Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-24
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

"Home for Aged Men" is the corporate
name of new organization in Boston, Just
chartered by the legislature, for the purpose of
providing home for, and otherwise assisting,
respectable aged and INDECENT men. Moses
Grant, VIM. Ropes and Albert Fearing are the
persons named in the act
One or two nights since an old fashioned
gold repeater, worth $50, was stolen from the
house of Mr. Samuel Hughes, who is over 80
years old, at Roxbury. Mr.. Hughes bought
the watch over GO years ago. 1t can be iden-
titled by wreath in the inside of the case.
Nellie Morrill, Sprague, who mysteriously
disappeared from the home of her parents in
Howard street, Boston, few months since,
and was found s Tact Ca..,h-;doso, o.-a .~s.i,l
loft homo two or three weeks ago, has been
found in Chicago, living with another husband,
and returned to Boston. Nellie has passion
for strange gods.
Charges of fraud and perjury have been
made against the Union and Cambridge Horse
Railroad to the effect that they are owned and
conducted by parties not resident in this com.
monwealth, as has been certified to the legis-
lature. The charges are made with the view
to prevent the further extension of their power.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The residences of Messrs. Morgan, Pierce,
and Moulton, in Beverly, were entered Thurs
day night, through the back windows, and
quite number of silver spoons, forks, &C.,
were taken from each house. The rogues
helped themselves to refreshments, and escaped
without detection.
The shoemakers strike at Haverhill, has
collapsed-most of the ''jours" have gone to
work, and the president of the organization
with other leaders have resigned in disgust af-
ter denouncing the strikers for not holding
out.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
A sailor, waiting in New Bedford for his
ship to sail, was visited by his sweetheart, a
beautiful girl whom he had loved in his school
| days. He "cut' the ship and got married at
once, but after the ceremony it appears that
neither had money. They lodged separately
one night in the station-house, and then with
twenty-five cents that the sailor borrowed
they started for Fall River to spend the honey
moon.
| MARTHA's VINEYARD.
| There is said to be in progress on Martha's
Vineyard the greatest religious revival which
has been seen since the days of May hew, the
Indian missionary. 1t has been going on now
about eight weeks, and in that time there have
been about fifty conversions al the Methodist
church, and thirty at the CongregatoDalst
and Baptist. This number is composed al
most wholly of adults none being included
under seventeen years of age.
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.
The incendiary spirit is still rank and rife
at Northampton, and made successful dem
onstration on the barn of Dr. Barrett on Pros
pect street, on Monday evening. 1t was fred
about half past nine o'clock, and burned with
all its contents, including three horses, two
yoke of oxen, two COWS, a calf and pig, hay,
grain, wagons, tools, &C., &c. Loss $1,000 |;
insured for $500 in the Conway Mutual
office.
RHODE ISLAND.
Zebnia Anthony's barn, in Burrillville, was
| set on fire by some evil-disposed person on
Monday night, 18th, and nearly consumed,
with contents, consisting of eight tons of hay,
one bull, farming tools, large quantity of
hay seed, &c, There was no insurance.
Postmaster Durham of Woonsocket, who
has held the offices consecutivey for IS years,
has had his commission renewed by Mr.. Blu
chanan. His salary is Sl100.
PERSONAL.
One of the friends of the late Lewis C.
Levin, of Philadelphia, pays the following
touching tribute to his memory as n
statesmanh was nothing; but he stood high
as good, companonable fellow, possessing a
miraculous talent for borrowing money from
his friends, with memory for returning it as
bad as Sherdans."
The remains of Stevens and Hazlitt Whose
real name was Harrison) lie at Eagewood, side
by side, between the graves of Jas. G. Birney
abolition candidate for president of the United
States, and Arnold Bufium, president of the
first American anti slavery society.
MISCELLANEOUS.
They have discovered Il cave in the noun
tain near Deposit, in Delaware county, New
York, which is the resort and hiding place o
a party Of boys from IL to l6 years Of age, as
ISOLATED for purposes of theft and robbery
Some of these lads are said to be scions of re
spectacle families. In the cave were found /
number of stolen articles-ham, crackers, su
gar. champagne, cigars, tobacco, &c., together
with list of the members of the band
The editor of the New Bedford Standard
following the fashion of the times, tells down
right good ghost story, in which a worth,
old New Hampshire farmer is met in thu
woods by person dressed in white, is draw
into the depths of the forest, where the whit,
individual reveals himself as the ghost OF .
murdered minister, and soon after vanishes
Subsequent digging upon the spot reveals the
bones Of human skeleton, but furnish no SO
luton Of the mystery"