Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-12
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

running to the fire, two brothers named Sweat,
were thrown under the wheels, one Of them
surviving but few hours.
In the Supreme Court, Saturday, Judge
Merrick presiding, Johnson Zabriskie of New
York, petitioned for an Injunction against the
American Telegraph Company, charging the
company with entering into a conspiracy with
ID. ii. Craig of New York, giving his messages
priority, regardless of the rights of others.
The decision was postponed till Saturday next.
The authorities of Boston propose to cele-
brate the two hundred and twenty ninth ami
versary of the settlement of Boston in a COM
memorative and suitable manner, on Saturday
next. The schools take a holiday, the bells
will be rung, and cannon will salute the morn
ing, noon, and sunset in honor of the birth of
that town. The Webster statue, which has
been already placed upon its pedestal, will be
formally inaugurated in the afternoon of that
day.
Mike Donnelly, a well known thief, took adj
vantage of the excitement occasioned by the
return of the military Saturday morning, to
enter the counting room of Gilmer & Fletcher,
in Merchants Row, and rob it of $1,000. The
fellow was caught, compelled to refund, and
was taken to jail.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Mr.. Noah Moves, the oldest man in Newbury,
cut this year twenty five hundred weight of
meadow hay, in less than day, and on Thurs
day was down to the Bluff, picking berries.
Mr.. Noyes was born in ITO, and is conse-
quenty eghty-nine years old.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Several farmers in Rehoboth have recently
had their weeks supply of butter stolen from
their wells, where they had placed it to keep
cool preparatory to taking it to market. There
seems to be an organized gang Of thieves
abroad among the farmers, stealing everything
that will bring money in the market.-Procs-
deace Journal
The Pawtucket Gazette and Chronicle states
that the descendants of Mr.. William Thurber,
had family gathering at the old homestead
in that town, on the 3lst ult., at which were
present all but one of the living children
numbering fifteen-and nearly all the grand
children and descendants, of still another gen
Grafton
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Oliver A. Nickerson, cook of the schooner
Fillmore, has been arrested, and is being ex-
amined at Barnstable for the murder of Alfred
Day, one Of the crew, while in the harbor of
Garbarouse, N. s.. on the LIST of July.
Captain Bacon, of the schooner Elizabeth
b., which carried the slave Columbus to Nor
folk has turned States evidence, and thus ma
terally strengthened the prosecution. 1t is
understood that bill has been found against
Capt. Orlando and Capt. Crowel.
The Grand Jury have returned bills for will
full murder against Samuel S. Rich, for the
killing of Ebenezer S. Ward; and against
Charles Albis for killing Adeline Pells
NANTUCKET.
Narcissa B. Coffin of Nantucket, a well
known minister of the Society of Friends, has
just returned from Vermont and upper New
York, where she had been engaged in visiting
prisons, houses of bad repute, and almshouses,
preaching the gospel to the inmates, some
times with great hopefulness.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Erastus Morgan, who was lately numbered
amongth the Massachusetts survivors of the rev.
olution, living in Warwick, it is stated, died
two years since.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Seth Kibbe, driver of stone team from
Longmeadow, was thrown from his wagon in
Springfield, last Friday, disocating his ankle
joint, so that the bone protruded through the
flesh. The wounded man was taken home
and placed under medical care
MAINE.
The Machias Republican says The stom-
ach of Mr.. John Allen, who died very sudden
ly near Beddington, a few weeks since, has
been examined, and poison found therein. His
wife and a Mr.. Mann have been arrested on
suspicion, and taken to Aurora.
Miss Sallie Fletcher of Dixfield was shock
ingly burned to death recently. While stand
ing near stove her dress caught fire. There
were none but children in the house, and she
co qq teH Hto Tbs OPEN no;ghbors her
dress was quite consumed She lived, i'll great
distress, about forty hours.
A lost child of Daniel Ticket of Millbridge,
which disappeared five years ago, has lately
been discovered in wandering camp Of In
dians." They stole the boy, it is supposed, in
revenge for the shooting Of dog by somebody
with name similar to that of the child's faith
er.
AT Portland, Capt. John A. Holmes has been
sentenced to be hung Nov. 25th for piracy and
murder. The murder was most brutal, and
yet he declared to the court at the time of SEN
tence, before the crowd of spectators, that he
had no knowledge of tie crime of which he
had been convicted.
The quantity of manufactured lumber at Ca
lais is much larger than usual, and is now man.
ufactured so rapidly at that place that it would
require fleet of upwards of hundred arrivals
week to carry it off.
The Aroostook Pioneer tells of man who
was rambling in the woods, when he suddenly
found himself suspended between heaven and
earth by one leg, having accidentally placed
his foot in moose snare. A friend who was
In company shortly released the sufferer.
RHODE ISLAND.
The valuation of Providence for the year
1859, is $50, 526, 200, against $50, 823, 200 in
lo50-an increase of S693,000 The rate of
taxation is eighty cents ON 500.
The Providence Tribune says that about sun
down, Friday, swarms of small flies filled the
air, covered the sidewalks, lighted on dresses.
crawled over supper tables, and excited general
curiosity. From the post office up to Rich
mond street the sidewalk was so alive with
them that every football crushed myriads
The Pawtucket Gazette and Chronicle states
that the Peoples Bank, of North Providence
issues no bills of the denomination of SO. So
that all such in circulation are spurious.
Personal
A correspondent of the Salem Register f,lr
nshes the names of five Unitarian Congrega-
tionallsts in Massachusetts who have been set
tied over the same churches upwards of half n
century, viz: Rev. Jos. Richardson of Hing
ham, settled in 1906; Charles Lowell, d. D.,
of Boston, settled in 1907 Rev. Abraham
Gushee of Dighton, settled in 1907 Charles
Wellington, ID. d., Of Templeton, settled in
1907 Samuel Willard, ID. D., of Deerfield,
who is "a years of age
The monument in honor of the late Emper-
or Nicholas, was inaugurated in ST. Petersburg
July last In. 81. 1t cost over 5000, 600 took
three years under the superintendent of the
sculptor, Montterrand, who, on his death, in
June, 1928, was succeeded by Yerzeinoff
The Missouri Democrat urges the erection
of a monument to Col. Benton in st. Louis, by
his friends and admirers throughout the Union
generally.
EXTRACT from an article on fashion, from Morris
n Wills Home Journals