Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-05-26
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Wednesday morning, before Judge kussell, on
complaint charging him with embezzling
property worth 5000, belonging to Gilman
Carey of Proctersville, VT The accused was
held in $4,000 for trial in the Municipal Court.
He failed to obtain bail and was committed to
Jail.
The failure of Field, Fowler & Co., large
drug house in Boston, having connection in
New York and New Orleans, was announced
in Wall street Tuesday.
AT the Boston Theatre, Tuesday, person
designated as German student" occasioned
good deal of excitement among the audience,
and was removed by force; but upon his arri-
val in the vestbule of the Theatre he COM
mitted violent assault on the usher with his
cane. The beligerent student was arrested
and detained till morning
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
In Reading, Tuesday, the holder of a mort
gage, taken by the Atlantic Loan Fund Asso-
citation, attempted to take possession of the
premises of one Mr.. Lang. Officer Blood was
employed on the occasion, but Mr.. Lang OPP
posed him, and about fifty of the neighbors
surrounded the house, and compelled the Off
Ger to abandon the attempt Mr.. Lang and
other mortgages in the same condition are
determined to resist foreclosure upon the
ground of fraud, with which one Amos Cum
ming, Jr., late Secretary of three Loan Fund
Associations, is mixed up. Preparations are
making to bring the matter into Court
Journal.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
In April, 1858, Geo. S. Rice removed his
family from Somerset to Swanzey although
still working his farm in Somerset and spend
ing his time there Somerset taxed his per-
sonal property and recovered the tax. Swan
zey taxed him and he paid. He sued Somer-
set to recover the tax paid that town, and, at
Taunton, May %, the case was decided against
him. So his attempt 10 be citizen of Swan
zey, on that occasion, was unavailing.
In Fair Haven, May Oath, Clement Randall
fell with a scaffolding attached to a barn, had
leg broken in three places, and was otherwise
badly injured.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The following gentlemen have been elected
officers of the Hampshire Medical Society for
the ensuing year: President, DIR. Franklin
Bonney, Hadley. Vice President, DIR. l. IL.
Taylor, Amherst. Secretary, DIR. James
Thompson, Northampton Treasurer, DIR.
Artemas Bell, Southampton. Orator for the
next year, DR.. n. Chamberlain of Northamp-
ton.
Last Wednesday night the drug store of Os-
car Edwards, in Northampton, was broken in
to, and large iron safe blown open and rob-
bed of $l75 in money The safe and contents
DelOHbeu 10 lnSOlNenJ estate OF w nlle,
Smith & Co.
w. 7. Dillon of Westfeld, was lodged in
Jail in Northampton, on a charge Of forgery
preferred against him by Messrs. Grove & Co.
of Boston.
New counterfeit tens on the Hadley Falls
Bank, Holyoke, made their appearance Tues
day afternoon in New York.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Chicopee Journal says the new Catholic
church in that town, which is to be dedicated
next Sunday, and which cost $4,000, is one of
the best specimens of architecture in Western
Massachusetts. Its style is Gothic
Luther Shurtletf of RUSSELL has eighteen
ewes, which have twenty-eight lambs the pres
ent season, ten of them having had twins.
Last year Mr.. Shurtletf raised twenty-se
lambs from nineteen ewes and sold twenty
five Of them for SO
a Zouave, on stepping on board of vessel
at Marseilles, bound Tor the seat of war, was
stopped by the Colonel of the regiment, who
recognized, in the soldiers dress, young
girl, who had assumed the uniform in order
not to be separated from her lover.
CONNECTICUT.
Samuel Lawhead, of New Britain, made a
horrid attempt to commit suicide in the Hart
ford Jail, on Sunday. He bored hole into his
neck with knife till he broke out piece of
the windpipe, made several stabs on the side
OF his neck, cut his left arm in two places and
then thrust the knife into his body in the stom-
ach or abdomen.
The inhabitants of Watertown, CT, are
much excited about the brutalities of an Irish
resident of the town, who horsewhipped one
of his daughters SO severely that her screams
were heard nearly half mile. She has been
obliged to leave her home for fear of her life.
RHODE ISLAND.
WoOasocket-Edward Harris, the most en-
terprising manufacturer OF this village, has
purchased two farms adjoining the place. one
of Luke Aldrich containing 800 acres, and
one OF Elias 5. Ballou, 100 acres, paying the
sum Of $4,000 for both 1t seems there is a
good water privilege on said premises, with
thirty foot fall, which has until now escaped
notice. Mr. Harris contemplates erecting a
large factory for the manufacture of cotton
| goods, large enough for 400 looms-PToridence
Post, May 18th.
Two men named Richard Pearson and John
Chace, have been arrested at Portsmouth,
charged with committing a variety of out
RACES in North Providence, such as cutting
down young fruit trees and similar malicious
offences. They will be tried on the 31st.
PERSONAL.
Among the Oberlin rescuers, now in Jail at
| Cleveland, is venerable patriarch named Ma
thew Gillett, whose head has been whitened by
| the frosts of seventy-four winters The heroic
old patriot walks the floor of his prison cell
with as proud an air as he would the halls of a
palace.
Howard Abbott son of Hon. Nehemiah Alb
bolt of Belfast, left his room in Bowdoin Col
lege on Friday night and it is supposed that
he has committed suicide. He was last seen
about ten o'clock, p. NJ, by one of his class
mates, walking slowly across the College
grounds. The next morning he was missed at
recitation, and on proceeding to his room it