Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-12-12
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


The boarders of house in Summer street
| had their attention attracted early Friday
morning by the voice of colored man on the
| steps Of Edward Everett's house, who sang
and prayed alternately, and with great ferven-
| cy. The burden of his song and speech was
not known. He was not molested, and at the
conclusion of his solitary service took his de-
| parture.-Bee
The Rev Thomas Starr King has received
call to the Unitarian Church in Cincinnati,
the past week, and the Church in San Fran
| cisco has renewed its invitation to Mr.. King.
| The last call bears the names Of eighty of the
| prominent merchants and citizens of Califor-
mia, and the salary offered is $4,000 a year.
Two dodgers at the Merrimac House, Bos-
ton, were robbed of S2l00 on Wednesday
night, and the thief has not yet been discov-
cred. One man lost $500, and the other
| $780,
ESSEX COUNTY.
Benjamin H. Noyes of Newburyport was ar
rested on Friday last in that city, on charge
| preferred by business firm of Boston, of OBJ
tanning goods at various stores, to the amount
of several thousand dollars, by false represen-
tations. Noyes was taken before the Police
Court and put under bonds OF S20O0.
Five dead bodies, dashed to the sail of YES
sci, came ashore on Salisbury Beach, Friday
evening 1t is supposed that they may be the
crew of a coal-loaded vessel, which went to
pieces upon Breaking Rock" about half a
mile OIL tho Beach.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY
4HetroSe-The stable of George P Burnham,
ex-liquor agent, was Friday evening set on
fire and destroyed, with most of its contents.
His horse and carriages were saved, and also
the surrounding buildings. Mr.. Burnham has
suffered seriously from incendiaries within a
few months.
On Friday evening, as the half past six
o'clock horse-car from Boston was passing
through South Maiden, a man named James
Tenant, jumped from it while in motion,
missed his footing and fell under the wheels,
which passed over his thighs, injuring him so
that he died at about two O'Clock Saturday
morning. Deceased was a single man, about
thirty years of age, and was employed in
Cochran's print works, South Maiden.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The members of the Bristol County Agri-
cultural Society held stormy session, on
Thursday last,-the discussions resembling
very much some of the debates in Congress.
The difference arose out of the question of
settlement for the "Sproat' farm, recently pur-
chased by the Society. The Treasurer re-
signed his office, and some thirty or forty
members boltcd, and took preliminary steps
for forming rival society. DR.. Durtee was
reelected member of the State Board of Ag-
rcuiture.
Edward Turner, young man 16 years of
age, was, IN some ineXplicable manner, drawn
INTO the gearing of a turbine water-wheel, at
the Britannia Works of Messrs. Reed & Bar
ton, Taunton, on Thursday afternoon. His
left arm was shockingly crushed and lacera-
ted, one ear torn nearly out, his head and face
fearfully bruised, besides receiving other min
ries Of less severity - Gazette.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The venerable Rev. DR.. Osgood has been
very sick for some days with new attack of
typhoid fever, and was at one time so low that
his life was despaired of but he is rallying
once more, and we trust has many wears of
work and grace in him yet
RHODE ISLAND.
The large storehouSe, corner of South Main
and India streets, Providence, owned by James
/. Rhodes, was destroyed by fire, Friday
night. The Providence Nail Company had
5000 casks of nails damaged at least so per
cent. A large quantity of cotton recently
stored, and belonging to various parties, was
also destroyed.
Capt. James Aborn, of Pawtuxet, died very
suddenly in mliner's shop in Providence.
Friday. He had but Just arrived in the city
and had entered the shop and seated himself
by the stove apparently in good health. when.
after casual remark, he fell dead.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Lotteries have been established in Hayti
with the permission of the government. The
drawing of "The Grand Lottery of Divine
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