Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-06-01
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


in Lynn one day last week, and visited the
Circus, after which they lost their way and
travelled on foot as far as East Saugus where
they were found by the road side, covered with
mud and dust The little girl was crying bit
terly while the boy was bravely patting her on
the shoulder and endeavoring to soothe her
fears with the assurance that "Sissy wasn't
lost" They were taken in charge by the
gentleman who found them, and subsequently
restored to their anxious parents.
Before the Essex County Court of Common
Pleas, in session at Newburyport, William P.
Shute, Alonzo M. Shute, and William A. Smell
of Haverhi were arraigned on Monday upon
an indictment for being concerned in bogus
art union lottery. They pleaded not guilty,
and Shute was ordered to recognize in the
sum of $4,000 Smell in $1,000, and Shute in
$4,000, for their appearance for trial.
In Gloucester, May 3lst, a man named John
Tuttle was ordered to pay fine and costs,
amounting to SIC, for giving notice of pan
Drama in four of the public schools of that
town, contrary to law, without permission of
the teacher or any other person having author
ity to grant said permission
The Cape Ann Advertiser says that ton of
bay berry tallow was made in Gloucester last
year, worth lat from % to 33 cents a pound)
more than $780, As bayberry bushes abound
in the pastures of Cape Ann, the Advertiser
thinks tallow making might prove quite pro-
ftable business.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Twelve fires of an incendiary character,
have taken place in the town of West Rox-
bury since the 18th of February last The
total loss was $13,5 22, which was mostly in
sured.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
AT crossing of the Old Colony and Fall
River Railroad, near North Bridgewater, Sat
urday afternoon, farmer named Shaw, be-
longing in that town, had his wagon smashed,
his horse killed, and himself badly injured, by
collision with the cars. 1t was found that sew
eral of his ribs and a collar bone was broken,
but he will probably recover. He stated that
the accident was the result of his own negli-
gence.
At an adjourned town meeting in Bridgewa-
ter, Saturday last, the report of a committee,
chosen at the annual meeting, recommending
the abolition of the school districts and new To-
cations for school houses, was rejected by
very large and almost unanimous vote.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Nathan Williams of Ashfeld has set out the
present season 284 sugar naples, 165 by the
road side, so in grave yard, and Is in a lot.
The trees are all doing we'll He has applied
for the s25 premium offered by Boston gen
tleman for the largest number of trees set out
by the roadside, not otherwise.
Mrs. Abigail Putnam, wife of Stillman II.
Putnam of Wendell Depot, recently shot
fish hawk, which measured feet 6 inches
from tip to tip of its wings. The hawk was
fifteen rods from her when shot, and it was the
first time she ever took sight across gun"
Lucius Meekins, collector of taxes for Green
field in 1858, has, we learn, collected every tax
assessed, not abated by the town-a thing I'M
off hot Tho
of taxes was over $4,000.
Another Arctic OIL Caught.-Israel G. Boy
den of Conway shot large white owl on the
25th inst, with a rifle, breaking one of the
wings, at a distance Of twenty-five rods 1t
measured feet inches from tip to tip of its
wings.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Indian Orchard cotton mill of 400 looms
has averaged per loom per day for the last
seven weeks 81 yards of cloth. The number
of the yarn is 24l. The friends of this mill
believe this production per loom is greater
than at any other in the country.
A golden wedding came off last Wednesday,
at the old homestead of Israel Gates, in Long
meadow The children, with wives and grand
children, sixteen in number, met around the
old hearth-stone, and in the evening the happy
party received calls from the neighbors.
CONNECTICUT.
Hiram Mansfield, a farmer of Wallingford
went to New Haven on Saturday, the 2lst of
May, and purchased q bill of dry goods
amounting to S25. He stepped out on other
business for a short time, and during his alb
sence a man came in took up the bundle of
goods and walked out. Shortly after Mr.
Ma 6Sfea feme| III a foppa ttRat the G0qd d
course stolen. He made enquiries, and was
led to suspect that the thief had gone eest
Mr. Mansfield followed, aud got track of the
suspected man at Brantford, and from thence
he purchased ticket for Clinton. This was
on Monday, the 23d and on that day he
wrote to his wife from Guilford, saying that he
would return that evening or the next day
Since that time nothing has been heard OF
him.
Col. S. A. Cooley of Hartford, has been ap-
pointed through mall agent between New
York and Boston. This is capital appoint
ment as all who know the Col. must frankly
admit
Counterfeit threes on the Fairfield County
Bank, Connecticut, and twenties on the Bank
of the Republic, in New York, were put in
circulation in the latter city, Monday.
The Wilson Manufacturing Company, of
New London, started in 1928 by Increase Will
son, its present head, as a manufacturer OF
coffee mills, has grown into most important
firm, operating now on capital of 100000,
occupying about twenty-five buildings, and
employing from ninety to one hundred and
twenty hands
RHODE ISLAND.
farmhouse at Warwick Neck, owned by
Hon. N. b. Durfee, and occupied by II. C.
Gardiner, took fire about three o'clock Monday
morning, and was entirely consumed. Mr.
Gardiner saved most of his furniture The
house was worth about $4,000 and was insured
at the Providence Mutual office for $500.
PERSONAL.
The Washington correspondent of the Phil
adephia North American says of the Presi-
dent 1.-THE approaching Presidential visit to
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is intended to be
preparatory to the Charleston Convention.
Mr.. Buchanan causes it to be announced every
few days that his health was never more rug
ged and his appetite never more ravenous.
When he appears on the avenue after dinner,
he takes special care to tread with solid step
and to poise his form in the most erect man
ner. His speech, a few days ago, to the
Knight Tempars from Boston, while on their
way to Richmond, was refreshingly racy par
ticularly that portion of it which fattered the
Southern people
An old resident of Washington, d. c.,
Swiss by birth, rich, of an indomitable cour-
age, left his house on Thursday noon, and ar.
TlVeu III New"10rk Saturday night, whence
he sails for Europe. He takes with him a son of
eighteen and over 100000 in gold, determin-
ed to use his money, and blood if needed, in
the contestnow waging in Sardinia, and hav-
ing for his motto, death or triumph" He
commanded regiment during the French rev.
olution of 1880, and on one occasion surrender
ed with 240 men, all that were left out of 5000
at the beginning.
Coils Titus and Anderson, the former one
of the heroes of the border ruffian raid upon
Kansas. and both Of them, subsequently, fight.
ing cocks Of Gen. Walkers fiibuster gang.
mot M tho hor noon, &c H. c. Nf:.loI..