Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-10
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

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of the Boston and Worcester railroad took
place last week. One lucky purchaser received
trunk full OF good clothing, and eight dollars
and half in money. One trunk contained
lou Canadian coppers, another an outfit for a
sailor, and another bundle of letters contain.
ing funny domestic revelations. But most
OF them, as usual, were poor bargains.
Saturday afternoon, a portion of the block
OF four story brick buildings, at the head of
Sudbury street, fell with loud crash The
occupants of the portion which fell had been
warned few hours before of the danger, so
that no person was injured. In one room,
however, young man named Dodge was re-
| Ginning on a sofa, and hearing a rumbling
sound, went to the door, fortunately, opposite
the portion that broke off, and was saved with
a few feet of landing to stand upon.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The extensive coal sheds of Breed & Co., in
Lynn, We're destroyed by fire, Friday night
| with upwards of 1000 tons of coal 800 cords
Of wood, and several outbuildings used for
storage. The estimated loss is $4,000
which is insured for only small amount. 1t
is the most destructive fire Lynn has witness
| ed for many years,
! Lydia Ann Knights was before the police
| court in Gloucester, last week, for having one
more husband than the law allows. In add.
ton to her Gloucester husband, Lydia has
lord and master" in the person Of one Dear
born, whom she married at Great Falls, N. H.,
six years ago, and from whom she separated
by mutual consent shortly after the honey
moon.
During Sunday school celebration in Bev.
erley, last week, the dwelling house of Capt.
VIM Weber was entered, and silver ware
and specie to the amount of $50 were stolen.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The New Bedford Standard represents that
the whaling business at that port is on the
gain. Seven ships and banks sailed last week
on whaling voyages in the Pacific and Indian
oceans Of the forty seven whalers in port,
nearly all will be fitted out before December
The Fall River News says a non resident
OF that city has just made his will, giving to
the Franklin street Christian church $1,000,
and to the Christian church at Steep Brook
$1,000 or $1,000.
The body of Mr.. Charles D. Benjamin, who
mysteIiously disappeared from the ship Jirch
Perry at New Bedford, Wednesday night was
found on Friday morning in the water near
the shore.
VERMONT.
The storehouses of Moro Noyes, in Bur.
lingtOn, caught fire Tuesday evening, and were
wholly consumed, together with fourteen
pedders wagons inside the buildings involv-
inga loss in all Of about $4,000, with an insur-
ance of $500.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
While Cookies circus was performing in
Portsmouth, last Monday, Mr.. Armstrong, in
jumping over another man on horseback, fell
to the ground and broke his arm, which snap
ped, like pipe stem, and was heard by all
the svmpathising spectators.
On Thursday, Gen. Pierce was thrown from
his wagon in Concord, his horse turning sud
denly He was stunned and bruised, but not
seriously injured.
Mrs. Eliza, wife of Hubbard Stevens of
Manchester, was shockingy burned by the
explosion of burning fluid, on Friday last
Her daughter, in another room, hearing her
scream, fastened to her aid, and found her en-
veloped in flames and vainy attempting to get
water from pump to extnguish the flames
Her clothes were nearly all burned from her
body, and she was injured beyond recovery.
The census returns are so far reported that
the New Hampshire papers put the popua.
ton OF the state at $4,000, an increase of only
four thousand in ten years. There is falling
off i'll the rural towns aud gain in the manu-
featuring. Portsmouth has shrunk little.
While returning from a camp. meeting at
Lebanon, on Wednesday last, young lady
named Clay, was thrown from her carriage
just as it was crossing bridge, into mill
pond some ten feet deep. She was sinking for
the last time, when Mr.. Joel Hayes leaped over
the guard and brought her unconscious, but
still living, to the shore.
RHODE ISLAND.
Nathaniel Bishop, one of the oldest mer.
chants in Providence, died on Friday last.
He was in early life sailor, but died possess
ing an ample fortune, having been uniformly
successful in all his undertakings.
Peter Vallery was found dead in Pawtucket,
one evening last week, having fallen, while in
tit of intoxication in such manner that his
vest buttoned closely to the top caused srangu-
lation.
John Burrough of Central Falls disappeared
on Monday, Sd inst, leaving no indication by
which he could be followed He was in the
employ of w. f. Sayles, Esq, and left home
in the morning as usual to go to his work. His
family are plunged in affection by his unac-
countable absence.
CONNECTICUT.
One day last week rattlesnake and an ad-
der, kept in glass cage By barber in Hart
ford, for the amusement of his customers,
broke their fragile prison and set themselves
at liberty. The inmates of the shop, some
of them carefully lathered, thought the add.
ton to their circle required larger field to be
agreeable, and left OH the run.
The baggage master on the Canal railroad
had narrow escape from death on Friday
last, while passing Brooks station, near Che
shire. The mail bag had been thrown from
the train, and he thrust his head out to see
where it landed, when he struck car on the
side of the track, depriving him of his senses,
but without fracturing the skull
The silk mill of D. p Chaffee in Mansfield
was destroyed by fire on Wednesday last,
during the absence of the proprietor at a camp
meeting. The loss is estimated at $4,000,
and was insured for $1,000. The probable
cause was spontaneous combustion.
Miss Emily Nelson's boarding school, in
Bridgeport, was burned down on Wednesday
morning. The young ladies', who had just
arrived for the term, saved their wardrobes
Loss $4000-insurance $500.
In the superior court at Norwich, Friday.
schoolmaster named Gordon sued one of his
pupils for damages, arising from beating
given by the scholar to the master. The mas.
ter had corrected" the boy for insubordna-
ton, and two days after, the boy took the mas
ter by surprise as he was sitting at his desk,
and struck him several severe blows on the
face and head.
Burglars have been busy in Stamford. Last
week 500 worth of property was taken from
clothing store, and a few nights afterwards
$500 worth OF boots and shoes were stolen.
Capt. Ansel r. Ely, Of the soop Henry
Clay, running on the Connecticut river, was
accidentally drowned in Quincy Sin. New
York harbor, Thursday night 9th. lie was
little more than 40 years OF age and leaves a
wife and six children in the town OF Lyme.
Mrs. Bogue, of Lyme young married wo
man, pretty and tickle, who did not live happ-
ly with her husband, and occasionally separa.
ted from him tor while, took a dose of
strycbnine on Thursday, 9th inst, which
caused her death in few minutes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. Horace White, well known citizen of