Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-15
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY,
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The agreeable popular operas of the Dray- |
tons at the Melo1eOn, in Boston, have been
stopped by an injunction from the supreme
court. The cause OF the injunction was that
their entertainments came within the limits Of |
dramatic performances, and as such were oh
noxious to the terms Of the deed under which
Hon Charles Francis Adams purchased the
Meodeon property of the Boston Theater cor
poration.
One of the Springfield delegates to the
Breckenridge state convention, named j. S.
Goodnough had his arm considerably injur
ed by card press, ON Wednesday, while Wis.
iiing the fairs at Faneue and Quincy halls.
Between midnight and morning, Friday, a
series of burglarious operations were attempt
ed in Chelsea. The counting room of George
N. Black, lumber dealer, the grocery store of
Durham Batchelder, and other places were
assailed, and attempts made to blow open their
safe with gunpowder, hut without effect.
Caleb Pierce, who died in Charlestown, sud
denly, on the morning of the 18th inst, made
several valuable requests, among which the
dwelling house SO Adams street was given to
Tufts College, the dwelling house l6 Chest
nut street to the Universalist society of
Charlestown, and $500 in money to the city
of Charlestown, to be used for fuel for poor
widows.
ESSEN COUNTY.
On Wednesday last, an employee of James
NJ. Morse of Belleville, fell from scatiod, his
face striking upon pitchfork, one prong of
winch entered the right cheek, passed through
the cheek bone behind the eye, through the
brain, and came out on the top of the head,
projecting two inches. About eight inches
OF the fork were in his head, which fellow
labOrer with much difficulty drew out.
Strange to say, the man is likely to recover.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The present is that formerly most extraor-
binary of all days, the High Court of
Vengeance. This institution, which was
once signalized by the appearance of all the
Old horses, hays, and drunkards, within ten
miles, is gradually dying out, and to-day we
observe but one awning for the sale of small
beer, gingerbread, and such horses, while the
horses and their miserable conductors are like
wise commercially scarce.-I aunton Gazette,
18Th.
In Mattapoisett, Wednesday afternoon, Mr..
A. Il. Johnson private secretary to Hon.
Chas Sumner, was accidentally shot by Capt.
Il. Z. Jenney, in his left arm, the bones of
which were badly fractured. Capt Jenney
was himself shot in a similar way about
year ago. having his left arm amputated at the
elbow.
In Taunton, ON Wednesday night, a Bell and
Everett banner came down in a curious man
ner, creating considerable fright 1t pulled
down the chimney to which it was tied,
smashing an awning without any warning,
but kept its own beauty and pride. No per
son was injured.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The residence of Amos Parsons, in Long
meadow, was the scene of a pleasant gather.
ing on the occasion OF his eightieth birthday
on Monday last Some fifty friends and de-
scendants from far and near were present
whose aggregate age amounted to 1850 years
A Huntington farmer took wild and near
ly fatal leap, the other day, from the express
train, as it was whistling by that station One
side OF his body was undressed and skinned
and his features were for the time so distorted
that ''hls wife did not know him.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
In Wlliamstown, an enteIprising stock
raiser has a large lot Of bull-frogs, all fattened
for foreign market. Some of them have
been highly fed for several years, and are of
enormous size, weighing about forty pounds !
Although no premium is offered on this stock,
he intends to exhibit them at the Hoosac Val
ley fair
RHODE ISLAND.
Judson Grant of Woonsocket was arrested
on Wednesday for threats against Mrs. Ann
Hayes. lie was examined, found guilty, and
ordered to give bonds in the sum of $500 to
keep the peace, in default of which he was
committed to Jail
On Thursday evening, Dr. Abbott, who has
recently taken up his residence in Pawtucket,
was called to prescribe for the sick child of a
Mr. Campbell in that town. Having finished
his duties he started to 90, when the husband
OF Mrs Campbell sprang from an adjoining
room and commenced an assault Of course
the doctor had the rascal arrested, and his trial
is yet to take place.
CONNECTICUT.
The Irvine mill of Il. Warner & Son, in
woodstock, was destroyed by fire on the Eth
INST The loss was about $1,000, and was in
sured in Hartford for S2500
The New Haven Palladium SAYS that one of
the breckinridgers fell asleep in Upton Hall
during the convention on Wednesday, and
was locked in when the assemblage dispersed.
He had been imbibing, like Steve. Douglas,
the true spirit Of New England He was let
out the next morning.
"A young man of one of the "frst families
in Middletown drew $130 from the Middle
town Bank, on Tuesday, on forged check of
his fathers name. The young man was arrested
but his father settled the affair, and made the
bank good for the amount.
A couple Of rare half pennies have been sold
III Hartford for SIG rare Vermont penny for
% oU United States penny of 1899 for SO
and very full cabinet of haf-pennies, with a
few colonials. for $780,
MISCELLANEOUS.
The excursion to Europe, which Prof. Lowe
expected to make from Philadelphia in his
balloon on the 7th inst, was prevented by an
unexpected collapse. He had intended to start
in half an hour, when the wind foutside and
the crowded gas inside made an uglier rent IN
the silk balloon than the "envious Cassius"
made IN Caesars jerkin. The voyage to Eu.
rope by the "air line" is indefinitely most
poned
In Cincinnati few days ago, as a Mrs. Fra
ger was leaning on balustrade with her in
iaht IN ier arms, talking to person below,
the child leaped from her arms and fell upon
the pavement head foremost. 1t was shock
lngiy mangled and died instantly. The moth
er was rendered nearly frantic with grief.
FRO Bono PUBLICo.-Mr G. w Barton, resid-
ing at No. Bclknap street, in this city, who has
been almost totally deaf in his left ear and partially