Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-04-09
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY
BOSTON AND VICINITY.

BOSTON AND VICINITY.
The estates of some of the solid men of Bos.
ton are estimated upon the tax list for 1860 as
follows WIN. Appleton, S7590O0; Nath1
l. Bowditch 81 1872 900; Josiah Bradlee &
Co., $3.50 600; John Bryant, 1874 400; Fifty
Associates, 81, 1874, 5O0 John C. Gray, $780,
900; Trustees OF J. Sears, 81, 299, 800; Angus
tus Hemenway $3.50, 500; Ii. Ii. Hunnewell,
S762, 100; Robert NJ. Mason, 81, 104 900; VIM.
z. Mason, $531 300 ; Jonathan Phillips, $685.
50O Josiah Quincy, S63S, 900; David Sears,
S975,500; John Simmons, $602, 800; John L.
Thayer & Bro, S541 100; Moses Williams,
$4,000; John D. Williams heirs, 81 ,070, 100.
The annual meeting of the Massachusetts
Association of Base Ball Players was held in
Boston, Saturday, when the name was changed
to the ''Ncw England Association of Base Ball
Players" Edward Nelson, of the Excelsior
Club, Acton, was chosen president of the new
association; N. p. Berry, of the Warren Club,
RoXbury, vice president; and Charles H.
Bingham, of the Bay State Club, Boston, sec
rotary.
The seIectmen of Brighton have issued a
handful offering a reward of $1,000 for the ap-
prehenSi0n and conviction of the person or
persons who fired the lumber wharf in that
town on Saturday evening, 3lst ult., by which
about $4,000 worth Of property was con-
sumed.
Hon. S. G. Allen, postmaster at East Boston,
died on Saturday last. He was a prominent
democrat, and represented for number of
years the town of Northfel1 in the legislature,
where he was leader of his party, acting with
great ability and sllrewdness.
The famous old gabled building at the June
ton of North and North Market streets, Bos-
ton, built in 1880, and the scene and seer of
many an exciting event in the history of that
thrifty is IN ba
room for block of brick and iron stores to be
erected upon its site.
ESSEX COUNTY.
The Newburyport Herald says that Henry
L. Pearson, aged l6 years, fell dead in the
gymnasium last Friday afternoon. Though
not member of the club, he had taken part
in some of the exercises, lifting 400 pounds
dead weight as his first experiment. Soon at.
ter, he went across the room, and expired
without groan. He was a lad of estimable
character and peculiar promise.
Charles Wentworth Upham, Jr., son of
Hon. Charles w. Upham of Salem, died in
Buffalo on the ID inst, at the early age Of 20.
He was graduate of Harvard College, in the
class of 1852 and Of the law school Of the uni
versity in 1854.
The citizens of the staid old city of Salem
are somewhat excited at the present time, on
account Of complaint nade by n young girl
before magistrate, against u prominent law
yer of that city. 1t is thought the affair will
be settled.
NORFOLK COUNTY.
On Friday night nm Irish family named Fo-
ley, living in South Reading, had wedding
in their house, and became so boisterous in
their frolic toward midnight that Mr. Thomp'
son, who lived in the other part OF the house,
started for an officer to quell the riot. Three
Of the party headed by John Foley, followed
him into the street, where conflict ensued,
and Thompson stabbed them with knife with
which he had armed himself. One died be-
fore morning and the other two were tearfully
wounded. Thompson is a machinist by trade,
quiet and orderly citizen, is under arrest, and
owned the house in which the disturbance took
place.
BRISTOL COUNTY.
The one.story dwelling house belonging to
Israel Young, on Court street, New Bedford
was burned early Friday morning. On the
complaint of Mrs. Young, German named
Miller was arrested as the incendiary. But
Miller, who bears a good character, and be-
longs to the church, stouty protests his limo
cence of the charge.
The New Bedford Mercury says that Ii
auor seller OF several years standing took his
wife and child, the OTHER night, TO see Locke
Fiskc's presentation Of "Ten Nights in Ban
Room" and was so much affected that he went