Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-25
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

The GlendOn oil works on Eagle street, East
Boston, were entirely destroyed by fire early
Monday morning The property included the
old iron rolling mills, now used for storage
purposes, and the new building erected for
the manufacture of oil. The loss is estimated
at $50 900 and was insured for $4,000. OF
the insurance on the works, $1,000 was in the
Peoples office, Worcester.
In Boston, in the year 1859 there were 1896
births, 24Sl marriages, and 3738 deaths. The
number of births was 298 greater than in 1858,
the marriages 326 greater, and the deaths l02
less Of those who were married, the foreign
exceeded the native born, both of grooms and
brides. The rate of mortality was highest
among the foreign born.
During the past few days two or three sable
furs have been stolen from the store of firm
on Washington street. On Saturday the
lost property, valued at $1,000, was found in
the possession of a Mrs. Lane, whom physi-
clans pronounced insane. She was conveyed
to the asylum for lunatics.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
On Wednesday morning, 18th, young
man named George Franklin Sheldon, II or
IS years of age, had difficulty with his faith
er, Mr.. Samuel Sheldon, at his residence in
North Reading, in the course of which he
struck him over the head with a shovel, in.
fiicting wound which will probably cause his
death In spite of his injuries, Mr.. Sheldon
walked to the residence of his father, about
half mile distant, where his strength failed
him. His course to this house can now be
traced by his blood the whole way Young
Sheldon was lad of violent temper, and had
caused his parents much trouble. He express.
es contriton for the deed, but has not been ar
rested.
The boiler in a bony-fish oil mill at Mystic
exploded Friday, breaking two ribs of Gurdon
Allen, the proprietor, and a leg for Horace Al
eXander, who was employed in the establish
ment.
ESSEX COUNTY.
On Wednesday last the Office of William
Rowland, Esq, in Lynn, was entered by pick
ing the lock, and thirteen volumes Of the
Omitted States Digest" stolen theretrom.
Last year four volumes were stolen from the
set, and the same thief probably took the
whole.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
Dea. f. II. Richards, who was quite prom
inent citizen at Weymouth landing, dropped
dead in the post Office in that place Sunday
evening, about o'clock. His death was sup
posed to be caused by apoplexy, He was
citizen much respected by his townsmen. He
was 81 years old.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
Mrs, Abigail, widow of the late Sergeant
Ephraim Boomer died at her residence on the
new Boston road, in Fall River, Saturday
morning at the age Of 100 years, 10 months,
and q days.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
Mr.. A. NJ. Eaton, the absconding town
clerk and treasurer of Middleboro', turns ont
to be detaulter to the town to the amount OF
$1,000. An investigation into his private af-
fairs reveals Liabilities thus far of from $4,000
to Sl9,000
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The mills at Three Rivers and Thorndike
(Palmer). are running only three fourths time;
the mill at Duckville is soon to stop and be
refitted with machinery for making finer cloth;
Bidwell Holbrook are running their coarse
tweed mill on short time and Benson's sali-
net mill in Brimfcld will soon be stopped un.
less the "hard times" grow easier
RHODE ISLAND.
Several persons had the good fortune to see
fine mirage, on recent morning, consisting
Of fleet of ships, schooners and propeller
making their way gracefully. under full sail
and steam, through the air directly over Mar.
ragansett Bay. The mirage is produced by a
peculiar state OF the atmosphere by which the
light is uuequally refIacted and remote objects
reflected as in a mirror, are sometimes seen at
a great distance, as if suspended in the air
The handsOmest edfice for manufacturing
purposes on the Blackstone river, is the new
mill just erected at Lonsdale The building
is 2l2 feet long, 70 feet wide, and four stories
high. From this, extending in the rear, IS
the picker house, "a by 81. The mill is de-
signed to employ 600 looms and about 80, 900
splndlcs.
The Providence Post states that Charles
Potter left that place, Saturday evening in II
boat for Providence Island, accompanied by
his son Alfred, William l.. Gardiner, son of
Capt j. l.. Gardiner, and William Warren.
On Sunday morning the mast of the boat was
found projecting out of water off Poppasquash
Point, a short distance from the harbor. The
wind was blowing gale at the time of their
departure, and doubtless the boat capsized and
all were lost.
CONNECTICUT.
Ellen e. Sizer, the young lady whose dis.
appearance from Saybrool on the 18th inst.
excited much anxiety, was found on the Dist
INST, by her relatives in Leominster.
The New Haven election, last Friday, re-.
suited in the choice of democratic officers
throughout, by an average majority of $50,
The diverse wings Of the party Fused, but
fell Ala short of the majority last April.
ChRIsTMAs IN HIsToRY.-On the 18th of
December, in the year 1876, Clovis, the first
christian king of France, was crowned at
Rheims n UloriOus event umonu tho Ernnke