been talking in an insulting manner, and the
teacher, who is young man, says he struck
him through fear Of personal assault. The
affair las created much excitement in the
neighborhood.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Mr. VIM. A. Mylod, of South Dedham, died
very suddenly on Monday afternoon. He was
on his way to the funeral of Mr.. Dana p.
Colburn which took place in the Baptist
church, when, finding that he was late, he
started quickly, but suddenly dropped and
hardly breathed after he was reached. He
leaves wife and grown up family.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Free Will Baptist Society in Haverhill,
has recently become divided, portion of the
members with the late pastor, Rev. VIM. c.
Clarke, having left the parent Society, and
worshipping in the vestry OF another church.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
In this city, within the past few weeks, Jo-
seph Hastings, his wife, and two children-the
whole family-haye died. 1t is seldom that
the dread archer lets loose so many arrows in
one household in so short time-EIaU Riiue1
Ne,vs.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
During the late trial of Rich at Barnstable,
for the murder of Mr.. Ward at Wellfieet, in
May last the fact came out that the prisoner
had just been reading the report of the Sickles
case; and, upon his arrest, assured the sheriff
he should be sustained, as Mr.. Ward had "dis-
honored" him.
CONNECTICUT.
On Sunday morning, just as the students at
New Haven were leaving their rooms, for
breakfast, fire was discovered in one of the
front rooms of South Middle College, occupied
as reading room by missionary society.
The files Of papers, pamphlets, &C., had been
gathered into a corner and set on fire, appar-
entity but short time before.
PERSONAL.
Sherrard Clemens of Virginia, who was SO
seriously wounded in his late duel with O.
Jennings Wise, limps into the House every
day on cruIches, and makes regular motions
to have one vote taken in the early part OF
each day, so that he can go home, being phys
ically unable to stand the fatigue of a protract-
ed session.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mrs. Harriet Schriver, wife of the president
of the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad, was
thrown from sleigh in Troy, on Thursday
last striking her head upon the sidewalk with
such violence as to cause death in a few min
utes She was 46 years of age.
A smart young man visiting a prison in
Maine, inquired of some of the prisoners the
cause of their being in such place. At last
he asked small girl the cause of her being in
prison, Her answer was, "that she stole a
saw-mill, and went back after the pond and
was arrested" The young man left imme-
diately.
W B. Hopkins shot himself through the
heart at the st. Charles Hotel, New Orleans
on the 9th inst. A few moments after his
body was discovered in his room, John E. Mus
grove of St. Louis, Mo-, threw himself from
the portico of the hotel and was instantly
killed. 1t is thought the latter threw himse
from the portico from an unconquerable i'm
pulse proceeding from the effects of the tragi
cal end of Hopkins, oil which he had just
heard.