Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-23
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


jealous frenzy, attempted to murder a woman
named Wilson in Lucas street, Boston, Mon
day night, on account of her refusal to marry
him. She was severely stabbed, but is likely
to recover.
Mr.. Mansfield, one of the Ex-Commission-
er's -bondsmen, has attached the stock of
liquors at the Commission to secure his de-
mands against Mr.. Burnham. Attachments
have also been put on other property belong
ing to Mr.. Burnham.
The Democrats of Boston have nominated
James M. Wightman for Mayer. Mr. Lin
coin, the present mayor has declined the nom
ination made by the Parker House COMMITTEE
of Sixty" but the declination was not accept
ed.
The four story brick building, 35 and 80
Federal street, Boston, occupied by John w.
Beals & Co., dry goods dealers, and others,
was damaged by fire, Monday evening, to the
amount OF about $4,000, including stock.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
A few days since the selectmen of Lexing-
| ton were petitioned to stop the illegal sale of
intoxicating liquors. On Thursday one of the
petitioners was hung in effigy on the liberty
pole, near the monument. Friday evening
there was large temperance meeting in the
Town Hall, and large number signed the
pledge.
|
Monday evening, destroying in one case
stable, one horse, and other stock belonging to
Mr.. Carr, and in the other barn of George
Adams, valued at $1,000. Partially insured.
NORFOLK COUNTY
The Boston Journal states that early Tues
day morning, the building owned by Albert
Humphrey in East Weymouth, shoe manutac-
| turer was consumed by fire with contents, in
Guiding large stock of English and West
India goods. Loss $4,000 Mr.. Humphrey
losing $4,000, and Henry Loud, grocer, $4,000
| one half insured. 1t was the work of an in.
cendiary.
AT Neponset Village, Dorchester, is still
! standing and in good repair, a house built in
l6oO-one of the most ancient landmarks of
Pilgrim handicraft in this vicinity. From it
brave girl drove away Narraganset Indian by
throwing live Goals upon him, and was reward
ed by the State with silver bracelet.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Daniel RUSSELL who was arrested at Green
field, short time since, for stealing pair of
horses from Hoosac Falls, N. " was sentenced
last week at Greenfield, to the House of Cor
rectlon for one year.
Some four hundred acres of woodland, own
ed by j. ID. Hawks and Others of Charlemont
were recently burnt over by fire set by a
drunken man
An attempt was made to break into the store
OF L. M. Packard at Shelburne Falls on Thurs.
day night The clerk who sleeps in the store
heard noise and discharged a pistol at the
robber. Upon going to the door, the clerk re.
ceived stab in the arm, but was not seriously
hurt.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A telegraph line repairer the other day found
under the wires at Newtown, N. H., par
fridge, dead, but still warm which had been
Killed IN singular manner In flying across
the line, the wire had passed between the bill,
splitting the head and cutting off the tongue,
and thus killing him instantly
Hon. Ira A. Eastman has resigned his posi-
ton as one of the Justices of the Supreme
Court, and intends to resume the practice of
law. The names of Hon Geo. w. Nesmith of
Franklin, and Hon. Amos Tuck of Keene, are
mentioned among those who are likely to sue
coed him.
RHODE ISLAND.
The people of Riyerdale and Annisquam
are having ghost excitement of some inter
est. On the road between the two villages a
woman III costume, but man in features and
bearing, has been in the habit of starting up
at most unwelcome times and places staring
the passers by in the face and then retreating
The travellers have not had the courage to
make her acquaintance, or ascertain the cause
of her griefs.
CONNECTICUT
AS Mrs. jackson, of New Haven was pur-
chasing meat and pointing out where it should
be cut, the clerk, by blow of his cleaver, cut
he meat and cut off two of the laly's fingers,
which was more meat than she barganed for.
-Four men broke into a house occupied by
VIM. Smith, near the old cemetery at New
Haven, early Sunday morning, and nearly
killed Mr.. Smith by beating him with club.
The commissioners to receive the new sub
scriptions to the New Haven County Bank,
have ordered the books for that purpose, to be
opened on the 18th of December; but the bank
directors have voted not to receive any sub
scriptions till March.
The last train to New London, Monday
night, when near Mahegan, ran into man
named Geo. Pollock, who was walking upon
the track, and cut off both of his legs
A faithful and industrious" girl in Cheney's
silk factory, in Manchester, who received sixty
cents per pound for spooling off silk, has own
ed up to spooling portions of it into the drain
destroying silk worth Sc per pound that she
might get pay for spoolng without the labor
James Good, of Warehouse Point, a cigar
maker, is missing He went to Hartford Oct
18th, and has not been heard of since He
was man of good character, and has wife
and child at Warehouse Point.
POLITICAL ITEMS
The notorious DR.. Leib, an Illinois republic
can in 1856, and the leader of the Buchanan
forces against Douglas, last year, in considera-
ton of a a mail agency appointment, has smelt
the total defeat of the democracy of either
wing, next year. and comes out strong now
as republican. He is organizing "Simon
Cameron" clubs all through illinois.
a republican state convention was held at
- u Al. OIL
of Cassius M. Clay and George d. Bakely as
delegates at large to the republican national
convention.
ID. S. Norton of Winona, a member of the
last Minnesota Senate and prominent candi-
date for congressional nomination. last sum-
NOR, is talked of among the republicans for u
S. senatorship. He is a good man to talk of
for any position which requires character and
intelligence.
AT the republican caucus in Dover, N H..
Monday, nine hundred and mnety-Sir votes were
cast for candidate for Mayor, Albert Bond
Esq, receiving the nomination by majority
of twenty -four.
Personal.
In Lamartine's history of Mary Stuart, he
says that the original of Byron's "Corsar, F" is
the Earl of Boutwell,. Mary's piratica husband
1t is stated that Helen Western, The eldest of
the "Star Sisters, has left the stage to die of
consumption.
A dealer in upholstery recently died in
Lyons, at the age of SO, who served on the
jury that tried Charlotte Corday for the killing
Of Murat, and who was for an acquital in the
teeth of the Reign of Terror
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Chicago paper tells the story ola man who
stole yoke of oxen near Detroit lately, was
arrested, tried, and in fourteen hours from the
| time he stole the cattlc had his snntnnno To