Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-23
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The Boston Transcript says 1.-THE conf
mittee of the Rev. DIR. Gannett's society ap-
pointed to decide upon some plan for the new
church to be erected ON the Back Bay, have
held several sessions without coming to any
definite conclusion. We learn that three of the
committee were for one plan, three for anoth-
err and the balance of power was held by an
individual who persistently sustained third
plan. At the last session of the committee
majority of the members, finding no result
could be reached, compromised the dispute by
adopting the plan and architect of the indeta-
tigabe minority of one. This settlement of
the subject creates much comment in some
quarters, and there is prospect that the mat
ter may be re-opened for another final adj
iustment. Would itnot be best for the parish
to remain in the Freeman Place Chapel rather
than to add new architectural absurity to the
existing specimens in Boston :"
The Boston Common Council have at last
adopted vote of thanks to Geo. Sumner and
ordered the publication of his Fourth of July
Grafton. Tie vote stood 25 to H.
The Rev. Paul Couch of Bridgewater has
accepted the call of the Holmes Street Church
and Society ofNorth Cambridge, to supply the
pulpit for one year. Mr.. G. will commence his
labors on the first Sunday in August.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Mr.. E. N. Winslow, Superintendent of the
Cape Cod Railroad, received dispatch from
South marlborough, stating that Matthew
Gushing, the switch tender of that station, has
refused sleep and food ever since the accident
of Saturday last, and fears are expressed that
he will become insane. Mr.. C. is spoken of
as being an excellent man, much beloved, and
is conceded to have been as careful and COM
petent an operator as the company has any
where upon the road. Mr.. Winslow left for
1lol.,, Oh Al
purpose of seeing him-Hyannis Messenqer.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A young man named Sias Manchester, re-
siding in Westport, was found dead in his
bed on Monday morning, June 18th. The
circumstances in the case lead to the suspicion
of foul play and the Selectmen have the mat
ter in hand. Bruises were found on the back
of his head and a man with whom he had
harsh words the night before is suspected.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
1t will be recolIected that in the match
games of ball and chess between the students
of Amherst and Williams Colleges, the Am
herst boys won both matches The Williams
boys admit their inferiority at ball playing, but
still claim superiority at chess; and they chal-
lenge Amherst to another chess match. The
Amherst boys decline for several reasons
among others, the following mo proper in
terval is proposed. We have won the iaurels
and we intend to wear them for some time,
enough to COMPENSATE us for our trouble We
are under no obligation to play for the champi-
onship once week or once a term. AT the
end Of year, should Williams see fit to chal-
lenge, however irregular that would be, the
college would be happy to consider it. One of
Of the Williams students is claimed as chess
prodigy; therefore, the defeat is not easy to
bear.
AT about o'clock last Monday, some ladies
discovered valuable horse belonging to Geo.
Smith of Middlefield, attacked by swarm of
b,es The alarm was given and the bees
driven OIL, but the horse appeared IN lntoera-
Bile pain and entirely insensible to surround
| ing objects. Applications of cold water and
saleratus water were made and brandy admin
istered to keep I'D his strength; but the ami
NAL found no relief except from chloroform of
which a pint was administered. When not
under its influence he would get upon his
feet throw himself upon the ground with
great violence, dash his head to the right and
left, and exhibit the most terrible symptoms of
agony. His groans could be heard quarter
of mile OFT He lived in this condition until
8 o'clock, when he died.-PntJfeid Eagle,
July y.
On the 18th inst, 1l3l boxes of cheese, es-
timated to weigh Y tons, were received as
freight on the Pittsfield and North Adams
Railroad, principally from the Cheshire and
| South Adams stations.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The hundred acres of rye on the Hooksett
era9e neTgnt of FIVE ffef , et alrt,dha s
but in every head more or loss of tbon, e era
missing. The Weld is less than antic;nsted
This portion uncut swayed brisklv in the high
wind of yesterday -JIanchester I,ney7con I'LL,
LIST.
coNNrcrYcrr
There was startling thunder sboxvo, =, 81
around New Haven on the 2Oth inst Tho s,atD'
ry of G. & D. Cook, the house of Mrs. Jacoh n
Walter, and place near the Park Houso
were struck by lightning. The son of Mrs
Walter was in sal-boat in the harbor at the
time the boat was upset and he narrowly es,
capped drowning
Payne Kenyon Kilbourn. Esq d;od IN
Litchfield on the 10Th after an Illness ~ e.
DAYS. He was a nrinter bv trade .,,d ' ~
Quoted the Litchfield ENQUIRER from 1SA5 70
1858. He was Gov. Holley's private secretsrv
in 1857. His tastes were literary and L;story-
cal In 1843, he published "The Skent;c and
other Poems" In 1851 he pubIisbpd a nR;o-
graphical History of Titchfeld Go,,r+,, D y
Union COLLEGE conferred mon b;n, ~ yoso
the honorary degree of Master of Ate
Mrs. Nancy Wood of Warren widow l.,
DIV. n wears of ACE was brutaiI,r ,,,,n1on 20"
on Thursday. the 18th inst NV ono Cnrt;s
Dart. who has been arrested He had tbraot
ened her life for discharginp him from har
service, for which he was nut under bonds
He beat her to death in her kitchen with lie
| fists and a mon handle. -'-'
Henry Lawrence Brainerd, the voung man
shot in the forehead and ewes nv Charles N
Andrews. on the 10th. at Haddam Neck diaJ