Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-12
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AID vIcIN1rn

burned to death in his cell, the eoroner's jury
have returned verdict that he came to his
death in consequence of burns received, while
under arrest at the police station in Brookllne.
And the jury find that the town authorities
are guilty of gross negligence, he having been
placed in the cell without being searched and
the building having been LETT for the night
without any person in charge of it.
No less than five persons have died from ac-
cidents in Boston last week, in addition to one |
person drowned, and one death from sun
stroke.
The Boston city government is agitating the
question of establishing public closets, uIinals,
and layatories, in various parts of the city.
The project is strongly recommended by ply
sicians and some of the public journals, on the
ground of its relation to the public health.
ESSEN COUNTY.
Mr. Nathaniel Morse Of Newburyport, was
fined ST, i'll the police court of that city last
Saturday, for shooting ten robins His de-
fence was, that the birds visited his cherry
trees and partook of the fruit. There seems
to be disposition in all parts of the Common
wealth to enforce the law for the preservation
of useful birds.
On the 9Th ult, during the great fire in Sa-
lem, Daniel Crowley stole what he supposed
to be bottle of gin from the Essex House.
and gave some to James Hayes, who sickened
and died. 1t turned out that the bottle con.
tanned corrosive sublimate. A case of some
what similar character occurred at Newton
Corner few weeks since.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The store owned by Phillip E. Hill and
others in Bridgewater, was twice set on fire
last Thursday night. The second time the
building was wholly consumed. The loss on
store, goods, and shoe stock, is about 81 500,
and ON building 81 900, on which there is a
partial insurance. There was also $3.50 in
money consumed in the store. Isaac Perkins
was the occupant
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Whittenton Mills i'll Taunton, caught
fire, Saturday afternoon, which was not extin-
tinguished till the roof and the largest part of
the drying house was in ruins. The loss Is
fully covered by insurance
The house of Mr.. jeremiah Allen of West
port, was struck by lightning few days since,
and the electric fluid visited every room in the
house-damaged the walls-moved cooking
stove, but injured no one seriously, although
Mrs. A., who had laid down, had her shoes
taken off by lightning
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
One day last week. as Mrs. David Baker and
daughter, of Leyden, were descending hill in
Guitord, the harness on the horse they were
driving gave way, and both were thrown out
Of the wagon. Mrs. Baker struck her head on
a rock, and was instantly killed, while her
daughter escaped with few bruises.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The convention of the anti-secret confeder-
alton composed of chapters from several New
England colleges, and one or two in New York,
was held in Springfield on the 9th and eth in
stants. The object of the confederation origi-
nally was to discountenance the existence of
secret college societies. 1t has developed it.
self into an Independent institution and its
exercises and ceremonies, probably, do not es-
sentaly differ from those of the societies it
was formed to oppose.
RHODE ISLAND.
Horace S. Tileston, a fisherman, residing on
India street, Providence, was drowned in the
harbor Saturday afternoon, while engaged in
his favorite pursuit
PERSONAL.
Though Mr.. George Bliss of Springfield has
Deen for many years actively engaged in vari-
GUS railroad undertakings, and has travelled
thousands of miles yearly, he was never on a
train to which any serious accident occurred,
until two weeks ago. He is the President of
the Michigan Southern Railroad, and was on
the train which met such terrible fatality.
Being in the rear car, he received no injury
His second experience of "smash up he had
tire utlier day on view rvIl4 OvntraI RuiI-
road. lie escaped a second time without any
personal damage. "Thrd time and out" If
MIR. Bliss is superstitious, he will taboo railroad
cars for a time.
On Wednesday of last week, while on his
way to the Piedmont boat, Hon. Sias Sew
mour of New York was knocked down and Sc
verely injured BY horse which came upon
hIm with fearful speed while he was crossing
w ashington street The shaft of the wagon
hit MIR. 5. on the cheek below the right eve.
ln1ilctlng severe wound, by which he suffer
ed good deal from the loss of blood
>, Inc negro minstrel, Mr.. Thomas Coleman,
dled IN Newark, N. D., on the evening of the
9th OF July, in his thirty-fourth wear. He was
born in Boston, Mass, August 8, 1896, and for
more than twenty years has been among the
most prominent delineators of the Ethiopian
character He was pupil of John W. Smith,
the original Jim along Josey /" and was known
years ago by the cognomen of "Piccaninnv
Coleman"
Hon. N. B. Robbins, Jr., was drowned al
Rochester, Minnesota, on the 1st inst. Mr..
b was about twenty-five years of age, ma
tive OF plymouth, Mass and graduate of
Williams College. He was a member of the
Minnesota Constitutional Convention.
MISCELLANEOUS.
a violent tornado passed over Sussex and
Warren counties, N. j., on Saturday evening
last In Hackettstown, two fine buildings in
course of erection were dashed to the ground,
one of which was the Episcopal church,
which it was expected to have been ready for
The Norwich Courier states that a vounp
man, aged about twenty five, by the name Of
Otto Hame, native of Berlin, in Prussia,
who was Tor some time resident of Patter.
son, some three months since left for Berlin to
take possession of property worth from $4,000
to 10000, left by an uncle, and on the second
day of his arrival he was put into the army.
In Philadelphia on Sunday, several conduc-
tors Of the street railroad were arrested and
nOn naI ~.
Sunday travel.
Eugene Fuller, brother of Rev Arthur b.
Fuller, OF Boston, and of the late celebrated
Margaret Fuller was recently lost overheard
from the steamer Empire City on its passage
from New Orleans to Havana. He had been
for many years connected with the New Or |
leans press as Geographic news and CONNER
cial reporter.
The Collins steamships Atlantic Adriatic.
and Baltic, have been purchased by the Pacific |
Mall AMI Panama Railroad companies, and |
will be Immediately put upon the California |
line. This is the last of the famous Collins |
steamers. Sic transit gloria.
On Friday last George f. Shelmire. propri.
etor OF the Spread Eagle Tavern at Hunting
don Valley, Pa, met with an awful accident.
by accidentally falling over moving machine
While 1t was in motion. One of his hands was
cut entirely off above the wrist, and the other
one cut through the wrist and the hand nearly
severed.
The corner stone Of the New York State
Agricultural College was laid, on Thursday
iast, with appropriate ceremonies The occa
sion was one of deep interest to the people of
mat vicinity, and over three thousand ladies