Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-30
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BosToN AND VICINITY.

is urged with great zeal. In committee, Sat
urday, Senator Fisher of Midway made an
earnest argument in behalf of the remon-
strants, on the ground that the Capitalization
Of the governing power in large cities, was
dangerous to the interests of the Common
wealth.
In the Superior Court Saturday, the grand
jury returned another Indictment against Geo.
p. Burnham, late State liquor agent, for adul.
teration in May last. Mr.. Burnham waived
the reading of the Indictment, and $4,000 was
added to his bail. The case is assigned to
Feb. 6, for trial
Mrs. Nellie Sprague, young daughter of DR..
Morrill, Of Boston, who lately flew from the
paternal cage, and was restored, again escaped
last Friday week, causing much gossip and
some sorrow. The detectives discovered her
in New York, clipped her ambitious wings,
and once more restored her to her anxious
friends.
Ullmann and Strakosch, managers Of the
opera in Boston, have had little discordant
music with Madame Gazzaniga, one of the
three pTimd dome at the Academy of Music,
pretty, for the Boston Theater 1t is stated
that Gazzaniga was engaged at $1,000 per
month, that she doesn't draw, and hence the
dscord. The prima donna has commenced
suit for breach of contract
Boston letter in the New York Tribune
states that the offensive demonstrations in the
college chapel were partly due to theological
antagonism to Professor Huntington, which
has been at work i'll some of the students.
ESSEX COUNTY
One OF the Haverhill police had occasion to
arrest last week, a poor man, for attempting
to break into meat shop. Investigation
showed that his wife and three children were
Ofe -. II I
INN to resort to this desperate means of relief
He was discharged, and provided for.
John j. Parsons of Wenham, has been con-
vlcted, in the Superior Court at Lawrence,
OF obtaining funds for the erection OF u church
IN Wenham, without authority, and sentenced
70 Tour months Imprisonment in the House of
Correction at Ipswich.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Joshua Stoddard of Wobum awoke. one
night last week, nearly suffoeated, from the eff
tects OF gas exhaled from coal oil lamp, which
had been left burning with so small a flame
that it gave out considerable smoke, the inha-
ation of which would in a short time have
proved fatal
BRISTOL COUNTY.
While the steamboat train from Fall River
was passing "Terry's Landing" Thursday
evening, rifle ball whistled through win.
tN'ti Sf'l passing Out on Jlle opposite
SIDE. The ball in its course passed across two
seats, winch fortunately happened to be va
cant at the moment. The seats Immediately
adjoining were occupied by passengers. The
report OF rifle was distinctly heard, and nat
uraly created great excitement.
In the New Bedford Police Court. Clark b.
Thomas, school teacher, belonging in Dart
mouth, has been fined 81 and costs for improp-
erly puuiShing one of his pupils, a boy seven
years OF age, son of Mr.. Adam Bennett.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Within few days facts have leaked out in
North Adams, which fix suspicion on a certain
person as having caused the death of Robert
BoSoro, who was found in the river near Phue-
nix bridge, III that town, with his neck broken,
some five years ago 1t is reported that there
Is authentic proof that Bosoro came to his
death by being knocked down, in his fall strik-
ing upon a threshold which broke his neck.
that he was concealed near Main street two
days, and then cast into the stream
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Mrs harrington with her mop was not
match for the Atlantic Ocean but Mrs Geo.
u Campbell, of Sharon N. H., with mop
was more than match for a fire that was
burning down her house, recently. With an
axe she knocked away some of the blazing
Iafters, and then, standing amid smoke and
Jets OF flame, with mop and a pail of water,
she Kept the fire at bay until help came. She
was severely burned, but saved her home.
Ihere has been great excitement in Lon
donderry H, during the past week IN conse-
quence of the seduction and abduction of a
girl named Churchill Her friends have failed
to lind where she is or to get any trace of the
direction she went DR.. Ephraim Barker has
been arrested on suspicion, but denies the
charge, and claims that it is a conspiracy to in
jure him.
CONNECTICUT.
Ebenezer Spear, a gentleman about 60 years
OF age, met with a singular death last Thurs
day evening. He had been playing with a kit
ten IN the room, his wife lying on a sofa at the
time, when, upon opening an outer door to let
the kitten out, he made a misstep and fell
down steep flight of stairs, breaking his neck
and dying instantly.
Mr. VIM. +. Arms, a licentiate of the New
London County Association, was ordained at
Norwich Town, on Thursday evening" Goth.
Sermon by Rev. Mr.. CULVER; ordaininr
prayer by Rev H. P. Arms, father of the can.
didate' MIR. Arms has received an appoint
ment to the North American Mission in Tur.
key, and expects to sail next month.
a story is in circulation that a man in New
halrheid, named Stevens, bid off at an auc-
ton sale package of old papers for trifing
sum, IN winch he found soldiers land war
rant, located in what is now the village of
batesVille, Arkansas, ard that he sold it to a
gentleman of that State for S4S 900.
Basil Munson has just been tried in New
Haven before the Superior Court for assault.
ing Mrs James II. Leak, while she was visit.
ing mousse on charitable mission, and forci
oily eJectlng her, and verdict of $500 has
been obtained The parties are from Ham
den.
PERSONAL.
Carl Shurz of Wisconsin was in WASHINGTON
last week, and on Friday evening was sere.
naded at GerhardPs House by Sangerbund of
the Turner Society, and was waited upon by
a large delegation of the Turner's, and respond
cd IN speech in German, appealing to his
countrymen to be true to the great ruling idea
OF the German mind, and never sacrifice the
principles OF freedom, though standing in the
very citadel Of slave power He and his re-
marks were enthusiastically received.
MIR. Garrison, at the late meeting of the
american Anti'Slavery Society, in Boston,
read letter from Thomas Gerry, venerable
Quaker abolitionist of Delaware, in which he
sad he had helped away two thousand t,co hun.
area e ana Jofty;tce SiaUes and that Maryland had
offered reward for his bdfy.
Mrs owlshelm the strong minded editress
of the st. Cloud, Min Democrat. has receiv'
ca the legislative appointment of Surveyor of
Logs and Lumber, which some persons are
disposed to regard as good joke. The lady
says nobody can insult her by the offer of work
that will bring Lonest wages
1t is stated that Hon. Theodore Frelinghuv.
sen OF New York, has been blessed with son
ana helr, after having reached the mature age
OF "a years. de married two years ago.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DIR, Shepherd formerly Secretary of the
Texas Navy under President Houston, lost his
ne at Columbus, Miss, the other day, in the
lrrepresslble conflict" Some vigilarts were
searching the trunk of northern man for