Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-20

valued at 5000. The burglars poisoned one
of two dogs which were in the building, and
carried off the other.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
David Wade of North Easton, cripple
from his youth expired very suddenly in his
chair, on Friday last. When child he swal-
lowed needle, which worked its way out
through his back, injuring his spine, and dis
aiding him for the rest of his life. He was 6o
years of age.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
In one of the school districts in Taunton,
Monday evening, vote was passed, after
long and acrimonious debate, not to open the
school house until the prudential committee
had contracted with a teacher, thus bringing
the district into direct collision with the super
intending committee, in whom that power is
vested. This is one OF the manifestations Of
the ''free school" movement which still fingers
on the south shore.
BARNsTABLE COUNTY.
Among the actions entered at the last term
of the Superior Court for Banstable county,
was one of Caleb Lombard, Esq, against the
selectmen of Wellfeet, for refusing to allow
him to vote at two elections in 1859, Mr.. l..
claiming damages to the amount ot 5000.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Charles j. f. Stone, Esq, prominent law
yer of Plymouth, n. H., committed suicide
Thursday morning, at his residence, by taking
strychnne. Mr.. Stone was the representative
elect to the legislature from that town. Fnan-
cial difficulties are supposed to be the prlncl-
pal cause.
CONNECTICUT.
The paper mills in Manchester have re-
ceived, in a lot OF waste paper bought in New
York, several bags of autograph circulars en-
closed in envelopes and directed to New York,
from "Furnandy Wud,' in which lie asks each
individual for his support in the December
election, for mayor OF that city. In this cir
cuar he pledges his "single eye to the public
good" aud, as Sampson Brass would say,
comes various games of that sort"
James Rigney, a member of the common
council of Hartford, died suddenly, Wednes.
day noon. He had been ill since the city
election, and was taken from his bed Monday
night and carried TO the meeting of the coun.
Gil. One of his children died last week, and
his sister died on Tuesday, CT the same dis
ease.
The house in Norwich occupied by Dir.
Augustus Frank, and owned by Mrs Frank,
was destroyed by fire, Wednesday night.
Loss about $1,000. Other houses in the vicin.
ty were considered damaged, and several per-
sons sustained slight losses.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mrs. Loguen, an old gospel Shareholder in
Bigbyville, Tenn, writes to "Jarm, her slave,
who is now clergyman at Syracuse, n. Y,
to come back, as she is poor and has an oppor-
tunity to sell him, and grumbleS that the mare
he ran off with, though recovered, has never
been good for much since. "Jarm' is request
ed, if he cannot return himself, to send $1,000,
which Mrs. Loguen holds to be less than his
market value.
On Tuesday morning, renowned sports
man, named Wadernall- Burke-names which
indicate cross between the Teutonic and
Celtic races-shot with his rifle one of those
symbols of American liberty, a bald eagle, on
Glove road Long Island, while it was perched
on the top branch of high tree The deceas-
ed measured feet inches from tip to tip.
Mrs. Mary Chestnut mother of the senator
from South Carolina, now in her Seth year,
and the vice regent of the ladies' Mount Yer
non Association, is one OF the six girls who, in
the spring of 1898, strewed flowers in the path
of Gen. Washington and sang songs of wei |
come on the occasion OF his triumphal recep-
ton at Trenton.
On board the steamer Empire State, on the
Sound, Wednesday night, an unknown pas
Senger was induced TO bet $40 by party of |
professional gamblers. BY a single turn of |
the cards the money was swept into the gam.
bers' pockets, and the loser overwhelmed |
" it'll instant remorse, leaped overheard and |
was drowned.
The California Assembly has passed an act
providing for the appointment OF state g, oIo-
gist, at salary of $500 per annum. 1t also
provided that Prof j. d. Whitney of North.
ampton, Mass, should be the geologist, and
that in case of his death or resignation, Prof.
Agassiz should have the authority to appoint
his successor.