Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-03
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GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The case of DIR. j. c. Aver for assault upon
Richard S. Fay, Jr., committed on the 18th of
September came before the Police Court, Bos-
ton, Wednesday. The case was again post
poned to the 10th inst, the bonds of DIR. Aver
were reduced from $4,000 to $1,000, and the
parties left the court room.
ESSEX COUNTY.
A case was tried in the Supreme Court at
Haverhill, recently, in which the amount pend
ing was 81 80. 1t occupied the court the whole
of one week, and two days of another. 1t was
given to the jury i'll the evening, who deliber-
ated upon it until midnight, but failed to agree.
The cost to the county, in the way of idry
fees for this trial, will reach the vicinity of
$780,
Mr.. F. B. Cross, of the firm of Cross &
Swan, druggists, of Haverhil, died very sud-
denly of malignant sore throat and membran-
GUS Group, on Monday.
Mrs Margaret Butler of Newburyport the
mother of seven children whose husband is
absent from the city, soon after breakfast on
Tuesday, was found dead on the floor of her
residence on Centre street. She was subject
to disease of the heart.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
The Congregational church in Lincoln,
Mass, was entirely destroyed by fire Tuesday
evening. The organ, pulpit, furniture, and
carpets, were saved. The fire is supposed to
have been the work of an incendary, as the
building has been previously set on fire three
times. Loss about $500, partially insured.
reward of $500 is offered for the incendary
AT the Middesex Superior Court, in session
at Lowell, Margaret German was on Tuesday
found guilty on charge of burning a house
IN West Cambridge. A female convicted of
burning house in birmingham, six or eight
years ago, is now serving out a life sentence in
the East Cambridge House of Correction
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
The Barnstable Patriot announces the death
of Capt. Asa Stevens, the well known ship
master. He was last in the employment of
Messrs. Pierce & Bacon, in the Galveston
trade, from which he was obliged to retire not
long ago by reason of the disease of which he
died.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Col Richard Borden, of Fall River on Sat
urday last, fell into the wheelpit of one of tie
engines at the Iron Works, a distance of five
feet, and was badly injured in consequence OF
his side striking projecting rock.
Mrs. Anne r. Frazer, wife of John r. Fraz-
er, Esq, postmaster of New Bedford, lovely
and very estimabe woman, died day or two
since of heart disease.
CONNECTICUT.
Michael Sheridan, charged with shooting
James Cloonan on Sunday night, 23d ult., and
who has been wandering in the woods since
that time, surrendered himself to the officers
Tuesday evening. He did so protesting his
innocence of the charge, and for the purpose,
of getting protection from the fury of Gloon
ans friends, who were pursuing him.
Mrs. Bard, wife ofJohn Bard, Esq, of Dan
ielsonvile, was shockingly burned, Monday
evening last, in consequence of her clothes
taking fire from a stove near which she was
sitting. Her husbands hands were also badly
burned in attempting to extnguish the flames.
Her injuries are very serious, and at present
her sutferings are intense.
A daughter of Arson A. Buck of New
Haven was found on board of the train north
from that city, a few days since, by the con-
in. ipca 10 a.