Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-06-18
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


Mr.. Thomas Ioomey captain after he had
been dishonorably discharged, and, as if ''to
add insult to injury" rendered him compli-
mentary parade on Wednesday last The guns
and equipments were taken from the company
and conveyed to the State Arsenal at Cam
bridge.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The 18th of June celebration in Charlestown
was commenced and continued in spite of the
storm G. Washington Warren was reelected
President of the Bunker Hill Monument Assoc
citation. The firemen and military were out
in full numbers. The Mayor entertained the
City Government and invited guests at his res
idence in Monument Square. The balloon as
cension and the fireworks were postponed.
Several pickpockets were arrested.
Soon after Mr.. Willard Mann of Natick was
reported to have lost or been robbed of peck
ct book containing Sill in bank bills and SS42
in notes of hand, he happened to remember"
having been employed under the shoe factory
in WATERFOWL, and on looking there he found
the lost pocket book and contents all safe, it
having dropped from the breast pocket OF his
vest.
ESSEX COUNTY.
On Wednesday afternoon, Miss Ellen Blake,
aged sixteen years, belonging to kittery, who
has been stopping in Newburyport, took two
ounces of opium, with the intention of ending
gagged to marry a young man. clerk of the
marines al the Navy Yard in Kittery, who was
at that date found drowned in the dock. Since
that she has mourned herself to insanity, and
several times attempted her life. This time
she took an overdose and vomited the poison
to the saving of her life. When she came to
herself she much regretted that they had in
tertered with her purpose, and threatens to re-
peat the effort at a future time.-Newburypon
Herald.
The school committee of Newburyport have
unanimously refused compliance with the pc
titions of the scholars of that city, for but one
session per day. The desire for single SEES
sion was chiefly confined to the pupils: but the
committee very properly thought they should
continue, whether studying or not, under the
superintendent of teachers for something
like the usual time.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Fall River News reports serious stage
accident on the route between Fall River and
Newport, Monday, the stage being upset while
descending Quaker Hill, in Portsmouth. Sew
eral of the passengers were badly injured, in
Guiding Mrs. Ingersoll of Fall River, Captain
Rowland, and another from Assonet Mr.. Asa
b. Rowland of Fall River, so years of age, es-
capped with only slight scratch on his arm.
The accident is attributed to the breaking of
part of the harness, thereby throwing the stage
on the horses.
One of the school houses in Taunton was
ransacked, a few days since, by two boys
named Kinnevan and Eddy. They threw the
books into the vault or saturated them with
ink put filth in the teachers desk, and COM
mitted other outrages. They are to be pun
ished as they deserve
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS.
The balloon that went up at Pittsfield on
Saturday, reached an altitude of three and
half miles. The thermometer that indicated
temperature of 20 deg. at starting fell to 20
deg. during the excursion. The balloon land.
ed in Otis in one and three-quarters of an hour
after starting. While passing through the va
pors picture of the balloon and the eronauts
was reflected from the clouds, with all the
clearness and sottness which distinguish rep.
reservations by the camera obscura.
One of Dan Rice's circus men, named John
Osborn, was arrested in Springfield by an AL
bany officer, for having caused the death of a
boy at Albany, named Gearon, by striking
him on the head with a club, as he was at
tempting TO crowd himself into the tent. The
boy lived several days, and post mortem ex-
animation showed that his death was caused
by fracture of the skull.
barn belonging to Mr.. w. G. Bates, at
Ashley Falls, and occupied by NJ. IL. Wick
wire, was burned on Friday night week, and
pair of valuable horses, harnesses, &C., were
consumed. 1t is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary.
VERMONT.
The Vermont papers state that the banner
belongs to Hardwick for making the most ma
pie sugar this season. That town made 800
900 pounds. Orleans county boasts of fifteen
farmers that have made $4,000 lbs, Hardwick
has seventy-fye farmers that have made 75-
0OO lbs, and two farmers in the same town
have made $4,000 lbs.
CoNNEcTICUT
The family of Mrs Goodman, in Hartford
consisting of the mother, three daughters. one
son, and two sons-in-law, were poisoned Wed
nesday afternoon, three of them dangerously,
They were seized with violent vomiting and
purglng soon after partaking of smoked beef
at their tea table. The symptoms were those
OF Aslatlc cholera, and were so treated by the
physician. The meat was undoubtedly pois-
oned.
One ofthe employees of Spaldng,& Rogers
circus company, named Card, while walking
upon the top of the cars of the Norwich and
worcester Railroad, Thursday afternoon, was
struck and knocked senseless bv the cross
tlmbers OF the Poquetanock draw bridge, I'M
der which they were passing His wounds
were at first thought to be fatal, but, under iu-
dlclous medical treatment, he is likely to re-
cover.
RHODE ISLAND.
Case Of Sdcriege.-On the 10Th dav of
April last, In the town Of Charlestown, Rhode
Island, an Old Indian grave was opened. Sew
eral citizens residing near the Indian Burial
Ground, opened one of the mounds, beneath
which, 1t was supposed, were the remains of
some formerly distinguished person in the
Narragansett tribe, being impelled by a spirit
OF investigation. They found remains SIM
posed to be those of a princess, together with
various ARTICLES, such as a copper kettle, belt
Of wampum, sc. Their proceedings seemed
to be innocent in intention, and probably thev
did not consider that in doing as they did the
feelings OF any one would be injured Butthe
remnant OF the tribe, or those who claim to he
such, took offence, and III consequence. an ac-
ton was brought against Messrs Asa Moves.
j. Z. Card, j. Congdon, George Madison. OF,
yer Fiske, George Babcock, Christopher Card
Samuel Nocake, and Chas. Cross, who were,
ON Monday. June 18th, examined on the charge
OF unlawtully digging open a grave, and ad-
Judged probably guilty, and bound over. each
IN the sum of 500, to appear for trial at the
Supreme Court
PERSONAL
Mr. Henry Dexter, the well known sculn.
ture, has received an order from a number Of
Mr.. Buchanan's friends in Boston, to make a
marble bust OF the President and he has gone
to Washington to execute the commission
M. Mlchelet, in his new book, Glamour"
says that 1.-THE great prose-writer of tie conn
try IS woman, Madame Sand. Its most i'm
FASHIONED poet is a woman, Madame Valmore
The greatest success of the age is that of a
woman's book, Mrs. Stoves novel, the posnel
OF liberty fora race, translated into all tongues"
Prof. James Is. Angel of Brown University.
has accepted an invitation to deliver nm grafton