Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-12
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.


Wv isaac +. Shepard was brought into Court
wednesday, upon writ of habeas Corpus, and
atter nearing before Judge Merrick. the hail
IN the indictments for forgery was reduced in
two cases from $1,000 to $1,000 each and in
two others from $4,000 to 500 each. reducing
the whole amount of $500 to ST., 500. Its
thought that MIR. Shepard will be able to nro-
cure bail to this amount
While the afternoon outward train from
Boston to Great Falls was running between
Reading and South Reading, Tuesday. the
train ran off the track, and the engine slid
down bank, about twenty-five feet The
engineer. Mr. Joseph Seavey, had an arm bro
Ken, and the fireman was slightly injured.
Inc engine and baggage car were badly
broken.
ESSEX COUNTY
Capt Edwin j. Colby, of ship ATLANTA,
died at Bremen, Dec 10 Capt Colby be-
longed to Salisbury, in this state, where his
family now reside, and was AZ years of are.
CONNECTICUT.
The call for the manufacturers Union meet
ing, to be held in Meriden, was presented to
one OF the members Of a well known manufac-
turing hrm IN Meriden, engaged in making
ivory combs, and his signature requested he
declined, upon the ground that he saw no me-
cesslty tor such meeting. Upon being urged
with the argument that he might lose southern
trade, he replied-"Well, if any one refuses to
buy our combs, they may 90 ioasy-that's all
A new bridge is to be built over the railroad
on Chapel street, New Haven. The city has
voted to raise the appropriation to 81, 500, and
immediate steps will be taken to get the bal
ance of $500, to make up $1,000, from pri-
vate subscriptions.
PERSONAL.
The late Judge Bachford, of the Court of
Claims, leaves no family and was encountered
with property to the value of quarter of a
million of dollars. He is said to have often
remarked that he did not know how to spend
money. Unhappy man
Hon Edward Everett has been nominated
for the presidency by an informal meeting of
citizens at Memphis, Tenn. The Baltimore
Patriot dominates Edward Bates, and fayors
the republican platform.
Mrs. Macready, the reader was so frightened
by the attempt of a burglar to break into her
apartments at Waterbury, Ct, last Thursday
evening, that she lost her voice, and was con-
sequently obliged to break an engagement to
read in public She is now under medical
treatment.
The Dramatic Authors Society of Paris,
undertook to bring up young girl, descend
ant OF Racine, but the cost of providing fit
ting career for her being too great for the
'iNS VI 'iiS SOSiStJJ tHey nave uelcTUllHeu 10
open a national subscription in her behalf.
The Emperor subscribed 10000 francs, the
Empress 5000, and the Prince Imperial 1000
The girls name is Noemi Trochu.
MISCELLANEOUS.
John B. Anderson, late superintendent of
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Rail
road, was few weeks since invited to super.
intend the Louisville and Nashville road, and
now that he has arrived in Kentucky, the ex-
asperated citizens have caused him to be in
dicted on the base charge of having been con-
nected with underground railroad operations,
years ago, in Indinna
In Georgia they have law to prevent mat
rimony among the too old, as well as with the
too young. The Legislature recently passed
a bill for the relief of Calvin Weed, an old
man seventy years of age, allowing him to
marry.
In Baltimore, on Thursday evening last,
Mary Schwartz, sixteen years of age, was sit
ting in company with young man named
John Jeffrey, when her clothes caught fire from
the stove, and, despite the active exertions of
the young man, she was so terribly burnt that
she died in few hours. Jeffrey was badly
burnt in his efforts to save her.