Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-31
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Inc Boston journal says the statue of John
Adams, intended for Mount Auburn, has
reached that city, and will soon be placed in
its destined position. The same ship brought
another lot of statuary, consisting of Christ
and his Apostles" purchased for the new Cath
Ole cathedral in Boston.
The three story brick building No. 500 and
81 Washington street, Boston, caught fire on
Thursday night, and was damaged to the
amount Of $4,000. The building as owned
by Peter Parker, and occupied for mercantile
purposes.
The commissioners of the peoples Pacific
railroad company" held meeting at the
Adams House, Boston, Thursday MIR. Josiah
Perham was elected president of the board,
and Mr. l. S. Wilmington of Boston, treasurer,
and some further routine business was trans
acted. Mr.. Perham presented the claims of
the company to public support.
AT sale of autographs and old coins in Bos-
ton, Thursday, the autograph of John Alden.
1920, sold for s21 so; Of Oliver Cromwell,
l64o, SIS; Gov. Thomas Hutchinson, 81 II;
Judge Mclean, So; Napoleon l., So so; Gen.
Joseph Warren, Sl2; Geo Washington, s14
Thomas Jefferson, 81; Andrew Jackson,
81 so; Paul Revere, 81 % Aaron Burr, 81 60;
Caleb Strong, 81 so.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Hiram Campbell young man employed in
West Cambridge, took strychnne, and died
Thursday evening. He left letter, stating
his reason for taking his life to be disappoint-
ment in consequence of his rejection by a
young lady who resides in Medtord.
Burglars have operated briskly in the neigh
borhood of Spring Hill for the past few nights.
Among the houses entered were those of Can't.
Henry A. Snow and Charles Minot. ESQ.
From the latter a large amount of silver ware
was stolen.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The cattle disease has appeared at Ipswich
In new form. The first indication is mani.
tested by lamencsS in the region Of the claws
OF the fore legs, the disease soon extends TO
the neck, and in two days they are unable to
eat, occasioning death in five days. The
farmers IN that vicinity are becoming alarmed
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Phllander +. Potter of Greenfield, shot his
father farmer in easy circumstances. on
Thursday last, under circumstances of great
alroclty There had been a long dispute be.
tween the father and son, growing out of set.
tlement for services Of the latter upon the
farm The dispute was renewed that dav at
dinner, after which the father lay down to
sleep and then the son loaded a pistol and a
double barreled gun and fired four times
through the window and door, the last shot
taking effect in the fathers side and producing
wound that must result in speedy death.
The son was arrested. There are suggestions
OF previous eccentricity in his behavior which
may be construed into insanity.
CONNECTICUT
There was q case before the Superior Court
in Hartford, the other day, in which the plain
till was dentist from neighboring town, and
the defendant young lady who had purchas-
ed a set Of upper teeth from him. The bill of
$50 she refused to pay, as with the teeth
which had been supplied her she could neither
talk nor bite. The gallant jurymen, knowing
the lady must do both, returned verdict in
her favor.
On Thursday morning, at the shipyard of
Maxson, Fish, & Co., near the West Mystic
depot, while seven or eight persons were car
rylng piece Of timber on ship-board, the
plank gangway fell, precpitatng them to the
ground. Benjamin +. Kenyon was caught bv
the falling timber aud instantly killed. Chas.
Fenner was badly if not fatally injured. Three
others were more or less bruised, but will re-
cover.
Mr. VIM. Wilson, a resident of Willimantic,
died Suddenly on Tuesday evening. He had
been choppiug wood through the day, and was
about home III the evening, apparently in usu
al health. Some time after going to bed, his
family were alarmed by his heavy and difficult
found in the agOnies OF death.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The members of the Southern Supreme
Council OF Free Masons, embracing the most
distinguished members of the order in the
southern states, are assembling i'll Washing
ton, to participate in a Sorrow Lodge, in honor
of Gen. Quitman, who was an inspector gem
eral of the thirty-third degree. The ceremo-
MES will be held in one of the churches, and
L. l. III IL
in the District.
Patsey Allen is now living in Coverdale
township, Indiana, at the eXtraol binary age
OF one hundred and Sirteen years, with mental
faculties somewh hat decayed by age, but still
strong, hearty, and vigorous as she was half
century ago. She has four children still liy.
ing, who were born during the revolutionary
war.
The government of Canada has finally taken
steps TO investigate the matter OF the disap-
pearance Of John Sheridan Hogan, member of
Parliament for Grey. Fears are entertained
that there has been foul play.
The cold weather is said to have killed
most of the orange trees in Louisiana" The
same thing is said to have occurred every win.
ter for thirty years, yet the good people of that
state manage to get Il crop of fruit every year,
and doubtless will this year
About two hundred dogs were killed at Otta-
wa, Canada, week or two since, during an
excitement caused by mad dogs win some
body get up an excitement hereabout, upon
the same subject! Only let the number be
two thousand instead of two hundred.
For seducing Miss Christie of st. Marys,
G. W., under circumstances of an aggravated
character, Weir, the railroad contractor, has
paid fifty thousand dollars as a compromise to
her friends, to avoid prosecution.
On the day of Gov. Bsse's funeral, the
citizens of Knoxville, Illinois, fired minute
guns as IA mark Of respect. While loading,
the powder ignited, and a Mr. Marrow was
killed instantly and Cyrus Palmer so severely
Injured that he died the next day.