Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-04
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY


case of Gustavus Cheney and his wife, Anne
liza A, of Boston, the suit for which has been
long pending, on the ground of crnelty on the
part of the husband. He thinks they should
make up and try it again.
In suit before the Superior Court, at Bos
ton, to recover the value of a promissory note
given for liquors, which, on its first trial, re.
suited in verdict for the defendant, Judge
Morton has decided in favor of new trial, on
the ground that in order to invalidate the note,
it must be shown that the liquors were sold
contrary to law. This, he said, was in accord
ance with decision of the Supreme Court,
yet unpublished.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The municipal election was held in Salem,
Monday, when Hon. Stephen 2. Webb, for
merly mayor of that city, and also of San
Francisco, was elected. The vote was very
light, and but slight interest was manifested.
His competitors were William McMulen, for
merly U. S. consul in Zanzibar Democratic
candidate; and John A. Innis, firemen's can.
didate.
The Salem Gazette reports that last week
citizen of Haverhill in good circumstances,
was committed to Jail for refusing to pay his
taxes.
The Newburyport Herald is informed that
one of the principal shoe manufacturers in
West Newbury has suspended payment within
few days, for $4,000. The failure is at
tributed to a suspension of an Ohio firm largely
indebted to him.
Thomas Kelly, aged 80 years, left his home
in Marblehead on Friday morning, to visit
Salem, and as he did not return during the
night, his wife started in pursuit Of him, and
discovered his lifeless body lying in the snow,
near the Derby Farm, in Salem. He probably
became chilled, wandered from the road, and
persisted from the cold.
Mrs. Ruth Bessom, wife of Mr.. Edward A.
Bessom of Lynn, while skating ON Flax Pond,
on Monday, was accidentally knocked down,
and in falling, struck her head upon the ice,
depriving her of consciousness, and inficting
injuries of a serious nature.
MDDLEsEX COUNTY.
George H. Hartwell, a carpenter, q years
ofage committed suicide early Sunday morn
ing, at Paramount Village, in Milton, by tax
ing dose of strychnine. He had some trou-
BILE concerning young woman, to whom he
was to have been married Monday evening.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The Mayor of New Bedford, in his inaugur-
al, says of their free public library, that the
number of volumes now on its shelves is 49,
500, of which there have been donated to it,
the past year, 917 bound volumes and about
800 pamphlets. The number of books issued
during the year is 25,224, giving daily aver.
age OF 81 volumes.
Capt. Benjamin F. Simmons, an old and
much respected shipmaster of New Bedford,
died suddenly, while on his way home from
st. Helena The bark on which he sailed was
but two days distant from port, at the time of
his death.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
The residence of Thomas Gray, Esq, in
Brookline, was burned to the ground Monday
afternoon. His family were at dinner when
the flames were discovered, which originated
from a defective furnace. The total loss is
about 81, 000-partly insured.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
One Of the forty or fifty ministers who when
young studied with Rev. Moses Hallock at
Plainfield, proposes a gathering on the old
homestead next June %, the anniversary of
Mr.. Hallock's death. The same man thinks
John Brown never studied with Mr.. Hallock ;
if he had, he thinks he must have turned out
different man.
CONNECTICUT.
One of the steam pipes in the office of Colts
Armory, in Hartford, exploded some time dur
ing Friday night, and the loosened vapor, fall
ing upon the pistols in the packing room,
caused damage estimated at $1,000, and
| 300 men were at work Saturday upon the
weapons, nearly all in the packing room hav-
ing been covered with rust by the steam,
which appeared to have been peculiarly pene-
trating.-Haryord Couram