Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-19
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The Board of Public School-controlers of
Philadelphia, nineteen in number, are now in
Boston for the purpose of examining the school
buildings, and the system OF public education
which prevails there.
The Gcrmania Band has been enlisted into
Second Regiment NJ. v NJ, and is duly ap.
poeted by Col Robert Cowden, as the regi-
mental band.
An official document from Mayor Lincoln
has been sent the present week to the secretary
OF state at Washington, extending an invita-
ton to the Japanese embassy TO come to Bos-
ton and accept the Inequalities Of the city.
In the police court of Boston for the year
1859, there were eight thousand six hundred
and sixty.five actions. Of these, $500 We're
for drunkenness, and 800 for common drunk
enness, making 1900 cases of drunkenness di-
rect or nearly one-half of the whole number,
A large proportion Of the other cases of course
can be traced to the same cause Of intemper-
ance.
MIDDLEsEX COUNTY.
In the Supreme Court at Lowell, yesterday,
Dorothy Adams was divorced from John S.
Adams, on the ground Of ill treatment. The
parties belong in South Reading.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Wednesday afternoon, boy named Charles
Harding, of Haverhill, aged zine years, fell
from the wharf where he was fishing, into the
Merrimack river, and was drowned. lie was
the son Of Capt Isaac Harding, Jr., of ship
Lucreta of Boston, now on voyage from
London to Calcutta.
HAMPDEN COUNTY.
The initatory arrangements for the fourth
national horse show, to be held in Springfield
September next, are progressing quite rapidly
and satisfactorily.
BERKSHIRE COUNTY,
The damage by the late fire on Washington
mountain is estimated at from $4,000 10 $780,
000 Hon. Julius Rockwell is among the los.
ers.
Divorces Grdnted.-At tile present term of
the Supreme Court in Berkshire county, Rob
ert X. Andrews of Sheffield, from Julia A.
Andrews Cynthia L. Sturtevant of Savoy,
from Joshua b. Sturtevant Alanson Dole OF
| Adams from Harriet Dole Maria q. Moore
of Adams, from John Moore; Henry ID. New
| ton Of Pittsfield, from Rosanna Knox Louis
| Radio of Adams, from Losa Radio Benja-
min Austin of Egremont from Elmira Aus
| tin; Daniel S. Blanchard of Adams, from
Mary Jane Blanchard There are six more
petitions for divorce, now pending in said
| Court
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Arthur Briggs and Chas, Newton of Deer.
field, have learned the whereabouts of a nest
| OF owls, at once made war upon them, and
after a hard fought battle came off victorious,
killing one and capturing another with four
owlets The old ones were very large, meas
uring three feet and two inches from tip TO
tip of the wings.
On Sunday the 9th, an old stump on the
farm of !. NJ Stougton, in Gill; was struck by
lightning. The fire smouldered there for over
week, and was supposed to have gone out,
but on Monday or Tuesday last it spread to
the woods and threatened serious damage.
BY vigorous Efforts however, it was subdued
before it had extended far.
MAINE.
The Portland Advertiser states that in ex.
cavating Warren street, sword was dug up
about four feet below the surface. 1t is an an.
cicnt looking weapon, and has stamped upon
the blade "U. S. A. 1890"
The rich private cabinet Of minerals of the