Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-26
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The proprietors of the Boston Daily Ledger,
with morning and evening editions, announce,
rather unexpectedly, its discontinuance. The
Ledger was started by A. B. Ely, Esq, preyi-
Gus to the last Presidential election and after
wards passed into the hands of J. NJ. Barnard,
Esq, formerly of the Herald.
The sleeping room of Mrs. Black near
Mt. Auburn in Cambridge, was entered one
night last week, and robbed of considerable
| amount of Jewelry, consisting of gold watch
and chain, two valuable gold breastpins, &c.
Mrs, B, sprang from her bed to pursue the
burglar, who eluded her grasp and escaped.
| ESSEX COUNTY.
George Fitzpatrick died in Lynn Sunday
evening, of consumption. For the last twen-
ty-nine days of his existence he partook of no
food of any description, except one or two
straw berries He was SO reduced at the time
of his death that his leg could be SPAWNED at
any part by the thumb and forefinger.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Fire broke out in Fall River late Saturday
night, destroying the interior of the Bay State
House, on Bedford street. of a two story wood
en- building adjoining, and contents, occupied
by Hathaway & Allen, grocers, and of another
building adjoining the latter, occupied for the
manufacture of enameled cloth.
On Friday last, a horse driven by Mr.. Eli
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ran furiousy through the street. Mr. Bassett,
in jumping from the carriage, was precipitated
head first into a heap of coal cinders mangling
his face in shocking manner, and seyering
his tongue In two pieces, so that portion OF it
hung from his mouth by mere shred.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
On Monday 18th, horse belonging to Mr..
George Smith of MiddIefield, was attacked by
a swarm of bees. The bees were driven off,
but the horse appeared in intolerable pain and
entirely insensible to surrounding objects.
His groans could be heard quarter of a mile
off. He lived in this condition for five hours,
when he died.
| HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The bridge over the Chicopee river at
Palmer fell few days since, while Royal
Rlndge Of Wilbraham was crossing it with a
load of straw and two yoke of CATTLE precipi-
tating them into the river without injury.
They have queer notions of fun at Palmer;
one day last week the Eagle and Tiger engine
companies squirted water on to each other for
two hours, without either company owning
up beat at the end.
about o'clock, two boys, one Irish, named
DANIEL Beasley, aged years, and the other
a colored boy, by the name of Edward Scott
aged ~ years, were drowned by the upsetting
ola boat in Duck Pond, SO called. near Elm
wood, while engaged in catching eels, in COM
pany with four other boys.-Proridence .Toyr-
nal. o0V'-
On Sunday morning, the police of Provi
dence arrested man who had lately returned
from sea, for robbery committed two or
three years ago. While they were taking him
TO the lookup, he being clad only in trousers
ana SHIRT he made a sudden twist of his BODY.
and dlsengaging himself from the shirt fled,
leaving the garment in the hands of the sur
prised officials.
| PERSONAL.
Serious charges against Gen. Ward B. Bur-
nett, Surveyor-General of Kansas, have been
| preferred at the Department of the Interior
| involving both his personal and official cbarac
ter. The Secretary will order an immediate
investigation. Mr.. Buchanan's office-holders
are turning out to be much like Mr.. Van Blu
rens.
The New York correspondent of the Phila-
aeiphia Ledger says that "a call will be issued.
IN the course of few days, for public meet
ing of the congressional district which Mr.
Slckles Is elected to represent, with a view of
requesting that gentleman to resign his seat.
But under no circumstances will Sickles re
sign"
Inc woman who robbed planter at no.
tel in Wheeling, Va, recently, was not Miss
Wayt, Home Lecturer, as reported but a Bell
Winter, who had previously stolen trunk be-
longing 10 MISS Wayt, and thus became DOS
sessed OF some of her cards and handbils.
MISCELLANEOUS.
John Cobb, young man of 49, was hung at
Atalanta, Ca, lately, for shooting wealthy
libertine who had seduced his sister. Cobb
was convicted and sentenced last year, but the
feeling in his behalf was so strong that Gov.
Ellis was induced to reprieve him for twelve
months
Brown, Taggard & Chase, the publishers of
Mrs, Partingtons new volume of knitting
Work" announce that they are Obliged to de-
lay its publication, in order to meet the large
orders they have received for the work from
the book trade in all parts of the country.
nopplns Illustration in this book we consider
the best thing he has yet produced The are
unique, and in perfect harmany with the text
they accompany. The portraits of the Par
tlngtons must have been from actual sttings
by the noted originals.
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