Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-29
GENERAL NEWS SUNNI AIRY.


BOSTON AND VICINITY.
Geo. w. Calef, the well known temperance
lecturer and public speaker, was outrageousy
assaulted, on Wednesday last, while sitting at
supper in his boarding house. His priuci1aI
offence, as alleged, was that of being Wide.
Awake.
AS an old gentleman by the name of Tan
pan was walking up Milk street Friday after.
noon, his foot caught in the hoopskirt of A
lady whom he was endeavoring to pass, and
being thrown to the ground, he suffered frac-
ture Of one Of his arms.
Josephine Ada Meads, about eight years of
age, daughter of John b. Meads living on
Fifth street, South Boston, died of congestion
OF the brain, on Thursday caused by wound
upon the head by tall while at school,
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The old question of the annexation of that
part OF Deerfield known as "Cheapside" to
Greenheld Is to be brought before the next
legislature 1t naturally and egitimately be.
longs to Greenfield but its wealth renders
Deerheld 10th TO part with it,
Joseph and John S. Anderson of Shelburne
have purchased the full-blood Short Horn bull
known as the ''Pease bull " of Middlefed He
Is from Col. Thora's stock, is six years old,
weighs 22OO pounds, and took the first premi-
UNI at the state fair in this state
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Reuben Smith of Ware has raised an ample
one halt OF which is a fall pppin, and the other
matt russell. The tree bore a peek of such
apples, and several bushels Of its natural fruit
fall pippins. Some one accounts for it by
supposing that bees, in collecting sweets from
apple blossoms, visited russell tree, and then
the plppin, bringing pollen from the former
winch was mixed with that of the latter but
there is no certainty Of thiS.-Paimer Journal.
MAINE.
VIM. II. Kenney's son, of Westbrook, aged
years, set his clothes on fire with matches,
Thursday, and was so seriously burned that
he lived but two hours His mother was also
badly burned in endeavorng to eXtinguish the
flames.
The Boston Journals Kennebec correspon-
dent looks upon Lot. NJ Morrill, as the man to
succeed Mr.. Hamlin, should the latter be cleo
ted Nice-President. He says "evcry one
recognizes Linn as the proper individual for
the place.
Alta meeting of the Passamaquoddy Indians
at Pleasant Point on the 9th inst, Peter Nacola
SepsiS was elected representative Tor delegate)
to the state Legislature.
An itinerant preacher, named Page, known
as The second Joseph, or Peace Man. is preach
ing in the street Of Bangor, by permission of
the Mayor.
In drunken row at Portland, Friday, Ell
bridge Lewis and John Macintosh, of fishing
schooner American Eagle, got into quarrel
when Lewis struck Macintosh over the head
with a heavy oak handspike inflicting
wound which will probably result in DEATH
Lewis, now completely sobered, delivered him
self up, crying I'm sorry! o! Pm sorry !"
His face and head were much disfgured with
blows and cuts. On being locked up in his
cell he appeared to writhe in The most extreme
agony, crying out, O! John, my good friend
John Ii have struck you, Ill spill every
drop of blood in my body o, my God my
God! what have l done o! rum, rum ,"
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A new dwelling in Keene belonging to Revf
Charles Greenwood, a very large and superior
building, was burned last Monday night to.
gether with all the furniture, clothing, etc, of
the family, and $500 in money and papers.
The house and barn of Benjamin Cass, of
Bridgewater, were struck by lightning Friday
afternoon and entirely destroyed Loss about
$1,000.
AT Tuitonboro', on the 18th inst, Dana B.
Fox, promising lad of II years, hung .him-
self while laboring ander fit Of dependency,
caused by a dream which he had last spring,
that he should die in the fall.
VERMONT.
The finny population of Lake Champain is
fast increasing. Two or three years ago the
smelt made its appearance in these waters, and
| has since been caught in quantities; and now
the black bass, fish heretofore by no means
abundant in the bay, is daily caught from the
breakwater in considerable numbers
The celebrated gray horse Bully of Yer.
mont, or cabin Horse owned by a stock
company at West Randolph, and valued at
about $4,000, did on the 9th of disease of the
lungs, sly led by the physicians of the Place
| plcuropneumonia."
()Wpu HapipV nf Vast Rutlan1 ,yoe ,.,,,, ,,,,o,,
by the cars, at Rutland center on Monday.
and instantly killed. He was intoxicated and
had lmd down upon the track to sleep.
RHODE ISLAND.
The whole number Of students in Brown
University is 232, divided as follows: Resi-.
dent graduates 5, seniors So, juniors 45, soph.
ignores TO- freshmen IA. The university H.
brary contains $4,000 volumes and is rapidly
increasing from the proceeds OF permanent
fund. The society libraries have 600 vol
umes. Therefore $4,000 volumes are accessi-
bic to the students.
There have been an unusual number OF
cases Of lockjaw in Greenwich and vicinity,
within fen weeks. The fourth case was A
little girl BY the name Of Riley, who died last
week. All the cases originated in wounds
upon the great toe
Rev. john c. Wood of Groton Center. Ct
has received and accepted a call to the pastor
ship Of the Baptist church in Greenwich. to
enter upon the duties of his office the first of
November.
Rev. Massena Goodrich, pastor of the Uni
yorsalist society in Pawtucket, has received
the appointment Of Professor of Biblical Ian.
guages aud Literature" in the Theological
School at Canton, St. Lawrence county, New
York.
CONNECTICUT.
Five large bags Of public documents sent
! from Washington by Hon. O. S. Ferry for
his constituents in Fairfield and Litchfied
counties, two months ago, have just been dis.
| covered in the post office at Litchfield Some
OF the packages had been mutated.
The Irishmen in New Haven had meet.
! ing Thursday evening and passed resolutions
! approving OF the course of the Irish regiment
in New York in refusing to take part in the
reception of the Prince Of Wales.
A five year old son of Mr. Williams. in
Stamford, was poisoned by sucking cobalt and
molasses from paper which had been prcpar-
ed for the destruction of flies
The children OF Jacob Cooper, who resided
in Sutield, Connecticut, recently had Il family
meeting. They are eleven in number and
there has never been a death among them.
| lhelr respective ages are about 81, 65, 3d. 81.
81, 81, %, 3d. 81, 40, and AZ and the sum
total OF the ages is about 628 years and three
months.
Personal.
Mrs, Sarah r. Cobb aged 6S years mother
OF Secretary Cobb, received ut a late fair in
georgia the premium Of silver goblet tor
hVe handsomely embroidered skirts worked
! by herself tor her five grandsons
a prize OF G20 for the best essay on the eff
fects Of Sunday cab driving, has been won by
London cab driver in the open air on the TOP
| Of his cab