Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-21
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The citizens committee of sixty" an ir-
responsible body of citizens have re-nomnat-
ed Hon. Frederick w. Lincoln for mayor of
Boston. The democratic journals, the Post
and the Courier, have discouraged the nomin-
alton, and the prospect is that they as well as
the republicans will have a candidate iii the
field.
Mrs. Nellie Sprague, the daughter of DIR.
Morrill, of Howard street, Boston, who had been
missing since Saturday, 18th, and for whom
reward of $500 was offered, was found on Fri
day last secreted at the house of one Constable
Coolidge in that city. Her absence is explain
ed by the fact of an unpleasant marriage, from
which she expected to escape.
The sales by auction of the stock of Phillips,
Sampson & Co. amount in the aggregate to
100000. The stereotype plates of the firm,
some OF them OF great value, brought alto
gether $4,000. This sale closes the existence
Of this famous house.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
Shocking Iragedy-On Friday morning last
Mrs. Henry Holcomb of South wick, was
found lying in one corner of her cellar, shock
lngly wounded and weltering in blood. A
club with traces of bloody hands upon it, and
marks of gore, was found near her. Her hus-
bands clothes were found in his bed room
sprinkled with blood, indicating that he had
attempted to murder his wife, changed his
clothes and fled. Holcomb is the son OF Hon.
Amasa Holcomb of Southwick, and is about
thirty-fi years Of age, and has sustained an
excellent reputation. The wife is unable to
give an Ineligible account of the Transaction
Her wounds are dangerous and may prove
fatal.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Hezekiah Russell, son of Solomon L. Rus
soil Of PITT cfiaIl ic 10, H., I
in the wreck of the Royal Charter. He was
to have sailed from Melbourne on or about the
date of the sailing of that Inflated vessel, and
his friends fear had engaged passage in her.
CONNECTICUT.
In the Superior Court in Fairfield County
before Judge Waldo, Heman Hall has been
sentenced to State Prison for six years, for
manslaughter Of Dennis L. Rood of Hunting
ton who died Oct. Is, from the effects of a
beating by Hall.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The question Of allowing Methodist clergy
men to remain more than two consecutive
years III charge OF the same church, is creating
considerable stir in that denomination /; and
the ONO conference has passed a vote re-
questing the general conference to amend the
rule to that effect
The Russ pavement in Broadway, which
was laid about ten years ago, and which cost
the city of New York some 100000, is to be
taken up and the Belgian" pavement sub
stltuted for it. The loss of horses by the Russ
pavement is said to have been very great
he New York water commissioners COM
PLAIN OF daily waste of thirteen million gal.
Ions OF Croton in the city, which renders it i'm
possible for them to get even a days supply
ahead for use in case the main pipes should
burst They have therefore augmented their
private police force, and will prosecute people
If they don't listen TO the warning
In Philadelphia, on Thursday, while the fu-
neral Of a coored female was passing through
the streets, the hearse encountered an obstruc-
ton, which forced a pin out of one of the
wheels, and the hearse was overturned. The
coffin was broken, and the corpse rolled out
upon the street. while the driver was thrown
from his box and considerably injured