Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-28
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

case of Miss Abby a. Goddard, charged with
obtaining $500 by false pretences from w. r.
Huston, was to have been resumed this morn
ing in the Roxbury Police Court, before JUS
tice Wheelock. But on the opening of the
Court at 10 O'clock it was found that the COM
plant was missing. None of the gentlemen
present had it, and all stated that it had last
been seen on Tuesday evening, on the table
at which the counsel and others were seated.
AS it could not be found, the case was further
postponed till Wednesday next, Miss Goddard
giving in SS00.-BoSton IrdUelLr, july q.
In the Boston Police Court yesterday, be-
fore Judge Wells, an examination was COM
menced on complaint made by Lucus p
Marsh, firm of Whitwell, Marsh & Talbot, i'm
porters, 81 Franklin street, against Bruhlig &
Burbank of Salem, charging them with fraud
ulenty obtaining $500 worth of goods from
them by fraudulent representations in regard
to property. The examination is not con-
cluded.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The barn and its contents owned by Festus
Hooker of Westhampton, were burned on the
ZOth inst, by fire set by some children while
playing with matches.
a. ID. Sanders, representative from the Will
iamsburg district in the legislature, has re-
signed, and Daniel +. Morton of Haydenville,
is talked of for his successor during the session
for the revision of the statutes.
Ezra Withrell and Z. b. Taylor of Chester
field, had three acres of timber blown down
during violent storm few days siuce.
Francis Parsons, a native of Chesterfield,
whose father resides in Worthington, had his
house struck by lightning and burned at Spring
Rock, Iowa, on the 29th ult.
The hay crop of Hadey has been secured
in good condition, but the yield was not as
good as was anticipated Samuel Parsons and
sons OF Northampton, cut and housed one hun
dred tons of hay in ten days.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
| The down passenger train for New York on
the Housatonic railroad on Friday, killed two
cows just east of the Stockbridge depot, with
out injuring the train; one belonged to Mrs.
| Ashburnham, and the other to John Ghenty.
John Smith, who attempted to rob the Hou.
satonic bank at Stoc1bridge, has written let
ter to a purported uncle in New York. in which
he says: 81 got caught while trying to get into
the Stockbridge Bank, which, obtained $780,
00O,-a great temptation for fksstaay person.
did not have any one to watch for me, and
was overheard and surrounded. l do not think
they can make out much against me, as it was
only an attempt,-this iSNAbQ would be con-
sidered only as burglary iAFS fUel p degree"
MAINE.NA
A correspondent of the Machias Republican
accuses the light-keeper on Libby's island of
neglecting his duty in not ringing the fog bell
in thick weather, and states that the loss of the
| ship Bolton was in consequence of this neg
lect Fifteen lives were lost when the Bolton
was wrecked, and if the charges are well
founded, the light-keeper ought to be indicted
| for MURDER and if they are not correct, the
correspondent ought to be punished.
VERMONT.
The long continuance of dry weather has
parched the earth in various parts of the State
curled up the corn leaves, and dried up the
brooks the Connecticut river between New
bury and Wells river in some places, can be
waded
The Vermont teacherS' association which
------- Dunngton, Aug. 16, is to have a
three days session, and will be addressed by
Rev. F. s Russell of New Britain, Ct, Prof.
Buckham of the University of Vermont, Prof.
George N. Boardman of Middlebury College.
Prof. Fairfax and Others
An unknown friend in Charleston. S. G.. has
enclosed 500 to the treasurer of the Uniyersi-
ty OF Vermont, for the use of that institution.
M D. Chandler has been nominated for sem
ator by the Republicans of Essex county, and
Benjamin f. DIN and L. B. Armstrong for
senators for Bennington county
The refusal of the Vermont Central and
Vermont and Canada roads to build the pro-
posed branch into Burlington, makes great
excitement In that region, and enters into the
local politics.
RHODE ISLAND.
Loring Palmer, of Little Compton. r T
who was under examination at New Bedford
on charge of numbering Samuel B. Man
chester OF Westport, Mass, attempted to com
mt suicide in the Police Station on Tuesday
afternoon, by cutting his throat with lack
knife.
CONNECTICUT.
The following graduates of Yale College
nave died within the past year Henry S.
Langdon OF Portsmouth, N. H., and John Nc
Clellan of Woodstock, of the class of 1856;
Key: Cad Newell of Nelson, N. H., aged 96,
and Richard McCurdy of Lyme, of the class
of 1887 John Woodwork of Albany. of the
class of 1888; Rev. Maltby Gelston Of Sher-
man, and Benjamin Parsons, of the class of
II9l The oldest living graduate is Daniel
Dewey OF Brooklyn, N. T., of the class of 1887;
the next is Rev. Daniel Waldo, of the class of
1888.
The Berkeleian prizes for excellence in latin,
at Yale College, have been awarded to III. w.
Camp of the Junior class, and j. Tucker of the
sophomore class, Hartford and d. II. Chan
dler Of Worcester, Mass, r. S. Tracy of
Windsor, Vt, and T. H. Holmes of Williams
burg, Mass, of the freshman class,
New London has gone in for regulating the
SlOO,OO0 bonds issued to aid in the construc-
ton of the New London and Palmer Railroad.
at an excited city meeting on Monday 1t was
voted us to 1877 to defend the suit brought
against the city by a Hartford savings bank
for the recovery of interest on the railroad
bonds issued by New London.
Much trouble has been caused this season by
the accumulation of sand on the bars at the
mouth of Connecticut river; and, as the Union
Company have neglected to remove the OBJ.
strucuons, the Steamboat Company have pre-
pared heavy drag weighing some four tons
to reduce the dimensions of the bar
Dr. l.. Z. Brockett, in Jail at Hartford on a
charge of forgery, has been released on bail.
which was reduced from $4,000 to $4,000. oThe
amount was contributed by his friends" saws
the Press "and bail was given in the name of
Hon. Francis Gillette" He is seriously i'll. and
humanity" was the prevailing argument.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There was novel race at Poughkeepse, N
l., few days since for S25 side Two men
undertook to cross the Hudson in wash-tubs
using only their hands for paddles. One of
them gave out from exhaustion when about
half way over, and the other won the race
crossing and returning in two hours and fiftv.
five minutes
There are twenty-three savings banks in
New Hampshire, and the amount of the de-
posts is 81, lbs, S22 Massachusetts, has eighty
SIX savings banks, with deposits amounting to
thlrty-iour million dollars. About one. fifth
part of the total population of Massachusetts
have funds in some savings institution.
The Salem Gazette states that Otis p. Lord
will be selected to deliver the eulogy on the
late Rufus Choate, the engagements of Mr..
Gushing preventing him from complving with