Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-08
NEWS SUMMARY.

disappearance of a maiden lady, which ex-
cites considerable interest. The following per-
sonal description is given ;-"She is peculiar
IN her appearance, having sad countenance,
petite features, of small size, and dresses in
black mourning silk, with Grape bonnet in
folds.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
John II. Barnard of bingham. committed
suicide Wednesday night, by cutting his
throat. He was twenty-six years of age, and
unmarried.
The Dog Ldw.-An Arlington Justice has
decided that no persons, according to the law,
except the Selectmen, have right to prose-
cute the owner or keeper of a dog for neglect
ing to comply with the statute. We have
some reason to suspect that the name of this
Arlington Justice" is Dogberry
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The third quarterly meeting of the Bristol
County Temperance Society was held in Fall
River, Wednesday. Addresses were made by
Dr. Charles Jewett, Rev. Edwin Thompson,
D; b. Weston, and others. Resolutions were
adopted, calling on the prominent men to give
their encouragement to the temperance enter
prise, deploring the increase of drinking hab-
Its among young men and women, and recon-
mendlng the order of Sons of Temperance as
agencies OF temperance reform.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Orrln Immersion, of Hadley, Waterman for
the Connecticut River Railroad, was found in
an clubhouse Wednesday morning, dead, with
every appearance of having fallen and died
without struggle He had been in the en-
ploy OF the road for twelve years, and was
about 81 years of age.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The town of Greenfield has voted to sub
scribe $4,000 to the Troy and Greenfield Rail-
road, and the work will probably 20 ahead
again.
MAINE.
While a ladies' fair was in progress in Wal
doboro', Me- on the 4th, lamp fell to the
floor, and setting fire to some combustibles,
created panic and stampede. In the rush
Tor the doors, several persons were thrown
down and badly bruised, and girl of ten or
twelve years, daughter of Mr.. w. f. Storer,
Is supposed to be fatally injured.
RHODE ISLAND.
Frank Mccormick, a man between forty and
nifty years old, residing on Martin street, Prov
ldence, was so seriously burned on the evening
OF the 4th, that he died shortly after his inju-
RES The man was intoxicated, and got his
clothing on fire from a lamp with which he was
lighting his pipe
The "Old Tin Top" Meeting House at Quid-
nc, the properly of the Rhode Island Baptist
NN'NtN OOif SutlOI IldS UGGu completely rGlllOu-
elled internally and externally
MISCELLANEOUS.
Edward II. Lawrence, Second Engineer of
steamer Bay State, and Mr.. Geo. F. Arnold, a
passenger, have died at the Hospital, New
York City, of the injuries received by the
bursting OF a boiler of the steamer Bay State
on Monday last Mr.. Arnold was an English
man by birth, but resident of Boston He
was by trade tailor, and leaves wife and
four children
Mrs. Jane Cleveland of Providence, while
standing, Monday, at the corner of 9th avenue
and 44th street, was shot by cannon loaded
with pebbles, with which some boys were
playing. She was about nineteen years Of
age, and recently married. pS
The Emperor Napoleon has hs4sdnished
newspaper corresDopGaelents from his CAM
they are nJdl0t to go beyond Milan; he has al
iGt4nterdicted all officers from writing letters
| the journals and over the entire correspo
f dence OF his army he exercises very stri
, supervision.
The Hon. VIM O. Goode of Virginia,
member of the House of Representatives fro
, the Petersburg District for several years,
member elect of the next Congress, died
consumption, on the Sd inst. Mr.. Goode h
been formany years a member of the Virgin
House of Delegates, and was at one time i
Speaker.
The taxable property of New York. as a
sessed for the present year, reaches the enc
nous sum of S551, 1923, 122 of which real c
tate takes 1878, $3.50, and personal S15S
$3.50; nonresident, $14,63l ,462 The t
, tai inrcease over last year is $780, 1872.
: The Milwaukee Wis., Sentinel says tn
some idea may be formed of the extent
which wheat gambling is carried on, when
, is known that for some weeks past the repo,
ed sales have generally ranged from 10000
$4,000 bushels each day, while the receip
seldom exceeded Is, 600 bushels. Some of Il
largest operators never in reality own bush
of wheat.
The wool market is tending downward. an
in domestic fleece the Prices Current auot
decline of three cents per pound from til
highest point of the season, with dull mark,
at the West, and still downward tendenc,
There is heavy stock Of foreign wool in Ne
York and Boston, and the demand for it
very light.
The Baltimore papers state that new whe,
is now coming to that market in considerab
quantity and in excellent condition, the uual
ty being better than the early receipts of Sc,
eral years past.