Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-27

which no person except herself had entered
for forty years.
An Arctic owl, whose wings measured 81
feet, was recently killed by Mr.. Stephen Tur-
low of West Newbury. This bird was thickly
covered with feathers to the ends of his toes,
the bottom Of his feet being protected equally
with the rest of his body. He was of snow
white, slightly mottled.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The custom house statistics o. New Bedford
show that for Il year 1859 the value of for
eign merchandise imported was S127 sol of
foreign and domestic merchandise exported
S53,407. The number of gallons of sperm oil
imported during the year was 2,236, 438, val
ued at $685. 68. Number of gallons of
whale oil imported 4, 7l5,583 valued at ST.
DAG, 553.
The village of Greenfield, in the town of
Sandwich, is afflicted with small pox and vari-
oloid to a fearful extent There are about
forty families in the village, and about as
many persons are sick with it, producing great
terror and CONSERVATION among the inhabi.
tants.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The Scotchmen OF western Massachusetts
held their first Burns festival in Springfield.
Wednesday evening, in which one hundred
and seventy ladies and gentlemen participated.
The festivities lasted till morning. The favor.
lite "usquebaugh" of the mountains held the
place Of honor at the feast
The newly elected board of directors of the
Amherst, Belchertown, and Palmer railroad,
consisting OF Thos. W. Williams of New Lon
don, +. A. Perkins of Norwich, Calvin Bridge
man OF Belchertown, Edward Dickinson and
John Leland OF Amherst, met at Palmer on
tuesday, and organized by the choice of Ed
ward Dickinson nc nd ToI
Adams as Clerk and Treasurer.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.
Briggs, negro man, was found dead by the
side OF road in Egremont, few days since,
with his head beaten into jelly. Two other
negroes, named Ii. Jones and Stephen j. OAR
hing, and an lrishman named Michael Nc
Graw, are implicated as the murderers, and the
whole party is under arrest.
AT town meeting held in North Adams on
Tuesday, to take measures to suppress the
sale OF intoxicating liquors, it was resolved to
apply the law to It's fullest extent, not only
upon those who sell, but those who bring H.
quors INTO the place, and also that a prosecut-
ing be appointed to find cut the violations of
the law, aud to be paid for their services.
"A party OF fourteen of the weavers in
Messrs. Pomroy's mill, in Pittsfeld, took it
into their heads to have sleigh-ride, lately,
and did so without the consent Of the over
seers. When they returned, they were all
discharged.
One of TIE citizens of Pittsfied, seeing a
pair OF attractive fowls in front of grocery
the other day, look them home to his wife,
without asking the grocer's consent. Ending
them to be rather aged and leathery, she went
to the grocer with the sublime intention to
elbow him up" the result of which was that
she exposed her husband as a thief. The wife
speedily pocketed her indignation, and the
husband paid for the geese.
VERMONT.
The Brandon papers report a case of singu-
lar and sorrowtul mortality in family by the
name of King, in the town OF Ripton. While
attending the funeral Of daughter, brother
was taken sick, and soon died AT his funeral
the mother was taken sick, and afterward died,
since which time the father and two more of
the sons have died-all within few weeks
The disease is said to have been typhoid fever.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Gale ionian Club OF Providence cole
brated the birthday of Robert Burns with
much -perambuating the streets
in Highland costume, and prolonging their
festivities far into the night. The exercises
consisted of speeches and national songs, and
dancing during the nameless hours.
Charles Arthur, alias William Warburton,
alias Bristol Bill" has been held for trial for
shop-breaking in Providence. He is at pres
ent one of the lions Of that city. He is fifty
five years old, and has grown literally grey in
crime.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Miss Mary A. Elson, NJ. d. very pretty
little Jewess, scarcely old enough, to have OBJ
tanned adlploma, delivered lecture on Sun
day evening, at the Cooper Institute, ON
the fitness OF woman Tor the Study of
Medicine and other Sciences" The lady,
while conceding that surgery was essentially a
mans business, conteuded that woman was as
tit for medicine as man. and was certainly a
better nurse than he. a hundred ladies' pres
ent listened attentively to DIR. Mary.
The telegraph corrects Il Wild statement of
disturbances said to have occurred in Chat
ham, Z. W., between the white and coored
population. The ground for these reports is a
fight which took place among a few white and
colored schootboys few days ago, in which
no particular damage was done either party
1t caused no excitement there, and was scarce
ly noticed. There has been no other disturb
ance whatever there or in that vicinity.
Mrs. Walters hoops threw her dress into
contact with red-hot stove and in an instant
she was clothed in flames, and soon burned to
death, She was young and beautiful mar
RED woman OF only II, and the accident hap
pened in her own house in Central Square, Us.
wego Co., N. Y, last week.
The New York Jewish Messenger reports
that more than ten thousand dollars have been
raised for the relief OF the exiIed Jews at Glib
raltar. With the contributions Of the syna.
gogues in the West and California, it is ex-
pected that the amount raised in the United
States for the Morocco refugees will be at
least twenty thousand dollars
The skeleton Ola mammoth was recently dis
covered in quarry ut Czortkow in Gallicia.
One of the teeth was much damaged by tie
workmen who mistook it for piece of wood,
but there still remains piece about two feet
lone and six inches in diameter at the base
The knee pan is as large as a mans head, and
the ribs and bones are of enormous dimensions.
Mr.. Joseph Schierberg, a merchant OF Gin
clnnah and naturalized citizen of the United
States has been arrested in the Grand Duchy
OF Oldenburg upon the claim that he owes
military services to that duchy. He came to
this country when he was eight or nine years
of age, some twenty-five years ago. Mr..
Schierberg had applied to the U. s. Minister
at Berlin to interfere in his case.
Mr.. Amman of Downfied, n Y, has sue
ceeded in taking the honry from bee-hycs by
the use Of chloroform, whereby the bees were
removed 10 another hive without any injury.