Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-20
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

lie case OF Ifc slave N1dTldy ldhtll nun
claimant, Mr.. Holmes, in Plymouth, upon a
writ of habeas corpus, was heard Tuesday
morning, 10Th, before Judge Metcalf, and as
no one appeared to urge her restraint, she was
discharged. John A. Andrew and VIM l..
Burt, Esqs., appeared as counsel.
The public exercises of the graduating class
of the Cambridge Divinity School, took place,
Tuesday, 18th. Among the graduates was
William Burritt Smith of Grafton. The exer-
cises of the graduating class in the college
will take place to-day. One hundred and for
ty-one candidates have presented themselves
for preliminary examination.
ESSEX COUNTY.
In West Newbury, on Friday last, little
boy, seven years of age, son of John E. Bart
lett, Jr, while annoying a horse by striking
him on the heels with stick, received kick
in the face from the animal, which broke his
jaw bone, pieces of which fell upon the ground.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
There has been recently erected In the an
cent burial place of Quincy, agreeable to the
last request of the late Freeman Hunt, near
the graves of his sister and mother, plain
and characteristic monument OF the poor
boy" of Quincy, whose name and that of his
Merchants Magazine, become widely known
in the business world.
The Traveller reports that barn in North
Sunday morning, and with its contents, con-
sistng of five tons of hay, two valuable horses,
wagons, and farming utensils, was entirely
consumed; also fifty dollars in bank bills,
which Mr.. p. had temporarily left in the barn.
The property was not insured.
NANTUCKET.
The Nantucket Inquirer of July 10Th says:
owe caution our brethren of the press against
certain company of musicians and negro per-
formers travelling through the State under the
name of "Swain's Combination Troupe" as
they are swindling concern, and do not pay
their bills. They visited this place few
days since, gave several entertainments, and
decamped leaving hotel, hall and printing bills
unsettled.
Ship Phoenix, of this port, recently lost, had
on board 425 bbls. whale OIL and had sent
home 600 bbls. whale, $50 do. sperm oil, and
10000 lbs. bone. She was insured in New
Bedford for $4,000; at the Union Mutual
Office $4,000, at the Pacific 5000, and at the
Mutual Marine $800.-Nantucket Inquirer july
10.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
OF the 800 hands employed in the cutlery
works of Lamson, Goodnow & Co, Shelburne
Falls, $50 have struck for an alteration in the
payment of their wages. During the hard
times the hands were furnished with work on
condition that they would take in payment six
months notes, and Notwithstanding the i'm
provement in business the rule is still adhered
to, and the operatives now demand half cash
payments in August, three-fourths in Septem-
Der, full payment in October, and monthly
thereafter
CONNECTICUT.
A Venerable Elm, which has stood upon the
green at Windham ever since the town was set
tied, was blown down on the 18th and fell
with a crash, one of the limbs breaking through
the roof of a Westinghouse.
Personal.
Count Charles Giulio, one of the most emil
nent men in Piedmont, died on June 30 He
was a distinguished mathematical professor,
senator and councillor of state On more
than one occasion he broke a lance in the senate
with M. Cavour, on economical questions, and
carried away the vote against all the influence
and talent of that minister.
William jerks, a former resident of Chico
pee Falls, Mass, and the inventor of the once
famous "Jenks carbine," was killed upon his
farm in Alexandria county, Va, near Wash
ington, on the 9th inst, by falling backwards
from a load of hay.
MUSICAL.
AT the great Handel Festival recently held
in London, the receipts fell not far short of
$4,000 The receipts on the last day, when
Israel in Egypt was given, amounted to very
nearly $4,000
MISCELLANEOUS.
Capt. Crosby, of the soop Glide, which ar
rived at this port on Thursday, from Cape
Cod, informs us that off Nobska Light he OBJ
served what he suspected to be a sea-turtle or
the surface of the water at a short distance to
windward, apparently eight feet long by foul
feet in width, with crustacepg9s IS he1IQ 4;QB
mat feau:: capt "GUG crosby changed his
course IN order to approach the monster, wher
IL disappeared beneath the surface of the wa.
ter. 1hls species Of turtle are, we believe
rarely seen III our waters. --Ne10 Bedford Mer
curry.
"A shocking camphene accident occurred in
fhliadelpma on Thursday evening lamp
containing the dangerous stuff exploded. and
three ladies sitting near it had their dresses al.
most entirely burned from them. Mrs Cath.
arlne ward died in the course of the nigbt
Mrs Sarah Wingate is not expected to recov.
er; and the other lady was terribly burned
about the neck, but will probably survive. ter
ribly dsfgured.
Among the persons who signed the pledge
IN the New York County Jail, by the influence
OF the chaplain, a few days since, was a vounp
woman who said she drank forty-tour glasses
OF lager beer, beside lot of poor ionor. ON
the 4th, when she became noisy and quarrel
some, and was arrested and sent to iail The
whole number of signers was so.
| Nicholas Longworth, the Cincinnati Million
ARE, was sitting on the steps of a drinking
house the other day, with his hat between his
knees, waiting for friend, when passing
stranger dropped aquarter into his hat, thinking
nm beggar Nick's personal appearance is
said to justify the inference