Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-10-31
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Judge Russell, OF the Superior Court, gave
ruling upon the liquor law at Plymouth last
week, and the tull bench of the Supreme Ju-
diclal Court, in Boston, the same day pro-
nounced an opinion upon the same point, that
was exactly opposite.
The sale of Hon. Rufus Choates library,
just completed by auction, will realize to his
family about $4,000.
Charles H. Weeks, alias Wentworth alias
st. Glare, the converted actor, who did not ad-
here to his faith, has been in Boston recently,
attending prayermectings in the character of Il
religious teacher The friends Of religion are
not disposed to trust him, and have put the
public on its guard.
A destructive fire occurred on Cambridge
street, Boston, early Saturday morning. Rob
ert Parkins's second hand furniture store, No.
POI, Daniel Edgerley's flour and grain store,
No. 2O3, and several adjoining buildings, were
destroyed. The total loss exceeds $4,000,
and was but partially insured.
The Boston common council have passed
the order relating to tie alteration of the city
charter, so as to provide for the election of
mayor for two years giving the aldermen sal
aries, and arranging the election OF aldermen
and councilmen so that one fourth of the num-
Der shall be elected each year.
The tavern building in Chelsea, near the
ferry, caught fire Thursday night and was
much damaged. The old shell was cut down
the next day, one boy was killed by the falling
chimney and several others received very Sc
rious injuries.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
Fire broke out early Friday evening, in a
| lumber yard on Middlesex street, Lowell, con.
tanning some $4,000 worth of seasoned box
lumber. The property was two-thirds owned
by Otis Allen, and the remainder by Horace
Howard they were fully insured. The fire
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| The papers notice the death of young girl
in East Cambridge, from very painful mis-
take. A physician was called to dress wounds
made upon her hands by piece of glass. The
wounds healed, but a few days afterwards the
child was taken down with the small pox, and
in spite of all remedies, died.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Mr.. Richard w. Drown of Newburyport
while attempting TO throw down a chimney
from the ruins of his house, on Summer street
Newburyport, was preciptated to the cellar,
distance of twenty or thirty feet. He was
wounded on the forehead, lost his front teeth
on the upper jaw broke the bone in the lower
| jaw, and was hurt i'll the neck and body.
Fire broke out in MarbIehead, Saturday
morning, destroying two dwelling houses, a
carpenters shop and barn. There was from
$1,000 to $4,000 insurance. The carpenters
shop and barn were owned by j. Sparhawk
The dwelling-houses were owned by Nicholas
Tucker and II. G.. Gallison. Insurance on
| Collisions house, $1,000.
Peter Barrett of Lynn, while picking nuts
from a tree on Friday, 2lst inst, fell to the
ground, distance OF thirty feet receiving in
| juries, from the effects Of which he died on
Sunday morning. His spine was disocated
by the fall and the shoulder blades were driy-
en- into the stomach. From the time of the ac-
cident till his death he had the power to move
his head, but his body was motonless.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
One of the girls employed in the Taunton
Hotel, was assaulted on Friday night, by a high
way robber, dressed in disguise Of a female,
who demanded her money. The heroine OF
the kitchen with one straight hit" sent tho
wolf in Sleeps clothing Keeling to the gutter,
and made her own escape to the hotel.
NANTUCKET
The Nantucket Inquirer complains that the
boys are getting rowdyish They throw pep
per in the faces OF the ladies, bespattcr dwell
lighthouses with antiquated eggs, and do other
things very naughty.
BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
| The cranberry fever is up on Cape Cod.
The Yarmouth Register mentions several cases
where parties have made from $1,000 to $4,000
from their crops. A piece of bog land that
| five years ago was not valued at 500, cannot
| now be purchased for $4,000
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Moses Wait, a native of HubbardstOn. was
arrested on Monday for forging the name of
| rhaddeus Parmenter of Sunderland, to a note
Of $50, which Wait got discounted at the
Franklin County Bank. He was brought be-
fore w. L. Davis, Esq, on Tuesday, and gave
800 bonds for his appearance on Saturday,
but forfeited his bonds.
| HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The house in Pelham, kept by zone James
Sumner, formerly of Ware, but more recently
| of Northampton Jail, was destroyed by fire
last Tuesday night 1t was a dsreputable
house. and as soona as the fire broke out score
of visitors, male and female, married and UNI
married, "might have been SEEM running
across the fields. Some OF them were caught,
but their names are withheld from the public.
CONNECTICUT.
A coal train ran off an cmbankmcnt near
Westiield, Thursday. A brakeman named
| George Smith had both legs smashed and died
within an hour He stsod to his post mantully
when the signal was given to stop, and lost his
life in his endeavor to save the life of others.
The accident occurred by the neglect Of the
switch tender
The Hartford Times learns that Mr.. Solo
mon Williams, an elderly and respected citi-
zen of Manchester, by mistake swallowed a
quantity of corrosive subimate. He instantly
vial of castor oil, and went at once to Dr. Tay-
Tor, though he was unable to speak, 1t was
four hours before Mr. W. family knew of the
accident. He is as yet by no means out of
danger.
The large new barn of Joseph Terry, in
Hartford, was destroyed by fire Friday night,
caused by the explosion OF fluid lamp, which
Mr.. Terry had in his hands The barn was
destroyed, with thirty tons Of hay. $500 worth
of tobacco, fifteen swine, aud other property.
The whole loss was from $1,000 to $1,000.
The trial of Daniel Potter the grammar
school teacher in Hartford, charged with cruel
ly beating one of his pupils, was brought be-
fore the police court Saturday morning. In.
tense excitement prevailed. The testimony
showed that the master caught his pupil by
the hair, dragged him over the scat to which
he clung, drew him violently down the aisle
the boy all the time resisting with all his
might His subsequent punishment was very
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