Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-27
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Francis Pennell, a printer, well known to
the craft in Boston, committed suicide Mon"
day afternoon, under distressing and painful
circumstances. He had been ill for day or
two, and confined to his room. On Monday
at 8 O'clock he was found in his bed corpse,
his hand being at his throat, clasping pen
knife which was thrust into his neck. He had
also stabbed himself with a sword cane in the
region of his heart, and had taken dose of
landanum. He was afflicted with hereditary
insanity The Traveller says brother of the
deceased committed suicide, several years
since, while'sitting at table and conversng,
by stabbing himself to the heart with pair
OF Sciss )rs
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
The Marlboro journal is the name of a new
and neatly executed weekly, just established
at Marlboro, bearing the name of Geo. Mills
Joy as editor.
The supreme court recently gave to Marga-
ret M. Davalin bill of divorce from Patrick
her husband, for cruelty. The parties reside
IN Natck, and have been married only a year.
Patrick is so years of age, and Margaret rs,
who also possessed $500 i'm money, which
Patrick, the covetous old wretch, had succeed.
ed in getting into his possession.
The bell used in the late presidential cam
paign, by the constitution union" state com
mittee, has been sold to the I'd Congregational
society in Medford, for their new honse of
worship. 1t will hereafter call the people out
for some beneficial purpose.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The republicans OF Salem, at a meeting held
on Saturday evening, nominated James H.
BATHS for mayor and appointed committee
of eighteen TO nominate candidates for alder
men and report at a meeting to be held next
Saturday evening.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
Mrs Phillips, the lady in Williamsburg,
who was lately detected in the un lady like
practice Of ShoplifIing for the benefit of her
daughters, has been sent to the house of cor
rection for two years. She and her relatives
were much affected when the sentence was
pronounced.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
John Hogan, brakeman on the Western
road, fell from the top of a car at Indian Or
chard, Monday morning, while the train was
in motion, and was run over, the wheels sew
ering both his legs near his body. He surviv-
ed just long enough to bid farewell TO his
mother, brother, and sister, who were depend
ent on him for support.
The citizens of Hoyoke and Chicopee have
been swindled to the amount Of about 500,
by pretended fugitive from slavery He was
detected i'll Ills attempt to evade the delivery
of ticket on the Connecticut river railroad
the ticket having been given to him to carry
him to Montreal.
An unknown and apparently middle aged
Frenchman was found frozen to death beside
the Western railroad track, between Chester
and Giddetield, on Monday. There are sew
eral low rum holes in the vicinity, which ex-
plains his sad fate.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The office of the Manchester American was
burglariousy entered, Sunday night, and the
type in the forms and cases thrown into pi
and battered so as to be unfit for use. 1t is
the third time within two years that a similar
outrage has been perpetrated in the same
office.
RHODE ISLAND.
| John A. Prophet colored man, who lived
alone near the village of Apponaug, in War.
wick, was found near his house, Sunday after.
noon, frozen to death. He was man of in
temperate habits, and had been intoxicated
that day. James Chappell another colored
man, was found at the same time and near
the same place, insensbe and nearly dead
| from exposure.
The Providence Journal gives the report
that Mrs. Smith of Attleborough was burned
so severely on Friday night that she died.
Her husband was aroused by her screams in
the night and found that she was nearly dead
She arose without his knowledge, and il is
supposed that her night dress accidentally took
| fire.
| CoNNECTICUT.
The little son of DIR. Metter of Hartford
broke through the ice, Monday afternoon,
while skating, and was swept down by the
current Chas. Champlin, a lad Of only 10
years, with great presence Of mind, ran short
distance below, broke the ice by stamping on
it, and drew the drowning boy safely above
the surface.
John Day., young man, was arrested in
New Haven, for setting fire to the tenement
block last Friday morning, by the burning of
which six lives were lost. II is said he went
there, had fight with some of the inmates,
and threatened to burn the place in revenge
for the whipping he received. Young Ben,
ton of Guilford, who was run over by an en-
CINE at the same fire, is fatally injured
MISCELLANEOUS.
| VIM. Bartlett, formerly of Conway, in this
state, suffered painful death on the list inst
between Hudson, Wis., and st. Paul, Mimi
He was returning from the latter place, with
span Of horses, across the lake, when the ice