Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-01-25
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

Some of the auditors of the Howard Athe
neum, Monday evening, were greatly startled
by the sudden disappearance of man, who,
when last seen, was dangling at the end of an
ihfuriated wite's arm. He was seated COM
tortably with a pleasant female companion,
whom he was treating to a performance of
Octoroon;'' and when both were deeply alb
sorbed i'll the exciting events of the stage
there came the unreasonable wife to cut short
the enjoyment of both parties.
Patrick Kelley of Roxbury, worthy man
OF considerable property shot himself while
sick in bed, on Saturday The pistol was
loaded with four balls, all of which entered his
abdomen and passed through his back
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
Silas Mirick, Esq, of Iopkinton, is appoint
ed a Justice of the quorum for the county of
MiddeseX. Sheriff Kimbal has appointed
jonathan Whttemore of Hopkinton, a deputy
sheriff for the county of Middlesex
Amos Allen, Esq, died at his residence at
Newton Lower Falls, Monday morning, at the
advanced age of so years. He was a lawyer
by profession, was a'highly respected citizen,
and for many years held the office of postmas-
ter of Newton. In former times he was an
active and ardent politician Of the federal party.
ESSEN COUNTY.
James Southwicl's tannery in South Dan
vers, was totally destroyed by fire on Monday
night The tannery was one of the largest in
South Danvers, and contained quite large
amount of raw hides, which were nearly all
saved. Loss about $4,000.
Miss Ida PARROT, twenty-five years of age,
eldest daughter Of Marshall S. Parrot, OF
Lynn, died Monday morning, Of liberation of
The stomach, after sickness of only fifteen
hours She was playing with brother Just
after dinner, when she felt something give way
internally, and feeling faint, she sought an
open door, for air. but getting no relief, DR..
Pearly was sent for she was. however past
human ad.-1TdUeLer.
Orlando lockwood and James w. Reynolds
on Monday night escaped from their cell in
the House OF Correction at Lawrence, and as
sauted Mr.. Geo. p. Poor, an attendant. Poor
was badly injured in the head, but the prison.
ers were banked in their attempt to escape.
The rotunda door being locked outside, Poor
drove them back to their cell
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The operatives in the Fall River Mills have
thus far contributed Sl5l8 for the Lawrence
sufferers. Some of the mills have not yet
completed the canvass for contributions.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The two negroes, Charles johnson and Wind
sor jackson, arrested for causing the death of
Ezra Parsons, who was found dead in the snow
by the roadside in Charlemont on the 9Th in
siant have been committed to Greenfield iail.
to await trial for murder.
PERSONAL.
Touching the rumored marriage of Carl
baldi, letters from Como reiterate the state
ment, the day named being the 10Th of Janu.
airy. His son has already married the young
daughter of Count Ramondo tagged sixteenj;
the widowed General marries the elder daugli-
ter, aged twenty, who is described as endowed
with the attributes Scott depicted in Diana
Vernon.
Hume, the Connecticut Yankee tailor, who
snapped his spiritualIsm for a Russian prin.
cess, has pcrpetuated in his family his powers
as medium. Late letters from him in Lon.
don say he receives intelligent communications
through his infant son.
MIR. Thomas Marcy, one of the early settlers
Of the Western Reserve, died at Freecom,
Portage county, Ohio, on the 18th January,
aged ninety years lacking one month. He re,
moved to Ohio from Otis, Berkshire county,
Mass, and Travelled the ground from Massa-
chusetts to Ohio thirty four times with his own
cam.