Worcester daily spy., 1859-06-24
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY,

:
Reports are in circulation that serious
charges have been preferred against promi-
nent officer of the customs at Boston, affecting
his integrity and moral character. The Pres
ldent, 1t Is said, has directed inquiry into the
matter. Long affidavits have been sent to
Washington in support of the charges, and
more testimony will soon be forthcoming-
Journal.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY.
Ftre IN Loweu.-Fire broke out Wednesday
evening, in the Lowell Market House, owned
by the city, and damaged it to the amount of
about $1,000. 1t was occupied by the Police
Department, the four military companies, the
city liquor agency, and others. The Me-
'chanlc Phalanx lost their muskets, bell-tents,
&c.-total about $1,000. The other companies
lose from $500 to 5000 each. The fire was set
by an ncendiary in a closet of the attic, filed
with the camp equipage of the PhaIanx.
The anniversary exercises of Newton Theo-
logical Seminary will take place next week.
The annual address before the Knowles Rhe-
torical Society will be delivered by Rev. S. L.
Caldwell, ID. d., Of Providence. The annual
address before the Alumni will be delivered ON
the 18th, by Rev. Jacob r. Scott of Yonkers.
NY
The first wooden wedding on record was
celebrated at the residence of Mr.. |. Lombard.
Jr,, OF West Newton, Tuesday evening. 1t
was the fifth anniversary Of his wedding, and
his admiring friends availed themselves of the
occasion to present to him and his estimable
lady, set of wooden ware numbering $50
pieces.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The workmen are making good progress in
laying the foundation of the Pilgrim Monu-
ment, some six hundred tons of Quincy gram
ite being already embedded in mortar and
''mother earth" The foundation itself com.
prses three tiers of stone, all laid in hydraulic
cement. The Monument to the Forefathers. !"
we assure the public, is now fairly and ear
nestly commenced, and on the first of August
the corner stone, the gift of some gentlemen in
Quincy, and already wrought, will be laid with
appropriate ceremonies.
Paine Jones Of Carver has astonished his
neighbors with show of big sheep. He has
buck and eve, of the Leicester breed, i'm
ported from England, and now four years old.
The buck, although by no means fat weighs
24O pounds, aud could easily be made to weigh
SUI. The fleece that is now on his back will
probably weigh twelve pounds. These sheep
1t IS said, have never been fed on anything
put grass and hay. Mr. Jones intends to estab-
lish flock of this kind of sheep.
young man named Thomas G.. Mitchell.
belonging in North Arlington, was drowned nj
Lakeyille, on the 10th inst, while bathing with
two ofhis schoolmates.
CONNECTICUT.
A quarrel occurred in the Roman Catholic
church in Hartford on Sunday, between the
priest, Rev. Mr.. Hughes, and an Irishman
named DAILY. Some warm words passed be-
tween them before service commenced. and
uurlng the sermon some remarks were made
.whlch DAILY took as personally offensive. He
Jumped up in the midst of the congregation
denounced
liar, which naturally created some excite.
ment and DAILY was elected by order of
rather Hughes, after a severe tussle, when
the service was resumed.
a brakeman named Hocomb, in the employ
OF the New York & New Haven Railroad
Company. was arrested in New Haven on
Tuesday for approprating $3.50 to his own use
whch he had received from merchant in
New Haven to deliver in New York. This Is
not his first offence.
The ship "Westfold" of Norway, brought
into New Haven harbor last week over eight
hundred tons Of English Goals, the largest car
20 imported into that city for number of |
years.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A day or two since, man in Columbus. |
Ohio, on returning to his Office, after leaving |
1t short time, found on his table a parcel Of |
what seemed to be filberts On taking one be- |
tween his teeth to crack it, loud explosion |
ensued, acerating and burning his mouth in a |
shocking manner Examination showed the |
remaining nuts to be charged with powder and |
friction igniting material, calculated il explod- |
ed in the mouth, to blow mans head off.
Some enemy had sought his lie by means of
these Internal machines
A surprising discovery has lust been made
in Berlin. DIR. Pertz of the Royal Library
has ferreted out the manuscript journal of two
Genoeso navigators, Teodosia Doria and Ugo.