Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


Ezra Hoton an old man who got his living
by running handcart in Boston, went home
Tuesday evening, discouraged, told his wife he
shouldn't eat any more suppers, buy any more
papers, nor go to meeting any more, shaved
himself, combed his hair, went into his cellar,
and quietly hanged himself. He was insane
The case Of DR.. j. C. Aver, of Lowell,
charged with assauting Richard S. Fay, Jr.,
with knife, has been further postponed till
Friday next. In the meanwhile, as neither
party is DESTROYS Of further prosecuting the
case, it is probable that nCi. pros. will be en-
tered.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Mary Adelaide Smaller, the young wife of
James Smaller of Canton, whose mysterious
death has been announced, has been held for
trial on the charge of adultery with one Jona-
than Davis, a few days before her husbands
death. Davis has fled. The case is said to
be very offensive one.
On Tuesday night, the central station on the
Dedham Branch railroad in West Roxbury,
was destroyed by an incendiary fire-being
the second railroad depot burned in that town
within a week. The loss to the corporation
was about $400.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Folo0ing their Afiaities.-A man and wo-
man--the former leaving wife and several
small children, and the latter taking from their
father two or three children, and leaving him
in loneliness-have lately departed from this
city, and are living together in Michigan.
Both parties are respectfully connected, but
have lately been bedeviled with communica-
tons from the other world, which they have
so long listened to that they have forgotten
their duties in this, and even the decencies
that should characterize society Newbwypou
Herald.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Republicans of New Bedford have vo-
ted to make party nominations for municipal
officers Hon. Willard Nye is a prominent
candidate for that office.
Petitions are circulating among the citizens
of New Bedford asking Congress for an appro-
priation for new post office building in that
city.
A fugitive slave arrived at New Bedford last
Saturday, having secreted himself on vessel
running to that port. He was promptly pro-
vided for and sent Uia U. G. r. r. to Canada.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The wife of Eli Burt of Northampton, who
is sixty years Of age, hung herself last Satur-
day in the woodshed adjoining her house.
She was hard character, and a hard drinker,
and for several days previous to her death was
afflicted with delirium tremens.
The Farmers and Mechanics Lyceum of
Williamsburg have been debating the absorb
ing question whether JHeTe are SOOu anu sui
fcient reasons for the authorities of Virginia
to hang old John Brown g"
MISCELLANEOUS.
The manufacturers of this country have
formed an organization, with its headquarters
in New York, modelled after the Manchester
(Eng.) Cloth Hall. Among the active opera
tors in the organization are Thomas L. Plunkett
and Theodore Pomeroy of Pittsfeld, j. Z.
Williston of Northampton, Austin Durham
and Horace Blanchard OF Hartford, Conn,
Charles Within Of Uxbridge, and others Al
bert II. Almy of New York, formerly of Nor
witch, Conn, is elected its secretary.
New York city has for some time been scan
dalizing Jim Irving, notorious fighting man.
who has been acting as superintendent of mar
kets. The grossest outrages have been proved
against him before the mayor, not only of per-,
soual assaults upon people but also of malfeas-
ance in office 1t is now said he will resign to
save being discharged, and all the papers con.
cur in the hope that he will do so.
The personal property Of the late Paul FAR
mum, formerly OF New Jersey, has been apprais-
ed at 100000, and the real estate is worth
100000 more. He gives SIG, 900 to the state for
the endowment of his favorite school, 100000
to his daughter, and the balance OF his estate
is divided between his two sons.
j. b. M0nnot, the famous stock grower,
whose stables were lately burned near New
York, sold at auction, on Monday, large lot
of horses, some Of which brought very high
prices. The beautiful thorough bred stallion
Logan" was sold to Virginia gentleman tor