Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-11
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


Mr.. Henry ID. Thoreau delivered an address
on ''Misspent Lives" Sunday morning, be-
fore the Twenty eighth Congregational Society,
at the Music Hail. His doctrine seems to have
been that the idlest man is he that does any
thing to make money The Courier says
"Mr. Thoreau has a way of treating the most
trivial things in a grave, philosophical way,
which reminds one of Touchstone. He ap-
pears to be philosophical to excess. a sort OF
Diogenes, to whom everything but nature ap-
pears to be just what it should not be- HIS
manner of speaking resembles that OF MIR.
Ralph Waldo Emerson"
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
There has been ''ghost" circulating about
on the railroad cars above Chicopee, tor some
time past, frightening the people up that way
but party from Ghicopee went up one night
last week and captured it, which proved to be
wild 1rishman" dressed i'll white. lie was
marched about with fife and drum an hour
or more.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
In the case of Miss Abby A. Goddard, tried
at Dedham on charge OF obtaining money on
false pretences, the jury, Saturday afternoon,
brought in a verdict of guilty The jury were
out about fifteen minutes John a. Andrews
was counsel for the defense.
AT jamaica Plain, on Friday last, John Lu-
rem, for a number of years in the employ of
MIR. Joseph Williams, fell from load of hay,
and the wheels passed over his body. killing
him instantly The deceased was beloved and
respected by all who knew him.
The Assessors of Roxbury have completed
their labors for the current year. The whole
number of polls is 1892 real estate, Sl4, 597,-
500 personal estate, SIS, l79, 600; total real and
personal estate, $40, TT 400; tax, Sl8S,S4O 0S.
The polls are taxed at 81 so each, and the rate
of taxation on real and personal estate, 50 ~
on $1,000.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
A Wilmington farmer, having a lot of pota-
toes to harvest hired some men to dig them.
They dug eight barrels day apiece, and the
farmer thought they worked well. Last We'd
nesday he hired an Irish woman to help the
men in the potato patch, and during the day
she dug fifteen barrels
PERSONAL.
Jessie Merton White and her husband are
no longer in the dungeons of Italy but in MAJ
zinize. She and her husband have been re.
leased from custody by the Bologna Governor,
and have gone to Switzerland. They were
seized upon the plea of the public exigency,
and discharge is ordered when danger is no
longer feared.
The Richmond Enquirer states that the
Hon. John Letcher is in very dangerous con-
Il
to which, tor some time back, he has been sub
,ject, but which now is more formidable than
usual. Mr.. Letcher is at his home in Lexing-
ton.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Board of Education of New York, on
Friday, refused to pay the salaries OF the prin-
cipas of the twenty-four schools of the fourth,
sixth and fourteenth wards who had neglected
to obey the rule requiring the scriptures to be
read in the public schools.
A number of the Baltimore "Blood Tubs"
have just been found guilty by jury, of
murder, rape and rioting on board the steamer
Express, aud on Wednesday were sentenced
by Judge Stump, of the Criminal Court, to
two days Imprisonment and a fine of fifty
cents Judge Stump expressed his regret
that the rioters had not thrown the captain of
the boat overheard as a finale to their proceed.
ings.
There is some talk of establishing news
paper on board the Great Eastern, not only
for the entertainment Of passengers, but also
as a means of communicating instantly on her
arrival, all the news she brings.
1t is stated that the Masonic fraternity con.
template the raising of a fund of 100000,
portion Of which is to be devoted to the build
ing of Masonic temple at Washington, and
the revenue derived from it to be applied to
the purpose of establishing house for the
support and education of the orphan children
of deceased Masons.
On Saturday fellow was taken to Roches-
ter from Albion, en- route for the Penitentiary,
in which institution he is to be confined for six
months His offense was stealing some rings
and jewelry from the dead body of a lady--a
victim OF the late bridge disaster.