Worcester daily spy., 1859-12-09
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY

BOSION AND VICINITY.
An Ecclesiastical Council is in session at
Chelsea, to inquire into certain charges made
against Rev. E. II. Neyins, pastor of the
Plymouth Congregational Church. The ori-
gin of the difficulty is a severe letter, writ
ten some six months since by Mr.. William L.
Coan, member Of the church, to Mr.. Nevins.
In which there was criticism on the do
mestic affairs of the latter, and dictatorial
expression of dislike to his course as a minis
ter dislike in which other prominent mem
bers share.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
A man named Casey a track reparer on
the Western Railroad, was run over and killed
by the Boston express train for Springfield
Wednesday evening, four or five miles west of
Palmer. He was on the track at the time, and
seeing the night freight train approaching from
the west, stepped out of its way on to the
north track, when the engine of the express
train struck him, killing him instantly.
The Springfield Republican says that the
old stage proprietors, agents, and drivers, who
twenty years ago, on the banks of the Connec-
hcut, first commenced to lay aside the "whip
and horn to make room for the "bell and the
whistle, are to meet again in that city on the
2lst OF December, and partake of an old fash
ioned stage supper.
CONNECTICUT.
The editor of the Hartford Times says "a
manufacturer has called upon us and says that
large share OF his business has been done at
the south, but that his trade has been cut off
this fall that he already feels most disastrous
ly the effects of the unfriendly feeling that
has lately been so industriously encouraged at
the North. His agents at the South want no
more of his goods, and his losses this winter
will be severe"
1--WE hear that the American Mills of this
| will n
"have an order from the South for cloth for
the uniform of military company down there,
which is scared up, probably, by the John
Brown affair"
The father of Warren, the wife-murderer says
that he had set the day after his son was cap.
tured for carrying John away from his hiding
place. Ills intention was to conceal him in a
load of grass-seed and carry him to some rail
way station below Hartford and send him to
the South as peddler. But the sheriff was
a day too early.
The Hartford Courant gives the particulars
Of a jealous quarrel between respectable wo
man and her husband, of New Britain, at Ger
tain hotel in that city, short time since
whereby respectable young man, who was
paying his earnest addresses to the daughter
got knocked down, and the husband and faith
er got locked up in the watch house in conse
quence.
The Lane mystery has finally been cleared
up. w. b. #. Lane of New Jersey, charged
with the abduction Of Mrs. Lane, from he
mothers house in Woodbridge, was to hav,
been examined before Justice Garfield of Der
by, on Tuesday, but Mrs Lane, on meeting
her Connecticut friends, stated that she ha(
invited her husband to meet her at the time o
the mysterious disappearance.
A Norwalk clergyman found skunk unde
the furnace register of his study last week
and after calm reflection as to the Dleasantes
method of getting him out without making
fuss in the house, took up the register will
care, and placed barrel at the opening. TIL,
IRE was then encouraged, and Mr. Mephit
nhdlng the quarters uncomfortable, went int,
the barrel The creature was daintily takei
to pond when the barrel was upset, and he
unfortunately falling into the water, wa
drowned.